Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-20
A ROMANTIC WEDDING.
HOW A WEST VIRGINIA GIRL FINALLY MAR
RlED HER FIRST LOVE.
A Very Interesting Batch OF State News, Cleaned
From the Columns Of Our Country
Exchanges.

Some six or seven years ago DaVld ".
Starbuck became enamored of the charms
of Mics Martha E. Barnett, both parties
then residing in Braxton county. He
courted her for about three years, and 1t
became finally settled between them that
they should join their fortunes in this
worlds business. Before the wedding
Miss Barnett removed from Braxton to
Webster. The lovers correspondent fol-
about year, but finally that sort OF utter
course ceased, and for the past two years,
up to about three weeks ago, neither had
seen or heard of the other. Late last
month Starbuck happened to learn
that she was going to marry another
fellow, that the wedding day was fixed and
that Rev. A. n. Ellison had been engaged
to tie the knot Starbuck straightway sad
died up his horse and hied him to Webster
county to see about it. He went directly
to the lady's house and sought and obtain
ed an interview, in which he became re-
stored to his old place, foremost in her
affection. She told him that she had
promised to marry the 'tOther fellow,
but as he, Starbuck, had the oldest claim,
she would bounce the ''tother fellow" and
marry Starbuck. So Starbuck returned
home with light heart and Il smile yard
wide. The day fixed for the wedding
was last Thursday, the day on which Miss
Barnett and "tother fellow" were to be
married. And it was further arranged
that the minister and the place Of solemn
ization Of the ceremony should be those
selected by the unlucky other fellow, 50
that Miss Barnett should not be inconveni-
enced by any change Of the programme ex-
cept merely the substitution of another
man. So on Thursday, the 9th inst, both
the would be husbands set out for the res
idence of DR.. A. n. Ellison, on Little
Birch, in Preston county, where the words
were to be said" Starbuck was the first
to arrive and the "tother fellow" learning
what was in the breeze before reaching the
house took, the back track and failed to
show up. In a few words David G. Star
buck and Miss Barnett were duly declared
man and wife.
An exchange tells the following interest
ing story of the chase: Last week there
was party of hunters on Douthard's
creek, Pocahontas county, chasing One
morning Mr.. Jas. Curry was putat stand,
and the deer was started, making a bee line
for that very spot. On seeing the deer
coming, Mr.. Curry started for the house on
dead run. At this time the deer saw Mr..
Curry in his flight, and started for him,
gaining on him so rapidly that he was COM
peeled to climb tree for safety, and the
deer passed on. Thinking himself safe
now. he slipped down the tree and made
double quick time for the house; but after
going little way he met the deer, which
had been turned by the dogs, coming back,
and being nearly frightened out of his
senses, he jumped over fence, fired off his
gun to scare the deer, but strange to say
he hit the animal, killing it dead"
Ed. Cole, son of John Cole, of Grafton,
had narrow escape from terrible death
last Thursday. He has been braking on
the fourth division for some time and on
the day named while bis train was rapidly
rounding a curve he attempted TO jump
from the top of one freight car to another,
and in doing so tripped and fell from the
train alighting in an old mill pond by the
side of the track. He was terribly Jared
and sustained serious injuries in his back
and ankles. He was brought To his home
Friday morning where he now lies endur-
ing great pain and unable to Use his limbs
HIS escape from death was very narrow
one.
A party Of BraHtOn county young men
concluded to have some fun with the i'm
questionable editor of the Democrat, a few
days ago, so they attired one of their num-
Der, Frank Bland, in lady's apparel and
"she" was escorted to the sanctum. Ye
editor was introduced to Miss James, and
bowed, smiled and tipped his hat in the
most polite manner imaginable, and be-
fore she left became, to say the least, con-
siderable impressed with her charming
graces of demeanOr. When the truth was
broken to him he tainted.
The greatest epidemic of measles ever
experienced in Parkersburg or Wood
county is now prevailing there. A num-
Der Of deaths have occurred in the city of
late, and in many instances the public
schools have been closed in the country.
In one school near town, with twenty
five scholars, twenty-three children and
the teacher are all down with the disease.
Lauckport, Newport and Favennerville,
suburbs Of this city, are full of it, almost
every house having from one member to
the entire family down with it.
About II o'clock Friday night the house
owned by ALI Holland, at Clifton, was
discovered on fire, and before it was under
control had communicated to the two ad-
joining houses owned by Walter Edwards
and James Gilsin. All three houses were
burned to the ground. The household ef-
fects of James Collins, who occupied the
Holland house, were destroyed. Cause,
defective aue. Loss S. 900; insurance
$500.
Last Saturday night the storehouse and
entire stock Of goods Of w. II. Smith & Co.,
the saw and grist mill, blacksmith and
carpenter shops of Smith & Newman, all
located near the mouth of Beech Fork,
Wayne county, were totally destroyed by
fire. 1t was evidently the work of an in
cendiary, as the buildings were too far
apart to communicate from one TO the
other. The loss is fully $1,000. Several
Wheeling insurance companies were caught.
Go to GRa. X. MCMECHES's for holiday
goods
Pure candies, from ten cents to one
dollar q pound, at Ziegenfelder's 66
Twelfth street,