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- The Double Wedding in 1876.
Wedding Festivities. - On Thursday last the neighbourhood of St. Clements' was astir owing to the marriage of the eldest and second daughters of Mr. James Moffat wholesale woollen draper, the eldest daughter to Mr. George Brown, of Alexandria Dumbartonshire, the second to the Rev. George Smith, of Halifax, Yorkshire. The marriage ceremony took place in Tacket-street Chapel, and was conducted by the Rev. V. M. Maybery, assisted by the Rev. Fairfax Goodall, of Lowestoft, where Mr. Smith's friends reside. The two brides were attired In silver grey silk, with veils and wreaths of orange blossoms. The bridesmaids, six in number, were in white trimmed with pink, the whole presenting a very Imposing and interesting spectacle; indeed, the ladies declared it to be a very pretty wedding. As the party left the chapel, the organ, played by Miss Prentice, pealed forth the joyous strains of Mendelssohn's Wedding March. A goodly number of spectators were present, to some of whom it was a pleasureable opportunity of showing their regard for a worthy family on the occurrence of so interesting an incident in its history. - Suffolk Chronicle or Ipswich General Advertiser and County Express, June 24, 1876.
Tokens of Goodwill.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown have received many tokens of goodwill from their Eastbourne friends, the presents being numerous and valuable. Perhaps the gift which Mr. Brown values most of all is the handsome centre-piece which he has received from his employees.
The Rev. G. S. Smith conducted the services at the Eastbourne Presbyterian Church on Sunday; and this (Wednesday) afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Brown will entertain the members of the Presbyterian Cycling Club and the Church workers at a garden tea at Sayerland, Polegate.
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A DOUBLE SILVER WEDDING.
MR. AND MRS. GEORGE BROWN.
THE REV. G. S. AND MRS. SMITH.
Silver wedding celebrations are not uncommon; but it very rarely happens that two couples, married on the same day are able to assemble together to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their nuptials. Such, however, has been the happy experience of Mr. and Mrs. George Brown (of Eastbourne and Polegate) and the Rev. G. S. and Mrs. Smith. Mr. Brown, who is 'a kindly Scot," hails from Alexandria, Dumbartonshire; and in his early manhood he served in a Scottish regiment of Volunteers under Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, with whom he recently had the pleasure of renewing his acquaintance. To a North Briton who was waxing enthusiastic over the scenery of his native land, Dr. Johnson politely remarked, "Let me tell you, sir, the finest prospect a Scotchman ever sees is the high road that leads him to England." A liberal infusion of northern energy into Sussex would be no bad thing. Mr. Brown at any rate has no reason to regret having settled In Eastbourne, for after carrying on an extensive business as a tailor and outfitter at the establishment which is now known as the Royal Restaurant, he was able to secure more extensive premises at the corner of Terminus-road and Bolton-road - one of the best sites in the South of England. Mr. Brown represented the Central Ward in the Eastbourne Town Council for some years; and he is a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church, having long filled the post of Sunday School Superintendent. His residence is at Sayerland, near Polegate.
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From the Eastbourne Gazette 26 Jun 1901
SILVER WEDDING.
BROWN - MOFFAT. - SMITH-- MOFFAT.
June 22, 1876, at Tacket-street Chapel, Ipswich, by the Rev. V. W. Maybery, assisted by the Rev. Fairfax Goodall, of Lowestoft, Mr. George Brown, of Alexandria, Dumbartonshire, to Allison M., eldest daughter of Mr. James Moffat, 33, Fore-street, St. Clement's, Ipswich; also, at the same time and place, the Rev. George S. Smith, Congregational Minister, Harrison-road, Halifax, Yorkshire, to Agnes, second daughter of Mr. James Moffat. [5]
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