Sunday, June 1, 2014

Marriages (June 1)

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Hanford, of Interlaken, formerly of Ithaca, announce the marriage of their daughter, Zaida M. Hanford, to Mark G. Pierce, of Worcester, Mass., at the home of the bridegroom's sister, Mrs. H.G. Chaffee, in Melrose, Mass., on Nov. 13, 1941.  Miss Hanford is a graduate of Cornell University, and has for several years been a research chemist with the Borden Company at Bainbridge.  Mr. Pierce, son of Mrs. Clarence D. Pierce, of Swanton, Vt., and the late Rev. Clarence D. Pierce, is a graduate of the University of Vermont, and is a member of the Phi Mu Delta fraternity.  He is now connected with public schools of Worcester, Mass., where he is a teacher of accounting in the high school of Commerce.  Mr. and Mrs. Pierce will make their home at 2 Harvard Place, Worcester, Mass.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 20, 1941]
 
JOHNSON-SCHLAFER:  Miss Barbara Schlafer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Schlafer, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of William Johnson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Johnson, of South New Berlin [Chenango Cop., NY], in a ceremony performed Thanksgiving Day at the First Presbyterian Manse in Gilbertsville by the Rev. W.J Craig.  Thirty immediate relatives attended.  The bride was charmingly gowned in soldier-blue crepe with navy blue accessories and wore a pink and white rose corsage.  She was attended by Miss Jean Pearsall, of South New Berlin, who wore black crepe with red trim and pink and white corsage.  Best man was Bruce Silvernail of South New Berlin.  The groom is employed as machinist at Sidney Scintilla.  After a wedding trip to New England the happy couple will make their home at South New Berlin.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 27, 1941]
 
SPOHN - SANDHOLM:  Mrs. Ida Sandholm announces the marriage of her daughter, Dagny Alida, to Eric Malcolm Spohn, Saturday, Oct. 18, 1941, in Brooklyn.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Nov. 27, 1941]
 
ZULLINGER-SMAYDA:  Miss Irene Smayda, daughter of Mrs. Anna Smayda, of Johnson City [Broome Co., NY], was married to Charles F. Zullinger, of Waynesboro, Pa., recently at Christ church, Guilford, with the Rev. Frederick Ransier officiating.  Miss Doris Mart, of Dallas, Iowa, was maid of honor, and James B Glynn of Sidney was the best man.  A reception was held at the home of John Lombardi in Guilford immediately following the ceremony.  The bride was formerly the Binghamton Press representative in Sidney and Mr. Zullinger was the resident manager of the FSA dormitories on West Main street, Sidney, prior to his transfer to a Baltimore project.  The couple will reside in Baltimore.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Dec. 4, 1941]
 
Miss Nina Amelia Benedict, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard R. Benedict, of Watervliet [Albany Co., NY], became the bride of Leo Morris Albert, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Albert, of St. Petersburg, Fla., Sunday afternoon, Nov. 23, in the Third Avenue Methodist Church, Watervliet.  the ceremony as performed by the Rev. Maurice W. Baker.  Mrs. Ray VanAuken presided at the organ and played the traditional wedding marches.  Mr. White, soloist, sang, "Oh Promise Me" and "I Love You Truly."  Miss Marjorie Benedict was maid of honor for her sister.  The bridesmaids were Miss Joyce Benedict, sister of the bride, and Miss Elva King.  The bride's youngest sister, Miss Irene Benedict, was flower girl.  Ronald Benedict, brother of the bride, was the groom's best man.  The ushers were Arthur Dinsmore and Merlin Gunsalus.  Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of white satin designed with a long fitted bodice, sweetheart neck-line, long, fitted sleeves and long train.  She wore a bridal tiara of matching satin, from which fell her finger-tip veil of bridal illusion.  She carried a star-shaped bouquet of gardenias, white sweet peas and bouvardia.  The maid of honor was gowned in a colonial dress of winter aquamarine, sparkle satin.  She wore a fuchsia tiara and carried a bouquet of glorious roses.  The bridesmaids wore gowns similar to that of the maid of honor.   Miss King's was light blue sparkle satin and her tiara was blue and white bows.  Miss Benedict's was confetti pink sparkle satin with a tiara of pink flowers.  They carried bouquets of briarcliff roses.  The flower girl was attired in yellow satin.  She wore a large yellow bow in her hair and carried a basket of yellow snapdragons and white pompons.  Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's parents.  Mr. and Mrs. Albert then left for a wedding trip to St. Petersburg, Fla.  On their return they will reside at 21 Charlotte street, Binghamton.  The bride's traveling attire was of brown and tan with brown accessories and a shoulder bouquet of green orchids.  Mrs. Albert attended Bainbridge Central High School and is a graduate of Watervliet High School.  Mr. Albert attended schools in St. Petersburg.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Dec. 4, 1 941]

Erieville [Madison Co., NY] at last has an elopement, and Charles Griffith and Mrs. Burdette Salisbury are the elopers.  Griffith is a watchmaker and is married.  Mrs. Salisbury is an attractive woman of 28 and mother of two children.  The two families were quite intimate and the women apparently were mutual and confidential friends.  A few days ago Mrs. Salisbury announced that she would go to Syracuse, to visit Mrs. Josie Ransom, of Wolf street, and Mrs. Griffith assisted her to pack two large trunks with goods necessary for the visit.  Besides the two trunks Mrs. Salisbury took the deed of their house and $400, proceeds of a pension recently granted to her husband, which she was to deposit in a Syracuse bank.  The circumstance that Griffith had left home a few days before, saying that he would go to Cortland and possibly to Syracuse in search of work, was not thought in connection with the departure of the woman. the deserted wife and the disconsolate husband thought of the circumstance when too late.  Investigaiton showed that Griffith made only a flying visit to Cortland and that Mrs. Salisbury did not visit Mrs. Ransom at all.  Griffith wrote his wife from Syracuse, saying that he was going to Tacoma, Wash.  It is supposed that he is accompanied by the woman, who took her youngest child with her.  [Afton Enterprise, Jan. 8, 1891]

Mrs. Burdette Salisbury of Erieville [Madison Co., NY] returned Saturday and her reported elopement with Charles Griffith seems to have been premature.  [The Weekly Gleaner, DeRuyter, NY, Jan. 8, 1891]

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