The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-30
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Loved AND ELOPED.
Enjoying Their Honeymoon
Midst the Orange Bios
SONS of Florida.
THE BRIDE BUT SEVENTEEN
Miss Wheeler Never Told Her
Parents of Her Love for
Harry Moore.
THE BRIDE BUT SEVENTEEN

Another elopement among the young
people OF Bergen has come to light. The
circumstances in this case are a little cut
there would have been no objections to
the match offered by the parents Of either
of tho persons most interested. The
young mans mother knew that the
couple were TO be married. but she didn't
know when. The young lady's parents
were ignorant of the whole affair. She
never broached the subject Of marriage
to them, and they thought there was
nothing farther from her thoughts.
Last Friday she Left home ostensiply
to visit an aunt on Staten Island. The
next day her father received q letter
from her telling him she was married
and that she sailed on Friday night with
her husband for Florida. Sne is his
youngest child and the shock nearl y
Frustrated him
THE BRIDE.
The bridge is Miss Maggie Wheeler.
the seventeen-yeRr-old daughter of
Frederick Wheeler, who lives at No. 80
Oak street. The groom Is Harry More.
t~wenty-six years old, who lived at No. 43
Oak street with his mother and u step
father, Mr.. Brandt. Miss Wheeler was
a member of the Bergen Baptist Church
and an earnest worker in Christian En-
deavor circle. she has q host OF friends
In the church, and those who have heard
OF her marriage are very much surprised
at it. She Is a rather pretty BLONDE aud
her manners are quiet aud unassuming.
Moore Is a handsome fellow, dark
complexion. and Is a painter
by trade. He is steady
young man with no bad habits. ana was
well liked by those who knew him. He
spends his summers In the vicinity of mis-
home. but for several winters past has
worked i'll Florida. He was employed
last winter on Lorillard's yacht, which
was cruising in Florida waters.
THEIR FIRST ACQUAINTANCE
He aud Miss WheeIsr became acquslnt-
ed about two Years ago. They became
good friends, and when he went away
last winter she corresponded with him.
When he returasd home in April he be-
gan paying her a great deal OF attention.
People noticed it aud told her father. He
warned her about becoming infatuated
with any young mar &C her age, ana took
no further notice OF the matter, as he
trusted her implicitly. Hts warning
when they decided to get married they
said nothing TO him about 1t. Mr.. Moore
TOLD his mother of their intentions.
and told her tnat they expected
to be married about September l.
They evidently couldn't wait until Sep
TENDER as they were married in Newark
on August 10. They kept the matter Sc
cret until they sailed for Florida. aud
then they informed their parents by
letter.
A JERSEY CITY NE WIS reporter called
on Mrs. Brandt last nignt. She said she
knew that they were to be married and
that she lac no objections to offer. She
says hat her son Is capable of supporting
u wife and as far as she knows will make
a good husband.
SATISFIED IF SHE IS HAPPY.
Mr.. Wheeler IL grieysd to hin that
his daughter should have married with
out consulting him and feels g little Bit
ter against Moore for not asking for her
instead or taking her without his consent.
He says that II his daughter had come
to him ana told him that she wanted
to marry Moore or any other
respectable young man he would lave
given his consent, although he would
would have advised her TO wait a hile.
II she was determined to marry at once,
however, he would have offe red no oppo-
| sition and would hgve given her q we'd
ding from her home. He treats the mat
ter philosophically aud says that. al
though his nome il lonely with out her,
IL she is happier elsewhere he will mol
complain. Mr.. and Mrs. Moore sailed
by the Clyde Line, and II nothing mas
happened are by THIS time In Florida.