The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-11
HOW TO GET A license
The Tribune Answers Several Important
Questions Asked by a Subscriber.
IS AN EXTREMELY easy MATTER
/ Is Fashionable to Print in Newspa-
pers the Names of All Who Procure
Licenses-lt Is the Custom, Also, to
Publish Marriages-Licenses Only
Good In One County.

A young man who is very evidently
lowering in that uncertainty between
the bhssful state of holding young
woman's hand three hours every night
and the danger of mussing the creases
in his trousers by getting on his knees
before this young lady, writes THE
TRIBUNE as follows:
SCRANTON, Jan. O. 1891.
Editor of THE TRIBUNE:
DEAR StR-Seeklng information, | know
of no better source than through your jour
nal. If not too much trouble. will you
at an early. date kindly print in THE TRIB-
vNE facts regarding the marriage license.
What | wish to know is:
First-ls IL necessary that the names OF
parties obtaining license be published
Second-MuSt notice of marriage be pub-
lishrds
Thirds license obtained in one county
Of this state good anywhere in Pennsyl-
vania or only in county where granted
Fourth--Form of application for licenses
By complying with above request you
will greatly oblige yours truly,
A SUBSCRIBER.
IL the marriage license editor of The
TRIBUNE only knew which particular
subscriber Of this papers many thou.
sands is the author of the above he
could better furnish the desired infor-
nation, 1t might be that Punch's adj
vice Of Don't" might be applicable to
Subscriber" The editors ideas re-
hrling the questions asked are of the
Opaque variety so much in vogue now
adays among newspaper men who are
compelled by the pleasures of their
occupation to labor from fourteen to
twenty-three and half hours a day.
However, with the AID of the Office boy,
he will do his best to enlighten Sub
scriber."
First question: "ls it necessary that
the names of parties obtaining license
he publishsd?'
IT Is NOT NECESSARY,
The editor of The TRIBUNE does not
think it any more necessary to print
the names Of all persons who pay 80
cents for u marriage license than it Is
to eat pie with the aid Of fork. Still
it's quite fashionable, aud "Subscri Der
should follow the prevailing style re
garding this matter. 1t should give a
deal Of unalloyed pleasure to any
citizen to read in the newspaper that
he has been granted marriage license
along with George Prokepoyit. John
Drozdecl. George Raspasko. Michael
Perko, Fradk Barrilla, Andrew Coo
awage, Barney Crevolis, Matthew
Toutlavitch, John Slopentzki, Joseph
Galonetz, Peter Winchiewic2, Anthony
Kossuth. Ralf Murrosco, Sampko Par
saka. Mosko PasalopG, and few
other well known and prominent per-
sons
Second question: Must notice Of
marriage b. published?' 1t must, if
any of the husting young reporters of
well regulated newspaper like the
| TRIBUNE knows of the event. Sub.
scribers" friends would all be greatly
delighted to hear that he has agreed to
pay young lady's board bill for an
indefinite period. Besides. q wedding
j. way ahead of Christmas, or birth
day so far as the matter of presents
from loving friends and relatives i:
concerned
LICENSE GOOD FOR ONE COUNTY.
Third question: as license OBJ
! tained in one county of this state good
anywhere in Pennsylvania, or only in
tue county where grantedY'
The editor regrets very much to state
to Subscriber that if he gets marriage
| license in LacKawanna county he must
patronize the home ministers. aldermen
or justices of the peace. This is ii
keeping with the true Republican pol
icy of protecting local industries. But
if "Subscriber" and the young lady
upon whom he calls every night are
patient persons. they can, by waiting
until oct. I, 1895, secure a license a
| the Lackawanna conrt house and me-
ander over to Wayne. Su'quehanna
LuzernP, or in fact any Othor county il
| the state, where the marriage license
will be found to work Just as well a.
here at home. But we would advise
Subscriber" not to wait, as the aver
age young lady is mighty tickle, anC
she may at some near day--or night
object 10 the not altogether pleasan
odor of celluloid collar, and want t
rend in twain their mutual agrsemen
Of love, sweet love
Fourth question: Form Of marriage
licenses?'
The SCRANTON TRIBUNE is sold for
cents a COPY whereas marriage Ii
cense costs so cents. We are afrait
that genial Clerk Of the Courts Thomas
would object if we ruined his marriage
licenes business. We have information
in great large wads and we are Away
pleased to distribute it among oul
friends, but we are rather shy on mar
riage licenses. Mr. Thomas, though
has plentiful supply, and he is alway
glad to give them away at the regula-
tion price Of 80 cents.