The sun., 1893-07-08
WE'D. BUT WON'T BE A WIFE.
sroR DAYS BRIDE GAZE HIM a
syopRISE AFTER THE MARRIAGE.

z-,.s,. would Stay with Her Parent, and
-, Hin 10 Face Enstport Aicne--He Feels
Gs,,,,y wronged and Seeks y Divorce.
pastor D. L. Day. of the Eastport L L.
v.,hodist Church. who went to Pound Ridge,
Sy 70 bo married. the latter part Of June.
S "a r.turned the day following the csrem ony
.,tbout his bride, says he will ask the courts
,..nnnl the marriage. His reason is that his
-i,s refuses to live with him.
Tho bride was Miss Hattie E. Fancher. the
,,nphtor OF George n. Fanoher. She is about
* yoars old and attractive. Tho marriage
..rsmony was performed at Miss Fancher's Q
soms al noon on June 20 BIZ her uncle the
psy Henry & Hull OF Canarsie. who was for
.,r,v pastor OF tho Rev. Mr.. Days church in
Eastport.
hone OF his intended bride Mr.. Day informed
ME congregation that he was about to be mar
Had and suggested number OF repairs and
.terations to the church parsonage. The
changes were made accordingly. He Is ~
,ears old. tall, we'll built, and general favor
IA In the village. Almost everybody In East
nort was interested in his visit to Pound Ridge
lights cleaned in tho country parsonage
Tho night set for his return with his bride.
Flars and evergreens decorated the front Of
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things to eat stretched through tho rooms
insiie. Blushing. bright-eyed girls busted
tbemselyos about the house and grounds.
IA each train arrived there was
a stampede from the house to the village.
nut tho minister and his bride failed to arrive.
When the last train rolled out Of the depot
that night a bedraggled and disappointed
sonaee and nto up the good things provided
fSr the minister, and his new wife. wondering
why the SGnp,o haa Sam a'ou bSpppsss "'
C On aau the aiteruoon Of the day following do
;.cted passenger got of the rear end OF a
Suh road and. Climbing up tho bank. out across
toward the parsonage. was Pastor Day; once
inside the house he locked himself IN his
room and refused to be seen. AS bachelor
he had taken his meals across the way from
the parsonage with a family named Peterson.
next day he sent for tho trustees OF his church.
What Le told them has not been made public,
but they were evidently satisfied with his
BY this time the whole village had got to dis
eussing Pastor Daly's seemingly queer antics.
Many Inquiries we're made. until hnaliy Pastor as
the pulpit the following Sunday. That day the
church was crowded. 80
congregation went away with the impression
that the pastor had been Tilted: This story
finally came to be accented. and the people OF
terday when they learned that Miss Fancher
and her parents asserted marriage had been
performed. Then for the first time Mr.. Day
learned that his remarks had been miscon-
strued. .
When seen by reporter last evening no de-
clared emphatically that he had never once
denied that he had gone through n marriage
ceremony. He had said he had no wife. and it
was this that probably led 70 misconstruc-
eopn. ior ii. brides astisn: ;I. On Sis arrival
at her homo he was cordially received.
We went through ar marriage a ceremony to-
was informed she could never be wife to me.
was filled with despair. did not knowwhat
to do. 1t was her parents who informed me OF
her change Of heart. She did not appear to ne
at oil affected when the news was broken to
me.
They have cruelty wronged me. yet have
nothing to say against any OF them. ! am .
firm believer in the mercy OF God and know
that He will vindicate me- have done nothing
wrong. After considering the whole affair
over have concluded that 1t would be best
1t is said Miss Fancher objects to either a d.
yorce or q separation. The whole village sym
pathize with Mr.. Day and his congregation
stands by him as o unit