The Press., 1890-07-24
LOCAL roPICs-pEsN,D AND sclssoRED.
Ashford correspondence Willimanti

LOCAL TOPICS-PEHN'D AND SClSSORED.
 Ashford correspondence Willimantic Journal: We more and more mourn the loss of our church. Sunday services are kept up in the hall with full attendance. We trust some way will open for the re- building of the house. The society, like most other 'sold hill towns, is weak finan- cially, yet we hope with the nucleus of the insurance for starting point to gather around it sufficient means to rebuild. In earlier days when the society was in quite independent circumstances to easily support minister-co contributions were made to new and feebler churches to aid them in building place of worship; and now in our great needs these people and others (natives of Ashford) who have gone out from here and been eminently success full in their business life, and becoming rich. will we are sure give us their sympa. tn, and something of material aid. We trust the time is not far distant when we shall see new meeting house, modest in size, neat and of sufficient capacity to ac- commodate the decreased number of at- tendants decreased by removal of fami- lies and immigration of young people to business centers, erected on the old site.
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 A special circular has been issued an. nouncing the time of the Willimantic camp meeting Aug. 18th to the 26th. On the 21st there will be preaching by Rev. Dr. J. o. Peck, secretary of missionary so- ciety, and by Rev. Dr. B. P. Raymond, president of Wesleyan University, on the 22d. Rev. Thomas Harrison, the noted evangelist, will have charge of the altar services. The Woman's Christian ,Tem. perance Union will hold convention Aug. 26, andi the Connecticut Sunday School Union their annual meeting on the 27th.
 Hartford Courant, 17th: A double wedding took place in the Second Congre. gational church at Manchester, at half past five. o'clock yesterday afternoon. Miss Mary Williams, daughter of Mrs. Char lotte Williams of Manchester, was married to Mir. William Herbert Corbin, Yale '8S, of this city, the famous athlete, and Miss Annie Laura Corbin, sister of the latter was married to Mir. James Allen Wiley, also of this city. A large party of friends and relatives. of the young people left Hartford on the 50 train for Manchester and with those from that town and else where, comfortably filled. the church which is one of the handsomest of it's size to be found anywhere. The space in front of the pulpit was filled with potted plants and flowers of many varieties and colors While the people were being seated, Mr. Benjamil w. Loveland, the organist al the. Church of the Good Shepherd in this city, played number of beautiful selec tions, Several of which were from Stradella The joyful notes of the Lohengrln wed ding march were the signal for the en trance of the two bridal parties. They approached the pulpit by the two center aisies, the bride and groom being preceded in each case by four nshers and maid o honor. The ushers were H. w. Scott, A N. Williams, Henry s. Robinson, J. Ben iamin Corbin, Henry s. Corbin, O. Fl Wiley, Frank Pierpont, and Charles Otii Gill. Miss Corbin's maid of honor wal Miss Fanny Denison of this city, who wal dressed in pink..silk and carried bouque
 of sweet peas. E Miss Williams's maid o honor was Miss Jennie Hill of Manchester
 who was dressed in yellow silk and carried l Ia bouquet of yellow roses. The dresses o
 both brides were of fine white wool witl
 veils, and each bride carried a bouquet o
 white roses. Miss Corbin wore wreatl of orange blossoms and her dress wa
 trimmed with them, while Miss William
 wore wreath of daisies with similar trim
 m;ngs. Rev. 0. H. Barber, pastor of tn
 church, read the marriage service, an,
 then welded MT. Corbin, and Miss Wil
 Hams, after which Rev. Joseph, H. Twich
 ell of this city performed the same ofic
 for MT. Wiley and Miss Corbin. The tw
 couples left the church to the music 0
 Mendelssohn's wedding march. Mir: an,
 Mrs. Corbin will live at Dobbs' Ferry, N
 Y., where MT. Corbin is teaching in MI
 Cushing's school, and MT. and Mrs. Vile
 will reside in this city.