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Evening star., 1899-03-17
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY.
COminGs and Gofngs of Interesting
PeOple-PersOnal Notes.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Bishop have issued
invitations for a reception at the Cairo
Monday evening March p, to DR.. J.
H. Kellogg of Battle Creek. Mich. A
vegetarian luncheon will be served. Music
for the occasion will be rendered by the
Misses keckhoefer, whose former home
was in this city and VINO at present reside
in New York where they took up their res
idence after completing their musical edu-
cation in Leipsic, Germany. They are
among the most gifted musicians in this
country and number among their admirers
the Fanderbilts, Whitneys and the cream OF
the first society of New York city.
Former President Harrison and wife are
going to Paris and will spend several
months abroad. They will sail May Ii
from New York.
Colonel and Mrs. Bingham. who went
south Immediately after the blizzard. return
ed few days ago. They particularly en-
joyed their stay in Cuba. where they met
many army friends and tourists who are at
sessions.
Miss Zaidee W. Gibson, daughter of Capt.
Woolman Gibson. is visiting Southern Pines.
n. c., for health, which was temporarily
impaired a few months ago by an attack of
grip.
The latest announced arrangement for the
marriage ceremony of Miss Virginia Fair
and Mr. William Vanderbilt is that it shall
take place in the conservatory of Mr.. and
Mrs Oelrich's home in New York city
April 4. The main dra wing room of the
mansion will be made as near as possible,
by the floral decoration, into a Gothic
chapel, of which the conservatory will form
the channel A forest of Easter blossoms
will surround the altar that will be its
main feature. The wedding will be at noon.
The bride will be attended only by maid
of honor. Miss Mary Baldwin Tolfree. Mr..
Carroll, Harvard University classmate of
the bridegroom, will be best man. After
the ceremony the bridal breakfast will be
served at small tables in the dining room.
haH and reception room on the ground
floor. Later Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt will
go to Newport in a private car.
Governor Wolcott gave dinner to the
German ambassador at the Union Club, in
Boston, last night. Others present were
Senator Hoar, Bishop Lawrence, T Jeffer-
son Coolidge. Mayor Josiah Quincy, DR..
Strobel of Harvard, Collector George II.
Lyman. Eben S. Draper, Prof. Hugh Mans
berg of Harvard. Arthur Donner, the Ger
man consul. and Judge Francis C. Lowell.
Mrs. Frederick Sawyer Hardesty will be
at home tomorrow afternoon. She sails
Wednesday for San Juan, Porto Rico, to
join her husband. who has been there for
several months
The ninth meeting of the Ardath Euchre
Club will be held at the residence of Miss
Nina Grove. Brookville road. Tenleytown,
members taking straw ride there.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Floyd Waggaman and
their guest. Miss Doane of Omaha have
been week in New York and will return
to Washington shortly before going to At
lantic City with their sons for the Easter
holidays.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Laura Belle Willett, daughter of the city
postmaster, Mr.. James 7. Willett, and Mr.
Graham Hume of the Traders National
Bank.
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IN SEARCH OF A BOY.
Resident of York. Pa. Seeking His
StepsOn.

Mr.. Michael Zahhar, a resident of York
Pa, was at police headquarters this morn
ing and asked the aid of the department in
finding his stepson, Peter Anthony. who
has been missing from his home for nearly
six years. Mr.. Zahhar said the boy. then
about nine years of age. left York during
fair week, in October, 1Sr;, in company
with, as he supposed, the members of one
of the side shows in attendance at the
time. The boy is a Syrian by birth and
speaks the Arabic language. He is de-
scribed as about fifteen years old. blue
eyes light hair, has a scar on forehead, a
bald spot about the size Of quarter on the
back of his head and is of a very pleasant
disposition, smiling most of the time.
Mr.. Zahhar heard a few days ago that
the little fellow is in "a college or other
institution of learning in Washington or
vicinity, and that he is being cared for by
a wealthy family. The mother of the long
absent child is almost distracted. Inspector
BGardman will gladly receive any informa-
ton regarding him. During the six years
that have interviewed since he last saw the
boy Mr.. Zahflar has followed up a number
of clues and visited many cities in search
of him. He feels confident, however, that
he will be rewarded for his search by COM
ing to Washington.
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A CANADIAN LADY
Gives Her Experience With
Coffee,

Mrs Matthews Of Ellington. Ontario. Canada,
says:
My sick headache and dull, ianguid sleepy feel
"'ss nave All gone since ! have quit the use Of
coffee and taken TO Postum Cereal Food Coffee.
hou may bc sure that have abandoned th. ,se
"i common coffee altogethcr
number Of my friends in Ohio Michigan and
here in canada have been CRAFTY benefited by dis
'nrinS coffee and nsinr Postum l have Known
'"S'~ "h're ITSTi" disiiked She taste Of Postum,
hut upon inquiry I have discovered that IL ia h.
oipse they did allow Il TO hoil long .,ou.l,
aud Know that this IS always true In such case.
No "nr can get good cup Of Postum witlou, A.
Is properly made, aud that is siu.fla and ,,s,,
e.Hhgh II one will only follow the dir,-rtions
No'e-"'' prizes Of grecnhacks and gold viii he
Paiu Tor truthful letters rccar riding experience i'm
eohee drinking. See statement in nd. man, A.,
"a, headed More Boxes Of Gold"
IL Eon miss the paper, write to the Postum Co-.
AT hai tie Greek. Mich -
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Authorized to Issue Bonds.

Pursuant to authority veted in them by
the act of Congress of July 3. 1898 Ito in
corporate the Washington and University
Railroad Company" the District Commits
sioners have authorized the company to
issue bonds and stock to the amount of
Sl15,000. The road is to be a double-track
one. The issue of bonds and stock is TO
pa oyide means for building it.
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Divorced on Ground Of De.ert,on,

Justice Cox. in Equity Court No. 1, today
signed decree granting Heart Lee Hewett
divorce from Walter F. Hewett on the
ground of desertion. The petitioner is also
granted the custody OF the child of the
couple and permission to resume her
maiden name Hicks.
On the ground of desertion William K.
Goss was today granted divorce from
Sarah W. Goss
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Marriage Licenses,
Marrioc

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
White-WilHam Gilland and Lillian White
both of Baltimore, Nd; Lloyd Cross of this
city and Blanche e. Cunningham of Alex
andria county, Va
Colored-Thomas L. Evans and Ella Car
merger.
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BORN.

i:S, ON Friday. March IL. 1899 nj s:3o
sa"ek s"n am to MIR. and Mrs. Harry s. weich.
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Ht' til rlil,rlHif i'If.fgfi, afiI.. !i .II Nd.
Ia 80. = -Isl = .Ei.i4 'blat 5sss - L n a.
Evening star., 1899-03-17

The first post Office was opened In Paris
in ld42, in England in 1851. in America in
iTi0.
Evening star., 1899-03-17

'i'-,6h ,S NJ haE-REAMER: On February rs. 1898 q
WLLhhE bLi.AhhE and CORA A. REAMER both ~
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Canoeing.

GANANOOrE Ont Aug o-Tbe racing
men at the camp OF the American Canoe
Association were In their element yester-
" S 'N''''
day quite fleet OF the little flyers fol-
lowed the launch as II was nlacinp the
, , =, -. "
ouoys In the sailing course, and as soon
as this was done scrub race was arrang-
ed. The wind was puffv and uncertain
coming at times With a,icb forca thot g.
drove +ho 80, nrIt, 'Nas ~, ~
Sai,or. ny wnmouS eo1i'iIe'e!y oyer me
Sailors however are SO nimble that n
capslze seldom vets them They perch
on the weather Eunwai and by the aid of
a long slIdInp-eeet ouicl,v ri,b; thajr 100 -.
and oro owov ogaIr tth mel poa
",'t az n~"s "sa'I WIN scarceiy
any Perceptlble delay. Frank Moore, IN
il"he"r' won the second scrub race sailed
He was closely followed by Louis Nav in
the Aziz and II Lansing Quick In tho
Fagpv how Tbon cave II 3 pa,r,a ~
~ nc" ~, U"'i's ~ Ia'hner' IN
we torment VI: w, Mclasgart, IN the
Ella L.; Frank T. Palmer, in the Hoolah:
II. Sparrow, in the Ell; Alex Paula in the
Tomeader. lack Stewart in tho weli known
w " J'oH ~, ~ ~ Wy wei hno" Il
wasp ana II. II. Slnythe, IN the question
The camp hops will be held Tomorrow
Tho lotost Arrivals I, oo,,, oro
H. III 49, 49, dniiSals III cuiiIp nre:
~ MISS 'inrh lFesmr"y ana Miss FLORENCE fresbrey
all
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Acushla II. 5:21 "a: HildoGordc sloop. 5;2i:-
10; America 5:2S:lS; Queen Nab 5:2'21;
Syce 5:3l .16: Gcvalia 5:35:%' Shamrock
5:37:32: Uvira 5:37 30: Uncas 1893 :O7 NIAGARA
5:3o:OS: Atlantic 5:44:l7: Priscilla 554 ID;
Abicore J:J9:2S; Rusalha GOO:4O: Glrndoyeer
G:Ug:42.
There were several mishans during tho day.
Just after passing the whistling buoy n
Point judith the Quisetta blew out her spin
maker and had to sct a big jib topsail as
makcship After crossing the finishing line
the kestral took in her spinnaker and
then before tho balloon iib topsail had
been taken she was put head TO
the wind. There was quito jump on the sea
and tho sudden strain on the topmast caused
it to snap and it tumblcd to the deck The
schooner Hldcgarde. while sailing into tho
harbor went aground on Goat Island and was
hung there until the tide lifted her oG two
hours later.
In the race to Shelter Island the Cevaia who
was well in the lead in her class broke her
mainsheet traveller. 1t has been patched up
but 1t Is not In shape to stand any strain and
the boat could not be raced to-day az she ought
TO be. She was beaten by the Neasra on time
allowance but took second prize. Tho Katrina
sailed good race to hay and won in her class.
She also won leg for tho vice commodore's
cup which Is given for the schooner making
the best corrected time In the majority OF tho
squadron runs. The Quisetta won the first
leg for this cup in tho run to Shelter Island.
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SAY KRONMAN KILLED HER.
CHARGE OF WIFE MURDER FORMALLY
MADE AGAINST HIN.

| Fruit Dealer Lodged In tho Tombs on Am.
| davits that lie was seen Near His Home
Whom His wife Was Butcher"d and That
| BloodstRins Were Find On HIS Clothes.
Nathan Kronman. whose wife. Annie. was
murdered with Ratchet In their fiat at 1855
West Thirty fifth street on Monday afternoon
was formally charged with the murder yes
terday. and was committed to the Tomhs by
the Coroner. Practically nothing was dscov-
cred by the police in the course OF the day, 1t
seemed as though they had now come to the
end OF the clues tho we're following.
Kronman was arrange in the " estSide Police
Court yesterday morning. The charge of muir
der was preferred BY Detective Nichaels OF the
West Thirty seventh street station. The COM
plant and anldavts state that krOnman was
soan by Henry I. Hicks. tho colored tcamster.
near the scene OF the murder at about = o'clock
on Monday afternoon. and also that Michacls.
when bs arrested Kronman late on Monday
night, found blood stains on his hands, CUFFS
shirt front and on the back OF his coat.
Lawyer Abraham Levy. who appeared for
kronman. asked for an Immediate hearing. but
the case was referred to the Coroner. aud
kronman was taken before Coroner Rausch.
who renundod him to the Tombs without bail
The case belongs to Coroner Fitzpatrick. who
was i'll yesterday, and Coroner Bausch did not
fix date for the inquest.
Mrs. krOnman's relatives still insist that
Kronman did not kill his wife. Several OF them
were present when he was arraignod Yesterday.
Application has been made for permission for
the prisoner to attend his wifes funeral. which
will be held this morning.
Lawyer Levy said yesterday that Kronman
would be nblo to account for every minute OF
his timo on Monday afternoon. notwithstand-
ing the testimony OF Hicks. AS to the presence
OF blood stains on kronman's clothing. Mr..
Levy said that was fully explained by the fact
that kronman had helped to move his wife
from the hall when he found her there.
Acting Capt Cooney OF the West Seventy
Seventh Street Station. had been directed to
take kronman before the Nazet Committee at
its session yesterday. Tho acting captain
appeared before the committee shortly after
noon and told Mr.. Moss that it would be i'm
possible for him to produce krouman as the
man had been committed to the Tomb s by the
Coroner and consequently had passed out OF
his hands
We will have to excuse Kronman for the
present" said Mr.. Moss to Chairman Mazet
Certain things had occurred which desired
to inquire about. and 1t was my intention to
place kronman on the stand to-day. The
matter can very easily wait. however. and l
will leave 1t over for few days"
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OBTTUiR 7.

Cnptpin Robert rorterneld Tor many years a
OF h Ss 2 fs sr asa
brooklyn, IN the eighty third year OF. his age
Since his rcti,ement from the shnping bust
sroculntions in Brooklyn. Captain POrterheld
first went to sea ut the age of Is and followed
VIII JOSEPH w. O Yacs. in i't iH5q burng the
Sighted ne Tinted States brig "sopGrsn com
sells and the "Somers' was capsized and all
hands were lost. captain TorterlcIi's vessel
was member OF the Marine Society OF New
York FOR many years and for - years. Il the
s he at S ss FIT snvE' Bas
q large fortune. He is survived by a son.
Charles 4, Porterneld. one ,grapdchild, Robert
liam II Mott
;, Albert II. Porter, Of Niagara Falls. who on
FEB ~. was appointed superintendent OF the
Roosevelt. and who on June 10, resigned with
out any reason being mace public; died IN Riv-
ssrt9n; early yef;stssrday morning He was
tho Croton Aqueduct work in New York. also
pIoy OF tho Cataract Construction Company.
l!e was n son OF the late Augustus A, Porter
His mother is travelling in Europe and he has
His wife survives
!, Charles p. James. formerly an associate. Jus:
tce OF the supreme Court OF the District OF
Columbia. died Wednesday morning at
Careheim." the home of Richard Wallack. in
Ic"shurE. Vt He was native Of Ohio and
was in his eightysecond year. Charles T.
James was apnointed member OF the SUI
rreme Court OF the District on July 20. 1879.
and retired In 1893
George FITZGERALD. who had been in the
wholesale shoe business in Brooklyn for near
" hall century, died on Monday at Saratoga
IN the sNty-seNGnth year OF his age. He
leaves son and two daughters. He will he
buried today from tn" Church ot Our Lady OF
Mercy in Debeyoisc place, Brooklyn.
William f. lie Sour. who has been in the en-
pioyment Of the Long Island Railroad Company
as master mechanic and engineer for more
than forty years. died suddenly on Tuesday at
his hons. 1893 East New York avenue Brook
Ign. in the ~ year OF his age.
Peter Mincki mineral water manufactu-
rer OF Will amsburg. died Of apopleIy on
Tuesday Mt his home. - Belvidere street Ho
was born In Germany 80 years ago. and came
to America in 1882. lie is survived by three
sons
CAPTAIN Charles Bostwick died ut his home
in Huntington. J.. !. on Monday night. He was
Ss'years DID; He was captain OF many coast
ing vessels during his long life on the water,
which began when a lad,
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STATE BARRIERS ARTICULATION.
Proposed Amendments to the BARRIERS Ex.
hmining Bill Discussed.

ALBASY, Aug. O-proposed amendments 10
the BARRIERS Examining bill was tho main tonic
Of discussion by the State Master Barbors'
| Association at Its second days meeting here
to-day. Tho bill In its amended form. which
will be presented to the next legls-
lature. provides in section that the
members OF such examining board
shall have been continuously for Ave years
practicinR their profession within this State
Each III am bar of tho board shall be appointed
for four years. except that the members OF the
first board shall bc appointed rssnectvely for
one. two. three and four years. Tho member
Of the board who has four years to serve. In
stead Of two years az heretofore. shall be
chosen secretary. In section q the m ileaRe OF
Eve cents allowed each member Of the board is
cut down TO two cents a mile
Section Is roads: In the event of n barber
shop being declared In an unsnnitary condition
by mem Der of the Board OF Examiners ap-
pointed under tho provisions Of this act the
Board shall be empowered to call upon the
State Board o; Health 10 abolish tho aforesaid
public nuisance"
Section Is. which prescribes the penalty for
violations OF any OF the provisions OF this
oct. likes tho maximum fine at S25 which in
the present bill IL nI.i as the minimum fine
and not more than 800 The same change Is
made in the Imprisonment clause, so days
being fixed as the maximum sentence. which
as the law now stands is the minimum SEN
tence. aud 100 days the maximum
These officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President. Geo Keedy Of ElmIra Frat
Vice President. Geo R"uhl OF Emlra second
Vice President. Chas. Ohnrpell Of Utica Third
Vice President. VIM. OKourke OF Little Falls
Fourth Vice President J W. Foley OF Buffalo
Fifth Vice President Geo. ". Metcaf Secre-
tary. j Il. Rohmsr Of Brooklyn Treasurer J.
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SILVER DEMOCRATS SPLIT.
4ATWELL'S CONFERENCE IN BTRA-
CUSE ~ 4 SQUABBLF.


Row over RESOLUTION Calling for the
Rehmrmntion OF the chicago PLATFORM
oh"ll ana Ills contingent DOT the Con
iere"c"-N""'""' " S"""o"
SYRACUSE, Aug 0-Calvln Reach and II. c.
Htlson. Of New York. sent kilograms to
Thomas W. Cantw"lrs Silver Democrat Con-
ference to-day. asking them not to make O
permanent organization until after tho con-
ference at Saratoga, called by himself. had
been hold. This, they said. was in tho interest
OF peace and harmony. Mr.. Cantwell's follow
ers are not OF ken"h's strIne OF peace and har-
mony, ana % n,"pu"nty ignored his reaues
and organized Thcy want to be In on the
ground iIur Indeed, there wore inuicd-
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MATTEAwAN. Aug. 9.The marriage of
Miss Alice Lydia Reese. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. w. II. Reese OF New Hamburg
to Mr., Guy Richards OF New York was
solemn!zed this afternoon at the Zion Epis-
copal Church, Wappingers Falls this coun-
ty. The rector. the Rev. Prescott Evarts,
conducted the ceremony Mr., Philip Rich
ards, q brother of the bridegroom, acted
as the best man. The bride had no
attendants, The ushers were Mcssrs Ed
ward Johnson. Nerplanck Richards. oliver
G. Jennings, Richard Tumble, William +.
Bacon. Daniel Leroy Dresser, William F.
Ward. William l., Lawson, Louis Fitzgerald
Tracy II Harris. and w. Wills Reese, ali
OF New York city.
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Anh-G"cb"Iitcs Don't Want Him Any More
1hnm Hrynn To Interfere.


LEXINGTON. Ky, Aug. 9-Tho Democrats
who are trying to defeat William Goebe for
Governor have been working hard to-day to
hr.ug out large delegation at the coming
state convention which is to he held here on
August 49, state headquarters have been es-
'"hi'thcl mere N chdIKe oilaIt. James a. Gay
grandson OF Henry Gay. A large number Of
hnN-"""he. leaders was hero to-day on account
- IA" lar. aud they are outspoken against
j. bryan for saying he Will come TO Ken
tn"hy t" help Hoehel. They declare that they
|"f" Tor Bryan l.! the last national campaign
ard that they are Tor him now II he will keep
has hands OIL kentucky. but II lie persists in
coming here he Will create such an opposition
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Whoiesnlcrs Notify Retailers That They
Must Pay Every Monday.

The wholesale meat houses Of Swift i Co..
Armour & Co. Morris. Nelson and Schwarz-
child Sulaberger have notified their Gus
toners that hereafter they will insist upon
weekly settlements Of accounts. Every Mon
day morning the retailer will have to settle up
in full for the stock purchased the previous
week. A representative OF Swift & Co. said to
the reporter:
We have determined upon this policy. and we
will follow II out to tbs letter. A retailer. who
does not settle up each week with the whole
sa!cr. with whom he has been dealing. cannot
purchase meat from any Of the other whole
saers who have signed this agreement We
are tired of carrying on our books men OF small
capital or no capital at all who run up bills and
then go out OF business. We have to pay cash
for the cattle We buy and we expect tho same
treatment from our customers"
retailer stated that a meeting OF the re-
tailers has been held aud they are talking OF
building several slaughter houses Of their own
near New York to sell to themselves on credit.
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JAMES MEG UIRE's DEATH.
Report of Physicinn Rowe of MAN.
haitian state Hospital,

ALBANY. Aug. S,--The State Lunacy Com
mission at a special meeting tomorrow in
this city, will consider the report submit
ted to 1t by First Assistant Physician Rowe
Of the Manhattan State Hospital on the
circumstances attending the death of James
Mcclure, the patient who, 1t was alleged.
was murdered in struggle with three Of
the hospital assistants on Saturday last.
The report is not full enough to satisfy the
state Commission, and ii will ask for fur
thtr particulars. The official report says:
The patients were about to go out for
exercise, when Mr.. Mcclure suddenly turn
cd upon Attendant Ryan and struck him in
the neck with his fist. Two other attendants
came to the assistance of the first. and en-
deavored to control the patient. but he be-
Ing powerful man. they were obliged to
place him on the floor two bearing upon his
arms and chest, the third holding his feet.
After his parOXysm subsidized, he was allow
ell to get UP, and went into the Mushroom.
Returning to the ward. he sat down. but the
attendant. noticing that he was very pale,
sent for the ward physician, who admins
tered stimuants, but tho patient died in
few minutes.
During his struggles he sustained a frac
turc of probably the seventh eighth, and
ninth ribs of his right side. with probably
come internal injury. The patient suffered
from general parcsis. was Of very powerful
physique. and boosted Of his strength as
wrestler and strong man He was ad-
mitted July IS lS0S; discharged Nov. %,
1898. and rcAimtted June 81, 1899. He had
threatened the life OF his father and they
were afraid to keep him at home
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W4LSH-BROUSKIE.
Once the Bridegroom's Parents Stopped
His Wedding-Sot n Second Time.

His Wedding-Sot n Second Time.
LITTLE NECK. l.. l.. Aug 9.-Michael Walsh
and Miss Rosa Brouskie. OF this village. were
quietly married last night by Rev. II. W. Quinn
by. OF st Georges Church. Flushing Walsh
was twenty-one years old last Monday and
has come into possession OF a small fortune
left him several years ago. year ago he fell
In love with his bride and every preparation
was made for their marriage. The guests had
assembled for the wedding and tho minister
was on hand but Walsh did not appear. III
day or so the disappointed girl learned that
her lovers parents were opposed to the match
and that they had shipped him or on a long
tour through the South. Several months ago
Walsh returned To Little Neck and luve-mak-
ing was begun again despite the watchfuness
OF his parents. The arrangements for we'd
ding were completed second time and tho
groom being Of ago took care to bo on hand.
After the ceremony had been performed he
returned to his nome. announced his marriage
to his parents and went away with his bride.
They will set up home in this place.