Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-05
RANDOLPH CENTER.

The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Ball
was the scene of a very pretty wedding
when their elder daughter, Ethel Eliza
beth, was united in marriage to r. Lloyd
Chaffee on the afternoon Of June q at
half past three O'Clock, the Rev. George
Il. Robbins Of Castleton officiating. The
ceremony was performed on the porch
under an arch of evergreen from which
was suspended wedding bell of bridal
wreath. Pink and white peones were
banked on each side of the arch and
evergreen trees stood in the background.
The bride entered on the arm of her IA
Their to the strains of Mendelssohns
Wedding March played by Miss Louise
Folsom. The bride was very becomingly
gowned in white crepe de chine draped
with chiffon and wore a veil of white
net caught with orange blossoms. She
carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the
valley. The bridesmaids, Miss Ruth Ball.
sister of the bride. and Miss Flora Chat
fee, sister of the groom. who wore dainty
gowns of pink crepe de chine, carried
baskets of pink and white sweet peas.
The groom was attended by w. j. Chat
fee. Jr.. his brother. and Leslie H. Ball,
brother of the bride. The brides gifts
to the bridesmaids We're beautiful hand
carved ivory pins and the groom's gifts
to the best men were gold stick pins set
with sapphres. Refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served by class
mates of the bride, namely, Miss Har-
rette Bower. Mrs Harry Cooley. Mrs
Roy Gilman and Mrs. Fletcher Dole The
bride is graduate of the Randolph State
Normal School in the class of 1908 and
since that time has taught in Burlington
and other schools in Vermont. The groom
is graduate Of Bakersfield Academy, and
the Vermont State School of Agriculture
in the class of 1912. Since his graduation
he has taught agriculture in Stowe high
school. has been farm manager of a
large estate in Hartford. and during the
past year has been engaged In teaching
at Castleton Normal School. The couple
were the recipients of many beautiful
gifts. consisting of cut glass, china sill
yer, linen, and 1925 in gold and checks.
They left amid showers of confetti for a
short wedding trip, after which they will
reside at Enosburg Falls. Out Of town
guests who attended the wedding were
Mrs. j. II. Hatfield and Miss Doris Hat
field Of Canton. Mass, Mrs. Mae NJ.
Martin and Miss Mildred Gregory Of
Burlington. Mrs. Louise Barber, Mr.. and
Mrs. George p. Barber and Mrs. Florence
Peck of Montpelier, Mrs. w. j. Chaffee
and w. j. Chaffee. Jr. Of Enosburg Falls,
Miss Flora Chaffee of West Hartford. Mr.
and Mrs. w. A. Moulton of Vergennes.
Mrs. Estella Mudgett of West Lebanon.
n. H., Mrs. Fletcher Dole Of PrOctors-
Vile, Miss Louise Folsom of Watsfield,
and Miss Ruth NJ. Capp of Montgomery
Center.
The parishiOners of the Rev. and
Mrs. George +. Goodliffe gave them a
pleasant surprise Saturday evening, it
being their 11th wedding anniversary
There were IS present Cake and cof-
fee were served and the Hon. N. L.
Boyden, in behalf of the company, in a
pleasant way presented Mr.. and Mrs
Goodlire with Il purse of s25. Mr.
Goodline feelingly responded.-Mrs.
Bancroft and two children of Montpelier
are guests at the Randolph House.
They came on account Of the prevalence
OF infantile paralysis in their home city
The health officer quarantined the chill
dren for 10 days. but allows them out
door exercise in woods and roads lead
ing out or the village.-Mrs. Truesdale
and two children of New Haven, Conn.,
are here for two months stay with her
mother, Mrs. c. l.. Hodges.--Mr and
Mrs. John Taggart and her sister went
TO Massachusetts Saturday to visit rela-
tives.-H. II. Rice has returned from
ten days business trip in Massachu-
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