Connecticut western news., 1914-10-22
FALLS VILLAGE
OLCOTT-F FIR EAR.

the home of MT. and Mrs. Seward L. Frear, occurred one of the prettiest home weddings of the season, when their only daughter. Zaida L. was united in marriage to Flank l.. Ocott, of Hartford, Conn.
 The ceremony was performed by Rev. D. N. F. Blakeney, former pastor of the M. E. church of Falls Village, now of Pine Hill, Ulster Co, N. r., assisted by Rev. MT. Haze!tine, the ring service being used.5
 The house was very tastefully dec- orated, the color scheme being green and white. white chrysanthmums and green foliage. The ceremony, taking place under a wedding bell at the en- trance to an arbor constructed of green and white lattice work. vines and ferns making a very pretty back ground. The bride looked very pretty in dress tof pale blue Duchess satin and embroid- cred lace, with rosebud trimmings and pearl bandeau on her auburn hair, as she came in on the arm of her father carrying white roses, being met at the altar by the bridegroom and her mother. The Lohengrin wedding march, "Here Comes the Bride," being played by Mrs. Merton, of Falls Village.
 Immediately after congratulations a bountiful dinner prepared by Miss Fannie Wickwire, was served to about B guests, mostly relatives of the con- tracting parties. The four young ladies waiting upon the guests looked very pretty in their dainty white dresses and were ideal waitresses.
 More costly and beautiful gifts are very seldom seen, consisting of cut glass, solid silver, linen and money, gold, bills, and checks.
 After taking short trip through the western part of New York state, the bride and groom will be at home after Nov. 20, at 5 Rector street, East Hart ford,, where the groom has a home nicely furnished for his bride. The groom is a bright young business man of Hartford, and the bride is talented musician and will be greatly missed from her home and home town, where she is loved by all.
 The guests from out of town were Mir. and Mrs. Harry Olcott, of Glaston- bury, Conn.,, father and mother of the groom, MT. and Mrs. Harry Brett, MT.
 Arthur Olcott and Miss Edythe Peck,
 MT. Pitkins and Miss Bond, of Hart
 ford; Mrs. Minnie Ewell, Miss Etta Frear, New York city; MT. and Mrs.
 Grant w. Laidlaw and daughter, Florence, of E. Orange, N. J.; Mrs. Jennie E. Phelps, of Buffalo, N. Y.
 The happy couple left by auto decorated for the occasion amid showers of rice and confetti. Tie
 brides going away gown was dark blue broadcloth with hat to match. MT. H. s. Rivenburg and family, f came to Falls Village, by auto, last r week, for visit with MT. R's. sister, l Mrs. George H. Dean.
 5 George R. Davis, of Philadelphia, has been visiting at the Blodgett resi-. dence for a few days. MT. Davis is
 employed in bank in Philadelphia.
 His mother, before marriage, was g
 Miss Emma Blodgett, now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tomlinson, oi i New Britain, spent Saturday and Sun day with MT. and Mrs. W. R. Hubbell Mrs. J. s. Tracy and Mrs. George l. i Ayres attended the Epworth League convention in Hudson, N. T., last week.
 Large quantities of apples are being
 loaded on the cars here, by the farmers, for shipment to the mill at Cornwall f Bridge.
 , George B. Mcclellan, operator at the : Connecticut Power plant, and Elsie M. s Owen, of Nichols, Conn.,, were married
 in Nichols, last week. Richard Smith l officiated as best man, and Leon Moor was master of ceremonies. The happy
 couple will occupy the apartment il
 the north end of the Frank Reed block,
 The depot has been newly painted Citizens Hall also has been given a coat and several other business blocks about } the village are to receive similar atten tion.
 On Halloween when dogs do growl And cats meow and banshees howl, When sheeted ghosts and goblins stalB ' And weary witches wailing walk; : Get dressed as scarecrows all ye men, Ye ladies as witches and ghosts, and then
 Come to the little white church at eight On Friday evening. Don't be late. A ghost will collect twenty cents al . the door,
 There'u be no objection if you care to
 leave more.
 Prizes awarded the funniest scare
 crow the ugliest witch, and the weird
 est ghost. Oct. 30. Refreshments. Harry Rocholl, of New York, who bought the so-called Helner place spent Sunday in town.
 Mrs. Falls and daughter close their summer home on Sugar Hill and go to
 New York to spend the winter. They have made many friends while in this place and all hope to see them return next summer. MT. Falls is an artist and expects to make many improve o,, tbair homo noxf c,,,.i,,n