The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-30

Wednesday. is very interesting to the many ranford friends of the groom. DennistF. Ready was best man and James 1eidy was one Of the guests. After 5short tour Mir. and Mrs. Reidy will reside on Cedar street.
 The wedding of Miss Lena Leota and Arthur L. Ferdon Of New York city was celebrated Wednesday at noon at the home of the brides sister, Mrs. Richard II. Tyner of Crown street, wife of Judge Tyner of the city court. The ceremony was performed by Rev. George F. Pentecost of Boston.
 The groom is connected with the Chemical Naional bank of New York city, where he holds most responsible position and the bride will be remem- bered by her friends in this city as an artist, having been pupil of St. Mary's convent in this city and also having studied with Prof. Dow at Columbia university in New York city.
 After a two weeks wedding our MT. and Mrs. Ferdon will reside on Univer- slty Heights, New York city.
 Shortly after o'clock Wednesday af- ternoon at the home of the brides par eats in Bristol, Miss Eleanor L. Smith and Raymond W. Smith Of Milford were united in marriage by Rev. c. B. Moody. The groom. who is a well known and highly esteemed Milford boy, left this town three years ago and now occupies responsible position with the J, H. Sessions & Sons company in Bristol, and after a short time spent in New Hampshire win, with his bride, begin housekeeping in house in Bris- tol, which is already awaiting their re- turn.
 At St. Johns church, North Haven. at 4:S0 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, there took place the wedding of Miss Mabel Grace Smith, daughter of Her bert Parker Smith and Harry Croswell Beers. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of beautiful simplicity, it being of white crepe de Paris, trimmed with duchess lace; her hat was of white tulle with a single ostrich feather used as trim ming. The maid of honor. was Miss Martha J. Smith, sister of the bride. Miss. Florence Peck and Miss Lucy Bishop were the bridesmaids. Dr. Els worth J. Smith was best man, and the ushers were Herbert w. Smith, Clar- ence Bcardsley, Edward L. Heaton and J. Richard Ncrth. --
 At the chances steps the bridal couple were flet by the Rev. Louis A. Parsons of Philadelphia, who read the betrothal service, after which was sung. by the choir the hymn 0 Perfect Love"
 The couple were joined in wedlock by the Rev. Frederick R Sanford, rector of the church; Rev. William Lusk, who was for a long time rector of the par ish, pronounced st1e benediction, then burst forth the joyous strains of Men delssohn's Wedding March,"
 At the home of the brides parents, MT, and Mrs. Charles J. Shute at 5 o'clock wednesday afternoon, G. Fred erick Reynolds of this city and Miss A. Louise shute of Milford, were united in marriage by Rev. W. D. Tuckey in the presence of about thirty relatives and a few friends. The house was very tastefuny decorated. The bridesmaid was Miss Rertha Phelar and the best man Benjamin Reynolds, both qs this city. sa
 A beautiful wedding in St. Josephs church., Meriden, Wednesday holds much of interest to New Haven people. Miss Katherine Danaher, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Danaher, and a sister of Attorneys J. c. and D. J, Danaher. was united in marriage to Burton Albert Conklin of Wallingford The ceremony was performed at high nuptial mass by Rev. John T. Lynch, pastor of the church. The Loilengrin march and the entire mass was sung by a quartette consisting of Miss Dorothy Tracy Miss Margaret Cahill, John F. Mccarthy and Walter Holden. At the offertory Miss Tracy sang Ave Maria" and the Agnus Dei was sung by Mir. Mccarthy.
 The church was beautifully decorated. The bridesmaid was Miss Anna Curran of Meriden, the best man Charles Mock of Branford, and the ushers Eugene Dray and Isaac Wheeler of Walling- ford.
 The bride was "a valued employe of Gable & Desmond Co. of this city for many years and from her fellow em- ployes in the millinery department a china dinner set. From Mir. Gamble she received a handsome curio vase. Among the New Haven guests were Dr. and Mrs. Slattery, Miss Anna Dore, MT. and Mrs. Patrick Lee, Miss Kath- erine Callahan, Miss Agnes Barrie, Miss Emma Nevins, Miss Celia Donahue Miss Lily Coeller, Miss Mary o'Keefe Miss Marie Garrity, Miss Jane Turner and Miss Sadie Thomas.