Surprised by the Woodhull Boys

New York, 1895

A surprise was tendered Mr. and Mrs. George W. Stoddart of Highland avenue, Jamaica, on Monday evening, by members of Woodhull hose company, it being the occasion of the tenth anniversary of their marriage. A pleasant evening was spent in dancing, singing, etc., and a collation was served.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, N.Y., Jan. 18, 1895, unknown page number.

A Dozen Carloads of Callers Give Newlyweds A "Belling"

Ohio, 1918

WERE TENDERED AN OLD-TIME BELLING

A dozen machine loads of Elks called at the home of Attorney and Mrs. F. S. Scott, in the Mt. Vernon road, last evening, and gave them an old-fashioned "belling."

Judge Scott had retired when his wife aroused him by informing him that several machines must have missed the road as they were coming up their driveway. The din made by the visitors was terrific, and later they were invited into the home by Mr. Scott, who introduced his wife and refreshments were served.

Congratulations were extended the newlyweds, and a speech of felicitation was made by Dr. H. H. Baker. Attorney Scott responding, stating that he was sorry they had not called earlier as he would like to have shown them all his war garden, consisting of everything in the vegetable line; his poultry and his livestock, consisting of two cows, five Belgian hares, and an English bulldog.

The visitors left after spending a pleasant evening and were all given a cordial invitation to return.

—The Newark Advocate, Newark, Ohio, June 12, 1918, p. 4.

Boy Drawn Over Cliff in Coffin

1909

JACKSON, California — Lying unconscious in a coffin, Cecil Miller, 16 years old, was drawn up a 150-foot cliff on the bank of the Cosumnes river, near Plymouth Sunday.

While hunting on the banks young Miller stepped out on a large rock on Eagles' Nest bluff, which gave way suddenly and precipitated the boy down the bank to the water's edge. A companion ran to Plymouth, three miles away, for assistance. Believing that Miller was dead, a coffin was taken along by the rescuing party.

After much difficulty two men were lowered over the bluff with the coffin. The boy was alive, but unconscious, and terribly injured. He was placed in the coffin to be raised to the top of the bluff.


Shoots Both Wife and Himself

DES MOOINES, Iowa — Dennis Sweeney, connected with the coal mines at New Saylor, near Des Moines, shot his wife, from whom he had been separated for some time, and turned the revolver on himself. The body of Sweeney was found in a cornfield. The woman cannot recover.


Surprised, Regains Voice

POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania. — Surprised by friends, Miss Sallie Sterner suddenly regained the loss of speech she sustained during an illness of five years ago. Physicians, puzzled by the loss of articulation, are still more mystified over the latest developments. The patient now talks as well as ever.

Meeting of the Czar and Czarevna

1878

The Czarevna of Russia had not seen the Czarewitch, her husband, for eight months when she surprised him lately by meeting him unexpectedly at Dunaburg.

She arrives first — a bright young lady, resembling her sister, the Princess of Wales, but looking rather stronger. An onlooker gives an animated description of the scene: Though courteous to all, the Czarevna is evidently nervously impatient for the arrival of her husband.

She has not much longer to wait; all at once the shouting outside begins, her face becomes radiant, and, wrapping herself in the magnificent rotonde of blue fox fur, she hurries to the platform, amid renewed hurrahs and clamorous cries of joy. Her eyes are eagerly fixed on the two red globes of the approaching engine — there is a shrill whistle, much puffing of steam and the train rolls slowly into the station.

The Czarewitch, little guessing the surprise in store for him, descends saluting as he passes the long file of soldiers drawn up on the platform. Suddenly he sees her; then all else is forgotten — the station, the soldiers, the crowd of people — and the wife is in her husband's arms, held in a long embrace. Then, like a roar of thunder, louder than the last, burst forth deafening shouts, mixing up with the national hymn.