Marriages (August 30)

A handsome wedding was the event of yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock.  Helen Merinda Rood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Rood of this village, was married to Jay Leon Anderson also of this village.  The home of the bride's parents where the ceremony occurred was the scene of elaborate decorations and mystical trimmings.  Evergreens were tastily arranged throughout the interior of the house.  The stair railing of the entrance hall was entwined with the green Christmas tide emblems and white ribbons.  Excellent taste made the adornments of the parlor where the ceremony occurred most pleasing.  An evergreen arch with silver interwoven supporting a wedding bell received the bridal couple accompanied by Miss Alice K. Freiot as bridesmaid and Archibald F. Gilbert as best man and attended by little Iva Mosher and Floyd Anderson during exquisite rendering of the "Norwegian Bridal Procession" by the pianist Miss Jennie Thomas of Mt. Upton.  The two attendant children formed a pretty part in the bridal scene.  They preceded the entrance of the bridal party to the parlor and took up broad white ribbons lying at either end of the arch and extended them forming an aisle for the nuptial procession to pass through.  Rev. C.H. Sackett, the bride's pastor, performed the ceremonial rites.  Seventy-five guests were present who partook of a well served and dainty wedding supper after the completion of the ceremony and who extended hearty congratulations and merry good wishes to the bride and groom.  The bride wore a gown of white Mousseline de soie over white silk trimmed with Mechlin lace, with Rhine stones on corsage, hair ornaments of white aigrettes.  A white prayer book graced her hand during the service.  The bridesmaid was attired in a dress of pink organdie, trimmed with Mechlin lace with white ornaments for the hair.  Miss Iva Mosher was dressed in white.  Many beautiful and valuable presents were given to the bride being marks of the esteem in which she is held.  Mrs. Anderson is an accomplished and cultured young lady receiving her education at Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa.  The groom is the son of Homer J. Anderson and is a popular energetic business man having a responsible position at the D.&H. station in this village.  He was reared in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], attended our High School and is held in high regard by all.  His future is promising.  Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will continue their residence in Bainbridge.  They left this morning for a short wedding trip and later will make an extended tour.  Very pretty bridal mementoes were given by the bride and groom to their attendants.  Mrs. Anderson presented the bridesmaid with a brooch of emeralds and pearls set in gold; to the pianist, a brooch of emeralds and brilliants set in gold; to the little girl, Miss Iva Mosher, a gold neck chain.  The groom gave to the best man a pin of opals and diamond chips; to Master Floyd Anderson, a silvercoat marker....[Notation:  Dec. 26, 1900]

 

Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]:  To many couples come the privilege of celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, but Bainbridge claims the honor of having within its midst a couple who on March 22 will observe their 67th wedding anniversary.  March 22, 1886, Miss Edna Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Scott, bcame the bride of Wallace May, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jabez May.  The ceremony took place at the Afton Hotel and the officiating clergyman was the Rev. B.H. Brown.  Following the ceremony, a wedding dinner was served.  Mr. and Mrs. May began married life at the farm home of the bride's parents on Guilford street and here they have always resided.  Both Mr. and Mrs. May attended district school in the schoolhouse which formerly stood across the road from the Scott home, but which later was moved on to land adjoining the homestead.  Later they attended the Bainbridge School.  Many changes have taken place in Bainbridge during the married life of Mr. and Mrs. May.  The year they were married the Delaware & Hudson Railroad was built through this place.  A general store, which was kept by a man named Bishop, stood on the land now occupied by the residence of J.E. Hirt.  The main business section of the village then centered around Newton Creek, where stood the Newton grist mill, operated by water power, and where Mr. May was employed for many years, retiring to the farm in 1896.  Bainbridge was formerly the center for the stage routes from Norwich, Greene, Deposit and other towns, and the stables for the horses were maintained on the ground where the Townsend home now stands and which is occupied by Claude Butler.  Mr. May has driven an automobile since 1913, and when he purchased his first car there were only two others owned in the village, one by the late E.L. Hartmann and one by the late Thomas E Searles.  In those days they used to think they would like to meet another car out on the road.  But one now wishes he might drive out a short distance and not meet another car.  Mr. May will celebrate his 87th birthday, May 27, while Mrs. May was 85 years old the 19th of last February.  Both are enjoying good health for their advanced years.  [Notation:  1933]

 

A very pretty home wedding was that solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Cannon of No. 2 Roberts street, Monday evening at six o'clock when their daughter, Miss Susan F. Cannon, was united in marriage to Jesse E. Truitt by the Rev. John McVey, pastor of the North Presbyterian church.  The pleasant Cannon residence was graced with roses, carnations and greeneries, while in the rear parlor where the ceremony was performed the floral decorations were particularly pleasing, palms and ferns setting off carnations and other cut flowers.  Miss Anna Teft rendered very artistically the wedding march from Lohengrin for the bridal couple to enter and played Mendelssohn's march for the recessional.  The bride was attired in a becoming costume of white organdie and carried white bridal roses.  There were no attendants.  After the wedding fifty guests enjoyed a dainty wedding dinner.  Subsequently Mr. and Mrs. Truitt left for a several weeks visit to cool shades and invigorating breezes at Keuka Lake.  They will reside at No. 2 Roberts street.  The bride is a charming and accomplished young lady whose attractive personality has won her many warm friends and admirers.  Both she and Mr. Truitt are graduates of the High school.  The bridegroom is the junior member of the wholesale leather firm of Truitt Bros. is popular in the business and social world.  That theirs will be a wedding life of much felicity is the wish of hosts of friends----Herald [Notation:  July 2, 1900]

 

LIGGETT - CASWELL:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], June 27, by Rev. John A. Liggett, D.D., of Rahway, N.J., Rev. George A. Liggett, Ph. D. of Richmond Hill, N.J., and Miss May Ursula Caswell of Afton.

Miss May Ursula Caswell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. Caswell and the Rev. George A. Liggett were married Wednesday, June 27, 12 p.m., in St. Ann's church [Afton, Chenango Co., NY].  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John A. Liggett, D.D. of Rahway, N.J. father of the groom. The bridal party entered the church to the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march from Lohengrin, Mrs. Elizabeth Sweet Winans presiding at the organ.  The usher, Chas. Reamer of Savannah, Ga., bridesmaids, Miss Christine Liggett dressed in yellow, Miss Catherine Johnson in Pink, maid of honor, Miss Florence Liggett in white.  the bride on the arm of her father, H.R. Caswell was dressed in white satin entrain with veil.  The party were met at the altar by the groom, attended by the Rev. S.L. Haynes where the beautiful Episcopal service was read in full.  The impressive ceremony as witnessed by a few out-of-town guests and towns people, relatives and friends of the bride and groom.  The ceremony as followed by a pleasant reception at the home of the bride, after which Mr. and Mrs. Liggett were driven to Bainbridge, where they took the p.m. train for Marblehead, Boston and other places, viz Albany after which they will visit at the home of his parents, Rev. John A., and Mrs. Liggett, Rahway, N.J.  Rev. G.A. Liggett has recently entered the pastorate of the Congregational church at Richmond Hill, L.I., where they will make their future home, The bride and groom were remembered by their many friends with numerous beautiful and costly gifts, both useful and ornamental and all unite in wishing them a happy and prosperous life.  [Notation:  1900]

The marriage of Hattie R. Stockwell daughter of the late Raymond Stockwell, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], and adopted daughter of Mrs. Henry C. Barber, also of Bainbridge, to Mr. John Bucknall of Lake Geneva, Wis., took place at the home of her sister, Mrs. Edward Bucknall, of Lake Geneva, February 13, 1900.  Mrs. Bucknall was the sixth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stockwell, who had nine children.  She was the seventh child and is a sister of Mrs. Geo. W. Parker of this place.  The bride went to Lake Geneva five years ago and has occupied since a position as book-keeper in the large market of her brother-in-law.  The bridegroom is a thorough business man having the care of the large estates of Mr. Wheeler of the firm of Wheeler & Wilson, sewing machine manufacturers.  Mr. and Mrs. Bucknall have the good wishes of many friends following them.  They will reside at Lake Geneva, which is a summer resort, bearing the  same reputation to Wisconsin as Saratoga to New York,