Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-07-30
BROOKS-AUSTIN WEDDING
ceremony in st. Michael's Catholic
Church Saturday-Couple Will Live at
Horton Place.

he wedding of Miss Mary Elizabeth
Austin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
austin OF 80 South Main street, and Her
mon vivian Brooks, son of Mrs Della
BROOKS of % Canal street, took place
SATURDAY morning at O'Clock in
81. Michael s Roman Catholic church
hev. James p. Rand officiatcd
saying nuptial mass The church
was decorated with palms and ox.eve
daisies and the altar decorations were Of
roses and sweet peas The ushers were
James A. Austin, brother of the bride
ana thomas A. Austin jr., her cousin.
Mrs. Arthur p. Carpenter, church or.
ganist, rendered the Bridal March from
Lohengrln as the bridal party entered
The church, the bride and her sister. Miss
Gertrude Nj. Austin as bridesmaid, walk
ing with their brother, James A. Austin
me bridegroom was attended by his
brother, William Brooks, as best man.
who entered the church from the side
door and awaited them at the altar. The
bride wore beautiful gown of white sat.
IN trimmed with embroidered roses and
satin fringe. Her hat was of white lace
straw. She carried a shower bouquet of
white Sweetheart roses. The bridesmaid
gown was of green chiffon over gold cloth.
and she wore maline hat of green, faced
with pink. She carried an arm bouquet
ct Ophelia roses. Miss Katherine Den.
nlng rendered Ave Maria and Mrs. Kath-
crime O'Connor Weeks sang O Salutaris
as an oilertory. As the wedding party left
Inc church, Mrs. Carpenter played Men.
dclssohn's wedding march.
Immediately after the ceremony, a we'd.
ding breakfast was served to the rela.
tivcs in the home of the brides parents
on South Main street After two.
weeks wedding trip, Mr.. and Mrs
Brooks will be at home at Horton
Place, where they have furnished an
apartment.
Mrs. Brooks graduated from the Pa
rochial school in 1906 and from the Brat
tlcboro high school in the class of 1910,
being one of the Austne prize winners.
For three years she was the stenographcr
in the Hooker, Corser & Mitchell overall
factory, resigning to take a position with
the law firm of II. G. and r. f. Barber.
During the four years Herbert G.. Bar
Der was attorney-general she acted in the
capacity of private secretary for Mr.. Bar
Der and was the official stenographer dur
ing the taking of testimony in several Of
the murder cases prosecuted by the at
torney-general. Since his retirement from
Office she has been employed by the law
firm of Barber, Barber & Miller. Mr..
Brooks came to Brattleboro from Lob
anon. y. IT,, about 10 years ago. For
several wears he was employed by the
Pme-bred Live Stock Sales Co., of Brat.
tleboro During the war he was stationed
at Camp Devens. At present he is the
New England representative of the Or
ancr Judd company of Springfield, Mass,
publishers Of agricultural papers
The out of town guests included Mr..
n"d Mrs. Martin Austin and children of
Hackensack. \. j., Mrs. Martin Dunn
and Miss Ellen Dunn of Bellows Falls,
Mrs. Timothy Hayden of Danbury, Conn,
Miss Mary Dcvine of Providence, r. T.,
Miss Gladys Goodhue of Lebanon, n II.
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