Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-21
MARRIED A MULATro.
Lively Sensation In q New England
F ToWa.
A FAIR MAID AND A coloRED MAsHsa.
A Graduate Of Female Seminary Pga.
lyles Her Parents by Weddings
Coiored labores-A Pub
lie Reception.

LroxrSsrKK, April 2o.-TAe inhabitants
of Boylston, or as the town Is generally
called throughout this portion OF worces'
ter county, "old Pot are stirred up TO .
gleat extent over the mating Of two OF the
town residents, both we'll known and each
representing extremes in the social scales
Of the community OF farmers families,
which compose the people OF the town.
Boylston is remote from railroads, situated
among the hills, without convsniences and
facilities accorded most OF the towns Ia the
Commonwealth, but IL Is able 10 furnish st
this time . peculiar and rather unusual
circumstance. The present agitation among
the people springs from the marital relations
recently entered into between Alice Flaeg.
white, and George Hazard, colored. and the
circumstances surrounding the case make
il more mysterious and perplexing. Alice
Is young lady about % years OF aSe, me-
dunn height, fair complexion. brown hair,
rather prepossessing and attractive, Of un-
eIceptionsble intelligence an1 . graduate
OF the leading female seminary in Worccs-
ter. Her home has ever offered 70 her
every comfort which Q kind and wealthy
father could provide. She Was surrounded
by all essential features to bring
Happiaess And Csassstaeas
within her grasp, and yet she has thrown
these aside for mulatto, Q former laborer
on her fathers farm.
Levi l.. Flsgs. the father OF Alice, 10 ~.
gsrded, next 10 John Il. Cough, the noted
orator, as the richest man In town, whose
standing among his fellow men IL OF the
best, and who has been honored With all
the positions Of trust and responsibility
which his fellow citizens could bestos
upon him, being at the present time one OF
About five years ago Hazard, whose parents
were in the humblest walks Of life came In
work for him. He and Alice were not
known 10 have held any special regard Tor
each other, although she evinced sufficient
interest in him TO teach him 70 read and
write. After living at the farm about two
years he commenced speculsting In wood
lots and TO drive cattle from Brighton
through " this section OF the country.
The first intimation the relatives OF the
Young lady had that any affection existed
between the two was two weeks ago last
Tuesday night, when they learned that
Alice and George had that day been 70
Rochester, n. L., and been
Made HAS Aod WlN
by Rev. Mr.. Kimball, OF that town. who
was formerly settled over the Congrega-
gational Society here. On that morning
they drove to Clinton. took the train
on the Worcester and Nashua railroad,
vent to the point named, were married.
and returned at night, going immedi'
ately to the farm Of Mrs. Jane Duttou,
which Hazard has managed for the past
two years, and there commenced their new
relations in neat two story, French-root
house, about twenty rods from the centre
Of the town. The news Was most sorrow.
fully received by the members of her fam.
ily, consisting OF father and younger
sister, at the farm on the Shrewsbury
road and two brothers, who are well.to.do
and engaged in business In Worcester. The
blow was most severely felt by the father,
who, for several days after receiving the tn.
telligence, was about crazed with grief and
modification, and who, IL Is stated, has yet
refused to recognize the ncwly.wedded
twain.
Mrs. Dutton and Mrs John Andrews had
been apprised by Hazard Of his prospectiv 70
action, and that word had been sent oy the
reverend gentlemen that the course pur.
sued was con TEN pl ated, and that he would
be called upon at such q time. lie made
| due arrangements and provided
Turkey Disnes
for his guests, which made an impression
upon the bridegroom, who hss
subsequently, remoIked with con. con-
had a bully dinner" The people OF this
small town, while thoroughly sIcited
over the matter, differ very materially
from the average community inssmuch a
they do not speak scornfully or In dsrision
OF their former favonte or her associate,
but rather refer TO the circumsttncss Ia
tones OF pity and sympathy for the yonns
lady who they say will yet feel the dis
grsce OF her position.
Al the weekly meeting OF the literary
| society Tuesday evening, IL vas annodnc.
ed that public reception would be ten.
dered to the happy couple al their home
next Tuesday night, TO which oil were in'
viud. IL appesrs tbst . clsndsstins
rourisbip has been maintained siDos
Hazard left the employ Of Ar. FiAss three
years sgo.