The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1910-12-08
Married on Fast Train,

Fayetteville, the city that rests
SO serenely among her historic hills
rich in the traditions of the past
and to-day she can proudly claim
the honor of being one of the
brightest jewels in the crown of the
Old North State, yet her lads and
lassies have not equal rights to
plight the VOWS that make them
husband and wife, as is found south
of her State line. Her red tape Ii
cense laws and abduratc parents
force many loving couples 10 rush
over where an open door awaits all
corners. But so it is and may con-
tlnue until the crack of doom. The
last episode in runaway match
came to a happy conclusion on last
"Wednesday morning, November 30,
1910.
1t seems as if the charming Miss
Alma Biggs and Mr.. Henry Butler,
OF Fayetteville had decided TO en-
bark on the matrimonial sea in de-
fiance of red tape license laws and
the authority of irate parents and
boarded the southbound train early
Wednesday morning, hoping to find
solace for their devotion to each
other through the kind officers of
a South Carolina Parson
When the train arrived at Ha-
mer Hon. r. P. Hamer boarded the
train for Columbia. When Dillon
was reached Sheriff Lane also got
on the train for Columbia. Neither
of the gentlemen knew ought of the
orldal party on board with them
but somewhere between Dillon and
Pee Dee Junction the conductor in
formed the sheriff CT the existing
young people.
As .a gallant sen Of the Palmetto
State, ever ready to succor a dis
tresSed damsel wherever found, he
was introduced to them by the clev-
er conductor and soon learned of
tne dilemma the young lady was in
Consulting the parties it was their
wish to be married rs speedily as
possible. Just here the sheriff
showed wonderful acunen in un-
tangling the kink and bringing af-
fair to happy conclusion. He sug-
gested that as his friend, Hon. r.
+. Hamer, was on the train, who
was not only n scholar and a gem
tleman, but also a Notary Public
aud was we'll versad in the maria ge
laws of South Carolina, and besides
from long practice was quite an
expert in tying the connubrial knot
This statement poured oil on the
troubled waters. Mr.. Hamer was
introduced, said he could tide them
over their difficulties. The con-
tracing parties stood up before him
ia the isle, the train plunging along
at 4O-mile gait across Pee Dee
trestle. The Sheriff stood nearby
as best man, the conductor to give
give away the bride While Mr..
Hamer faced them with a solemnity
that would have done credit to the
ch!ef mourner at a SIS funeral. He
led off by rehersing the story of
the first marriage in the garden of
Eden and that all along the ages il
had been accepted as q divine in
stttution, sanctioned by God him
self, With few, but appropriate
words the deed was done and Alma
and Henry were pronounced man
and wife. No fee was demanded,
gretulations followed, but soon an
other dark cloud spread over their
happiness. They wanted a certifi-
cate of legal marriage. Here again
the sheriff struch the bulls eye. He
soon b3d telegraph blank and a
fountaEn pen. The document was
soon penned in the most recent
phraseology touching on marriage
certificates, his name attached there
TO, with the sheriff and conductor
us subscribing witnesses. BY the
time these formalities were over the
train pulled into Florence. After
many fervent blessings bestowed up-
on the happy couple the parting
hard was given and they speeded on
their way to Savannah where their
honeymoon will be spent.