The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-05
Marriage OF E.
A. Conner.
A CLINTON LAWYER
Secretly WEEDS a Boston
Brunette.

Clinton, Jan. 4-The people Of two
towns were surprised today by the
knowledge of the marriage of Attorney
Edward A Connor, under romantic cir
cumstances. Mr.. Conner is married 20
Miss Elizabeth Timmins Of Boston. TQe
ceremony that united them was per-
formed in Boston the day following
Thanksgiving.
II brought my wife home yesterday,
said Mr. Conner Il had kept the well
ding a secret from my mother and
father and my friends until just now.
1 met my wife long time ago. court
ed her and married her. I knew my
people wouldn't perhaps approve Of
my getting married. so I married Sc
cretly After the ceremony l returned
TO my home, and she to the homa of her
mother, Mrs. Mabel Timmins. Of course
we saw each other from time 10 time,
but the secrecy was too much for us.
/ decided to bring my wife home, and
! did so yesterday. Naturally my peo
pie were greatly surprised. But l
know it is all right now. The ceremony
was very quiet Only one or two friends
were present.
The news of the wedding didn't get
circulated in Lancaster very much I'M
I'll this morning, and did not reach
Clinton until this afternoon.
Perhaps it would not have occasioned
so much surprise in either place if MIR.
Nash, who is postmaster and town
clerk in Lancaster. had not expressed
his wonder that il the story of the mar
rlage were true, Mr.. Conner made no
AnnliC1ti0n n q n rra at
married.
The rumor that Mr.. Conner had mar
ried without a license, alteruated with
a bit of gossip to the effect that he was
not married at all.
Mr.. Cononr explained the matter of
the license to the correspondent of The
Spy. He said: THE reason there is no
record of a license on the books in
Lancaster or in Clinton, is because l
made my appliation in Boston. I rep
resented that lived in Boston when l
made the application, and OF course as
Miss Timmins lived in Boston. but one
license was required for us BOTH
Attorney Conner is a son of Thomas
A. Conner, a well to do citizen Of Ian
caster. He was graduated from the
Boston University law school two
years ago and opened an office in this
town. He has an office in the Bank
block and is even better known in this
town than in Lancaster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Common will for the
present reside with Mr. Connor's par
ents, who have welcomed the young
people most cordially. The bride is a
striking girl of the brunette type.
The rink, a landmark in this town
since the days of the roller skating
craze. wS1 soon be no more. r. D. Dex-
ter, its owner, is formulating plans for
a handsome block to be erected on the
site of the rink, and the building that
mas sheltered exciting scenes in the
days Of polo, will be torn down or re-
moved. The ground floor of the pro-
posed structure win be used for stores
ana the upper floors will be devoted 10
tenements.
The rink has not been a paying prop
erty since people ceased to be interest
ed in polo. This winter and last II
yleideo some revenue from basket ball,
but nothing worth talking about.
There is some thought in the minds
or polo cranks that the recently organ
lzed polo team may revive interest in
the game. Mr.. Dexter does not think
so. He said: THE nearest polo teams
that would be a match for such a team
as Clinton could put into play are too
Tar away. Any profit that might come
from the games would be eaten up bv
railroad fares 1t win be some time. too.
before the home team could get into
playing form, If other things were ia
Norabe No, l don't expect much from
polo"
This is different from the DAYS when
Clinton was in q polo league with walt
ham and Woburr, when the games were
so we'll attended that the people could
hardly be crowded into the old rink.
There was a meeting of the directors