The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-11
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skeloh Of the Lady Who Ia to be Hl
Bride,

sketch Of the Lady Who IL 10 be His
Bride,
A dispatch from Akron 10 the New
York World says:
The announcement that Thomas A.
EilsOn, the famous Inventor, IL soon to
marry Miss Nina Miller, OF this city, has
created no little surprise and comment
here among all classes, The prominence
OF the brides father, and the still more
celebrated name OF Mr., Edison, make tho
marriage ono OF unusual Interest. The
wedding ceremony which will unite the
celebrated electrician and inventor and
tbs daughter of Lewis Miller. the In
VentOr OF the Buckeye mower and
reaper, will be performed at the maneiOn
OF the Miller family In this city on Feb.
2tth. The officiating clergyman will be
Rev, DR., Il X, Young, pastor OF the FiTs'
Methodist EplscOpal Church. Of Akron,
Assisted by Rsv DR., j. II. Vincent, OF
Plalnaeld, N, i. Only the immed ate
friends Of the family will DO present, on
account OF the falling health OF Mrs.
Miller, mother OF the bride. lmmedi
Ately after the wedding Mr., Edison and
hls bride will travel by special car to
Jacksonville Fla, whence they will pro-
ooed Ia Fort Meyers, Fla, where he has
built q handsome villa, 10 be used ~ his
winter home. Here they will remain
until the close OF April, when they will
return 10 Ohio for u brief visit. In May,
Mr.. and Mrs, Edison will 80 TO Llewellyn
Park, N. D.. where the inventor has fitted
up a palatial home OfIare elegance and
beauty, costing, II 10 said, about $780,
900.
Miss Miller IL the second daughter Of
Lewis Miller, the inventor, She Will be
twenty years OF age In March next Mise
Miller IN o. medium height, with we'll
developed figure, brown hair, blue eyes,
very large and expressive, and hae a
beautiful peach.like complexion. She
graduated from the Akron High School
couple OF years agO and spent the fol-
lowing summer In Europe, She Ia an
excellent musician, aud OF late has ac
Quired o taste for painting and other
arts, Although she has no leas than ten
brothers and sisters, she Ia the lrst
child In the family to DO led TO the hy'
mental altar. Her older sister, Mlsa Jen-
nlo Miller, has been engaged TO be mar
Eled for some time.
Mr.. Miller's fortune at the present
time 10 estimated at ~ 100000. In leas
than thirty years no has amassed thla
enormous sum. He was born In 1888,
In Stark county, Ohio. AT the age OF
eighteen no was country apprentice
70 the only plasterer In the entire
county. He was poor lad, his parents
being farmers from Pennsylvania. He
never saw the inside OF a sch0ol-house
when o boy except for two weeka. In
1860, when the mowers and reapors we're
nrst introduced, young Miller began
some experiments In the business, Hay
ing a little money, he took IL 10 Canton
aud became u partner OF Ephraim Bali,
Ahen Just starting In the reaper and
mower business.
About 1868 he started an independent
concern In Akron, under the lrm name
OF Aultman, Miller u Co., aud In short
time the Buckeye reaper aud mower and
che Miller patent binder became known
all over the world. Az politician Mr.,
Miller has been Democrat, Republican
and Groenbackef by turas, He gave
every year u part OF his Income TO the
church, and rose 10 DO one OF the fore
mOet Methodlsts In the United States, In
connection with Dr. Vincent no estab.
llahei tho assembly and summer school
known as the ChaulauQua Circle, nj
Lake Chautauqua.
There IN q little romance connected
With the engagement OF Mr., Miller's
daughter. Mr., Edison paid his frat visit
10 ChautauQua last year and delivered q
lecture, While there he was the guest
OF Mr.. Miller, who, ~ Preuid mt OF the
Assembly. enterlains many prominent
Vlalt0rs nj his summer cottage. II wae
here (last eummer) that Mr., Edison met
lhe charming daughter OF the Ohio
millionaire. She NJ once captlyated the
inventor and they became great friends"