George Sulser, a mason by trade and a resident of Walton [Delaware Co., NY], was struck by the Chicago express and instantly killed last Friday night at the depot in Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY]. He was employed by the railroad company as a bridge builder and in company with several others, was boarding himself in a car which has been located for some time on the switch at this place while repairing a short bridge about two miles north of here. Mr. Sulser was afflicted with asthma and it is thought he left his bed in the car to get in the open air and he probably fell asleep on the track. He was forty-four years of age and leaves a wife and two children. [Bainbridge Republican, June 22, 1898]
Last Wednesday morning a sad drowning accident occurred at Crookerville, across the river from Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY]. Clifford Holbrook, aged 17 years, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Holbrook of Otego [Otsego Co., NY], had come to Crookerville to spend the week with his aunt, Mrs. Booth, and to try the examinations at the High School, Unadilla. He went swimming in the river with a young son of Mrs. Booth, was taken with cramps and sank before assistance could be given. [Bainbridge Republican, June 22, 1898]
Sidney [Delaware Co., NY]: The death of Mrs. Charles Fitzgerald of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], at the Sidney depot last Monday evening created quite an excitement here. She was on her way to Unadilla from Oxford and was not very well when she got aboard the train but grew worse and was in such a condition when Sidney was reached, that the train was held for awhile. She was finally removed to the waiting room of the station but died immediately, her death said to be due to heart disease. The deceased was a sister of John and Henry Albrecht of this village. She was 25 years old and married when 14 years old. She left no children. The funeral was held in Sidney. [Bainbridge Republican, June 29, 1898]
Mrs. A.L. Palmer has received word of the death of her brother-in-law Harry A. Cole of Chicago. He died last Thursday night from Bright's disease, aged about 70 years. He had been an active business man until within the last year, holding the foremost position in a sail-making establishment. His wife will be remembered as Miss Almira Bartlett, daughter of Abel Bartlett, of Bainbridge. Mrs. E.B. Payne of this place is also a sister-in-law. Mrs. Cole will remain in Chicago. Another sister, Mrs. L.M. Jones, formerly Miss Maria Bartlett, is living in Chicago. Mr. Cole left a handsome property to his wife. There are no children. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 3, 1898]
Harry Mandeville, died last Thursday noon at the home of his brother, Asa Mandeville, in this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], after an illness of two weeks, resulting from prostration by the heat. Two weeks previous to his death Mr. Mandeville was visiting his brother-in-law, Marcus Lyon, and during one of the days when the heat was most severe, Mr. Lyon being short of help in the hay field, Mr. Mandeville offered to assist and entering upon the work with unusual zeal. The same night he was taken ill and continued to fail from the effects of the prostration till death removed him. For two days previous to his death hiccoughs attacked him and the constant attention of a physician proved of no avail to arrest them. Mr. Mandeville was 66 years of age. He was born in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] where he continued to live with the exception of intervals during the past few years when he made his home with his brother in this village. His wife, who was the sister of Gilbert Parker of Oxford, died in 1882. Mr. Mandeville during the greater part of his life followed the vocation of farming, and through industry and thrift and wise business management had amassed considerable property. He was held in high esteem by those who knew him, was upright and honorable though somewhat reserved, he was friendly to everyone and was of firm and stable character. Surviving the deceased, are two sisters, Mrs. E.H. Lewis, of the West, and Mrs. Marcus Lyon of Bainbridge; three brothers, Asa Mandeville of Bainbridge, John Mandeville of Boston, and Wm. T. Mandeville of Minneapolis. The funeral was held at the house of his brother in this village, Saturday, at one o'clock, and was largely attended, the Rev Arthur Spaulding of the Presbyterian church officiating. The interment was at Coventry....[Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 3, 1898]
About seven o'clock Wednesday morning July 20th, Wm. A. Crandall died at the home of his son Rush Crandall, Masonville. Mr. Crandall was in his 85th year, born in the town of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] near Lloyd's Mills in 1814. When 17 years of age, he left home to learn the tanning and currying trade, with Squire Bartlett of Franklin. After acquiring his trade he conducted business in Bainbridge, Vallonia Springs and Windsor. In 1859 he moved to Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY] and carried on his business until he retired in 1893, when he went to Masonville to live with his son. Mr. Crandall was twice married, first to Olive Putnam in 1841, who died in 1873. In 1877 he married --ia B. Partridge, who died--- in Masonville. The cause of Mr. Crandall's death was a cancer on the lip, which was a source of much pain to him for two years. He bore his suffering with great resignation, patiently awaiting the summons of the Master. He was a man of remarkable powers of mind and body. An indomitable will carried him through many difficulties in life. He was highly respected by all on account of his cheerful disposition and pronounced Christian Principles. He was a member of the Protestant Episcopal church. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 3, 1898]
A sad drowning accident occurred Saturday afternoon on Cincinnatus lake, three miles from Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], in which Arthur Ticknor and Ex-Supervisor Thomas E. Kelley of Smithville, lost their lives. A man name Harrison narrowly escaped. The three men were fishing on the lake, when Kelley and Ticknor in attempting to step from one boat to another lost their balance and fell into the water. Both boats were capsized and the men went down. Harrison managed to keep afloat by clinging for a time to the boat, and finally succeeded in swimming ashore, but was unable to rescue either of his comrades. Help was obtained and after some time had elapsed the bodies were recovered. Mr. Kelley is well known not only in his native town but all over Chenango county. He served 13 years as supervisor of Smithville and at the time of his retirement was the oldest member of the board. His funeral was held in Greene Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 10, 1898]
Miss Georgianna Purington of Asheville, North Carolina, died in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] at the home of her uncle, Henry A. Clark, Thursday evening, March 19, 1903, aged fifty-nine years. Her disease was cancer with which she had been affected remotely for several years, but within the past few months there had developed an alarming stage causing her intense suffering. Last October an operation was performed at Biltmore Hospital on the Vanderbilt estate, near Asheville, to eradicate the insidious ailment, and the patient received treatment from the best known medical skill in that locality. She recuperated from this severe illness and believed she had no further cause for fear, but after a little time the cancerous affection appeared with greater virulence than before, and her health failed absolutely. She wished to come north where under the care of her friends in Bainbridge and at her old village home, she hoped when the beautiful spring weather came to gain strength and be able to enjoy the summer. She was brought here three weeks ago and given the best medical care and attention. She appeared exhausted but was able to see and converse some with friends, though continually suffering the most excruciating pain. The cancer, located upon the chest, had made inroads into the muscles of the lungs and she experienced great difficulty in breathing. Thursday morning, March 19, she grew worse suddenly, sinking rapidly during the day. At about eight o'clock in the evening she aroused, and said twice, "I am dying", and expired. Miss Purington was the only child of Dr. and Mrs. William Purington, and was born in Southport, .Y. Her parents moved to the town of Bainbridge when she was a small child, where her father followed the practice of his profession until his health became impaired. He opened a drug store in Baibnridge in 1852, in the building now occupied by Herman Newell on West Main street, which was the first durg store in Baibnridge. dr. Purington died in 1855. Miss Purington's mother, who died in 1866, was the daughter of Ezra Clark, of Sidney, N.Y., and the sister of Henry A. Clark, of Bainbridge, N.Y. The deceased, the subject of this sketch,was a most talented musician both in a vocal and instrumental way. She took up music as soon as she was able to talk and continued with it up to the time of her illness in Asheville, n.C. She began teaching abroad at Saratoga, and in 1868 went to Paduch, Ky, where she remained for fifteen years. Later she came to New York city to more fully perfect herself in vocal culture. Before going to Asheville, N.C., where she had been for the past few years, she was located in Binghamton. Wherever she located she commanded large classes in music. Beside her excellent training and superiority as an instructor, she had a personal charm which attracted scholars and people to her. She was sought to participate in all the musical fetes where her services could be secured, and in church choirs. She was a member of the choir in the Biltmore Vanderbilt chapel, Asheville. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon consisting of a short prayer service at the home of Henry A. Clark at 2:30 o'clock, and at 3 o'clock services in St. Peter's Episcopal church of which she had been a devoted member since childhood, conducted by Rev. Mr. Tanner of Homer, N.Y. Music was furnished by the vested choir of the church. The bearers were: Joseph Juliand, C.M. Priest, A.L. Palmer, John Banks, Dwight Scott, and Frnak B. Phinney. Interment was in St. Peter's cemetery [Bainbridge, NY] beside her father and mother.
A sad drowning accident occurred Saturday afternoon on Cincinnatus lake, three miles from Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], in which Arthur Ticknor and Ex-Supervisor Thomas E. Kelley of Smithville, lost their lives. A man name Harrison narrowly escaped. The three men were fishing on the lake, when Kelley and Ticknor in attempting to step from one boat to another lost their balance and fell into the water. Both boats were capsized and the men went down. Harrison managed to keep afloat by clinging for a time to the boat, and finally succeeded in swimming ashore, but was unable to rescue either of his comrades. Help was obtained and after some time had elapsed the bodies were recovered. Mr. Kelley is well known not only in his native town but all over Chenango county. He served 13 years as supervisor of Smithville and at the time of his retirement was the oldest member of the board. His funeral was held in Greene Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. [Bainbridge Republican, Aug. 10, 1898]
Miss Georgianna Purington of Asheville, North Carolina, died in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] at the home of her uncle, Henry A. Clark, Thursday evening, March 19, 1903, aged fifty-nine years. Her disease was cancer with which she had been affected remotely for several years, but within the past few months there had developed an alarming stage causing her intense suffering. Last October an operation was performed at Biltmore Hospital on the Vanderbilt estate, near Asheville, to eradicate the insidious ailment, and the patient received treatment from the best known medical skill in that locality. She recuperated from this severe illness and believed she had no further cause for fear, but after a little time the cancerous affection appeared with greater virulence than before, and her health failed absolutely. She wished to come north where under the care of her friends in Bainbridge and at her old village home, she hoped when the beautiful spring weather came to gain strength and be able to enjoy the summer. She was brought here three weeks ago and given the best medical care and attention. She appeared exhausted but was able to see and converse some with friends, though continually suffering the most excruciating pain. The cancer, located upon the chest, had made inroads into the muscles of the lungs and she experienced great difficulty in breathing. Thursday morning, March 19, she grew worse suddenly, sinking rapidly during the day. At about eight o'clock in the evening she aroused, and said twice, "I am dying", and expired. Miss Purington was the only child of Dr. and Mrs. William Purington, and was born in Southport, .Y. Her parents moved to the town of Bainbridge when she was a small child, where her father followed the practice of his profession until his health became impaired. He opened a drug store in Baibnridge in 1852, in the building now occupied by Herman Newell on West Main street, which was the first durg store in Baibnridge. dr. Purington died in 1855. Miss Purington's mother, who died in 1866, was the daughter of Ezra Clark, of Sidney, N.Y., and the sister of Henry A. Clark, of Bainbridge, N.Y. The deceased, the subject of this sketch,was a most talented musician both in a vocal and instrumental way. She took up music as soon as she was able to talk and continued with it up to the time of her illness in Asheville, n.C. She began teaching abroad at Saratoga, and in 1868 went to Paduch, Ky, where she remained for fifteen years. Later she came to New York city to more fully perfect herself in vocal culture. Before going to Asheville, N.C., where she had been for the past few years, she was located in Binghamton. Wherever she located she commanded large classes in music. Beside her excellent training and superiority as an instructor, she had a personal charm which attracted scholars and people to her. She was sought to participate in all the musical fetes where her services could be secured, and in church choirs. She was a member of the choir in the Biltmore Vanderbilt chapel, Asheville. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon consisting of a short prayer service at the home of Henry A. Clark at 2:30 o'clock, and at 3 o'clock services in St. Peter's Episcopal church of which she had been a devoted member since childhood, conducted by Rev. Mr. Tanner of Homer, N.Y. Music was furnished by the vested choir of the church. The bearers were: Joseph Juliand, C.M. Priest, A.L. Palmer, John Banks, Dwight Scott, and Frnak B. Phinney. Interment was in St. Peter's cemetery [Bainbridge, NY] beside her father and mother.
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