Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1881-09-14
4 CLEAN SWEEP.
A Whole Family Of Daughters to be
Married at Once.

The st. Louis Republican, in re-
cent issue, says: Marriage licenses
were granted yesterday to the follow
ing parties: Frederick Walter, jr., and
Emma Bang; William Wetzler and
Theresa Bang; DR.. William F. Her.
man Johanna Bang. At the issuing OF
the license most unusual scene was
presented in the recorders office-the
father of three young ladies appearing
with his three prospective sons-in-law
and consenting to give one of his
daughters to each of them. They all
seemed in the best of spirits. and the
occasion was enlivened by mirth and
witticisms all around The circum-
stances of the case are quite interest
ing, and not little romatic. DR..
Charles Bang, who has for many years
Kept drug srore on the corner of Fif-
teenth street and Franklin avenue, is
the father of three beautiful daughters,
the eldest about twenty-five years of
age, and the youngest little under
eighteen. A short time ago all three
of them became engaged during the
same week, and it was concluded to
have the three marriages to take place
at the same time. All are highly ed
ucated and accomplished, and all of
them belong to the Liederkranz, of
which their father was once president.
1t was natural, therefore, that an in
vitation should be given and accepted
that the marriage should take place at
the new Liederkranz hall on Chouteau
avenue They are appointed to take
place there on the sixth of September,
and the ceremony will be performed
by the Rev. John F. ones, pastor of
the Independent Evangelical Protest
ant church, corner of Thirteenth and
Webster streets. provided he returns
from Europe in time, as is expected,
he being now on the way. The young
men are in every way worthy the
fortunate matrimonial prizes they have
drawn Mr. Frederick Walter, jr., is
of the firm of Walter & Son, candy
manufacturers Mr.. William Wetzler
is teller of the Fourth National bank,
and DIR. William F.. Herman is a
young dentist of this city.
The father having to be present to
give his consent in the case of a minor
daughter, it was not necessary for
either of the others to be present, as
he could represent them ALL When he
was called upon to sign the affidavit
for the second he exclaimed: What
must I sign again?' Certainly replied
the clerk, this isn't job lot; you
have got to sign for each one.' Wnen
the applications were all made out,
the clerk said to DR.. Bang: You
ought to feel happy to get so many
daughters off your hands at once.
The doctor replied: They took all |
had; that breaks up the family Yes,
said Mr.. Wetzler, that was regular
wholesale business we made a clean
sweep When the clerk was asking
for the names that went together in
the licenses, DR.. Herman exclaimed:
Don't you make any mistake, now,
and give me the wrong girl; l want
the one that belongs to me- When
everything was concluded, except pay
ing the fees, DR.. Bang said; The next
thing is THE next thing is, in
terrupted Mr. Wetzler; is to go out
and get some beer But the licenses
are not paid for vet.' No matter, we
can pay for them in the morning when
we get them The party then filed
out gleefully and no doubt had The
beer The triple marriage recalls an
anecdote related of an eccentric minis
ter number of years ago, who was
called upon to marry three couples at
once. The parties were standing
around promiscuously, waiting for the
arrival of the minister, and when he
came in he marched up to them, ex-
c1aimino. Sort Yourselves 7,