The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-30
CHESHIRE.


May ia brilliant wedding took
place Wednesday at 8 a. m, in st.
Bridget's church, when Miss Sarah
Magdalene Burke, daughter of Edward
Burke of West Cheshire was united in
marriage to Mr.. Hugh f. O'Neil of Mt.
Carmel The marriage was performed
by the Rev. Father Dullard of Mt. Car
mel The church was beautifully dec
| GRATED for the occasion. After the we'd
ding reception was held at the home
of the brides parents, after which the
happy couple departed in a carriage for
New Haven en- route for Washington,
d. c., for a honeymoon trip.
The wedding gifts were many; guests
were present from New York, New Ha-
ven, Waterbury, Wallingford, Mt. Car
MEL Cheshire, Boston and Springfield,
Mass.
At the present time the new High
school building is being agitated, and
where it is to be built Many are in ia
vor near the center, where it can be
seen, as we have no nice public build
ing that is an ornament to our village
this one should be built where it could
be seen and not on a by street on an
out-of-the-way place near barn.
Sunday evening Rev. Mr.. Haugh, pas
tor of the NJ. e. church. delivered an
| address to the G. A. r. in the Congre-
gational church by invitation of Rev
]. p. Hoyt
| Rev. j. F. Sexton delivered his fare
well sermon at st. Paul's church, South
| ington, Sunday evening before a full
| house, Mr.. Sexton has been in charge
| of the parish for six years. During this
time a new church has been built.
| The many friends of Professor e. d
| Woodbury. win be glad to hear that he
has been elected principal of the Chesh-
| ire academy in place of Rev. James
| Stoddard, who has resigned to return
| to parish work. Professor Woodbury.
has been connected with the academy
as classical teacher and vice principal
| for many years. Few men have haC
larger or more successful experience il
training boys for college or business
end it is hoped that the school under
his leadership will be largely increas-
ed in numbers. The change of admin
istration takes effect July list.
The roof of the Congregational church
has received a coat of tar paint the
past week.
At the annual meeting of the Village
| Improvement society, held last week
| the following officers We're chosen
President, N. S. Plat; vice president
c. r. Coe; secretary, Mrs F. A. Ives
treasurer, Mr.. w. H. Allen; executive
| committee, same as last year; laml
| committee, e. r. Brown, E. Powen
! sidewalk committee, N. S. Platt, 7
| Guilford Action was taken to enforce
the ordinance to prohibit bicycle ridins
on the sidewalks. There are eighteen
dollars in the lamp fund and forty dol
lars in the sidewalk fund.
Another man and wife have beer
made happy by the arrival of son a
| Knowlton.
| Rex J. F. Sexton, who has been rec
| tor of St. Peters church for over si1
| years, having accepted the call from
| the Episcopal church in Westville a.
rector of that church, will deliver hi
! farewell sermon Sunday evening, Ma.
81, in ST. Peters church.
| Memorial day will be observed Ma,
| 30 by the Grand Army post, and tn,
decorating ceremonies in the cemeter
| les will be in charge of delegation
from the post, who will decorate tn,
graves of comrades.
Rev. J. F. Sexton, rector of st. Peter
church. will hold a farewell reception
in the parlors of the church, F'rida,
| evening, this week
Tho p &, n will give a grand enter