Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-16
JEWETT CITY

The marriage of Miss Ruth Agnes Stewart and Carl Henry Benjamin took place at the brides home on Carely street Thursday afternoon at two o'clock. The ceremony was performed under double arch of pink and white asters, dahlias and laurel The rooms were elaborately decorated with baskets Of ferns, dahlias, asters and palms In the orch were baskets of ferns. Hawkins. the florist of Norwich was the decorator. As the march from Lohengrin was played by Mrs. E. H. Hiscox, Rev. David Coombs, rector of St. PauPs Episcopal church in Plainfleld entered the living room and was followed by the brides 1 maid, Miss Irene Stewart, the brides sister, A little two-years old flower girl, Miss Grace Garden of Norwich Town a l cousin of the bride. carrying a basket of 1 pink and white asters, preceded the 1 bride, who walked with her father. Tho , bride wore an exquisite gown of ivory satin with Chantilly lace oyerdress and with shoulder train. Her veil was of embroidered Chantilly lace, held with a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a shower bouquet of bride roses.
 1 The bridesmaid wore peach imported organdie with hat to match, and carried pink roses. The flower girls frock was yellow oFgandie and she wore bonnet to match. The best men was the gro0m's brother, Walter Benjamin.
 The brides gift to her bridesmaid was a pearl necklace The bridegroom gave his best man pair of monogram cufi links. gold signet ring was given the flower, girl. The pianist received a gold brooch set with an amethyst from tht bride
 Mendelssohn's Wedding march wal lNF- &Iao i lunch was served by Misses Martha Nor
 gan. Alma Lttlefield and Margare
 Walsh. MT. and Mrs. Benjamin will wis
 1t New Haven, New York, New Jerse.
 and Providence on two weeks trip Tn,
 brides travelling suit was blue embroider
 cd with tricotine. with blue velvet hat
 The bride received many and |valuabl
 gifts, including a chest of silver an,
 silve.' service. cut glass, china, linen ! furniture and gold pieces. On their re turn NIT, and Mrs. Benjamin will liv
 at the brides home for the present
 Guests at the wedding came iron
 Norwich, Norwich Town, Kitemaug, Port
 land, Me, Boston. Providence, Norto and Maynard, Mass. and New York Mrs. Benjamin is the daughter of Nil , and Mrs. John Stewart She is a grad uate of Riverside grammar school and | H. .. with the Ninigret Co. Mr. Benjamin the son of Mrs. Ida Benjamin and is esr
 pieyed as mechanic with the Eorwic
 Electric Co. He is an overseas ex-seI vice soldier, serving eleven months in tn 41Sth motor supply train. Both hay ! many friends who extend good wishes !. . the bride and congratulations to M Benjamin were rendered following th
 ceremony Thursday.
 n Two barns ON Arbs Brewninx's farl
 was struck by lightning Thursday an E burned to the ground. MT. Brownin
 was In the barn and said that 1t seem, : that ball of fire struck directly in fror - of him. It killed a cat which stood ,
 his feet and several COWS and a ca a wore knocked down. MT. Brownings vii l. and daughter got the cattle and hors,
 out of the barn. but the entire crop , a nay, new shingles and lumber and sma I farm tool were total loss.
 8 The old barn was 50x4O, and the ne
 barn 40 feet square There is about s5( l. insurance. Jewett City fire company r
 sponded to a call for assistance as y was feared that the house would
 burned. The flrernen made the run 7 seven minutes.
 An item in Thursday mornings iss7
 stated that the republican town cor
 mittee of Jewett City made three chan
 es on the republican ticket. The reast ,r one change was made was because E. Il. Lasue, registrar of voters in the fir it voting district presented his resignati, l. Sept. 18th to take effect at once,