St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1918-01-02
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BcniaGine +. TiIton and Alice \
Page United in Marriage-IIap-
pcnings og the View

pcnings os tho View
(Mrs. G. w. Bartlett, Correspondent
y pretty wedding ceremony took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Calvin Morrill, on Christmas night at
o'clock when her sister Miss Alice
\. Page of this village was united in
marriage to Benjamin F. Tilton of
st .Johnsbury i n the presence of
about 80 relatives: Rev Edward c.
Ere lch performed the ceremony. The
double ring service being used. The
bridal party descended the stairs to
the strains of 'Mendelssohns wedding
march which was played by Marshall
j. Morrill, on violin and piano by
EVEN NJ Brickett a young nephew
and niece of the bride. The ceremony
too kplace in the living room, the
party standing between two Christmas
trees and potted ferns. William A
Hoyt and Grace l.. Hoyt, cousins of
the groom acted as best man and
bridesmaid. Little Eleazer Morrill,. q
nephew was the ring bearer carrying
them on the stems of white carnations
The bride was .prettily attired in her
graduation dress of Nile green silk
mes saline and lace, and wore d bridal
veil She carried q boquet of white
carnations The bridesmaids dress
was of white silk and tho brides gift
to her wa sa delicate brooch pin set
with three pearls. The groom's gift to
the best man was a set of cuff links
After a short reception the company
retired to the dining room which was
decorated with festoons of red and
green crepe paper and hung with
Christmas bells. Elaborate refresh
naents were served by Mrs Morrill, and
Mrs Charles Page. Mrs Carl Lang
pre- sided over the punch bowl. Mrs
Adchert Smith had charge of the
guest book and of the many beautiful
resents of silver linen, etc. The groom
is 2 native of this town and son Of.
Mrs Lizzie f. Tilton. After attending
Phillips academy of this village he
spent one year in 4 Business college
and was Il graduate of Mt Herman
I'm versity. He has been employed IN
the Boston 4 Maine freight depot
for the past five years
The bride who is the youngest dau-
ght n of Henry A and Mrs. Cordelia
10 re Page. also attended Phillips
academy and is graduate of johnson
Normal school. She has been sue
ceseful teacher for the past ten years.
Both are active members of the Con-
gregational church and c. Z. society
The happy couple left for short
visit to New York and Hartford, amid
q shower of rice and best wishes of
Their many friends for long and
happy married life. The brides ira
vel ng suit was of burgundy Burella
cloth.
r. Among those from out of town who
attended were: Miss Grace Hoyt of
Lowell. Mass, Mr. and Mrs. Bert w.
Morrill, and daughter Doris; Eva Heath
and Mrs Abbie T. Mccarthy of St.
Johnsbury; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Rove and Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Rowe
Of Peacham; Carroll Crane of West
Danville and Harry Crane of New
bury.
Diamond chapter No. ID, O. e. S.
has postponed the meeting which was
TO have been held Jan. =, until Jan
uary 9th.
During the Red Cross Christmas
! membership campaign the canVassefs
secured 10 new memberships f. b.
Eicl;ford, &c Miss Minnie Langnaid,
8 Mrs. Harry Osgood, IA; and one re-
newal: Mrs LIE. Worthen, 10: Mrs,
j Ernest Moore, 2; Mrs. E. e. Harris
horn -: Harvey E. Danforth, %;
Emerson Libbey, 1G; Mrs Gilbert
Hastings 20; Mrs. ]. p. Weeks, 4;
Mrs. VIM. Clement 4; Mrs: o. r. Es-
! ley. 25; The local branch now has
46S members
/ Miss Alice Hastings is at home
from her school at Melvin Mills \ H.
( for two weeks vacation. Arthur
Bartlett of Lebanon, \. H. spent
Christmas day with his mother, Mrs.
Ida Bartlett.-Miss Grace Hoyt OF
! Lowell, Mass has been spending the
past week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs a. B Hoyt.-Mrs. f. c, Wood
ward went the first of the week to
Springfield, Mass to spend several
weeks with her daughter Mrs. Shast-
lney-Nr and Mrs. Foster Greenbank
.were guests of Mr. and Mrs Orman
Hooker at Peacham on Christmas day.
Merle Henderson of st JohnsburN
visited his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
Aaron Smith | astweek.-Mfss Annie
! Steady visited her aunt, Mrs. Clifton
Sanborn at ST. JohnSbury last week.
The following list of officers have
been elected by Danville Grange: w.
4 M J. Leslie Hardy: Overseer, E. ]
Stanton; Chaplain, Mrs. Fellows; Lee
turer, Mrs. Katherine Davis; Secret
Iary c. H Kin1ball; Treasurey Brian
Drown; Steward, Ralph Osgood: Gate
keeper, Oscar Rodgers; Assistant Stew
ard, Emerson Libbey: Lady Assistant
Steward, Miss Lorinda Hardy; Ceres,
Miss Ethel Badgeh Pomona, Miss
Emma Stocker; Flora, Miss Gladys
Fellows; Pianist; Mrs. Josie Morrill,
Miss Lettie ellis returned from
Keene n H. last week where she has
i. been spending q few weeks with rela-
tivs-Mr. and Mrs. G.. L. Lobdeli of
White River Junction visited her sis
ter, Mrs. William E. Hodgdon on
Christmas day.-A trained nurse is at
J. L Hardys caring for Mr.. Hafdy's
father who is very ill.-Mrs. Trail OF
Barre is with her daughter, Mrs. Will
|, liam Hodgdon, and Observation-Disclosures
Hardy of Orleans was called here last
week by the illness of his father at j
Leslie Hardy's.-H. B. Morrill, was
confined to the house the latter part
of last week by illness Christmas
trees with exercises were held at both
churches last week Monday evening