Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-27
SEPTEMBER WEDDINGS
A Number of Matrimonial ALL snces inc Past Few Days.

The New London Telegraph of
 yesterday had the following item
 concerning the marriage of John J.
 Murnane untilea few years ago res
 ident of this city: The wedding of
 John J. Murnane and Miss Mary
 Elizabeth Hayes took place yester-
 day morning at St M. ys church Ut
 g o'clock. It was a v.ly pretty pie
 tue as the bilde a.:d her bro.fsnr
 Rob,rt S. Hayes, preceded by Mss
 llekn Gertrude Moan, the brilcs-
 maid left her home directly across
 the street from the church, where
 they were met by the ushers, Wit
 liam ]. Brennan, .'amcs Sweeney,
 Julian D. Moran and George IT,
 Hayes. As the party proceeded up
 the aisle one of the convent sisters
 played the LohenSiin weddias
 march. The groom, accompanied by
 his best man, Edward M. Sweeney,
 were waiting at the altar gate Rev T. R. Sweeney, an uncle of the bride, performed the marriage ceremony and afterwards said nuptial high mass. During the service Miss Anna McEwen sang a beautiful Ave Verum solo. The bride wore a costume oe white lace over taffeta with veil and the bridal bouquet was of lilies of the valley. The bridesmaid wore net over silk with a large pink hat and carried a bouquet of pink asters. The church was we'll filled with wedding guests and the friends of the bride and groom. After the ceremony the wedding party and guests went across Huntington street to the home of the bride where a wedding breakfast was served. Tho DeValls catered. Many out-of-town guests were present, among them, MT and Mrs Dennis Murnane of Wa terbury, MT and Mrs James Murnana of New Haven, MT and Mrs Jeremiah Daily of Waterbury, MT and Mrs B. Frank Carroll of Brookline, Mass, F. J. Moran of Boston, Miss Matilda Miles of Brooklyn, and Rev J. F. Quinn of Ansonia. MT and Mrs Murnane left on the 12:55 p. nj. train for wedding trip to New York, Jamestown, Va, and Washing ton. Many handsome presents were received. MT and Mrs Murnane will reside at the Mohican hotel. A double wedding of Waterbury couples took place in New Britain yesterday. The contracting parties were Olaf Rasmussen and Miss Mar gery May Mitchell, and Albert M. Nelson and Miss Mary Jane Mitchell. The brides are sisters. Both young ladies have been employed in the Waterbury Clock Co for the past nine years and both the bridegrooms are boss decorators. Both couples are to occupy the same house on Star View avenue. The ceremony was performed at the home of the brides sister, Mrs George Westberg, On Griswold street, by Rev Dr Daven- port, Waterbury. MT Nelson and his bride were first married, the other couple acting as best man and bridesmaid. MT and Mrs Nelson then acted as best man and matron of honor for MT Rasmussen and his bride. The bridal parties were the cause of much fun at the station. The young couples alighted from a hack, which was handsomely deco rated with tin cans, and made rusn for the g o'clock Hartford dinky train. They were pursued by a troupe of friends close at their heels, who were bent on giving them a proper send off. The crowd was soon augmented by all the station loafers and passengers who were to take the train. The newly welded pairs were showered with rice, TO favoritism being shown, and horns and whistle were blown.
 Paul Alexander Blair of this cit. and Miss Ruth O. Browne of Wash. ington were married Wednesday at ? the home of the brides parents by the Rev Herbert s. Smith, rector of St Margaret's Episcopal church. Mrs John Fletcher of Conner, Ala, was matron of honor, and William best man. Mir and Mrs Blair left on a wedding trip north and after November 1 will re- side at 1733 Columbia road, Wash ington.
 Edward H. Lester and Miss Ethel- win c. Fellows of Schenectady, N. Y., were married on Wednesday at the residence of Mir and Mrs William Winters of 21 Arch street by the Rev Frank DunwelI Walter. They will reside in Sche- 
 Miss Clara E. Rief and Paul B. Criblien were married yesterday at 10 o'clock by the Rev F. D. Buckley, the ceremony being performed in the rectory. Miss Clara A. Reither and Andrew A. Me- Cullum were the attending couple.