The Newtown bee., 1901-06-21
Ten Pages.
WASHINGTON.

THE HICKOX-HOUGH WEDDING.
 At7.3O Wednesday evening, June l2. at the home of the brides parents, Miss Harriette s. Hickox, daughter of MT and Mrs Henry Hickox of 70 Maple street, was married to Clifford E. Hough. The officiating clergyman was Rev George H. Ferris of the Cal vary Baptist Church. It was an ex- tremely pretty wedding. The house was most artistically decorated with palms, ferns and wild flowers. In the dining room, where the wedding of pink and green was most effectively carried out. The bride looked charm ing Tn gown of white Lansiowne over taffeta, with lace and chiffon trim mings, the veil caught with orange blossoms, and carried bouquet of brides roses. The maid of honor, Miss Phoebe Lawrence HickoX, was gowned in pale green silk muslin, and carried pink carnations. Sheldon B. Hickox of Springfield, Mass, acted as best man. The ushers were Dr Royal E. s. Hayes of Hazardville; Edwin L. Hull of Torrington, John K. Dyer and Charles T. Somerset of this city. Among the guests were MT and Mrs o. Hickox, Washington; MT and Mrs | w. H. Farrand, Washington; Miss Edith Bends, Washington; Austin Isham, Woodbury; Miss Maude Hough and Miss Nellie Hough, Goshen; MT and Mrs Sears, Southington; Miss Alice Hough, Southington; Mrs George H. Ferris, MT and Mrs w. H. Douglass, MT and Mrs c. w. Morse, MT and Mrs s. B. Warren, MT and Mrs c. P. Walker, MT and Mrs J. G. Eldridge, Mir and Mrs H. H. Taylor, MT and Mrs H. M. Hodges, MT and Mrs V. H. Hodges, MT and Mrs c. T. Lincoln, MT and Mrs w. H. l Morrow, MT and Mrs F. L. Burnham, MT and Mrs F. J. Markle MT and Mrs Marshall Whitlatch, MT and Mrs Henry Houston, MT and Mrs Ryce l.. Clark, MT and Mrs c. J. Curtis, Miss Bond, Miss Townsend, Mrs Fred Els worth, Mrs F. J. Beach, Miss Hodges, Miss Webster Miss Maud Miller, Miss Belle Ely, Miss Adelyn Ely, Miss Bessie Lincoln, Miss Munson, Miss Hodges, Mrs J. R. Lembert, Mrs Charles Bill, Miss Grace Walker Mrs filling, Miss E. J. Miner, Miss Emily Smith, Miss Tripp, Miss Kirchoff.
 Hon H. s. Mygatt and MT and Mrs H. D. Hine of New Milford were in town on Sunday.
 MT and Mrs J. E. Wilson of New Preston were at church last Sunday. Silas Richmond, who had set out some four acres of tobacco on H. w. Woodruff's land below New Preston station, in the rainy season of few weeks ago, was hOeing it last week. Other farmers are in the midst of set ting. Last Fridays shower was great help to the crops. Was corn ever seen so small as at this season is question asked by almost every one. George s. Clark and Frank Wet more have moved their sawmill from Mrs Hines wood lot in East street to place on the Walker Brook road mid way between Edward Zeiner's and Miles Camps, and are saving ties from timber on Carr Lyons and Thomas Costigan's land.
 Rev MT Carter expects to preach at the First church in Woodbury, next Sunday, and Dr Raymond will supply for MT Carter.
 The vacation girls are as plenty as June roses at the Holiday house.
 Rev and Mrs Sprague of China are at Sheldon Logan's and will speak at the missionary meeting this week.
 The Grange gave q very pleasant social and strawberry festival on We'd nesday evening. A large number of people enjoyed the musical program and fine sum was realized above ex- penSes.
 The Lutherans held morning ser vice and Sunday school, last Sunday.
 The Christian Endeavor society will hold sociable at Wilbur Kilbourn's, next Friday evening.
 The Swedish Congregational church held their children's day, last Sunday. A large number were present and the recitations of the little folks very pretty.
 MT and Mrs Robinson spent a few days in New Haven, last week, and re- turned with a house full of company.
 Rev MT Robinson will preach to the Free Masons on Sunday evening next, it being St Johns day.
 Roswell Miller, the rich ex-presi- dent of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul railroad, came here with his family last Friday night They oc- cupy Mrs William Hamilton Gibson's house. Their handsome private car in which they had been travelling about the country for three weeks, remained side tracked for few daN
 William A. Watts of New Haven was in town over Sunday.