The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-30
TWO SECRET MARRIAGES.
MISS EMMA JOTITT TEDDED TO
MR. LAWRENCE PAGE.

They Came TO New York Wednesday Might
In Haste 10 he Made One, and Went TO
Chicago Ar,cr the Ceremony-Newnrk So
ciety surpri.ed TO Learn Mr.. Edmund T..
Sargent Was Married Inst September.
Society In exclusive Chatham and aristo-
cratic summit. N. j.. was greatly exercised
yesterday over the rumor that two young
mem bers OF two OF the best-known families OF
Stanley had gone and got married.
The young people are Lawrence =. Page. son
Of the late George Shepard Page once an init
mate friend Of Gen. Grant and Roscoe Conk
ling. and Emma. daughter OF the late Josiah
Jowitt. proprietor of the tar paper mills at
Stanley.
Miss Jowtt was an orphan and lived with
her brother at Stanley. The girl wanted to gee
the Worlds Fair.
30 did young Page. and they concluded that
the host way to go was on bridal trip They
laid their plans carefully and carried them out
successfully. Last Wednesday night at 10
o'clock they were married In the rectory OF
the Little Church Around the Corner. New
York, by the Rev. +. c. Houghton.
For some time past young Page. who Is but
p years Of age. has been paying attention to
Miss Jowitt. She is VI tho same age as her
husband.
The families OF both were pleased with the
prospective match. and no opposition was Of
iered when the young couple announced their
engagement. The prospective bridegroom
had inherited $50. 900 from his father and was
engaged in a lucrative manufacturing BUSH
ness with his brothers at 90 Wall street.
But the young folks wished to be married
immed lately. and. instead OF informing their
friends OF this desire. took the matter into their
own hands and dispensed with the formaii-
ties OF a home wedding.
On Wednesday evening Mr.. Page had his
horse harnessed to his buggy and called to
take his fancGe for drive. AS this was the
usual programme on moonlight nights. no oo-
lection was offered. and they drove away. TAX
Ing the road down through Summit.
They arrived at Short Hills aboutS:15. where
they found Edward Ogden waiting for them.
He drove the discarded carriage back to the
brothers. Fir. Page and Miss Jowitt jollrneyed
to the metropolis. arriving at the foot OF
Here hey were net By Mksn sDaldinS
e snG 1 Wishes the ReS e
ssSoItinF, them to the adGinne chapel and
suppo s@i' ths Bride. The CEREMONY com
rapidly driven to the Grand Central DEPOT.
where they began their trir to Chicago.
yesterday he Of the o
lowing marriage notice in the evening papers:
~ n St fo,ss Ghnrs 81 , s:y
sarah fiyemsn Moore to Edmund Eugene Sargent:
Mr.. Sargent is one Of the, three sons Of 8. s.
Sargent. o: the Sargent Manufacturing Com
pnny. one OF the biggest hardware concerns in
New Jersey. The family is prominent one
Mospe e ss hts s IT sbs
Known MIN in Newark The bride Is attractive and
has very large circle OF friends.
to Miss Moore. but no one suspected that they
were married They LIVED apart she with her
4 month ago MIR. Sargent's family went to
Lake H"pats. where the senior Mr. sarxsn.
stny ed Fehind for two weeks.
It was about two weeks ago ago that he sur
p Pouring ut there With Miss Moore The coach
man who drove down to the station to meet
them gave general publicity to the fact that
OF his acquaintances II they had seen the bride
and groom.
RED Wh but H hat nag the
elder had list discovered it. The couple have
nsn ynx at seHtP from ssers to The
Newark papers Yesterday,
The senior was. inclined t. talk. The Junior
was OF at first. but he said finally:
All there is to say about 1t Is that we have
been married We we're married secretly last
September in st George,s Church in New York
BY the assistant rector. Mr.. Atkinson. There
were two witnesses. One was Mr.. August L.
Martin OF 20 Broad street. NewYork."
Why was the marriage secret one9' ask
ed the reporter.
We had been engaged to be married long
time" answered Mr.. Sargent. Then her
father died. and for reasonS it was thought
best to have the marriage ceremony perform
ed when 1t was.
81 Ii was Kept secret then to save any annoy
ance or trouble to her. Besides. I was not
ready myseli at the time to have the announce
ment made"
In the course Of fifteen minutes further talk
Mr. Sargent said:
well. suppose they will do a lot OF talk
ing in Newark over 1t. but l can't see that It
makes any difference to me. Let them talk"
He said. too. that several Of his friends had
known OF the marriage for two months
Whether his family werc among those friends
Mr. Sargent did not say.
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