Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-10-08
A Happy Wedding and How 1t was
Brought About.

ONE of the most interesting weddings
that has ever taken place in this city,
says the Lexington (Ky.) correspondent
of the Cincinnati Enquirer, came off
here at two o'clock this afternoon, at
the church of the Rev. DR.. Walker,
known as Hill Street Methodist Church.
One week since, q dapper, quick-spoken,
bright-faced Massachusetts man put in
an appearance here, and the first ques-
ton known to have been asked was:
" where is the Daily Press oiliceP"
When the question was answered, away
he put to find it, and, when entering,
said: 81 am from Providence, Il. l.,
and have brought you copies of each of
the daily papers, and many of the New
York papers, which, l hope are in adj
vance of the mails" His open, bright,
direct manner attracted attention, which
ripened into confidence and to some ex-
tent personal regard. This was the
last known of him to the public for sew
eral days, when it became a matter of
common talk that Miss Fannie Brown
was to be married within q day or two
to a Mr.. Daniel Bruce, Jr., of Provi-
dence, r. l. Miss Fannie's position in
society warranted some of our best peo-
pie in taking an interest in her, and
they began at once TO inquire, "Who is
Mr.. BruceP" Away the story went un-
til at last some old crone, with a MEM
ory never at fault, called attention to
an advertisement which appeared in the
Daily Press July 9th and later, to the
following effect:
"a gentleman with no bad habits, in
good circumstances, doing a good busi-
ness and making money, but not rich,
desiring to marry, but not seeing among
his acquaintance any lady whom he
prefers above all others, wishes TO cor
respond with view to marriage with a
young lady of the following description /:
Must be of good family, unquestionable
character, Kind and affectionate, good
singer or good pianist, smart and intel
ligent, good form, good conversational
ist and about twenty-five years of age.
Advertiser is sincere and wishes no fool
ish correspondence. Address Ernest
Elmwood, Providence, r. L.
Two and two at once made four; the
story took q new turn; the gossips
lady's friends, old and young, flocked
TO see her in scores; but not word was
said OF Ernest Elmwood. The wedding
came off, the church was filed with the
friends Of the bride, mainly members OF
the same church, and the pastor pro-
nounced the marriage ceremony with pc
culiar solemnity and unction. The
bride and groom have now gone TO their
home in the East, but the talking ones
of the city are still on tiptoe to know
more, and the names of Daniel Bruce
and Ernest Elmwood are by many re-
garded as synonymous terms. The
young lady will answer the description
TO iot. She is modest, refined, cult
waited in the arts and accomplished In
all departments of music. Mr.. Bruce is
a bright-faced man of forty years of age
with the appearance of twenty-six, is q
druggist at Providence, r. l., was sol
dier of four years during the war with q
commission of Captain of Cavalry, and
is so open and pleasant in his manner a
to have gained the confidence of all who
have met him. But the end is not yet
The question now is, are Daniel Bruce
Jr., and Ernest Elmwood identical
And, if so, is this to be the end Of Provi
dental wife-getting in KentuckyP Many
young ladies who are cognizant of th'
| facts in the case are excited, and it i
intimated that the advertisement col
umns of the press will in the future bt
watched by the fair sex with particula
interest.