The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-07-22
AGE AND AGE UNITED
TWO ODD OLD PEOPLE MARRIED At
THREEscoRE AND TEN.

The Bridegroom Has Lived seventy-eAwht
Years and Yet L. swim Of Foot and Full
of vigor-His wife Is Only . Few Years
Younger.
There was much wonder in st. Az /
mes Roman Catholic church, Paterson,
N. j., at the principal service ON a re-
cent Sunday morning, when aged Viii |
liam Hill walked down the center aisle
with venerable Katharine McGinty, q
widow Of some means, and it became
known that they had been married on
the preceding day.
Hill admits that he is 70 years old,
and although he claims that his bride
is dozen years younger her crown Of
snow white hair makes her seem the
older Of the pair. He is tall and erect,
although not in the most robust Of
health, while she is short and inclined
to stoutness.
Hill has been a widower for about
two years. He spent all his life's saw
| ings in trying to Nurse his wife and
their daughter back to health. Their
deaths left him poor and almost friend
less, without a relative in the United
States. He has since managed to make
ends meet, although his age prevented
him from working at his trade Of engi-
neer and locomotive blacksmith.
Occasionally he was engaged to do a
little work by aged Widow MeGinty,
who owned some property and was, like
4, la
They had known each other for nearly
half a century, and the similarity in the
lonely circumstances of their old age
seemed to draw them together The
friendship was noticed by the widow I
neighbors and there were some whC
shrewdly guessed the truth when tht
couple started out arm in arm and ar
rayed in their best clothes. They pro
i ceeded to the rectory of st. Agnes Ro
man Catholic church and gave the pas
tor, Rev. Father Corrigan, surpris
when they asked to be married.
, But both were in earnest, and thei
requests had to be granted. They ha'
brought no witnesses or bridal party
and the clergyman called in his house
keeper. The latter was determined t
have the ceremony conducted with a
I proper formality, SO she brought tn
butcher from over the way to attend tn
bridegroom while she acted as brides
maid. Both of the contracting partit
; had been married before, and all wei
smoothly. They left the rectory as hui
band and wife.
Hill, when seen at his new hom'
n was surprised to learn that his marrial
had been much discussed, as he saw Ii
tie to remark about it. He declared th
. he was easily sprier than most men
> so and was willing to run foot race
prove it. He talked freely Of the reasol
for the union, remarking that, of cours
marriage at his age was different fro
V weddings of youth. His wife and
0 would be companions for each other, al
that was what they wanted. Beside
. each had some of this worlds good
and now that their possessions are join
both can live in comfort Mrs McGin
Il needed protector, he companion, al
q now both needs are filed. Then tn
IS could take care of each other in the eve
" of sickness.
"And those are some of the reaso
why we hitched up" concluded N
Hill.
:. The couple have unusual mental a
= physical vigor for such advanced az
y and no one could talk with them Wi
~ out realizing the wisdom of their unic
= Exchange