The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-06-16
BUSINESS RUSHING
FOR The SQUIRES
CUPID'S VICTIMS KEEP ROCK
PORT, UND.,) OFFICIALS BUSY
Ohio FOUNTAINS WED.

The growing popularity of Rock
port, Ind, as a matrimonial center
for Daviess county matrimonially in
clined has caused considerable rival
ry between the two competing navi-
CATION companies operating boats be-
tween Greensboro and the Indiana
grenta green.
An official for one of the lines stat
ed Saturday that he would not be
greatly surprised If one or the other
of the rapid transit lines would not
offer extra inducements for the Sc
curing of passage of intending elop-
ers.
Added conveniences have already
been added to the boat in the shape
of secluded corners where loves
young dream may be undisturbed by
curious eyes and there is a possibil-
ity that a marriage license, duly seal
ed and ready for framing will be one
of the permanent offerings of one Of
the companies.
Squires Also Busy.
According to this official, this
rivalry for being allowed to share in
the reflected happiness of the happy
couples is not shared by the boat
lines alone He says that so keen
has the competition between the two
marrying squires" on the Indiana
side become that each has learned to
identify the whistle of his favorite
line boats as they approach the land
ing and are waiting at the boatside to
to escort the trembling bridegroom
and blushing bride to the Spencer
county courthouse where the license
and return has already been filled
out in blank, awaiting only the
names of the contracting parties.
The same official stated that dur
ing the past week one of the esquires
mistook the whistle of one OF his
boats on the other line and adjourn
ed court for the purpose of greeting
the couple contemplating matrimony
with an Indiana date line. So dis
appointed was the. official that he
threatened to arrest the crew of the
boat for interfering with his business.
Last Weeks Results
Rockport, Ind, continues to bat
over 500 in the matrionial league.
The net results of last weeks series
show a score of thirteen marriage
licenses issued by the Indiana cupid
agent. Eleven of the licenses were
awarded to couples crossing over
from Kentucky and s of the eleven
gave Owensboro as their place of res
idence.
S. E. Dever, aged twenty, to Miss
Talitha Sublett, twenty-seven, Ow-
ensboro; G. M. Bush, twenty-seven,
to Miss Hettie Lewis, eighteen, Ow-
ensboro; Stewart Jos. Adams, twen-
ty,. to Miss Lillian Mae Sneed, six
teen, Owensboro; Charles A. Ben
nett, twenty-one, to Miss Verna r.
Caslin, seventeen, greensboro; Will
liam Sidney Clark, twenty-five, to
Miss Floella Coomes, nineteen, Ow-
ensboro; William d. Nally, twenty
two, to Miss Lucy G. Vargason, eigh-
teen, greensboro; Joseph. NJ. Duke,
twenty-five, to Miss Beulah Sirles,
nineteen, greensboro.
d. j. Lambert, twenty-four, OF
Horse Branch, KY, to Miss Clara d.
Miller, twenty-five, Horse Branch,
KY; w. ]. Fuqua, twenty-five, CARA
ge owner, of Beaver Dam, KY. to
Miss Margarite Taylor, nineteen, a
music teacher at Greenville, KY; and
o. H. Krahwinkel, farmer, twenty
three, to Miss Mae Grear, nineteen,
giving Kentucky as their residence
were other license holders. The
thirteenth couple to be awarded a
license was an greensboro negro
couple.-Owensbor Messenger.