The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-24

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 MT. Comstock says that his courtship of Miss Byers was his on.y affair of the heart. and that his affection for her Is a5 great today as it was then. In 1876, he went to Frankfort. Ind. where sh Was q pupi.. It was a case of love at first sight" but death stepped in soon after the engagement had been announce ced Miss Byers was laid to rest in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Frankfort
 As the years passed her relatives died until MT. ConIstpck was the only person left to keep Miss Byers's grave green. When he learned recently that the c5me- tery was aboIt to be cut up into building lots he boarded the first train from N York, purchased lot in the picturesque Greenlawn cemetery, and ordered the transfer of his. old sweeth arts rem lins.
 In honor of the memory of Miss Byers MT Comstock has ordered the erection over her new grave of an imposing monu- ment of granite and has endowed the Frankfort high school. where he was student whe he met her. with a fund to be used tor prizes to be given graduates who excel in ..Aglish language. literature, and composition and in elocJtion. these hlvirg been Miss Byerss favor C branches.
 Consent Won by Tears.
 Here is a bride who refused to accept the seeming ultimatum of .ate. Miss Mil lie Bells of Easton. Pa, wanted to marry Peter Palmisono and Peter wanted to marry her Finding that parental opposi- ton blocked their way, they decided to elope, They did. but found that they could not get married on account of the youthfulness' of the woud-be bride They had to come hack home Miss Bells was not discouraged. Having failed in at- tempting to outwit her parents, she de- Cided to try the effect of tears and plead ing. They succeeded with her father and the wedding followed.
 Among the preceding stories was one of the girl who scorned the uniform. Here is one of another young woman who played havoc with the cloth. People will begin to think pretty soon that there Is nothing to the clothing man wears af- ter all.
 Miss Emma Farnsworth was to have married the Rev. Peter Le Clar of Bell brook and all preparations were being made. She suddenly switched her plans and married Hiram E. Rutan of Spring Valley. If she only had asked the Rev. Peter Le Clar to perform the ceremony the story would have been complete, but she didn't.
 It's better that affairs should take this course than that a mistake should have been made after 1t was too late to mend it." said the bride. Please don't say anything that will hurt the feelings of Le Clar. He is a grand good man."
 It Was a Nice Day.
 The young man who figures in the fol- lowing story had no intention Of doing other than escorting the young woman to church The young woman had no in- tention of going anywhere except to church That was the intention of Henry Gieri, aged 20. and Miss Bertha Clark, aged 1s. They left their homes in Ba- yonne, N. Y, for the church.
 On the way. Henry said to Bertha: Tt is a nice day"
 Yes" replied Bertha.
 Tt would be a nice day to get married" said Henry.
 Yes said Bertha.
 Thereupon they changed the direction in which their footsteps were needing and went to Elizabeth. N. J.. instead of con- tinuing on their way to church. They were married by the pastor of Grace Church in that city.
 Returning home they agreed to keep their secret for a while. but the bride told her mother last week. Surprise and astonishment followed, but no one seems to regret the fact that they went to Eli zabeth instead of going to church. Least of all do the bride and groom.