The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1885-12-25
The New Mar riage Law.
SOME OF ITS INCoNvENIENCEs.

The new marriage law declares:
'.If any of the persons intending to
marry by virtue of said license shall
be under twenty-oue years of age, the
consent of their parents or guardians
shall be personally giveE before said
ceck or certified under the hand Of
such parent or guardian, attested to by
two adult witnesses, and the signature
of said parent or guardian, shall
be properly acknowledged before a
notary public or other officer competent
under the law to receive acknowledge
ments."
In the case of two young persons
know the BRIDE happened to be minor.
The father of the bridegroom under
took to obtain for the young couple
the necessary license and went to the
Orphans court, where the law was ex-
planned to him.
He followed strictly the instructions
given and obtained the consent and
signature of the mother of the bride,
attested by two witnesses. He felt very
confident that he was fully equipped,
and under this impression, he again
appeared before the clerk of the Orph-
ans court, who, to his astonishment,
told him that the document was not
complete, that it lacked the sll-impor-
tant fact of being acknowledged before
notary public.
In consequence of the sickness of the
mother of the bride, who was the only
person qualified to give consent to the
marriage of her daughter, an accom-
modating notary public had to be hunt
"a up, who volunteered to 60 to the
mothers bedside to perfect the momen-
tous document.
This accomplished, the father of the
bridegroom wended his way third
time to the Orphans court and appear
ed before the clerk, who satisfied with
the document issued license. The
document was handed to the applicant,
who, tired and disgusted with the
whole business, pocketed it without ex.
animation. The appointed day and
hour arrived, when the two young peo-
pie, full of hope, betook the mselves,
with their friends, to the clergyman 1
residence, where the good man had
everything arranged for the ceremony.
All went joyfully until the knot was
about to be tied, when it was neces-
sary to utter the names of the bride
and bridegroom. The fathers chris
tian name ani the sons are different.
The father who is married man,
boo,I ,,,;th diamay oia npn mama aud
not that IF his sou uttered by the
clergyman as the person about to be
united TO the bride. He ventured to in
terrupt the clergyman, calling his at
tention to the fact that he was using
his name and not his sons.
The announcement wasquite shock
to the reverend gentleman, who said,
TO the great CONSERVATION and dis
appointment of the young couple and
friends, that under the circumstances
he did not feel authorized to marry
them 1t was subsequently proved, by
reference to the original documents in
the possession of the clerk of the orph.
ans court, that all this trbulation and
disappointment was caused through
a mistake of the official in copying
the name. The young couple, how
ever, would not be frustrated, for they
took the first conveyance they could
get and crossed the Delaware to Cam
den, where, before competent witness
es, they were, TO their great JOY, pro-
nouuced man and wife by the mayor
of that city. ,
The error was afterwards rectltied
at the Orphans court and a correct
license handed to the clergyman. who
completed the ceremony commenced
November 2S. on. December 5.--Ph'td
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