Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-09-04
X ept it secret Four Days-Mr Wal.

lace Murdoch of No. 1901 | street north
west and Miss Mildred A. Peck, who re
sides with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Peck, OF Anacostia, were secretly married
at Rockville, Md, Tuesday.
The newly married young people have
not known each other so very long, no
more than six weeks. They met on bicy.
Gle outing, and Cupid got in his sure WORK
from the time of the introduction. Before
many days had passed the two young people
were betrothed. OF course everything wa:
kept secret from the parents and relatives of
the two interested parties.
They met frequently after the engage
ment, and it was finally decided that they
should go to Rockville and be secretly mar.
ried. So on Tuesday Miss Peck came to
Washington, presumably to do some shop.
ping. She was met by Mr.. Murdoch. The
couple took the first train for Rockville
After the arrival the young man hustled
around, got license, and took his bonny
bride. to.be to the residence of Rev. T. ].
hewitt, where the two were made one in
the good old-lashioned way.
Then the young couple, after the pastor
had given them his blessing, returned to
Washington and to their homes as if moth.
ing OF any great importance had happened
But whenever girl, and pretty one at
that, gets married she is anxious that the
news be heralded DER mountain and dale.
The bride succeeded nobly in keeping the
secret all to herself until Saturday afternoon
rolled around. AT the time she was con-
verslng with her mother and happened to
make chance remark, which led Mrs Peck
to suspect something unusual. She ques-
TONED her daughter, who in flood of tears,
confessed all and implored forgiveness.
Everything might have gone along smooth,
ly but for the father When he heard of
the astonishing news he became angry and
declared that the marriage should be an.
nulled. Things were beginnings to look
pretty blue for the bride of less than week
In some way the groom learned that the
secret was out. He went post haste to tho
house of his brides father and endeavored
to smooth over matters. But it was diff
cult task that the young man had taken up
on himself. Yet he succeeded so far that
the father consented that the marriage notice
be published.
All day yesterday the groom paced up
and down the walk in front of his brides
home, while she cried softly to herself, and
the father nursed his wrath. As the sun
was sinking behind the hills Mr. Peck went
out to the place where his Objectionable
son-in law was keeping company with his
thoughts, and told him that if, on their GO
ing to Rockville, he found that the knot had
been tied in the orthodox manner, he guess
ed he would have to take him as son in.
law; he saw no other way out of the pre-
dicament. The young man Immediately
embraced the opportunity, and father and
son-in law at once took train for Rock.
vile.
The bride is beautiful girl, nineteen
years old. The family is highly respect
able. Mr.. Peck is in the Bureau of En-
craving. Under Harrison's administration
he was second assistant in that department
The groom is about twenty-four years old
and is employed as a clerk in the law office
of Church & Church, OF this city WASH
fngtOn Times Of Monday