Friends of Mary Bailey Beers, wife of Charles A. Beers, of Bixby street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], were shocked to hear of her sudden death, Saturday evening. Mrs. Beers, who had apparently been in excellent health, came in the house after sweeping the walk and collapsed in the kitchen. Mr. Beers heard a chair fall and called. Receiving no answer, he rushed to the kitchen and upon his arrival found his wife dead. Mrs. Beers was born in Delhi [Delaware Co., NY], Feb. 20, 1886, the daughter of Charles and Jane Bailey. She moved from Delhi to Rock Rift where she remained until her marriage to Charles A. Beers on July 8, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Beers lived in Franklin for several years, coming to Bainbridge in December 1933. The deceased is survived by her husband, three sons, Leo, Carl and Roscoe, all of Bainbridge; three daughters, Mrs. LaVonne Beers, of Bainbridge, Mrs. George Hulbert, of Sidney, and Mrs. Donald Mackey, of Newark Valley; and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Colwell's Chapel with the Rev. Paul Hulslander officiating. The body was placed in the vault and burial will take place in the Spring. [Baibnridge News & Republican, Feb. 12, 1942]
George Henry Brown, 65, died suddenly Thursday afternoon in the Central Hotel [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY]. Mr. Brown had been in poor health for some time, but his condition had seemingly greatly improved for the past several months. Mr. Brown was born May 9, 1876, the son of William and Mary Brown, in Vestal [Broome Co., NY]. In April, 1906, he was untied in marriage to Miss Lillian Belle Rider, of Binghamton. She died in 1934. During his residence in Binghamton, Mr. Brown was a carpenter. He came to Bainbridge about 15 years ago and spent the rest of his life here. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Freidenstine; two sisters, Miss Emma Brown, of Union, and Mrs. Dora Bensel, of Endicott; two brother Paul, Brown, of Endicott, and the Rev. Linus Brown, of Portland, Pa. The funeral was held Saturday in the Colwell Brothers funeral Parlors with the Rev. Paul Hulslander officiating. The body was placed in the vault to await burial in Vestal. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 12, 1942]
Friends in Guilford were both shocked and grieved to hear of the death of the Rev. N.S. Boardman, at his home in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY]. He has been in poor health for a long time, and has been in the hospital for treatment. The Rev. Boardman was rector of Christ Church, Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], for several years. On leaving here, he retired and made his home in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]. Even then, his health had begun to fail. One of our best loved rectors, he and his family made many lasting friendships while in Guilford. Final rites were held from 282 Chenango street, Binghamton, Monday Feb. 23, at 2 o'clock from Trinity Church, Binghamton, at 2;30. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Feb. 26, 1942]
On Wednesday morning Conductor Henry Johnson's way freight, train no. 44, left Windsor [Broome Co., NY] about 11 o'clock, with orders to pass the 6th section of coal train No. 35 at State Line. At Riley's Cut five miles south of this station, Engineer Baker, of the way freight, saw steam down the track, and shut off his engine. In a few moments coaler 35, running at full speed rounded the curve, and the two trains plunged into each other. There were four men on the freight engine, and all of them jumped off in time to escape being caught in the wreck. Engineer Baker was considerably cut by jumping through a cab indow. The others were not hurt. Engineer Miles of the coaler, stuck to his Mother Hubbard engine and came out unuurt. Fireman Chase was caught between the tender and boiler and wedged fast, the second gondola back of the engine having jumped over the first and helped to pin him down. One of his legs was crushed, and an iron pin was driven into his stomach. He was also severly burned. For two hours and a half the poor fellow was held fast in the wreck, suffering intensely and begging his friends to hurry and get him out. He was finally released and carried to the house of Allen Cronk, nearby, but his injruies were so serious that he died fifteen mintues later. Chase was married and lived in Carbondale,. Coroner Smith, of Windsor, impaneled a jury, and after viewing the remains adjourned the inquest until Monday next, in this village. Both engines and four cars were badly wrecked. The responsibility for the accident will probably be settled at the inquest. The coaler had orders to pass the freight at Tuscarora, and the freight's orders were to pass the coaler at State Line--Windsor Standard. The responsibility for the collision at State Line, on the Nineveh branch of the Delaware & Hudson road, on Wednesday, in which fireman William Chase, of Carbondale, lost his life, has not been fixed officially. The matter has been narrowed down to a question of veracity between Dispatcher Tucker, of Carbondale and Station agent Barrett and his son, William, of Windsor. The latter, who is not employed by the company, gave one of the engineers the fatal order. [Afton Enterprise, Jan. 8, 1891]
Zira Church, a resident of North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], a farmer about 45 years old, was fund dead in the barn of Norman Cox, about a mile north of this village, on Saturday evening last, about 7 o'clock. He arrived there about noon on Saturday, partially intoxicated; remained about the house for nearly an hour, during which time he drank large quantities of liquor from a bottle which he had in his pocket; then went to the barn, as the family supposed, to get his horse to go home, but was soon after noticed lying in one of the stalls asleep. He was heard snoring very loudly as late as 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but on going to the barn about 7, Mr. Cox found him dead, and to all appearance he had been so for several hours. At an inquest held by Dr. Bailey, a verdict was rendered that he died in consequence of organic disease of the stomach, caused by the excessive use of poisonous liquors. Mr. Chruch was not a man that drank constantly, but when he did he made a business of it. He leaves a wife and seven small children, together with some property. [Chenango Union, Nov. 18, 1863]
On Wednesday morning Conductor Henry Johnson's way freight, train no. 44, left Windsor [Broome Co., NY] about 11 o'clock, with orders to pass the 6th section of coal train No. 35 at State Line. At Riley's Cut five miles south of this station, Engineer Baker, of the way freight, saw steam down the track, and shut off his engine. In a few moments coaler 35, running at full speed rounded the curve, and the two trains plunged into each other. There were four men on the freight engine, and all of them jumped off in time to escape being caught in the wreck. Engineer Baker was considerably cut by jumping through a cab indow. The others were not hurt. Engineer Miles of the coaler, stuck to his Mother Hubbard engine and came out unuurt. Fireman Chase was caught between the tender and boiler and wedged fast, the second gondola back of the engine having jumped over the first and helped to pin him down. One of his legs was crushed, and an iron pin was driven into his stomach. He was also severly burned. For two hours and a half the poor fellow was held fast in the wreck, suffering intensely and begging his friends to hurry and get him out. He was finally released and carried to the house of Allen Cronk, nearby, but his injruies were so serious that he died fifteen mintues later. Chase was married and lived in Carbondale,. Coroner Smith, of Windsor, impaneled a jury, and after viewing the remains adjourned the inquest until Monday next, in this village. Both engines and four cars were badly wrecked. The responsibility for the accident will probably be settled at the inquest. The coaler had orders to pass the freight at Tuscarora, and the freight's orders were to pass the coaler at State Line--Windsor Standard. The responsibility for the collision at State Line, on the Nineveh branch of the Delaware & Hudson road, on Wednesday, in which fireman William Chase, of Carbondale, lost his life, has not been fixed officially. The matter has been narrowed down to a question of veracity between Dispatcher Tucker, of Carbondale and Station agent Barrett and his son, William, of Windsor. The latter, who is not employed by the company, gave one of the engineers the fatal order. [Afton Enterprise, Jan. 8, 1891]
Zira Church, a resident of North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], a farmer about 45 years old, was fund dead in the barn of Norman Cox, about a mile north of this village, on Saturday evening last, about 7 o'clock. He arrived there about noon on Saturday, partially intoxicated; remained about the house for nearly an hour, during which time he drank large quantities of liquor from a bottle which he had in his pocket; then went to the barn, as the family supposed, to get his horse to go home, but was soon after noticed lying in one of the stalls asleep. He was heard snoring very loudly as late as 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but on going to the barn about 7, Mr. Cox found him dead, and to all appearance he had been so for several hours. At an inquest held by Dr. Bailey, a verdict was rendered that he died in consequence of organic disease of the stomach, caused by the excessive use of poisonous liquors. Mr. Chruch was not a man that drank constantly, but when he did he made a business of it. He leaves a wife and seven small children, together with some property. [Chenango Union, Nov. 18, 1863]
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