Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-11
WEDDING.
SaIinqer-Emmons,

1DR MISS Ge1lA J. OA QLAldI1l, but who has been making her home here, and Henry F. Salinger of Wor- 1 cester were married by Rev Celestin ;Crozet Miss Annie Salinger. a sister of the groom, was the bridesmaid, and George Mathieu of Danielson acted as groomsman. The brides gown was of white silk under embroidered net and she wore a picture hat.
 Following the marriage MT and Mrs. Salinger left on wedding trip | to Niagara Falls and other points in | New York state. They will live in ] Worcester. where the groom is em- ployed by the Worcester Consolidated : company A reception for them was held at the home Of William Mathieu Sunday afternoon.
 The bride received many beautiful
 gifts, including linen, cut glass, silver, | etc.
 Strapped With Father-in Law. Ezra Burgess of Stearns Hill plead 1 ed guilty in the town court Monday 1 to having made, about 10 days ago, | an assault upon his father in law, l Charles Rounds, of North Sterling. and was fined S25 and costs, amounting to
 a little more than $53. The assault occurred in this town and followed, it | is understood, some remarks by l
 uous exception.
 Frost Nippsd Tender Plants.
 From sections of all towns in this section of Windham county came re ports during Monday of damage 10 young crops by early morning frost The frost was not generally killing
 but it was destructive to a consider
 able extent, especially in lowland sec
 tions. At Bitgood's the thermometer
 showed a minimum reading of 35 de-
 grees, three points above the freezing mark.
 Chepacher to Celebrate Derr Rebellion The state of Rhode Island will pay
 official recognition to the justice of
 the cause of Thomas Wilson Dorr,
 head of the Dorr rebellion, on the roth
 anniversary of the historical event. It
 was planned to have the exercises on
 June 19 but on account of the ina abili-
 ty of Governor Pothier to be present
 on that day other arrangements are
 being made.
 The exercises are to take place near , the little village Or Chepachet, a few 7 miles east of Danielson. where at Acote's Hill, the opera bouffe battle of
 the Dorr var was staged.
 The last Rhode Island general as- sembly, recently adjourned, made an appropriation of $700 for the purpose of erecting a fitting memorial to Gov ernor Dorr, and the commission ap- , pointed has selected Acote's Hill for
 the site Of the memorial. which will consist of a large granite boulder with l a. bronze plate bearing the following { inscription; Boulder Monument Erected by the State of Rhode Island l in Conlmenoration of Thomas Wilson . iGfi i11c e T or Lineage; of Brilliant Talent: Eminent in Scholarship; a Public Spirited Cit ize1; Lawyer; Educator and States ' man: Advocate of Popular Sovereign. ,. ty; Framer of the Peoples Constitu- : ton of 1S42; Elected Governor; Ad ] judged Revolutionary, 1S42; Principles : Acknowledged Right, 1912" The memorial will commemorate tht
 zeal of Dorr in the suffrage moyemen
 and the strength of the idea for whicl 1 he fought, without attempting tC r place the stamp of approval upon tn, = methods he employed.
 t The Dorr rebellion was the out growth of the dissatisfaction of tn X ] people of Rhode Island who were dis t barred from voting unless they wer
 freeholders of S1S4 worth of property
 the, legislature. the governing body 0
 the state. being made up exclusively 0
 land owners.
 At a peoples" convention in 1S4
 ] Dorr was elected governor and at tempted to take over the governmen r of the state; but Governor King, reg
 ularly at the head of the state, imme !. 1 diately caused Dorr to be charged wit s trea son-this because he was strug
 gling to give Rhode Island constitu |. l ton to replace the old charter. Dorr' l, followers took to arms and assemblel v at Acote's Hill in Chepachet to mak
 their stand behind hurriedly con structed breastworks. On the advic v of Dorr, however, they retreated be
 fore the arrival of the state troops n many of them fleeing to Connecticut ,. ] East Killingly and vicinity. only abou
 loo stragglers remaining to be cap