Marriages (September 23)

Fuller - Arts

DeRuyter Gleaner, September 13, 1934

South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY]:  Married, September 8, 1934 at the Broad Street Methodist church at Norwich by Rev. Scott D. Clarke, Miss Simonne A. Arts of this place and George E. Fuller of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].  The attending couple were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cornelia.  Mr and Mrs. Fuller will reside at 30 Fair St.., Norwich.

 

Karschner - Kark

Binghamton Press, July 5, 1941

Miss Minerva Joanna Kark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Kark of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY], became the bride of Frank Kenneth Karschner, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.O. Karschner of Orangeville, Pa., June 28.  Ceremony at the home of the bride's parents was performed by the Rev. Louis G. Falk.  Wedding breakfast for 50 followed at the Cobblerock tearoom.  Given in marriage by her father, the bride was gowned in marquisette with lace insets on sleeves and skirt, and a lace bodice having a sweetheart neckline.  Her fingertip veil of silk illusion was fastened to a Mary Stuart hat trimmed with orange blossoms.  She carried a colonial bouquet of white roses, sweet peas and gypsophila.  Miss Ruth Kark of Saratoga Springs, maid of honor for her cousin, wore blue chiffon with a Mary Stuart hat of net to match, trimmed with pink rosebuds.  She carried pink roses and sweet peas with blue cornflowers.  Flower girl was Shirley Wagoner of Albany, niece of the bride, who wore pink shadow organdy over taffeta, with old-fashioned nosegays on skirt, and a tiny Mary  Stuart hat of pink net.  She had a wrist corsage and carried a basket of roses and mixed garden flowers.  Frank Karschner was best man for his brother.  Mrs. Carl Miller and Mr. Piper of Bloomsburg, Pa., sang "The Sweetest Story Ever Told" and "I Love Your Truly."  John Kark, brother of the bride, sang "Because" and Mrs. F.L. Newton played the wedding music and accompaniments for the soloists.  Ceremony was performed before a fireplace banked with ferns, gladioli, gypsophila and blue delphinium.  Large white baskets of gladioli and delphinium were arranged each side of the fireplace.  The mother of the bride wore a dress of old rose crepe and lace with matching hat and white accessories.  The bridegroom's mother wore light green chiffon over crepe, and white accessories.  Both wore corsages of gardenias.  When the couple left of a two weeks' trip, the bride was attired in a blue spun linen suit and hat, with white accessories and corsage of gardenias.  She is a graduate of Hartwick college and a member of Sigma Delta Mu sorority.  Mr Karschner is a graduate of Salinas Junior college in California and Simmons School of Embalming in Syracuse.

Irving - Ellsworth

Utica Saturday Globe, November 1915

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Ellsworth, of 46 Piano street, Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. Edward Irving of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] and Miss Mina Nellie Ellsworth of this city [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] were united in holy matrimony by Rev. Alfred R. Burke, pastor of the Broad Street M.E. church.  The ceremony as witnessed by the immediate families and a few intimate friends.  The house had been prettily trimmed with green and white and the happy couple were married before an evergreen arch which had been studded with white roses.  Phillip Ellsworth acted as groomsman and Gladys Thompson was the bride's maid.  Little Misses Dorris Irving and Irene Ellsworth preceded the bridal party bearing the ring.  The bride was gowned in white silk poplin with all over lace and carried bridal roses. After the wedding dinner Rev. Irving and his bride left for Binghamton and Carley Brook, Pa. where they will spend ten days.  Rev. Irving is well known in this city where for two years he was assistant secretary at the Y.M.C.A. where he was much liked by the young men.  He was active in the work of the M.E. church and in the spring after having been licensed by the quarterly conference of the local church, he joined the Wyoming conference and was assigned to the South New Berlin church where he is proving himself to be an enthusiastic and efficient young pastor.  His wife is the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth of Piano street and has been active in church work in this city. She will be welcomed in her new parsonage home at South New Berlin by the good people of that village.

Lumm - Holden

Norwich Sun, November 3, 1915

Married at New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 30th at St. Andrew's Episcopal church by Rev. Wilson Tanner, Miss Alice Holden and LeVern Lumm of New Berlin.  They were attended by the brother and sister of the bride.  The bride is well known in musical circles, and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Holden.  The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lumm and is a highly respected young man.  Amide a shower of rice they left New Berlin for Norwich to visit the groom's sister Mrs. Arthur Genung and other relatives. They received many nice presents including cut glass, linen and silver. Their many  friends extend wishes for a happy life.