The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-10
A VERY PRETTY WEDDING.

nice Clare Woodruff of 51 Lafayette street and MT. Edward P. Skinner, son of MT John E, skinner foreman of the Journal and Courier composing room. The ceremony was performed at 5;SO o'clock at the home of the brides parents by Rev. A. M. sherman of Nor ristown, N. J., an uncle of the bride. Miss Clare L. sherman, a cousin of Miss Woodruffs, attended her as bridesmaid. She wore a most becoming gown of pink taffeta silk and carried pink roses. The grooms sister, little Miss Jennie Skinner, in a dainty frock of blue silk, scattered flowers in the pathway of MT. and Mrs. Skinner. The nuptial knot was tied beneath an arch of daisies erected In the bay window. Huge punches of daisies were also placed at tractively throughout the rooms, The bride, most charming and attractive young lady, with much sweetness of manner was effectively goWned in white organdie over white silk with lace trimmings. She carried white roses. MT. Proudman. bookkeeper for the Meriden Republican, Publishing com pany, acted as best man. The groom is much thought of and very popular among his fellow workmen. The guests numbered about forty-five immediate friends, including many Seymour peo- pie, at which place the bride spent many of her childhood days. Miss Maud Smith of Seymour played the wedding march.
 Following the ceremony a delightful wedding feast was served. There was also an interesting musical and literary program arranged. Its most attractive number was MT. Henry Janswick, the popular tenor, who rendered In his eX- cellent manner several selections, which more than delighted those present. Numerous costly and elegant presents were received by the young couple, | most prominent among the los being a magnificent oil marine painting, the work of a prominent New York artist, MT. Pulling.
 Mr. and Mrs. Skinner left on the S:10 train for New York and will go from | lIltI lO IlSN MI outlIidu , NeW JCl = | sey home, where they will spend part of | their honeymoon. They will be at home July 13 at 19 Columbus street, Meriden. Among those present were Nil. and | Mrs. Alphonso Dimon and Mrs. A. E. | Pulling, all of Bridgeport.
 YALE MANS WEDDING TESTER DAY.
 ] New Britain, June 9.-The marriage of Miss May Churchill and MT. George | Sherman Talcott took place to-day at the residence of the brides mother. l The ceremony was performed at F o'clock by the Rev. pr. Cooper of this . city and the Rev. J. Frederick Talcott l of New York, cousin of the groom
 and an associate rector of St. Bartholo-
 news church.
 | The Episcopal form of service was
 used and the bride was given away by
 her brother, William Churchill The
 best man was William Bredford
 Boardman of this city and the maid oi l honor was the brides sister, Miss Rose
 Churchill. The bride was also at ! tended by her cousins, Miss Eltor
 Earle Flagg of Hartford, Miss Marga ret Hart of this city, Miss Louise
 Scribner of New York and by tho
 groom's sister, Miss Helen Talcott. The ushers were William Churchill
 Hungerford, George M. Landers
 Elisha Hilliard Cooper of this city
 and MT. Creil Bancroft, a college
 classmate of the groom and at pres
 ent an instructor in Yale university.
 The brides dress was of silk null,
 over white silk, with tulle veil. Th
 maid of honor wore a white dotted
 silk mule over pink silk. The brides
 maids were in pink and white and car
 ried bouquets of sweet peas.
 IN WEST HAVEN TO-DAY.
 The wedding of Furman Alvin Nor
 ton and Miss Kittie Evelyn Durant
 will take place this afternoon at
 o'clock at F Wharton street, West Ha
 They will be at home, r Wharton
 street, West Haven, after June 24.
 RIVERS-WALKER.
 | MT. InOnlaS J. Walker ana MISS Elm
 fly E. Rivers were united in marriag
 last evening at the house of the bride
 sister, Mrs. Byron I. Phelps, No. II } Court street Rev. MT. Mossman wa , the officiating clergyman and the cere . mony include the use Of the rnarriag ring. Mr. Walker is in the employmen of the Bradley, Darn & Darlington Cc on State street, and has many friend , in New Haven, number of whom wer present at the wedding last evening as well as relatives from Waterbur ) and from Guilford, Conn.
 Invitations are out for the weddin , Of William Barnes of New Haven t , Miss Rosabel Atwater of Unionville a : Christ church, in Unionville on Wed , ncsday evening, June IS, at o'clock. NATIONAL pROVyDENT' TTNYON