The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-03-14
CUPID CONQUERS |.
SPITE OF Poll
AFTER OVERCOMING NIAIERQ :
DIFFICULTIES MIR. DAN BRC
GAN AND MISS LULA HEN
LEY WE'RE MARRIED.
The Young Couple Arrived at Twelve
O'Clock Wednesday Night, and
Ceremony was Performed
just One Hour Later

After having overcome many OBJ
stacles which We're thrown in their
way by the irate father of the groom.
who was aided and abetted in his
efforts 10 prevent the wedding BY
members OF the local police depart
ment, Mr. Dan Brogan and Miss Lula
Henley. Of West Point, were married
at the parsonage of the First Baptist
Church at one o'clock last Wednes-
day morning. The ceremony was
performed by the pastor, Rev. w A
Hewitt, who was awakened from his
slumbers by the loud peal of the door
/ bell, and upon being presented with
! a license from Circuit Clerk Guntei
authorizing the marriage, readiI
consented to pronounce the sacred
words which made the two one.
The young couple arrived over the
Southern Railway at midnight Tues
day night, and upon going to the
Stone Hotel found Policemen Thames
and Brazealle waiting for them
Earlier in the night, the police had
received from the father of the
groom a telephone message watch
informed them that the young peonre
had left for Columbus for the pur-
pose of getting married, and asking
that steps be taken to prevent the
ceremony. When Mr.. Brogan saw
the policeman he did not lose his
head, but determined to resort to
strategy to circumvent the represent
atives of the law in their efforts to
prevent the marriage After chat
ting pleasantly with the officers for
a few minutes he turned them over
to Mr.. J. p. Champneys, the genial
manager of the Stone Hotel, who en-
gagged them in conversation, and left
the group, saying that he wanted to
have a consultation with Miss Hen
ley. He Joined the young lady, and
in less time than it requires to relate
it the two were in cab and were be-
ing driven rapidly to the parsonage
of the First Baptist church, where,
as stated above, they We're united in
the holy bonds of matrimony.
The young couple, who were mar
ried in such a romantic style, have
evidently been in love with each
other for quite a long time, as the
license under the authority of which
the ceremony was performed was is
sued several months ago. Last Au--
gust Mr.. Brogan applied to Circuit
Clerk Gunter for a license to marry
Miss Henley, and the document was
promptly issued. few days there
after the circuit clerk received a let
ter from Mr.. Henley stating that the
young lady was i'll, but that he would
retain the license. On Tuesday night
Mr.. Gunter a telephone message from
the young man asking that the Ii
eense be renewed, but was assured
that this was unnecessary, as the doc
ument was good until used Acting
upon this information Mr. Brogan
presented the license to Mr.. Hewitt,
who accepted it as his authority for
performing the ceremony.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Brogan are
handsome, and both are extremely
youthful in appearance. The groom
was seen by Dispatch reporter on
Wednesday morning, and stated in
most positive manner that he was
twenty-one and his bride eighteen
years of age. These were the ages
given Circuit Clerk Gunter, and as
every man and woman is supposed to
know his or her age it is perhaps best
to let it go at that. At any rate, the
bride and groom seemed extremely
happy, and in this commercial age,
when the common people are down
trodden by the trusts and happiness
is at a premium, they certainly de-
serve to be congratulated.