The age-herald., 1900-09-14
LAUGHING LOVE
 FINDS THE WAY Of Happiness For One of the
 Most Beautiful FAIR GIRLS OF THE VALLEY And Bank Clerk, Who is One of the Most Capable, Industrious and Thoroughly Deserving Young
 Men in Town
FAIR GIRLS OF THE VALLEY

Miss Stella Vincent, a beautiful young typewriter, and MT. Rueben T. Johnston, popular bank clerk were clandestinely welded last Tuesday night. The marriage took place at the rectory of the Church of the Advent, Rev. John G. Murray, the rector, performing the sacred ceremony.
 It appears that Miss Vincent was about to go away to spend her vacation, and in view of her proposed departure MT. John ston became naturally importunate and successfully urged upon her the proposition to marry him without delay. She, with maiden reluctance, consented, and on Tues day morning the happy lovers drove to oxmoor for the purpose of being lawfully made husband and wife. Arrived at OK moor, they discovered that the only man resident there authorized by law to per form the formal act of uniting men and women in marriage was absent from his home.
 Miss Vincent and Mir. Johnston unmar- rled unwillingly and unhappily drove back to Birmingham, but determined upon the way that they would seek the services of Rev. MT. Murray. Miss Vincent proceeded to join her friend Miss Kate Payne, at 1910 Fifth avenue. That night Mir Johnston called for her, and they proceeded to MT. Murray's rectory, where the rector spoke the words which as of magic make men and women happier every day the world around. Present were the rectors family and Miss Alice Wheeler, all of whom re- Joiced with those who did rejoice in ex- ceeding great happiness.
 MT. Johnston and Mrs. Johnston pro- ceeded to apartments which had been en- gagged, and where they have since re- mained. It is understood that Mrs. John- ston will today proceed on the vacation journey which she unexpectedly delayed in order to get married; and upon her return she and her husband will reside in a house which they have taken at East Lake, in which suburb her father John T. Vincent, resides MT. Vincent came to Birmingham many years ago from the north, and his daughter has grown up here. He has a son, John D. Vincent, in the service of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company in Birmingham.
 It was said last night that the parents of neither the bride nor the bridegroom had been informed of the romantic mar. riage, though 1t was not stated that there was any parental objection to the union of the lovers. There is probability that a clandestine marriage was decided upon be- cause of apprehension that there would be parental insistence upon indefinite delay.
 The bride was educated in the public schools and year two ago she took d course in business school for the purpose of practically qualifying herself in pen manship, typewriting and accounting, and since completing her course in those stud ies she has been engaged In office type writing, showing notable proficiency and winning the cordial esteem and respectful regard of all business men who observed her. She was accounted one of the most beautiful girls in the valley, being a rare type of light brunette whom everybody spectfully admired as she passed unobtru- sively her maidenly modest way along from her work to her home; and there are thou sands of persons without the happiness of knowing her or knowing her identity who would wish her world of happiness If they knew that the laughing maiden of maidenly modesty and dimpes whom they had seen passing along the crowded way had come into her kingdom
 The bridegroom is the son of John s. Johnston of the Birmingham police force, and is a nephew of J. B. Cobbs, vice presl- dent and general manager of the Birming ham Trust and Savings Bank, whom he followed a year ago from the Berney Ma tional Bank, where he had been. clerk for five years. He is now a clerk under MT. Cobbs, and is esteemed a capable, in- dustrious and thoroughly deserving young man. He was first sergeant of Company K, Birmingham Rifles, First Alabama Reg iment, in the Spanish-American war, and is still a popular member of that com pany.
 OPENING NEW MINES