The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-09-18

Lady Crosses the Ocean and Marries
Him.--Tom Dixon Performs the Ger
emony.
New York Star.)
The marriage Of GeorgesW. Campbell,
wealthy cowboy, to Miss Helen Dodd,
daughter of Sir Thomas Dodd, which
took place in this city last evening, was
the elimination of a romantic courtship
which began in Liverpool, where Camp
bell was performing with Wild West
show.
Campbell came to this city from Chi
cago on Saturday, and registered at the
Grand Central Hotel. He came on for
the purpose of meeting his intended
bride, who was then speeding over the
ocean on the City of Rome. The West
erner is the son of James 81. Campbell,
the millionaire cattleman, and head of
the "James b. Campbell Company" of
Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and
Omaha livestock dealers. He now occu
| pies the position of chief salesman of
the company.
Campbell is now twenty-five years old.
When only fifteen years Of age he ran
| away from home and went to Texas,
| where be became cowboy. Cattle buy
ers in the employ of his father, who saw
] him at intervals in Texas, tried to pur-
suade him to return home, but five years
elapsed before he did so. Then he en-
tered the employ of his fathers firm in
| Chicago.
| Three years ago the firm sent him to
England to manage some important
sale of CATTLE Young Campbell crossed
| the Atlantic and after settling the firms
affairs, he found himself in Liverpool
with nothing to do for tWor or three
weeks.
At that time Mexican Joe's Wild Wost
Show was in camp near Liverpool, and
for the amusement Campbell went out
to see it. He found among the cowboy
employees several of his former compan-
ions on the plains.
By their invitation he spent a week in
the camp, and in a spirit Of fun, took
part in the daily exhibitions. An expert
rider, possessing good face and phys
ique, be was al object of interest to al
VINO saw him.
One day during q performance he pick
ed silver coin out of the mud by reach
ing down from the back Of his horse
while going at full speed. Every one il
the audience applauded, but none SO Wig
orously as a young girl, who, with hel
father, occupied one of the boxes.
While waving her handkerchief to The
rider gust of wind snatched it from
her hand and carried it out to the center
Of the track. Campbell was coming
down the raceway on the full run an(
saw the bit Of lace fall. Without check
, ing his horse, he bent low in the saddl
AMI as he swept by picked it up. h
was cheered to the echo as he turned hi
pony and, riding up to the box, return
ed the handkerchief to its fair owner
Introductions followed through th
t medium Of mutual friend. The occu
! pants of the box proved to be Sir Thos
Dodd, of West Derby, near Liverpool
I and his eighteen-year- old daughter, He
en-.
7 Between the young people it was
9 case of love at first sight, aud was onl
:; short time before the young folks wer
q engaged. Whenl the parents of bot
: heard of it, objections were raised
g 1t was finally decided that Oampbe
s should return to this country, and if
e the course of year or so their love n
NAMED unchanged, no further objectio
would be raised. At the outset Caml
bell had satisfied Sir Thomas as to b
ability to take care of a wife, so far as
nancial and social conditions were COZ
u cerned.
d Campbell returned to Chicago, whel
( he has been ever since until his arriv
$ in this city Saturday. His betrothe
d decided that as he could not get avs
from business at this season of the yea
as she would come to America, and g
married here.
k Her fathers advanced age preventt
N his accompanying her, so she came u
der the escort of Captain John r. Dena
Superintendent of the Guion Line S
~ arrived on the City Of Rome yesterda
and was met on the pier by her love
who escorted her to apartments he h
secured for her in the Grand Cent?
VS. Hotel. Miss Helen Dodd is beautif
ba brunette, of medium stature.
Last evening at o'clock the weddi
NC took place in Association Hall, the pr,
~ ent meeting place of the members of
~ Twenty-third Street Baptist church. T
!: ~ Rev DR.. Dixon performed the ceremo
~. in the presence of about fifty people-r'
u' atives and friends of the groom.