Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-22
LOCAL EVENTS.
Silver Wedding of Col. and
Mrs. G.. Wiley Wells.
A MOST BRILLIANT AFFAIR.
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Chandler's Case and Other
Interesting Items.

Colonel and Mrs. G. Wiley Wells cele-
brated their silver wedding, yesterday
evening, at their residence, No. 9l5
South Hill street. They were married
in 1864 at Avoca, Steuben county, New
York. Last evening the ceremony was
repeated with some slight notifications
by the Rev. Mr.. Cantine in the prese nee
of a large number of friends OF the
couple. The Colonel's elegant residence
was tastefully decorated with flowers
and lighted up without by a quantity of
Japanese lanterns. There was an
orchestra OF five musicians in attendance,
and superb supper was served to the
guests. Just before the ceremony a
p,em was read by Miss Lillian Fellows.
The latter lady and Miss Fitzhenry
served as bridesmaids.
Among those who were present were
the following:
Judge Van Dyke, wife and daughter,
Earl B. Miller and wife, DR.. Cochran
aud wife, E. F. Spence and wife, DR..
Fellows, wife and daughter, DR.. Wise
and wife, Mrs. @. Fisher, Mr.. j. G.
Fitzhenry and wife, Pasadena; Mr.. and
Mrs. Caswell, Mr.. Denio, Mr.. Bachelor
and wife, DR.. Matheson. Mr.. Matheson,
Miss Nina Moore, Miss Moore, B. w.
Lee and wife, Mr.. Cherrington and wife,
Rev. Mr.. Bovard and wife, Leslie Hew-
lit, Mr.. and Mrs. L. II. Hewitt, DR.. w.
L. Wells, R. S. Baker and wife, DR.. Cam
tine and wife, Miss Van Clout, Boyle
Workman, Miss Palmer, B. Lee Vickery,
NJ Tn Nv
and Mrs. o. W. Childs, DR.. Ovens and
wife, Mr.. Solano and wife, Mr.. J.: W.
Riley. wife and daughter, Judge Ross
and wife, Cameron E. Tnom and
wife, DIR. Ross and wife, Judge
Gen. Bouton, and wife, Col. Grierson,
Lieutenant Grierson, Lieutenant Perry,
DR.. Fellows, wife and daughter, d. G.
Miles and wife, W. H. Workman and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. B. Chandler, Mrs. L.
M. Bigelow and son, H. Jevne and wife,
Mr.. H. q. Osborne and wife, General e.
P. johnson, wife and son, Colonel G. G.
Allen and wife, John Bryson and wife,
E. L. Hughes and wife, Judge Silent and
wife, G. B. Woodhead and wife, Judge
Campbell. and wife, Mr.. Houghton and
wife. Mrs. Dunham, Mr.. H. @. Seigler,
Miss Martha Dodsworth, Miss Helen
Dodsworth, M. A. Dodsworth and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley, Mr.. Pomeroy and
wife, Mrs. Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. o. II.
Churchill.
An elegant array of handsome pres
ents, all of silver, was displayed upon
tables in one of the front rooms upstairs.
They were as follows: Mirror, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. B. Woodhead; pepper and salt
cruets, Miss Van Nuys, olive cup and
spoon, Geo. H. Bonebrske; jelly plate,
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Lee Vickerey: flower
stand, Mrs. G. II. Bradley and Mrs. Dun.
ham; oyster forks, 9. L. Fisher; pearl
handled fruit knife. Mr.. and Mrs. o. w.
Childs; silver skewers, Mrs. L. M. Bige-
low; cups and saucers, Mrs. j. 9. Fitz.
henry; flower basket, B. w. Lee, of
Washington; ice-cream spoon, Judge
Cheney; solid set. fork and spoon, DR..
Wise; sardine fork, Mr.. and Mrs. Dods-
worth; butterfly and Etruscan work,
Chss. G. Copp; coffee spoons, Col.
and Mrs. G. G. Allen; gravy Ia
die, Mrs. E. P. Johnson teaspoons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. W. Fox, San
Francisco, coffee spoons; the Misses
Moore. ice.cream knife: Mr.. and Mrs.
Nordlinger, oyster fork; Mrs. @. L.
Lankershim, coffee spoons; DIR. Eel
lows, solid silver brick; Mr.. and Mrs.
Nichols, model in silver of Col. Wells
hound Echo; Leslie Hewitt, sachet
ball; Mr.. and Mrs. Van Dyke, preserve
spoon: Mrs. Charles Bachelor, salt and
pepper cruets; r. II. Hewitt, engraved
salver; Samuel Meyer, perfume bottle /;
w. P. Gardner, card receiver. w. e.
Reeson, teaspoons; Mr.. and Mrs. Cosby,
teaspoons Mrs. and Mrs. H. w. He'll
man, silver salver; Ed. Forester, silver
cup; Mrs. J. O. Smith, flower vase
John Bryson, cracker urn; Gen. Z. Bou-
ton, flower vase; Mr. and Mrs. B.
Chandler, nut dish; Messrs. Mathison
and Denis, ice spoon; Mr.. and Mrs.
Guthrie, gravy spoon Ed. Guthrie, ice
cream spoon; Mrs. J. w. Riley,
penholder and pen; D. W.. Field
cheese scoop; M. NJ. Bovard
preserve spoon, E. w. Guthrie; olive
spoon, s. G. Hubbell pickle fork, Rev
r. s. Cantine; berry spoon, Mrs. y. l.
Stern; Jewel casket, Maud and Mrs
Felix Howes fruit basket, Mr.. and Mrs
O. H. Churchill; large solid silver set
Colonel R. 8. Baker; fruit dish, Mrs. Fl
H. Wilcox; ice basin, w. IL. Workman
Jewel casket, A. E. Pomerov; berr
spoon, H. q. Wells, Washington, grav
spoon Mrs. II. q. Wells; olive fork, E
N. Lee; preserve spoon.
Down stairs there were number c
elegant flower pieces contributed by tn
following people: Mrs. Charles Formau
Mr.. and Mrs. Lazsrus, Mrs. Charlie
Silent, Mrs. s. o. Houghton, |. w. Hell
man, J. K. Bigelow and Alfred Solano.