Connecticut western news., 1874-09-25

cured on Tuesday, the l5th lnst The marriage supper was eaten in the old Law renee House, built by the great grandfather of the bride in 1754, the house of her birth and the home of her girlhood, and still owned in the family. Both parties are na- tives and lifelong residents of the town. Their children, of whom they have never lost one, were all present, with all of their grand children. Mrs. Dr. Plumb of Sails bury, now almost at the close of her eighty sixth year, an older sister of Mrs. Adam and MT. George K. Lawrence of Pough- keepsie, younger brother, occupied seats opposite the couple at the table. After an evening pleasantly spent, the husband and wife walked arm in arm to the house across the way, which has been their home for fifty years, robed in the old plaid camlet cloaks which were their then elegant and fashionable outside wraps when they took their wedding journey, in one-horse wa gon to Utica, N. Y., a half century ago. A serenade consisting of few verses written for the occasion and admirably sung to the tune of 'Auld Lang Syne' by some friends outside of the family, was graceful and pleasing close of the observance of the day. X.
 Catholic.-The entertainment at Acade
 my Hall in Lakeville Thursday evening of
 last week, in aid of the project for erecting Catholic church, was very successfully
 conducted, and was every way very pleas
 ant affair. The evening was stormy, but
 the house was full and all seemed to enjoy l the singing very much. Here comes an ac-
 count from a correspondent concerning
 this concert, which we'll give place for
 right here:
 l MR. ED1ToR-The concert given in
 Academy Hall, Lakevile, last Thursday
 evening was one of the finest musical treats
 we have ever had in this section of the
 country. In spite of the indictment weather
 the Hall was well filled, and the audience
 felt fully compensated for having braved
 the storm, in listening to the beautiful se-,
 lectlons during the evening. The vocallsts
 were: Mrs. Frank E. Craig, soprano; Miss
 Maggie Byrne, alto and Mir. James Mooney,
 tenor, all of New Haven, and MT. Simon
 A. Walker of New York, under the direc-
 ton of Prof. Lorenzo F. RenZ. organist of
 St. Johns Catholic church of New Haven.
 The. programme consisted of selections
 from the works of the most distinguished
 omposers-RossiniV Verdi, Mercadante and
 others-each piece being rendered in the
 most artistic manner. Among the many
 gems of the evening we cannot help speci- 1 flying the 'Gratias Agimus' of Gugliclmi.
 sung by Mrs. Frank Craig in truly magnif.
 cent style. The composition abounds with
 beautiful and brilliant vocalization. It was
 rapturously applauded, and in response tc
 an encore Mrs. Craig sang the Last Rose
 of Summer, which was also very beautiful
 ly rendered. Mrs. Craig has soprano
 voice remarkably rich and full, ,and of grea compass, and her execution of the very diff
 ficult passages in the sGrat1as' was faultless Her manner on the stage is very fascinating and wins her audience at once. Another selection that drew forth unbounded ap. , plause was the 'Jesu Fiji Dei Viyi,' tric arranged from Vervi, for soprano, teno
 and bass. and sung by Mrs. Craig, Messrs
 Mooney and Walker. It was given witl
 splendid effect and repeated by request MT. Mooney sang solos. Sleep Well Swee
 Angels and the 'Vagabond,' both we'll cal
 culated to display his full, rich tenor voice
 MT. Walkers selections were I'll Balen, from I'll Trovatore,' Pro Precatis, iron : Rossini, 'Stabat Mater and Man the Lift Boat He possesses fine and well culti : vated bass voice, which he uses with re markable skill. Miss Byrne, the Alto, evi dently labored from nervousness in the sol which fell to her share in the performance She has very pleasing voice however and sang the 'Et Incarnates. from Lam billotte with much taste and expression Prof. Renz is evidently a thorough musi clan. and great credit is due to him, bot : for the selections and the perfection wit which they were rendered. By request Father Sheffrey and the Professor per formed piano duett, which was receive with an encore. Owing however, 10 tn length of the programme they were oblige : to decline response. In concluding ou notice of this musical treat, we sincerel hope that it may be ere long repeated, all , we hear it rumored that this hope will 500 take the form of a request from the musi :. loving portion of our community.
 F, M. WALLACE. The Venerable Dr. Eldridge.-In hi f sermon in the Pearl Street Church in Hart I ford last Sabbath, tue Rev. MT. Gage, to i 3 lustrate the importance of maintaining pull s lie worship ln the back towns of ou s country, alluded to the sermon he recent j. heard delivered by the venerable Dr. E V dridge in Norfolk. From the Hartfor e Coatrant we clip his remarks concerning i e as follows;
 f. It was great and unexpected pleasur
 for me to worship last Sunday in one C
 the hill towns of Connecticut, to take m place in the pews and be a listener to tn word need not name the town, it wa ' hardly fifty miles away; one of the will ), untutored places where trees and granite al n the most manifest productions. A few fel o tile farms meet the eye, rescued in the pa ~ generation from the hands of relucta1 y Nature; a pleasant mill stream nipples dow er the hills and stores away IT uch unuse ,e power; few trim lawns and solid ol houses decorate the tops and sides of tt Ae hills, and quaint old time New Englan S. meeting house. binds the whole landscaI of together in itself. The burying ground, tt m post-office and the school house are ,a course not far away; and the ambition an u progress of the present time are read in th as telegraph poles, the trim railroad depot ar o. public house, not the old time tavern wit 10 veranda and loafers, but the more model ~ and pretentious hotel.
 ar It was very pleasant to hear the Sunda ly morning bell sound out the hour of wol 20 shin and tn see the thrOnO of men and WI