Litchfield enquirer., 1878-09-05
Goshen, No. 353.

PIoNIo.-The Seymour and Woodruff fami- lies of Litchfeld, 6 carriages) had picnic on Ivy mountain, last week. but the day was smoky. Mir. Munger of TOrringtOn, was up the same day with large load of young peo- pie.
 WEDDING partly promised youan account of wedding last week. MT. Wm. I. Brooks, son of Judge Wm. M Brooks, of Sel- ma, Alabama, and Miss Caroline L. Futile, daughter of Mir. Samuel B. Futile, who died here in 1876, were married at the house of Mrs. Samuel B. Futile, the brides mother, on the evening of Aug. 27. Mir. Myron Norton, the grandfather of the bride, built this house and it is the only one in Goshen whose latitude and longitude have been ascertained. The great Meridian which crosses the top of Ivy mountain, passes through the parlor where the marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Wm. T. Doubleday, of VIneland N. J., our former pastor. Consequently the longitude is 73 degrees, 13 minutes 28 and two tenths sec onds, West of Greenwich, and the latitude is not calculated quite as accurately, but is about fl degrees. 59 minutes and one tenth sec- onds, North.
 Over the couple was suspended large bell, made of the most beautiful flowers. Over the south door in the parlor, was beautiful mon- ogram B. T., the B. made of red flowers and the T. of white. On the north side of the room was the motto of the state of Connecticut, ''Qui transtulit sustinet," Gle who brought us over will sustain us) and under it was the beautiful motto of the State of Alabama ''Here we rest" There is house in my trying to describe the beautiful dresses of the bride, and the six bridesmaids, but the six were in uniform so far as the dresses were concerned. will give their names-Miss Clara Gray, of Goshen, Miss Ida Brooks, of Selma, Alabama, Miss Norvclle Whaley, of Concord. Mass, Miss Carrie Gold, of Cornwall, Miss May Nor ris, of New Haven, and Miss Lilly Ely of Lyme.
 The presents were numerous and beautiful. was requested to count the guests who were present, but there was no use in trying The pleasant scene reminded me of the evening 1 when Mrs. Futile and her first husband, Mir. Elisha Carlisle of Alabama, were married. Rev. Grant Powers, our minister at that tme with peculiar twinkle of the eye, as he closed the marriage ceremony, said, ''This day is this scripture fulfilled: will say to the North, give up; and to the South, keep not back. "The eve ming was fine. HIN. | ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES are at the house of James Wadhams his sister, Mrs. Hard, from Bridgeport; at Mrs. Scovilles, Mir. and Mrs. Wm. Price, of Norfolk at Mr. AL bert Wadhams, Rev. Mir. Doubleday and his daughter Fannie, from Vineland Mr. and Mrs. Crooks who were married last week, have gone to the White mountains, and you would have no room for the names of those who came from H., Alabama, Mass, New York, and all parts of Conn, to attend the wedding. .
 REPAIRs.-Mr. Wm. Norton is making ex- tensive repairs on his Shavalearhou Mich al Roach is covering his house, new, and Chester Riley will have fine house when he and Edward Kimberly finish their work on it
 MNIsTER.-Rev. NIT. Doubleday preached here, last Sabbath.
 LEOTURE.-Senator Cotton, from Pomfret will address us on the subject of Temperance next Sunday evening, at half past 2. at the Center church. H. N.