Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-28
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wIIIIAMYoCNG AND MISS MEFFoRT, OF CLEvELANI
WE'D AFTER But ONE MEETING.

wuLIaMYoCNG AND MISS MEFFoRT, OF CLEVELAND,
WE'D AFTER But ONE MEETING
CLEVELAND OHIO, May 2S.-In Toronto, Can,
lives VIM. Young. a matter-of-fact young man,
who some time ago took IL into his head that IL
would be the proper thing to get married He was
not romantic and the Toronto girls did not appear
10 have fully come up TO his requirements. AT any
rate. through some means or other, he secured the
address OF Miss Nellie Mef1ort, young woman
living Hu street, this city, and learning that
she was open 10 a matrimonial alliance, he wrote
10 her, asking her TO correspond with hlI, detail
Ing the amount of his worldly possessions, de-
scribing his personal appearance, sc. The fair
cleveland lass responded afaDly and az
Ter a fair exchange OF letters, photographs
were exchanged Both were well pleased with
the likeness. After about two months OF
epistOlary courtship the young for
mally proposed for her hand She accepted and
he wrote that he would arrive here last WedneS-
day 10 claim his bride. There was considerable
nervousness in the house on Huron street. The
prospective bride wondered II her lover had sent
her a genuine likeness, and II he had deceived her
as 10 his age; n he would still stick to his bargain
after he had seen her. At last the prOSalc wOOer
arrived, knocked at the door, asked II Miss Menort
lived there, and was informed that she did. He
then announced In a purely business way that he
had dropped In to marry her. The young lady flew
10 meet him, and they exchanged greetings and
ised with his share OF the bargain, but the young
lady was not quite SO considerable. She dalied
with him for some time. and II began 20 look as
II Mr.. Young would 20 Oack to Toronto a bachelor.
AT last Miss Me1Ort repented and the young cOu-
pie were united In matIimOny. They left the city
SATURDAY MORNING IOT tuelI nOIne III lOTOuIO.
4 Whale i'm n MinncsOta Lake.
ALISOSA, MINI, May 2S-People living In the
neighbOrhood OF Lake Winona are good deal ex-
ercised over the appearance OF an enormous fish
which spOuts water ID or 20 feet In the air. and is
declared by many 10 be a species OF whale. The
flsh Is said TO be or feet long, very large and
heavy, with smooth skin and without scales His
movements In the water were slow and sluggish,
and he seemed TO be frequently burrowing with
his head into the highway as IL seeking an outlet
from the lake. one man emptied repeating rlfe
at the uncouth visitor, but the bullets seemed TO
glance from the fishs skin ana to make no impress
son whatever. Scores Of people saw the fish SUM-
day and vouch for the truth OF the story.
Father and Son Killed by Lightning.
Troy, NO., May 2s.-Daniel Pierce, aged about
nifty, and his nfteen-year-old son We're struck and
instantly killed by lightning at Moscow Mills four
miles southeast OF this city, Saturday afternoon.
The two were, with a number OF Others, fishing In
Culvre River when storm came up and they
sought shelter under a large tree John Cox was
running To the same tree for shelter, and when
about fifteen feet distant was almost stunned by
a stroke OF lightning. on looking toward the tree
he saw the father fall In his tracks, and the son
take a step or Two forward and also fall. COX, al
though daZed and blinded by the flash, realized
that the men had been struck and ran for assist
ance, but all signs OF life were gone when IL
rived The paltaloOnS OF the two were almost
torn TO shreds, the bodies were scOrched AMI In
several places bore marks resembling bruises.