Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1919 — Use Large Granite Slab to Form Marriage Certificate [ARTICLE]

Use Large Granite Slab to Form Marriage Certificate

Among the' Islanders of 11 Jersey there is a pretty but curious marriage custom. As soon as the ceremony is over, and when the happy couple are entering into occupation of their home, the large granite slab oyer the porch is inscribed with the initials of the bride and bridegroom, and between the two a rough representation of two hearts,is entwined, the / whole thus forming a marriage certificate for all the world to see. It is said that, should couple by any chance be one day divorced, the hearts are pierced through by an arrow, which is cut into them, • * , .