Show I WENT 1 1000 MILES TO GET HUSBAND Long Journey of Pennsylvania Girl Gir to Marry Man Who Couldn't Couldn t Come to Her 1 TUNKHANNOCK OCK Pa Pi Sept IS After Arter an mlle mile journey to Join her lover who could not pot leave I ave to come to her Miss Nellie Pruner of or this city has cabled her parents here that she fhe has happily married the man man of oC her choice Alexander Brigham at nt Kimberley South Africa Brigham ham who was employed as ns civil engineer for the Do De Diamond com company pan was waa engage engaged I to wed Miss Pruner shortly before the hoer Boer war opened Then the beginning of or hostilities hostilities ties tics demanded his presence constant constantly In the diamond fields and his proposed trip to America to claim lm his bride had to be po postponed When hen at last pease peace came BrIgham again planned to lo sail to America only to find that he could not leave leae for several soy sev eral oral months Rather than have ha the wedding again postponed Miss Pruner decided to go to I him She left leCt here about six Ix weeks ago aJo and sailed direct to Kimberley where she Joined her waiting affianced husband hus hus- I band |