The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-06
only A Girl! HEART"
L Made Her Defy Her Mothers win and
Led Her TO Her Husband Again,
ROMANTIC MARRIAGE ANO SEPARATION
a Mothers influence Had Greatly
Troubled the Course Of rruc Love
Bui Sac skies EI.vc cleared ana
All is A2hin serene Funeral OF
Mr. litiaothy Ln>sitcr.

All is Again serene -Euncrni OF
Mr. l'inaothy Ln>sitcr.
suffolk, Va. Jan. 5.--tSpccial) after
Il romantic marriage, followed by haras
sing Vicissitudea. constrained relations
anu maternal lnterpos.tiun. Ii may re-
Snl hiier an that Mr. ana Mrs Tom
Mai1hd!l. OF Windsor. Va. viii !iy, han
Ply i"Ecthc:. and bless the day when
thci' ives ana fateS were Joined with
molly vows. Their friends hope SO. ana
tne'r hopes are not without fuunda ton.
l1r appears hat reconciliation is
l lvI,,t =" pe effected, y telegram from
!nuSor Tonight says that MIR. Mar
Snaii ms afternoon drove to the home
OF her mother and took his bride OF
twelve days to Carrsvillc, near which
pace she Mlll teach school Once re-
moved rom close maternal surveillance.
me pain I" marital bliss will be easier
ana all nay soon be peace and Joy.
bviofe last Christmas eve Mrs. Mar
snail was Miss Ellie Briggs The clope
mcnt as far Portsmouth with C'harli,
Coleman. and his abandonment there bv
the ta.r young girl for his rival. Tom
Hiar"haii. VINO was autographed for. and
theil subsequent marriage has been
toIi. IA; much was n story of two ar
uth' toNelst ana pretty recipient. who
nesitated between the pair ana chnng,d
ne, i,ihi more IMAM once. The yOnny
lady had won by strategy, ana her
mothers influence had been drreot"d
Ihs litter preferred Mr. Coleman for a
Son-in-iaw. The former chose MIR Mar
shall for II husband
me mothers Will. temporarily thwart
a. was felt again That was when
t1ty arrived homo in Windsor She had
reiuS permission for her daughters
union with Mr.. Marshall, ana she declin
cd t" sanction 1t. She failed to recor
llZt the existence OF Il marriage contract
ana all that the word implies. Her
I"hEhtcr stayed At hQmc-not her hus-
banu'S home. Mr.. Marshall VAS allowed
To make formal calls, but he chafed mn
der iornalii.es when the bride was his
"Wh--madc so by the laws of God ana
man.
on Sunday last Mrs. Marshall sen, for
NJ ~ huSHanH. They had n talk. Recon-
citations be wcen all concerned wcre
spoken If, and / Is thought that the CON
NcrSAton VIII re- iii II naught but han
p!htSS. Results are already folluw.ng
'lne report from Windsor to-day saws
mat Ny. nnd MIS-. Marshall had engaged
p.,aru W.'h Il family Of that town, Two
o'her reports say that the bride was
taken To her school near Carrsville and
n"E companion WAS her husband Both
statements indicate a reconciliation-na-
iurll ana aifeci'unatc relations between
husband anu iiie IL is believed that
Weeks been mistress Of the situation.
VIII voluntarily agree To rel!nquish her
coercion. Then all will be We'll.
mere Is eVlienty no foundation to the
rumos that divorce Proceedings would
he instituted. ana that Mrs Marshall
Mo.iu AFTER al becdme Charlie Cole
man bride. There are no grounds for
n divorce. Mr.. Coleman says If the
girl is satisfied he Is II he is nioued
'he appearance is concealed.
TIM. LAssITER DEAD.
The funeral Of the late Timothy Las
sitter, venerable citizen of Gates conn
~, y. G. took place this afternoon from,
me Episcopal church at Sunsbury. near
his home. Rev. w. y. Barr. of St. Paurs
r. r. church. Suffolk, was called to ON
ciate. He went The intermcnt was T.,
The old family buryIng ground. "
Mr. f.assiter was well-known and
liked throughout that 4 community
Death was caused by old age aggravated
by asthma FIc was 81 years old. Three
daughters survive-Alrs. Bette Kclloe
and Mrs. Ida Nicholas, of Gates county
ana Mrs. j. Williams Of Raleigh.
CONFIAGRATION AVERTED
Prompt action and coo,ness on the
part OF Engineer f. a. Thomas ana
others at IL o'clock last nigh: .ycrtc1 n
fire which threatened IL destroy Brady
d Roberts' druk store ana possibly ad-
joining buildings on Washington square
a large hanging lamp in the ii'nsc!ip-
ton office. without warning, drop six
rect To the floor and exploded. The
blazing oil was spread about the Unnr
and the hungry flames leaped almost
10 the ceiling. They seemed about to
devour the paper boxes and other in
famable material.
Engineer Thomas happened to he
passing along the street and heard the