Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31

Romantic Marriage.-Mr Ernest Nay
Tor, Of Atlanta Georgia, son of ex-County
Commissioner J. j. Nayior, Of this county,
was married at his new home in the South on
Sunday the 18th instant; TO Miss Ida
Watson, of the Sunny South. The account
OF the happy affair as taken from an Atlanta
paper reads so much like romance, we pub
fish the account in full
"a charming and romantic prelude TO the
services Mt The Walker street church last night
was the eliminating act in delightful little
matrimonial match.
The happy parties 10 last nights affair were
MIR. Ernest A. Naylor and Miss ldaC. Watson.
Mr. Naylor is a young man about twenty
three years old, handsome and manly, and the
possessor of many good qualities. He came
TO Atlanta a little over u year ago and has
since been an industrious clerk the employ
of Mr. Il. Steinau
Miss Watson is the daughter of Mr.. John S.
Watson the dye house man, and is a young
lady ofstriking beauty. She has always been
quite favorite in the social circles in which
She moved, and at the time she FIRST met young
Naylor, about year ago, she was receiving
devoted attentions from sutton with serious
intentions
Mr. NaYlor saw and loved the young lady,
and in a few weeks the other sutton resigned
ton. Just before Christmas Naylor and the
soung lady agreed to an engagement, and the
Young man approached the father to gain his
consent. Mr. Watson would not even listen
Ia the pleas of the lover and gave him cold
encouragement Nevertheless, the young peo-
pie agreed between themselves to get married
on April 18th
A runaway match was the only hope, and
they planned 10 carry out romantic scheme
of this kind But an unexpected event hap
pened which completely Cancelled all their
plans. On the eve of the wedding young
Naylor WAS striker with serious illness and
for several weeks was severely sick. He re-
covered early in the summer and jast as he
was preparing 10 name new date for the
wedding Miss Watson was striker with fever.
Her sickness lasted for quite awhile, and i'm
mediately upon her recovery the young people
returned to their original plan
Last week they completed their arrange
menls for a runaway marriage. In doing so
they did not propose 10 consummate their
scheme in the usual way. 10 an enterprsing
way Mr.. Naylor quietly infol med about 100
of his close friends of his intention to get mar
ried. and invited them all to he ut he Walker
street church al O'Clock last night.
Last night lady and gentleman, friends OF
the Young couple, called ut Miss Watson's
home, on South Pryor street, and invited her
to 90 to church With them The young lady
consented, and the three young people left to-
gether, Mr. Naylor joining them. The wed
ding party went to the Walker street church
The church was filed with people when the
marriage party arrived, and there was not
standing room on the inside fhe rumor Of
the romantic wedding had been spread about
in the vicinity of the church and had attract
ed the big gathering. AT every window were
spectators standing on step ladders reared
from the outside.
The ceremony was performed in a very pref
" manner oy Rev J H. Fakes. pastor of the
Walker street church. As soon as the eere-
msny was concluded man. OF those present
otfert d hearty congratulations 10 the young
people The newly married couple left the
church Immediately and repaired to Vignaux's
restaurant Here champagne supper was
served to the bridal party, after which the
yousg people went TO the home of Mr. Wat
son Mr. Watson was out at the time looking
for the couple, having heard rumor of the
marriage lie returned in short while and
freely iorgave the young people.
Mr.. and Mrs Nayor will take possession of
their new home on CORTLAND avenue to-day,
which has been made ready for them"