Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1890-08-16 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

VONED SINE DIE.  Clergymen and moralists often talk of Indus tritona man and a omen being too r usy to perform some of the mrst important duties of life ; but an incident which hoe occurred at Cheadle Parish Church shows that some young courting couples are really too much occupied with their everyday labours to arrive at church in time on the occasion fixed to mike them happy forever. At 230 on Monday afternoon the Vicar of Cheadle Hulme (the • Rev 11. Victor Alacdona) arr.ved at Cheadle Parish Church to officiate at a wedding. As parsons are generally noted for punctuality in the discharge of their duties, the reverend gentleman was not surprised to had that he had arrived at the church before the couple lie had bten asked to join rowed. lock. When 20 minutes Mal elapsed, however, without the appearance of th, bride and bridegroom, it certainly would have been rather irritnting to the temper of patient Job, and one can hardly wonder that the clerg, man should entertain serious thoughts of immediately driving home. Shortly b fore three o'clock a quiet looking couple were seen to stroll across the churchyard and enter the vestry door: These new visitors soon al tract.' the notice of the now irate clergyman, and the mysterious couple were at once followed to their quiet retreat by the verger, who found that the young WOMIIII was re• clining in a chair, whilst her swain was entering into a long conversation with the parish clerk. The old apparitor (as may well be supposed) was surpri•rd to learn that his visitors were the couple who had come to be married The industrious bridegroom said that he had been occupied with his work and was unable to arrive at the church caller. As soon ae the apparitor recovered from his astonishment Le informed them that they were too late to be wed OD that day, us the parson was just on the toint of returning home. A word or two upon the subject seas necessary from the vic,r, ratio at once refused to perform the marriage ceremun), and was not very sparing in his concemnation of of their conduct. The clergyman was, we believe, without choice in course of action he took, us the civil law st.pulates three o'clock in the afternoon as the hour beyond which no marriage eau solemnbed. Thus he would appear to have been making toe most id ti e lesson taught by the law in condemning the unpunctualit y of the young couple, who are well known in the village.  Hill, on the lith inst. Sir H. B. Bacon and family have undertaken to pave the nave of the Gaineborough Parish Church with black arid white marble. The Duchess of Albany distributed the prices to the Oxford branch of the St. John's Ambulance Corps, in the Corn Exchange of that city. The Sultan of Morocco has granted permission for the exportation of bones during the uext twelve Moll di. Satisfactory reports as to the state of the crops in IllaniWba and the North-West Territory have been received. The Freisinnige Associations are protesting against the adoption of the Military Bill, unless • •reduction be made in the term of service. tins•stated that the Priace and Princess of Wales trill be present at the marriage of Mr. Stanley and 1 bliss Dorothy Tennant. I The Paris police have succeeded in tracing the re. Tar Roofless OF Love.—Roses are admittedly cent robbery of coupons from the Ministry of /queues the emblems of love. An obi tradition says that a to a young roan employed it: the Minietry. rose gatheie.l upon midsummer eve, and kept its a At Wrexham Police Court, Edward Kendrick, clean sheet of paper until Christmas Day, will be shopkeeper, liwlch•Gwyn, was fined £5 for assault. fresh enough for a maiden Le wear in her bosom Mg a couple named Roberts, who live near Ids. when lie who is to be her husband wII come and Two more outbreaks of pienro-pneumo eta are retake it out. In Thuringia the rose holds a similar ymted in Cumberland, and all the markets, except position as a love charm ; a maid who has several these at Peurith and Lazenby, are closed for the lovers will name a rose-leaf after each, and then sale of store cattle. scatter them upon the water, that which sitike the At the request of the Bishop of Southwell, Lord last representing het future husband. In some Hartington has presumed to preside at achuLcth exi parts of German i y t is customary to throw r tell.. meeting oee. teeetin t gto be held at Derby on he h o leaves on a coal fire as a means of ensuring good July,. . REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM Deare.—An attempt . luck. In Germany, as well as in Prance and Italy, 'I lie Rubble Dock Works are to be resumed imme. at suicide and wonderful escape from death is reported 1 it is believed that if a drop of any one's blood diately, under the powers granted in the new Pres. from Limerick. A young married woman named Ibe buried under a rose tree it will eoeure rosy ton Corporation Bill. A new compauy has beeu aforrisey, wife of a printer, quarrelled with her cheek. . formed. lim •g baud an REDEE9 or