The Press., 1904-10-12

the attention of the painters.
\ A. z. Morse of Willimantic, form.
er resident, is visiting in the borough.
Miss Rose Gebo, who for several
months has resided in town, returned
4 to her home in Springfield Thursday.
Miss Alice r. Wilbur of the Con-
+ necticut Agricultural college was the
} guest of Miss Bertha Witt over the
fair.
Ruth Butterfield, six, fell at her
} home yesterday afternoon and badly
sprained her arm. She was attended
by DIR. @. b. Newton.
Fred Corcoran was before the
borough court last week, charged with
drunkenness and breach of the peace
and was sentenced to 80 days at Toll
land.
There will be meeting of St. Ed
wards Social club this evening at st.
Edwards hall, at which time the SUBJ
ject of basket ball will come up for
discussion.
| MIS-. I1u0I WAS uI0u III q
railway accident when she went to
Providence a few weeks ago. Her
back was hurt and she has not fully
recovered yet.
The Girls club will meet at the
library building Friday evening at
z. 80, to discuss plans for the winter.
Former members and any others who
wish to join the club are urgently
requested to be present.
The home of Judge and Mrs Joel
H Reed was the scene of pretty
wedding to-day at high noon, when
their elder daughter, Miss Alice
Mabel, was united to Clarence Doane
Walker of Boston. The rooms we're
attractively decorated for the occasion
by the Stafford Springs Floral COM
pany. A profusion of pink and white
chrysanthemums we're used for the
brighter colors, and the contrasting
color of green included smilax, aspar-
agus and lycopodium. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. J. 1. Barthol
On0W, pIOS1O1HS OAuO1 Va UIAO uASOAACUs
assisted by Rev. G. S. Davis of the
local Methodist church. To the
strains of the wedding march from
Lohengrin played by Mrs. Olive @.
groom, the bridal party entered. The
procession was led by the ushers.
Willis H Reed, a brother of the
bride, and Charles F. Chandler, a
classmate of the groom in the local
high school. Next came the groom
with his best man, Arthur Doane, of
Harwich, Mass. The ring bearer,
Miss Eva Drake, of Mt. Vernon, N.
Y, the maid of honor, Miss Edna l..
Reed, sister of the bride, and Miss
Alberta Walker, sister of the groom,
who scattered rose petals, followed.
Last came the bride attended by her
father, who gave her away. The
bridal couple stood during the cere-
mony under floral bells pendant from
an evergreen arch. The bride wore
white crepe de chine over white silk,
and carried a shower bouquet of white
roses. The maid of honor was attired
in white muslin over pink silk, and
carried a sheaf bouquet of pink and
white chrysanthemums Those present
included none but relatives and near
friends of the contracting parties.
There we're many beautiful wedding
gifts. A reception and dinner follow
ed the ceremony, Besse of Hartford
catering. Mr.. and Mrs. Walker were
driven to Palmer to take the train for
a short wedding trip, and will be sat
home'' at Medford, Mass, after De-
cember LIST. Both the contracting
parties are well known here. The
bride is a graduate of the local high
school in 1898, and of the Whitman
tic normal school in 1900. She has
been a successful teacher since her
graduation form the normal school,
having taught in Willimantic and in
Westerly, R. I. The groom is also a
graduate of the high school here and
of Tufts college. At present he holds
a responsible position as an electrician
with the Edison company of Boston.
Both have lived in town the greater
part of their lives and have host of
friends and acquaintance who wish
them much happiness in their new
relations.
Stafford.
Miss Maggie O'Keefe is spending a
week with relatives and friends in
Broad Brook.
Miss Sadie Davis of HaTt ford is at
the home of Mrs. Henry F. Holtham
for few days.
John G.. Wightman and his son,
Clifford Wightman, are in New York
city attending the national convention
of carriage dealers.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Bap-
fist church will hold their annual
harvest supper next week Wednesday
at 5.45. Supper Is cents.
The gentlemen of the Universalist
society will provide a supper next
Wednesday evening, and following the
supper an entertainment will be pro-
vided.
Regular meeting of Stafford grange
next Tuesday evening. The degree
team from Ellington grange will be
present and confer the third and
fourth degrees upon a class of six
candidates. A collation. will be
served.
Rev. E. Sibly of Norwich gave q
lecture ON Religious conditions in
Turkey to a congregation which
filed the Baptist church Sunday night.
Mr.. Sliby is a native Turk, and is
general missionary to the Syrian
people in the state of Connecticut.