The Newtown bee., 1894-10-05
MISS HAMILToN-MR KELLoG

MISS HAMILTON-MR KELLOGG.
 One of the prettiest and most fashion
 able weddings that Lyons Plains has l witnessed for many years was held in ! Emmanuel church at 4.30 p. m., Wednes- day, October 3. The contracting parties
 Adele Walton Hamilton, eldest daughter | of Rev Alexander Hamilton. The church was beautifully trimmed with potted
 palms, foliage plants, ivy, autumn leaves, | white flowers and grasses, the back of
 the chancel being banked with sweet | alysum and cut flowers. At APO the
 wedding marches, Lohepgrin and Men l delsohn, were very sweetly rendered by Miss Estella Alphonse, organist. and H. l l.. Sebastian, violinist, from Stamford, when the doors were swung open and the bridal couple marched in preceded by the ushers and maids of honor. The church was darkened and the lamps | lighted, which added to the beauty of 1 the scene. Three hundred invitations. | had been sent out and the church was | filled to it's utmost capacity. The bride | looked charming, attired in gown of
 white crepon, lined with white silk,
 with white tulle veil en-train. She wore
 carrying in her hand white prayer book and white rose. The tulle veil l was used by her mother at her wedding
 P years ago, and the same rector per-
 formed the ceremony as did at her
 mothers wedding. Five of the clergy assisted Rev c. W. Bolton in the solemn
 ceremony, standing under bell of beau- tiful white flowers interwoven with smi-
 lax. Rev A. Hamilton gave the bride
 away. During the ceremony the mu-
 sicans softly rendered, "Oh, Promise
 Me-" The maid of honor, Miss Jessie
 Kellogg, sister of the groom, was attired
 in white silk, carrying in her hand a
 bouquet of white roses. The best man,
 Ambert Kellogg, was brother of the
 groom. Miss Alice Merwin and the Misses Bessie and Charlotte Hamilton
 strewed flowers in the pathway of the
 bridal couple. Master Fred Silliman
 and Master Alexander Hamilton, eight
 years of age, acted we'll the part of
 pages. The ushers Messrs Grant Archi-
 bald of Stamford, Henry and Wesley
 Sherwood of Sherwood's Island. and
 Clifford Patchen of Lyons Plains. Im-
 mediately after the ceremony the invited
 guests were ushered to the church parlors in the basement of the church, where the
 happy couple received the congratula.
 tions of their many friends, who wished them God speed and prosperous jour-
 ney through life. A generous wedding
 supper was served. The five rectors who assisted Rev c. w. Bolton were Rev c. M. Selleck of Norwalk, Rev Henry , M. Sherman of Bridgeport, Rev W. S. Jones, D. D., Rev Dr W. E. Hooker oi
 Wilton, and Rev Alexander Hamilton
 Among the out-of-town guests were Rev
 Dr Kicker, Rev MT Mckenzie of West. port, Rev Mir Cornwall of Stratfotd, Rev
 MT Swan of Bedding, Rev William l Coggswel, Hon John B. Ireland of New York, Henry Nichols Hamilton, uncle o1
 the bride, William H. Jauncey, whole sale druggist of Chicago, Col Liver ! Osborne of Norwalk. The Hamilton al we'll as the Kellogg family can date back
 their ancestry with pride, the bride being
 great granddaughter of the first secre Etary of the United States, Hon Alexan der Hamilton, and great great grand , daughter of William Floyd, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independ
 ence. The Kelloggs were one of the l early settlers of Norwalk and trace thei, , ancestry many generations back The l bridal party boarded the 6.36 p. m. trair at South Norwalk for Boston, Washing. ington and other points of interest en.
 route. On their return they will com. mence housekeeping in the old Kellogg
 place, which has been in the Kellogg
 family for three generations. The
 presents were numerous, costly and use. ful.