Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-25
,s;gG TOUR IN Il Bir,
ECON.

ti,ni;,.nirc Bridal Couple Make n
"a" ;riD to the Clouds.
;, .be ,resence of the largest number
j. leayeg gathered together within
,.msed space in the State of New
,,.,.bire, says Manchester On. e.
' @,-sh to the Boston Herald, Miss
lie Brooks and James F. Boyd were
s.1 in marriage recently. The nup-
u knot was tied with the couple
ding within a car trimmed with
~ and old gold plush, attached to O
,rmoth balloon, christened "City of
,nchester." Immediately after the
Eviction of the marriage ceremony
and Mrs. Boyd began their mar
1life. far from the madding crowd"
voyage among the clouds.
rbe Manchester Driving Park was
scene of this most unique Wedding.
Ii the affair formed the great event of
state fair for 1889. When the
Mr. announced for the marriage and
r,e9uent ascension IN the balloon ar
[e. the crowds within the grounds
INBRED at least thirty thousand.
e bride WAS attired in a stylish
Iveling costume of drab, and carried
large bouquet of fragrant flowers.
is slightly below the medium
cit. with pleasing figure, light hair,
,e eyes and fair complexion. She
born il New Boston in 1868, and is
bse4uently 81 years of age. Her IA
Er and mother are both living, the
|mer, David NJ. Brooks, being the
lace blacksmith of Bedford.
Mss Addie came to this city when 10
rs old, and has been employed in the
is for a number of years. The
pom, James Z. Boyd, was born in
|nchester, England, twenty-six years
but came to this country when
III. He is employed in the weaving
arsmeat of the Amosleag mills.
I'll never tremor, but with C smile
her pleasant features, the bride
ped gayjy to the white vc,vet-liaed
ket, attached by it's myriads of ropes
he great swaying mass above. She
assisted within the car. and the
on followed her. The bridemaid
best man arranged themselves on
ler side of the basket. The Hon.
Jam ID. Upton, Speaker of the New
Fnpshire House of Representatives,
b performed the marriage ceremony,
BE- The brief legal formula.
Neaker Upton at the close of the
[moay said: You are about to en-
upon a somewhat novel journey.
wild rise toward the blue vault of
yen, and as You look back you will
Ii the thing of earth dwarfed, its
led shortened to pigmies. It's trees
l;ei, it's rivers shrunken to brooks,
owns tiny specl1s upon the land
pes. Perhaps. rising higher still,
whole view may be dissolved in dis
be or obscured by some wandering
d. III the new relation you are
assuming, may you rise above and
e forever behind you the jealousy
the seltishness Of human nature,
may the calm peace Of the upper
above winds and storms, be not
Fe serene. nor the sunlight of heaven
ve the clouds not more bright than
happiness of your future lives
he Hon. Herbert T. Norris, who,
the aeronaut, Prof. j. X. Allen,
iFisea tho only other passengers Oh
City Of Manchester, stepped into
car, and the word was given to let
he drag-rope at precisely 3 o'clock.
huge balloon had been so
ply balanced that, in the light air
ing, it rose very slowly at first,
d The waving OF thousands. of hand
r!llets and shouts from myriads Of
Frned faces. A small amount of
vas thrown out. and the great air.
moved upward with increasing
ed hut maiestically, until the soft
e@e had waited it over the southern
Ion Of the city, and was in view Tor
hg time.
he presents received by the bridal
We're many. and comprised gifts
hearty every business firm in town.
New Hampshire Agricultural So
presented all outfit valued at 5000,
tins was largely supplemented by
f. femembrances. Prof. Allen stated
TINS was the third couple only who
ever made their bridal tour III
ICON, the first event of the kind &C.
'lns at Dayton, O., in 1876, and the
''la at Providence, r.. L., in 1883,
"a thrty-tive thousand people wit
se1 the ascension.
ne ballon came down about 5 o'clock,
V'ls easily and smoothly in the front
'o' Gilman Plumer, iii Gofstown.
bridal couple alighted, ex-Post-
s,ef Stevens took their place, and
'slioon made another ascent, land
ABOUT dark in Goffstown west vii
age.