Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26
BOUND TO WE'D,

An Unknown Couple Meet at Newark for
Matrimonial Purposes, But Meet with
Great Difficult. .ies--A borrowed Marriage
License--Amour Omnia Yincit.
81 ecial Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
NEWARK, Oct. 25.-lt is seldom indeed
that this town has such mysterious and
sensational marriage as took place here
on Sunday, and the village quid nuncs
such an excellent subject TO talk about,
though half the charm of gossip is miss
ing in this case, because there are no
names to be rolled under their tongues,
the anonymity of the chief actors in the
little drama being strictly preserved.
An early morning train southward, on
the p, W. & b. railroad, let OFF here
middle-aged woman, who went at once
to the waiting-room of the station and
made herself comfortable. The hours of
the morning passed and still she sat in the
daserted waiting-room, like patience on
monument" Toward noon rniddle-aged
man of good appearance and manner
allghted from northbound Washington
train and there was an affectionate meet
ing between the two. A little later the Rev.
George NJ. Bond, rector of st. Thomas
Episcopal Church, was surprised by re-
quest to perform a marriage ceremony at
once between these two strangers. AS usual
the Clergyman asked a few preliminary
questions, the last one being:
"And where Is your marriage license|
Momentarily this dazed the unfortunate
couple.
"Why You don't have to have license
| to get married in Washington, where
came from, nor i'll Vermont, where this
| lady comes from. don't understand it. !"
Being assured that this was Delaware
and not Vermont or the District of Colum.
bia, the would-be bridegroom subsidized
only to learn it would be impossible to get
| 4 hn Nffin tol
| the next day. He was then quite beside
himself with vexation until someone kindly
| volunteered the information that there
| was in town q license signed by the cover
nor and the secretary of state which was
the property of a widower who is very
soon to take bride from this town. Per
haps it could be bought or borrowed.
So began the search for the owner Of
the Incense, half dozen persons by this
time being anxious to aid in the cause
The owner of the license was willing to
transfer the bit of paper but he hadn't it
some one else had il in keeping. After
much trouble the "some one else'' wa:
found and produced the indispensable
paper, land so they were married"
The ceremony was performed late in thu
afternoon Sunday at Linden Hall, befort
the boarders of the house, which is neal
the railroad station, Mr.. Bond officiating
in his full vestments and David G. Rose
Ir., superintendent of the p, W. d. b
flower houses, giving the bride away
though he had never seen either one o
the couple before. The hospitality Of Lin
den Hall was extended to them and pleas
ant "wedding supper was enjoyed by th,
now happy pair and the guests of tn
house.
In the evening the bride and groom lef
for Washington with the good wishes o
every one who had become interested il
the strange affair. They say they will eve
hold Newark and its good folk in Thankful
remembrance. The mystery of the wed
ding is vet unsolved.