Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-24
A MATRIMONIAL EXPRESS.
Six or Eight Richmond Couples Mar
ried I'm Washington.


WASHINGTON. ID. c.. September 3D.
Especial. THE Clash-Thompson excursion
over the Richmond, Fredericksburg, ana
Potomac railroad to-day turned out to De
n yeritable matrimonial express. III Is
said that OF the 400 passengers there were
over a dozen couples who came TO ne
united for better or for worse. ma
tority OF them were from Richmond. and
the others were from various other por-
tons OF the State.
The train pulled In shortly after !
o'clock, and a group OF four couples went
at once to the Metropolitan Hotel. where
they made known their mission to the
clerk. They declined To register while
I'm a state of single blessedness. and the
clerk placed them In charge OF a colored
courier who took them to the office OF
the Clerk Of the District Supreme COURT,
where they lost no time In obtaining the
necessary licenses. To their surprise,
as one OF the grooms told your CORE
spondent. they found several other couples
who had come on the same train with
the matrimonial object In view already
there.
Armed with the licenses the party
went TO the Metropolitan Methodist
church. where the Rev. Joseph Dawson,
the pastor, was found in his study. As
one Of the grooms remarked: we all
stood up together, but the preacher pro-
nounced the words making each couple
man and wife separately"
Mr. John Jenkins, a brother OF one OF
the brides, came as an all-around pest
man, and signed the marriage certinca'es
Of all four couples as witness.
The names OF the couples are as loi-
l.. nj
Thurston, Of Fulton, Richmond; }. l..
Peasley and Lola jenkins, Church mn
Richmond. Edwin y. Gary and Lelia Az
kins. Church Hill. Richmond; Clarence a.
Tyree. Church Hill. and Mamie a. foiey'
Henrico county.
The ceremony over, the four grooms
and brides, accompanied by Best-Mah
jenkins, returned to the Metropolitan
where each proudly inscribed his name,
with the afiix, land wife
NOT ELoPEMENTS.
I'VE are not clipping couples" said one
Of them. 1--WE came to get married
quietly, and with the full knowledge OF
all our relatives. We are all mechanics
and save great deal OF expense by
this course. When we go back we VIII
give reception. and it will all be over.
This was the sensible explanation given
Of the matrimonial trip to Washington.
The other couples who obtained licenses
and were married are George IL. WHITE
worth, Richmond, and Sallie {. Perrin,
Hanover county: Obie a. Stanley ana
Esther a. Claiborne. Richmond; Wade
w. Woodbridge and Claude Gooch, Rich-
mond Robert 5. Hoy. of stanton, ana
Pearl Utz. Of Madison. Va. The second
octette were duly licensed. and were
escorted by the colored messenger OF the
District Court to the residence OF the
Rev. Thomas G.. Addison. OF Trinity Epis-
copal church, where they were united In
the holy bonds In much the same fashion
as the first eight. After the ceremony
they disappeared, as a diligent search
I'D TO s l.. NJ. has failed 10 discover them
at any of the numerous surrounding
hotels.
The Fulton and Church-Hill brides and
grooms inform me that they will visit the
places of amusement in the city tonight
and go sightseeing tomorrow, after
which brief bridal tour they Will return
to Richmond on the same excursion train
and on the same tickets as those on
which they came. happy and contented'
| suppose all the others Will carry out the
same sensible programme.