Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-06-17

DISPATCHES OF TWO YEARS AGO CHAR.
AcrERIzED As AN ELoPENENT.
From the New York World.
a private cable despatch received
on Saturday last announced that in
the morning, at the famous Old Church
of St. Pancras, London, marriage
ceremony was performed by tie Rev.
Canon II. Donald NJ. Spence, Vicar
and Rural Dean, between Mr.. Anson
G.. Phelps Dodge, Jr., and Miss Ada
7. Dodge, grandchildren Of Mr.. VIM
+. Dodge, Sr., Of this city This is
the sequal of romance which about
two years ago interested the society of
Washington. Philadelphia and New
York, and which was reported to the
World during the first week of Sep
tember, 1873. The romance took the
form of despatch, stating the
attempted elopenlent from Roxbor-
ough. near Philadelphia, of a young
gentleman and a young lady aged
respectively seventeen and sixteen.
The young man was the groom aud
and the young lady was the bride of
the London wedding of Saturday last.
At the time of the elopement the
young people were at the residence of
the father of the lady and uncle of
the young gentleman, near Philadel-
phia. Their attachment was recog-
nized, but their relatives opposed their
marriage principally because they
were cousins. The cousins, however,
did not view things in the same light,
and determined to take the matter
into their own hands. They left their
home on the night of Saturday, Au-
gust 81, 1880, with the intention of
going TO Cauada to be married. At
the depot the young lady made up
her mind that she would rather go to
Washington, to which the lover assent
ed. Arriving at Washington they
engaged rooms Mt the Ebbitt House,
under the names of NJ. G.. Young and
Miss Mary a. Young, and the young
gentleman went out to obtain mar
riage license and to consult lawyer
with regard to their case end as to
what ceremony would make mar
riage binding. They were missed
almost as soou as they left their home
and traced to the West Philadelphia
depot, but the direction in which they
had gone could not be ascertained.
Dispatches we're sent to Mr.. VIM. +.
Dodge, of this city, and to friends in
other cities A gentleman in Wash
ington received one of these missives,
and made thorough canvass of the
hotels there. AT the Ebbitt House
he found two persons who answered
the description, and after communi-
eating his business TO the clerk it was
arranged that he should be shown
into the room as if by accident.
There he saw Miss Dodge and recog-
nized her. He did not then make
himself known, but giving an excuse
for having blundered into the wrong
room, left. He telegraphed the re-
suits of his work to Roxborough, and
was told to employ detective and
send the young people back under his
charge. The detective was engaged,
and together they again called on
Miss Dodge and made their business
known. While they were talking to
her, young Dodge returned with the
marriage license made out in their
proper names and on seeing the stran-
gers in the room Immediately devined
their mission. Everything was then
amicably arranged and the young
people returned to their home. Mr..
Dodge, at the time they were missing,
said to a reporter of the World as IL
then published "The young couple
are my grandchildren. Ada is the
daughter of my son, the Rev. ID.
Stuart Dodge, and Anson Is the son of
my other son, Anson p. Dodge. They
are mere children. The fact il Just
this; The two children have been