Peggy Crawford Becomes Bride Of Princeton Man
PRINCETON July 3 — Miss
Peggy Crawford daughter of Mr and Mrs Crawford of Norton and
James Swan son of Mr and Mrs Guy Swan of Princeton were married June 27th at the United Baptist church Norton by the Rev Kenneth Blakney in a double ring ceremony. The church was attractively decorated with baskets of pink and white peonies, the guest pews designated by pansies with white ribbon streamers. The bride given in marriage by her father wore a gown of white Chantilly lace over satin, the fitted bodice fashioned with sweetheart neckline trimmed with seed pearls with full skirt centered with lace panel. Her full length veil of bridal illusion bordered with Chantilly lace felf from a coronation crown fashioned of seed pearls. She carried a colonial bouquet of American Beauty roses and stephanotls. Her only jewelry was a pearl necklace a gift of the bride groom. Miss Joan McMorran a friend of the bride was maid of honor wearing blue satin with net overskirt matching headdress and shoulder cape. She carried a Colonial bouquet. The flower girls were Lynn Loughery und Patricia Wilson both nieces of the bride. They were gowned pale green and pale pink organdy floor length with matching headdress and carried nosegays of sweetpeas. Elmer Orcutt of Orono brother-in-law of the bridegroom was bestman and the ushers were William Loughery and Philip Craft. Traditional wedding music was played by Mrs Roy Graven. A reception was held immediatelly after the ceremony at Col House Sussex which was decorated with baskets of spring flowers. The cake topped with miniature bride and groom centered the refreshment table. Mrs David Morrison circulated the guest book and Mrs William Loughery presided at the gift table. Assisting in serving were: Miss Joan Gale of Bangor, Miss Thelma Lamer of Geneva, Mrs Roger Furbish of Princeton, Miss Patricia Reynolds, and Miss Jean Gamblin and Mrs Ted Smith of Norton. Powers were: Mrs Loughery and Miss Harriet Lamer of Great Neck. When the couple left for a wedding trip the bride wore a white linen suit with navy and white accessories and a corsage of pink glads. Mrs Swan is a graduate of Sussex High school of Charlotte County Hospital School of Nursing and has been employed at the Eastern Maine General Hospital In Bangor. Mr Swan attended Princeton High school and is a graduate of Lee Academy. He is a member of Leweys Island Lodge AF and AM Princeton and is employed by the Geneva Forge Inc in Geneva where they will be at home after July 5th at 467 South Main street.
— The Bangor Daily News, Friday, July 3, 1953.
