Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-03-03
Strange Marriages Last Year.

Marriage by telegraph has become quite
a common thing in this country. On the
ed of May, 1879, Mr.. L. ". Walker and
Miss NJ. Z. Buddington were married, the
bride being in the Northwestern Telegraph
Company's office at Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
and the groom in the Office at Owatonna,
Minnesota. The ceremony says local
report, ''began at eight O'Clock, and in a
very short time the couple, having re-
spOnded to the cOnundrums usually pro-
pounded on such occasions, were pro-
nounced mas and wife, and were dismissed
with benediction. The bride wore an
evening dress Of black, with black crepe
shawl, and bore in her hand bouquet OF
flowers Upon this marriage legal news
paper commented that, as an ordained mi
nisters authority to marry extended only
throughout the State, the bride only was
married; that the statute providing that the
declaration of both parties must be made in
the ''presence' of the minister was violated;
that witnesses were not present, or, if they
were, they must have witnessed the brides
marriage of the telegraph operator, and
that no certificate could have been given
specifying the place of the marriage.
Among the marriages Of last year that were
odd in the manner of their celebration. may
be mentioned that of Mr.. Horace Tell and
Miss Jones, on public road in Calvert
county, Maryland, in July. They set out
from home at seven o'clock A. NJ, and so
did the clergyman. At the point where
they met the happy couple were united on
horseback, beneath a shading oak. June
18th, 1879, at Monticello, Illinois, the Rev.
Duncan Mcmillan Of Utah was united in
marriage to Emily Kent Johnston. daughter
of the Rev Adam Johnston, who ofliciated.
The ceremony took place under two grand
hickory tress, the branches above forming
natural bower. Guests assembled under
the trees, and the bride and groom came to
the shade preceded by two little girls, who
dropped lilies on the path. \ Mormon bi-
shop named Allen performed wedding on
the line between Utah and Nevada, having
one foot in the State and one in the Terri
tory, while the bride was il Nevada and
the groom in Utah. In New Haven, Con-
necticut, there was a marriage on the stage
At the close of the regular performance it
was announced that Mr. James Jones. Of
Jones and Creston, the rifle shots, would be
united in marriage to Miss Josephine
Blanchard, a member of the company"
After Miss Ferrand and the Ross sisters
had finished dancing, the curtain was low
cred and the orchestra played the WED
ding March" The curtain WAS then rung
up, disclosing the happy pair, surrounded
by the entire company. After the ap-
plause had ceased, Hugh Daley, Justice
OF the Peace, stepped forward and per-
formed the service OF the Episcopal Church,
The audience kept order till the service
was over, and then applauded and called
the happy pair before the curtain. Mr.. J.
c. Sexton. of Cleveland, Ohio, bade large
company to his house on Euclid avenue. to
see some private theatricals. At the con-
clusion of the play the guests were asked to
keep their seats. The curtain went up,
and the unexpected tableau was presented
of the hosts granddaughter, Miss Addie
Sexton, in brides robes, with her betrothed,
Mr. Otto Arnold, standing undera wedding
bell of flowers before DIR. Noakes, rector of
Emmanuel Chapel, who read the Episcopal
service and married them, the bride con-
Guiding the ceremony by repeating Alice
Cary's poem, "The Marriage Wreath. "
Mr. Gibbons, of Orangeville, Indiana, would
not let his daughter marry James Scarlet.
She went down TO the river with bucket
for water, and found there Squire Lem
Ross, Mr.. Scarleit, the necessary witnesses,
and tive horses-one with a side-saddle
The marriage took place, and the happy
couple left for the country. While all this
was going on the Old man was at home at
work in the garden. When he heard of ii
he allowed that if he'd ''been thar somebo-
dy would a got hurt, SO they would. u
Near Lithonia, De Kalb county, Georgia,
couple of runaway lovers were married
standing on log in the swamp. They
engaged the services of Rev. E. III. Clarke
who reached the rendezvous about ninC
O'Clock at night. The lovers were hidden ir
the swamp. and as the reyerend gentleman
passed through whistled to him ard called
out: ''Here we arel' In few moment.
they were man and wife, and went on theil
way rejoicing. Mr.: Joseph Pentz took {
rifle to his wedding at St. Marks Gap