The Newtown bee., 1903-10-09
STEPNEr.
MISS HAYES-MR PLUMB.

MISS LA ES-lM Il ILUMB.
There was very pretty church we'd
ding, last Wednesday afternoon, at
$50, at the Methodist church, when
Miss Bessie Alice Hayes, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs Stephen 3. Hayes, was
united in marriage to Oscar Beach
Plumb of Nichols, son of Mr. and Mrs
Orange B. Plumb. Rev c. S. Dikeman
performed the ceremony with ring.
The church was very handsomely dec
grated with autumn leaves, ferns and
dahlia blossoms. The altar rail was
completely covered with the exception
of the center, over which was an arch
of the same with large bow OF white
silk ribbon tied in the center overhead,
under which the bridal party stood
during the ceremony. The decorating
of the church was done by the young
people of Stepney in charge Of g. e.
Osborne. just before the bridal party
entered the church little Miss Blanche
Gilbert Of NeWtOWn and Master Cliff
ford Hawley, carrying basket of flow
ers between them, sIrewed the aisle
with carnation pinks. The bridal
lowing order to the strains of Lohen-
grin 5 wedding march, w. H. Kinney
Of Hartford presiding at the organ:
The four uSherS, two bridesmaids,
maid of honor, bride and bridegroom.
AS the bridal party left the church
Memberships wedding march was
played, and during the ceremony low
strains of music filled the church. The
bride wore handsome dress of cream
crepe de chene over white silk, cut en-
train, trimmed with renaissance lace,
with bridal veil fastened at the hair
with bridal roses. She carried large
bouquet of bridal roses tied with white
silk ribbon, and wore white kid gloves
and slippers. The maid of honor, Miss
l. Pearl Durand of Ansonia wore a
dress of pale yellow silk null over silk
She also wore gloves and carried a bou-
Quet of cream-cOlOred roses The
bridesmaid, Miss Mabel L. Hayes, sis
ter-Of the bride, wore a dress of pale
pink silk, with gloves, and carried a
bouquet Of ferns and white carna tions.
The bridesmaid, Miss Alice M. Kinney
Of Hartford, wore dress Of pale green
silk, with gloves, and'carriedEl bouquet
OF pink carnatiOnf and ferns. The
bridegroom and ushers wore full dress
suits, with white kid gloves, with d bri-
dial rose in the buttonho!e. After the
ceremony reception Was held at the
home of the brides parents froul to
9, the house being filed with the i'm
bridal party. MIR and Mrs Oscar s.
Plumb received cOngratula tionS under
an arch of autumn leaves in the north
parlor. The dining room was hand
Somely decorated with colored crepe
paper, being feStooned to the table in
the center of the room, on which were
eight candles and the brides loaf
After the wedding supper was served
the bride and groom Left, amid show
er of rice and old shoes, for Nichols,
where they spent the night. The next
day they left bridgeport by train for
New York and other points Of interest
on their wedding trip. The newly
married couple were the recipients of
many useful and costly presents, in
Guiding cut glassware, solid silverware
and several substantial checks. Guests
were present from Stepney, Monroe,
Bridgeport, Danbury Hartford, Mich
Is, Trumbull and other..placeS. The
church was filled with invited guests
to witness the ceremony, being carried
to and from the church in hacks. Aft
er November L Mr. and Mrs Oscar B.
Plumb will be at home in Nichols to
their many friends.