Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-11

den, were married yesterday morning at St. 1 Roses church, Meriden. Thomas F. Cook was groomsman and Miss Julia Flynn was at the house of F. B. Flynn, brother of the bride, on Center street. MT. and Mrs. Daly will live in New Haven.
 Dr. J. Hamilton Lee, of Killingworth, died l at his home in that place from the effects of heat and overwork on the 23d of September He was native of Madison and a graduate of Yale, graduating with honors- and located in Norwich, establishing a large and lucrative practice. He was assistant sur geon of the 21st c. ", and was promoted to the charge of one of the largest military hos pitfalls He was much esteemed gentleman. His age was A.
 Mir. George Carey, who has been foreman for the last two years in the Mansfield Elastic Frog shop" on Congress avenue, has lately resigned his position and returned to his home in Vermont. He carries with him the kindest and best wishes of those who worked under him and their only regret is that, in consequence of his sudden depar- ture, they did not have an opportunity to present him with more substantial token of their friendship. But if ever he returns to his former position he will be hailed with the greatest pleasure by his former subordi mates.
 West Haven.
 A pleasant affair took place at the resi- dence of George E. Todd, on Brown street, last Thursday evening, viz, the marriage of his only child, Ellen E., to c. F. Lyman of Jersey City, N. J., an officer on the John H. Starin steamboat. Although the wedding was intended to be quiet, yet the intimate friends of the family were so numerous that quite party assembled at MT. Todd's resi-, dence to celebrate the nuptials The brides maid was Miss Fanny Rowley, of Shelton, and the groomsman James Welch of Fortress Monroe, Va The ceremony was performed by Rev. N. J. Squires with the use of rings. The bride was attired in an elegant blue satin trimmed with Spanish lace, and pearl orna- ments.
 After fine collation. the happy pair imme- diately left for the steamer John H. Starin at New Haven for their wedding trip, which in- cluded New York, Baltimore and Washing ton. The presents were numerous, and many costly ones. Among the guests were ex- Judge H. R. Merrill and Charles Todd, of Waterbury Miss Chidsey and MT. Dicker- man, of Westville; Miss Sohn, Mr. and Mrs George Domkee, Mir. and Mrs. B. Jenkins, Mrs. George Brooks, Miss Sophia Northrop, Ed. Nettleton and William Forbes, of West Haven, and many others from different towns May their voyage down the stream of life be smooth, pleasant and prosperous Forty Years Wedding Anntversary-An'
 Interesting occasion.
 An interesting occasion took place last evening at Grand Army Hall an event to which many had been looking forward with much pleasurable anticipation for some time, and which passed off perfectly to the satis- faction of all in all details. The long and useful services of ex-Town Clerk Sylvanus Butler, the civil engineer and surveyor, in the temperance cause had been in the minds of many friends, and it becoming known that yesterday would be the 10th anniversary of the wedding of Mr Butler and the esteemed partner of bis welded life, they devised to make last evening the occasion of tribute of respect and esteem for Mr. and Mrs. Butler. Accordingly by happy arrangement the presence of both was secured at the hall, and for an hour or two Mr. Butler was occupied listening to addresses ex- pressive of loving regard and appreciation and in receiving tokens of esteem. The meeting was composed of delegations of the different organizations which united in car- rying out the affair." Mir. Butler was pre-. sented with an elegant easy chair, the gift of the I. o. Good Templar Lodge No. 63; g fine clock with accompanying mantel orna- ments from Washington Council No. ', o. U. A. M. z; stylographic pen from the Temple of Honor; and for Mrs. B. splendid brides loaf from Harmony Division, Sons of Tenn perance- Rev. MT. Buck, pastor of the First M. B. church, made Representation address es for the Good Templars and the O. U. A. M. Gen. W. A. Lincoln for the S. of T., and George R. Bill for the Temple of Honor. Mir. ". o. Staples, of Howard Lodge, presid- ed over the assembly, which filled the ample hall, there being large gathering of both sexes. The speakers voiced and reflected the sentiments of the assemblage most pleasing ly, and MT. Butler replied with an interesting speech of thanks, in which he recalled rem lniscences and expressed, not without visible emotion, his feelings of appreciation. Sudden Death of a Former New London Young Man.
 Many of the young men of New London will learn with much regret of the sudden death of Elphalet E. Brown, jr, of Macon, Georgia He was nephew of Mir. Israel F. Brown, of New London, and resided with him there at one time. Young Brown resolved to take a pleasure ride with a conductor friend, MT. Stewart to Eufaula. The train was composed of long line of freight cars with a passenger coach attached. When at Byron station, seventeen miles from Macon, the deceased complained of being sleepy, and asked for place to lie down. Conductor Stewart got some bed clothing from one of the train hands and made him pallet in the Vrrrr n,mk ~G,