Last Wednesday, 20th inst. witnessed the marriage of a highly esteemed lady of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], Miss Marionette Barthoolf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Barthoolf, who was happily united in wedlock to Mr. Joseph E. Kolbt, of Buffalo, N.Y. The ceremony was held on that date at the parsonage of the first Baptist church, Rev. C.F. Ahren officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Kolbt are tendered the cordial congratulations of all, coupled with their good wishes. The bride is held in high esteem by many friends in Sidney as well as Bainbridge, where her family resided many years before locating in Sidney last November. Mr. Kolbt is an electrical engineer, employed by the Westinghouse Company and their place of residence for the present will be at Quebec, Canada--Sidney Record. [Bainbridge Republican,, Aug. 4, 1921]
Miss Iva Dix of this village and C. Arthur Fenner of Parishville, were married Saturday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Townsend. The ceremony was performed by Rev. C.B. Allnatt of the Baptist church. A wedding dinner followed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Fenner will live in Portchester, N.Y., where Mr. Fenner is an instructor of manual training. The house was decorated with ferns, evergreens, and hydrangeas. To the strains of the Lohengren Wedding march played by Miss Janet Juliand on the piano accompanied by Miss Dorothy Dickinson on the violin, the wedding party entered the parlors through an aisle formed by the guests and arranged themselves before an arch of evergreens and hydrangeas. The bride's gown was a pink georgette crepe embroidered in gold, and she carried a shower bouquet of white roses and sweet peas. Miss Ella Weeks, niece of the bride, maid of honor, wore a dress of anoriole shade of organdie and carried a bouquet of white roses. Floyd A. Fenner, brother of the bridegroom was best man. The bridegroom's gift to the bride was a twenty dollar gold piece while to the best man he presented a gold piece also. The bride's gift to the maid of honor was a piece of cut glass. After the ceremony the guests gathered in the dining room, where the pink and white color scheme was carried out in decorations consisting of ribbons and pink and white roses. Miss Juliand, Miss Dickinson, Miss Mildred Petley and Miss Irene Robbins assisted in serving the guests. Soon after Mr. and Mrs. Fenner left for a trip to Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Parishville and Joe Indian Camp in the Adirondacks. The bride was a student of the Bainbridge High School, and for five years has been employed in the Bainbridge Postoffice. Mr. Fenner is a graduate of the Potsdam State Normal and Training School with the class of 1915. He served about 14 months on overseas duty. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 4, 1921]
Reception: On Wednesday evening August 17th Mr. and Mrs. E.M. Fenner entertained a large company of relatives and friends at their home in Parishville in honor of their son Arthur and his bride. Mr. Fenner and Miss Iva Dix were married at Bainbridge the thirtieth of July and have been spending part of their honeymoon at Joe Indian Lake and in Parishville. During his life long residence in this vicinity, Arthur Fenner has been one of our most popular young men. Previous to his graduation from Potsdam Normal, during the war, when he was overseas and more recently while he has been engaged in his educational work during the school sessions he has been away from home. The cordial greetings which have been extended to him after each interval of absence have testified to the esteem in which he is held. On this occasion his friends were again glad to welcome him home and delighted to meet Mrs. Fenner whose pleasing personality won for her at once a place in the circle of friends. The evening was pleasantly spent with music from the victrola and delicious refreshments were served Sincere good wishes and congratulations were offered the happy couple and as a tangible token of their regard the guests of the evening added a considerable sum of money to the numerous and beautiful gifts already received by Mr. and Mrs. Fenner. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 25, 1921]
A quiet wedding took place at the attractive new home of Mr. and Mrs. Wells LeSuer, South Main Street [Afton, Chenango Co., NY] on last Friday evening, March 5, 1915, when Mr. Frank Russell Todd of Pittsfield, N.Y., and Miss Ione H. Doolittle of Afton were united in marriage by Dr. J.J. Francis, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elbert L. Doolittle of this place and is the very popular telephone operator in charge of the Afton exchange and the groom is a prosperous well driller, and both have a host of friends here, who wish them a long life of happiness and success. Mr. and Mrs. Todd will reside for the present in Afton.
A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the home of the bride's parents in East Afton [Chenango Co., NY] on Wednesday afternoon, May 12, 1915, at five o'clock, when Miss Lillian Decker, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Decker, was united in marriage to Mr. George W. McKee of Afton. The ceremony as performed by the bride's pastor, Rev. Dr. John J. Francis of the Afton Presbyterian church. The bridal party stood in front of a beautiful bank of greenery covered with fragrant spring blossoms. The bride looked very charming in a gown of white lace trimmed voile, and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. After the ceremony dainty refreshments were served at small tables scattered through the parlor and dining room. At 6:30 o'clock the happy couple left upon an extended trip amid the hearty congratulations and good wishes of the assembled guests. The wedding was strictly a family affair. Mr. and Mrs. McKee are widely and well known here, and will be followed by the heart-felt felicitations of a host of friends in Afton and elsewhere.
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