The Russellville Democrat., 1892-03-24
MAssEY-WILKERsoN.
A wedding Despite Most DIsconraging
Obstacles.

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Obstacles.
From Morrilton Pilot, IS.
The sensation of the hour for Nor
rilton this week was the marriage
on Monday night between Ii and IL
o'clock of Herbert Massey and to
Miss Myrtle Wilkerson and the diff
fculties under which it occurred.
Mr.. Massey is a son Of Rev. J. l..
Massey, pastor of the Methodist
church at this place. and Miss
Myrtle daughter of 5. G. Wilker-
son prominent druggist. Miss
Myrtle was most charming young
lady and one of the reigning bellies.
For some time it has been whisper
ed around that the young people IN
tended to marry, in fact they have
had the time set several times but
each time they had been headed OIL
by cruel parental opposition, the OPP
position coming from both sides OF
the house. The only objection be
ing that they thought them both too
young to marry An attempt was
made few weeks ago to get license
here to marry, but Clerk j. Z. Mas
sey refused to issue without parent
al consent so their plans were nus
trated. On Monday everything was
arranged to have the marriage take
place at crokonole party at Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Mitchell's residence.
Miss Myrtle accepted j. n. Heagan s
company to the crokonole and Her
bert Massey with Bob Williams as
best man boarded the $50 train for
Russellville to procure license. On
arriving at Russellville Bob Wal
liams was enabled to secure the
license. A few hours after they
boarded freight train and came
back to Morrilton arriving here at
1890. On arrival here the services
of Circuit Judge ]. G. Wallace was
secured to perform the ceremony,
but this was new role for Judge
Wallace, he having never solemnized
the rights of matrimony, Justice y.
I. Bentley was pressed into service
as prompter and c. c. Reed went
along to see that everything was IN
legal form. Thus armed and equipped
they repaired to the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell and announc-
ed that they were there for the pur-
pose of uniting in the holy bonds OF
matrimony Herbert Massey to Miss
Myrtle Wilkerson. This was like
thunderclap from clear sky as no
one had even suspected it. After
the sensation of this announcement
was over Capt. Mitchell refused to
allow the marriage to take place in
his house without the consent OF Mr..
add Mrs. Wilkerson as they lived
Just across the street from each
other. This was unexpected oppo-
sition and something the young peo-
pie had not calculated on, but they
were not to be out done so they
walked out of the house and the
marriage was about to take place in
the street, Judge Wallace actually
commenced the ceremony, when Mr..
and Mrs. Wilkerson came out and
objected to the marriage. Ihls
naturally produced considerable
eommotion among the bridal party.
A compromise however was affected
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkerson told
the young people if they were de
termined to marry to come INTO the
house During the connection Judge |
Wallace took fright and struck a |
bee line for his room at Speer's ho-
tel and did not stop till he was snng- |
ly tucked in bed Justice Bently |
and c. c. Reed disappeared very |
suddenly no one knows where. When
the bridal party got into the house
and everything was announced ready |
for the marriage Judge Wallace was
no where to be found and a messen-
ger had to go to his room after him.
He got up and went to perform the
ceremony. After the ceremony the
news was carried to Rev. and Mrs.
Massey. The announcement was so
sudden and unexpected that Mrs.
Massey tainted. Herbert had to go
home and paeify his mother, and
Miss Myrtle returned to the croko-
mole. BY 80 everything had been
adjusted and forgiven.
1t is hoped this stormy beginning
in married life may be an omen of
life as brilliant as the stars and that
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Masseys path
way may be strewn with flowers of
perpetual joy.