The Daily soliphone., 1902-01-02
CHRISTMAS MARRIAGE.
(ounty Clerk A. D. Gardner Gets a
 Bride for a Present.

County Clerk A. D. Gardner got he incest Christmas present of any han in Greene county. Old Santa fave him bride in the person of Hiss Della Dollison, one of Para- 0uld s most charming young wom- < The marriage occurred at the
 me of the brides parents on Dec ' $, at Rector. Elder J. M. Ussery
 the Christian church, officiating
 For several days previous to the Z marriage there were -rumors of the < Approaching nuptials, but MT. Gard- fer was dumb as ar oyster when ap- btoached on the subject by even his nest intimate friends and rafnsed 10 < Gsclose to the Sollphone the secret 4f his Eeart, or else we could in the last issue before the holidays, have Riven the matter public mention.
 Howevsr. we will excuse him un- der the circumstances and at he me time extend our heartiest con- atulations.
 Mr. Gardner is kno wn 10 almost livery man, woman and child in Greene county, and any eulogv On His nobility of character would be s {asts of words, for no man in the dounsy Is more esteemed for moral dnd intellectual worth, for thorough dmciencg in the discharge of pub- Hc duty, for loyalty to his friends dnd consecration 10 those dependent &pon him.
 The bride, who is an amiable, aweet-tempered young woman, 8 6evous Christian ard social favor- 3ke in Paragould, is in every way orthy Of the man to whom her roth is plighted.
 Tue Soliphone joins the numerous iends of the young couple in hearty pRratulatious, wishing for them .
 <fUl matrimonial voyage.
 e vitascope, published at Rsc-
 s ptains tho following elaborate DlereIe e to the marriage, which we opy H Ipll:
 ;s( a& &souls are lovers of sy mplic- 4 lu&lent lore presents no picture < fe entfancipg than that of Isaac dlfating in the fields at eventide, < hen he lifted up his eyes and saw (6a c1lnels coming one of them bear TIT a burden more precious than gold E eparkling, flashing stones-his Dart E desire his beautiful Rebek ah 1. tue love has scorneds ever the tinsel
 n4 andsthe mocking absurdities of < fashion. And so it was that x lgh contracting parties, MT. A.
 fdner and Miss Dollie Dollison
 ktically insisted that their wed
 ceremony be devoid of show, pple and Inexpensive. In pursu-
 e of this plan that noble son of
 en county, A. D. Gardner. on
 mber B. secretly stole out of.
 ounty clerk office at Paragould
 reDtlY to mediate in tse fields # kntide", and he boarded the I0tf6& Belt train for Rector, where 
 2eefded Miss Della Dollison, his all Hhe world' to him. In the mean lime the father of this modern Rebecah, the Hon. J. W. Dollison, lad permitted the news to leak out. II few friends, not wishing to stand Under the leak, stepped into the Tome of Mir. aud Mrs. J. W. Dollison Ind there witnessed tue ceremony khich sealed the union of two live $ n one. This done and congratula- Hons extended, the guests were shered into the dining room, where x 6y feasted on the ever-fashiona ole a fashioned wedding supper !. Jnus the frills, Delmonico could do o better. Supper over, but few Minutes remained, when Mr. and Hrs. A. D. Gardner boarded toe Lain for a short tour to St. Louis
 other interesting points. 2 Ar, Gardner is native of Greene
 
 ilnty and is now filling his second lfE13as clerk of that county. He