Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-05
SHOT WHILE HUNTING
FATAL ACCIDENT TO An EASTERN
SHORE YOUTH.
A Very Pretty Marriage at Cape
CharIes-Wcdded in the Pubic
Road While sitting In Buggy-
Personal.

ONANCOCk, VA, Janudry f-N~PS~-'
Young Charles Hopkins, who was acci-
dentally shot here Thursday while shoot-
Ing at target. is doing very weh' put
the doctor has not yet been able to hnd
where the ball lodged.
Following close on this accident comes
the news from Northampton county OF
the sad death OF young William Wesco"'
the 1s-year-old son of Mr.. W. r. Wescott'
residing in Savage's Neck, near East
vile. Young wescott was rabbit-hunt-
ing. when his gun accidentally went on
the charge entering his left side' ana
killing him almost instantly. He was
very popular with all who knew him.
Mr.. John II. Ayers. a popular young
businessman of Accomac Courthouse
and Miss Elene Rose Ames, an attractive
young lady of Cape Charles. were mar
RED last Wednesday. The ceremony
which took place in the Cape Charles
Southern Methodist church, was perform
ed by the Rev. Asa Driscoll, assisted py
the Rev. G. w. Bounds. The church was
tastefully decorated, and the marriage
is said TO have been one OF the pretuesl
ever seen I'm that place. Immediately
after the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Ayers
with q number of friends, took the norm
bound express for Accomac Couf mouse
where an elegant wedding dinner was
entoved at the home OF Mr.. william
Ayers. the father of the groom. Among
the good things served at the dinner was
a ham q years old, the hog from which
IL came having been killed on the very
day on which the groom was born. Inc
ham was kept to be eaten on his wed
dIng-day. II was perfectly preserved, and,
like old wine. was all the better TOT i's
age. .
MARRIED IN A BUGGY.
N,r caorpe Cones and Miss Annie Spar
row. both residing near FranktoWn,
Northompton county. determined several
DAYS ago that they would end long
courtship by getting married. Ihey
wished, however, TO have the affair con-
Quoted as privately as possible, aho
with this end in view rode out 10 tne
Methodist parsonage at FTanktown 10 ask
the minister to marry them. But when
they reached the village the good parsoh
was out on his weekly round or vista
ton. They took two young men or the
village into their confidence, ana sent
them out TO look for the minister. AS
the young men went from house 10 mousse
they spread the news. and soon the
people began to pour I'm from all slues
10 witness the ceremony. When the
minister arrived a large crowd OF men
and bows had assembled to witness the
ceremony. The happy couple, in nowise
disconnected by the presence or so many
people. requested the minister TO proceed
with the ceremony, which he performed
I'm the middle OF the road, the bride ana
groom sitting I'm top-buggy all the
while As soon as they were declared
man and wife they left for their nome,
I'm Church Neck, under the escort or
'Saulre Tom Upshur. Such unceremo-
NOUS marriages are not uncommon on
the Eastern Shore. A similar one oc-
CURED in front of the Baptist PARSONAGE
in Onancock few days ago, Rev. a.
j. Reamy officiating.
Since Belle Haven has been incorpo-
rated. several other towns in both OF
tho Eastern-Shore counties are moving
In the same direction. The fear OF In
creased taxation seems 10 be the only
argument used by those who oppose the
incorporation movement.
PERSONAL
6. Upshur Hopkins and Oscar L. Powell.
students Of Harvard University, and Up
shur Sturgis and Sidney S. Kellam, STU
dents of the University Of Virginia, who
have been spending the Christmas holi-
DAYS with their parents in Onancock,
have returned TO their respective insti-
tutlons.
Mr.. J. c. Justis, formerly OF Hunting
Creek, and Mr.. Everett Beloate, formerly
OF Northampton county, have moved TO
Onancock to live.
Miss Alice Marshall, OF Northern Acco-
mac. is visiting Mrs. Webster Marshall
in Onancock
The weather Is very cold, with the
wind blowing strong from the north
west