MARRIAGE: James S. BENSON to Laura D. WHARTON, 1880, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by JRB Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ The Marital Tie. James S. Benson, of Alexandria, Huntingdon county, and Miss Laura D. Wharton, of Altoona, yesterday took each other for better or worse in the presence of Alderman Blake. The little wedding party consisted of but four persons, the high contracting parties, and as witnesses the TRIBUNE reporter and Miss Carrie Heacox. The happy wedding party started in the afternoon on their wedding journey on one of the east- bound trains. The best interests of all their friends go with them. Morning Tribune, Altoona, Pa., Friday, February 13, 1880