Connecticut western news., 1913-04-03
INTERESTING WEDDING
Italian Colony Turned Out in Numbers
 to Witness Ceremony.

 Italian Colony Turned Out in Numbers
 to Witness Ceremony.
 An interesting marriage was solemn ized" in the Town Hall Thursday fore noon, by Justice George w. Ford, in the presence of a considerable company of witnesses. The groom was MT. Enocenso Moretti, whose absent-minded- ness in starting, alone, for Italy, early in the morning of the day selected by the bride-elect for their wedding, was referred to iD last weeks News. The bride was Mrs. Lena Squarsoni, widow of the Italian who died in the asylum for the insane, at Middletown, a year ago. It appears that Lena, who had good reason for desiring the marriage to come off without further delay, was somewhat afraid Enocenso might, at the critical moment, forget the important function and neglect to show up for the wedding. Such an oversight would have been serious handicap. as it stands to- reason that wedding without a bride groom would be foolish performance. It was we'll for Lena that she exercised due vigilance, for, sure enough, ,Enocenso forgot, and started, bag and baggage, for Italy. He might never have thought of the wedding date again if he had not been delayed at the Canaan station Wednesday morning, by the necessity of waiting for the train to New York. But Lena was wise, and trailed him to the station in time to persuade him, with the cooperation of Deputy Sheriff Rhoades, to abandon the Italy trip for the present which he reluctantly decided to do.
 The case was one that made it incuIns bent upon the selectmen to take an in- terest, and while the official red-tape was being unwound, Enocenso whiled away the time in the lookup. The law and gospel applying to such cases were consulted by the authorities, Justice Ford guiding and directing the deliber- ations in the capacity of corporation counsel, and it was determined that, with the consent of the selectmen, the serious charge brought by Lena should be withdrawn and the marriage be per formed, on the agreement of the groom elect to give satisfactory assurance that she should not be permitted to become a town charge. Enocenso willingly con- imposed. and the wedding ceremony of Thursday morning was the consnmma- tion of that treaty.
 In view of the publicity given to the case. while the law and the precedents were being consulted, compared and reo- onciled. it was but natural that there should be large attendance of guests at the wedding. The Italian Colony from Sodom turned out en masse The bride is very popular up there, and the groom too, has many friends there. Besides the Italian contingent there were many guests from the village, who assembled to witness the ceremony and offer congrat- ulations.
 The groom was chaperoned by Deputy Sheriff Rhoades and the bride leaned on the arm of Mir. Gondelh as Justice Ford solemnly arranged them in posi- tion for the ceremony, propounded the important questions to each, and pronounced them husband and wife supplementing the exercises with his offi- cial blessing and brief but serious leo ture on the sanctity of the marriage tie and tho virtue of mutual fidelity.
 After the ceremony the groom ar. ranged to return his ticket to Italy and got his money back then he invited the guests to have something at his expense and little later he and his happy. smil ing bride returned to their home in Sodom, where they've lived happily ever since.
 The entire legal expense of the unique wedding performance was SlS55.