Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-01-20

closed until after the marriage ceremony
by telegraph, which takes place at two
o'clock
{ Accepting a kind invitation extended
by Col. Rowe and Mr. Gibson, manager
of the Pittsburgh office, a representative
OF the Tlroatcis repaired to the Western
Union Office 10 listen TO the ceremony as
II was being licked over the wire. 1t was
evident that something unusual was In
progress, although Ii Is not often that
telegraph operators allow their facial ex-
preston To give any index TO the news
they are receiving. But this was some
thing out of the ordinary or even ex-
,raordinary kind, and each operator
seemed to bend toward the particular In
strument through which the momentous
questions and answers were to be trans
,nitted. As the minutes passed the interest
increased and then suddenly, but at the
very moment appointed, the tick, tick,
tick tick, tick. etc, announced that the
interesting ceremony had been com
menced. Then the operators gathered
about. and, while wondering how the
bride was dressed, how the groom looked,
what the witnesses at Brownsville were
thinking, and how those relatives 1t
= w dvuGSDuIR WCIt ftDhiukg hShbN viz
tick. tick, tick Of the instrument, which
to the reporters was unintelligible, but
which 10 them told the following story:
fBros1nxpiils 10 Raynesburg.)
Tell Rev Mr. Scott we are ready now.
lWgyaestrgko BsUwnsgiHs.b
MIR. scOTTs REILLY.
To q. Scott J.freys and Ida Cutler, Browns
vile Pa:
Marriage Is an ordinance OF God, for the well
fare and happiness VI the human family, in u
tuted at the creation and union Of the first pair.
by which He ordained the union Of one man
with one woman In bonds OF pure and holy wed
lock for life. The parties 10 be united at this
R3 Minister OF the Go pei.
(BrownsyiHe 10 Wayass1arg.)
: sfs (Jyagnes5urg n Browns,itts.)
Do you, George Scott Jeffreys and Ida Cutler
who hold each other By The hand. take eae b other
as lAwfal and welded companions for life; and
do you solemBly promise. before God and the
witnesses present, that yon viii live together,
aud be to each other faithful, loving and true. as
husband and wife, till God shall separate you by
10 As Minister Of the Gospel.
-f i3ronnspilfe 10 Waynesb1rq.)
Me- Me- dS I Iana asE nd1li 'A''AA'''
(Wdynesbary TO BroscnspHte.l
In the name and by the authority OF God pro-
nounce you husband and wife. Whom God hath
joined together let no man PIT asunder And
may God the Father son and HOiy Ghost bless
the union and yourselves Individually and per
sonally, now and forever. Amen. Lt
J. w. ScoTT. Minister Of the Gospel.
fijyownseiils IN Haynesburg)
Thank you. JEfFREYs.
This concluded the ceremony proper,
and the Chronicle reporter turned about
involuntary. evidently for the purpose of
congratulating the happy bride and the
newly benedict, and possibly with a
hope of having an opportunity of imprint
ing kiss on the check Of the bride. As
he turned his head, however, his gaze met
the eyes, moi of the fair bride, but Of the
coatless operators who were still bending
over the instrument listening to the con-
gratulations which sped over the wires to
the newly-married eouple.-Pshsburgh
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