Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1912-12-21
A. r. Fisk Married.


house of Harvey Fisk & Sons, who
alls Woodstock his home and who
has been running chicken farm on
iartland hill for several years, went
to Boston two weeks ago last We'd
nesday, giving no intimation that be
might not return to his farm and
chickens after brief stay. A few
lays later word reached his sur
prised friends here that he was to be
married the following Saturday to
Mrs. Barbara Knight Cobb OF Bos-
ton, who has visited in Woodstock
several times. And they were mar
ried Saturday afternoon, after
slight legal obstacle had been over
come, to the accompaniment of some
newspaper notoriety A Boston paper
made much of his social position as
the son of prominent New York
linancer;" and last Saturday morn
ing's first-page story contained few
facts and much ornate trimming.
According to the news received
from Boston Mr. Fisk, divorce,
last week Friday afternoon sought
permission Of the Boston municipal
court to we'd Mrs. Barbara Knight
Cobb of that city, without waiting
FIVE days, as prescribed by the Mas
sachusetts law.
Mr. Fisk's haste to secure the
marriage license and his request of
the court led to the superstition tn at
he sought quick marriage because of
a law pending in his own state which
makes the marriage of Divorce
bigamous marriage.
The law was signed by Governor
Fletcher Friday afternoon, at about
the same time Mr.. Fisk and his
prospective. bride were receiving
their marriage certificate, and there
was no need of haste on that account,
for Mr. Fisk was assured by his
counsel, Melvin O.. Adams, that in
his opinion the bill, when it became
a law, would not be retroactive, but
would only apply to those securing
divorce after its incorporation into
the statutes of the state of Vermont.
1t was the intention of the young
couple to marry very secretly. says
the Boston account, at Mrs. Cobb's
home, then the plan was changed to
a quiet wedding at Kings Chapel,
of which Rev, Howard N. Brown is
pastor, at 4o'clock Saturday after
noon. But the ceremony did not
take place as scheduled at Kings
Chapel. and Mr.. Fisk explained why
in an interview Sunday. They were
married, he said, at the municipal
court, and the clerk of the court,
Frederick G. Ingalls,, officiated
This was owing to the refusal of Rev
Mr. Brown to marry them. Mr..
Brown said he knew of no reason why
they should not be married, only he
didn't care to do the marrying.
AT 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon
the couple left taxicab short dis
lance from the entrance to the court
house and sauntered nonchalantly
inside, trying their best to look like
anything but an engaged couple
bent on marriage at once. Out OF
another taxicab short distance
away emerged relatives. and these.
too, wandered haphazard fashion
into the court house
Scarcely more than block away,
a crowd OF expectant spectators was
grouped around the entrance to q
church, waiting to see the couple
arrive for the ceremony scheduled to
be performed there. Before the
crowd had grown tired of waiting.
the marriage had been carried out in
quick fashion at the court house.
II was simple ceremony. Mr..
Fisk explained that those present
included the young son of Mrs. Cobb,
the parents of Mr.. Fisk, Mr.. and
Mrs Charles ]. Fisk, of New York,
and the brother and sister-in-law Of
the bridegroom, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w. Fisk.
Mr.. Fisk admitted to the reporter
that the new Vermont law which de-
clares the remarriage of divorced
person within three years Of the
granting Of the decree shall be biga-
nous had worried him while he was
making plans for the marriage and
that further, the five-day law of
massachusetts had caught him nap