The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-01-13

The other was a photograph of the
Chicago Board of Trade, showing
the bulls and bears elamoring In the
pit at fever heat. Twelve pounds OF
fiashliRht powder being distr' buted at
$50 different points around the bal.
cony and ignited simultaneously by
electricity.
BIG FAMILIES.
Two record smashing families bound
for Chicago landed from steamer at
Baltimore in April. The head of one
family was Joseph Zowinski, aged 78,
whose sons, daughters and grandchil-
dren number 80. The head Of the other
was Carl Zenke, the father of brood
numbering IL. The Two Million club,
for promoting population, ought to
hand out few medals to Joe and
Carl.
An extraordinary instance Of punct-
ualtty In maternity was given by
Nine. Byrres, giving birth to boy,
fourth to arrive cn the same date at
exact intervals Of one year. Men of
scieuce regard this as remarkable re.
cord, and great curiosity Is felt as TO
whether the woman will again bring
| OF the feat In January, 1905.
All hands agree to place the terpsi.
cborean pennant over the domiclle Of
Mrs. John Poiinski, Jersey City
| bride, who danced seveutv-seven times
AZ her wedding reception and then
| fell In a swoon. She had kept her feet
twinkling from p. M until long
after midnight, ard 1t to,k a quick
and cever doctor 10 pull her back to
Consciousness.
QUICK MARRIAGE, DEATH, DIVORCE.
At South Bend, Ind, Miss Mary
Mamie Tutt, saleswoman, married
George 2. Morehead, a we'll to do mer-
chant, IN haste, but subsequent events
came so swift that she never thought
OF repentance. A few minutes after
the ceremony Mr.. Morehead wi!led his
bride $50, 900; TWO hours later he was
dead
AT 4:15 O'Clock one afternoon r. c.
| Dobbins OF Chicago wa7 closing up 4
Sl5 600 business deal for big depart.
ment store; at ALI was slipped out to
4 justice shop and at 4:lS was married
20 Miss Eisele; at 1920 o'clock he was
| back Ia the tr, a5mill. engaged In an.
other big a1saction.
| M tine for sentiment in this
great age OF civilization and progress,
he said.
But 1t remained for David Metcalr,
Chicago printer, to experience all
| the degrees of matrimonial entanglc-
ment In a shorter time tran any other
man in history.
lie WAS first maCriea in April, 1882
lie separated from his wife, and lat
September, wien, entering the sere
ard wT'THi"d period, ccu-ted and won
Miss Lucy Rounds, aged 20, applied
TO- divorce and supp sed it was graz,
ed; married Miss Rounds, who learned
lie had rot been legally divorced. and
had him arrestt for bigamY; h. Id to
the grand jury: divorce given to the
nrSb "ife Ou cross bill: biHam st re.
leased Oh II Writ OF hrbeaS cDruu,: fl Sc
minutes later ltmarriod to Miss
! Rounds p the presence Of first wife.
Slow music and curtain TN the love
affairs OF Dave, al these later events
having occurred Within few we, ks
Deserted fourteen times in % years
WAS a record thar didu't suit Emma
| Larsen OF Chicago, and With tie
courts aid she LEI Carl so frr keeps.
1t sccms almost ircrcd!ble," said
Judge Brentano Of this CITY, when
Mis-. Coienzo told her tale Of voc and
asked for a divorce, tina, this slip Of
Il girl 81 Ould have had such marital
expcriei ce."
II was married at a." SIZE said,
and now l'm almost l6 Ny husband,
S1veria, beat me moi ming, noon and
night, and don't want to 20 back to
hin any more"
She didn't have to.
The speed record for divorce was
awarded to Mrs. Mary Nj. Roach, who
VAS set free fron Frederick l. Roach,
son OF The president OF the Chicago
Union Traction company, in proceed.
ings lasting 20 minutes.
Leo PeltZ, also a Chicayoan.
achieved the high water mark In max.
Ing threats.
On 936 different occasions since
our bridal trip in 1885," the wife de-
ciarec, Leo has mcnaced me ana
warncd me that would soon see my
iinish."
The judge assentcd when she added:
This is where | get IT."
After 25 unsuccessful attempts
Cecil Davis Of Cadillace, Mich, com.
mltted suicide at Milwaukee by tax
ing poison. She had tried almost
every known meth cd, including bridge
jumping, and vas afflicted with
sui ;idal mania. The final blow fell
when she was rep owed for complain.
ing about tae color OF the curtains In
her room.
TIE BIGGEST LOBSTER
The biggest looster ever seen in
Chicago arrived from the Atlantic
coast in November 1t weighed is
pounds aod s our ces, was over eight
feet long and had claws ID inches In
length. TIE dealers estimated It's
igc at 100 years. AZ it died on the
ny, a fine lot OF salad was missing.
iOnstcr, ribbon bedecked Iowa
weighing 5000 pounds, broke
ords for heft at the live stock
Chicago.
SO cencs pound 'on the
5 the unprccendented price
% SShao" for the champion
ty of esSSihaibited Dy
rabbit hunt OF the yeas
Oregon in Janr'
orted that 0,000