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Show RAILROAD MARRIAGE. A ConpU Married oa a Trnla Oolug Forty Mile an Hour. Augusta, Ga., Oct.;- wedding occurred on a Georgia railroad passenger passen-ger train that arrived here from Atlanta. Atlan-ta. John F. Carswell of this eity has been in love for over year with Miss Mairle Fuller, of Columbia oounty, whom he met here while visiting, but the young lady's father objected to his daughter's marriage to' Mr. Carswell because he was engaged In the whisky business. Carswell was determined to wed the girl and he madb an appointment appoint-ment with ber to loie today, The young man procured a marringe license yesterday and went up to Harlem at noon today, when he uiel Miss Fuller with friends. Mr. Carswell hired a team in Harlem and took, the young lady out for a drive. - The doupl'e rndo to Bnrcelia and there they boarded the down passenger train intending to got married on their arrival at Augusta, but Carswell was apprehensive thut the, young lady's father was pursuing them, and spying Rev. Joshua Patterson n board the train he asked blip to tie the knot there and then. "The clergyman assented, and as th train - passed Groveston and entered Richmond county, coun-ty, Dr. Patterson surpns4d the crowd of passengers on board by informing them what he was about anil asked them to be witnesses. Mr. Carswell and Miss Fuller arose from their seats and standing in the aisld, were quiukly united in the bonds of matrimony while the train was lu motion. |