The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1889-08-03

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feet away. The table where the
party were sitting was six or seven
feet from the chimney where the
lightning struck. The girl that sat
nearest the chimney was not in
jured at all.
WEDDING PARTY WITHOUT A WEDDING.
There was commotion in the
elegant parlors of the Riddel man.
sion in Cleveland the other day,
when the expected bride refused to
perform the part allotted to her, and
in the presence Of the assembled
guests who had been hidden to the
wedding feast declined to marry.
The lady's name was Miss Ida Rid
del and the disappointed groom
was Frank C. Macmillan. There
had been a strong family pressure
to bring about the marriage, owing
to MacMillan's high social and pro-
fessional standing and excellent
character, and Miss Ida had sue
cumbed thereto, but under protest.
For months she had been trying to
break the engagement, but when
an immediate marriage and trip
to Europe were proposed and in
sisted upon by Macmillan and her
parents two weeks ago she gave up
in despair, and with the remark
"Have your own way" consented.
Next door to the Riddles lives r. L.
Pennington, a wealthy ship-owner,
and his son Charles H. and Miss
Riddel have been playmates since
childhood. Young Pennington is
an athletic man of 26, handsome
blonde, and is a social favorite, but
has not shown any particular apti-
tude or inclination for business of
any description. It was to break
off a suspected attachment between
theseyoung people that the marriage
with Macmillan was urged by the
Riddles. While this marriage was
dated months ahead, Pennington
and Miss Riddel continued their
intimacy with no particular concern
for the future. But the sudden de-
termination to have the wedding
take place at once made them both
desperate. When Pennington read
the announcement in Wednesdays
paper that the wedding was fixed
for the next day he sent Miss Rid
del note making an appointment
to meet her down town in the after
noon. She kept the tryst, and after
five minutes talk accompanied him
to the Forest City House, a minis
ter was summoned, and q friend
rushed over to the probate court
for license. He made a stupid
blunder in giving the names and
when he went back to have it recti-
fed the office was closed. There
was nothing to do now for the des-
pairing girl but face her parents
and promised husband, and that
she did, after the guests had assem-
bled Thursday, with a positive re-
fusal to fulfill her engagement
She told them that if she had
not attempted on Wednesday to
marry the man she loved she
would have made good her word
to the man she did not love on
Thursday, and they were all forced
to admit that the wedding had bet
ter be postponed, which implied its
abandonment, for Macmillan is too
high spirited gentleman to seek
continuance of the engagement un-
der the circumstances. 1t must be
said to his credit, that he did not
know how repugnant the marriage
was to his lady-love, nor that the
parents had forced her into the
false position she occupied. Mr..
Macmillan has sailed for Europe
alone. The understanding is that
after the gossip and, excitement
have subsidized Miss Riddel and Mr..
Pennington will be quietly married.
A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.
A young San Francisco man by
the name of Wigmore, son of q
lumber dealer of that city, has been
appointed professor Of law in the
University of Toxic, Japan. Among
Wigmore's duties will be to edit an
English literary review.
MARY ANDERSON.
1t is reported that the we'll known
and favorite actress, Mary Ander-
son, is suffering from mild form
of paresis, and is at present in a
sanitarium on the other side of the
water.
aLADsroNE's GOLDEN WEDDING.
The National Liberal Club rooms
in London were lavishly decorated
on the evening of the 26th of July,
in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone,
who on that date celebrated their
golden wedding. Two thousand
persons were present, including q
large number of peers and members
of the commons and many ladies.
Vicount Oxenbridge presented Mr..
orA Mro Gladstone an alhuro flo