Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-02-26
THIRD EDITION.
OUR NOVER LETTER.
Mt ange Freaks Or q BRIDAL Party
Love and Whisky-The Latter
inmates, and the Ceremony
Postponed.

PredOminAtes,a and the Ceremony
Postponed.
special Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN
DOVER, DEL, Feb. %, 1883.
Yesterday this town WAS the scene of
quite an amusing incident, and created
considerable excitement for time, the
facts OF which are worthy of note and
are about Is follows:
Upon the arrival of the 10 O'Clock
north bound train yesterday morning,
two persons, a lady and gentleman,
were seen to alight from the train and
proceed at once up LOckerInan street,
and along that thoroughfare to Main
street, and thence to the State House
arriving there the Secretary OF state
was sought and a marriage license pro-
cured. The next step was to 90 to
clothing store, where the intended
groom desired to purchase his wedding
outfit, he having failed to provide the
necessary garments before his arrival.
The lady was not quite SO bad Oft, but
had her bridal outfit in "a valise, and
after the gentleman had purchased his
lady's clothes The couple the started
off in search of hotel, where they could
prepare themselves for the fatal leap
into the matrimonial state.
AT the hotel the trouble began. 1t
had been previously noticed that in
their meanderings around town, they
were both wreathed in smiles and ap-
peared to be as happy as "a clam at
high water but alas, how true it is,
there's many a slip betwixt the cup
and the lip and SO it was in this case,
and the hearts that arrived III Dover i'll
the morning all aglow with untold hap
piness were designed to return to their
homes very, very sad. While at the
hotel, the man was $50 happy that he
thought he would take a drink while
his wife was getting her tiXings on
One drink led to another, and when he
presented himself to his wife his coudi-
ton was not of the best. Notwith-
standing his condition, however, the
couple, armed with the valise, started
out in search Of a minister. On their
way the man became very dry, and con-
Cluded to take one more drink before
the ceremony was performed. His wife
plead with him, but all in vain he
would not yield After she found that
pleading was in vain she determined to
accompany him; but the valiSe, being
heavy, was 4 serious circumference, and
accordingly it was left in a store, with
ont any notice being taken of the loca-
tion of the same, and the couple pro
oeeded on their way to the hotel
These proceedings We're kept up until
late in the afternoon, when the lady be-
gan to despair and gave up all hopes OF
becoming bride that day. After once
more pleading with him to deSst SHE
gave it up, and left him with disgust.
After leaving him she thought of her
valise, but alas. she had forgotten the
place where she left it. By this time
the lady was almost distracted and Went
from store 10 store in search of the
valise, but it could not be found, and
was eventually given up for lost, and
the lady rejoinrd her intended husband
when they wendell their way to the de-
pot and embarked On the so p. m
train for their homes, no doubt resolved
that when the next attempt was made
at matriInony, whisky would be rX
cluded, The parties hailed from Den
ton, Md, and presented "A fair appear
ancc, but what their object was in tray
cling ~ miles to get married cannot b.
conceived and their actions were yer,
mysterious.
MISSIONARY ANNIvERSARl.
The annual missionary anniverSar,
of the Methodist Sunday School wa
held in the church this afternoon. Thu
attendance was large and the exercise
very interesting Speeches were mad
by the Rev. W. W. Wilson, Of Fred
erica and the Rev. DR. Caldwell, pas
tor of the church. The most interest
ing feature Of the exercises was tn
singing of the infant school, whicl
shows good training. The misSionar,
collection for the year amounted to tn
handsome sum Of $40, which was s.
in excess of that collected last year, AM
far exceeded their expectations. At tn
morning service, the Rev. Mr.. Wise
occupied the pulpit and preached a sci
mon on the mission work, after whlc
$50 was collected towards the fund.
Tn" entire collection for the da
amounted 10 about $40. Both tn
Church and Sabbath School are i'll
tlouriShing condition, and 1t Is undt
stood free from debt, which is certalnI
rare case at the present time through
out the country In the evening tt
pulpit was again occupied by the Rev
Mr.. Wilson, who preached an elo4url
serlnon from srcond Timothy, fir:
chapter and tenth verse: land hat
brought life and immortality to ligl
through the gospel