The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-05-31
BERESF0RD HAS
FOUND A BRIDE
Sidney LaScslleS Married in Fitzgerald
Last Tuesday.
HE GETS A 100000 GIRL
Another Strange Event in the Life of a
Strange Man-From Pauper to
Prince, His Style.

Another era in the existence of Lord
Beresford
Sidney Lascelles has taken unto himself
a wife, and with the wife comes a cool
s1OO0 OO
Legends have been written of the rise
and fall of fortune fairy stories have
been told of the fuctuation of fate. but
the vivid career of LacelIes will eclipse
the widest vagaries of the Arabian
knights
From pauper to prince. from felon TO
favorite.
Scarcely four months ago this man was
convict in the Georgia penitentiary.
Today he is the most enterprising citi-
zen of an enterprisng town lie cleared
$4,000 in one deal when he established
electric light and waterworls plants and
now he has won a young woman who
numbers her ducats by the tens Of thous-
ands
This step was unexpected.
Here is the wonderful story of Beros-
lords new coup:
Fitzgerald Ga, May 25.-Cspecial) -
The lucky star of Sydney Lacelles. which
has been in the ascendeat since his arrival
In Fitzgerald. bringing him social and
financial success has eventually attained
NNN'AhaN
his intimate friends.
LasCelles is now receiving the conCratu-
lations of the whole community on his
marriage with Miss Clara Pelky. Of
Rhode island. the ceremony having been
performed by the Rev. Dr. Becker at the
residence OF Professor and Airs. l. w
Mcintosh in the presence of the mayor
of the city. who acted as best man. Mr..
Alexander Pelky, father of the bride,
Judge and Mrs Drew w Pauik and u
few personal friends.
The bride is a highly accomplished young
| lady, nineteen years OF age, who inherited
fortune Of 100000 from her mother. who
died last year Miss Pelky. now Mrs
Lascelles, Is popular favorite among
| all classes of society. and has made in
| Vulnerable friends since arriving ii Fitz-
/ gerald six months ago.
! Mr.. Alexander Pclky is a capitalist.
/ with large estates IN Rhode Island. and
/ has invested several thousand dollars i'm
! Fitzgerald property. He has just COM
/ pleted a large brick block on Grant street
! Mr. Lascelles has had phenomenal luck
ia the magic city among the pines. Less
/ than five months ago lie started out with
/ a small office as an insurance broker
month later he added a commercial
/ brokerage branch, and with his usual
l foresight il did not take long for him 10
/ see opening for wholesale johhius
/ business. and ON the first of the present
/ month he took possession of the largest
! brick building in the city AMI Is the only
! exclusive wholesale merchant here.
! lie IS transacting large business i'm hay.
! grain and groceries ana scarcely a day
I passes without "a carload coming in on the
| Georgia and Alabama road consigned 10
I him. The city is indebted 20 him for Tire
( light and waterworks now in tae course
I OF construction. 1t IS sa.d that ne cleared
$1,000 out OF the deal. He numbers among
his friends and supporters the best men
in town, who gave him the right hand
of fellowship on his arrival and ne has
proven himself in every manner fully wor-
thy Of the confidence reposed in him.
Mr. and Mrs. Lascelle viii make their
future home in FItzgerald, whore they in
tend to build a handsome residence on
Central avenue.