Saturday, July 13, 2013

Obituaries (July 13)

Frank A. Bartley, as esteemed local resident and for many years an active participant in the civic and business life of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] passed away at his home as 12 Clinton street Wednesday night at the age of 74 years he having been born in Gilboa on Nov. 12, 1868.  He was the son of Addison and Mary E. (Stillwell) Bartley.  The family came to Sidney in 1887, and for a number of years Mr. Bartley was connected with his father in the grocery business on main street in buildings known as the Weller building and later in the building now occupied by the Lewis Electric Co.  For some time after this he clerked for Truman Lewis and then entered government service in the Sidney postoffice in 1896 and during the term of President Wilson he was postmaster from April 1, 1915 to Nov. 1923 and also served as clerk and assistant postmaster, positions which he filled until nine years ago, when he was retired because of the age limit after also 38 years of government service.  Mr. Bartley was united in marriage with Miss Carrie Sprague of Sidney in April fifty years ago, who survives him.  His sister, Miss Nellie Bartley, passed away last September.  Besides the widow, he is survived only by cousins.  He was a member of the Sidney Masonic Lodge for almost fifty years; an official of the Sidney Congregational church of which he was a member, and had a life membership in the Sidney Lodge of Odd Fellows.  The funeral will be held at the home, 12 Clinton street, Saturday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, his pastor, Rev. Willard B. Soper, officiating, and the body will be placed in the vault at Prospect Hill cemetery [Sidney, NY] for interment in the spring.  [LMD notation:  Feb. 24, 1943]

Sidney [Delaware Co., NY]:  Mrs. Carrie E. Bartley died in The hospital, Sidney, Thursday night.  She had been in poor health for about a year and in the hospital for last two months.  Funeral services will be held at her home, 12 Clinton St., at 2 Sunday afternoon.  Rev. Charlton E. Opdyke will officiate and burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery [Sidney, NY].  Born July 25, 1867, she married Frank A. Bartley 52 years ago in April and had lived in Sidney ever since.  Her maiden name was Carrie Sprague.  Her husband died two years ago.  She was a charter member of the Order of Eastern Star, and had been made a life long member of that order.  A member of Sidney Congregational church, she was active in the Women's auxiliary of the church as long as health permitted. Nearest of kin are cousins, among whom are Mrs. Earl Prouty, Sidney; Mrs. Lizie LaJoy, Binghamton; Mrs. Homer Weed and Mrs. May D. Johnston, Freeport, L.I.; and Mrs. Morris Getter, Bainbridge.  [LMD notation:   d. 1946]

The funeral of Dr. William S. Myers, retired educator and chemist, was held at the home, Stonehenge, Bainbridge road, at 10 a.m. Friday with Rev. J.E. Wolfe, rector of St. Peter's church, Bainbridge officiating.  Dr. Myers was born in Albany and was graduated from Rutgers College, New Jersey in 1889.  He then studied in Berlin under Prof Hoffman and also in Munich.  Then went to the University College in London, England, where he worked for a year with and under Sir William Ramsey.  He became Professor in Chemistry in Rutgers College, and later became director of the Chilean Nitrate of Soda, for the United States, which office he held until 1926.  He was a life Fellow of the London Chemical Society and also a life member. He was a charter member and a life member of the Chemists' Club of New York, a member of the University Club of New York, and of the Author's Club of London.  Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Annie Lambert Myers and a son, William Lambert Myers.  [LMD notation:  Jan. 12, 1945]

The Rev. George W. Abrams, died at his home, Bath-on-the-Hudson, March 17, 1899.  Mr. Abrams is well remembered by the older members of the Baptist church of this village.  He came to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] in the spring of 1874 and remained one year, leaving to take charge of a pastorate in Athens, Greene Co.,  N.Y.  The deceased had been in feeble health for the last fifteen years but he did not lose his cheerful spirit and met all with whom he came in contact with a smile and pleasant greeting.  He was over seventy years of age.  [Bainbridge Republican, Mar. 29, 1899]

Tuesday afternoon, Editor Reed Campbell of the Norwich Sun, died, after an illness of several months aged forty-five years.  His death was learned with regret in the community.  The funeral services were held at the home Friday afternoon at 2:30 and burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY] and Rev. E.J. Klock of the Congregational church officiated.  The bearers, chosen form personal friends of the deceased were:  Hon. George W. Ray, Hon. Jotham P. Allds, F.B. Mitchell, George W. Payne, Adrian Babcock and Thomas S. Miller.  [Bainbridge Republican, Apr. 12, 1899]


The passing away of a personage so widely known and so well liked throughout Chenango County as Reed Campbell deserves more than ordinary notice.  Mr. Campbell was editor of the Norwich Moring Sun, the only daily newspaper in Chenango County.  He was also its founder which paper sprang into existence in 1891 and through his able management became a success and influential news medium.  Mr. Campbell's death occurred last week Tuesday--It was the result of several years of failing health and when a career of over a quarter of a century in Norwich and Chenango County was ended, there was a spontaneous and universal expression of sympathy, and a deep manifestation of sorrow.  Mr. Campbell was known to almost everyone over the large field where his paper circulated, and he was known to all alike; personally a gentleman, bright, active charitable, broad in mind, pleasing in address, courteous and winning, professionally an able editor, endowed with the particular faculty of knowing what news was and how to get it before his readers in proper form.  He possessed literary genius, of no ordinary kind.  His pen wrote articles that were contributed to the best periodicals and magazines.  Mr. Campbell was an excellent conversationalist which was the result of wide reading and extensive travelling.  He was much in the society and confidence of the prominent political leaders of the state, and the regard for Mr. Campbell was not merely local but reached out among men of state prominence, who attested their esteem by the many messages of condolence received by the bereaved family.  before entering the active field of newspaper work, Mr. Campbell followed commercial pursuits for years and so well did he represent his house and treat his customers that he commanded a very large salary.  Everyone who met Mr. Campbell liked him and became his friend.  People of all stations of life who came into contact with him feel that death has caused a keen affliction.  Mr. Campbell will continue to live in memory, for he possessed many good qualities which deserve it.  And the country press in this section cannot help but feel that it has lost the leader of local journalism.  [Bainbridge Republican, Apr. 12, 1899]
 
A tragic occurrence in connection with the burial of Mr. Campbell, was the sudden illness of his brother, Samuel I. Campbell, of Bar Ridge, L.I. who upon entering his carriage was stricken with apoplexy.  He was taken immediately to the Eagle hotel where he expired at 7 o'clock that evening without regaining consciousness.  The remains were sent to Bay Ridge Saturday afternoon.  The deceased has left a wife and three children.  He was forty-seven years of age.  [Bainbridge Republican, Apr. 12 1899]

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