Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1879-07-10

do not only still live, but have the pow
er of appearing to and cOnversing with
their friends in the flesh. He has had
satisfactory interviews with Gov. Will
son Shannon, and Col. Isacks and many
others-names which, in the past, were
familiar to the people of Kansas, but
which now
':Have been carved for many year
On the tomb"
Having been intimately acquainted and
associated with these gentlemen, politi-
cally and socially. during life, he natu-
rally feels implicitly confident of his
ability to recognize their identity and,
the proof being such as the Judgment
cannot resist, it must be admitted by be-
levers and unbelievers alike that his
belief in the reality of the demonstra-
tiOnS he has witnessed is, to say the
least, not at.all surprising. During one
of the visits referred to S1r. and Mrs.
Eaton saw and converse! with their
daughter Katie, who died a: the age of
three weeks, and who has now been thir-
ty years in the spirit land
At many subsequent meetings they
saw her, and conversed freely With her,
and she was also seen by many other
visitors, some from this city, whose
names might be given to substantiate
the report if any additional evidence
were necessary. During one of their
interviews above referred to the young
lady informed her parents than she had
long been engaged to be married to Ben
jamin Pierce, a son of the late Franklin
Pierce, and who died, or rather entered
the spirit life, while his father was
President of the United States, and had
been in the spirit land about twenty-five
years. She communicated to her pa
rents all the details of the affair, telling
them when and where the ceremony was
to be performed, and making arrange
ments to have the wedding supper and
party at the residence of her parents in
this city. She informed them that the
wedding day would be the goth day of
June, and tnat if the proper facilities
were afforded them she and her husband
would visit her parents the same day,
and be with them at the wedding supper
in their own house. Accordingly, before
the appointed time arrived all the ne
cesSary arrangements had been perfect
ed. A cabinet, for the accommodation
of the medium, was prepared. Prof.
Mott and his wife came over from Mem
phis, DR.. Dooley came up from Kansas
City, and everything was made ready
for the interesting occasion. On the
evening above named there assembled
at the residence of Col. Eaton select
company, consisting of the distinguish
ed mediums above named, the immediate
members of the family, Col. H. d. Mack
Io+o Of& fo
Insurance Company, and possibly one or
two others. The wedding feast was
prepared, and the guests were on hand
at the appointed hour. The room was
partially darkened, and Prof. Mott took
his place in the cabinet. Owing to the
unusual force required to materialize
two forms at the same time, Dr. Dooley
also took a seat in the cabinet along
with the Professor. The table was
spread, the guests were seated, places
were reserved for the bride and groom.
Plates were laid for them and an ele-
CANT bouquet placed at each place, ac-
cording to the brides directions. All
was now ready for the appearance of
those in whose honor the company had
assembled, and the guests waited the ap-
pearance of the bridal party. But they
had not long to wait. The announce
ment was soon made that the spirits
were ready. The guests, one after the
other were invited to the aperture, where
the lady and her husband were present
ed, both appearing with perfect distinct
ness and very lifelike, receiving the
guests pleasantly and entering freely in
to conversation with them. After this,
one account says both spirits walked
out of the cabinet, across the room, and
took the places prepared for them at the
table. The bride wore an elegant heavy
satin dress, white as the light, with the
conventional flowing marriage veil and
orange blossoms. The groom wore the
regulation black broadcloth and white
vest, with full-blown rose in the button
hole of the coat though roses in this
vicinity are done blooming. This
would seem to prove that in the Summer
Land the roses bloom perpetually. At
ter receiving the congratulations of their
friends and narrating the particulars of
the marriage-eXplaining how and where
in the spirit world the ceremony had
been performed-the bridal party put
off the'semblance of mortal body and
earthly habiliments, which they had
donned for the occasion, and betook
them to their home in the spirit world,
or, perchance, to their celestial wedding
tour.
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