Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-21
CONCLUDED ON SECOND PAGE.
WEDDING AT ORANGE.

Details of an Interesting Society Event
 in the Town at Tyler City.
 One of the leading society events of the
 season was the wedding on Wednesday, Oc-
 tober 9th, of Miss Alice, only daughter of
 William M Russell of Orange, and Fred. L.
 Mead of New Haven.
 The ceremony took place at the residence of the brides parents at Tyler City. The house
 was tastefully decorated for the occasion
 with beautiful flowers. A fine arch of ever greens with a floral yoke suspending from it
 was the work of Miss Julia filling, Mrs. A.
 L. Main, Mrs. E. B. Russell, Mrs. D. E. Rus
 sell Mrs. G. K. Bates and other friends of
 the bride About six o'clock the relatives
 and friends commenced to arrive and the
 house was soon filled to overfowing. At
 6:30 the bridal party entered the room Ca
 wedding march being played by Miss Alice
 Clark) preceded by the Rev. Fl. w. Hunt,
 pastor of the Congregational church at
 Orange. Next came Messrs. Wilson Russell,
 eldest brother of the bride, and Arthur
 Clark of Orange, who acted as ushers and
 groomsmen, Wilson being best man. Next
 came Miss Carrie Hine and Miss Cora Treat, two of the most charming young ladies of
 Orange, who acted as bridesmaids, dressed
 in white, followed by the contracting parties. The bride wore white surah silk trimmed with lace ana noWerS. Arriving under the floral yoke,
 Rev. MT. Hunt stepped forward and with one of the most solemn and impressive ceremo- nise unita cd the happy pair. Immediately after reception followed during which time the newly welded couple were congratulated by the one hundred and fifty persons pres ent. After congratulations the company were invited to sit down to fine supper prepared for the occasion.
 The bride was the recipient of large num- Der of handsome and costly presents, con- sisting- of silverware, table linen, bedspreads, etc., both costly and useful, noticeable among which were elegant satin bed spread and sofa pillow made by Mrs. Bouton of Rochester, N. Y. grandmother of the groom during her seventy sixth year; also handsome presents from Major P. Terhune and Captain B. l.. Wright of Sassacus encampment uni formed Patriarchs of this city, of which or ganization the groom is member, and two large steel engravings, handsomely framed, from the teacher and young ladies of the Sabbath school class with which the bride had long been connected. Among the immedi- ate relatives and friends from abroad were: l Mir. and Mrs Linus Mead, parents of the groom, and several others from this city; Miss Grace Dodd, of Springfield; Mrs. An drews of Indianapolis, Ind; also others from West Haven, Woodbridge, Danbury, Fair Haven and South Salem, N. Y.; also several elderly persons, including Mir. Ils l West Haven; Mr. and Mrs. s. R. Russell, grandfather and grandmother of the bride; also Mrs. William B. Russell and Mrs. Lu- cius Russell of Orange and Mrs. Lockwood of Danbury, great aunt of the groom; MT.
 Nous sperry and Mrs. Joseph Goodell of New Haven, aged respectively eighty six and l seventy eight years, great-great uncle and aunt of the bride; also Mrs. William Smith
 of Orange, the great grandmother of the bride, in her ninety first year, who was able to ride one mile and half to attend the wedding and return te her home the same evening and who congratulated the newly married couple as heart fly and apparently enjoyed the festivities of the occasion equal to any present. The bride and groom left about ten o'clock amid heavy shower of rice and with the best wishes of all present for long
 life of happiness and prosperity. MT. Mead
 is prominently connected with the Society
 of Christian Endeavor and Sabbath school of
 the Dwight Place church of this city. Mrs.
 Mead is held in high estimation among her
 friends and associates in Orange, testified to 4. AI,nL Lw-ln1