Smyrna times., 1889-10-30
An Important Peace in
Kentucky.

There is to be peace in Rowan
county, Kentucky. At least a dis
patch sent out from that neighborhood
day or two ago, predicts this much
to be-desired state OF things. Frank
Tolliver-Fighting Frank-with knives
up both sleeves-has married Miss
Grace Martin, sister of the other fell
lows. The white. winged dove of
peace has not really settled on the
community as yet, being somewhat
fearful of brd-shot; but it is lowering
in the vicinity and will probably
alight when it becomes fully convinced
that 1t will not be served up in
potpie.
The wedding was largely attended.
Owing to the fact that the local minis
ter was much exhausted from con-
slant attendance at funerals, the cere-
mOny was performed by Justice of the
Peace Hawkins, uncle of the bride.
The squire, being we'll acquainted
with the various little idiOsyncIasies
of the groom, prudently got the drop
on him as the couple stepped under
the large floral revolver which hung
from the ceiling OF the parlor, and
made him hold up his hands during
the entire ceremony. Young Tolliver
begged to be allowed to lower his right
hand at that part Of the service which
requires that he take the brides hand,
but Squire Hawkins was firm, and, as
his finger rested nervously on the trig-
ger of his weapon, he instructed the
bride to get up on chair. The father
of the groom was heard to grumble at
this, and trouble would probably have
followed if he had not discovered that
younger brother of the groom had
thoughtfully covered him with a re-
peating rifle. Everything passed off
smoothly, the only incident that Oc-
CURED to mar the happy occasion
being when a cousin of the groom
stopped to kiss the bride and his pistol
in some way fell from the holster to
the floor and shot his brother in the
ankle. Every one, of course, drew his
weapon, but it was clearly proved to
be an accident, and when the cousin
had apOlOgized and inserted a new car
| fridge in the gun, good feeling was
/ again restored. Old Mr.. Tolliver,
father of the groom, grasped the hand
of old Mr.. Martin, father of the bride,
and as he warmly shook it and pro
posed the health of the young couple,
declared that he had not enjoyed any
thing so much since he (Tolliver) put
charge of buCkshot into his (Martin's)
back in 1869 Mr.. Martin, not to be
outdone, replied that it was the hap
piest moment he had known since that
bright day in 1871 when he picked off
two Iollivers at one shot The festiv-
tiles were kept up till late hour, and
everybody pronounced it the most
ausplciOus event Of the kind which
ever took place in Rowan County.
The wedding presents were numerous
and costly, among them being a silver
! plated pistol of au improved pattern
from the brides mother, a double bar
relied shotgun with rubber butt and
rebOunding hammers from the groom S
father; likely young bull pup from
Squire Toliver, etc.
We are certain that our readers will
pardon us for describing this event al
such length. If the Rowan county feud
is really ended it may be worth while tC
take the census of that county next
year after all. If the Rowan trouble is
ended happily with a wedding we may,
perhaps, hope that the Hatfield Mccoy
misunderstanding may yet be settled
on similar basis, if only there is 8
man left on either side for bridegroom.
If marriage can bring peace to Rowan
county and the Hatfield Mccoy neigh
bOrhOOd, then it Is far from being q
failure in Kentucky T. Tribune.