The Press., 1890-01-23
Feb. 4s1, 9th and 9th ara the dates now fixed for the Festival of Days" at Grace church.

Feb. 4sf1, 9th and 9th are the dates now fixed for the Festival of Days" at Grace church, ~
 STAFFORD HOLLOW.
 Stafford grange on Tuesday evening elected John M. Larned master, and Luth- or Crawford gate-keeper in places of G: F. Phillips and J. w. Witt. who had de- cIined to fill these offices. The officers were duly installed. and banquet follow ed. The new master will report from the state grange meeting at next meeting. sTAFFoRDvILLE
 Rev. G. w. Elmer's lecture on the Industries of Japan," postponed from Jan. 14th, will be given on Tuesday even- ing next, 18th. Mir. Elmer has recovered from the grippe, which seized upon him about three weeks ago.
 WEST STAFFORD.
 Miss Bertha Patten has returned to her school m Hartford.
 ,-Mr. o. N. Patten is visiting his moth CT at Hartford.
 The remains of Mir. Harlow Chapman were brought to this village for burial from New London on Tuesday.
 -Mr. M A. Cady, our postmaster, who has for the past two weeks been conhued to the house with hard cold, is on the mend, and we shall hope to see him about his official duties soon. ...
 NEwELIrSoPER. .-Ons the afternoon of Jan. lst, at Broad Brook, very pleasant wedding party gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Soper, to celebrate the wedding of their only daughter, Lucy Ellen. to Charles G. Newell of Chicago, only son of George W. Newell of West Stafford. At 4 p. m. the bridal party took position under an arch of evergreens deco rated with flowers, from the center of which hung large floral horse shoe. At thelr right stood the father and mother of the bride, and at their left stood the father and mother of the groom. The ceremony was solemnized by Rev. D. D. Jones, pas tor of the bride. The brides gown was cream white, with rich corsage boquet of pink rose-buds. Her hair was dressed charmingly, and held cluster of jacquin iuot rose buds with. sprigs of ferns. The groom was nicely dressed and looking his best, which is saying much to those who know him. The bride was the center of attraction, and looked charmingly beauti- ful and fair. After the ceremony congrat. ulations followed in very pleasant way, and all kinds of good were wished for the future of the happy pair. Dinner was served under the excellent management of MT. Charles Soper, only brother of the bride, who succeeded admirably, his DO. lite attention and easy manners making it pleasant for all. Guests to the number oi over fifty, consisting only of immediate friends and relatives, were present from Hartford, Springfield, Stafford, Ellington, Somers, Sufield, and adjoining towns. The presents were numerous and beauti ful. A gold-lined oxydized silver fruit basket attracted much attention, and was very pleasing to the bride, reminding hel of the kind wishes of her Sunday school teacher and the class of which she was a member. At o'clock the bride donned her travelling costume of steel blue, with hat to match, and the bridal party left fo, New York and Chicago, where they will spend week before going to Omaha, Neb., where MT. Newell is to engage ir business. The day and everything con ! nected with the wedding was propitious and their many friends wish them success and happiness in their western home. F.