Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-06-25

"Mell, as / was about 10 remark, my
engagement being fixed fact, Maria and
myself decided 10 bc married In church.
The banns were published accordingly,
and that was very good arrangement,
which, am almost sorry 10 see, has gone
out Of fashion. But suppose Il saves
confusion In these days; for many times,
as the world runs now, Il wouldn't be safe
TO announce marriage week ahead,
lest there should be some mistake about IL.
Then again, there are so many married
folks nova days, who don't know that
they are going 10 be until somebody tells
them Of II, that upon the whole, perhaps,
II is the best that the advertising business
should be dropped.
To be married in church forty years ago
was an event not TO be passed by without
special notice. BY the way, l take 10 my
self the credit of being the first man mar
ried in the sanctuary in Connecticut
Certainly, the thing had never been done
In my town up TO the date Of my first APP
pearance. OF course the affair was noised
all over town for fortnight before the
ceremony took place, and the attendance
was immense. The editor of the Edole q
local paper Of the place, sat upon the gate.
post outside, and jotted down in his note
book the styles as they swept by. He, l
am happy 10 cay, was the first newspaper
man Ia this State who 80 thoroughly com.
pretended the duties of his position as to
make specially of styles. He has often
told me that his enterprise in that direc-
tion increased the sale of his paper q
dozen copies some weeks. When 1 passed
In and saw him sitting on the gate post
little thought that he would one day be
the author of these touching lines
"Im seated on stile, Mary
He was the identical chap, though. As
his report of the affair is probably the
Genesis of the whole business of matri-
monial reporting, 1t will delight, 1 am
sure, the whole community, at this time,
to have the privilege of reading what he
said. lquote his entire article:
"A BIO THING.
"On Thursday evening last the meeting
house was crowded with people TO witness
the first public marriage which has taken
place In this town. The bride was Maria
johnson, a quare.shouldered, red.haired
girl, daughter of old johnson, the soap
maker; the groom, Mark Marks, twin
brother of Luke Marks, the cross eyed
chap who ran away with Squire Dobson's
youngest daughter, Sal, about three
months ago. Mark, as he walked up the
broad aisle, trotted along as If he was
stepping on eggs but Maria struck bold
gait, and was the admiration of all spec
tators. Altogether, the march up the
aisle was success. Joe Crocker, son OF
the candy peddler, and John Simpson,
known as the gay boy with glass eye,
acted as ushers, and slung themselves with
perfect loosenees in performing their
| duties. For downright style, Joe and John
TIM half ,lN a
present, dressed In brass coat and blue
buttons, and carrying a gingham um.
brella, noted down the names and harness
of some of the persons present, which we
give as matter Of special interest:
Mrs. Job Tuttle wore a braided straw
hat, made for the occasion by Mrs. Jones,
milliner and it is not too much to say
that the latter can make the best mill.
merry OF any woman in the business. Mrs.
Iuttle's dress was striped gingham, with
an outside garment of the same material
| She was the observed of all observers.
Lucy johnson had on green berage
dress, with pantalettes of nankeen, edged
with two-cent edging, and made very fine
appearance. Her pantalettes, in particu.
lar, fitted remarkably we'll around the
ankles and displayed her shoestrings to
good advantage.
Mrs John Baldwin looked exceeding.
ly pretty in large plaid silk, which, we
understand, was cut over from dress
worn by her sister Emma, deceased. For
cut over dress 1t was one Of the best VIC
| ever saw.
Lydia Rose had on low.necked
sorrel colored alpaca, frizzed with brown
ribbonj and her sister Jane wore a low
necked, yellow print, with good deal of
tucktngs. Low necks become this family.
1--WE have the names of several others,
but the want of space compels us to omit
them. After the ceremony the newly
married couple returned to the home Of
the bride, and one who was present in.
forms us that the way mnce pies and cider
suffered during the evening was a caution
to dyspetics. Only one incident occurred
to mar the pleasure of the occasion. John
Somers, who is courting a sister of the
bride, got walnut meat in his windpipe
and nearly suffocated before relief was
obtained. Barring this mistaken swal
low, the reception was success" ,"-Hdrt
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