Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-10
BURLINGTON A GRETEA GREEN
Son of Secretary of State Knox
Got Marriage License.
Brought Young woman OF Providence
II. I. with Him and Sought
Clergyman--Cculd Not Comply
with New York Laws.
is the modern Gretna

Burlington is the modern Cretna
Green.
On Sunday afternoon Phlander Chase
Knox. Jr.. son of the secretary OF state
Of the United States. md Miss Mary
Gretrude Bowler Of Providence, r. l.,
arrived In tho city on tho milk train
rom Champlain. y. Y. and imme Aiatc-
y began to look about for some pers
to marry them. At Champlain they had
tried unsuccessfully to have tho nuptial
kno: tied. Miss Bowler is Is and Mr.
Knox Is q years Of age ana they could
not hc married in New York without the
consent Of the girls parents Therefore
they lost no ;imc in coming TO this city
Arriving here the young Mr. Knox
hustled about in search Of marriage
license. After some delay this much
nccdd document was obtained Max J..
Powell acted as fairy goodfathcr to the
young people and piotcd them through
the intricacics Of Vermont marriage law.
so that not n boulder or snag rucfed the
now placid waters.
/ After The marriage license had been
secured they stated that they would first
/ was not present to tic tho knot. they
!
on an evening train for Providence. n. l.,
/ their Young faces wrcathed In smiles
/ MIR Guthrie on being asked Monday
| IL he performed the ceremony declined to
answer the question.
Mr Powell. when interviewed Mon
day. also refused 90 say anything about
the matter He admitted that MIR Knox
and Miss Bowler were in the city ON
0 /
say nothing Il refuse to talk about it ="
he said.
Young Mr.. Knox stated Sunday that
an olle, brother or his elopcd and WIS
married and that he preferred to have
his own dones kept out of the papers.
Il ain not looking for notoriety," he
said.
Mr Knox and Miss Bowler left Frovi-
dence on Friday and James f.. Gllen, a
friend of Mr.. Knox. accompanied The
couple when they lef, Rhode Island
They first went TO BOSTON and then took
Il Montreal train. In this city Mr. Knox
stated that he did not visit Montreal bu'
went direct to Champlain, y. /.
MIR. KNOX OVER THE LAKE.
Plattsburgh y. Y, March AFTER
vainly trying for two days to obtain j
marriage license and get someone tc
unite them in matrimony. Miss MAY
Bowler a pretty young society girl, OF
Providence r. l., and Mr.. Philandcr c
Knox. Jr son of Secretary Of state
Knox. who ran away from the Rhode
Island capital on Friday. Wen, through
this city Yesterday on their way bacl
to Providence.
IL. 1 f,- 4 m,
disheartened and beth slowed DISCUS
at the marriage laws in New Iorl
State and in Canada.
With the couple as n guide and ad
wiser was James f. Gillen. clos
friend of young Mr.. Knox. who accom-
panied the couple when they lief
Providence.
Leaving Providence on Friday morn
: ing before tie school hour the thre
! went first to Boston. from whore the
z took a night train for Montreal The
. found that the Canadian marriage lay
required them to give n bond with tW
l sureties Strangers in a strange lant
$ they knew not where to turn for helf
Thon Mr. Gillen remembered that h
$ had friends who would gladly furniS
a surety. but they lived in Champla II
e clinton county. \. Y. The three wer
e aboard Of the first train out of Mont
Y real bound for Champlain. While n
q surety bond was necessary in NeN
K York state. It was required before
Il marriage license could be ohtaine
that each OF the young persons shoul
d lie over age IL they were to be MAJ
$ ried without the consent of their pal
l. ents.
y As Mr. Knox Is still a minor he an
e Miss Bowler. by this time disheartene
were refused at Champaign. At moo
II Sunday the trio. occlt,ying seats in
1t day coach Of the milk train, lie
= Champlain resigned 10 face the toiF
l. at Providence.