The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-24
WERE MARRIED
AT AN, EARLY HOUR
Walked a Minister Up at Two O'clock
in Morning.
COUPLE FROM UPPERVILLE.
Licenses Issued to Others From Vir-
ginia-Visito.s to the National
Capital-Ncw Postnas-
tiers Named.
COUPLE FROM UPPERy|LLE.
Special Dispatch to The Tsncs.)

WASHINGTON. August ga singular
wedding took place at the residence of
Rev. G. II. Schroeder, pastor of the Trinity
Lutheran Church, at ? O'Clock this morn
ing. The contracting parties were Charles
Hinson, a turner, twenty-three years of
age, and Miss Alice Green. The couple
came TO Washington for the purpose OF
getting married from their home at Up
perville. small place in Loudoun county
Va, about five miles from Desplalnes
Station on the Southern Railroad, arriV-
ing here about II: 80 o'clock last night
They acknowledgement out Police Head
quarters, but upon being informed that
the police were without authority to per-
form the ceremony. they departed, accom-
panied by two young men, one OF whom
they met on the train coming to the city.
After securing the necessary certificates
the party went to the Calvary baptist
Church, but upon finding that the pastor,
Dr. Greene, lived too far away. they wan
dered around until they finally arrived IN
front of the Trinity Lutheran Church.
Upon learning that the pastor of that
church resided near by, they sought MS
house and finally succeeded in awakening
him. The ceremony was then performed
DENIED THAT THEY ELOPED.
The girl claimed to be the daughter of
John w Green, who is also a Virginia
farmer Both parties strongly denied that
they had eloped, but one of the witnesses,
who was a passenger on the same train.
claimed otherwise. Upon the conclusion
of the ceremony the couple registered at
the Belvidere Hotel.
Charles Haulgrove and W. a. Huddle-
ston, OF Richmond Va, are guests at the
National Hotel.
Among the other guests at the National
are L. c. Alphion, of Hot Springs, Va;
Miss L. Bryan, of Godsboro. n. c.; G.
Henry Haar and Z. C. Plat, of Whining
ton, n c.; n. G. Taylor, of Williams
town, n c., and ]. W. Coyen, OF Win
ston, n C.
/ I. o. Troy, of Charlottesville, Va, is in
the city, and is stopping at the Metropoli-
tan Hotel.
Mr.. und Mrs. Fleming G. Bailey, of
Fredericksburg, Va, are also guests at the
metropolitan Hotel.
s H Emerson, of Virginia, and G. L.
Smith. of North Carolina, are guests at
the Metropolitan Hotel.
Mrs Robert n. Harper has returned
from II two months stay at Atlantic CITY,
and has gone to Fauquier White Sulphur
Springs to remain until October.
Miss Viola Phillips and Miss Maggie
Chlds have returned home after visiting
friends IN Richmond.
OTHER LICENSES.
Mrs David NJ. Ogden of this city. has
returned after visiting friends near War
renton md the White Sulphur.
Mrs. William Gutshall, accompanied by
her young son, Forrest. left the city Mon
day for Fredericksburg, Va, to be gone
for two weeks.
A marriage license was to-day issued to
William NJ. Shifilett, of Mount Clinton,
Va. and Nora \. Shifett of Harton. Va.
A marriage license was also issued to
| Thomas ]. Brown and Emma l.. Myers.
| both of Culpeper county, Va.
NJ c. Tate has been appointed postmas-
| ter at Ruel, Hanover county. Va, to sue
| coed B. w. Shelton, resigned.
Buena Jenkins mas been appointed post
master of a new postotfice which was re
| Gently established at jenkins, Macon coun-
| ty, n. c.
After August s1st the postofice at
Sharp, Rockingham county, n. c., will be
| discontinued.