The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-09-24
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1 SCosSC We SauhpUCh Gt"hCsf
the Attention OF Miss Helen I
Dodd by HIS Skillful Horse. 81
| mansbip---The Young
| Lady Crosses the
/ Ocean asd Mar
- ries Him.
Y.star. Sept. 18th.
The marriage Of Geofge w. Camp.
bell, wealthy cowboy, TO Mss Helen
Dodd.laughter of Sir Thomas Dodd
WI Gu toCk place in this city, last
evenirg, was the examination Of Z
romaalc courtshlp which began in
liverpool, where Campbell was per.
Cor ming with Wild West show.
Campbell came 10 this city from
Chico go on SATURDAY and registered
at the Grand Central Hotel. he
CINE on for the purpose OF meeting
BIS Intended bride. WOO was then
s-seliog tver the ocean on the C'ty
o. 2 ome. The Westerner 10 the son
os Jsmes H. Clmpbell, the millionaire
ca. liens n, and head Of the James
II. Campbell Company" Of Chicago,
st. Inr's, Kansas City a1d Omahs
l'vessock dealers. He now occupies
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 10
1exas, where be became q cowboy.
Cattle buyers in the employ OF his
father, who saw HIM st Intervals ia
Texss, trieu to persuade him TO %,
= n tCme, but Ave years elapsed be.
fore re did 90. Tfe1 he ente.ed the
e.up:ov Of his fathers firm in Chs
c.go.
Three years ago the firm sent him
% Eagla1d 20 manage some impor-
'ant sale Of cattle. Young Campbell
ossei the A.. ante, and, after Get.
tl'rg the firms affairs, hs .ouna hlms
self IA LIVERPOOL with posk.ng TO 60
70. two or three weeks. -. ..
A. thai time Mexican Joe's Wild
West Show was in camp near Liver
pool, sid for amusement Campbell
vert oit to see it. He fo1nd among
the cowboy employees several of his
% Der companions on the plainl. r.
Bs their invitation be speni . week
in he camp, aud in q spirit of fun,
took part in the daily exhibitions.
Al expert rider, possessing . good
face physique, he was an object Of
iI.erest 70 all who saw him. ?
01e day du-;rg performance he
picked a silver coin out Of the mud
by :es shiug down from the back Of
his horse while going ct full speed.
Every one In the sudieree applaud.
60, but none so vigorously asa young
girl who, with her father, occupied
one OF the boxes.
While waving her handkerchief 10
the rider o gust Of wind snatehed il
rom her hand and carried il Nout to
he center Of the track. Campbell
was coming down the rsceway on the
foil run and saw the bit Of lace fall.
Without checking his horse hey bent
low In The saddle and CO hesweps BY
picked il up. He was cheered 70 'ths
echo as he turned his pony and, rid.
ing up TO the box, returned the hand.
kerchief to is fair owner,
Introductions followed through the
medium Of Q mutual friend. l The oc-
cupants Of the box proved 70 be 81.
Thomas Dodd Of West Derby, near
Liverpool, and his eightssp-ysAr-oid
daughter Helen.
Between the young people IA was q
case of love at first sight, aud
il was only 0 short time before
TIE young folks we're engaged. When
the parents Of botn heard Of II, objec.
tiU1s were raised.
1t was finally decided that Camp
bell should retvrn to this eoulfr.' :,
and if In the course Of q year of 90
their love remained unchanged, no
fur:ner objections would be raised.
At the optset Campbell bad saisfed
Sir Thomas as 10 his ability, 70 take
care Of q wife 90 far Is financial and
social conditions wee Concerned. .
Campbell ,e.crned 70 Chicago,
wheie he has been ever since. until
his arrival in shis city SATURDAY.
HIS betrothed decided that ss be
codld not get away from business Of
this season Of the rear that she would
come 10 America, and get married
here.
Her lather's advanced age prevent.
cd his accompanying her, 90 she came
under the escort Of Captain John X.
De1ar, SUPERINTENDENT Of the Gr.on
Line. She ars;ved on tue City ;oi
Rome ycste: day, aud was met on the
pier by her lover, VINO escorted her
| TO apartments he had seeured for her
IN the Grad Cent.al Hotel. Miss
Helen Dodd is Q beautiful brunette,
Of nee ium stature.
Last evening AZ Q o'clock the we'd.
ding took place in Aeoclstioa Han,
the present meeting place of ths
membe-s.vf the Lsea.y. third Street
Baptist Church. The Kew. DR.. Dixon
peiIo"med the ceremony in the pre-.
seuee Of about fifty peopk --rcletives
and friends Of the groom.
| Captain John X. Denar gave awsJ
the bride. Colonel L N. Clark, vhs
was formerly connected with Oh,