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Newfoundland Wedding Announcements
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Pre 1925

 

 

North Cambridge
The "Last Word" in Church Fairs
ARNTZ - OSBORNE
Miss Harriet Osborne,
of Arlington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Osborne, of Newfoundland, was married on Wednesday evening to Harold Edwin Arntz, son of Arne Arntz, of 50 Hubbard avenue. The ceremony was preformed in the residence of Mr. and Mars. Robert A. Lennon, at 54 Dudley street, Arlington, where the bride has been making her home and Rev. Charles Taber Hall, rector of the St. John's Episcopal Church, Arlington, of which the bride is a member, officiated. She was given in marriage by Robert A. Lennon.
Miss Janet Lennon, of Arlington, was the bridesmaid and Ernest A. Schindler, of North Cambridge, the best man. The ushers were Charles Lennon, Ernest Lennon and George Wheatley, all of Arlington. Miss Florence Lennon, pianist, of Arlington, played the wedding music. The bride was gowned in satin, but wore no veil. Her bridal bouquet was a shower of white roses and sweet peas. The bridesmaid wore brown Canton crepe and carried a bouquet of pink sweet peas. The house was decorated with pink and white chrysanthemums, pine boughs and autumn leaves.


Cambridge Chronicle, 3 June 1916
BARRINGTON - KENNEDY

At the rectory of St. John's church, Sunday evening, Rev. Fr. Kelley united in matrimony Miss Mary J. Barrington, of St. John's, Newfoundland, and Daniel J. Kennedy, of Calvin street, Somerville. They were attended by Miss Gertrude F. Campbell, of 11 Douglas street, as maid of honor, and the uncle of the bride, Thomas Edstrom, as best man. After the ceremony they left on their honeymoon.


Cambridge Chronicle, 9 June 1917 - GALLISHAW - BROWNE [ARTICLE]
Eleanor Webster Browne
, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Browne, and John Gallishaw, a former member of the first Newfoundland regiment to go abroad and author of "Trenching at Gallipoli" were married, Saturday noon, at the home of the bride's parents, 23 Chauncy Street. Rev. Samuel A. Elliot performed the ceremony. Only relatives and a few intimate friends were present. Mr. Gallishaw, who is the son of J. G. Gallishaw, was born in Newfoundland and was a student in the English department at Harvard at the outbreak of the present war. He immediately returned to Canada and enlisted, being sent with the Canadian contingent to Gallipoli when his training was finished. A few months after his arrival at the Dardanelles he was so seriously wounded that he was given honorable discharge. On his recovery he returned to Harvard to complete his studies and is now in the employ of Houghton Mifflin company.
The bride was born in this city and was graduated from the Berkeley Street school and Radcliffe, later taking the degree of B. S. At Simmons. Until her marriage she was head of the science department at Miss Madeira's school, Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Gallishaw will live at 27 Chauncy street.


Cambridge Chronicle, 9 June 1917 - GALLISHAW - BROWNE [ARTICLE]
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Browne, of 23 Chauncy street, announce the engagement of their daughter, Eleanor Webster, to John Gallishaw, of this city formerly of St. John's Newfoundland. Miss Browne is a graduate of Radcliffe and of Simmons. Her father is one of the owners of Browne & Nichols school. Mr. Gallishaw is a special student at Harvard and was in the Gallipoli trenches for three months as a member of the Harvard contingent, serving in the war. He was wounded and returned home.


Cambridge Tribune, Volume XXXI, Number 30, 26 September 1908 - MARRIAGES. [ARTICLE]
HUTCHINGS - HUTCHINGS
September 13,
at Lynn, by Rev. Albert Lazenby, William James Hutchings, of this city, to Catherine Hutchings, of Newfoundland.


Cambridge Chronicle, 23 September 1916
Miss Maud Lukeman,
formerly of this city, was surprised last week Wednesday, at the home of her sister, 21 Tremont street. It was a farewell party given by her many friends in the B. & S. Laundry and the Baldwin Outing club. She received many presents. Miss Lukeman leaves next Monday evening for St. John's, Newfoundland, where she is to be married to Wm. H. Grant, of that place.


Cambridge Chronicle, 20 January 1917
Harry Nokey,
25, carpenter, 45 Kinnaird street; and Gladys Irene Stevens, 21, music teacher, Newfoundland.


Cambridge Chronicle, 7 February 1920
Divorce Libe's Filed
Mrs. Ethel M. Parry,
of Waitham, vs. William H. Parry, of Castleton, N. Y. Married in Brittania Cove, Newfoundland, September 17, 1906. She asks for the custody of a minor child.


Cambridge Tribune, Volume XXXIV, Number 49, 3 February 1912 - Randall-Penny. [ARTICLE]
RANDALL - PENNY
Miss Emily Smith Randall,
daughter of Mr. And Mrs. William Randall, of Newfoundland, and Walter Kenneth Penney, of Brooklyn, New York, were married at the home of William E. Roberts, 15 Mount Pleasant Street, on Monday evening, at 7:30 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Ransom M. Church, of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
The bride was gowned in white chiffon over white silk, and carried a shower bouquet of white sweet peas. The maid of honour was Miss Florence Roberts, of South Boston, who was gowned in white silk and carried a shower bouquet of pink sweet peas. The best man was Norman Penney, of Trinity, Newfoundland. The flower girl was Miss Edith Taylor, of Everett and she carried a basket of pink and white sweet peas.
After a short trip the couple will reside in Brooklyn, New York.


Cambridge Chronicle, 8 June 1918
REID - HARRIS
Caleb Reid
, of this city, and Euphemia Harris, of Newfoundland, were married Saturday evening at the First Evangelical Church parsonage, 296 Brookline Street, by Rev. L. W. Malcolm. James Faulkner was best man, and Lily Harris maid of honour. The bride was gowned in light blue taffeta, and carried a bouquet of white roses. The maid of honour wore dark blue taffeta and carried a bouquet of white carnations. Mr. and Mrs. Reid will make their home at 22 Rockwell Street.


Cambridge Sentinel, Volume 1, Number 51, 15 October 1904
Mr. Peter Shortell
, formerly of East Cambridge, was married last Sunday in St. John's, Newfoundland, to Mrs. Tobin, of that place.


Cambridge Tribune, Volume XXXIX, Number 48, 27 January 1917
SMITH - SMITH
January 14,
by Rev. John A. Crowe, Ira Weston Smith, of Belmont, to Jessie M. Smith, of this city.
CODY - MURPHY
January 15,
by Rev. Lawrence B. Killian, Patrick F. Cody to Johanna J. Murphy, both of this city.
FRENCH - HAMPSON
January 15,
by Rev. Vincent Ravi-Brooth, Clayton Hurd French, of this city, to Gertrude Eleanor Hampson, of this city.
CLARK - PERCIVAL
January 15,
by Rev. William M. Macnair, William T. Clark to Mary R. Percival, both of this city.
MURRAY - WILSON
January 15,
by Rev. Samuel H. Jobe, Hugh A. Murray to Minnie Thompson, both of this city.
VOKEY - STEVENS
January 16,
by Rev. Samuel H. Jobe, Harry Vokey, of this city, to Gladys I. Stevens, of Newfoundland.


Cambridge Chronicle, 8 October 1910
Miss Edith Hall Sweetland
, daughter of William Sweetland, of Newfoundland, and Frederick Pluger, of 12 Winter street, this city, an officer at the Massachusetts state prison, were married Wednesday evening at the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. Warren Abbott, of 80 Josephine avenue, Somerville highlands, with whom she made her home in East Cambridge fifteen years and six years in this city.
The house was handsomely decorated with Roosevelt jasmine, cut flowers, and palms. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Robert Walker, chaplain at the Concord reformatory, a former rector of the Church of the Ascension, of which the bride is a member and a former Sunday school teacher. She is also a member of the Girls' Friendly society and Woman's guild.
Mrs. Walker, the rector's wife, was matron of honor. The bride was gowned in white chiffon, over white satin, with pearl and lace trimmings, and carried a white prayer book, the gift of her sister. After the wedding the couple were assisted in receiving by Rev. and Mrs. Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Abbott. Edward Fudge and Albert Bailey, of Somerville, were ushers. The wedding march was rendered on the piano by the bride's former music teacher, Miss Florence Grant, of Cambridge, who also furnished music at the reception, assisted by Miss Grace Norris, violin, and Miss Nottingham, 'cello. Over 100 attended the reception. Mr. and Mrs. Pluger received a large number of gifts. They will reside temporarily at 80 Josephine avenue. The bride is well known in this city where she graduated from the English high school.


Cambridge Tribune, Volume XXXIX, Number 48, 27 January 1917
Marriages
VOKEY - STEVENS
January 16
, by Rev. Samuel H. Jobe, Harry Vokey, of this city, to Gladys I. Stevens, of Newfoundland.


Cambridge Tribune, Volume XL, Number 20, 14 July 1917
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS.
Arthur Newton Wilson
, Contractor 388 Harvard St. Ellie Godden chemist, Belle Isle, Newfoundland July 9th.

 

 

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