Thursday, September 12, 2013

Marriages (September 12)

Miss Elizabeth B. Armstrong, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar R. Armstrong, of Middletown, N.Y., became the bride of Mr. Patrick Edward Brennan, formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], at a high nuptial mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at Middletown, on Saturday, February 18th, at 9:00 a.m.  The bride is a graduate of the Middletown High School, class of 1925, of which she was treasurer.  She graduated from Mount Ida School at Newton, Mass., and also attended Skidmore College, at Saratoga Springs, where she was a member of the Secretarial Club, the college archery team and the Glee Club.  She is a member of the Women's University Club of Middletown.  Mr. Brennan has been in the life insurance business in Middletown for the past three years.  He served overseas during the World War and is a member of the Middletown American legion Post.  He is also prominent in Democratic circles, and chairman of the Jeffersonian Club.  He is well known in Bainbridge, and is the nephew of  Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Collins, Sr., of this village.  Mrs. Brennan's father is vice-president and secretary of the Archibald Taylor Company, Middletown's leading insurance firm.  Among the guests was Miss Mary Brennan of New York city, a sister of the groom and a former resident of Bainbridge.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 23, 1933]

Afton [Chenango Co., NY]:  Wilson M. Harmon, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] and Miss Margaret Ostrander, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ostrander, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], were married at the Methodist parsonage Monday evening, February 27.  The Rev. Howard B. Willets, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church of this place officiated.  The couple was attended by Miss Dorothy Forbes of Binghamton, and Leland Hatton, of Endicott.  Following the marriage ceremony, the couple went on a trip to Scranton Pa.  Upon return, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon will reside on the groom's farm, which is located just north of Bainbridge [Chenango Co.,NY].  Mr. Harmon has always been a farmer by occupation.  The bride was a former school teacher and has resided at Binghamton and Ouaquaga during most of her life.[[Bainbridge News & Republican, Mar. 9, 1933]

Miss Mary E. Gilmore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gilmore, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], was married to Herbert Gilbert Snyder, son of Mr. and Mrs. L.G. Snyder, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], at the Baptist Church, in Afton Sunday afternoon.  The Rev. Lester D. Huxtable, pastor of the Afton Baptist Church, performed the ceremony.  Miss Thelma Gilmore, a sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Austin D. Hayes, of Bainbridge was best man.  Following the wedding the young couple motored to Binghamton, where a newly furnished home awaited them at 22 Sturges street.  Mr. Snyder is employed by the Reynolds radio testing station in  .  A large number of relatives and friends of the bride and groom were present at the wedding.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Apr. 20, 1933]

Within the sacred walls of the Church of the Redeemer was solemnized last evening the marriage of Mr. Herman Louis Bolich, and Miss Lena Lowman, daughter of Mrs. Francis Lowman, Chemung st.  Shortly after the church clock tolled the appointed hour of six the notes of the Mendelsohn wedding march sounded through the handsome edifice.  The vestibule doors were opened and the bridal party entered.  Up the broad aisle, hemmed in on either side by such a vast concourse of relatives and friends as seldom gathers there on a similar occasion, walked the four ushers, Messrs. F.K. Stephen, Esq., Ray Lowman, James Wilking, of this place, and Claude Thompson, of Towanda, escorting the bride and her attendants.  Following the ushers came the four little flower girls, Misses Euginia Forsythe, Augusta Bolich, Clara Bolich and Agnes Lowman.  they were prettily dressed in white and carried a flower covered frame.  then came the maid of honor, Miss Lois Lowman, a twin sister of the bride.  She wore a dress of white over pink silk and carried a beautiful bouquet of chrysanthemums.  The bride followed attended by her brother, Seymour Lowman, Esq., of Elmira.  At the foot of the chancel they were met by the groom and his best man, Mr. Ward Williams, of Phillipsburg, Pa.  The ring part of the Episcopal ceremony was performed at the foot of the chancel by the rector, the Rev. Robert Bell.  The bride and groom and their attending couple then entered the chancel where the ceremony was concluded beneath a flower bell and an arch of green.  The groom then led his bride from the church while the Lohengrin wedding march was rendered as a recessional to the happy nuptial.  Immediately after the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother on Chemung st.  The bridal party, the immediate families of the bridal couple and the out of town guests were present.  While the wedding suppler was served the bridal party was seated at the bride's table, which was handsomely decorated with chrysanthemums and smilax.  The bride's gown was of white silk trimmed with lace and orange blossoms.  The long bridal veil was held with a cluster of orange blossoms.  She carried a bouquet of bridal roses and wore a pretty brooch, which was the gift of the groom.  The room filled with elegant presents bespoke the popularity and the friendship which the bride enjoys.  Mr. Bolich is one of Sayre's most prominent young business men.  He is the junior partner in the hardware firm of Bolich Bros.  He is also a member of the borough council from the first ward, a member of the Wilbur Hook & Ladder company and enjoys a large acquaintance.  His bride, while having lived here but a few years, has made herself highly favored and honored in the esteem and regard of all who know her.  She was engaged in the kindergarten work until recently.  [Notation:  1899]

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