The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-27
HOW A BRIDE WAS LOST.
One of the Bewfords OF Carroll Too
Sharp for a Rival.

One of the Bewfords OF Carroll Too
Sharp for a Rival.
CARRoLLToN, Ga, March 26.-The arrest
of Henry Bewford for ALLEGED connection
with the riot in New Mexico district last
week, which was mentioned in these dis
patches. brings to mind very funny story
which has never found its way into news
paper office. Henry T. Bartlett was the
tax receiver of Carroll county for four
years and his term expired last January.
In Bartlett's official rounds he met with
Miss Dora BROOKS, a beautiful country lass
OF % years. Bartlett was smitten with Miss
Brooks, and he always made it convenient
to pay her a visit when In New Mexico
district on official duties Later be paid
her visits regularly and before he had Wis
tied her six mon his they became engaged to
be married aud the day set was Feb Is,
1892 The consent of the young lady's
parents was obtained. Young Bartlett's
home was with his father near C0rrolhon.
Many of Bartletts friends were invited
70 attend and on the marriage day gny
party left Carrollton for the home Of Jesse
Brooks where the ceremony was
in tho evening. The party arrived
at the Brooks homestead just few mo-
ments before the marriage was to take place
but great disappointment was the un.
happy lot Of young BARTLETT. He was met
at the gate by the parents of the young
lady, and the old lady, who seemed TO be
the spokesman at the time with large tears
in her eyes. broke the sad news 60 the would
to-be groom, that Dora and Henry Bew-
ford we're married just an hour ago. and
they had gone TO Bewford's home.
This news was like thunder
clap in a clear sky to Henry
Bartlett who had with a gay crowd of his
Fria 10
riage. The old lady asked the crowd to
come in the house and help eat the supper
prepared for her daughters and Bartlett's
wedding, but the invitation W as promptly
declined, and the roKen-henrted young
man and his dozen friends went to the
house Of friend near by and spent the
night. 1t seems that flve'or SIX years ago
Henry Bewford was frequent visitor to the
Brooks homestead and, ths object of bis visit
was Miss Dora Brooks. After time Henry
Bewford and Dora Brooks were engaged to
be welded, but no time set for the mar
riage to take place. Later a GOODNESS grew
up between Bewford and the young lady,
and Bewford discontinued his visits to the
Brooks home. The marriage engagement
was never broken, although Bewford paid
the young lady no more visits. In the fall
of 1891 Henry Bewford was arrested and
carried to Atlanta for his connection with
a moonshine still He was sentenced to
three months TO jail or pay
certain fine, and he preferred
spending three months in jail to
paying the big fine Jrst before the mar
riaRe of Bartlett and Miss Brooks was TO
take place. Miss Brooks wrote a letter to
her former lover, who was in Atlanta Jail,
and informed him of her approaching
wedding and gave him an invitation to at.
tend. Although young Bewford was con-
fined in dark cell he decided to pay his
fine and go home.
The next morning he planted down the
cold cash and took the first train for Car
rollton where he arrived the day before the
marriage was to take place. He went di-
rectly to the ordinarys office and procured
marriage license just half an hour after
Bartlett did for the same girl Bewford
went to the livery stable and hired a horse
and buggy and driver and directed the
driver To carry him at break neck speed
TO the Brooks homestead, which was fifteen
miles from CarrolIton. He reached the
Brooks homestead just two hours before
Bartlett did and he got the girl. .r-