Edgecombe County NcArchives Marriages.....William, Viverette - Bessie, Laddle 1910
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Charlotte Observer
29 Nov 1910

Married in a Cafe - Edgecombe Couple Outwit the Old Folks, Flee to Rocky Mount 
and Wed in the Elkhorn Cafe.

Rocky Mount, Nov. 28 - When the crowd of Sunday afternoon loafers got wise to 
the fact yesterday afternoon that there was going to be a marriage at the 
Elkhorn cafe in a few minutes, it did not take long to attract a large 
attendance, most of whom were on hand to see if it really would occur, who the 
contracting parties might be, and who on earth would select such an unusual 
place for the performing of the nuptials.

Not that the cafe was not one of the best in the city, but who on earth would 
select a Sunday afternoon and a prominent cafe in the city as a place for the 
plighting of their troth when the parsonages and the homes of the justices of 
the peace stood open to them? 

The crowd was present and what they had been called there for really occurred, 
and Miss Bessie Laddle and Mr. William Viverette were the contracting parties 
in the ceremony, which was performed by Capt. John Thorp of Edgecombe.

From what could be learned, it was a runaway couple and there were parental 
objections upon the part of the girl's parents, who claim that she is not of 
marriageable age. The presented themselves in Nashville during the morning 
yesterday and asked for license and the parents were on hand and spoiled 
matters. They came to Rocky Mount yesterday afternoon and with the help of 
friends, the license was secured from Tarboro, an automovile having been 
called into use to make the trip to and from Tarboro.

By appointment, the justice, the young lovers and the friends who had hied to 
Tarboro to get the license were to meet at the cafe at 5 o'clock and all hands 
were on time, and in a few moments, the young couple had said the words that 
made them man and wife.

It is said the bride is a resident of Nash County and lives near the southern 
boundary of the county, near Elm City. The groom is a son of Mr. Josh 
Viverette of Cooper's township. 

On the marriage license the age of the groom was 20 years while the bride was 
put down as 19. Both of them looked to be about the ages that had been put 
down.


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