Marriages (December 30)

Double Wedding - 1896

Boice - Drake & Davis - Drake

A pretty double wedding occurred at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the residence of Thomas Drake in Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  His two daughters became the wives of two esteemed young men.  Lasira M. Drake was married to Frank E. Boice by the groom's father, Rev. W.F. Boice, of Ouaquaga, and Daisy A. Drake, the youngest, to Daniel M. Davis, by Rev. E. Kilpatrick, of Bainbridge.  The contracting parties were young people well known in Bainbridge.  A number of relatives and personal friends of the brides and grooms came together to witness the pleasant event.  The residence of Mr. Drake, the father of the brides, was handsomely trimmed within; the floral decorations were numerous.  The ceremonies were performed beneath a beautiful arch decorated with flowers, tastefully arranged in the front parlor.  The scene was unusual in impressiveness and beauty, two sisters entering the gateway of matrimony at the same time.  After the ceremony the friends, brides and grooms united in the exchange of cordial greetings after which the married couples departed on separate wedding tours.  Mr. and Mrs. Boice will visit in Oneonta, Albany and other sections and Mr. and Mrs. Davis will make a tour to Albany and Troy.  The brides were well known in Bainbridge, having passed a greater part of their life here in company with many of the young people.  They were very highly esteemed young ladies.  Mr. Boice has made Bainbridge his home for the past two years, coming from Ouaquaga, his home.  He has been engaged in the printing business, being connected with the Republican for the past year.  He is considered a fine young man.  Mr. and Mrs. Boice will continue their home in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. Davis was formerly employed in business in Bainbridge but for some time has made his home in Rockdale [Chenango Co., NY] where he will continue to reside with his wife.

 

Smith - Morrison

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 6, 1946

 

The wedding of Miss Bettye Jean Morrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter l. Morrison, 6 Division street, and Robert Frank Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth O. Smith, Deposit was solemnized Saturday at 3 p.m. in St. Mary's rectory, in a setting of pinksters and other wild flowers.  Very Rev. Arthur A. Cunningham read the service.  A recital of wedding music was played by James F. Keeton, organist.  Miss Stella Crowell, of New York City, was maid of honor, and Albert F. Steinman, Jr., of Lebanon, Ill., was best man.  Bridesmaid was Miss Virginia Tishart, Louisville, Ky., and Miss Ann Smith, Deposit, sister of the bridegroom was junior bridesmaid.  Robert McMurray, Deposit, and Charles Brown, Philadelphia, Pa., seated the guests.  Escorted and given in marriage by her father, the bride appeared in white faille, styled with high round neckline, long sleeves, fitted bodice, which was buttoned down the back with small buttons of self material, and hoopskirt ending in a train.  Her fingertip veil of illusion was caught to a coronet of lilies-of-the-valley, and she carried a colonial nosegay of white lace centered with white roses and lilies-of-the-valley.  Her maid of honor was attired in coral rose taffeta and the bridesmaids chose aqua crepe.  They carried old-fashioned nosegays of mixed flowers, tied with wide net bows, in contrasting colors to their gowns.  Mrs. Morrison selected navy blue crepe with white accessories and carried a miniature nosegay of sweetheart roses.  Mrs. Smith, mother of the bridegroom, was garbed in an aqua print.  Her accessories were white, and corsage was of gardenias.  Large bouquets of pinksters and columbine were used to decorate the Morrison home, where 150 guests attended a reception after the ceremony.  The bride's table was in the all-white motif, centered with snapdragons, stock and sweet peas, and white tapers, and featuring a four tiered bride's cake topped with a miniature bride and bridegroom.  After a wedding trip in Canada, the couple will spend the summer at the bridegroom's summer home at Silver Lake, Deposit.  Mrs. Smith is a graduate of Oneonta High School and State Teachers' college, and prior to enlisting in the WAVES in July, 1943, she had taught three years at Bainbridge.  Now on terminal leave, she holds the rank of lieutenant (jg.)  The bridegroom, who was recently discharged with the rank  of captain, served as a radar officer with the 19th Bomber group.  A graduate of Northwood School at Lake Placid, and of Yale University, he did graduate work at Cornell University prior to entering the service.  Next fall he plans to re-enter college to work for his master's degree.  Guests were present from Deposit, New York City, Albany, Rochester, Monticello, Binghamton, Ithaca, Chenango Forks, Endeavor, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., Westchester Pa., Lebanon, Ill., and Louisville, Ky.

 

Kelly - Cairns

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 30, 1946

 

Mrs. Ruth Telesky Cairns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Telesky, of South Kortright [Delaware Co., NY], became the bride of Reginald J. Kelly, son of Mrs. Leonard Smith, of Bloomville [Delaware Co., NY], in Bloomville Methodist Church, Wednesday afternoon, May 15.  Ceremony was performed by the Rev. Aram D. Melconian.  The bride is a graduate of Riverview Gardens High School, St. Louis, Mo., and has operated Charm Centre beauty shop at Bloomville for the past six years  Mr. Kelly served three and a half years with the U.S. Marines, participating in the battles of Tinian, Saipan, Roi-Namur and Iwo Jima.  he was discharged Nov. 7, 1945.