Marriages (November 22)

Comings - Poole

Miss Pauline Poole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Poole, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], and Philip Comings, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Comings, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], were married Wednesday, Aug. 2, at 4 o'clock in the Afton Baptist Church.  Friends were invited.

 

Macumber - Hendrickson

 

Miss Beatrice Hendrickson and Clifford Macumber, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], were united in marriage Friday night, Aug. 20, by Justice of the Peace L. A. Orvis at his home on South Main street.

 

Woods - Gardner

 

Merritt Wood of West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] and Miss Maude Gardner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs William Gardner of Deposit [Delaware Co., NY], were married at the M.E. parsonage Friday morning by the Rev. T. Arthur Gross.  Returning from their wedding trip they will reside on the Bainbridge-Sidney road.  [This marriage was 20 Aug 1937 in Deposit, NY.  The groom's surname should be Woods]

 

Corbin - Brower

 

Wayne L. Corbin of Ossining [Westchester Co., NY], son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Corbin of Middlebridge, was united in marriage, on Saturday, August 21, 1937, to Miss Dorothy Brower of Yonkers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brower of Lanesboro, Pa., at the home of the bride's parents at 4 o'clock by Rev. Robert Hauser, pastor of the Lanesboro Methodist Church.  Mrs. Stanley Reynolds of Ridgefield, Conn., a sister of the bride, was the matron of honor, with Miss Dorothy Reynolds, the bride's niece, acting as bridesmaid.  The flower girls were Mary Jane Reynolds, and Marilyn Tutty, the latter a niece of the bridegroom.  Prof. Reuben Brower of Harvard University, at Cambridge, Mass., was best man.  The bride was dressed in white satin with a starched lace redingote.  Her tulle veil was held by a wreath of orange blossoms. She carried a spray bouquet of white roses and gypsophila.  Mrs. Reynolds wore peach colored lace and carried a bouquet of token roses with delphinium.  The bridesmaid wore blue net with an old-fashioned bouquet, and the flower girls were dressed in pink net.  They carried tiny baskets of summer flowers.  Music for the wedding was played by a trio, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson V. Taylor and Warren M. Taylor of Binghamton. Before the wedding march, Miss Helen Axtell sang "Oh Promise Me."  Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Brower home.  Following a motor trip to Maine and the White Mountains, Mr. and Mrs. Corbin will reside in Ossining.  For the past several years, Mrs. Corbin has been a teacher in the public schools of Yonkers.

Dickerson - Schappelle

Mrs. Rose Schappelle, of Kingston, Pa., and Rev. Jesse H. Dickerson, pastor of the Moscow M.E. Church were united in marriage at the home of the bride Sunday afternoon, Sept. 5 [1937].  Dr. W. Gray Jones, district superintendent of the Scranton District of Wyoming conference of M.E. Churches performed the ceremony.  Following the ceremony, a dinner was served at the home of the bride.  Rev. Dickerson was for three years pastor of the local M.E. Church.  He left Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] in the Spring of 1936. 

Mr. and Mrs. George Strong

Mr. and Mrs. George Strong celebrated their 54th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday, October 21.  They were married in 1883 at the home of Miss Bessie Cooper in this village attended by Miss Lillian Huffcutt now of Binghamton, formerly of Bainbridge.  Mr. Banner and Miss Huffcutt were present at this 54th anniversary celebration.  The informal reception took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Strong's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Williams.  Many friends and relatives gathered to wish Mr. and Mrs. Strong many more years of happiness.