The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-10-10
MADE FIANCE WED \ RIVAL.
Brooklyn Girls Trap For Lover
FaithIess to Old Sweetheart
Amazed Bridegroom Brought Face to
Face With the Woman He Had
Jilted-Bride.E Elect Bridesmaid

Brooklyn, N. Y.-No writer of fic-
ton ever conceived a more dramatic
stage setting than the circumstances
surrounding the remarkable wedding
OF William F. Thober, diemaker, OF
Trenton. N. j., and pretty seventeen
year-old Viola Glover, of Newark.
The knot was tied at the home Of
Miss Mary Macdonald, No. 247
Fifty-third street, this. city, whom
Thober had intended to wed, and
who successfully trapped him into
the predicament, where his only loop
/ hole was to marry the girl he had
previously loved and Tilted. It was
the most unusual marriage ever re-,
corded. Ea
Miss Macdonald had perfected all
arrangements for her marriage to
Thober. She discovered his perfidy
in the nick of time, and summoning
Miss Glover and a minister instead
of a priest, as had originally been
planned, saw to it that the ceremony
was performed. @.l.i i...:,
Miss Macdonald was bridesmaid
instead of bride, wearing the wedding
gown that she had made for her own;
marriage. Flowers brought by the
bridegroom shed their sweetness for
the girl he had discarded. -,
Arriving from Trenton Thober had
hurried to the Macdonald house. He
was the picture Of happiness as he
bounded up the steps carrying a box,
of candy and bunch of flowers.
Miss Macdonald, met him at the door
and led him into the parlor that bore
q. festal appearance. 81
On entering the parlor with MISC
Macdonald he had been met by Bar
tholomew Griffin, her sturdy brother
in-law. .- 3's.
Eager for the wedding?" asked
Mr.. Griffin.
Eyes, indeed; can hardly wait"
replied Thober, casting an affection
ate glance at his intended bride.
Congratulating Thober Mr.. Griffin
entered the parlor and announced
that everything was ready for the
ceremony. At the same moment
doors were thrown open and i'm
marched a bridal party with Miss
Glover in the lead. There were sew
eral persons at each door. ~
Bewildered at first Thober hesi-
tated. Then Miss Macdonald told
him she never would marry him and
that he must marry Miss Glover. The
Rev. H. C. A. Meyer, Of st. Jacobs.
Lutheran Church, Forty-sixth street
and Fourth avenue, stepped forward
and without asking any. questions be-
gan to read the marriage service.
Mr.. Griffin had provided a ring and
acted as best man, while Miss Mac
Donald was bridesmaid. Meekly and
without a word Of protest, Thober re-
peated the words that made Miss
Glover his wife, ,
When the ceremony was finished
Miss Macdonald told Thober to leave
the house at once Handing his hat
to him she showed him the door and
told him never to enter the house
again. Thober left without saying a
word. With Mrs. lThobern presiding
served without bridegroom. M 4 3
Miss Glover, who will call herseH
Mrs. Thober because she considers It
her duty, told reporter that she
would never live with her husband,
and that she never wanted to set eyes
upon him again p aItiad doubted 1t she
ever will, as Thober made a yhasty
and mysterious escape. Few men
have ever had such a shock as has
been his. =.
Mrs. William G. Glover said: Tho
ber courted my daughter for sixteen
months. We looked upon him as
gentleman, but he proved himself TO
be a scoundrel. I will never, permit
Viola to live with him. ..s
Mrs. Viola Thober is but seventeen
fears of age; Miss Macdonald is one
year her senior: Thober is twenty
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