The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-01-07
Into MatrimOny-Marriage of Mr..
William Matthews and Miss
Lillian Mayes
At GIrard, Kansas, Under Sp'
prising Circumstances-An
AStOunder.

Seiaiia, has embarked in the matri-
moDial business and has caused some
what of sensation in doing so, moi
that it is unusual or strange
for a han, some Sedalia
gentleman to marry an attractive
young lady, but owing to the
manner in which he did so.
Mr.. William Matthews and Miss
Lillian Mayes, the eldest single
daughter OF Mrs. E. K. Mayes, pro-
prietress of the lie Grande hotel OF
this city, were married last Thursday,
Dec. 26, in Girard, Kansas, at the
residence of Mrs. w. r. Wells, a
married daughter of Mrs. Mayes.
The first intimatiOu Mrs. Mayes
had of her daughters marriage to Mr.
Matthews or oil any such intention on
her part, was yesterday morning when
she received her Sunday mail, which
contained a letter from her daughter.
announcing the event
The facts in the case, make the
marriage rather q novel, as well as
surprising, one.
Mrs. E. X. Mayes is a lady of
wealth. and refinement, who has taken
great care and pride in raising her
The eldest Is the wife of
w. Il Wells, a prominent lawyer of
Girard, Kansas. The second
daughter, Miss Lillian, now,
Mrs. Matthews. is just a little
over seventeen years of age.
She is pretty. attractive, refined, well
educated and her mothers pride. She
was just out of school; last year attend
ed Baird college at Clinton. She came
here with her mother about the first
of December, this year, and had been
here until recently. She was, and
had been for some time, engaged to
marry Mr.. w. E. SchIyer, a train
dispatcher for the st. Louis & San
Francisco railway at Monett, Mo.
Her mother had sanctioned the en-
gsgement and fully approved it.
Miss Lillian seemed devoted to
her sfianced and the marriage
was to have taken place some time
this winter, either al the house of
her m ,rried sister, Mrs. Wells, in
Girard, or at the Hotel LIE Grande
in this city, which was yet undecided. |
Mr., Schlyer is man of property and
means, getting large salary, fine
business man and in every way fitted |
Tor desirable husband. Everything |
seemed complaceut, Mrs. Mayes was
pleased with her daughters choice,
he young lady seemed pleased
md Mr.. Schlyer was pleased.
.oihiDg remained but the naming of
/ definite day AID place and the per.
ormaDce of tae ceremony. which was
o have been at an early day.
Meantime, about the first of Dec
mber, Mr.. Will w. johnson, the
,entlemanly manager of the new
Hotel LIE Grande, engaged Mr.. VIII
iatthews to be night clerk at the
otel. Mr.. Matthews was destined,
owever, to play a more i'm.
ortant post in the Mayes family than
hat of night clerk. Mr.. Mathews
ad not been in Sedalia much of late.
lie was born in Lexington. No., but
Ias raised IN this city. He is appar-
ntIy about % years old. His mother
Mrs. F. Mathews, a respected
'idow lady living at 1920 South La
line street, shiscity. VIII, attended
,e public schools is this city, finishing
! the Broadway school three or four
ears ago. He left Sedalis and has not ,
cen here much since. That time, 80
3 says, he has spent in New Mexico,
q sheep ranch, and in California,
aveling for s cigar house. Last
ovenber he came back to Sedalis. I
he tenth of this month he COM
euced to clerk at Hotel LIE Grande
Ie day the house was opened, hold 1
g the night position. The day
sfore that he was introduced to Miss '
lillian Msyes and that /
as their first meeting.
.atthews is handsome, well dressed,
gely fellow with but very little of this
orld's goods, so It's said. Nothing
usual was noticed between him and
ISIS Mayes. Two weeks ago she q
snt to Girsrd, Kansas, to spend q
" days with her married sister. She d
Is to have been back by Christmas.
Almost a week ago Mr.. Matthews II
IS released from his position, owing :.
the fact that Mr.. johnson, the
ansger, had concluded to do Office IL
,rk in the day and to put Mr..
A. Fisher, the other clerk on duty q
night. Mr.. Matthews next day e.
de Mrs, Mayes and all others at the "
use good bye, saying he was going 9,
For, Worth, Texas, to obtsin en-