The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-21
SOME SOUTHINGTON D0INGS
HENRY ". DAYS AND LIzzIE o.
 MERRIMAN MARRIED.

Bride Receives Many Presents-Dsfauiting
 Standard oil Man-Funeral of John Dut-
 ton-Address on Cuba Washington Cele-
 bration-Reoeption to Mrs. Niven.
 Henry w. Davis and Lizzie o. Mer- riman, both of Southington, were quiet, ly married Saturday noon, at the par sonage of the Plantsville Congregation al church, Rev. F. T. Rouse of1lciated. Joseph Ward of New Haven acted as best man and Miss Etta Ellrich of town as bridesmaid. The bride was dressed all in white and carried white carnations. The bridesmaid wore a white gown trimmed with blue chiffon. Immediately after the ceremony the four young people were driven to the home of the brides father, Henry F. Merriman. on Main street, where to- gether with small circle of friends they sat down to the wedding dinner. The bride received many handsome presents, among them set of silver spoons from member of the Nicara- guam commission; table cloth and nap klns from Prof. Mansfield Merriman of Lehigh university, the brides uncle; a l handsome lamp from Miss Ellrich; and more silver, including set of bon-bon | spoons, lemonade set, and a silver | service. Among those present were l Charles Claflin of Hillboro, N. H., Mrs. | Dill of New York city, Joseph Ward of | New Haven,, Miss Ellrich of Plants- | vile; the bridegroom's mother, Mrs. Davis, and her daughter. Miss Beards- | ley. The bride and groom left on the evening train for New York.
 | Fred w. Kunkel, the head driver of | the Standard oil company's route through Southington, has defaulted and | suddenly left the employ of company. Kunkel has been in the employ of the | company but a short time but was l trusted and promoted. His headquar- 1 ters were in Plantsville, but his route | took him through Bristol and South- ington. Last week he asked for Wednesday as a holiday, as he was to be married. His request was readily granted. On Thursday he returned and took out his team as usual. On Friday the company's superintendent at Hart | ford visited him and checked off his sales and found that over $500 was due the company He asked the driver for the money and together they went to his boarding house for the cash. The superintendent was left down stairs while Kunkel went presumably for the | rn6 ,nt Kunkel had lelft the house by the back door and had skipped the town. Up to Saturday noon nothing had been heard | of him.
 l The funeral of John F. Dutton was ! held yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, l from his late home on Center street. Rev. George H. Wilson of the Episcopal l church had charge of the service. The | remains were taken at once to the I place of interment in Oak Hill ceme- l tery.
 l Last evening Rev. F. T. Rouse deliv- cred an address to the Plantsville Con- l gregational church on the subject Our Duty Towards Cuba" MT. Rouse gave an account of the two years war in Cuba ending in 1878, and spoke of the great reforms promised at the close of the war by Spain, but never carried out. He then gave history of the present struggle and set it forth as a parallel case to our revolutionary war He said that we had gladly received the help profered by France in our first war and that it was our turn now to extend the helping hand to Cuba. N The pupils of the Lewis High schoo will give an entertainment in honor ot
 washingtons birthday this afternoon at the close of the lunch hour which is about 12:45. The program will con
 sist of singing and reciting. The public
 is invited.
 I Last Thursday evening the Plants
 vile Congregational church held z
 business meeting to consider the ad.
 visibility of incorporating the church
 It voted that the church be incorporat-
 ed. It is thus reading, if at any time
 the church society desires to place the
 church property in it's hands, to con
 duct it's own affairs.
 There will be an exposition of tht
 Pollard system of teaching this evening
 in Red Mems hall, at 7:30.
 All the stores will close on Washing
 tons birthday, tomorrow, at 10 a. m.
 Mrs. William Hunter of South Mair
 street is sick with heavy coldl.
 Miss Gertrude Hamlin is visiting
 relatives in Bristoll.