Middletown transcript., 1872-05-25
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stir In Mldaletown. In addition 10 that created
BY the arrival Of the Swcdcs on Wednesday,
which had NOT nbated much by Thursday, the
ladies' of ths town and surrounding eonniry were
thrown into ecstscics BY the arrival at The Mid
diciown Hotel, Of Two large waRon.cads 81 How
ers which were 10 bc offered for sale. Although
Il was announced thu, the sale would not COM
mence until . o'clock, ladies might have bees
seen Al an early hour vending their Way TO the
place vi sale, and preAcd 30 closely upon tie
genilemcn IN charge They were forccd To begin
before the appointed hour, and in the course Of
two hOurs the flowers were nearly all sold.
Immediately following this WIS n wedding In
the PRESBYTERIAN church, which was ,lironycd
with ladies and gentlemen, young and old, to
witness the uniting in the holy bouds of ~c'ilock
OF ur. Frederick Z. pcningion and Miss Annie
@. Burnhan,. The floral display u, the al,a was
very imposing. Two arches OF evcrgrccn-, from
wkich were suspended two beautiful hanging
baskets, were placed over each aisle. The we'd
ding took place at lai O'Clock. Daylight was
exrlni,cd by prans Of close curtains aud the
church illnmined by artificial light, showing TO
great advantage the decorations at the altar. NJ
1915 the relatives Of the bride aud groom en-
tered, aud were conducted To the pews reserved
for them by the gcniematly uslcts, Mr. q.
Woodiie Eiiason aud Mr.. Wilmer j. Ellison
About half.Iasi IL the bridal procession entered
by the east aisle while the Wedding march WAS
pralrd from the organ by Miss Marion liurn.
The frs, bridesmaid and groomsman, Miss l.ida
u. Airirh aud Mr. Frank J. Pennington, entered
first, followed hy the 2i attendants, Mss Kate
Pennington and Mr.. John :. Crouch, Then
came the groom on whose arm rested 'lic bride.
The party took positions before the altar, where,
after n bici address TO the happy couple, they
were pronounced hr ihnnd aud wifi. After the
ceremony the bridal party accompanied by fcln-
,ivcs ard friends retired to the residence of the
brides mother, where some time WAS spent IN
congra,ula,ing the new uy married pair aud dis
cussing the many good things that were prepared
for the company. The bride aud groom took
passage on the 2 81 train for trip To- Washing
ton aud other places, and " III return on Monday
next.
In the c,rnlug of the same day, Rev Dr. Viii
Its, Of philadelphia. delivered another OF his
popnlar lectures in the Town Hall. The audience
was quite rc.lcc ,ae IN numbers aud the sui ittt
was THE Model Wife, which the lecturer
handled IN style peculiar TO himself nnd in-
siruciiyc and pleasing TO his hearers. The Am
phion hand, that indispensable organization on
| such occasions, Was present, and added much TO
the pleasure Of ,lc audience hy their lively airs
Just as the lecture was about closing. the Odessa
Brass Baud drove through town giving our ciii-
zcns srrcnaJc.
Thus closed the day. which will lie remember
ell by all for soinc time 10 come, aud might bc
designated as Happy Thursday
EiLson I,sma.
ruYsipgsr GRANT ~ EixroS --Ptcsidcu, Grant
and lndy have nj last done Elhron. Accord
| ing To previous announcement. they arrived by
the afternoon train north, OF Saturday afternoon
last. They were accompanied hv Postmaster
General trcswc aud lndy. NJ whose residence
they became guests. OF course many at The cu-
rions Mere gathered a, the drpnt 10 catch the
first sigh, OF the distinguished visitors ihuugh
no aIicmp, ai . formal reception was extended
by the town In Sun,av morning they attend
oil III. ih, T. hp MI
was pleasantly passed hy an extended drive over
| the adjoining country. On Mondtr morning
they were sercuadcd lat the home Of MIR. Tres
WE'LL hy the Elkinu Cornct Band Quite early
ia the day II was posted over town that the
President wouli receive the citizens at - O'Clock
! in odd Fellows Halt Sunday attire, just cate
fully laid away was again brought into rc?nisi-
! ton. and high hats mot the II. e.. stylc) were
worn which had never been worn before. The
/ President was received al the Hail by the COM
Iuiiirc on reception, aud welcomed IN htci adj
dress hy Hon. Alexander Evans Immediately az
Ter which he was escorted To The Hudicncc-room
| where the citizens werr presented 70 him IN turn
Z hy the Postmaster Gsncral Amer the reception
\ the President aud Mr. Ircswcll the former hold
ing the ribbons, drove over 10 the papcf-milis
oi Childs nreSrl, and returning s'upicd ~ The
match factory Of Delowen Mitchell IN the
eastern tni Of the town. The sauc evening the
! whole party returned To thr Capital the visitors
well pleased with their visit 10 the Euscrn shore.
IS9rEsr bod, OF inf,n, was found
floating IN the Ek river, near he luvcr bridge,
on Sunday morning last. From appearances il
| had been ir The wafer ahon, fourdats. \ post
moricm examination was made 10y DR.. Frazer.
Coroner Liizcnbcrg held an inquest, the jury rem
dcring a veriic, o. death from asl,hy xa BY tue
bands Of person or persons unknown"
| kieekncr 4 Cos. Grand Circus and Men-
sser.e.
/ This sraIt combination Of novelties will cx-
! liLi, here on Tuesday, June 4,h, afternoon and
evening, IN the afternoon there will he bril-.
liant procession, which, u NC are 10 believe our
exchanges will surpass anything IN mat IN"
that hns ever been seen In this locality. The
! Cleveland U,raid says of this company
I" The propriciots have secured novelties and
attractions TO bc found in nD other travelling
company In this country, and perhaps the great,
| est curiosity, are the three baby lions born IN
this coupry, aud will undoubtedly he reared
under the protection OF The American Eagc. Tie
troupe of native Bedonin Arabs is another lead
| Ing feature OF this show. Their ioa's OF strength
and agility atr ssmrthing remarkable, aud are
peculiar aud different from anything ever seen
In this linc before There Is, besides large
c,sllcriion Of rare animals a circus ia which can
| hn found pesforEcrs who stand a, the head OF
the profession In their diiI,rcn, spccaltics, EN-
bracirg no less il,nn twenty-five actors among
thea; four ladies With the queen Of the arena
Mitc Fostainbcau. Tha eeacrnl management
Of this circus Is admirable in all scspc-is the
seating capacity and arrangement being us near
perfect ms II can be. The managers take pariic.
nlar pains that the ushcrs shall do their duty In
seeing that the ladies and children shall lie sat
isfactorily seated, and nothing that can he added
| 10 their comfort shall he wanted The box Of
| fee Is open two hours be fore the commencement
Of the performance.
| Meeting or New Castle Presbyt~ry nj Part
| Penn.
| The prcsbytcry Of New Castle held an adjourn
ed meeting a, Port Penn on Tuesday evening the
?ist. inst. The main business was TO oraain and
install the Rev. $. q. Boardman Pastor of thar
charck. " these services Rev. Dr. wood
| presided, proposed the constitutional questions
and offered the or,lainng PRAYER. Rev. DR..
| Crowcll preached the sermon. Rev. DR.. Patton
delivered the charge to the Pastor, and Rcv. Mr..
Scoield the charge to the people. The attend
ance ON the part OF the congregation very
| sl,e mi ,;xt.