The Washington times., 1895-05-19
Rev. Mr.. Norris United Eleven
Couples in the Times Building.
MANY SEEK TO BE MARRIED
Flutter Oocasioned by the Appear
ance of JOHN scont, an Italian, and
Clara Ingram, His american Bride,
who Were Soon Made One-Two
Women w no Could N ot Leave Home.

George Willis and Ida Dorson.
Grant Hill and Mary c. Washington.
william Bright and Annie Sykes.
John Scout and Clara Ingram.
Turner StutIey and Mary Wedge.
John Harris and Clara Brown.
Henry SmaIlw ood and Carrie WILL
Jams.
Nathaniel Hall and Fannie Hender.
son.
James Kent and Louisa Sharks.
William Taylor and Mary Bell.
Nathan Brown and Mary Lizzie
Mercer.
twenty-five more unmarried men and
women, who have been living together in
violation of the Edmunds act, were res
cued from tniquity yesterday afternoon by
The Times and married in accordance with
the offer recently made.
The ceremony, including marriage license
and certificate for framing, were fur
nished gratis and the weddings We're SOL
emnized in the CHEEKY front room in The
Times building by Rev. ]. W. Norris, the
popular coIored divine. The Times is doing
ILLS Olh III ADG luNSICsL VI lliOAdiIty, dLQ
the eleven couples united yesterday showed
their appreciation by profuse thanks and
broad smiles.
The first couple to stand In front OF
Preacher Norris were George Willis,
tweuty-one years of age, and Ida Dorson,
aged twenty-four years. They reside
at No. 2o12 Columbia Terrace northwest,
educated woman. They had lived to-
getner for six years, George Willis being
but fifteen years of age when their un-
lawful relations commenced.
The second couple married were Grant
Hill and Mary G. Washington, aged re-
spectively tweDty-seven and twenty three
years. They are prepossessng, very light,
colored people, of neat appearance and in
telligeut manners. The husband is an
invalid, and was very anxious to lead
correct life n the future.
He was profuse in his thanks to The
Times, and did not deny that be had been
living with Mary for several years, al
though unmarried. Their home is at No.
142 North Carolina avenue, southeast.
BRIGHT DAY FOR BRIGHT.
William Bright and Annie Sykes, aged re-
spectivey twenty-eight and thirty years,
of No. 325 Pleasant alley southwest, came
next, and after Rev. Norris had blessed
them and said, you are now man and
WIFE" a bystander remarked
Bright, this ought to be a bright day in
your life
1T is,'' was his rejoinder, land / in
tend to try and do right the balance Of
my days"
Quite fIutter was occasioned among the
coIored couples in the room when a fash
ioDably attired white man and woman
stepped up TO the preachers table. The
man, John Scout, is an Italian, 36 years
ofage. and was baTninRome. Hisbride, Clara
Ingram, &c years old, is a rather pretty
woman and was born in Virginia. Scout
has only been in the country five years and
speaks English fairly well He had been
living with Miss Ingram two years, he
said She was very much impressed by the
service and quietly wept when firmly
bound 10 the man she loves.
Turner Stutley, venerable eolored man
with white whiskers, forgot his age and
rheumatism for the time when his name
was called by Rev. Mr.. Norris, and stepped
briskly forw ard, leading Mary Wedge,
his bride of twenty-six summers. The old
man was neatly attired in a black suit
for the occasion, and continually eyed
Miss Wedge, who was as coy as a school
girl of sixteen. They had been living to-
gether for several years. The old man could
not find words to thank The Times at the
conclusion of the ceremony, but backed
out OF the room, making a series of pro-
found salaams Mr. and Mrs. Stutley were
at home to their friends last night at their
residence, on Eighth street southwest.
Henry Smallwood and Carrie Williams,
both aged thirty-one years, uext stepped
forward and We're ushered into the matri-
monial state, after several years of wrong
doing. Their address is No 1854 Ma
gruder's alley. They were followed by
Nathaniel Hall aud Fannie Henderson,
aged, respectively, thirty-eight and thirty
years, of No 542 Third street southeast,
and James Kent and Louise Sharks The
former is thirty years Of age, while Louise
is only tweuty-four. They reside al No.
500 Twentieth street northwest, and were
neatly dressed aud intelligent looking
pair.
WENT TO TIL EIR BEDSIDES.
William Taylor and Mary Bell, middle
aged couple, who reside at No. 2S jackson
alley, brought up the rear OF the hymeneal
processiouin The Times building at . o'clock
last evening After they had been sent on