Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-14
AN ENJOYABLE EVENT.

A Wedding ON Townsend Avenue Last
Evening.
A very pleasant wedding took place last
evening at o'clock at 23s Townsend ave-
nue.. Miss Carrie F. Street, daughter of
Mrs. Eliza A. T. Street, was the bride and
Mr.. William Roberts, the groom. They
are both very estimable people and have a
host of friends. Mr.. Roberts is the hosiery
and furnishing buyer for the prominent
firm of Howe & Stetson of this city and is
justly popular. He is the son of John
Roberts, esq.,, NJ. E., of Carnavonshire,
North Wales, who had expected to be pres
ent at the ceremony, but was unexpectedly
detained. Rev. George E. Street of Exeter,
N. H.. An uncle of the bride, performed
gregational church. The ushers were:
John T. Manson, Chauncey Upson, Ed
ward Gruener and E. P. Root. The bride
wore a costume of cream colored silk cut
en- train and the usual BRIDES vail.
There were many beautiful presents and
the house was handsomely decorated with
flowers, palms and evergreens. Immedi-
ately after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Roberts left on the new steamer Richard
Peck for wedding tour. They go as far
as Ohio. They will be gone two weeks and
on their return will reside at 238 Townsend
avenue. Over one hundred invitations
were sent out, and among those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Homer 81. Peck, Rev.D.
j. Clark and wife, Hon. James NJ. Town
send and Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Town
u
Manson and famiiy, Mr.. and Mrs.
| ford and Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Root.
| The Street family Is one of the best known
| and most esteemed of the annex and East
| Haven. Mr.. Street, father of the bride,
| was William A. Reynolds Street, named
after our late deceased townsman, Will
liam A. Reynolds, who resided for years
in the Reynolds house, Elm street. Mr..
| on the cars. A brother of Mr.. Street Is q
prominent insurance man of Hartford;
another brother is DR.. Street of Temple
street, this city. The lady's grandmother,
| who died few years ago at a ripe old
age, was sister of the late Ruel Andrews,
| who was one of East Ravens leading
citizens. The bride is niece of Mrs.
was married to Mr.. Willet Hemingway.
Homer q. Peck of Wooster street married
an aunt of the bride, and his son William
married the BRIDES sister. The house last
evening was filed to OVERLOOKING with the
relatives and friends of the happy couple.
| GRAYs' ANNIVERSARY.
The Company's seventy-sixth Finely
| Celebrated Yesterday.
The New Haven Grays' finely celebrated
the seventy-sixth anniversary of their Or
ganization with an excursion on the sound
and banquet at Dorlon Point yesterday.
About 8 O'Clock in the morning the activea
and a large representation of veteran mem
beers assembled in the armory, and headed
by Wheeler & Wilson's band marched
through Meadow, Church, Chapel, Frank
/ lin, Wooster and Water streets to Belle
dock. At Belle dock they boarded the
steamer Sunshine and, shortly after 10
o'clock, started for Dorlon Point, arriving
there at about o'clock. At Q O'Clock they
sat down to olsmbake and shore dinner.
At the dinner short speeches were made,
Colonel L. L. Morgan acting as toastmas.
ter. General Merwin, ex-Captain James
NJ. Townsend, Colonel Lee,
General George q. Ford, ex-Lieutenant J.
D. Dewell and Captain B. E. Brown made
short speeches. AT 9 O'Clock the e1cur-
sionists left for home. The passage home
on the steamer was rather rough, the wind
raising few whitecaps on the waves
The Sunshine arrived home at 9:3C
O'Clock. The line was then formed again,
headed by Wheeler & Wilson's band, and
marched up into the city. From carriage
in which were w. 81. Sears, Jerry Law,
Harry Anderson and T. a. Macdonald
red fire was burned all along the route.
, Captain Brown was in command of the
actives and Colonel Lee commanded the
j veterans. The procession marched up
| Water street to East, to Wooster, to Frank.
lin, to Chapel, to Church, to Meadow, to
the armory, where the ranks were broken.
Handsome badges Of red satin were worn
by the excursionists. The badges had the
following inscription in gold:
ls1e-1aa2.
!, Seventy-sfxth Anniversary,
Row Haven Grays,
.se Des9ba li IS, asssa.
/ The badge also bore representation Of
the company pin tn gold.
Among the veterans who attended were
the following: Ex-Colonel L. L. Morgan,
Lieutenant Colonel Frank T. Lee, ex- Fire
Commissioner Fred Farnsworth, William
IL 0bxotsVA VI IOv1N0Hco3 n. ~ a. -.
Ayers and Colonel Tracy B. Warren Of
| Bridgeport, J. Edward Osborn, Ed
ward Taylor, Joseph Cunningham,
q. 8. Osborn, George 81. Butler,
Howard @. Webb, L. D. Bowen, Frederick
Bostwick, Samuel b. Kirby, John g.
Chapman, General George q. Ford, Fred
II. Hotchkiss of Meriden, Harvey Noason,
John 81. Phillips, Sergeant J. B.
Hood, Charles Osborn Of Boston,
L. q. Bradley, r. B. BzrwelI,
Hugh Colwell, Merritt Burwell, W. P.
Ensign, Fire Commissioner Loren a.
Stannsrd, ex-Iieutenant Arthur Howarth,