Thursday, August 29, 2013

Marriages (August 29)

Renford L. Grow and Miss Evelyn Mae Henderson, both of Delhi [Delaware Co., NY] were married Saturday night by Rev. David S. MacInnes, the ceremony being witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bouton.  the couple expect to make their home at Delanson, N.Y., where Mr. Grow has purchased a barber shop and pool room.  The bride is a sister of Mrs. Gordon Wilson, of this village [Delhi, Delaware Co., NY], and has for some time been employed at the Elm Tree Restaurant.  She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson, of Harpersfield.  Mr. Grow is a native of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] and has been employed in the A.M. Davis barber shop during the past year--Delhi Republican.  The groom is a son of Clinton Grow, of this village, and is well know in Bainbridge and Afton.[Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 2, 1933]

A very pretty home wedding occurred Sunday, February 5, at McClure, N.Y., when Miss Mildred Young, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Owen B. Young, became the bride of Ardeen I. Darling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Darling, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].  The bride was gowned in blue silk crepe, with the rest of her attire matching.  She carried a beautiful bridal bouquet of lilies, snap-dragons and peonies.  The groom was attired in the conventional blue.  Following the wedding ceremony, which occurred at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage, a wedding dinner was served, with the table set for ten.  The guests were Dr. and Mrs. W.I. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Dexter Darling.  The young couple will take up their residence at 29 River street, Sidney.  Mr. and Mrs. Darling have many friends in Sidney and vicinity who unite in congratulations and best wishes.  Many of the students in our Guilford school also offer congratulations, as Mrs. Darling attended school here when Rev. Owen Young, her father, was the pastor of the M.E. Church here for two years.  Mr. Darling was a former Guilford boy, his parents having lived here for many years prior to locating in Sidney.  They now have their summer home on Guilford Lake.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 16, 1933]

Miss Emma Moore, of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], was united in marriage to Harry Neskus, of New York city, at the Gilbertsville Baptist parsonage by the Rev. L.V. Hutton, Wednesday, January 28.  The attendants were Miss Ramona Moore and Victor Brown, both of Mt. Upton.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 16, 1933]

On Saturday, January 21, Miss Eva Joyce, of Rockdale [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY], and Eugene Smith, also of Rockdale, were united in marriage at the Mt. Upton M.E. parsonage, the Rev. William H. Swope, officiating.  [Bainbridge News & Republican,  Feb. 16, 1933]

On Wednesday afternoon June 14, 1899, about fifty invited guests, relatives and friends of the bride and groom, gathered at the home of Mrs. Georgiana Weller in this village to witness the marriage of her daughter Gertrude E. to Mr. Edward C. Hancock of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Miss Arlie E. Marsh  a former associate of the bride in the faculty of the Bainbridge High School acted as bridesmaid and Seba B. Hollenbeck as best man.  The rooms were tastefully decorated with laurel, ferns and roses.  the bride was attired in white silk and lace and carried a beautiful bunch of white roses. The bridesmaid wore cream colored Lansdowne and chiffon and carried pink and cream colored roses.  The wedding march was played by Miss Minnie VanCott and the bridal party proceeded by the ushers, Mr. Leon Weller a brother of the bride and Mr. Frank Fletcher a cousin, entered the parlor and took their place sunder a beautiful floral arch while Rev. Arthur Spaulding in an impressive manner pronounced the momentous words that joined these two lives in a bond that only death shall break.  The bride and groom have lived in Bainbridge all their lives and are held in the highest esteem by everybody.  The services of Mrs. Hancock as teacher in the intermediate department of the high school have gained for her the respect and approbation of the community in an especial degree.  Mr. Hancock has been associated with his father I.G. Hancock in the mercantile business in Bainbridge for several years and has displayed the qualities that make an honorable and successful business man.  Mr. and Mrs. Hancock received many beautiful and valuable presents, tokens of the regard of their friends.  After the company had done justice to a sumptuous repast the bride and groom left for a wedding trip of a few weeks to Niagara Falls and the Thousand Islands. 

 

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