The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-01-27
ROMANCE,
Marriage of Miss Storms and
Mr.. COrley.
They Were Welded Saturday
Night In Hancock
County.

Storms elopement romance has been
written on Cupid's ledger. After a
week of suspense, following the
elopement OF January II, followed
by the mysterious disappearance OF
the girl from the home of friends in
this city, disappearance that stirr-
ed Daviess, Hancock, Grayson and
Ohio counties to wonder and reused
most intense interest in all, where
the families are well known, the es-
capade ended in the marriage OF the
determined young lovers at the home
of the father of the groom near
Roseville, Hancock county. Saturday
afternoon. Consent of the father
of the bride was obtained. Mrs.
Nollie Storms, the girls mother, is
almost Frustrated with grief and
nervousness due to the long strain
under which she bore up during the
quest for her daughter.
One week ago last Thursday Dora
Storms and Ed Corley. living with
their parents in the Roseville neigh
borhood, about twelve miles from
Hawesvile, eloped to this city armed
with the written consent of the faith
er of the girl, who is in Grayson
county. and William Corley. whose
adopted son Ed is.
Refusal of license was made here,
owing to the fact that the parties
lived out of the county. They went
To Henderson, with the same result.
Other efforts to secure a license fail
ing. they remained in this county, on
n farm few miles from this city,
until the girl was located by her
mother, Mrs. Mollie Storms, who
came here, with another daughter,
Miss Cora Storms. With Patrolman
II. M. Babbitt, a friend of the fami-
Nv. Mrs. Storms went to the farm and
brought her daughter here.
Within few hours the girl disap-
peared from the Rabbit home on
Seventh street, and for two days not
a trace was found indicating her
whereabouts.
Late Saturday night telephone in
formation reached the Rabbit home
that the girl had arrived at the Cor
ley home near Roseville during the
day. Mr.. Rabbit, Mrs. Storms and
her two daughters, Miss Aurora, of
Louisville, who came here to assist
in the search. and Miss Cora, who
resides at home, Immediately secur-
ed vehicle and started on a trip to
Roseville, where they arrived about
6 o'clock Sunday morning.
Going to the Corley home they
found the daughter and sister wife.
They had returned to the home
neighborhood, and, as the fact that
they were in their home county made
it possible to secure a license, with
the consent of the father of the girl,
which she had, this was done. The
ceremony was performed at a o'clock
Saturday afternoon by minister
residing in the neighborhood. The
bride declined to disclose her course
after leaving the Babbitt home in
this city, or at least had not told when
Mr.. Babbitt started on the return
trip.
The scene of the meeting between
the mother and daughter, and her
sisters, was pathetic and touching in
the extreme After the awful doubts
that had been their companions from
the moment that Dora went away,
the realization that she was alive
and we'll caused revulsion of feel
ing that was impossible to brook.
With devout petition and pean of
thanks the reunited family knelt to
lay down their burdens at the alter
of the Great White Throne, and bur-
:. led their sorrows and disappoint-
ments in the solace of supplication.
Suicide Near Deantield.