Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-09-15
YOUNG J. G. B.'SBRIDE.
THE SENSATIONAL MARRIAGE OF Mr.,
BLAINE, JUNIOR.
How the DispsnsahOn Was Seeured-fhs Groom
Only 18 Years Old-SOmsthing About Miss
NsYins, the Brids-A Former Pupil Of ML
De Chantal, Well Known in Wheeling.

NEW YORK, September 14.-The Tribune
has the following special from Augusta,
Me-: "James G. Blaine, Jr., left Augusta
to-day for New York. After the wedding
which was unknown to any other member
of the family, he returned to Augusta,
leaving his wife in New York. He accom-
panied his father to some of his meetings
last week The family were greatly as
tonished to learn of the wedding The
Young man is only IS years old and he was
expected to return TO college this month.
The Tide is young lady whom he met
in Augusta this summer while the family
were at Bar HarbOr 1t is not known what
the future plans of the couple are. Few
persons in Augusta yet know of the we'd
ding"
SURPRISED, But NOT ANGRY.
The following is taken from to-day Sun:
General Martin T. Mcmahon, counsel
for Colonel Nevins, said last evening that
the report that the Nevins and Blaine
families were angry at the marriage Of
James G.. Blaine, Jr., and Miss Marie
Nevins, was false ''The young people are
very young" said the General, 'and their
marriage has surprised everyone. What
ever feeling there is, is ofsurprise, mingled,
perhaps, with little temporary disgust at
their disregard, or, perhaps, evasion of the
advice their elders would have given them.
There is no anger in either family against
them Mr.. Walker Blaine, the groom's
eldest brother, was coming to this city on
business last week, and made it point to
see his new SiSter-in-law. She is q very
beautiful girl, really beautiful and don't
think that he disapprovcd of his brothers
choice.
HOW THE DISPENSATION WAS MADE.
''The young people fell in love and ar
ranged matters before they came to this
city, continued the General. "They
knew that if they asked their parents adj
vice they would be told that they were too
young, and must wait awhile But they
also knew they didn't want to wait. so
they took matters into their own hands.
On Saturday, the 4th, they called on
Father Ducey, of st. LeO's. lie refused to
marry them, and said they must get dis
penSatiOn from Archbishop Corrigan.
They asked him to get it for
them, and he told them to come
again on Monday. On Monday
when they came again, Father Ducey told
them he had seen the Archbishop, who was
unwilling to grant the diSpenSatiOn, us he
thought they were too young. The young
people prevailed OH Father Duccy to 90 up
to the Archbishop's residence with them.
There Miss NevinS told the Archbishop
that she was Catholic, and desired to be
married in her own church, but that if he
would not give her Il diSpcnsation, she
would 90 elsewhere.
The Archbishop laughed: "YOu ares true
woman" he said, and he gave them the
dispensatiOn. So theywcrc married in the
afternoon.
BREAKING THE NEWS TO THE PARENTS.
''The couple then went on to Boston, and
the next day young Mrs. Blaine came back
here to break the news to her parents and
young Blaine went on to Bar HarbOr to tell
his family. They have not seen one an
other since. Meantime Mr.. Walker Blaine
has been here, as | said, and James &.
Blaine, Jr., will come on here tomorrow
morning and reioin his wife. Both tami-
lies have got over the temporary diSpleaS-
urc the marriage caused
General, " said the reporter, "Dr. Me-
Donnell, Archbishop Corrigan'S private
secretary, who is acting rs Chancellor of
the ArchdiOccs, tells me he knows of no
dispenSatiOn having been issued
''The Archbishop granted one personal
ly," answered General Mcmahon, ''and
the documentary dispenSatiOn can be filed
in the chancery later There is no doubt
that the diSpensation was granted
Mr.. James G. Blaine, Jr.. is the next to
the youngest in a family Of siX-three sons
and three daughters. EmmOns and Walk
er Blaine, the older sons, are unmarried,
and only one daughter, Maggie, is married
She is the wife of Major COppinger, L. =
A. and became Catholic upon her mar
ridge. ii will be remembered that Sena-
tor Blaine's mother was a Catholic, and
that he himself was baptized in that faith
His father became Il convert before his
ltlln, anu tu uUHl - hOlutI OuptllOl vi
NOtre Dame Convent in Indiana. Mrs
Richard Nevins is also a convert, but Of
her children only Marie adopted the Cath
ollie faith.
Miss NevinS is a young lady OF ~, with
fair hair, handsome presence and an eN-
ceptionally beautiful face. She was edu
Gated at the Convent of the Sacred Heart
in Cincinnati, sister institution OF the
Manhattanville Convent Two winters
ago she took the leading role in an amt
teur Performance of Paul and Virginia
at Washington, which was organized by
Mad. NOgueraS, wife of the Portuguese
Minister, and in which many the society
leaders of the Capital took part. There
upon Miss Nevins received, rs has Mrs
James Brown Potter, many tiatterlng
offers from managers to 90 upon the stage.
She has cOntraltO voice OF much power,
and carefully cultivated. She is said by
her friends to he a young lady of many
and brilliant mental and social accom-
plishments She inheritS her beauty from
her mother, whose fame in that respect is
rs wide rs the country.
THE RRInF