Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1913 — Squire Irwin and Rev. Harper Each Have a Wedding. [ARTICLE]

Squire Irwin and Rev. Harper Each Have a Wedding.

Three marriage licenses have been issued in the last two days and at least two of the couples lost no time in getting “spliced” as they used to say. Monday a license was issued to Harry Fejlmy, the blacksmith, who is employed in Rensselaer, and Miss Rilla Dewitt, daughter of Barney Dewitt, of Fair Oaks. The 7 marriage was performed "by Squire Irwin, who had also . offir dated at • a previous of the groom. The first marriage was dissolved by death two years ago last October. The bride was not quite 17 years of age and consent to the issue of license was signed by her father, Barney Dewitt. The other license issued Monday was to,George W. Markin and Miss Lucy Gorham, but The Republican has been unable to find out whether or not the marriage has yet taken place. This Tuesday morning a marriage license was issued to Mr. Clarence Homer Babb, a young farmer of near Remington, and Miss Laura Erma Belcher, daughter of J. W. 'Belcher, who lives between Rensselaer and Remington. They were accompanied to the parsonage of the M. E. church by two friends and Rev. Harper performed the marriage ceremony. The groom is the young man who was assaulted and robbed by Homer Heath and Louis Ford several weeks ago after he had befriended them by giving them their dinner. He was at that time living the life of a bachelor and it is possible the jolt he received inspired him to a realization that man was not made to live alone. Mr. and Mrs. Babb are a fine looking couple. They will reside op a farm near Remington.