The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Many Marriage Offers
For Aged Maryland Man
Women of All Ages and
Descriptions Literally
HurL Themselves at the
Head of John Trout.
speciL to The Washington Herald.

Special to The Washington Herald.
| Frederick, Md, Aug 1o-Marriageable
women of all ages and descriptions are
literally hurling themselves at the head
| of John Trout, the veteran of seventy
summers, living at Park Mills, this coun-
ty. Yesterday a widow and her four
daughters, one of the latter also a widow,
drove from Montgomery County to Mr..
Trout's home and all virtually proposed
to marry the old man il he were willing.
| The nearest border of the Montgomery
County limit is more than six miles from
\ Mr.. Trout's home, and although he did
not know from what part of Montgomery
! County the five came, they must have
| Travelled a considerable distance. He re-
: fused to give any Of their names, and
said there had been nothing doing any
way"
Last week Mr. Trout wrote to a Mary
land woman asking her to come here
and spend a week. She agreed to do so
! and said that il at the end of that time
they cared for each other she would wed
the veteran and they would live together
Mr.. Trout scrupulously refused to give
the name of this woman or her address
1t has been learned. however that sne Is
from Cumberland, Nd.
1t seems that Mr.. Trout thinks himself
in some way Obliged to walt for the
visit of the Maryland woman before he
can consider seriously any other mar
riage projects. For this reason he had
little to say to the proposals he received
yesterday. and the five were sent on In
disappointment.
Townspeople Excited.
The Montgomery County crowd AFFORD
ed considerable excitement in the small
community in which Mr.. Trout lives.
Ever since Mr.. Trout advertised for a
wife Park Mills has been kept in fever
Of anxiety, the like Of which was never
before seen in the small valley. The resi-
dents cannot become thoroughly accus-
toned to the daily visit of the rural
carrier at the home of Mr. Trout and
the disposal of large packet of letters
each visit, Newspaper men who make
the tortuous nine-mile automobile drive
from Frederick to Park Mills are looked
upon with wonder and suspicion, for the
Inhabitants cannot believe that they
make the trip only to see Mr.. Trout and
learn of the progress Of his matrimonial
ventures.
The visit Of the fve Montgomery
County women yesterday naturally ex-
cited keen interest. The party came
in a great old carryall, driving into
town with a great flourish, and asking
where Mr.. John Trout lived" The
natives, wonderfngly sitting around on
cracker boxes in the one small gen
eral store" stared in sullen wonder
ment and at last one aroused himself
suficiently to give the required infor-
nation.
The party, with considerable prink-
ing of feminine nounces and furbe-
lows, arrived at Veteran Trout's home
and inquired for the old man. only to
receive the reply that he was out
hunting bees and 1t was not known
when he would return.
None Filled the Bill.
Five minutes. fifteen minutes, half
an hour. and over an hour passed be-
fore the familiar figure OF the little |
old man was seen coming over the first
hilltop returning home. All the prink-
ing had to be done over again and the |
widow and her four awaited the ar
rival of the man who might" be a.
husband TO one of them. The mother |
was the spokesman. and acquainted |
Mr.. Trout with the purpose of their |
visit.
The pleasantries OF the day were .ex-
changed. but Mr.. Trout let II be under
stood that there was positively moth
ing doing. Talking afterwafd. hei