The Monroe journal., 1916-12-05
A woMAN's SAD EXPERIENCE
Travelled Many Miles For Husband
Then Did Not Get Him.
Lumberton Robesonian.

Lumberton Robesonian.
She travelled more than 1000 miles
and spent practically ell her means
to get here with the intention of get
ting married. but still she is just as
far from being a bride as she was the
day she left home That is the ex-
perienee Of Mrs Ida Dillon. an at
traetive middle-aged lady. who arriv-
ed here last Monday from her home
at Gary. Ind.
Mrs. Dillon tells a pathetic story.
She Is a widow. her husband having
died some FIVE years ago. She had
some chances TO get married in the
town where she lives. but the ones
who proposed to her she would not
marry. So In some way she started
a correspondence with a Robson
county man. a widower OF the 81.
Paul section. She has number OF
love letters-letters that would make
you sit up and take notice-from Mr..
Blank" He sent her his picture and
she sent him hers and each liked the
looks of the likeness Of the other. Mr..
BLANK" being somewhat in the mar
rying mood-no doubt-wrote Mrs.
Dillon TO come down south and he
would marry her IL the two could
agree when they saw themselves to-
gether. IL they couldn't agree TO the
extent that they could become hus-
band and wife. he promised to secure
her a position where she could make
an honest living and to be brother
to her. Deciding to come at his re-
quest. Mrs. Dillon started last Friday
and Mr.. BLANK" met her at Green's
boro. When the two met Mrs. Dillon
says Mr.. BLANK" first wanted to talk
nonsense and refused to talk bust
ness-that is. matrimony. However.
after time he told the lady. so she
says, that he liked her-in fact that
he loved her. The two came on to
Fayetteville and when Mrs. Dillon
insisted that she register at the hotel
in her own name Mr.. BLANK" got
wrong and remained indignant from
that time on. However. he brought
her to Lumberton on Monday-that
is, they both came here on the train
together and he carried her to Mrs.
Geo. Warwick's boarding house,
where Mrs. Dillon says he told her he
had secured her a position. Mrs.
Warwick said she could not use the
lady, and there you are. Mr.. BLANK
left the lady there and promised to
come back the latter part of the
week. but up to this writing has not
been back.
The foregoing is Mrs. billions story
of the affair. She says she would
not marry Mr.. BLANK" If he was the
last man as she was disappointed in
him. She says she spent all her
means getting here and all she wants
is that Mr.. BLANK" lend her money
enough to go back home or to Texas
where she has the offer of another
man as her husband.
Mrs. Dillon says the proposals she
had OF marriage in her home town
were refused because she could moi
afford to marry the men who pro-
posed to her, as one man who is
drunkard had threatened IL she didn't
marry him, to take her life and then
kill himself. she thought 1t best II
she did marry to leave that place
that is one reason why she came here
she says.
II Mrs. Dillon has letters of recon-
mendation from people in Gary.
II 1.-THE Man" In the case comes ou'
in a signed article in this weeks is
sue of The Robesonian and denie:
that he seriously considered matri
mony when he exchanged photos
with the widow" He says he has
done all that he can do under the cir
.,oon Tho Ancnnian /