West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-03-19
THE MATRIMONIAL MARKET.
CUPID's CAPERs AND MATTERS
PERTAINING THERETO.
Facts and Figures From the Records
Of the County Clerks oMos.
xarriass Licsnsss AMI Many Interesting
Things ia Regard to Than.

IL marriage Is lottery the peopl,
OF this county believe in lotteric,
and have invested considerable,
money in lottery tickets at tn,
County Clerks office, where the,
may be had at s1.00 each. The old
old story is still being repeated
with few variations, but in the
main it is the same old song that
blended tho hearts of Adam and
Eve, floited down to us through al
the dim vista Of years that are pas,
and gone, and will continue tc
cause palpitation OF the heart 50
long as a single man or woman is
left to tell the tale.
Preston county stands near the
head in the number of marriages
committed during the past year,
and but three or four other couu-
ties in the State have beaten our
record.
We have been examining the re-
cords at the Clerks Office and ex-
tracing many curious and interest
ing facts therefrom, and as these
things will interest our lady readers
anyhow, we have prepared this arti-
Gle.
During the year 1890 County
Clerk Martin issued III writs TO
wed. making glad 342 souls with
but single thought and hearts that
beat as one.
The III weddings were solemn
lied by the following iristers: j.
w. Chambers, l.. d. Starxey, +. c..
Haimann, Elias Anvil, Samuel
Graham, IL. r. Mcdonald, Nathan
tel Hart, q. W. Ringer. G. j. Trip
pett. ID. ". Rogers, b. T.. RAIDER,
Il. j. Harris. Sam'l A. Fike, Abra-
h;m l'ittlc. Il. NJ. Cain, George A.
Liston, Il. S. Welch, James Liller,
G.. j. Coleman, E. g. Ricken brode,
James Jones and Daniel Titchencll
~ each.
q. IL. Cox, John Rexroad, NJ. ID.
Helmick, c.. w. Skinner, r. G.
Barnes, L. Cl,oen, Aaron Flkc, ID.
". Riier, Gerrgp Backalcw, j. T..
'5trother, J. j. psynter aud h. II.
S9uires each.
Felix Elliott. Sr, Geo. ". Kcp-
icr, ". II. Shaw, John NJ. Trceland,
r. A. Boycc, $. d. TambIyn and
A. =. Arnett---3 each.
II. y. Plytho, J p. Warner, John
". Carrico and G.. w. Cox each.
Jeremiah Thomas, j. G. Rexroad,
Joseph Guthrie, Jonas Fike, A. +.
Richardson, Marcollus Knots and
5. a. Sisler--5 each.
j. w. Hardesty-7.
L. II. Faulkner and David A.
Friend--10 each.
+. G.. W. Ford-11.
j. W. Smith--13.
So that Rev. Smith leads the van,
and If Hsatches ara mado in Heaven
has surely engaged IN divine work
the past year.
This array Of ministers would
surely indicate that everyone in the
county, and somo from adjoining
counties, had attended wedding
during the past year, aud "marri.
fed" at least ono happy couple.
This Is the term coined by n certain
great reformer, and we lay 10 claim
TO an invention of tho expression.
He claimed that it was not proper
to speak Of the minister marrying
them since they married each other,
aud that there should bo distinc-
ton in tho term az regards the ac-
tion Of the minister, and suggested
the expression "narrified."
IL may be interesting to some to
know something about the ages at
which our people marry. The re-
cords show that more marry betwoen
the ages Of 20 and 25 than any
other period, there being % males
and 90 females out ef the III mar
ried between these ages. From q
to 80 there we're 90 males and IS
females. From so to 35, II males
and 5 females. From 35 to 40. Z
males and females. From 40 tc
45, males and no females. From
As 70 so, 2 males and ! female. No
woman admitted that she was ovei
so, but there was one man between