The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-06-16

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INCIDENTS OF CLENELANDS WEDDING.
The Comments Of Ladies', neportcrn aud
Officials on the Occasion.
Secretary Bayard, an acknowledged
authority, pronounccs the Presidents
bride extremely pretty.
Secretary Whitney's wife says the
bride has dark brown hair, gray eyes and
a very lovely expression of face.
TIE MINISTER'S FEE
The Rev. DR.. Sunderland received a
fec of 500 for performing the Prcsi-
dents marriage ceremony. 1t was n
brand new bill which had never appar.
entity been in circulation. 1t was handed
to the Doctor by Colonel Lamont, imme-
diatcly after the Presidents departure.
The Doctor made his wife present of
the bill, and she will keep it as me-
mcnto of the occasion
WHY GARLAND WAS ABSENT.
a brief call was made by the Herald
correspondent on Attorney General Gar.
land, on Thursday afternoon, to find out
why he had been absent from the we'd
ding.
"Why, | haven't attended 81 wedding
i'll twenty years." he answered. "Thc
President kindly accepted my excuses,
and my absence had no Significance
whatever. My best wishes go with him
and his bride"
Alter some general conversation the
subject of evening dress was approached.
1T drew out the following gem:
"Ihcrc isn't II dress coat in the whole
of Arkansas"
THE PRESENTS
Dan. Lamont, the Presidents private
secretary, is something of humorst.
He said to reporter III Washington the
other day: "Thc President and Mrs.
Cleveland will return about the middle
of next week, believe. He has given
orders that he is not to be communicated
with except under extraordinary circum-
stances. Tho congratulations received
from foreign potcntatcs will be sent to
Secretary Bayard, and he will use his
own discretion i'll making them public.
Queen Victoria writes an excellent hand.
If the telegram be any indication. The
President was much pleased at this act
of Her Majesty"
"Wlll the presents be opened and the
names of their donors made public?"
asked reporter of Col. Daniel S. La
mont the other day.
"lhc names will not be given out un-
der any circumstances, was the reply.
Though many presents come from de
voted friends, very many others have
been sent by people who have no object
save to secure notoriety or to curry favor
with the President. He desires no such
gifts. Rcmcmbranccs from friends are.
OF course, delightful, but the President
docs not wish to cooperate with the
other class of people in getting before
will be returned. "
MISS CLEvELAND'S ANATOMY.
When the Presidents bride reached
Washington on Wednesday morning she
was met mt the depot by Miss Rose Eliza
beth Cleveland In describing Miss
Clcveland's descent from the bridal car
the naughty reporter of the New York
lines says: "The reach was long enough
from the lower step of the car to the
walk to display to the fraction of the
score of spectators gathered about, who
were not all eyes for Miss Folsom, rather
more OF the anatom. of the Presidents
sister than is usually to be seen in public.
This mistep did not escape the quick eye
OF the bride, and with n dainty kick she
gathered her skirts about her and Jumped
to the walk with only her boot tips pro-
truding.
BASKET or STRAWBERRIES
Late IN the afternoon an old farmer
and his wife drove up to the White
House in dilapidatcd and ancient one
horse vehicle that looked as if it had
been i'll use before the war. The farmer
stopped in front of the house and callcd
out to policeman standing on the
porch Then his wife held up big
market basket filed with great bushing
strawberries, each one of which looked
as large as a tcacup. The edges of the
basket were wreaths of tastefully ar
ranged flowers. "Givc this to President
Cleveland, said the farmer. "Ill call
round for the basket some day" And
then the couple started up the horse and
drove quietly away.
BABIES AT THE wEDDiNG.
A singular incident occurred at the
very instant the service began. 1t was
the crying of babe. The little fellow
yelled as if the United States Senate were
going into executive session without n
quorum.
"Thats a happy omcn!" cried three
ladies and clergyman i'll chorus
"Ohl it's one of Lamont's jobs to
hei8hten the dramatic effect OF the event,
said another.
! In eleven minutes by the brides beau
tiful new watch the ceremony was con
cluded and the President of the United
States was married man. Most joyous
" the band played; thousand happy
faces seemed happier. A dozen babies
in the throng crowcd while their mothers
laughed for joy.
Seay Nominated for Governor OF Alabama
In the Democratic State Convention
at Montgomery, Ala, on Friday on the
thirty first ballot Thomas Seay, for Gov
ernor, received o large majority over