Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-09-10
4 Young Boston soup who Ahmed
,sntrInony.

His name is Denny CT. Warren, his
age IS III the ncighborIIood of twenty
four aud he Is Il good-looklng muscu-
lar fellow. Up t" yesterday he was
employed in the large shoe manutacto-
rv Of }. Is. kiu!buiI X Go and board
ed ut the WeothDro Hotel The pro-
prittor OF this institution, Mr.. Rollin
IL. Sherman had one daughter, a good
loo >Ing, well Ell 'lcattd glrl of seven
teen. Tue parents of Mss Ada never
Suspected till within Il week her mt
macy with the young shoemaker, 80
slyly had the lovers conducted things.
Al | 30 yesterday afternoon he obtain
ID leave of ahsence, and engaged IL
team at IL. y. H,ymptonls livery sta
bic osteus,hiv to go to Milford. Drtv-
ing around to the back piazza of the
hotel, which is located III the square,
he waited for the appearance OF hi
Juliet. The rain kept everybody in
doors, and the streets were cJnses
Quentiy deserted. Juliet slipped out
through the back door, jumped into
the carriage, and in another minute
they we're riding towards Woonsocket
r. L. Romeo had arranged every
thing beforehand, and had sent his
and Jullet's trunks - his sisters in
HOpkingtOn.
juliet left note on her chamber
table telling her parents that 1T was
no use to cry oyer split milk or some
thing to that effect. and tins note was
not discovered until shortly after MIR.
Sherman's return, thus giving the
lovers several hours start. Mr.. Shcr-
man hurried over to Deputy Sheriff
Parbank = nffice, and securing his as
slstance EarnCSsed a fast horse, aud
went post haste after the furgitives
Then followed mad race through
the mud and fast falling rain. The
| horse Wa; urged to his utmcs speed,
which was far too slow to keep pace
with the father oanXious mind. Night
! overlook pursuers and pursued. By
| dint OF injury the former tracked the
runaw"ys to Milford, wht re they
| learned tnat Romeo had changed hOr-
SEES, aud was AGAIN speeding onward
to Rhode Island They procured II
| fresh team, and after a weary ride
of thirty five miles entered the town
! Of Woonsocket, to fnd that the wary
| Romeo had eluded them, and was rae
ing b 'ck again to Milford, Massachs
| usetts. III utter despair the pursuer
drove out OF Woonsocket at midnight,
! dhU UOOh Iuc tOdu W Il. ATTY
ing there, they visited the table, and
| learned that the interchangeable Romeo
| had reclaimed his first horse, and was
posting it to Hopkinton. They
changed their jaded animal for fresh
one and struck the road to Hopkinton,
where they arrived at shortly after 3
o'clock this morning. Klding up to
Phipp's stable they inquired for the
ruuaways, ald were told that they had
put up their horse aud gone to the
house Of Mr.. g. F. Wright. Franti-
cally driving up to the house they
knocked at the door and were CON
fronted by Mr.. Wright, to whom they
stated their errand. Romeo al d Juliet
had retired, but Mr.. Wright would
call them, Romeo came down in
| answer to the summons and coolly
| produced marriage certificate where
IN occurred the names of Denny G.
Warren and Ada G. Sherman. Romeo
was exceedingly considerable, and with
out Il word OF remonstrance awakened
his young wife and returned to West
boro with his father iu-law.