Marriages (December 4)

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rockwood, near Guilford Lake, was the scene of a very pleasant event on Wednesday evening, June 28th, when their only daughter, Stella A., became the bride of George S. Stead.  The home had been tastefully decorated for the occasion with evergreens, daisies, ferns and yellow roses.  To the strains of Lohengrin wedding march played by Mrs. Albert Wilcox of Bainbridge the couple preceded by their attendants, Miss Florence Dorman as bridesmaid and Otto Stead as best man, took their places beneath a bower of green and a bell of daisies where Rev. G.W. King using the ring service pronounced them one.  the bride was gowned in ivory white satin and silk chiffon with pearl trimmings and carried an exquisite bouquet of white roses.  The bridesmaid was attired to a dress of crepe meteor of seafoam green trimmed with hand painted chiffon roses, and carried a bouquet of yellow roses.  Miss Dorman sang "Rose in the Bud," and "Oh Promise Me," and Albert Wilcox of Bainbridge sang.  "A Perfect Day."  After congratulations a wedding dinner was served to about 50 guests.  The dining room decorations were two large daisy chains drawn from the four corners of the room and fastened in the center, and the table was adorned with love tangle vine and yellow roses.  Two hundred dollars in cash, beside numerous gifts of beautiful silver and linen were received.  Mr. and Mrs. Stead left the same evening by automobile for Oxford where they took a train for Binghamton and Albany and will visit the Adirondack mountains and other places.  They will be at home to their friends at Norwich after August 1st, where Mr. Stead has employment as mail carrier.  [Baibnridge Republican, July 13, 1916]

 

Bainbridge Republican, September 26, 1874

 

PATTENGILL-CANDEE:  At Holland Patent [Oneida Co., NY], on the 16th ult.  by Rev. J.S. Pattengill, Wm. H. Pattengill to Miss Nellie Candee.

 

DICKINSON - EDLER:  At South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 16th inst., by Rev. H.V. Talbot, Mr. Charles Dickinson to Miss Lizzie Edler, both of that place.

 

SNYDER-HOLCOMB:  At the parsonage, Coventryville, NY [Chenango Co.,  NY]. on the 22d inst., by Rev. George D. Horton, Mr. William A. Snyder, of Seneca Co., Ohio to Miss Maria L. Holcomb, of Coventry.

 

VANCOTT-TYLER:  At the residence of the bride's parents, on the 9th inst., by Rev. S. Merchant, Mr. Homer VanCott to Miss Anna Tyler of Prattsville [Greene Co., NY].

 

NOLTON-PATTENGILL:  At Holland Patent [Oneida Co., NY], on the 16th inst., by Rev. J.S. Pattengill, Mr. Charles F. Nolton, to Miss Mary Pattengill, daughter of the officiating clergyman.