The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
MARRIED AFTER
s. YEARS. COURTSHIP
Miss Susan Trumbull Weds Doctor
Price of Germantown, Pa,
Whom She Knew in 1867.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPCBLIC SPECIAL
Worcester Mass, May 24.-The announce
ment of the marriage of Miss Susan Trum-
bull OF Worcester to Doctor Harry Ham
mond Price, a practicing physician Of Ger
mantown, Pa. after a courtship of nearly
thirty-five years, has awakened much in
terest
Miss Trumbull had lived in Worcester all
her life. and there her family had been
noted for more than a century.
Bride and bridegroom both have passed
the mark of threescore years.
Their acquaintance began at a summer
resort about 1867. At that time they were
in the prime of life, and IL is said the doc
tor proposed. Just what the answer was
Is not known. other than that she looked
upon him with favor. and for many years
a correspondence was kept up between
them. II has been surnlised that the doc
tor then felt his inability to maintain a
household in the manner he would like.
and so did not urge an immediate marriage.
Correspondence Continued.
Time rolled along and the letters kept
coming and going. but while the friends Of
Miss Trumbull knew Of the attachment
they were not taken into her confidence
AL these years she kept her own counsel,
and whether she ever grew tired OF waiting
OF 1T The vicissitudes of their lovernaking,
II there was any, were kept secret.
When sickness struck down Doctor Price
few weeks ago and the summons came 10
Miss Trumbul she hastened to his bedside
and remained there.
Doctor Price in early life was an artist
and earned quite reputation. Some of his
productions are to-day hanging on the walls
OF the Trumbull mansion. the priced gifts
of long ago.
The bride Is a member of one of the best
families in Worcester. The Trumbuls for
generations have been important members
of the community. Her sister was the wife
of the late General William S. Lincoln. An
other sister Is Mrs. George F. Hartshorn.
A brother. Captain Charles P Trumbull.
a member of the old Sixth Regiment
and later a Captain in the Thirty-fourth
Regiment during the war Another brother.
Joseph was a leading broker and banker
IN New York city for many years.
Dercendent of j. TrumbuII.
Jonathan Trumbull. the Revolutionary
Governor OF Connecticut was a cousin OF
her grandfather. Governor Trumbull was a
friend of Washington. and II was he who
is known in history as Brother Jonathan.
a term now applied to the Yankee nation.
Trumhuil in an emergency and always al
luded to him joculariy az Brother iona
than"
John Trumbull the painter of the ia.
nous picture The Battle of Bunker Hill.
The Death of Montgomery" and The Dec
laration OF Independence" as well as the
poet Trumbull, were also cousins of her
grandfather.
The grandfather was Doctor Joseph
TruInbull, a noted physician of n century
ago. His son, George A. the father OF the
bride. was for many years cashier of the
Citizens Bank.
Before marriage Miss Trumbull lived In
historic mansion. which is probably the
oldest hoU~e In the county. 1t has been rem
ovated an remodeled. and was moved to
its present location from Trumbull Square
1t Is filled with quaint and old-fashioned
fixtures Nearly all the lGtches and knock
are still In