News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-09-19
Shattuck-Bell
AT WEsTFIELD, SEPT. 9TH.

Ihe radiant skies of Wednesday, Sept
b, were fitting setting for the pretty
wedding of Mildred L., only daughter o.
Mr.. add Mrs. W. d. Bell of Westtield
and 10y l.. Shattuck of Eden, only son Of
Mr.. nd Mrs. Harlan w. Shattuck OF
Eden The ceremony took place in the
Cong church at 2:30 p. m. The church
had ben very tastefully decorated with
ferns md golden rod, under the direction
of Mis- Orcelia M. Atwood of Springfield,
| Mass, and young girl friends from West
| field. So far as was possible all the prep
aratiops were made by relatives and
| friends. Rev L. A. Edwards ofNewport
| performed the ceremony, using the double
ring service. Tine ushers were Louis aud
Milton Bell, brothers of the bride,
Miss Iva Gilman of Portland, Me-, was
the maid of honor, and Winfield Board
man of Morrisville, lifelong friend of
the groom, was best man. Little Esther
Gilpin of Barton, daughter of Editor
W. II. Gilpn, was dainty flower girl
and Stuart Halliday of Providence, the
little son of cousin, was ring bearer.
The bride, who was given away by her
father made q charming picture in a
crepe de chene gown with silver embroid-
cred white lace bodice. She also wore
veil, loaned by a cousin, Miss Marian
Clark of Nutley, N. j., who received it as
gift from her grandmother, who in turn
received it as heirloom from a preceding
generation.
The wedding patty entered to the famil
lar strains of the Bridal Song from Lo-
ring Mendelssohn Wedding March both
played bylMrs. Lillian Wright, lifelong
friend.
Immediately after the impressive cere-
mony, witnessed by about $50 of the rel
atives and friends of the contracting
parties, reception was held at the
pleasant home Of the bride, in the house
built by her great grandfather on land he
helped to clear and which has been con-
tinuously in the family for four genera
lions. At least 70 were present and par
LOOK OF the merrment and delicious re-
freshments of ice cream and assorted cake,
served by Mrs H. B. Hitchcock, Misses
vivian Shattuck, Ella Grace Miller, Beu-
lab Gray, Helen Burbank, Wendell Bell
and Clinton Halliday. The brides cake
was the gift of Mrs. Bells cousin, Mrs.
II. 0. Miller, and distributed in dainty
packages
Inc presents were most numerous and
valuable, including silver, cut glass,
handsome linen, EN- broideries, and china,
also nearly S100 in gold.
The out of town guests were many
and included the groom's grandmother,
Mrs. y; A. Dodge, his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harlan w. Shattuck, sister, Miss
Vivian Shattuck of Eden, also Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Potter of Canada, large num-
Der OF Eden friends, also w. H. Boardman,
MISS Alberta Boardman, and Miss Hazel
sherman of Morrisville. Others present
frasssfiaway were the BRIDES aunt, Mrs.
A. A. Hitchcock, cousin, Mrs. Milton Hal
liday and four children, also Mrs, Annie
~
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Albro Hunt, Lee Mil
Ter, Mrs. Lillian Wright, from Newport;
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. II. Griffin and their son
and wife, Max M. Miller and son of lon-
kers, n. Y, also Mrs. Rebecca Hitchcock
and many Others, including large num-
Der OF the school friends of the bride
from Newport and Derby Academy, from
which she was graduated three years ago.
Since her graduation the bride has
taught one year in town and two years in
the Graded School at Troy. Mrs. Shat
tuck was born in Westfield and has al
ways been an enthusiastic worker in all of
its activities, capable and willing to lend
a hand where needed, and from childhood
identified with the Congl church, where
she has sung and played in the choir, also
being the fourth generation of her family
having membership with that church.
The groom, who is highly esteemed and
very popular, is most enterprising young
business man, and has large circle of
friends, especially in Lamoille county,
" here he has always resided.
The young couple quietly left by rear
doors while the guests were waiting at the
foot OF the main stairway to shower the
bride, who took short walk thru a field
ana stopped at nearby house till Mr.
Shattuck and Mr.. Foss of Eden picked
her up and whirled them to Mr.. Shattuck's
'ar, waiting few miles away, to start on a
wo weeks trip to points including Boston,
Worcester, Mass, Providence, r. l., and
New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Shattuck will
make their home for the present in Eden,
where the groom has been employed in
be store OF his father, II. w. Shattuck,
lnce his graduation from Peoples
academy.