The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-01
RANDOLPH
Miss Helen Gay Blanchard and Lieut.
Francis Stuart SWEET Married.

Miss Helen Gay Blanchard and Lieut..
Francis Stuart SWEET Married.
! A very pretty wedding took place at
Bethany church Saturday night at $3.50
when Miss Helen Gay Blanchard, daugh-
ter of DIR. and Mrs. E. 0. Blanchard, and
Lieut.. Francis Stuart SWEET of Fort
! Monroe, Va, were united in marriage by
Rev. Fraser Metzger The bridal party
entered the church to the strains of the
bridal march from Lohengrin. The ush-
ers were 10 young ladies' Misses Marion
Salisbury, Helen Merrill, Elaine Bass,
Annie Gilbert Bell, Clara Smith and Mar
garet Cheney of this place, and Miss
Norma Perkins of Burlington, Elizabeth
Frost of Hanover, N. H., Frances Tenney
of st. Adams. Miss Myrtle Rose of
Enosburg Falls was bridesmaid and the
maid of honor Miss Hazel Hewitt of
South Royalton, a sister of the bride.
! These were followed Immediately by the
bride upon the arm Of her father. The
groom and his best man met them at the
altar, where the vows were said, the
bridal party all being grouped about the
altar during the service. The best man
was Mr.. Pauson of Boston. The bride
was becomingly gowned in white crepe
and Wore veil which was caught by
white roses, and her bouquet was of brid-
al roses. DR., Blanchard, her father, gave
the bride away, the single ring service
being used in the ceremony. The altar
was prettily decorated with wild flowers
and ferns, which were banked so as to
cover nearly the whole platform. Fol
lowing the ceremony large reception
was held at the home of DIR. and Mrs.
| Blanchard, where the invited guests met
the couple and were served to ice cream
and cake The affair was an impromptu
one and no cards were issued, owing to
the uncertainty in regard to Lieut. SWEET
being able to receive a leave of absence,
They will be away for day and then
return to remain here till Tuesday, when
they will go to his headquarters at Fort
Monroe, where they will begin house
keeping in quarters established by the
government The bride is very we'll
known here and is faYorite in every
way in a large circle Of friends. She
was graduated at the high school here
and in June was also graduated from
the University of Vermont Lieut.
SWEETS mother lives in Boston and was
present at the wedding, as was also his
grandmother, Mrs. Humphrey of Bur
lington Other guests from out of town
were as follows: Mrs. Thomas Fitch, an
aunt of the bride, from Chicago; Mrs
Carrie Wallace, another aunt, from Bos.
ton; DR.. and Mrs. Gilman Frost and
daughters of Hanover, N. H., Mr.. and
Mrs. Miner of New York, Mr.. and Mrs
5. M. Washburn and daughter of Bethel
! DIR. k. NJ. Chase also from the latter
place, and many other friends and rela.
tiyes.
AT the home Of Rev Joseph Hamilton
the officiating clergyman, Miss Mary
Julia Oney, second daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs James Oney of this place, and Ray
Lee Chase, who is also temporarily EN-.
ployed in town, were married Saturday
night. They will return for home in
town.
G. L. Martin, who has been i'll for sew,
eral weeks, was taken Saturday to the
home of his cousin, Mrs. Bergamo, on
the Randolph Center road, to be cared
| for.
Mrs. j. M. Atwood, who went two
weeks ago to Barnard to visit her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Edwin Amsden, died at that
place last week and the remains were
brought here on Sunday and short serv
ice held from her late home, after which
interment was made in Southview GENE
terry beside Mr.. Atwood, who died about
six months ago. 1t is understood that
the cause of her death was heart trouble
with which she had been troubled fol-
some time. Deceased is survived BY
three daughters, Mrs. Amsden of Bar
nard, with whom she was at the time Of
her death, Mrs. c. L, Lazele of White
River Junction and Mrs. j. j, Stimets Of
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Evans, the guest,
of Abbie f. Clarke since Friday, left Sun
day for Springfield and from that place
will return by way of Middlebury t
their home in Burlington Tuesday.
There was union service at the Bap
fist church Sunday, Rev. r. H. Moore
officiating in the absence of the Baptist
minister at that house of worship. Ii
the evening the service was union o.
the three churches and was. held on tn,
lawn of the Baptist church.
Mrs. John Rogers and son, Theron, o.
Mortified, were in town Friday to visit
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. D
Banister.
Mrs. Rex Fullam and her infant chile
went to Concord, n H., Friday to ioir
her husband, who now has employment
at Portsmouth, n. H.
Miss Rita Calvin, after passing Friday
night with Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Whitcomb
went to Rochester the next day for two
weeks stay with relatives
Madam Briggs, who has been very i'll
is improving, although it was thought
her case was hopeless.
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