Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]: The remains of Rufus Bluler, formerly of this place, who died at his home near Harpursville [Broome Co., NY] last week, were interred in the Episcopal cemetery, Bainbridge, Sunday. [Chenango Union, Dec. 5, 1889]
The body of Mary Bluler, who died in Harpursville [Broome Co., NY] last Friday, the eldest daughter of Rufus Bluler, now deceased, was brought here for burial in the Episcopal Cemetery Sunday. Rufus Bluler came to Bainbridge from Germany fifty years ago and lived for many years in the small house on the Dr. Freiot farm on the hill north of the village. [Bainbridge Republican, April 22, 1896]
One of our well known and respected citizens has been taken from our midst. Arthur More, Esq., died on the 15th inst. at two o'clock of chronic Bright's disease. He was born Nov. 18th, 1847 at Roxbury, Del. Co. He was a lineal descendant of John More who settled in Roxbury in 1772, where the More family in after years became numerous and influential. An extended history of this family, among the members of which Jay Gould became perhaps more widely known, was published some years ago and was very generally distributed throughout the county. Mr. More spent his boyhood with an uncle, the death of his mother at an early age making such step necessary. His literary education was obtained in the academies at Delhi and Franklin. Coming to Deposit when a young man, he studied law with his father, Taylor More, who was a distinguished attorney practicing his profession in the various courts of the state and of the United States. Arthur was admitted to practice in the courts of this state thirty-one years ago. He has continued to practice his profession with an office in Deposit since that time, building up for himself a business and reputation second to none. In 1877 he married Miss Ida B. Parker, daughter of J.O. Parker, Esq., of Deposit, who with three children, Edna B., Donald S., and Marion G., survive him. Mr. More was always identified with the Republican party in politics and was prominently mentioned as a candidate for county judge of Delaware County, lacking but two votes of a nomination. He was a bright Mason, had been Worshipful master of the Deposit lodge and High priest of the Deposit chapter. He was a genial companion, steadfast to his friends, a kind and loving husband and father. There could no one have been taken from among us who will be more universally mourned than Arthur More. Throughout a long and painful sickness he bore himself with fortitude and without complaining. The funeral will be held at his late residence Friday afternoon, Rev. Alfred Coons, D.D., officiating. [1902]
Mrs. Theodora Bartlett Payne, wife of Elmer B. Payne, died at her home in this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], Friday evening at ten o'clock, after an illness of about two months. Mrs. Payne had been critically ill in the early stages of her sickness, the result of appendicitis and peritonitis combined. Her physician did not deem it advisable to resort to an operation for the former disease, fearing a fatal termination, but did everything possible, otherwise united with careful nursing, to bring her out of her alarming condition and all were pleased and gratified, some three weeks since, to note favorable indications for her recovery. She improved quite rapidly and was able to sit up some and joined quite cheerily in making plans for the family and talked much of seeing her son Edward S. Payne, who was expected home in a short time from the Bahama Islands where he had passed the winter. She was very happy in having her other children and her husband constantly about her anticipating every wish and desire for her comfort. All went well until Friday evening, March 14, when after having passed a pleasant and comfortable day, Mrs. Payne was taken violently worse and declined rapidly until the end came, lapsing into unconsciousness two days before her death. In the first part of her illness, Mrs. Payne suffered so much and being aware of the serious nature of her ailments she was impressed with the belief that she could not recover and talked calmly of her readiness to leave this world, if death were decreed, and anticipated meeting her friends who had preceded her to the life beyond. A beautiful feature of Mrs. Payne's home life was the gift for music which her family had inherited and cultivated to a large degree by voice and various instruments. The family reunions were always signalized by impromptu concerts that gave the mother intense enjoyment, but she loved best of all to hear those stirring hymns with their sweet refrains appealing directly to the heart. As by some prophetic intuition that her life was to be cut short, Mrs. Payne had expressed the wish as often she had heard sung the beautiful hymn, "I'm Going Home, to Die No More," that it might be sung at her bedside as she was dying, and in compliance with this desire the solemn scene was enacted by the members of the household gathering at her couch and singing the loved hymn to the spirit just upon the verge of eternity. Mrs. Payne, who had always lived in Bainbridge, was born fifty-five years ago. Her parents were Deacon Abel and Hannah Bartlett and the deceased was the fifth child. She was united in marriage with Elmer B. Payne, April 25, 1866. She was a woman much respected, energetic, the domestic virtues being prominent. No care, labor or sacrifice was deemed too great to bestow upon her husband and children. She was a kind neighbor, and her cheerful disposition and pleasant greetings will be greatly missed by them, and by the sick and by all who knew her. She was an attendant of the M.E. church and had she lived would have become a member of that denomination. Besides her husband, Mrs. Payne leaves six children; three sons, Edward S. Payne, of Plattsburg, N.Y., Frank B. and Butler B. Payne, of Bainbridge; three daughters, Mrs. Grace D. Hastings, Mrs. Alice L. Neff and Mary E. Payne, of Bainbridge. there are three sisters, Mrs. A.L. Palmer, of Bainbridge, Mrs. Almira Cole and Mrs. Maria Jones, of Chicago. The funeral was held from the home at two o'clock, Monday afternoon. The attendance was very large and besides the officiating clergyman, Rev. J. S. Crompton, the other churches were represented by the Revs. Chas. D. Reed, Arthur Spaulding and Alexander H. Grant. The selections of music were sung by Mrs. R.W. Kirby, Mrs. W.W. Hovey and the Messrs. Daniel Banner and Hopkins. The bearers were H.W. Whitman, Melvin Yale, Perry Rood, A.E. Westcott, George Taylor and Chas. Norton. The burial was in Green Lawn cemetery. [March 26, 1902]
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Barton has been saddened by the death of their youngest child, little Arthur Leland Barton, aged four years. Death resulted from bronchial pneumonia, following a severe attack of whooping cough, from which he had suffered for several weeks. The parents have the sympathy of the entire community. The funeral was held from the house. Rev. G.E. VanWoert officiating. [Afton Enterprise, Feb. 3, 1910]
Belden [Broom Co., NY]: Death has again entered our neighborhood and taken a respected resident, Edward Bluler. Thus we are going one by one. Mr. Bluler passed away at his home on Friday night, February 10th, aged 78 yrs. He had been a great sufferer for the past six weeks. Everything was done for him by loving hands, his wife and two sons and daughter, also a trained nurse, but his time had come and he answered the call. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, two sons, Harry and Lloyd of Bainbridge, and a daughter, Mrs. Devillo Minor of Port Crane, also three grandchildren, Helen and Rollin Bluler and Cora Bell Minor, and a niece, Mrs. Bly of Coventry; also many friends. The funeral was held Monday at the Belden church at 2 o'clock, Rev. F.W. Ford of Harpursville officiated. The casket was covered with beautiful flowers, showing the esteem in which he was held by his friends. The bearers were: Clarence Wood, Frank Forsythe, Ed. Fairchilds, Will Pratt. He was laid to rest in the Pratt cemetery. H.G. Kark of Harpursville was the funeral director. [Afton Enterprise, Feb. 16, 1928]
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