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Show WOMAN DENIES i WEDDING STORY Centenarian Says She Never Intended to Wed Man of 80 Years KANSAS CITY, Mo . March 17. The "waiting at the church" version of nuptials reported to have been j brought suddenly to an end last Tuea- day nlstht when Sims Tewkes Berry, about 80 years old. Is said to have 1 made a hast) exit from the wedding i He as be was about to take the hand of Mrs. Kmma McMahon. ccDtenarlan. In marriage, is all 'wrong, according 1 to the reported bride-to-be. BRIDE-1 LEX ' l ' i vi E "Ho never spoke to me about marriage, mar-riage, nor did I mention It to him." he Mid, "1 nevcT a.s ho put out In all my lif ov r this affair, which was entirely a Joko ptoyad unsuspectingly on us. It all grew out of a mock r-od-ding we had last Sunday at the home Ol my son when Br. Berry and I. at the niggosUOB of guests at a dinner, w o stood together and were married" by on of tho men present. Tho following fol-lowing Tuesday night several members of the party mt at my son's home Sato, and again a wedding waa suggested, sug-gested, but never did I suspect it was to h i real marnagr. Mr. Berry never nev-er purc-has-od a maxrlago licansc nor did I know of any one obtaining a 11-cusie. 11-cusie. , HEMA1N-. Ol BBOLOKOIIi N'rs Mclfahon A ec i j r-sl une had not sn her atlrei flanoa sine Taoa- when in I reporter! and friends assembled at the I 1 home of her son. he hurriedly departed I before the 'marriage' could take place. I She said Mr Barry and ahe had been I Heer.-i jc.iif nml I' pained I think boa bad tin. of the "wedding" would make Berry feel. I When approached for a statement about "the wedillng." Berry refused to sprak about tho matter or to receive I I any one except on business.' I |