Married: At the house of Mr. Samuel Cornwell, in this town [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], on the 31st ult. by the Rev. Lewis Robinson, Mr. George N. Merrills to Miss Prudence Cornwell, both of this town. [American Freeman, Bainbridge, NY, Jan. 7, 1847]
In Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], on the 30th ult., by the Rev. Nehemiah Cobb, Mr. James Metcalf to Miss Martha L. Hutchinson, both of Unadilla. [American Freeman, Bainbridge, NY, Jan. 7, 1847]
Married, On the 25th ult., in New Berlin, Chenango Co., by the Rev. A. Hull, Rev. Gardner M. Skinner, of the Diocese of Kentucky, to Miss Catharine Knapp, of the former place. [American Freeman, Bainbridge, NY, Sept. 17, 1846]
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Kern arrived in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] on Sunday and took up their residence in the A.H. Spring residence. Their wedding was one of the holiday events, taking place at Pottsville, Pa. Congratulations are extended to them. Mr. Kern is instructor of music in our schools. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 6, 1938]
Word has been received of the marriage on New Year's Day of Stanley Haynes and Miss Mabel Loomis of Afton [Chenango Co., NY]. {1936]
Frank Lee and Esther Cormprost of this place were married Friday evening Jan. 10. They will reside at Afton [Chenango Co., NY] [1936]
About forty invited guests assembled at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Norris Gridley, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], who celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, October 21st, 1890. It was an occasion of great joy and gladness, and after partaking of the bountiful things provided for the guests, the rest of the time was spent in social chat, speech and song. Rev. J.L. Jones, the pastor of the church of which Mr. and Mrs. Gridley are honored members, spoke of some of the changes of the past, and that history often repeats itself. In 1840 General Harrison was elected President of the United States, and General Harrison is now President. Then, the cry was throughout the country "hard times;" it is the same now. "It is the same old world, with the same old crimes." When Mr. and Mrs. Gridley were married October 21st, 1840, there were no railroads, yet they went on their wedding trip, as young married people do now. They were to return in time for Mr. Gridley to vote for General Harrison, but he arrived at the polls about three minutes too late. He was told that the sun had gone down, and he had to wait forty-eight years before he was permitted to vote for General Harrison. It is estimated that the United States are twenty times richer than they were fifty years ago, and Mr. and Mrs. Gridley have kept pace with the country in this respect. They also are twenty times richer than they were fifty years ago. If any doubted this statement they were pointed to the goodly number of sons and daughters and grandchildren who were present. Mr. Kinyon Terry was called on for a speech. He has attended five golden weddings, and let us modestly suggest to Mr. and Mrs. Terry, when they celebrate their golden wedding, they ought to provide at least for five hundred guests. Mr. Terry spoke of the wonderful changes which have taken place during the last fifty years, and congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Gridley that they were permitted to look back, through all the changes, upon fifty years of happy married life. Then the pastor led in a prayer of thanksgiving to the Heavenly Father for his kind providential dealings toward the aged, happy couple, surrounded with all the comforts of life, with loving children and grandchildren to call them blessed, after which the Doxology was sung, "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow." Many valuable and useful gifts were presented, and plenty of good wishes, to cheer the aged pilgrims on their way home, and help to make their last days on earth their best days. [Chenango Union, Oct. 30, 1890]
Married, On the 25th ult., in New Berlin, Chenango Co., by the Rev. A. Hull, Rev. Gardner M. Skinner, of the Diocese of Kentucky, to Miss Catharine Knapp, of the former place. [American Freeman, Bainbridge, NY, Sept. 17, 1846]
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Kern arrived in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] on Sunday and took up their residence in the A.H. Spring residence. Their wedding was one of the holiday events, taking place at Pottsville, Pa. Congratulations are extended to them. Mr. Kern is instructor of music in our schools. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Jan. 6, 1938]
Word has been received of the marriage on New Year's Day of Stanley Haynes and Miss Mabel Loomis of Afton [Chenango Co., NY]. {1936]
Frank Lee and Esther Cormprost of this place were married Friday evening Jan. 10. They will reside at Afton [Chenango Co., NY] [1936]
About forty invited guests assembled at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Norris Gridley, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], who celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, October 21st, 1890. It was an occasion of great joy and gladness, and after partaking of the bountiful things provided for the guests, the rest of the time was spent in social chat, speech and song. Rev. J.L. Jones, the pastor of the church of which Mr. and Mrs. Gridley are honored members, spoke of some of the changes of the past, and that history often repeats itself. In 1840 General Harrison was elected President of the United States, and General Harrison is now President. Then, the cry was throughout the country "hard times;" it is the same now. "It is the same old world, with the same old crimes." When Mr. and Mrs. Gridley were married October 21st, 1840, there were no railroads, yet they went on their wedding trip, as young married people do now. They were to return in time for Mr. Gridley to vote for General Harrison, but he arrived at the polls about three minutes too late. He was told that the sun had gone down, and he had to wait forty-eight years before he was permitted to vote for General Harrison. It is estimated that the United States are twenty times richer than they were fifty years ago, and Mr. and Mrs. Gridley have kept pace with the country in this respect. They also are twenty times richer than they were fifty years ago. If any doubted this statement they were pointed to the goodly number of sons and daughters and grandchildren who were present. Mr. Kinyon Terry was called on for a speech. He has attended five golden weddings, and let us modestly suggest to Mr. and Mrs. Terry, when they celebrate their golden wedding, they ought to provide at least for five hundred guests. Mr. Terry spoke of the wonderful changes which have taken place during the last fifty years, and congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Gridley that they were permitted to look back, through all the changes, upon fifty years of happy married life. Then the pastor led in a prayer of thanksgiving to the Heavenly Father for his kind providential dealings toward the aged, happy couple, surrounded with all the comforts of life, with loving children and grandchildren to call them blessed, after which the Doxology was sung, "Praise God, from whom all blessings flow." Many valuable and useful gifts were presented, and plenty of good wishes, to cheer the aged pilgrims on their way home, and help to make their last days on earth their best days. [Chenango Union, Oct. 30, 1890]
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