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VIENNA — Cupid endures on a special, though long-lost, anniversary.
A large, decorative marriage certificate dated Feb. 16, 1915, was found behind a picture frame by a Howland resident, and will be sent to Florida where a relative of the Trumbull County couple whose names are on the document now live.
The certificate has colorful flowers, a cupid with an arrow and heart among other decorations.
Vienna resident Jeff Ford, who is a Vienna Historical Society board member, said he was contacted by Howland resident Thomas Starr, who was taking an old picture frame apart when he found the ornate marriage certificate stuck in the back. It had been used as the backing for the picture inside the frame. It’s about 16-by-20 inches.
The names on the marriage certificate are Frank Pierce Peters and Pearl Florence Carter, who were both from the Vienna area and are buried in the township cemetery,
Ford said the certificate will be 106 years old on Tuesday — the day the couple was married.
“The certificate will be returned to the family just in time for Frank and Pearl Peters’ 106th wedding anniversary,” he said.
Read more in Sunday’s Tribune Chronicle.