The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-06-17

to pitch right in to work tomorrow, he
1orttied himself for his task by going to
bed early. r. MI.
INCIDENTS OF CLEVELANDs WEDDING.
The Comments of Ladies', Reporters aud
| Officials Oh the Occasion .
Secretary Bayard, an acknowledged
authority, pronounces the Presidents
bride extremely pretty.
Secretary Whtney's wife says the
bride has dark brown hair, gray eyes and
very lovely expression of face.
THE MINISTER'S FEE.
| The Rev. DR.. Sunderland received q
fec of 500 for performing the Presi-
dents marriage ceremony. 1t was n
brand-new bill which had never appar-
entity been i'll circulation. 1t was handed
to the Doctor by Colonel Lamont, immc-
diatcly after the Presidents departure.
The Doctor made his wife present of
the bill, and she will keep it as a nc
mento 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. W.
| "Why, l haven't attended a wedding
IN twenty years." he answered. "Thc
President kindly accepted my excuses,
and my absence had no significance
and his bridc.'
Alter some general conversation the
SUBJECT OF evening dress was approached
1t drew out tho following gem:
''Ihcre isn't a dress coat in the whole
of Arkansas"
TIE PRESENTS.
Dan. Lamont, the Presidents private
secretary, is something of humorist.
ne SAID to reporter in Washington the
other day: "Ihc President and Mrs.
cleveland will return about the middle
OF ncXt week, [ believe. He has given
orders that he is not to be communicated
with except under extraordinary circum-
stances. The congratulations received
lrom foreign potcntatcs will be sent to
Secretary Bayard, and he will use his
own discretion i'll making them public
!Snccn Victoria writes an excellent hand
II the telegram be any indication The
PrGsldcnt was much pleased at this act
of Her Majesty" q
"Wlll the presents be opened and the
names Of their donors made Dublic?"
asked q reporter Of Col. Daniel S. La
mont the other day.
'Ihc names will not be given ont m
der any circumstances, was the reply.
Enough many presents come from dc
voted trends, very many others havC
been sent by people WHO have no object
save to secure notoriety or to curry fayo,
with the President. He desires no sucl
gifts. Remembranccs from friends arc
OF course, delightful, but the Presiden
docs not wish to cooperate with tn,
other class of people in getting bcfor,
the public. Likely as not all such gift.
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
CIeveland's descent from the bridal cal
the naughty reporter of the Now York
Times says: "Tho reach was long enough
from the lower stop 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 anatomy Of the Presidents
sister than is usually to be seen in public,
This mistep did not escape the quick eve
OF the bride, and with dainty kick she
gathered her skirts about her and iumDed
to the walk with only her boot tips pro
truding.
A DASKET or STRAWBERRIES.
Late IN the afternoon an old farmer
and his wife drove up to the White
House IN n dilapidatcd and ancient one
Morse vehicle that looked as if it had
been IN use before the war. The farmer
stopped III front Of tho house and called
out to II policeman standing on the
porch. Then his wife held ND q big
market basket filled with great blushing
strawberries, each one of which looked
as large as tcacup. The edges Of the
basket were wrcaths of tastcfully az
ranged flowers. "Givc this to President
Cleveland, y said the farmer. "In call
round for the basket some day" And
then the couple started up the horse and
drove quietly away.
BABIES AZ 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 q
| quorum.
''!.Ihat's happy omcn" cried three
ladles and clergyman in chorus.
"Oh! it's one of Lnmonts Jobs tc
heighten the dramatic effect of the event
said another.
IN eleven minutes by the brides beau
tltul new watch the ceremony was con-
cludod and the President of the UnitcG
States was married man. Most ioyous
~ the band played; q thousand hapny
faces seemed happier. A dozen babies
IN the throng crowed while their mothers
laughed for Joy.
s"hY Nominated for Governor of AInbnmn.
In the Democratic State Convention
at Montgomery, Ala, on Friday on the
thirtY-firBt ballot Thomas Seau fnr Co