The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-06-19
NEWToWN, JUNE 10, 1891.
GREENFIELD HILL.
HOEG-RIKR.

HOEG--BURR.
At the First Reformed church, Brook
Ign, K. d., Wednesday evening, June 10,
at o'clock, Miss Olive Evelyn Burr was
married to Frederick Francis Hoeg. The
ceremony was performed by the pastor
of the church, Rev DR. E. p. Terhune.
The church was filled to overlooking
with friends of the contracting parties.
The decorations at the church were elab-
crate. Nicholas Engle, Jr, was best
man; Miss Edith Burr, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor; the brides
maids were Miss Adeline Craig, Miss L.
Birdsall, Miss Hoeg, Misses M. and C.
Englc and Miss Lottie Burr. The ushers
were George E. Burr, brother of the
bride; John M. Burr; K. Williams; A.
Hanft; E. Hill; A. Keyser. The groom
and best man entered the church by the
vcstry door and met the bridal process
sion at the altar. The bride walked up
the aisle with her father, preceded by
the ushers, bridesmaids and maid of hon
or, to the strains of the bridal chorus
from Lohengrin. The bride wore a gown
of heavy white faille franchise, trimmed
with mOussclne de sole and long tulle
veil. Her only ornament was a heart
shaped pendant of diamonds and rubies,
the gift of the groom. She carried an
exquisite bouquet of lilies of the valley.
The maid of honor wore a gown of white
satin, prettily trimmed with lace and vi
Diets. She carried a prayer book. The
bridesmaids wore elegant gowns of pink,
lemon and lavender crepe de chine, trim
med with chiffon. They carried bou-
quets of sweet pea blossoms. a large
and brilliant reception followed at the
residence of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs George l.. Burr, 151 Taylor street.
The house was profusely decorated with
palms, potted plants and cut flowers.
The mantels were banked with ros-
es. Both church and house decorations
were in charge of Miss Burgess, the pop
ular florist. A basket of exquisite Or
chids of many varieties and sprays of
stephanotis, the English bridal flower, a
gift to the bride from Mr. and Mrs E. b.
lIavens, added greatly to the house dec
orations. The presents were very hand
some and, as the bride and groom were
popular, there were many of them. The
supper which followed was served by
Swain, the ever popular caterer, in his
finest style. The bride and groom left
at late hour, amid shower of rice, for
Washington and other points of interest.
Upon their return, they will reside in
Brooklyn. Among the out of town guests
present and invited were Mrs Sarah Burr,
Mr. and Mrs II. B. Burr, Eugene B. Burr,
William III. Burr, Eben III. Burr, Mr. and
Mrs j. Il. Howe, j. X. Howe, Jr, Mr. and
Mrs III. b. Banks, Mr. and Mrs j. Edgar
Banks, Mr. and Mrs George A. Banks,
Mr. and Mrs Frank Hoeg, A. and f. Ho-
cg, Mrs ii. Petrie, Mr. and Mrs n. Engle,
Mr. and Mrs Travis, Mr. and Mrs Petric,
Mr. and Mrs c. Wolfe, Mrs A. M. Bart
ram, Miss Bartram, Miss Lottie Burr. Mr.
and Mrs c. b. Meeker, Mr. and Mrs c.. r..
Brothwell, Miss Brothwcll, Mrs Emma
Cunning Banks, Mr. and Mrs Horace
Smith, Miss Smith, Mr. and Mrs II. w.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs Homer C. Godfrey,
Mrs A. j. Partridge, Mr. and Mrs f. f.
Silliman, Mr. and Mrs NJ. Williver, Iuth-
err G. Allen, Mr. and Mrs r. S. Allen, Rev
and Mrs Marcus Burr, Miss Burr, Mr.
and Mrs F. T. Burr, M. O. Burr, Mrs E.
M. Carr, Mrs j. A. S. Burr, Miss Annie
c. Burr, Mr. and Mrs Ii. w. Lyon, Mr.
and Mrs George Burr, Miss Bradley, Mr.
and Mrs w. K. Sturges, Miss Sturges,
Misses A. and F. Gould, Mrs Susan w.
Wakeman, II. N. Wakeman, r. II. Bulk
ley, DR. and Mrs Durham, r. F. Durham.
Rev and Mrs George w. Banks, Rev and
Mrs E. S. Porter, Miss Nellie Wakeman,
Mrs Hubbard, Miss Nellie Welles Hub
bard, Mr. and Mrs B. w. Naples, Mr. and
Mrs c. p. Bradley, Rev DR. G. S. Plum
ley, Mr. and Mrs William Bradley, DIR and
Mrs w. III. Donaldson, Hon and Mrs
Thaddeus b. Wakeman, Mr. and Mrs II.
b. Ogden, Mrs M. l.. FantOn, Miss Fam
ton, Mr. and Mrs j. X. Barber, Mrs N.
Giberson, Mr. and Mrs |. B. Nichols, Mr.
and Mrs d. B. Nichols, Miss Nichols and
hosts of friends from New York and
Brooklyn.
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