Mrs. Louisa Alger died at the home of her son, Nelson Alger, on Adams street on Thursday night last, aged 83 years. It was stated that she had no particular disease but succumbed to a general breaking down from mold age. The funeral was held from her late home Sunday and burial at Masonville [Delaware Co., NY]. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 16, 1906]
From the Oxford Times of Wednesday, Aug. 8, we take the following excellent obituary notice of a Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] citizen who was related to some of our Bainbridge people: "Friday Aug. 3, 1906, after a very brief illness, occurred the death of one of Guilford's best known and most respected citizens, William B. Mead. As when the snows, so delicately poised on Alpine heights, come rushing suddenly down in the mighty avalanche; so came to all, the news of his departure. Mr. Mead was a man of many friends, and that among all classes, both old and young. In our sorrow we feel to say with one of old, "Thy billows are gone over our heads." For many years he had been officially connected with the Guilford Methodist Episcopal church. At the time of his departure he was Class Leader, trustee and a teacher in the Sunday School. He was a careful student of the Bible, and his expositions of the same were always helpful. His counsels, his exhortations and his prayers, will linger among us as the odor of sweet incense for many years to come. The sorrowing friends have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community. The funeral was held from his late home Monday afternoon at one o'clock, his pastor, Rev. C.C. Vrooman, officiating. Interment was made in the beautiful Riverview cemetery at Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]. The toilsome march is ended. The last battle is fought, the victory is won. He has obtained his crown. Mr. Mead finished his haying Thursday afternoon and while in the barn was seized with cramps in the stomach and called for assistance to get into the house. Dr. Clark was called and found Mr. Mead in a serious condition and called counsel, but the patient was beyond help and died at 11 a.m. Heart failure was the cause of death, superinduced by acute indigestion. Mr. Mead was 57 years of age and leaves besides his wife, one brother, Philo S. Mead, of McPherson, Kan . [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 16, 1906]
Joshua Pratt, died Saturday forenoon last, at his home in Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY]. Mr. Pratt had been failing very fast for some time, but Saturday morning was able to sit in his chair. He was attacked with a fainting spell and passed away suddenly at the last. He was in the full possession of his faculties to within a few minutes of the end. He was born Oct. 18, 1810, in Sherburne and was a son of Joshua Pratt, Sr., who settled in Sherburne in 1800. In 1833 Mr. Pratt and his brother succeeded their father in the general store business in a building which occupied the present bank site. In 1860 Mr. Pratt sold out and went into a wholesale business which he continued until 1862, when he opened a state Bank under the name of Joshua Pratt and Co. In 1865 the bank was reorganized as the Sherburne National Bank and Mr. Pratt became the first president, which office he has held continuously since, and he was reelected for the forty-first time last January at the annual meeting of the stockholders. Mr. Pratt has managed the finances of the bank personally till within a few years and has always retained a great interest in its success, even when old age and failing health compelled his retirement from active business life. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 16, 1906]
Riley Bennett, formerly of Bainbridge, Charles Howe, and Fred Davis, members of the O.&W. bridge gang, were injured last week Thursday, at New Berlin. Fred Davis has since died from his injuries. The men were at work on a bridge at Pittsfield [Otsego Co., NY]. They had started on their hand car for that place and were just behind the passenger train which left New Berlin at 12:37. Neither train nor hand car could have been under more than fair headway when, at a point on the trestle just across the river bridge, the forward wheels of the hand car jammed the track and all three fell from the car. Davis and Bennett fell between the rails and the car, while its five remaining occupants went over them. Howe fell clear from the car but went off the trestle to the ground below, probably fifteen or twenty feet, escaping with severe bruises. It was at once seen that Davis and Bennett were badly hurt and after a physician had been summoned, the former was taken to his home in Hoboken, and the latter whose home is in Norwich, was carried to Howe's home, also in Hoboken. One of Davis' shoulders was terribly crushed and mangled, his face bruised and lacerated and his back badly hurt. He died at about five o'clock Friday morning. Bennett's nose was broken and one of his arms is badly mangled and bruised. Internal injuries were also feared for a time but it is now thought that he will recover. Riley Bennett lived in Bainbridge for many years previous to his moving to Norwich. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 16, 1906]
A pathetic death was that of Fremont Riley, who died early Sunday morning at the Bernherst Hotel. He was recovering nicely from an operation for appendicitis several days previous, when a constitutional weakness of the heart manifested itself. He was gaining in strength, taking nourishment and wished to sit up but heart trouble set in from which he died. the young man was 17 years old and was the son of John Riley, of the town of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], who died ten years ago. His mother died soon afterwards, since which time he had been obliged to depend upon himself. Besides earning his livelihood he had saved up a bank account of $200. He was employed as engineer at the Sugar of Milk factory where he was known as an exemplary and faithful young man. He came to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] two years ago. Two weeks ago he was taken ill and as soon as appendicitis developed an operation was performed by Dr. Danforth assisted by Doctors Young and Jacobs, which was eminently successful with every prospect of recovery. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at the Methodist church. It was very largely attended. Rev. G.E. VanWoert officiated. The contribution of flowers by friends was moan the largest ever seen in the church. The employees of the Sugar of Milk factory gave a large pillow. The burial was in West Bainbridge cemetery. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 23, 1906]
Afton [Chenango Co., NY]: Mrs. John Humiston, nee Bertha Caswell, was taken suddenly ill, Thursday, at 3 p.m. and died Friday at 11 a.m. of acute Bright's disease, dying in convulsions. Her death is a peculiarly sad one. She had been married a little less than a year, and always lived with her parents in whose home she was the main stay, as the other children, five in number, had all married and gone away. Mrs. Humiston was a faithful and devoted member of the Baptist church and a member of its choir, where she will be missed by her many friends. The funeral service was conducted from her late home, Rev. H.A. Waite officiating. Beautiful and appropriate pieces were sung, two by Mrs. A.L. Sherman and Mrs. Geo. L. Church, Mrs. W.A. Hinman accompanying them, and one by Rev. and Mrs. H.A. Waite. Beautiful flowers and ferns were banked in the corner of the room and many handsome floral pieces, showing the love and esteem of her friends, were given. Two of the sisters, with their families were in attendance, Mr. and Mrs. George Tanner, of Walton, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Horton, of Nineveh; one brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Girard Caswell, of Etna, N.Y.; One sister, Mr. Geo. Raymond, of Texas, and one brother, Ray, and wife, of Etna, were unable to attend. Other relatives were, Mrs. G.A. Liggett, of Richmond Hill, Mrs. George Jay, Peckville, Pa., and many of Mr. Humiston's relatives from Windsor and vicinity. The husband and parents have the heartfelt sympathy of the whole community in their sudden bereavement. Interment in Glenwood cemetery [Afton, NY]. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 23, 1906]
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