Marriages (November 13)

Watson  - Peck

West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]:  Those present at the Baptist church Sunday, June 15, had the pleasure of witnessing the marriage of Miss Hazel Peck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Peck of Coventry township [Chenango Co., NY], to William Watson of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].  At the close of the church service, Mrs. Ottie Clink, seated at the organ played, "Here Comes the Bride," as the bridal party met their pastor, the Rev. G. Louis Jones, at the altar, where the ring ceremony was used to join them in Holy Matrimony.  Mrs. Blanche Pembleton of Binghamton and sister, Mrs. G. Louis Jones sang, "Oh Promise Me" and "I Love You Truly."  The church was beautifully decorated with ferns and flowers.  The bride wore a gown of blue with white hat and carried white roses and forget-me-nots and her matron of honor, her sister, Mrs.  Stanley Harvey of Oneonta, wore a rose colored dress with white hat.  The bride's brother-in-law, Stanley Harvey, was best man.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Watson are employed at the Scintilla plant in Sidney.  After congratulations they left the church under a shower of rice.

 

Obenauer - Hallock

At a very pretty home wedding, Miss Ruth Elizabeth Hallock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.L. Hallock of 5 Greene street, became the bride of Dr. Frederick Holmes Obenauer, son of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Obenauer, 75 E. Main street, Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Saturday afternoon, June 24, at two o'clock.  The marriage ceremony took place before a large double window in the living room, hung with cream draperies, which formed a most attractive setting, banked as it was on both sides with double syringa and white peonies, accented by blue delphinium and pink roses interspersed with ferns.  The Rev Robert E. Austin of Laurens, who also united the bride's parents in marriage 28 years ago, officiated, assisted by the local pastor, Rev. Norman B. Graves, of the Methodist church of which Miss Hallock has been an active and loyal member for several years.  Given in marriage by her father, the bride looked lovely in a gown of white satin with train, whose only detail was a net yoke outlined in a leaf design of fine pearl beading.  She wore a double finger-tip veil of tulle caught to a heart shaped tiara of fluted tulle touched by pearlized orange blossoms.  Her bouquet was a shower of white roses surrounding a beautiful orchid.  Her two attendants, Miss Lois Hallock, her sister, and Miss Marjorie Obenauer, sister of the groom, of Boston, Mass., were attractive in like gowns of aqua and orchid, respectively.  The dresses were of marquisette with scalloped rows of matching lace, having sweetheart necklines, bishop sleeves and bouffant skirts.  Each wore a flowered tiara and carried a hugh bouquet of shaded Transvaal daises, Mr. Howard Finch, cousin of the groom, of Sherburne, was best man, and David Hallock, brother of the bride, acted as usher.  The bride's mother wore an afternoon dress of pastel blue sheer, and the groom's mother wore a lace gown of navy blue.  Both wore corsages of pink roses.  Mrs. Fred Hamilton, at the piano, gave a recital of appropriate music during the half hour preceding the ceremony and accompanied Mrs. Herbert Scarlett, who sandg, "I Love You Truly" and "Oh Perfect Love."  Following the ceremony there was an informal reception and refreshments of wedding cake and punch were served from the dining room by Misses Zilpha Bowers and Alice White.  The table was very attractive, decorated simply with the four-tiered cake topped by the traditional bride and groom, and a single tall candle at either end and dainty bud vases between. Soon after, the bride and groom left for a short honeymoon to points North on their way to Malone, where they will take up their residence immediately.

 

Cooper -Steele

Miss Ruth Steele, fourth grade teacher in Oxford Academy [Chenango Co., nY] for several years, and Gerald F. Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Cooper, were married Friday evening, July 17, in Poughkeepsie.  They arrived in Oxford, Tuesday evening and visited his parents on Washington Avenue, until today, when Mr. Cooper reported to the Binghamton Induction Center, with the July selective service quota.

 

Marriage Notices

Antimasonic Telegraph, Dec. 31, 1834

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th inst. by the Rev. W. Kingsley, Mr. William B. Rhodes, to Miss Harriet, daughter of Samuel Balcom, esq.

 

Antimasonic Telegraph, March 11, 1835

February 4th, by the Rev. L .A. Barrows, Mr. Asa D. Wood, of Newburgh [Orange Co., NY], to Miss Emeline Clark, of Sherburne [Chenango Co.,  NY].

On the same day, by the Rev. W. Round, Capt. Cyrus M. Dow, to Miss Semantha Green.

On the 10th, by Elder Lotridge, Mr. Daniel G. Hollis, to Miss Almira Goodrich, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].

On the 17th, by the Rev. L.S. Rexford, Mr. Darias Buel, Jr. to Miss Cornelia Lincoln.

On the 18th, by Sylvanus Waters, esq. Mr. Grove D White to Miss Harriet Smith.

On the 26th, by the Rev. L.A. Barrows, Mr. John P. Dietz, to Miss Emma Graves.

On the 28th, by the Rev. L.S. Rexford, Mr. Jesse Babcock, to Miss Sophrona Follett.
 

Bainbridge Republican, March 29, 1877

KUHN - OBENAUER:  At the M.E. Parsonage, Bainbridge, March 27, 1877, by Rev. N.S. Reynolds, Mr. George Kuhn of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Kate Obenauer of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]

 

Bainbridge Republican, April 5, 1877

WRENCH - BURDITT:  At the house of James Newton, in Bainbridge, March 25, 1877., by Rev. H.N. Van Dusen, Mr. John W. Wrench, Jr., to Miss Hattie Burditt, all of Afton [Chenango Co., NY]

 

HYDE - JOHNSON:  In Afton, March 22d, by Rev. E.T. Jacobs, Mr. D.A. Hyde to Miss Algeria Johnson, both of Afton [Chenango Co., NY]