Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-10-07
QUEER WEDDINGS.
OCCASIONS WHEN onoirv WAS Al
IMPRESSIVE FEATURE

:
q, IMPRESSIVE FEATURE
Freaks Who Nave Been Joined In WEI
iock-Nzany Cnscs OF Marriage by Prox,
Welded by Monograph = syrntoIics
Marriages OF India.
The conventional idea Of weddin
does not agree with the tastes Of son
people, and otcanorally OK very eccentri
and sometimes romantic marriage cere
nor;es are solemnized. Men and WON
en ,entirely opposite in disposition an,
character frequently unite in the hol,
bends of matrimony-sometim mucI
10 their mutual regret This peculia
fact, it would seem, also applies to oddi
tias OF human nature. In many Of tn,
travelling shows the freaks who help :,
draw money from the public intermar
", end IL is not an unusual thing Il
find the fat man welded to the skeleton
woman and the tattooed man to tn.
bearded lacy.
| Mrs. Hannah Battersby, who one
time toured tho country as fat WON
an, was married to Pennsylvani;
man, and it is stated as o curious fact
that no SCORER were they married thar
| sha began to lose flesh and he to gair
it. His weight increased SO rapidly tha.
he soOn took to exhibiting himself IA q
fat man. An exception to this rule OF
contrast. however. was Colonel Glover,
the giant who stood 6 feet 2 inches. He
was welded to Martha Peabody, the
American giantess Several years ago,
when they appeared in public together,
they used TO receive rs much as $3.50 a
week.
The itE.ian consular agent at Cincin-
natl performed the most peculiar mar
r;age ceremony On record. Tho groom
was well to dc resident Of TIE Ohio
city, aid lis tr;Ge lived ig Italy. The
contracting parties were thousands Of
miles apart when the wedding was rer-
formed, the marriage being by proxy.
II? consul filed in q blank certificate,
wk.ch he forwarded 10 authorities il
Italy, who in the presence Of The parish
priest exhibited it before tho bride, who
affixed her signature, accepting it ss her
action. The marriage was perfectly
binding.
= very simiiar ceremony was per-
formed some time ago. The affair took
place ty proxy, ard Miss Maple was
married ty q Clergyman In New Yorl,
to man who ct the time of the mari
riage lay dying In Texas town Tho
bridegroom was represented In tho ccre-
rnorJ by tho brides cousin. who made
the necessary responses and signatures
as his proxy. The two lovers had been
engaged for long time, and Miss
Maple wished TO bear the name Of her
bctrothcd cYc:i though she could do so
Only rs I. y7iccw.
Tie all important ring is sometimes
forgotten, and in more thar cue case
Ike door key Of tho church hes had to
do duty. tUt it is not cftcn that portions
OF the marriage service aye omitted. IL
q southern town. However, little while
ago, after the pur:y lad lcf: tie church,
il was discovered that the Clergyman
had forgotten the words with this
ring thee we'd" etc. thus relieving
the bridegroom Cf 'hc MOS; :erio1s part
OF his obligations. and tie fair bride
was ,uinls n wedding ring. Instead Of
sitting down to the breakfast the party
hurried hec,. 90 tic chI.rch aud were thug
practically married twioo i'll one day.
Cupid ,on ciauck some years sso
G!cous TIC "a fol'; C 4 Georgia town.
an oli solG;c-, Is saais :, rga, Il 10
the altar al aged da,nsol Ti-s hca stea
Y2 I-,.-:l.cre. The-o vcra .bzce h-ides-
niaids, whose ages respectively were 90,
GS and 10. Thy Ire al spiusters
The b. .,acu. who Wa 70, L.ougtt the
ages up TO s39 years
An Crrsual kind q marriage was
celebrated IA lew York recently. This
was Je,Wca:, c5uplc both deaf snd
dumb. They hold ,a-ayer books while
friend pointed oct .he different passages
il the service Us they weie spoken by
the clergy l1lai, and they made the Gus
toInary responses in the deaf and dumb
alphabet.
AE Ingenious couple onco conceived
the idea Of Icing married By phoEo-
graph. IN the place where tho bride
groom resided ne and the minister went
over the marriage serYice. and lie recited
the proper responses into the instrument
The phonograph was sent to the lady.
she willingly supplying tho requisite,
Il will" and II do'' in the presence Of
her pastor, who then pronounced the
pair united il matrimony. No explane-
ton is given Of how they got over the
OF the ring.
a well kEowa anthropologis. in de-
scribing various marriage customs, re-
fers to strange sort Of symbo!ical mar
riago which is supposed TO have oIigi-
mated in India 1t is marriage with
trees. plants. animals and inanimate
objects. If any ono proposes to enter
upon q un;cn which is not ii accordcI.cs
with traditional ideas, it ia believed
that Ill luck which is sTre to follow
may Ee avcrteI by a marriage Of this
kind, tho evil consequences being SorDo
BY the object chc6en n Yariors regions
q g;-I r.1ss net marry tofo-o her eldest
risis-. but the dia;cplty IL oYeIcomc by
the eldest daughter marrying the branch
CT tree. TEon the wedding Of the
younger Gaughtc- may safely. he csle-
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