Marriages (May 8)

Mr. & Mrs. C.H. Smith

A pleasant surprise was given Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Smith of South Hill near Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Saturday, March 21, the occasion being the 20th anniversary of their marriage.  Relatives and friends to the number of fifty gathered with them at eleven o'clock and all showed by their smiling faces they anticipated a happy time.  A bounteous dinner was served after which a purse of money was presented to them as a slight token of the love and esteem in which they are held.  The day will long be remembered by all who were there as a most joyous occasion.  These lines were written by Mr. Smith's father, who recently celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday:

 

To Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Smith, on the 20th anniversary of their marriage:

 

Though twenty fair years have passed over your head,

Since you traveled together as one;

Accept this true greeting from friends that have met

To help you observe its return.

If your friends are assembled to greet you today,

Just pleasantly ask them to dine,

And tell them if ever the chance should occur.

Most surely you'd pay them "in kind."

"Come again" is the motto you surely will use.

As you bow them good bye at the door;

As you think of the pleasure you shared,

As you turn to your duties once more.

That I cannot be with you I sincerely regret,

As this token will surely express

But I'll think of you often and wish you good luck,

Yours truly,  J.W.S. [James Wheeler Smith]



 

Wolf - Webb

Bainbridge News & Republican, October 19, 1944

The marriage of Miss Helen June Webb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fern Webb, of Crofton, Ky., to Russel Henry Wolf, of Dushore, Pa., son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wolf, Sr., of Susquehanna, Pa., was solemnized, Sunday, Oct. 8, in the Windsor Methodist Church.  The ceremony was performed by the pastor, the Rev. E.G.W. Estlow. The bride attended Windsor Central School, having graduated in 1937, and for several years has been employed at the New York State Electric and Gas office in Binghamton.

 

Hall - Mee

Bainbridge News & Republican, October 19, 1944

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Mee, of Windsor R.D. [Broome Co., NY], announce the engagement of their daughter, Kathleen Hanora, to Private Lawrence E. Hall, U.S.Army, son of Mrs. Eva Furney, of Williamstown.  Miss Mee is a graduate of Windsor Central School, class of '41.  Private Hall is a graduate of Morrisville A.&T. College, class of '41.  He has just returned to this country after serving 19 months combat duty in the European theatre of war.  He is now stationed at Westhampton Beach, L.I.  The wedding is planned for early November.

 

Mr. & Mrs. Henry Frey

Bainbridge News & Republican, October 19, 1944

The 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frey, of Windsor R.D. [Broome Co., NY],was Oct. 5 and was celebrated Sunday, Oct. 8, with a party at their home, given by their eight sons.