Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-16
HAPPY COUPLES ON
HONEYMOON EXPRESS
Pennsylvania Young Folks Travel
to HagerstOwn For Wedding
Ceremonies and Fair
Special TO The Tslssrofh

Hagerstown. Md. Oct. -16. - The
little god of love laughed at the
weather that caused the hearts of the
managers of the Hagerstown fair to
nearly break and sent his victims here
yesterday by the score from many
sections of PENNSYLVANIA and other
ADJOINING states to the altar and hap
piness The honeymoon express on
the Cumberland Valley railroad
brought in Its largest quota of we'd
ding couples since the fair last year
and two clerks in the Office of Clerk
of the Court Edward Oswald were
kept busy issuing licenses during the
rush. AT times there were three and
four couples waiting in the office to
make application for licenses. From
forty TO sixty licenses are usually
issued on Thursday of the fair and
yesterdays record was almost up to
the average despite the inclement
weather.
The Rev. DIR. J. L. Grimm, of
Waynesboro. performed his first cere-
mony in courthouse here when he
united in marriage Miss Edna +. Lob
man. or Rouzerville, Pa. and William
+. Poper, of Waynesboro, son of
Charles Poper. The groom. who is 16,
had the consent of his parents to
marry. the bride being 20. The Rev
Dr. Grimm accompanied the bride and
bridegroom and parents of the latter
TO Hagerstown and tied the knot in a
room adjoining the clerks office in
the presence of Mr.. and Mrs. Popef.
Miss Edith Hornbaker, or Harris
burg, and Chalmers S. Gordon. of
Greencastle, were married at the par
sonage of the First Baptist Church by
the Rev. E. K. Thomas. The mar
rlage record shows that the bride and
groom had both been divorced. the
latter recently being separated from
his second wife by decree from the
court mere. The bride was recently
divorced in Harrisburg.
The following PENNSYLVANIA coupIes
were married by the Rev. Mr.. Thomas.
who has earned the title of the mar
rying parson" by reason of the num-
Der of weddings he gets: Miss Margie
10. kimmel, of York, and William II.
Shultz. of Dillsburg; Miss Olive Hol-
nnger and Park M. Prosser, both of
Dillsburg; Miss Florence A. Minnich
and Winfred A. Barnhart. both of
Welsh Run; Miss Carrie Z. Spidell and
Bernard j. Miller. both of Mechanics
burg; Miss Martha Gift and Royce
Shupp, both of Waynesboro: Miss
tlorence Durf and Wilmer Earl Coy,
Doth OF Lees Cross Roads; Miss Lydia
X. Schaeffer, of Shippensburg, and
Leonard j. Myers, of Steelton; Miss
Clara OFT and Charles e. Lynch, of
Shippensburg.
Miss Mary C. Slower, of waynes-
poro' ana Leonard III. Detrow, of this
city, were married at the parsonaee of
st. Johns Lutheran Church bv the
Rev. DR.. S. w. Owen The bride is
prominent In social and musical circles
in Waynesboro.
Other couples from the keystone
state who were married here and at
tended the fair were
Miss Kathryn d. Foreman. of Mil
nor, and Jacob S. Bittner, of Green
castle; Miss Marie L. Burrell and
Denton w. Cross. both of York; Miss
Elsie Russell and Blaine Stine, both
OF Cleversburg: Miss Minnie Dunbar
of Bloserville. and Norris 10y, New
vile; Miss Laura G. Bear, of Kerrs-
Vile, and John j. Miller, of Winters
town; Miss Mary E. Fickel, of York
Springs. and Charles E. Kline, of
Goodyear; Miss Pauline NJ. Shammo
and Isaac w. Maths both of Halifax:
Miss Carrie Kassen and Victor J.
Shoop, both of Harrisburg.