The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-27
LOVE AND BUSINESS.
Unusual Features of a Romance De-
veIODed in West Virginia.
From ID BaltImore Amerlcan.

From the Baltimore American
Fairmont, ". Va, Oct IA double
wedding, marked by many romantic and
unusual features, and preceded and fol-
lowed by circumstances decidedly novel,
took place at Oakland, Md, last week
and became known here to-day.
Three years ago Marshall o. Backer and
ms twin brother, Charles W. were care
less boys Of y, living at Metz, this coun-
". Charles was in love with Miss Sadie
thompson, and Marshall with Miss Ella
Riggs The girls were chums. and the
tour were together almost constantly.
Finally, the boys, by agreement decided
70 ask their respective sWeethearts TO
marry them. The questions were asked the
same night, and strange enough the girls
had been discussing it beforehand, and
eacn one of the lovers got the same an
SWer. Each declared her love for her
loNer, but each determined not TO marry
MIN till he could show that he was able
20 support her and considerably more.
The girls insisted if the bows tried they
would succeed; that they were not willing
to become drudges, even for loves sake.
The boys had always lived at home,
having no regular occupation or income.
Ihey decided to make a try for their
sweethearts. and after a few weeks went
into the cattle business on borrowed
money, and began shipping fat stock 10
Baltimore. In moderate way they were
that they were working to win wives, peo-
PIE showed an inclination TO help them
" ilii lllS dlu tneE lndlly went INTO the
merchandising business ald Opene0 D
large general store at Metz. This was
successful; but, instead OF using all the
proceeds 10 pay Off their debts, contract
ed In starting business. they devoted a
good part of the income in buying real
estate, which they held jointly.
This continued TO Oct. .. the Bakers
meantime getting all their reality paid
fer and increasing their size of stocks of
goods and at the same time the extent of
their unsecured obligations. On that date
two deeds were admitted to record by
r. thomson, and Marshall TO Miss Ella
Riggs, all their belongings, of every des-
cripton, real and personal, for a nominal
consideration, the deeds to be void if the
young ladies mentioned in the deeds did
not become the wives of the men so men
toned by the 18th of October.
However, the deeds became operative
for the young people We're married at
Oakland on Wednesday or Thursday, and
the news reached few persons here on
Friday. 4 number of creditors Of the Ba-
ker brothers had heard of the peculiar
deed which had been recorded, and be-
came suspicious at once. as such trans
action before marriage would place all the
property of the men into the hands Of
their wives in such a manner that, under
the express provision of the law passed
at the last legislature, it could not be
been performed Accordingly, there was
hustle to get under cover among the
Baker creditors, but it was too late. Sew
eral of those whose goods We're in the store
got out attachments, but it is not likely
they can do anything.
1t is not believed that the boys mean
to beat their creditors, but the creditors
have taken it for granted, and are acting
accordingly. At present the newly welded
pairs are in the east.