Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-02
WEDDING IN BIRMINGHAM.
Crowds at the Catholic Church-Pa
 liculars Of the HannY Nccaaton

Crowds at the Catholic Church-Par- ticulars of the Happy occasion.
 l DERBY, June 30.-Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock Mir. A. E. Whiting, of New York
 city, was married to Miss Mary Pagan, of | Derby, in the Catholic church, Birmingham,
 Rev. Father McGowan officiating. The
 church was filled with people long before the | bridal party arrived and many could not gain ] admittance. Miss Pagan is native of Der ! by, and has been teacher in the Birming- | ham High school for year or more and has l many friends in this locality. It was nearly l 4 o'clock before the bridal party arrived.
 MT. T. Rristoe rendered a wedding march very nicely on the organ while the wedding procession marched to the altar. The best
 man was MT. James Whiting, brother of the
 groom. The ushers were Messrs. Morgan Flaherty of Ansonia, John T. O'Connor of Derby, John ShorteH of Birmingham and Frank Pagan, brother of the bride. The brides dress was white Ottoman silk en train, low corsage, duchess lace front, veil and orange blossoms, and she carried 8 bouquet of white rosebuds. The groom was 1 in full dress. The couple made very fine appearance. The bridesmaids were Miss Lizzie Pagan, sister of the bride, and Miss Hattie Hotchkiss, of Bridgeport. Their dresses were pink satin rhadame and white Egyptian lace trimmings and tan-colored mosquetaire gloves. They carried bouquets of roses. The bridal pair left town on the 7:10 train for trip of about three weeks, when they will visit Jersey City, Nj agara Falls and Saratoga. The fol- lowing is a list of presents to the bride A set of diamond earrings from the groom, chamber set from Mir. and Mrs. Pagan, par ents of the bride; white satin corsets, Miss izzio 1vor. aolyo ClxA@ z1o
 tor and half dozen silver spoons from MT.
 and Mrs. D. s. Hanley: silver ice pitcher,
 Mir. John Mccormack, of Waterbury; china
 tea set from Mrs. Jane Finnegan and Mrs
 Edward Hardie, of Waterbury; wine set
 from MT. Jas. Whiting, brother of the groom;
 City; embroidered table leaf, Miss
 Nellie Powers, Naugatuck; hand painted
 placque and garters, Miss Mary Ryan;
 plate glass mirror, Mrs. M s. Thompson,
 N. Y.; Philadelphia clay vase, MT. John
 Kent, Ansonia; china tea set Mr and Mrs
 J. Cook, Ansonia; silver pickle castor and
 one-half dozen tea spoons, Miss Nellie Fla
 herty, Ansonia panel Mater Dolorosa, Miss
 Kate Reynolds. Orange; silver castor, Miss
 Kate Brady; silver cake basket, MT. E. and
 J. McEnerny; large willow rocker, Captain
 and Mrs. Charles Mcdonnell, N. Y; plush
 easy chair, Mrs: Peter McGovern; arm chair,
 Mrs. Jane Schultz, Ansonia; willow rocker,
 Miss Maggie Herman, Ansonia; silver cake
 basket, Mrs. Hugh McNulty; sil-
 yer napkin ring, Miss NJ. A. Kelly;
 half-dozen silver spoons and gold sugar
 shell, MT. and Mrs. Joseph Conran; case fancy gold spoons, MT. Joseph H. Reedy, N.
 J.; lemonade set, Mrs. Susie Metcalf; silver
 toilet set, MT. and Mrs. P. German; hand painted fan, Mrs. George Mcclellan; card receiver, Miss Dolly Gray; Cleveland hand kerchief, Mr. G. Mcclellan: musk bag, Miss Daisy Mcclellan; basket wax flowers, Miss
 Mamie Flaherty; case of wax flowers, Mrs.
 Robert Shortell ;.marble-top table, scholars of Birmingham High school, room 8; pie ture of Mater Dolorosa, teachers of Birmingham High school; hand-painted placque, Mrs: William M. Cookery; plush mirror, Charlie Hayes; jewel case, Bartley Hogan; set of tidies, Miss Lillie Hull; one-half dozen silver knives, Miss Lizzie Pagan; tidy, Mrs. v. Bristoe; crazy work tidy, MT. Chas. Chaffee; toilet set, Mr Chris topher Welch; silver cake basket, Mrs.
 Maggie Gregg, Bridgeport, Conn. kid gloves, Mrs. Lottie Hotchkiss. There was 8 large company of friends at the depot to say au revoir to the happy couple.