Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-03-09
EX-GOVERNOR VIM, sPRAGUE OF
RHODE ISLAND. MARRIED AT
THE VIRGINIA HOTEL
LAST NIGHT IN
STAUNTONll

Governor William Sprague, OF PrOvl-
dence Rhode Island, reached our city
yesterday morning from the East, when
he met Mrs. Dora Calvert who had arrived
here from the West a few hours before
him. claiming Staunton as her place of
residence. although for some time previ-
Gus she had lived in Greenbrier county.
West Virginia. about four miles west of
Lewisburg. The Governor at once repair
ed to the county clerks office to apply for
d marriage license, which, of course, made
known to our county CLERK, at least, the
sole and only object of his unexpected visit
to our little city. He was however, great
ly chagrined aud discounted when he
learnel that the county office was not the
place for him to be made happy, and
thinking that this was his last move 80
f1r as Stanton was concerned, he deter
mined to bida his time as quietly as posi-
ble with his intended at the Va Hotel,
until the o'clock train this morning,
and then he would pay the engineer
on the u. Il 0. an extra V to run him to
Harper's Ferry. where lie could defy mar
riage license to his hearts content. Find.
ing out, in the meantime that Stanton
was plinclpallty within herself-that she
had a court of equal if not superior, dignity
to that of the county, by the persuasion of
a dime he succeeded in getting himself
piloted to the Hastings Clerk 8 office, where
he exhausted all of his persu .sive power
with Clerk Argenbright in vain. 1t was
sad sight to see an ex-GOvern0r-a man
who had swayed the American Senate
morta! Roscoe tremble in his boots at the
mouth of No. IL fowling piece at Mar
ragansett Pier-then bafied--then out
done. lie quietly again resigned himself
to his fate and determined to fall back on
Harper's Ferry in good order. Tue only
thing that stood between him and imme-
diate felicity was the technical little ques-
tion as to whether his In tended bride had
resided in Staunton sufficiently long to
consider it her residence. Who but she
could determine this all important Ito the
Governor at least) question-and right
well did she do it, too. She stated to the
the clerk, in no uncertain sound, 81
am a resident of this city, have no
other residence in this world, it is my
usual place of abode-if necessary you can
have my aft lavit to these facts (which
was taken) and as I am a woman of
twenty-four, am ready to take the Ex-
Governor for better or for worse, and t
respectfully demand a license" which was
under the Circumstance awarded her.
She and the Governor then repaired to
the Virginia Hotel. and the Rev. Walter
q ualllhan of the Episcopal persuasion
having been brought to the hotel parlor
for the occasion, united the two in the
holy bonds of matrimony, in the presence
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Crowle, Edward Echols
and Samuel A. Spigyle. The congratula-
ton of the attending witnesses being then
given, they left the Ex-Governor and his
bride to themselves. The o'clock night
train bound NorJhward never carried
happier couple from our qaiet little town.
The old addge 1.-The course Of trus love
never runs smooth" was certainly exem-
plied in this instance. but Ex-Governor
William Sprague and Mrs. Dora Calvert
were married in Suaunton all the same.
The Ex-Governor 8 bride is Connecti-
cut lady, Il widow, but has been residing
in West Virginia fourteen years, and NOV
ed to Stanton yesterday morning, since
which time she has been resident of this
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