Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-03

M. M. Richardson's house on Main
street. Mr. Motley is employed in II.
B. Blake & Co. grocery store for the
summer.
Dr.. L.. S. Metcalf Of Bath is at his
summer home.
Charles Flanders is Ill with the
measles.
Miss Tena Jacobs has a new auto
mobile.
Smith Bates.
At the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
S. Bates, Thursday evening, June 1 at
6 P. NJ, their daughter Miss Margaret
Abbie Bates and Harold Percival
Smith were united in marriage in the
presence Of the immediate relatives.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Ia. l. Spear Of South Paris. a former
pastor, the double ring service being
used. The bridal couple were attend
ed by Miss Ruth Wood Of Winthrop
sister of the bride as bridesmaid and
Wendell Philbrook II Greene as best
man. Pauline Pettengill acted as ring
bearer. The wedding march was
played by Mrs. Johl Wood, sister-in-
law Of the bride. The couple stood
under an arch of evergreen and apple
blossoms. The bride was becomingly
gowned in white crepe de chine with
sa tin and lace trimmings and carried
bouquet of lilies of the valley and
bride roses. The bridesmaid was
gowned in white embroidered wolfe and
carried daybreak rinks. The ring
bearer wore white embroidered lawn
II, n;hh ~ tror ali %
suit was navy blue with hat to match.
Gift from bride to bridesmaid friend
ship pin, from groom to best man stick
pin and cuff links. The decorations in
charge Of Miss Ruth Wood were
dainty, the color scheme being white.
The bride is a graduate of Monmouth
Academy, class Of 1878. She has since
been employed in the telephone office.
The groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Smith. He moved here from
Greene with his parents about six
years ago. He was a student at Ed
ward Little High school, Auburn. Both
the bride and groom are active in
church and Grange work.
After a short wedding trip to Bos-
ton and vicinity they will return and
Main street Among the out of town
guests were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wood.
Bethel ;Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wood,
South Paris; Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Stet-
son, Greene; George Sturtevant, Au-
burn.
Following the ceremony supper was
served to a family party of 10. Auto
mobiles were in waiting to convey the
bridal party to Grange hall where re-
oeption was held from 5 to 10 and was
attended by large number of invited
guests.
The bridal party entered the hall by
the strains of the wedding march
played by Heald's orchestra which
furnished music for the evening. In
the receiving line with the bride and
groom were Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Bates,
MIR. and Mrs. F're1 Wood. The ushers
were Misses Ruth Banghart, Ruby
Day, Edna Frost, Stella and Helen
Flanders, Betsy Berkman, Bessie Rob-
inson, Leah Crosby, Max Willard and
Harry Greenlief.
The bride and groom were the re-
cipients Of many beautiful and useful
gifts of cut glass. silver. china, linen,
money and kitchen furnishings of all
kinds.
DR.. G. M. Twitchell in behalf Of the
Grange presented them with set Of
dishes and two easy chairs.
Refreshments of Ices and cakes were
in charge Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Blais-
dell, Mr.. and Mrs. N. s Emery. They
we're assisted in serving by the ushers
The happy couple have the best
wishes Of their many friends.