Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Palmer of Bainbridge, were in Wellsbridge [Otsego Co., NY], Friday, in attendance upon the funeral of Mr. Palmer's stepfather, Mr. Sylvester Smith. the burial was at the Sand Hill cemetery [Unadilla, Otsego Co., NY]. Mr. Smith, who was 70 years of age, injured his side severely several weeks ago but was considered improving and upon the day of his death, Tuesday, of last week, was able to walk about the house. At 5 o'clock in the afternoon he was seized with an attack of heart disease and died in a few moments. Mr. Smith was married to Mrs. Mary F. Palmer of Bainbridge, in 1888. The deceased was a fine man, a successful farmer and well-to-do financially. He had lived upon the Sand Hill homestead farm until five years ago, when he moved to Wellsbridge. He is survived by his wife and three children by a former marriage, Mrs. Smith has one child, a son, Mr. Palmer of this village. [Bainbridge Republican, May 11, 1898]
The funeral of Samuel Hull Bush, whose death occurred Tuesday morning, May 3d, and was briefly announced in last week's Republican, was held from his late home in Bush Settlement in his late home in Bush Settlement in the town of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. C.H. Sackett, pastor of the M.E. church of Union Valley, was the officiating clergyman, assisted by Rev. B.B. Carruth of Afton. The interment was in the Union Valley burying ground [Bainbridge, Chenango Co.., NY]. Mr. Bush who was 93 years old was one of the veteran settlers in this section of the country, made up of numerous settlements with the common center Bainbridge village for trading purposes and postoffice convenience and, often too for church communion. He was born in Oxford township in 1804, his parents removing some years afterward to Guilford where the deceased resided until manhood. He was married March 12, 1828, to Miss Sally Clark of Guilford, and three years later purchased land in a wilderness tract within the boundary line of Oxford and there laid the foundation for the hamlet now known as Bush Settlement. It was 67 years ago that Mr. Bush plunged into the forest and felled trees sufficient to clear a space to build a long cabin in which to place his family. Here he continued to live year after year, the thick growth of trees gradually vanishing and smooth fields appeared instead. Mr. Bush was an ambitious energetic man and his continuous labors brought him a competence--a fine farm house supplanted the primitive dwelling and a well developed farm, one of the best in the locality, was the comfort of his declining age. When a youth of fifteen years of age he joined the Methodist church and his allegiance grew to be of the strong positive type. In his early life there were not many church privileges, his nearest place of worship when first at Bush Settlement being Searles Hill where services were held in the school house once in two weeks by preachers from the Bainbridge circuit. However, at Searles Hill there grew up a strong society, among whom were four brothers named Smith, Amos, Samuel and Henry Pearsall, who with Mr. Bush were generally seen in the Methodist church at Bainbridge upon quarterly occasions. They were dignified conservative gentlemen and impressed all who listened to their testimonials upon love-feast mornings as being of the best element of Christian character. Mr. Bush continued his connection with the society at Searles Hill until 1852 when the Union Valley M.E. church was built. He contributed largely towards it erection and was one of its first board of trustees and continued to act in an official capacity in various ways until impaired health obliged him to forego the duties. He attended church quite often until five years ago. Mr. Bush died from the gradual decline of old age. It was a slow peaceful passing away from earth. When asked by his pastor a few weeks ago in regard to his meeting death, he replied, "I am so happy. I awake in the night and I am perfectly happy." In Mr. Bush's civic life he was strictly upright, honorable and conscientious, and wielded in an unpretentious way a strong influence among his neighbors and friends. In the home circle he was kind, gentle and affectionate, and was beloved by all of its members. His wife who survives him was forty days older than her husband and though quite feeble physically is in full possession of her mental faculties and interested in everything about her. The seventieth wedding anniversary of this aged couple occurred the 12th day of last March, and would have been observed had Mr. Bush been stronger. The last years of Mr. and Mrs. Bush's life have been serene and without care. They were watched over by a daughter, Mrs. W.H. Ireland and her husband whose ministrations sprang from a wealth of love for these estimable old people. There were seven children from the union of Mr. and Mrs. Bush, of whom six are living. They are: Mrs. Fannie Sexsmith of Sanford, Mrs. Tabitha Seaman of Guilford township, Mrs. Marcia L. Post of West Bainbridge, Mrs. W.H. Ireland and Rossman P. Bush of Oxford township, and Wm. S. Bush of Parkston, N.Y., One son, Adrian, died in the army. Mr. Bush has one sister living, Mrs. Bartlett, wife of Rev. Philip Bartlett of Long Island city. {Bainbridge Republican, May 11, 1898]
Ward L. Fleming, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Fleming of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], died Wednesday, May 18th, at his parents' home, aged 21 years. He entered Cornell college in 1896 as a student and had been for the last year an assistant teacher. [Bainbridge Republican, May 25, 1898]
News was received in Norwich last week of the death in Guilford, N.Y., of Ward L. Fleming. He was graduated from the Norwich High school in the class of '95, and in September of the same year entered Cornell University. Several months ago he was taken sick and for some months was in a hospital at Ithaca, where he underwent an operation. [Cortland Democrat, May 27, 1898]
The funeral of Charles L. Eldredge of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], was held at his parents' home in that village Monday noon. The attendance was very large, the youth, who was 18 years of age, being universally esteemed and loved. He died Saturday, May 21, from spinal meningitis. [Bainbridge Republican, May 25, 1898]
Charles L. Eldredge of Vestal [Broome Co., NY] was instantly killed when struck by lightning during the electric storm of Wednesday night. Eldredge was standing in a field near his home when members of his family saw him fall after a flash of lightning. He was dead when they reach his side. The survivors are his wife, Evelyn E. Eldredge; one son, C. Clark Eldredge; his mother, Mrs. Mary Eldredge; one brother, John H. Eldredge, and one sister, Mrs. Maurice Mercereau. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at the home in Vestal. [Binghamton Press, July 6, 1918]
A terrible affliction has befallen the family of Mr. Alexander E. VonZastrow, who resided on top of Easthill near Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY[. Four in the family have died within 19 days. Beginning Friday, April 29th, a grandson, aged one year and eight months died; and on May 12th Mrs. VonZastrow died and the next morning, May 18th the eldest daughter, Mary M. aged 16 years passed away and on May 17th, the father died. All died from typhoid fever, and there are two young children now down with the disease. [Bainbridge Republican, May 25, 1898]
The funeral of Samuel Hull Bush, whose death occurred Tuesday morning, May 3d, and was briefly announced in last week's Republican, was held from his late home in Bush Settlement in his late home in Bush Settlement in the town of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. C.H. Sackett, pastor of the M.E. church of Union Valley, was the officiating clergyman, assisted by Rev. B.B. Carruth of Afton. The interment was in the Union Valley burying ground [Bainbridge, Chenango Co.., NY]. Mr. Bush who was 93 years old was one of the veteran settlers in this section of the country, made up of numerous settlements with the common center Bainbridge village for trading purposes and postoffice convenience and, often too for church communion. He was born in Oxford township in 1804, his parents removing some years afterward to Guilford where the deceased resided until manhood. He was married March 12, 1828, to Miss Sally Clark of Guilford, and three years later purchased land in a wilderness tract within the boundary line of Oxford and there laid the foundation for the hamlet now known as Bush Settlement. It was 67 years ago that Mr. Bush plunged into the forest and felled trees sufficient to clear a space to build a long cabin in which to place his family. Here he continued to live year after year, the thick growth of trees gradually vanishing and smooth fields appeared instead. Mr. Bush was an ambitious energetic man and his continuous labors brought him a competence--a fine farm house supplanted the primitive dwelling and a well developed farm, one of the best in the locality, was the comfort of his declining age. When a youth of fifteen years of age he joined the Methodist church and his allegiance grew to be of the strong positive type. In his early life there were not many church privileges, his nearest place of worship when first at Bush Settlement being Searles Hill where services were held in the school house once in two weeks by preachers from the Bainbridge circuit. However, at Searles Hill there grew up a strong society, among whom were four brothers named Smith, Amos, Samuel and Henry Pearsall, who with Mr. Bush were generally seen in the Methodist church at Bainbridge upon quarterly occasions. They were dignified conservative gentlemen and impressed all who listened to their testimonials upon love-feast mornings as being of the best element of Christian character. Mr. Bush continued his connection with the society at Searles Hill until 1852 when the Union Valley M.E. church was built. He contributed largely towards it erection and was one of its first board of trustees and continued to act in an official capacity in various ways until impaired health obliged him to forego the duties. He attended church quite often until five years ago. Mr. Bush died from the gradual decline of old age. It was a slow peaceful passing away from earth. When asked by his pastor a few weeks ago in regard to his meeting death, he replied, "I am so happy. I awake in the night and I am perfectly happy." In Mr. Bush's civic life he was strictly upright, honorable and conscientious, and wielded in an unpretentious way a strong influence among his neighbors and friends. In the home circle he was kind, gentle and affectionate, and was beloved by all of its members. His wife who survives him was forty days older than her husband and though quite feeble physically is in full possession of her mental faculties and interested in everything about her. The seventieth wedding anniversary of this aged couple occurred the 12th day of last March, and would have been observed had Mr. Bush been stronger. The last years of Mr. and Mrs. Bush's life have been serene and without care. They were watched over by a daughter, Mrs. W.H. Ireland and her husband whose ministrations sprang from a wealth of love for these estimable old people. There were seven children from the union of Mr. and Mrs. Bush, of whom six are living. They are: Mrs. Fannie Sexsmith of Sanford, Mrs. Tabitha Seaman of Guilford township, Mrs. Marcia L. Post of West Bainbridge, Mrs. W.H. Ireland and Rossman P. Bush of Oxford township, and Wm. S. Bush of Parkston, N.Y., One son, Adrian, died in the army. Mr. Bush has one sister living, Mrs. Bartlett, wife of Rev. Philip Bartlett of Long Island city. {Bainbridge Republican, May 11, 1898]
Ward L. Fleming, son of Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Fleming of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], died Wednesday, May 18th, at his parents' home, aged 21 years. He entered Cornell college in 1896 as a student and had been for the last year an assistant teacher. [Bainbridge Republican, May 25, 1898]
News was received in Norwich last week of the death in Guilford, N.Y., of Ward L. Fleming. He was graduated from the Norwich High school in the class of '95, and in September of the same year entered Cornell University. Several months ago he was taken sick and for some months was in a hospital at Ithaca, where he underwent an operation. [Cortland Democrat, May 27, 1898]
The funeral of Charles L. Eldredge of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], was held at his parents' home in that village Monday noon. The attendance was very large, the youth, who was 18 years of age, being universally esteemed and loved. He died Saturday, May 21, from spinal meningitis. [Bainbridge Republican, May 25, 1898]
Charles L. Eldredge of Vestal [Broome Co., NY] was instantly killed when struck by lightning during the electric storm of Wednesday night. Eldredge was standing in a field near his home when members of his family saw him fall after a flash of lightning. He was dead when they reach his side. The survivors are his wife, Evelyn E. Eldredge; one son, C. Clark Eldredge; his mother, Mrs. Mary Eldredge; one brother, John H. Eldredge, and one sister, Mrs. Maurice Mercereau. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at the home in Vestal. [Binghamton Press, July 6, 1918]
A terrible affliction has befallen the family of Mr. Alexander E. VonZastrow, who resided on top of Easthill near Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY[. Four in the family have died within 19 days. Beginning Friday, April 29th, a grandson, aged one year and eight months died; and on May 12th Mrs. VonZastrow died and the next morning, May 18th the eldest daughter, Mary M. aged 16 years passed away and on May 17th, the father died. All died from typhoid fever, and there are two young children now down with the disease. [Bainbridge Republican, May 25, 1898]
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