The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-07
JOHN B. TAYLOR WEOS
MRS. EDITH M'M|lLAN
Former S0n-in-law of Gov. Flower
Goes to Delaware for a
Quiet Wedding.
BOTH HAD BEEN DIVORCED
Bridegroom Gives Age rs 43 Years and
Bride as 32-Going for a Six
Weeks Wedding Tour.

WILMINGTON, March 6.--John B. Ia.
lor. aged A3. giving his address as the
Waldorf Astoria. New York. and Mrs
Edith B. Macmillan. aged 80, Of Iis West
Seventy-third street. New York. were
married here at o'clock this afternoon.
The ceremony was performed by tbs
Rev DR.. George l.. Wolfe at his resi-.
dence. 1918 Market street.
Mrs. Edith B. Macmillan Harbettle was
divorced some years ago and had since
resumed her maiden name Of Macmillan.
Mr.. Taylor was also divorced two years
ago from Emma Flower. the daughter Of
former Governor Roswell P. Flower OF
New York. He has three children by his
first wife, who are in the custody OF their
mother. MIR. Taylor is we'll known in
Watertown. having control Of all the gas,
light and electric companies OF that town.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry B. Logan Of $50
West Ninety-fifth street, New York, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson II. Waters, also Of
New York, we're the witnesses.
Taylor gave his business A. -manufsc-
turer" He at first told the preacher he
was a salesman. After -salesmAn" had
been entered on q record made by the
clergyman Taylor admit ted that he was
considerably more than that. He said
the reason for being married in Will
The bridal couple reached this city
shortly after O'Clock. The bridegroom
paid Magistrate Gluckman s. for q mar.
riage license and asked him to keep it
quiet. This the minor juriet did. The
pair then proceeded to the home Of the
preacher. two blocks distant, where they
waited an hour for Mr.. and Mrs. Logan
and Mr.. and Mrs. Waters. The quartet,
who had accompanied the couple from
New York stopped OF at Philadelphia
for luncheon. When they got to DR..
Wolfe's residence the ceremony was per-
formed.
Taylor did not want the marriage to be
announced ct all His friends told him
it could not be kept a secret and then he
relented. The party left for New York
at 5 O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor an
nounced that they would take six weeks
wedding tour. but refused to say wher.
where they would live in New York
The person asked Taylor his address
and the bridegroom simply replied. New
York" When the Clergyman asked him
for n street address he sts ted, Thirty
fourth street and Fifth avenue. The
preacher was about to write this down
when the bride-elect crme to the rescue
with: Make it the Waldorf"
Nothing ives said TO the prCechcr about
marriage license he.ving first been got
in Philadelphia and returned because of
ineccura cies.
PHILADELPHIA, March 8.John b. Tav-
lor and Edith B. Mcmillan came here TO-
day apparently for the purpose Of being
married. but changed their minds. 1nsy
| appeared at the local marriage burel
and got the license. but within two minutes
requested that it be revoked.
IN applying for the license Tavlor said
J he is 43 years old, a salesman, end lives
! at Fifth avenue and Thirty-fourth street,
1 New York. His FIRST wife died twenty-five
month, ago. he said. The woman clrs
! her age as az years, said she had been 4
widow Tor six years and that she lived
at 1iS West Seventy-third street, New
York. They were identified at the mar
riage license bureau by J. Burton Muslin
OF 425 West johnson street. Germantown.
When asked why they had returned
the license Clerk Ferguson OF the mar
riage license bureau explained that they
did not have their divorce papers with
| them. His intention was called TO the fact
that the man had said he was a widower
and that the woman professed to be
widow. Ferguson then refused TO explain
beyond saying they had changed their
minds and decided to get married else
| where. q