The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19
AI'|PECK',..OF;
TROUBLE.
MI. Eugene G ulllId.nan's:sMll|s:'--
fortunes Come I'm Bunches.
LOSES NONE Y AN D PAPERS
u Burglar Breaks Into His Store and md
HE Child Drinks Concentrased I'd
Il " SLys--New5P Plan Of Marriage
BY Elopenent I'll, 81
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!.3S &i Especial 70 The 1lnss. Dispatoh.)
8 c:OMOIsN. A. April ss1s.--Mr. t1usene
sdouldtnnn. q prominent and popular Sbus ~
iness man Of the Nttlo town Of Colonial
Beach, has had sono ''hard lack lntelys
and 10 now among the largo number OF
good people who realize that troubles
rarely come .slngl 10. band al. = !. Mr.. 0ould-
man recently vent With bis wife to visit
her parents. who reside = few miles from
Colonial Beach. vhile on \ the \ tripiths
slost from his pocket nonts s25 or go
In money. together vita n some checks
and papers. Just how or when the
money, etc. got out ot his pocket. can
not be explained. 5.5 isi n
Returning to town sthe following day,
Mr.. Gouldmans found that hsBstore had
been broken Into the previous night. and
robbed sof q great many valuable articles
OF merchandise, etc. Two Gays !oter.
while the unfortunate man and his friends
were lamenting hts hard ~ OK, ,and hunt.
3ng q clue to the bold bur glary, ME- 9ould-
man four year-oldE child got possessSAn
\ Of "a box aonls concen trated I've and sWal-
lowed q gquanti ty Of thee eBcharotic spols..
I on. which. caused aSterrlbls illness that
would have resulted fatally, but TOR the
Timely and heroic work OF q skilled phys
Stefan, whose gerv ices ~ ere u fortunately
secured immedia ely. S "; n ID. Il +.
iss Mr. Go I'll man has the sympathy OF the
whole people and tile i series OF miAfor-
tunes which have befal lem him SIN ESQ
short q time are d gsubje Of GfnsfG
comment, even where the Dung gentle
man Is not known. al IN
4 IDIEF1C ULTYDfIN MARRYING.
Among the @passeng ers landed ct Suits
Wharf, this county j, II, fey days ago by
sa Potomac steamer. was ] @ 2young g man I
sa .peok OK trouble and who did not ghes-,
tate To- tell his troubles to theirs ut
was the one 4 ard lent "a esire OF Ibis life
70 3 become aS benedict and have a life
Epartner /, and over on II the 9th side
Of the broad otomac in his tive fcoun-
ty, is q prett 1T tie y seYente en-year-o
.lassie. who recipro ates !. " bis love and
alas, parental J Opposition and athe heart
less 10 cksmith have decreed nd ordained
that these two young hearts shall snot
s''bcat as on e. Some time ago the brave
youth obtained a. marriage license in
Maryland. III aId armed with this docu-5
ment, he called III on the nelghborhood
Clergyman and besought him to- be ready
at a5certain time Ito performft ne mar
riage ceremony. The clergymans ha opened
to know a thing or two and anots banker,
ing after trouble for himself positively
declined to officate. The other ministers
OF Charles county were appealed to- bet
{ one after another refused to serve and
tho young lovers found themselves con-
{ fronted by an obstacle OF which they
q had never dreamed. y
THE young man came here the other
day to try his luck in Old Virginia
One OF the first men he met was Rev.
( ]. r. Thomas, pastor Of a Baptist Church
here. He showed his iwell-worn license
and conf1ded his troubles to sympatheti
Brother Thomas. at the same time plead
Ing with tho King George divine to con-
sent to tie the nuptial knot, saying that
4 he would return to Maryland and bring
the bride-elect to Mr.. Thomas Yir ginia
home. Mr., Thomas gave the man some
excellent advice, hut informed him that
he could not. and would not, under the
circumstances perform the marriage
ceremony. 4 hua met by another disap-
lpointment t, the Mary lander fastened
away! on foot In search Of other Virginia
preachers, and ut last ccounts he was
still hunting for some one to Il jine"e him
and the lovely little lassie together in
matrimony. .$ IA, y
4 Instead Of i the girl seloplng with the
y g tne custom, sne
stS xse !, s raYsl,ss
the country over In search Of a minister
who VIII agree 20 perform the Maria mar, &c
ceremony. when ne san carry me g1rl 70
the Nv t ma
does does not not work. ccessfuliy:-
BU;r IN. e. ~ =,
MRS. ,Nylliia IAN barner,t OF the .neiEhbor-
MOOD IS IN tne icy capltal city,
where she vent to6attend the marrlag sc
on "Wednesday q l.ofssI hert daughter, Miss
Jennie FARMER, To- Adr..&s.i Harry Butler, OF
that city MISS Farmer has been resld-
Ing IN YVasnlngton. Ior. several years and
mere inet Mr. c5u.ler.tyo years ago; !, An
pence VI 1nto Y. 1rlenashlp'
then into love. and Terminated ma IN mar
rage on WEDNESDAY. . .5
MISS Lou Walker, q, o. ithe 90 Fnelshbors
hood hood. has gone to iaWashin to spend
several weeks with strien as as
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