The Press., 1911-06-07
WILLrMnT0N.

tion in Providence, and makes her
 home with relatives.
 The Cummings cottage Is still
 closed on account of the serious illness
 of Mrs. Cummings, who Is in Spring.
 field with her daughter. The family
 and their usual guests are much
 missed. .'a4 The schools close this week for the
 long vacation, having all been highly
 successful, SO far as we are able to judge by the unusual interest shown
 in the schools by both pupils and
 teachers. 's
 There should be large attendance
 at the grange Friday evening. The
 interest shown by Grange Master Smith in securing this able lecturer for the first open meeting should be Appreciated and shown by large at-
 tendance.
 The rain is needed. but although
 we are sorry 1t rains to-day we are glad that 1t is a reign of love, good
 wishes and pleasant messages for the sweet bride who has made sunshine thus far in her pleasant, useful life and will go on carrying brightness toI her new sphere, for sweet young life, like June day, Is always fair and beautiful. To showers of best wishes we add ours. ssa e-.s2 l
 May gave us but little rain, but it was a beautiful month, the growth and development of the foliage having been marvellous, and, as usual in this vicinity. the wild flowers abun- daut. We have never seen the azaltas swamp apples = more beautiful What an opportunity Stafford now
 has in the park of Woodlawn for the propagation of our native orchids, Towering shrubs and of the ferns,
 that are likely to be exterminated, and of the arbutus, for 1t can bs Culti- vatsd. as we know by our own ex- perienoe. j
 The next meeting of the grange Friday evening of this week, will be an open one. at which the public Is invited. There will be free lecture in the auditorium of the CongreRa. tional church. The grange is forty nate in securing as speaker Samuel Spring of New Haven, who Is forester of the state of Connecticut. MT. Spring will speak upon the general subj .ct of forestry, It's relation to the farmer, the care of wood lots, market ing timber, prevention of forest fires, best methods of stopping the spread of fires, eto Inasmuoh as this is free public lecture a general invitation is extended to every one, whether mem-
 bers of the grange or not.
 South Wilmington. s.~. <.
 Underneath bower of laurel and Easter lilies. at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs Gardiner. Hall of this village. and in the pres enoe of about sixty-fiye relatives, Miss Ida May Hall and Robert Tolles Jones of Brooklyn. N. r., ware mar ried at noon. Tuesday, by Rev. Earl W. Darrow, pastor of the Willington Baptist church, of which the bride is Q member. The ceremony was per- formed in the large north living room, which was beautifully decorated with palms, laurel. lilies, roses and ferns. The bridal party were ushered into the room where the ceremony was to take place, to the inspiring strains of MendelssOhn's wedding march, played by the Beeman 6 Hatch orchestra of Hartford. The ring ceremony was used. During the ceremony the or chestra played 'tVoiCe of Love, by Schumann. The bride was attiEed in white satin cut en traine,with duchess lace and pearl trimmings, and wore a tulle veil caught with orange blossoms and carried a shower bouquet of brides roses, lilies of the valley and maiden hair fern. She wore 8 pearl pendant, the gift of the groom. The ushers were Prof. R. H. Jones of Hills school, Pottstown, Pa. a brother of the groom, and R. H. Paige of Springfield, Mass., a brother in- Jaw of the bride. Mrs. R. Fl. Paige, sister of the bride, acted as matron of honor. She wore a gown of rose bOrdered chiffon over pink satin and carried a bouquet of pinks, roses and maiden hair fern. Frances Helen | Hall, youngest daughter of Col. and Mrs. W. Fl. Hall and niece of the | bride, and Margaret Gordon, daugh. ter of MT. and Mrs. George J. Gordon of HAzRrdville, a cousin of the bride, were little flower girls. They wore white lawn trimmed with val lace and pink ribbons, and carried little | leghorn hats filled with pink and white sweet peas and maiden hair fern. The brides gift to the matron of honor was Q pearl pendant, and to the flower girls pearl pins. The wed- ding gifts were numerous and beauti- full, including substantial cheeks from the brides father and brother and a chest of silver from the brides mother; also cut glass, brio-a- brac, silver, china, linen, oriental rugs, Chinese table and lovely silver sugar bowl and cream, Q gift from the Willing ton church, Sunday school and Y. P. s. O. E. Following the ceremony the guests were served with lunch con by Caterer Besse of Hartford. | Those present at the wedding included Mrs. Jane Worden, Mir. and Mrs. ". c. Ellis, MT. and Mrs. Richard Ellis and son of Stafford Springs, Mrs. Eli zabeth slingsby of Holydke, Mass. Mrs. William Parker of Hartford, Mrs. Frances Bowen of South Man. ,OhesteF, Mras Calvin AEilla and daugh. Ser, Mrs. John Taylor and Miss Eva parker of Pawku0kek. R L Mir. and