Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-05-14
WOULDN'T BE A BRIDE.
Pownal Mans Intended Gave Him a Cold
Shoulder.

90 got tbeimarble heart at Troy last
Saturday, according to the Troy Times
which printed the following on that
date:
g A dispatch from Pownal, Vt, this
morning said: Edgar Rhodes of Pow
nal viii meet Mrs. Annie Muller, 2s6
Twenty y.Third street Watervhet, on
the arrival of the 92O O'Clock Boston
and Maine train at Troy this morning
FOR the purpose Of becoming acquaint-
ed With view Of marrying this after
noon.
''The couple began their correspond
ence last April through an advertise
ment in Wedding Bells, a matrimonial
publication printed at Bridgeport,
Conn. 10 this Mrs. Muller stated that
she had $500 The would-be bride.
groom reached this city on schedule
time About twenty minutes previous
woman about thirty years old,
dressed in light colored gown with a
small turban on her head, entered the
waiting room of the station and wait
ed until the arrival Of the 10 train.
when she went out on the platform,
as if she intended meeting someone.
when Rhodes stepped of the train
he took a picture from a greasy news.
paper wrapping and compared the like.
ness with the bystanders. The lady
attracted him. Aceosting her, be
showed her the picture in bis hand.
Are you looking for that 'lady'Y she
asked. l am, replied the lover
We'll. I'm not that woman, she re.
marked, and strolled into the waiting
room, only TO come out again for an
other inspection OF Mr.. Rhodes. And
we'll she might, because he was worth
inspecting. He was about fifty,
dressed 10 suit of clothes that he
must have purchased when he first put
on long trousers and worn daily ever
since. From outside appearances he
appeared a mIld-mannered man, quiet
and docile. He wore in his button.
hole boquet Of pansies, evidently
to set of bis is.wedding suit. After an
other look at the swain the lady went
into the restaurant to appear again
shortly. She then left the station
Immediately.
"Mr. Rhodes appeared 'dazed. He
stated that be had come to this city
with the intention Of marrying, and
was disappointed at the Don-appesr-
ance Of his bride-elect He supposed
she had heard Of his correspondence
with another lady. he attributes ber
desertion to jealousy. Mr.. Rhodes has
married sister living here, but be
could not remember her name.
Rhodes was much chagrined at not
identifying the woman as his bride
he has accepted her statement as true,
and started canVassing the collar shops
Of the city in search Of the right
woman.
Miss Muller was seen this after
noon at her home at Watervlist, and
appeared very much disturbed at the
turn the affair bad taken aud at the
publicity that had been given to her
love affairs She had not been entire.
ly contented with her home, and hRif
as . lark and half in earnest, she had
determined to try the matrimonial ad-
vertisement and see II the results we're
satisfactory. She admitted that she |
had written TO Rhodes, but stated that |
ne had represented to her that he hsdEa |
comfortable home and income. She is
a woman not far from thirty five years
Of age. She said she was not at the |
train herself to-day, but that a duly !
accorded representative was there to
meet the man. She admitted. that had
the prospective bridegroom proven sat
isfactOry in appearance and credentials
she might have taken up the martial
yoke. As matter of fact she had
spent this morning in attending a
funeral.
"a Pownal representative stated TO-
day that Rhodes was somewhat weak
minded and that be was a worthless
character. He had little or no in
come, subsisting as best he could on
very few dollars week. He had
given great publicity to his intended
conquest of Troy girl, and it is Ger.
tain that he will undergo severe chat
fing at the hands Of bis many ac-
quaintances at Pownal for the trick
that Cupid perpetrated on him and his
wooing.
Miss Huller expressed much regret
at having caused Rhodes to come to
the city, and she gave a gentleman re-
siding in Pownal money With which to
pay Rhodes fare home"
Bids Wanted.