Sunday, November 17, 2013

Obituaries (November 17)

The remains of Ernest Dickinson, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dickinson of Gloversville [Fulton County, NY] who was accidentally killed at Gloversville while returning home at the noon hour from school by a trolley car, were brought to this village on Wednesday and taken to the undertaking rooms of W.M. Hastings & Son.  The funeral was held in the Methodist church this morning, the Rev. G.E. Van Woert officiating.  Interment was made in Greenlawn cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  Ernest Dickinson was the grandson of Baxter Jewell of Searles Hill.  [Bainbridge Republican, Sept. 17, 1908]

On Sunday morning, Sept. 13, in Cobleskill [Schoharie Co.,  NY], the announcement was made of the sudden death of a resident, Andrew G. Kilmer, who was in the seventies principal of the Bainbridge High School [Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. Kilmer had retired at night in his usual health, but upon not appearing at his customary hour in the morning, he was called and no response being made, his wife went to his room and found him lifeless. Members of the family and a physician were summoned, the latter giving it as his opinion that death had occurred several hours before and was due to apoplexy.  Andrew G. Kilmer was born in Cobleskill, January 5th, 1835, and was one of eleven children.  He made teaching his life profession beginning at the early age of fifteen, and continuing until fifteen years ago when he entered into business relations with his brothers, Dr. Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton, where he remained for sometime, finally retiring to his native town Cobleskill to reside permanently.  In 1856 he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Young of Cobleskill, who survives with one son, Archie C. Kilmer, cashier of the First National Bank of Cobleskill, also by five brothers, Daniel A. of Howes Cave, Dr. Thomas of Schoharie Jonas M. of Binghamton, Dr. S. Andral of Binghamton, Chauncey of Brooklyn, and two sisters, Aurelia Palmatier of Binghamton and Delia Bouck of Schoharie.  The funeral was held on Tuesday Sept. 15, and burial was in the local cemetery. [Bainbridge Republican, Sept. 24, 1908]

The funeral of Mrs. N.T. Morgan, who died on Friday afternoon at Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY] at the advanced age of eighty-seven years, was held on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at her home, the Rev. W.A. Carrington officiating.  The remains were taken to Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] where interment was made in the Morgan family burying ground.  Mrs. Morgan is survived by two daughters, Mrs. R.L. Smith of Bennettsville and Mrs. S.M. Yale of Minneapolis, and two sons, M.J. Morgan of Afton and James B. Morgan of Sidney.  [Bainbridge Republican, Sept. 24, 1908]

On Monday of this week, while the funeral procession of Mr. George Blanchard was ascending the hill in West Bainbridge, the head team stopped for some reason, which necessitated a stoppage of the teams following, and the last conveyance, to which was hitched a spirited young horse owned by Mr. Frank Davis, living near Union Valley, was tipped bottom side up into the ditch, with Mr. Davis under it.  The gentleman in the next carriage in front jumped out and caught the animal by the bit, and succeeded in throwing him on his side, but he plunged and pitched about in a furious manner, tumbling the wagon over himself several times.  He was soon brought under subjection, however, and hitched to another vehicle, and Mr. Davis following in the procession as before.  Strange to say, no one was injured and the damage to the buggy was slight.  [Bainbridge Republican, Oct. 18, 1873]

Nineveh [Broome Co., NY]:  While Isaiah Manning was at work in the woods on Mr. N. Stowell's farm, about three miles from this place, on Friday last, he was struck on the head by a limb falling from a dead tree.  The injury was at first thought to be slight, but it proved to be fatal.  Mr. Manning died Sabbath night.  He was born in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], but a few miles from here, and has spent his whole life in this vicinity, and the event has brought sadness to a large circle of friends and acquaintances.[Bainbridge Republican, Oct. 25, 1873]

Last week we published an article relative to the death of Mr. Fred D. Champlin, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], whose promising career was terminated by inflammation of the stomach.  We have since learned more of his character and habits, and are prompted to make them known.  He was a young man of great promise, an active member of St. Ann's Church, of Afton, an ornament of society, and had hosts of warm friends.  He was only about twenty years of age, but had followed the profession of teaching for some time, and had just finished a term in North Sanford when disease laid its deadly hand on his hopeful head, and he was called to "go up higher."  His funeral was attended from the church of which he was a member by a vast concourse of relatives and friends.  [Bainbridge Republican, Nov. 8, 1873]

PEARSOLL--In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th inst., Miss Caroline Pearsoll, aged 33 years.  Miss Caroline Pearsoll was born in the town of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].  Fourteen years ago she became a subject of saving grace, and was baptized by Rev. A. Reynolds, and united with the Harpersville Baptist Church, and at the time of her death was a member of the Bainbridge Baptist Church.  For five years past she has been an invalid, and at times a great but patient sufferer.  She and an older sister lived together, and seldom on this earth is there seen stronger and deeper affection than existed between them.  On the surviving sister the cup will fall with great weight.  During the last of her illness her sufferings were often intense, but she endured all with patient resignation, and as she neared the end manifested a firm and abiding trust in Christ, her accepted Redeemer, and said most touchingly "Jesus, lover of my soul, take me."  "Thus sinks the weary soul to rest."  [Bainbridge Republican, Nov. 8, 1873]

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