Reese, Maude - Leonard Sargent - Putnam

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Reese, Maude - Leonard Sargent

Source: Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug 1903 p 10

True to his love, Leonard G. Sargent of Indianapolis married Miss Maude May Reese of Crawfordsville at Greencastle yesterday morning at 11 o’clock. The marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. JD Hartsock at his residence. Mr. Sargent overcame the finally difficulty in the way of his matrimonial ambition by walking from Limedale to Greencastle to be married. Delayed at Limedale in waiting for his prospective father-in-law, John Reese, the couple missed the train to Greencastle, and, confronted by the fact that there were no livery rigs for hire in town, no farmers anxious to haul a load into Greencastle, and forced to either walk or wait for an evening train, Sargent heroically started over the gravel road to Greencastle, with his trusting fiancée plodding faithfully at his side. After the arrival in Greencastle, Mr. Sargent found that his intended wife’s father had misunderstood his matrimonial itinerary and got the dates mixed. For some reason or another Mr. Reese left his home in Cloverdale Tuesday and went to Greencastle to be present at the wedding. In Greencastle he received no tidings of the marriage party, and he went back home. The father of the bride was possessed of foresight enough to provide smooth sailing for the couple when they did arrive. He went to the county clerk’s office and made affidavit that his daughter, 24 years old, was of legal age to marry and eminently qualified to be Mrs. Sargent. He then returned home and was absent from the ceremony.  When Sargent and his bride applied in the clerk for the marriage license it was given them without hesitation. The affidavit made by her father expedited the transaction and soon Sargent, who said he was 24 year sold and Miss Reese were legally qualified to appear before the Rev. Mr. Hartsock for the wedding. After the ceremony it is supposed that Mr. and Mrs. Reese (sic) went to the bride’s home in Crawfordsville as they did not return to Indianapolis. Inquiry at Sargent’s home, 331 North Alabama last night brought no information as to when the young man would return to Indianapolis with his bride. He is connected with his father in business and will make his home in Indianapolis after returning from the wedding trip. The marriage at Greencastle yesterday was conducted with the greatest secrecy.  The clerk at Greencastle was requested to keep the issue of the license quiet and he tried to do so. Although it has been known in Indianapolis for several days that Sargent had forgotten his fiancée of a few weeks ago, Miss Dolly Douglass of St. Louis, after she had “disappeared” from her home to avoid a marriage with him, both he and Miss Reese denied that they contemplated marriage. Sargent was emphatic in his denial and Tuesday night Miss Reese caused a Star reporter to be informed that she was not going to marry Sargent yesterday and that she had not received a visit from him Tuesday night. - transcribed by kbz
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