Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-07-17
ROMANCE ON THE RAILS.
How Loving Couple Had The Nuptai
Knot Tied on Moving Train.


The following special from Spring
field gives an account OF romantic
marriage which occurred on the train
near that place.
The bride is a niece of.Mr. r.. w.
Roach Of this city and has many ac-
quaintances in GAINESVILLE
SPRINGFIpLD, July IAN air Of
mystery seemed in some indiscribable
manner to gain ground and spread it.
self yesterday around the Nicholson
House that could not be accounted for
Rumor grew rife that some happy
twain were to be united in the holy
bonds OF wedlock, but who the parties
we're seemed impossible to determine.
One of the first indications Of the mys-
terry was party of ladies and gentle
men inspecting President J. w. Thorn
as special coach, No. "a, standing on
the track at the depot, and in The even
ing this car was transferred into veri-
table floral bower.
The reception room on the north end
OF the car was garlanded In bowers and
flowers traversing overhead, while
fronting the door was an elegant floral
horseshoe OF the rarest roses and other
flowers. On opposite sides were ele-
CANT floral stars, one in rich scarlet ger
aniums, the other pink geraniums,
edged with white. The central apart
ment was likewise festooned in flowers,
and upon one of the tables was an inn
mense floral ship. The southern reeep-
ton room was like the one at the oppo-
site end of the car, the horseshoe re-
placed by very large true lovers knot.
Magnolia blossoms were fastened to
every bracket and the odor of the flow
ers spread throughout the elegant pal
ace car.
A large number of ladies' and gentle
men left the city with the bridegroom,
who was no other person than the gen.
ial and gentlemanly proprietor Ct the
Nicholson. Mr.. Stevens has won hosts
OF friends, who appreciate him for his
Justice, honor and genial qualities.
The party leaving Nashville were
Capt. K. d. Smith and wife, Frank
Smith and wife, DR.. William Smith,
Miss Carrie Smith, Miss Maggie Belle
McKenney, all from the Athenaum,
Columbia; Miss Ruth Martin OF Mem
phis, Col. j. P. Murphy and wife, Dali
las, Tex; Mr.. @. Wrenne and wife,
]. III. Howell, Morton B. Howell, Judge
Milliken, DIR. G. H. Strickland and Mr..
and Mrs. d. r. Doris. Arriving at
Springfield at $40 the Nashville party
met the following relatives of the bride.
r. w. Roach and wife, GAINESVILLE; r.
G.. Roach of Clarksville, Hon., r. A.
Burnett and wife, Miss Mae Burnett,
Cadz, KY; Ike Burnett and wife, Mrs
S. w. Martin, Master Hugh Martin,
mother and brother of the bride oI
Hopkinsvlle, Judge J. Garner o.
Springfield.
They came aboard and with them the
charming young girl, Miss Can't i
Presley Martin, who was to change hel
name SO soon for that of another, and
as soon as all were on board and the
guests already present and assembled in
the rear reception room the new guests
were invited there also, and shortly af
terward appeared DIR. G. III. Strickland
followed by the bride and groom. The
train was moving at the rate of forty
miles an hour.
The brides oountenance was lit W
by lovely smile that changed to lool
of solemnity as the words of the sacred
ceremony proceeded The latter wa
rather more brief than usual, as the ca
was rapidly moving out OF the county
in which the license was issued. Whei
the benediction was pronounced con
gratulations were showered upon tn,
happy couple. The ceremony was per
formed at $50 o'clock. An elegan
supper was served at 8 o'clock. TIL,
bride is niece OF Hon. r. Burnett o
Cadiz, KY.
The bridal party of nine persons, con
sisting of near relatives and friends
from Hopkinsville, left that place thi
morning and arrived at Springfield a
p. M, and were entertained by Judg,
Jonn E. Garner. The bride was a pu
pill for number of years at the Colum
bia Athenaum, and was special favor
lite with all there, and had hosts 0
friends throughout Tennessee, non,
more so than Capt. r. P. Smith, tn,
principal, and all the members OF thu
family. The train continued with tn,
guests, all OF whom went on to Guthrie
The cards of invitation gotten up b,
Mr.. Stevens, and suggestive of tn
novel marriage in railway coach, wer'
very unique. On the outside OF tn
envelope was the picture of the interio
of a palace car, with ladies and gentle
men in earnest conversation, and be
meath the white cut was the brida
traine of an unseen bride. The envel
ope enclosed within the outer was orna
mented with the cut of a railroad trail
climbing the ridge that is located jus
before it arrives at Springfield, nea
where the ceremony occurred. Th
card itself had cut of the bridal suppe
served on the train.
NJ, Goul1.o II n,,41o,,, 81 Mr. Mt,