Monday, August 5, 2013

Marriages (August 5)

Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]:  Miss Susan Ramsdall of this village and Joseph Fersch of Liberty [Sullivan Co., NY] were married on Tuesday, December 20, at noon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ramsdall, of South Main Street.  The bride wore a white satin gown with inserts of white Spanish lace, rose patern.  A rhinestone adorned each rose.  She carried a bouquet of white roses.  Rev. G.R. Whitman, pastor of the Baptist Church performed the ceremony.  Immediately after the ceremony a course dinner was served to the guests, twelve in number.  Mrs. Persch was graduated from the Bainbridge High School in the class of 1919 and then Syracuse University in 1923.  She taught two years in Catskill and one year and a half in Liberty.  Mr. Persch is head teller of the First National Bank in Liberty.  They left Tuesday afternoon for a short trip to Washington and New York City and will return to Liberty January 1.  Mrs. Fersch will finish her year as teacher in the High School.  [MHD notation:  1927]

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  As the final chapter of her daughter's childhood romance, Florence L. Boyd, 37, superintendent of the Brookside Crest sanatorium, tuberculosis hospital of Chenango county, has been married to Albert L. Boice, 21, and former sweetheart of her daughter.  The girl, Miss Helen M. Welch, 18, was married the same day to George F. Johnston, 27, of Boston, Mass.  The daughter and her husband were attendants at the mother's wedding ceremony.  Mrs. Boyd is well known throughout Oswego county, where she lived for several years with her first husband, Hubert M. Welch.  the family at one time had a home in Fulton and while they were in that city Boice first became acquainted with Helen.  He was a frequent caller at the Welch home.  The marriage of Florence Boyd to Herbert Welch was later annulled, allowing her to resume the use of her maiden name.  Boice came to Norwich some time ago, where he secured work as a drug clerk.  He now has a position at the hospital where his wife is superintendent.  He was still going with the daughter when he first came here.  Florence Boyd and Boice were married by Rev Gerald Watkins at the Congregational Church parsonage here.  The daughter was married by Rev. William Hawley at the Congregational Church parsonage in Sherburne.  She and her husband are now living at Cortland.  [Daily Sentinel, Rome, NY, Jan. 9, 1923]

Afton [Chenango Co., NY]  Miss Katherine Elizabeth Wasson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Wasson of Nineveh [Broome Co., NY], and Richard R. Reed, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis N. Reed of Cortland, were married at noon Saturday in the Afton Presbyterian church by the Rev. Clifford E. Webb.  Mrs. Webb played the wedding music and Mrs. Harold Davey sang "I Love You Truly."  The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a white satin gown made princess style with a fingertip veil held in place by a Juliet cap of seed pearls.  Her shower bouquet was of token roses and gypsophila.  She was attended by Miss Ruth Pixley who wore blue chiffon velvet and carried talisman roses and blue delphinium.  Harold Armstrong of Cortland was best man.  C. Stanley Wasson and Kenneth Reed were ushers.  following the ceremony a wedding breakfast and reception were held at the Red Shutter tearoom and later the couple left for New York where they will sail on the S.S. Rotterdam for Bermuda.  On their return Mr. and Mrs. Reed will live on the Virgil road in Cortland county, where Mr. Reed is a partner in the firm of Reed Brothers.  Mrs. Reed is a graduate of Cortland Normal school, class of '34, and has taught for three years in the Afton Central school.  Mr Reed was graduated from Hamilton college with the class of '33 and is a member of Ramba Chi Alpha fraternity. 

 

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