Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-16

We'll Known Young Business Mans
 Marriage Last Night-A Brilliant
 Wedding ReceptiOn-Numerou Brf-
 daI Gifts.
 Curtiss J. Monson, jr., and Miss Nellie A. Jackson were united in marriage last eve- ming. The ceremony took place at 6:30 o'clock at the residence of the brides uncle, MT. J. H. Foy, 62 Dwight street, and was performed by the Rev. Dr. Todd of the Church of the Redeemer. The bride stood under an arch composed of smilax and other evergreens during the ceremony. A white dove was suspended from the center of the arch. The bride looked charming in beautiful costume of white corded silk, with pointed lace, cut en-train. The ornaments were diamonds. After the ceremony a re- ception was held during which large num- Der of the friends and relatives of the Econ tracting parties extended their sincere con gratulations to Mir. and Mrs. Monson and wished them 8 long and happy we'd ded life. There were no bridesmaids.
 The groom, who is the junior member of the well known Chapel street jewelry firm of c. J. Monson & Son, has hosts of friends in New Haven who wish him joy. An orches- tra composed of some of Thomas best musi- clans were located in an upper room of the mansion and discoursed sweet music through out the reception. Mendelssohn's wedding march was played immediately before the ceremony.
 A costly wedding banquet was served in the spacious dining rooms. The tables were beautifully bedecked with flowers. The house was all ablaze with light. A covering had been erected from the walk to the doors of the house for the convenience of guests. Many prominent business men were present at the ceremony. Relatives and friends were present from Springfield, Boston and Palmer in Massachusetts and from Bridgeport, Norwalk and Middletown in Connecticut. The bridal presents were very numerous and costly. They consisted of check for large amount of money from the grooms father, handsome bric- -brac and paintings, silverware and toilet articles. MT. and Mrs. Monson left on the 6 o'clock train on their bridal trip.
 VALE JUNIOR PRIZE EXHIBITION. Won By John Bennetto of New Haven
 A Difficult Subject Handled In An
 Original And Thoughtful Manner.
 A goodly number of townspeople in addi- tion to the friends of the speakers and oth CTS from out of town, made up the audience at the Battell chapel yesterday afternoon which had assembled to hear the youthful orators eloquence. The first speaker on the list was John Bennetto of New Haven, who grappled with some of the existing social difficulties in his oration, "A Glance at the Labor Problem" Bennetto is an English man by birth and about twenty-three years old, and by trade compositor, fact which gave an unusual interest to his piece owing to his own practical experience which en- abled him to develop it in an original and attractive manner. Allen Wardner Johnson, of Middletown, next gave thoughtful re- view of American Aristocracy" in a pleas ing and natural although not oratorical manner. "Gladstones Moral Power in Pol itics" by Gerald Hamilton Beard of Chicago, H., alsowen Englishman by birth, was an extremely meritorious oration, but was poor ly delivered. Herbert Harrington Perkins of Harvard, Mass, gave finished and liter ary sketch of "Hawthorne'' in good style, considering the small opportunity for orator ical display afforded by the piece. William Aaron Cornish, of Gillette, N. J., gave fair estimate of Robert Bacon" and gave place to Yan Phou Lee, of Fragrant Hills, China, whose descriptions of the aspirations and disappointments of the Mongolian hero, Mencius, were received with much favor and l applause. William Lyon Phelps, son of the l Rev. Dr. Phelps, editor of the Christian at Work" gave an original and literary esti- mates of Goethe as 8 Religious Teacher" | which, however, was poorly adapted for speaking. John Hubbard Curtis, son of Principal T. W. T. Curtis of the High school, completed the programme with an oration on Philip Sidney"
 The exhibition is considered by the faculty
 as one of the best ever held, and it took them over an hour to decide to whom the prize should be given. Bennetto finally proved to | be the fortunate man and the announcement | was received with applause and with very general approval, taking into account the closeness of the contest, which allowed much 1 latitude in opinion