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r - w r - r iwbbeW p w ~ e e ~rv w r ~ fl~ '~ MAY WEDD1NGS. and wife, Hampton; Mr. S. Williams and wife, and Mr. Gorrill and wife, Solina; OnïMisToN-AsHTON. Mr. James Hancock and wife, Courtice; An interesting social event transpired Mr. T. Short and wife, Foley; Mr. Walt- at the staid little village of Enfield last er Langmaid and wife Zion, and a num- Wednesday that created a flutter of ex- ber of others. The bride and groom went citement smong yonng and old urater to their home the same ove ung where thanmny similar occurance of the same their many Ixiends unite in wishing that nature that ever happened there Two it may be one of happmess, comfort and of the popular young people, natives of prosperity. the section, representingatwc respecte d and welltodo families, after a lengthy RIhcA~RnS -WrrnIs. and pleasant courtship were united in the A somewhat unusual but very pleasing holy bonds of matrimony in the Method- event came off at the Ontario Ladies' Col- iat church at 5 û&clock in the presence of lege, Whitby, on the evening of the some seventy-five invited guests and sev Queen's Birthday, in which the leading eral interested acquaintances. The groom parties were residents of Bowmanville. was Mr. W. G. Ormiston, eldest son of The hundred or so young ladies in attend- the late Robert Ormiston and cousin of ance at the institution had enjoyed the hol- the Rev. Dr. Ormiston, of New York. iday in all kinds of games and pastimes The bride was Miss Mary E. Ashton, on the spacious grounds and while at tea third daughter of Mr. John S. Ashton, Principal Hare informed them that he, mérchant and postmaster in the village. was engaged to perform a marriage care The bride en a'ighting from the carri. mony at 7 o'clock. The young ladies of When yoniwant a CHURN age with her bridesmaid was met at the course all wanted to witness tha pleasant cburch door by her father on whose arm event and made request to be favored te gZeli-eeýhatt a1llpay von.arnmsihe lesned as they marched up the attend. The requesr 'vas resdily granted > PiB»'se te the attan wflîle Miss tiltsacceand acelr tngtalteuy-atVass-e-mWed4rrther you can get thim at played on the organ "ThewVoie that large drswing room cf the c iege at the Breathed O'er Eden." The uyroom sud appeinted heur and enjoyel the occasion, Y 9 his attendant approached the altar by the no doubt i oking forward with pleasant opposite aisle. Rev. Jesse Whitlock, of anticipations toa similar bright occurrence Columbus, a personal friend of both cn. in their own personal history. After the Also everything found in a tracting families, was the officiating clergy- ceremony was over aev. Dr. Hare treated first-class Grocery. man. The ceremony over, the happy the whole party to ice cream and cake. young couple proceeded down the aisle te The young ladies to mark their apprecia- the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding tion of being privileged to attend the March and entering the ca riage in waiting nuptials of the young couple, sent a beau- were driven to the family residence where tiful silver cruet to the bride by a mess- a reception was held and the newly wed. enger on Saturday last. It is needless to BOWMANVILLE, JUNE 1, 1892. ded pair received the congratulations of say that Mrs. Richardi values the present had been tastefully bedecked with beauti- young ladies of the college for their gen- with supplies and well officered. The -on. G. A. Kirkpatrick M. P. for ful flowers and nlants and the wedding erous gift. ladies around Solina are as good cooks as T IlL L ELDAD ANNIVERSARY. The Methodist friends at Eldad (Solina) never spare time or effort to make their Sunday School Anniversary a success. Iis year was no exception. The weath- er on Sunday was rather unpropicious, . still Re. W. J. Jolliffe, B. C. L, the 18 --*I SI popular pastor of the Simcoe St. church, Oshawa, was greeted with two splendid congregations and his sermons were able and appropriate. The slnging by the ~ dU scholars was very good; Mt. Vernon choir assisted in the service of praise Sunday evening to the great pleasure of the large audience. The collections were nearly 812. On Monday at 2 p. m. the exercises were resumed with our genial friend,Rev. R. Sanderson of Enniskillen, presiding, who always gives life to any meeting at which he presides. The scholars who iad been well trained in singing by Miss VanNest and Miss M. A. Werry and in declamation and dialogues by Mis N deilliams and Mr.W.L. Tonkgues by cMq.it-1t S ln ted themselves exceptionally well. AfterI devetional exorcises Miss Lola Argue gave f à-ening-.--d11Ls1--v' followed recitations lby Rose Ashton, Chas. Shertridge, Mabel Argueý,'Estella1 Reynolds, Harold Williams, Nora G. Werry, James A. Werry, Herman Vice, Mabel Colwill, Frank Shortridge, inter- sperced with dialogues and music, short and timely addresses by the chairman, Rev. C. W. Reynolds aad Rev. W. J. Jolliffe of Oshawa, and M. A. James of E . Tu STATESMAN, brought an excellent and very interesting program to a close. The annual report read by Mr. J. Arthur Werry showed the school to be in a very enndifinair flT 8-F fi112 lji- ~ - r ______--1 howing some Iovely 3mBs in hate some fine pat- GEve us a cal. R. KENNER. - I