Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-07-12
THE WEDDING DAY

would be the 10th of June, and that 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 necessary arrangements
had been perfected. A cabinet, for the
accommodation of the medium, was
prepared, Prof. Mott and his wife came
over from Memphis, DR.. Dooley came
up from Kansas City, and every thing
was made ready for the interesting oc'
casion. On the evening above named,
there assembled at the residence of Col.
Eaton select company, consisting OF
the distinguished mediums above nam.
ed, the immediate members of the fami-
ly, Col. II. ID. Mackay, late President OF
the Alliance Life Insurance Company,
and possibly one or two others. The
wedding feast was prepared, and
the guests we're 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 forras at the same time,
DIR. Dooley also took seat in the cabi.
net along with the Professor. The table
was spread, the guests were seated,
places were reserved for the bride and
groom, plates we're laid for them, and
an elegant bouquet placed at each place,
according to the brides directions. All
was now ready for the appearance 81
those in whose honor the company hat
assembled, and the guests waited the
appearance of the bridal party. Bul
they had not long to wait. The an
nouncement was soon made from the
cabinet, that the spirits were ready
The guests, one after another, were in
vited up to the aperture, where the lady
and her husband were presented, botf
appearing with perfect distinctness, and
very life like, receiving the guests pleas
antly, and entering freely into converse
ton 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 conventions
al flowing marriage veil and orange
blossoms. The groom wore the regula-
ton black broadcloth, and white vest,
with full blown rose in the button hoe
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. After receiv.
ing 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.
Our account of this extraordinary
wedding is given from the most reliable
reports that we have been able to obtain
in relation to it. Our reporter had an
interview with Professor Mott at the de-
pot Monday evening, as he was leaving
the city, and has also conversed with
others who were there, and all the man
facts narrated above may be relied up
on by the reader as absolutely correct.
There is considerable hard feeling
among the spiritualists of the CITY be-
cause SO few of them were invited to be
present on an occasion of so much in
terest, but, as we have said above, the
whole affair was intended to be strictly
private, and we should not have felt At
liberty to report it, fell of interest as ii
is, were it not for the fact that hun
dred silly rumors are atloat in regard to
the oc currence, which can only be cor
rected by plain statement of the facts
and such we have herein endeavored
to give.
The Heavenly Ceremony.
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