Show the arl 1 ab ae last of gretna green U i RP R P A scene abitt was common enough enouch A century ao ago vibon sloping couple sought the aid of the gretna green oreen in joining binfor ehm in matrimony Matil matli mony with mrs margaret Marg pret of clifton hall westmoreland roland who died a fow few weeks ago at the age of 88 the last of all the hundreds of brides who wore were wooed and carried away across a A short u af s es B 01 ux w p I 1 aisup ri tuesday 1 afternoon noon and mantle n 4 the Homera dramatic matic company compan dur y anally rj will appear at tho the opera house honse since tho scandinavian reunions reu niong on wards anday monday night the borses 1 A than mayor anderson and city council counell happy ordered the supervisor to mr h have au weeds clean all rocks debris and was w afe ufe part of our for h cipal from th e prin gretna streets f col examine the 3 just call at my sto re and i dia to it majestic rotary washer o 0 you falcer because yon YO u will lg wn will be delighted deligh 0 t C fath find it superior t r to 0 all others A uj chase andersen anderson I 1 bridal appoint requested to ama we wo are committee haa has been appoint appoint that a acl to arrange W a ram for and theof te the the program ca of other details S S will be attoun nc ce diones becent S next week tones judge bubli eiland of salt lako were in hel drum bart to a m fotion monday arguo year of geor e whitmore va case 9 utah fuel company a C 10 arow lo 10 op county case iss the 9 coll safely barely be defied so one eight in early june 1840 miss caroline and her lordly wooer mounted thor their horses and never rested until the obliging blacksmith at gretna green ha hau made them one tho the marchioness always retained ret pined her romantic notions years att after atter er her own runaway mutch match her ran off with the coachman also on a matrimonial errand orrand the coachman borrowed the marquis favorite hunter for t tho the journey and unfortunately lamed him with the result that lord in his hie wrath dismissed them 4 both whereupon the marchioness in merceded ter tor ceded and successfully on behalf oc ot the young couple reminding her lord that you would not have minded how many horses you lamed when you sloped with me at gretna green ever aveo facility was offered for the invading lovers im lm parsons were plentiful and it the blacksmith was by chance engaged tho the ferryman the and landlord of the village hostelry were wore all ready and eager to assume the priestly rolo and pocket packet a welcome foe fee indeed the teli keeper the first priest on an eloping couple would 10 lie lo likely tu encounter did the best business of them uniting so it Is said as many as 2900 couples in a single year a record which made the blacksmith vho aho has bas had too much of the credit green with envy it Is 14 aa 01 that 0 fit half halt tho aluah peer poor age derives its origin arom one or other of these border unions and although this is doubtless an exaggeration there arc are scores of aristocrats today who would have hane been nonexistent tent but for the temptation gretna green offered to their headstrong ancestors many an embryo peer of the realm has stood before the improvised altar in the blacksmiths shop or tollhouse and left in lit a happy man the ho houses aises of L villiers Vill lers coventry paget fane beauclerk and many another noble and historic name have had their destinies shaped in the Dumfries shire village i one of or the most historic hi and romantic r of or all elopements clopp ments was nas that of john fane tenth earl of westmore 1 land with pretty sarah CL id the only daughter and heiress of old child the wealthy banker of osterley park it was the tho daughter cf this union lady sarah fane who brought the child money bags to the noble house of jersey and in many another case has gretna green introduced blood and anti wealth into great families |