The Dawson journal. (Dawson, Ga.) 1878-18??, 1883-06-07
A Double-BarreIeG Eiopement.
FOUR TERRELL COUNTY ATTENDANTS
AT THE PALMYRA PIC MIC COME
70 THE CITY AND GET MAR
RIED.

RIED.
On Friday last Mr.. w. r. Simp-
son and Miss e. Collier, Mr.. James
Geise and Miss A. Lunday, all of
Terrell county, attended the picnic
and barbecue at Palmyra. Late
in the afternoon they drove into
the city and registered at the
Barnes House. Their movements
at once excited the suspicious of
the attentive and clever proprietor,
Mr.. Cruise Barnes, and it was not
long before he was called into con-
sultation by the young gentlemen.
They explained to him that they
had been attending the picnic that
day, and had come to the city with
matrimonial intentions; that they
had no idea Of being married on
this trip when they left home, but
that the whole thing had been
''made up" that day. They want
ed licenses and a minister, and
asked the aid Of Mr.. Barnes in
procuring the same. Mr.. Barnes
dispatched Herbert Wilburn, the
well-known colored porter of the
house, to the Ordinary S office with
the young gentlemen, and a pair
OF lleAnses were procured.
The licenses were obtained about
dark, and the course Of true love
seemed to run smoothly until af-
ter the party had been in to sup
per, when it became evident that
somebody was about to flicker.
The young gentlemen had instruc-
ted Herbert to hold himself in
readiness to go for a minister, but
it was not until about 10 o'clock
that he was called to go on that
errand. Who it was that wanted
to "back out" or what it was that
caused the delay it was impossible
to ascertain, for the party had the
parlor to themselves and kept their
own counsel.
In less than ten minutes after
Herbert was dispatched for a min
lister, he returned with the Rev.
z. b. Graves, pastor of the Pres
byterian church. Soon after the
minister entered the parlor the
door was closed, and the cermony
that made man and wifeo Mr.. w.
L. Simpson and Miss i. Collier,
and Mr.. James Geise and Miss A.
Lunday, was performed in the
most solemn manner, Mr.. Barnes
and Herbert being the only wit
nesses.
A representative Of the .NeYs and
'adcertpser, who had got wind OF
what was going on, intimated to
Mr.. Barnes that he would like to
see the interesting ceremony per-
formed, but the groomsmen-elect
objected to the presence of the
scribe upon the grounds that che
might put something about it in the
paper. 'Yoa see, added Of one the
young gentlemen, half APOLOGIZE
cally, Eve want to keep the thing
quiet for awhile-until we get
everything ready"
The party retired about Il
O'Clock, the ladies going to one
room together, and the gentlemen
to another, and yesterday morning
they ordered their carriages and
started homeward. Albany News
and advertiser, June 81.
We take pleasure in copying the
above into our paper. The con-
tracing parties are well and favor
ably known to mostof our readers,
as they are all members of some Of
the best families in the county,
and we have reason to know that
the relatives Of the young ladies
and gentlemen are highly pleased
with the result. They reached
home safely and are now as happy
as young married folks well can
be. Miss Collier is the daughter
of Mr.. j. III. Collier, OF Chicka-
sawhatchee, and Miss Lunday is
the daughter of DR.. W. e. Lunday,
of the same place. Messrs. Simp-
son and Geise are sons Of w. G.
Simpson and the late Reuben
Geise, and two handsomer, clever
boys cannot be found in this sec
ton. We beg to tender them our
congratulations and sincerestwish
es for long lives Of usefulness, and
may they never have cause to re-
greet the step which they have just
made. Come up, gentlemen, sub
scribe for the JOURNAL, and be de-
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