Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-02-25
TELEPHONE coURTING.
Romantic Wedding of a Pennsylva.
mia Editor.
The Young Bride Disowned by Her Parents
Pathetic Sequel to- a Daring
eIopement by Daylight.

SCRANTON, IA, February 2l.-lne great
Est sensation Of the year in this city is the
marriage Of John L. Farr, young man OF
Welsh parents, to Miss Justine Levy, q
dark. haired, handsome and stylish Jewish
maiden, seventeen years old. Mr.. Farr is
twenty-three or twenty four years Of age.
For some time previous TO the spring OF
1882 he was compositor in the office OF
the Daily Republican. He had bsen q
student at Lafayette College for few
months, and was intending to take full
collegiate courses. In April, lsS2, young
Farr was made city editor OF the Republi'
can. He is bright and talented and very
popular among the young ladies OF his &C.
quaintsrce.
Course Of rrue Love.
While at college he acquired taste Tor
athletic sports. Early in the wiater he
went to New York City, where he was
training for three weeks preparing for .
lCOyard race, which he won on the Fair
Grounds soon after hi, return. In No.
vember, 1852, he l,n the Republican,
writing occasionally frr It from the Hyde
Park side OF the rr'.r. where he lived.
During the past eight IN bnths he has acted
as assistant secretary al the school board.
While he was on ihe paper he met Miss
Levy and fell in love win her. The tender
passion vas reciprocsIet, the young
womsn frequently describing her suitor
is her ideal OF = man. The couple we're In
iroduced 20 ore another by Sr. II. j.
Wormser, Hebrew, st the earnest solici.
tude OF young Farr At that time the fair
Justine, whose mother is widow, was q
bookkeeper in the batter store Of her
brother inlaw, J. 4. F!.ischer. The in.
ircnnfiiatn from ;isat ,ima in4E or ME he "lcrs
and more attao he'd 10 Que another. This
was noticed by The girls relatives and
Fleischer blUntly tod FAIR that he must
at once cease his visits 10 the store. Ihis
made the lovers more determined than
ever.
Justine was not allowed to remain out
later than nine o'clock in the evening, and
a close watch was kept on her whepe yer
she went on the street. One OF her fsis-
tiyes usually accompanied her. Notwith.
standing all their precautions, Justine and
John managed to meet each other c!andes.
timely.
For some time John successfully used
the telephone 10 inform Justins 30 10
where she could meet him in the evening,
but after a brief courtship by wire this
mode OF communication was soon discov'
cred oy the girls brother. He nohhed the
c, mpary thst he would no longer be Q
subscriber II Farr WAS permitted 10 CON
uunicste through IT, Then Justires
fsmily applied to Farr's sister and aunt
Tnstina
nr.sk fl her engage tment with Jonn.
Their efforts. however, were fTuitless.
John and Justine were In the habit OF
meeting in RDhrwssser's Ice cream saloon
ON Petnsylvania avenue. On Wednesday
evening Young Farr, after having learned
that he bad been elected q member oi the
cbool board, met Justine. They were IN
.rrupied in their conversation by Fleis
her and other relatives OF the girl.
MOurned ~ Dead.
Fsrr hastened To the door 20 that they
could lot follow him ard rushed out the
bsCk coor VITA his adorsd oae. Tney
climbtd d the fence And went directly TO the
re,id.pce of the Pew. Ely Guild. pastor oi
The Providence Prpsbyte terian Church, where
they we're married. 1t is rumored thai
they remained at the psrsonhRe during ths
night The LeTys were terribly incensed
over the young couple esc1paue' iu-J
rushed over 10 the house OF tue Farrs
where O lively scene was enacted.
Henry Levy told farr's sister that J'hn
had married his sister, and she hit IN
With an inkstand. Tie IAvys At once ieii
the place and got out warrant Tor her or
rest. subsequently young Farr met hi'
wife's mother At an Office, and addressing
her a. mother said that 10 power on eartt
| could separate Justine and himself. Theii
n uarriagc notice vas printed this morning
Underneath the death column, surrounded
by black border, wns the following notice
"GOne and forgotten. We mourn th'
marriage OF our sister. Justine Levy, u
J9In Fsrr. ss death, and disown her fo
Boyeottipg New EsEiaud Newspaper
FALL RIVE. Mass, February 2.-Th'
SINNER Union has boycotted the Bostor
Herald and the Fall River News for pub
fishing an article calling the spinners
RECKLESS, fpendfhrifty and drinking class,
who are "upihrifty and rebellious, AM
Who would yet be psnnilsss ~ they re
| c.iyed twice their present wages"
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