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74 Year Old Bride Is On Way To Idaho, But Groom, 75 Stays Here
Mrs. J. R. Hartley Weds T.W. Austin, But Separation Follows As Legal Papers Are Issues;
Bride Returns With Daughter To Her Home In Twin City, Idaho, Wednesday
Both living on “borrowed” time, an aged bride is now en route to her Idaho home while her groom is back at his farm near yalmead, according to a story appearing in Thursday’s Issue of The Hickory Record.
“True love never runs smoothly.” The Hickory paper observes in announcing that Mrs. J.R. Hartley, 74 and T. W. Austin ran into matrimonial trouble Wednesday immediately after they had culminated a romance with marriage. Mrs. Hartley lives in Twin Falls, Idaho and Mr. Austin is a prominent Caldwell farmer.
Says The Record
It was due to objections on the part of Mr. Austin’s children, according to reports, which resulted in the revived romance dashing on the rocks here after only a very short duration. Incidentally the objectors sought the strong arm of the law in the trouble that resulted and the groom returned to his home in Caldwell county, while the bride of a few days left Hickory Wednesday evening accompanied by daughter, Mrs. H. J. Weeks, on their return journey to far-away Idaho.
Mrs. Hartley had come to Hickory several days ago for a visit with her son, B. L. Hartley, of Hickory and old friends and relatives in Caldwell county, where she was raised to young womanhood. It was her first visit back to North Carolina in thirty years. When Mrs. Hartley went over to her old home community three miles north of Lenoir, she found many of her girlhood friends - among them Mr. Austin. It is understood that in the long ago when the late J.R. Hartley, then also of the Valmead section, was courting her sister. The two men married sisters, and with Mr. Hartley now deceased and Mrs. Austin gone to her reward some years ago. It was not difficult for Mr. Austin and Mrs. Hartley to stir up a romance when they met again last week and recalled their youthful admiration for each other. The aged couple took their relatives and friends by surprise when they immediately got married. It is stated.
Led by a daughter of the groom Mrs. Nell Pearson, the children of Mr. Austin are said to have ledged objections. Legal papers were served on the aged groom temporally restraining him fro disposing of any of his property.
It is understood that he is a man of great wealth, and it is now understood that a suit will be tied to the Caldwell superior court to determine whether Mr. Austin is capable of caring for his business or whether a guardian should be appointed to assist him.
Created by: Rita Osborne
Record added: Aug 20, 2015
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