Marriages (October 11)

Mr. & Mrs. M.D. Aldrich

Utica Saturday Globe, November 1916

 

Mr. & Mrs. M.D. Aldrich

 



Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Sixty relatives and friends assisted Mr. and Mrs. M.D. Aldrich in celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary at their home on Plymouth street last Friday evening.  The affair was a complete surprise to Mrs. Aldrich, who had spent the day visiting her sister at South Plymouth, and returned home in the evening to find the house in possession of her friends.  Mr. Aldrich had been made an accessory before the act sufficient to permit the making of the necessary arrangements.  The house was appropriately decorated and prepared for the friends, who filled the rooms to capacity, guests coming from Plymouth, Sherburne and other places to join the neighbors and other Norwich friends.  All united in congratulations to the bride and groom upon their happy and devoted voyage of a quarter of a century.  Guessing contests and wit-testing games kept the guests busy during the evening until Rev. Robert L. Clark silenced the fun-making long enough to tell in fitting words how much Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich were esteemed, not only by the friends present, but by all their acquaintances for the useful lives they have lived in the community and the great good they have been able to accomplish.  He then presented them with a beautiful and complete set of Haviland china and several pieces of cut glass and silver.  Both Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich expressed their pleasure in their friends having gathered to help them celebrate the event which had commenced their happy life together, October 28, 1891, and assured them of their appreciation of the gifts by which they had so signally marked their silver wedding day.  Dainty refreshments were served by the ladies and further congratulations and wishes were expressed that all might meet and greet Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich on their golden  wedding day.

 

Marriage Notices

Oxford Times, December 20, 1865

 

SANDERS-DRAKE:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst., by R.T. Davidson, Esq., Mr. Thomas Sanders of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Laura A. Drake of Oxford.

 

BIRDLEBOUGH-STOKES:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst., by Rev. W.C. Bowen, Mr. Theodore Birdlebough to Miss Mary E. Stokes, both of Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY].

 

SALISBURY-BEACH:  In Greene, on the  13th inst., by Rev. F. Rogers, Mr. Thomas L.B. Salisbury to Miss Almeda Beach, all of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

 

CARTER-THOMAS:  In Greene, on the 8th isn't., by Rev. I.B. Hyde, Mr. Charles Carter to Miss Anna Thomas, both of Towanda, Pa.

 

CLARK-PIERCE:  In Union Valley, on the 26th ult., by Rev. B.H. Brown, Mr. Charles Clark of Deposit [Delaware Co., NY] to Miss Mary Pierce of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

 

BARTLE-WILSON:  In East Throupsburg, Steuben Co., on the 25th ult., by Rev. Isaac Everitt, Mr. George W. Bartle to Miss Gertrude A. Wilson, all of that place.