The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-02
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

in town this week visiting friends.
james A. Stacy and family hatc
moved for the summer to their sum
mer home in Cornish, II. H., and will
remain there until some time in Octo-
Der.
Donald w. Gone of Hartland and An
ME Cote Of Newport were united In
marriage at the Universalist parson-
age Monday morning by Rev. ii. H.
Thornton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Wheeler, who
have been spending Il week in Boston
and pyovincctown, Mass, returned to
:heir home the first of the week.
Fred II. Perkins was in Boston on
Wednesday and Thursday.
6. II. Miller and Miss Anna Miller
left Tuesday for Buffalo. n. j., where
they will Join Mr.. Miller and come
home with him in n new Cadillac car.
Supt. n. J. Whitehill is spending tie
week in White River Junction, having
come down from his camp MT Green's
boro on Monday for the purpose OF
looking after school matters that de-
manded his attention
L. S. Darby made trip to Montreal
the first of the week.
Glenn G. Rowland of Windsor has
announced himself as candidate Tor
the Republican nomination for the Of
flee of states attorney for Windsor
county
A wedding of unusual local interest
occurred at st. James Episcopal church
of Woodstock on Saturday afternoon,
June %, at ) o'clock, when Miss Eliza
beth Swift Billings, daughter OF Col
Franklin S Billings, was united IN
marriage with Curtis b. Fields OF New
York. It was also one of the prettlest
weddings seen in this vicinity in long
time. The church was very attractive
Nv decorated with white peonies and
maidenhair ferns, and was filled to the
doors with well-wishing friends and
relatives. The brides dress was a
charming one of white satin, trimmed
with real lace. She wore an old lace
veil 1.-THE gift Of Mrs. Arthur Morris,
sister of Henry s. Brooks with tlllet
of gold leaves, and a long tulle veil
She carried her mothers prayer book
The maid Of honor, Miss Nancy Bill
lings, sister of the bride, and the
bridesmaids, Miss Catherine Baldwin
and Miss Margaret Brooks, cousins OF
the bride, were dressed in pink organ
die. with garlands of pink roses about
their hair. Miss Billings was accom-
panied by her father, who gave her IN
marriage and at the altar met the
groom and his best man, Stuart H.,
johnson, of New York. The marriage
was performed by Rev, Lawrence
Amor. rector of st. James, using the
Episcopal ring service. Miss Mary
Jones. at the organ, played Mendcl-
ssohn's wedding march for the entry
of the wedding procession, and at the
close of the ceremony, THE Long, Long
Trail" The ushers were Messrs. Ben
iamin B. Burton, Henry NJ. Littleiield
and Henry Vail Brooks of New York
and Walter D Carr of Boston. The
wedding reception at the residence OF
Colonel and Mrs. Billings was attend
ed by about $50 guests, including Bill
lings and Vail relatives, Woodstock
friends and neighbors and friends who
are summer residents here. The home
was beautiful, with a profusion of pink
and white peonies, pitcher plants, lady.
slippers and maidenhair ferns. MIR. and
Mrs. Fields. assisted by Mrs. Frank
lin S. Billings and Mrs. t. I. Markley,
sister of the groom, received the guests
under the stately trees at the lower
corner of the beautiful lawn. Chairs
were grouped about at various points
among the shade trees and growing
flowers, and the guests spread through
the house and over the grounds, ia
vorite resort being the room which
contained the large and beautiful dis
plav of Wedding gifts. These included
a wide variety of handsome and beau
tiful and valuable things. The bride
is a Woodstock girl and one of the
most popular. She is granddaughter TO
Henry Hobart Vail. Mr.: Field rs a
graduate of Yale and of Yale Law
school of 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs. f P. Gobie Of Quechee
entertained their daughter, Miss Ra-
chel. of Hanover for a few days re-
Gently.
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Wood of Que
chez are entertaining their daughter,
Miss Alice, of Chicago for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hebert Hudson of Que
chez are entertaining their daughter
and two grandchildren from Nclles-
lev Hills, Mass.
Mrs. Jessie Jennings of Queehee en-
tertained her son, Oral Flint, OF Rut-
land over the week end.
Miss Florence Paine of Randolph,
Mass, is spending the summer at her
home in Quechee.
Nj aud Mrs. Fred Ross of Quechee
are the happy parents of little son,
Walter Edward.
Frank Richardson of Dewey's Mills
made quite dent in John Dewey 5
lawn last Tuesday. when he fell from
the top of 20-foot ladder from which
he was painting. In order To reach the
corner with his brush he held onto the
caves spout with one hand and the
spout came apart. letting him drop
10 the ground He was considerably
shaken up and somewhat bruised but
after an hour he went back to work
and has not suffered any serious incon-
Venience as a result, but it was a mar
row escape from serious injury.
William ID Mann, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Mann of Dewey's Mills.
sailed from Montreal last Saturday for
tour of Europe with college friend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann aud Tommie accom-
panied him as far as Montreal
All roads win lead 10 Woodstock
July ), when there will he some of
the best horse racing that has been
Been in these parts for some time.
Mrs. Horace e. Pease Of Hartford is
IN Boston this week attending the in
Iernationsl Congregational council
which is being held in Mechanics hall.