Mrs. Fanny Bennett, aged 65 years, passed away in her sleep Tuesday evening, at the home of Robert Thomson on Spring street, Afton [Chenango Co., NY], where she made her home. The funeral was held Friday morning at 10:30 a.m. in the Baptist church with burial in Glenwood cemetery, Afton. Mrs. Bennett was a member of the Afton Baptist Church and also of the Woman's Relief Corps of Afton. the survivors are two daughters, Miss Mildred Bennett of Albany and Miss Mabel Bennett of Binghamton. [Bainbridge Press, Nov. 9, 1939]
Miss Nancy Herrick, aged 90 years, passed away on Wednesday morning at the home of her brother, Ransome Herrick, at 74 North Main street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY]. She had been in poor health the last few years. She was born on December 15, 1849, the daughter of Henry Herrick and Diana B. Herrick. She lived on the old homestead in West Bainbridge until 10 years ago when she and her brother moved to the home on North Main street. The funeral will be on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Ransome Herrick home. The Rev. G.N. Underwood and the Rev. James Hall of Coventry will officiate. The great nephews, Glen, Everett and Harry Herrick and Lynn Hubbard will be the bearers. [Bainbridge Press, Nov. 9, 1939]
Friends of Mrs. Asa Landers heard with deep regret of her death on Tuesday morning at the Bainbridge Hospital. Mrs. Landers, who had been in poor health the last few months underwent an operation on Monday morning for gall stones. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at the Colwell Funeral Chapel with the Rev. S.E. Heath officiating. [Bainbridge Press, Nov. 9, 1939]
Mrs. Sarah Rice Tinkham former Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] resident, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Spaulding, of Salem, N.Y., Nov. 23rd. Mrs. Tinkham was born in the town of Bennington, Vt., Dec. 1st, 1847. She married Sorell C. Tinkham of North Bennington in August, 1873, and resided for a time in the village of Bennington Her other homes were in New Berlin and Bainbridge where Mr. Tinkham died in 1918. Since his death she has made her home with her two daughters, Mrs. James I. Newton of Syracuse, and Mrs. Arthur Spaulding of Salem. The funeral was held at Salem, Saturday, Nov. 25th, and burial was made in the family plot at Bainbridge on Sunday. [Bainbridge Press, Nov. 30, 1939]
Word has been received of the death of Wealthy Lyon Beers at the home of her niece, Mrs. Ida Truesdell, of Mountain View, Cal., on Nov. 18. Mrs. Beers was 98 years old last September 6. Her grandfather, Charles Lyon, was one of the pioneer settlers in the west part of town. He raised a large family and only a few years ago there were many of his relatives living in that vicinity, but at the present time only a few remain. [Bainbridge Press, Nov. 30, 1939]
Mrs. Margaret Philipine Hartmann, wife of the late Ernest Louis Hartmann, passed away at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hill, South Main street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], last Saturday, at the age of 84. Born in 1855 at Greenfield, Mass., Mrs. Hartmann saw in her lifetime the development of the eastern part of the united States from before the Civil War days to the present. Joining her husband in Bainbridge in 1895, she established a home and lived here until her death on Saturday. Mr. Hartmann came to Bainbridge early in 1894, at the invitation of the Swedish Cream & Butter Separator Co. In August of that year Mr. Hartmann severed his connection with that company, and in collaboration with Mr. Thomas Collins, built and patented the first American Cream separator. The first machine was completed in November, 1894, and exhibited at the Farmers' Institute held in Bainbridge. Speaking of Mr. Hartmann to a Press reporter this week, Mr. Collins stated that he (Mr. Hartmann) "had no superior as mechanic, machinist and designer and that he could make machine parts on the bench as fast as a draftsman could draw them." Mr. Collins continued: "Mr. Hartmann was a great naturalist and hunter; and was the first to discover the beauties of summer camping at High Bank." Mr. Hartmann and Mr. Collins established the old American Separator Company, and were its active heads for many years. Mr. Hartmann died January 21st, 1919. Mrs. Hartmann is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Henry Hill; three sons, Will and Louis of Bainbridge, and Walter of New Brunswick, N.J.; seven grandchildren, and one great grandchild. The funeral was held Monday at 2 p.m. in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hill, with burial at Greenlawn [Bainbridge, NY], the Rev. Paul L. Carpenter officiating. Bearers were James Purvis, Edward Partridge Sr., Will Snyder, and Haywood Hutchinson. Colwell Brothers were in charge. [Bainbridge Press, Nov. 30, 1939]
John Emory Patchin, 87, lifelong resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] and vicinity, passed away at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. A.J. Leonard, at Otego, Sunday, December 10, after an illness of three years. He was born September 23, 1852, the son of Levi and Elizabeth Jenks Patchin, at Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]. On December 7, 1872, he was united in marriage to Sushannah Blenco, at Masonville. To them, two children were born, a daughter, Cora Patchin Stever, who died in 1924, and a son, Leon, who passed away in 1923. His wife, Sushannah, died in 1921. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Patchin, who had been engaged in dairy farming his entire life until 1920, when he moved to Bainbridge, had lived almost 50 years on the farm now owned by Jens and Moritz Roehlk. The survivors are five grandchildren, Mrs. A.J. Leonard, of Otego, Ernest Stever, of Otego, Mrs. Edward F. Lyons, of Albany, Alfred Patchin, of Liverpool, and Leon Patchin, of Oneonta; two nieces, Mrs. Jennie Clifford, of Auburn, Wash, and Mrs. Charles Odell, of Bainbridge, and six great grandchildren. The funeral was held at Colwell's Funeral Chapel, Wednesday afternoon, December 13, at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. G.H. Underwood officiating. The pallbearers were Fred Neidlinger, George Cook, Arthur Hovey, Julian Corbin and Harry Bluler. Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY]. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Dec. 14, 1939]
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