The Press., 1914-10-07
HOLLAND.

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 Mrs. Willard of Morrow is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Frank T. Newcomb.
 Miss Elizabeth Terhune and Fred erick Randall will spend a part of the week in New York.
 ;. The Mission Study class of the Lee M. B. church will meet Thursday evening at the parsonage.
 Mrs. B, I. Huntingdon of Boston is the guest of Mrs. Clara Baker and daughter, Miss Helen Baker.
 The regular teachers meeting of the teachers of the town was held Thurs day afternoon in the Hicks memorial school hall.
 Oscar A. Leonard exhibited his herd of Dutch belt cattle at the Berlin fair last week, and this week they will be on exhibition at Danbury.
 At the Congregational church Sun day morning Rev. B. F. Case preached a sermon on the war in accordance with the observance of Peace Sunday.
 The Ladies society of the Congre- gational church gave a successful din- ner Monday in the church parlors, the proceeds are to be used for the fund for Mrs. Griggs.
 Miss Della Vans and Frederick Metcalf, son of MT. and Mrs. Abial L. Metcalf, were married in the Lee Methodist parsonage by Rev. J. N. Geisler Thursday evening. They will live iD Skungamaug.
 The annual meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society was held last Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edwin S. Agard. The follow ing officers were reelected: President, Mrs. Edwin s. Agard; vice. president, Mrs. o. Hubbard West; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Curtis K. Christopher. After the business session an interest ing meeting taking up the mission topics of the day was held.
 At the annual town meeting held Monday a vote to lay tax of fifteen mills was carried. The following officers were elected: Selectmen, Lorenzo R. Sparrow, Edwin J. Crandall, d., Robert s. Amidon, r. assessor, Cornell Green, d.; con- stables, Nathan o. Ward, d., 0. Edward Meacham, r.; grand jurors, Frank w. Gardner, d., John Johnson, d., William L. Ayers, d., Clayton c. Reed, r., Mathew l.. Burdick, r. Joseph M. Metcalf, T. :; board of relief, Samuel Johnson, d., Harry R. Bart lett, d., Charles S. Hurlbut, T. auditors, I. Tilden Jewett, d., William R. Ayers, r.; collector of taxes, Nathan O. Ward; registrars of voters, Frank A. Luhrsen, d., Charles s. Hurlbut, r. school committee, Harry Wood, d., O. Hubbard West, r.; li- brary directors, Martin Laubscher, d. ., l. Tilden Jewett, d., Samuel Simpson, r. License not voted on.
 Miss Pauline Louise Newcomb, old est daughter of MT. and Mrs Frank T. Newcomb, and Donald Johnson Grant, son of MT. and Mrs. Chester W. Grant of Mapping were married afternoon at o'clock at the home of the bride. The ceremony was performed in the living room in front of bank of asparagus, bridal daisies and palms by Rev. B. F. Case, pastor of the Congregational church, in the presence of about seventy five friends. The Episcopal ring service W as used, and the bride was given away by her father, Frank T. New comb. The house was tastefully decorated with palms, autumn leaves, asparagus and flowers. The bride wore white crepe de chine cut entrain, with pearl trimmings and shadow lace. She wore a veil caught with pearl trimmings and carried shower bouquet of bridal roses and lily of the | valley. The bridemaid was Miss | Florence J. Leonard, who wore gown |
 
 silk, with lace and pearl trimmings and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The best man was Frank H. Anderson | of South Manchester. The wedding | march from Lohengrin was played by | Mrs. Chas. H. Leonard. At the Stein's orchestra of Rock vile played and Besse of Hartford | Guests were present from New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Springfield, Rockville, Norwic South Holland, Stafford Springs, Merrow, Mapping. The bridegrooms gift to the bride was a platinum brooch set with pearls and diamonds. The gift of the bridegroom to the best man was set of military brushes with sterling silver backs. The brides gift to the maid of honor was fan, and to the pianist, Mrs. Leonard, a cut glass dish. The presents to the bride and bridegroom were numerous and costly and consisted of silver, cut glass, linen, lamp, silk bedquilt, gold pieces, Haverlin china dinner set, etc. After a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and other places MT. and Mrs. Grant will reside in Mapping. It was very pretty wedding.
 ELLINGTON.
 The Ellington Congregational church was destroyed bv fire about midnight |