Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-30

One day last week Miss winchall in
formed her mother that she was going to
Upland to visit a sister. That evening
a telegram was received from her inform
ing her mother and friends that she was
married in her own home in Pittsburg to
Charles A. Wilson. She described the home
as mansion" in the exclusive east end
society neighborhood. M
Those who know Mr.. Wilson say he is
the son of a wealthy family Of Baltimore
and that his banking and manufacturing
interests in Pittsburg are extensive. Miss
Winchsll had worked as a. clerk.
Hides wedding Two Years.
The boy and girl marriage of Miss Paula
Irene Slipp. pretty Palmyra IN. " girl,
and Edward Read Gift. member Of a
prominent Edgewater IN. j. family. kept
secret for nearly two years, has just been
revealed
When the girls parents announced that
they were going abroad and intended to
take her with them the young woman
burst into tears. disclosed the fact of her
wedding and said that she would never
part from her husband.
AS a result she was forgiven. received
the parental blessing and will remain at
home with her husband, while the rest of
the family see the beauties of Arabia.
While living In Burlington, N. j., few
years ago Miss Slipp and young Gift be-
came acquainted. 1t was case of love at
FIRST sight. The boy was attending a Phil
/ adelphia business school.
On December 81, 1904 the pair, still in
! their teens, slipped OFF together and got
married. At that time they were under
age and for that reason will not tell the
name of the minister who married them.
Since the ceremony they have lived apart
at their own homes.
Wed over Sauerkraut.
In little grocery on South Jefferson
street. Hartford City, Ind. with their
hands clasped across barrel of sauer-
kraut and the minister attired in an apron.
Mrs. Mary WHISPER of Hartford City and
James NJ. Smith OF Middletown. o., were
married. They Immediately left for Mid
dletown.
Mrs wiIsizer's former husband barri-
caded himself in a room in local business
block three years ago and defied City Mar
shaI Nelson worley to arrest him. The
officer shot him dead. and, claiming self
defense, was not indicted Neither the
bride nor groom had seen the other before
the day OF the wedding
Too Much of a Good Thing.
Four men. all good looking. and one said
TO be quite wealthy. arrived at the home
OF Miss Mary Talson of Gold township
Bureau county, Illinois. September Is, all
for the same purpose, marriage.
1t appears that Miss Mary inserted an
advertisement in a Cincinnati matrimonial
paper for a a husband, and by some mis-
take. yet unexplained, four persons arrived
at her home, all wanting to marry the
young woman. All four were disappointed.
or disappointed the girl When each learned
that there were three others, It is claimed
that all four left the little country home
IN disgust and none would give their
names
Even Mary refuses to talk about her ven
ture in marriage.
United for second Time.
A romance Of more than ordinary interest
was concealed In a marriage at Portage
Wis. Joseph Waldo Of Missouri and Mrs
Martha Kennedy OF Endeavor were
the contracting parties, and this was their
second appearance at the altar together
When they were younger they met, loved,
married and reared a family. Mr.. Waldo
did not prosper and after several years Of
married life Mrs. Waldo concluded that she
could do better alone. There was no quar-
rel and no differences. other than the imam
eial one between the couple, and when the
sepa ration took place Mrs. Waldo accom-
panied her husband to the station and