The Press., 1884-06-12

The liveliest local interest was taken in wedding party which came off at Palmer, Mass, last Thursday. Over 300 guests, including several from Stafford, were invited The bride was Anna, daugh- ter of E. Brown, Esq, and the groom F. ID. Barton, ieweler. The fine large man. sion of the brides parents was crowded with guests at'the hour appointed, and the rites of marriage was duly solem tized by Rev. Pleasant Hunter of the Congrega- tional church. Habenstein of Hartford was the caterer, and the repast is said to have been the finest ever served in the town, The presents displayed were nu- merous and costly, the donors being resi- dents of the principal cities of the state, as well as of the vicinity of Palmer, and in- cluded gold and silver ware, the finest china, in quantity from dinner sets to single pieces paintings, bronzes, engravings, books in sets and single, Rogers groups, amberina wares, French clocks, an ebony cabinet. easel,-but the list is, too long to particularize. The brides fathers gift was a number of shares of B. X A. stock, the mothers black ebony parlor cabinet, the oroom's mother gave cathedral clock and other articles. The brides brother gave complete china tea set of beautiful design. The brides dress was white brocaded satin, trimmed with lace, white hlacs and lilies of the valley.
 Hartford Post Died lat the home of his mother No. A Chestnut street in this city, Henry c. Work, 8 noted song writer and composer, aged Y51I years. He had been very sick for two weeks with the heart disease. His residence was Lyons, N. Y.. and he came here from that place, because he was ill two weeks age, although he had intended to remove to Geneseo. Hartford was his home and he always turn ed back, like the excellent native that he was, to the old roof tree. Dr. Case thought he was much improved Sunday morning and was greatly surprised to find him in extremis Sunday evening. He died sud denly of heart disease. MT. Work was born in Hartford. He#was an extensive traveller, both in this country and abroad He was very careful to visit localities con- corning which he had 1t in his mind to write. In this way he became acquainted with the genius loci, and was able to put his whole soul into his songs. These brought him more fame than money, but he cared little for this his aim was to ben eft the world, not to afnass fortune. He Marching Through Georgia" which is played with slight variations in all parts of the world The temperance song "Dear Father, Come Home with Me Now" was written by MT. Work, His "Old Nicode- mus'' touched the popular heart. ''Sla- very Days" and his ''Grandfathers Clock, , had wide popularity 8 few years ago. His gift of song writing was peculiar one. A subject would suggest itself to his mind, and oftentimes he would neither eat nor sleep until the song was composed and set to music. He always wrote his own accompaniment.
 ''All pretences about an early adjourn ment of congress, !" writes Ramsdell from Washington to the Philadelphia Press, ''have died natural death. Some of the democratic membersthink that Uncle Ran dall, who was so sanguine in his predic- tions short time ago, will himself aid to prolong the sessioon to prevent the repre- sentatives who voted for the Morrison bill focking to Chicago in sufficient numbers to give decided free trade tinge to the proceedings in July. They are positive that the republicans. will cooperate to the same end, in order that the democracy may go through the same inconvenience that the minority is experiencing this week. An adjournment before the middle or end of next month is not looked for by anybody" #.
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