Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-09-27
Wedding Bells.

Married, at the Iron Mountain Hotel, the
residence of the BRIDES parents, at O'Clock
on Wednesday morning, September 18th,
1883, by Rev. c. e. w. Smith, Mr.. 7. j. De-
laney and Miss Cornelia White.
Mr.. Delaney is a native OF Ireland, and q
prominent banker and business man at Hot
springs, Ark, and his bride native of Gias-
gov, Howard county, Mo-, and a member OF
one of the most respectable families of The
State. The wedding was a very quiet affair,
only the near relatives and few friends of
the high contracting parties being invited.
The ceremony was read in the parlor of the
hotel, and was the same as laid down in the
Methodist Church Discipline. The windows
of the parior were so shaded rs to cast a DEL
icate sombre light over the room, and the
contrast thus produced with the colors OF
the furniture, added grace and beauty to the
rich wedding costumes OF the ladies. the
ceremony WAS good, every word having q
clear and fOrcible meaning, and was read in
an easy and graceful manner, the bride and
groom answering the questions in q clear,
audible tone. After the usual congratulate
lions, the bride and groom were escorted
into an adjoining room, where two good
sized tables were brought to view, loaded
with many handsome wedding presents,
some Of which were elegant and costly.
Among these were two elegant flower vases,
presented to the bride by the groom's moth
er, who now resides in Ireland, and are of
more than ordinary interest from the fact
that they are over hundred years old, and
thelbridal present given to Mr.. Delaney's
grandmother when she was married. After
viewing the presents, the bride and groom,
together with the guests, repaired to the
dining room, and were RECALLED with one Of
the most sumptuous and princely wedding
feasts that was ever given Mt this place. The
table was loaded with all the rich delicacies
OF the season, and gotten up ID style that
displayed good taste and Judgment, and re-
fleets great credit on the ladies who man
aged this part of the wedding entertainment.
The wedding, taken rs a whole, was indeed
pleasant and enjoyable occasion, and Is re-
garded as the social event Of the season. The
bride and groom to the train for st. Louis,
about ten O'Clock, and spent q couple Of days
IN the city, and thence they went to their
home at Hot Springs, where they will enter
upon their duties man and wife, and
which your correspondent wishes may al
ways be as pleasant TO them as was the seal
ing OF the marriage vow.
The following is clipping from the Hot
Springs Daily Horse Shoe, and shows how
the editor of that paper stands and delivers
himself on the subject: "Surprises and start
ling events compose the daily food upon
genuine galvanic shock of the customary
pap the announcement Of the approaching
marriage Of P. J. Delaney knocks the bot
tom out Of the soup tureen.
''That our people have long looked upon
his life as devoted and offered upon the altar
Of Irish martyrdom, is necessary to state;
and now the news reaches US that he has
sacrificed himself upon the matrimonial al
tar. But that don't alter Hot Springs pub
lie sentiment, which cheerfully extends 4
hearty cengrstulation to Patrick, and wish
es him a merry Christmas.
"While the iron may enter the soul OF our
manageable ladies ut his action in going to
Iron Mountain for bride, the bitterness will
naturally die out, and ERE the third bale of
cotton reaches the city, everything will be as
pleasant As = marriage bell.
''The lady who has captured our worthy
citizen Is Miss White, OF Iron Mountain,
Mo-, at which place the ceremony will be
performed tonight" D.