Marriages (August 28)

Clark - Bluler

Bainbridge Republican, January 16, 1880

CLARK - BLULER:  At the home of the bride's parents, in Harpersville, Jan. 14th, 1880, by Rev. A.W. Cornell, Mr. Luman B. Clark, of Bainbridge, and Miss Nancy Bluler.

Under our marriage head will be found a notice of the nuptials of Luman B. Clark, the popular grocer of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], and Miss Nancy Bluler, of Harpersville [Broome Co., NY].  they were married at the home of the bride's parents about a mile from Belden Station. The ceremony was happily rendered by the Rev. A.W. Cornell of Harpersville. After the ceremony, which was attended by several from Bainbridge, among whom were Mr. B.I. Sherwood and wife, the friends present sat down to a fine collation and enjoyed a merry feast.  The newly wedded pair have our heartiest congratulations for a happy future. We now see why "Lume" has been enlarging and beautifying his store and surroundings--that he might have a pretty cage for his bird.  May her imprisonment be a happy one.

Miller - Henry

Married August 1, 1937

The wedding of Miss Viola Allen Henry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin W. Henry of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] and Dr. John Ivan Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Miller of Prescott, Kansas, took place at the home of the bride's parents near Norwich, at 1 p.m. Sunday, August 1. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. George B. Callender, pastor of the Broad Street Methodist Episcopal church.  Miss Arlene L. Nuttall of Ithaca was maid of honor, Dr. T. Norman Hard, also of Ithaca, was best man.  The bride was given in marriage by her father.  Music for the wedding was furnished by Miss Gladys Barr of Ithaca, pianist, and Dr. Paul E. Newman of Auburn, tenor soloist.  Selections included Brahms' "Lullaby," Victor Herbert's "Ah Sweet Mystery of Life," Saint Saens "The Swan," and Wagner's "Wedding March" from Lohengrin.  The ceremony took place in front of the fireplace, which was banked with pines and blue and white hollyhocks, delphinium and phlox. Candelabra were on the mantel.  The bride wore a gown of white satin with a redingote of white escurial lace trimmed with bands of satin.  Her fingertip veil fell from an off-the-face cap of escurial lace, trimmed with orange blossoms and a braid of satin. She carried a shower bouquet of white Briarcliff roses, baby's breath and white larkspur.  Miss Nuttall wore a gown of Shiapareill crepe of Cial Blue and a tiara of talisman roses and blue delphinium.  Her bouquet was talisman roses and baby's breath. The bride's mother wore flowered chiffon with a shoulder corsage of white Briarcliff roses and blue delphiniums.  After the ceremony a buffet luncheon was served to the bridal party and guests. The table was decorated with white candles and a centerpiece of white larkspur, blue delphinium and baby's breath.  Dr. and Mrs. Miller will spend two weeks in Canada, after which they will visit Dr. Miller's parents in Kansas and will return to Ithaca by a southern route thru the Ozarks. For traveling the bride wore an ensemble of maize and navy blue linen with navy blue accessories and a shoulder corsage of talisman roses in combination.  After the first of September they will be at home at 132 Blair street, Ithaca.

Mrs. Miller was a guest at several pre-nuptial parties preceding the wedding.  Mrs. Miller was graduated from the Norwich high school and received the degree of bachelor of science from Cornell university.  She is a member of Chi Omega sorority, as is also her maid of honor.  For the past two years Mrs. Miller has been an assistant in the department of administrative extension of the New York State College of Agriculture, Cornell university, at Ithaca.  Dr. Miller was graduated from Prescott high school and received his bachelor of science degree from Kansas State university at Manhattan, Kansas.  In 1936 he received the degree of doctor of philosophy from Cornell university.  He is a member of the Alpha Zeta fraternity and the honorary fraternities of Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma Xi.  He is now a research instructor in animal husbandry at Cornell university.

Mattice - Kimball

Chenango Telegraph, August 25, 1942

Miss Jean Antoinette Kimball, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wheeler Kimball of South Broad street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] was married Saturday morning, Aug. 22, at 11 o 'clock, to Harold Howard Mattice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold O. Mattice of Conkey avenue [Norwich].  The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. W. Gray Jones in the Broad Street Methodist church. The church was decorated with gladioli ranging in color from white to the pastel shades.  Preceding the ceremony, Ray Nagel, organist, presented a short organ recital consisting of the following numbers:  "In A Monastery Garden," Kite; "Ave Maria", Schubert; "Narcissus," Nevin; "I Love You Truly," Bond.  the bride was given in marriage by her father.  Miss Helen Rounds was the maid of honor and the bridesmaids were Miss Grace MacHale and Miss Ruth Trenga.  John Silliman of Sidney was best man and the ushers were George Bennett and Charles Ryan of this city. The bride wore a gown of white satin made on classic lines with a sweetheart neckline and long sleeves, with lace insertions, ending in a point at the wrist.  Her cap and long veil were edged with Chantilly lace and caught with pearlized orange blossoms. She carried a bridal bouquet of baby's breath, white snapdragons and white roses with long ribbon streamers. The mail of honor wore canary yellow marquisette with lace insertions and a mantilla of matching net. She carried an arm bouquet of pink gladioli, yellow snapdragons, lavender sweet peas and gypsophelia.  Miss MacHale wore aqua satin with overskirt of matching net and a mantilla of the net.  Miss Trenga wore a similar dres sof coral pink and a matching mantilla of net. Both bridesmaids carried arm bouquets of pink gladioli, pink snapdragons and gypsophelia.  Mrs. Kimball, mother of the bride, chose a dress of teal blue velvet, with black accessories and a shoulder bouquet of white roses.  Mrs. Mattice wore an American beauty dress with white accessories.  Her corsage was of white roses.  Following the ceremony a reception and luncheon for the bridal party and immediate family was held at Grandview Heights.  For going away, the bride wore moss green velveteen suit with matching accessories and a shoulder bouquet of gardenia.  After a short trip, the bridal couple will reside in the Sturges apartment on West Main street. The groom is employed at the Scintilla Magneto plant in Sidney.  Out-of-town guests were from Unadilla, Schenevus, Oneonta, Worcester, Prattsville, and Westover Field, Chicopee Falls, Mass.  Prenuptial events honoring the bride were given by the misses Helen Rounds and Ruth Trenga, Miss Grace MacHale and Miss Grace Haynes.

Marriage Notices

Bainbridge Republican, January 16, 1880

On Wednesday of last week, Mr. George Burgdoff and Miss Mary Bliss, both of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] were united in the bonds of matrimony by Rev. E.T> Jacobs.

SHERWOOD - ESTERBROOKS:  January 11th, at the residence of the bride's parents in Bainbridge by the Rev. L.E Wheeler, Mr. Charles W. Sherwood of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Annie Esterbrooks, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY]

SEARLES - MERRIMAN:  At Afton on the 30th, of December, 1879, by the Rev. N.J. Hawley, Burton M. Searles, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] and Miss Viola Merriman, of North Colesville, N.Y. [Broome Co.]

Bainbridge Republican, January 23, 1880

KEELER - PORTER:  At the home of W. Hazen, Esq., by the Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. Charles J. Keeler to Miss Henrietta F. Porter, both of Coventry, N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY].

PALEN - COLE:  At Coles Hill, Broome county, Wednesday, January 14th, by the Rev. A.W. Cornell, James F. Palen of Tioga county, Pa., and Miss Sarah K. Cole of Colesville.

Bainbridge Republican, February 27, 1880

FINCH - FINCH:  In Masonville, Feb. 12, by the Rev. N. Ripley, Mr. W.D. Finch of Tompkins [Delaware Co., NY], and Miss Hattie Finch, of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY]

Chenango American, September 26, 1861

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st inst., by Rev. Geo. White, Mr. Everett Baldwin, to Mrs. John Hubbard, of this village.

In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 1st inst., by Rev. D. Ballou, Mr. Charles R. Hotchkiss and Miss Hellen J. Mosher, all of the above place.

In Oxford, on the 18th inst., by Rev. W.R. Cobb, Mr. W.D. Willoughby to Miss Lucy E. Wilcox, all of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].