Bainbridge Cental School Class of 1946 - Part 2

Bainbridge Central High School Class of 1946

Senior Portraits

"Echo" 1946

 

 

Louise Harrington

 

Barbara Hitchcock

 

Lillian Hodge

 

Barbara Landers

 

Charles MacPherson

 

Pearl Palmer

 



Obituaries (December 31)

Maria (Minor) Pearsall

Sept. 6, 1836 - Nov. 10, 1898

 

Another well known and much loved resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] has obeyed her Father's summons and gone to that rest which remaineth for the faithful.  Mrs. Sherman Pearsall died at her home on North Main street on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, after a painful and lingering illness.  In early life Mrs. Pearsall united herself with the M.E. church, remaining a faithful and consistent member, always ready to do whatever lay in her power toward the advancement of her Master's kingdom here on earth.  She leaves to mourn her loss one son, Albert, who has the sympathy of the entire community in this his great loss.  The funeral was attended by a large gathering of friends and neighbors, who gathered to show to the son, left alone, the love and esteem in which they held his mother.  Rev. T.F. Hall of Oneonta, Rev. C.H. Sackett and Rev. A.E. Spaulding of Bainbridge, assisted at the services at the house.  Burial was in the Episcopal cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].

 

Homer B. Parsons

 

Homer Parsons of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] who was so badly injured by falling down the freight elevator shaft at Hotel Bennett in Binghamton, that an amputation of his leg was necessary, died at the hospital in that city Tuesday night.  the accident occurred two weeks ago last Monday and after the operation which followed the next day, it was considered that Mr. Parsons' prospects of recovery were beyond a doubt.  The reports which were received  here daily since that time were to the effect that he was improving fast.  Tuesday afternoon a message came to the daughter May to come to Binghamton on the first train as her father was worse, and later another message came to Frank B. Phinney that he was dying.  This was a shock to the community as everyone here was Mr. Parsons' friend and believed that he was recovering.  He died at 8:45 that night after his daughter had reached the bedside but before his father-in-law, Mr. Phinney, could arrive.  Mrs. Parsons, the wife, who had devotedly attended him ever since the injury, was also present.  It seems that Mr. Parsons was taken worse Monday and began to sink rapidly, the shock of the operation being too great for his vitality to overcome.  The remains were brought to his home in this village yesterday afternoon and the funeral will take place at the residence Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Revs. C.H. Sackett of Bainbridge and T.F. Hall of Oneonta, will officiate. Burial in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].  The death of Mr. Parsons is a severe loss. There is not a person in this village or vicinity who ever knew him but mourns his death.  He was one of Bainbridge's most prominent citizens.  he was always genial, pleasant, kind hearted and generous.  Mr. Parsons was born in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] 51 years ago.  He entered business early in life and has been successful.  He was in the mercantile business in Waverly, and the real estate business in Richmond, Va., and Sidney, previous to his coming to Bainbridge about ten years ago.  He married in 1889 his present wife who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Phinney and have made this village their home ever since.  Mr. Parsons had a handsome residence on Pruyn Hill owned considerable real estate in this village and other places, the care of which occupied most of his attention.  He was on his way home from Waverly where he had been on business matters when the accident happened in Binghamton.  he was an energetic and stirring business man.  He was especially fond of his home and family, consisting of a wife who was lovely and always likewise devoted, and one daughter of twenty, whose mother died fourteen years ago.  The deceased also leaves five brothers:  Captain Augustus Parsons of Richmond, Va.; J.A. Parsons of Elmira; Lucius Parsons of Mt. Upton; Benjamin Parsons of Coventryville, and Henry Parsons of San Francisco; two sisters, Mrs. John Sweet of Bainbridge and Mrs. Eli Wight of Smithville Flats.  [1900]

 

Dan Keegan

 

Two men, presumably hoboes, were struck by west bound passenger train No. 7 at 1:40 p.m. Tuesday on the summit of Afton hill about two miles east of that village.  The names of the two are Dan Keegan and Charles W. Smith, both were from Cincinnati [Ohio].  It is thought that the men were in the act of boarding an extra coal train under charge of conductor Brandow, when train 7 under charge of conductor Gerner, struck them, killing Keegan instantly, and throwing Smith alongside the train in such position as to cut off two fingers of the left hand, and breaking the arm.  He was severely cut and bruised, but was able to pick himself up and start for the village, where he is being care for at the Valley House.  It is thought his injuries will not prove fatal.  The body of the dead man, Keegan, was allowed to remain by the track until nearly four o'clock before being removed to an undertaking establishment, and was frozen stiff by that time.  An inquest will not be held, being deemed unnecessary.  [1900]

 

Leon Barrett

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 11, 1946

Owego [Tioga Co., NY]:  Leon Barrett, 52, an employee of the Tioga County Farm, died in the Tioga Central Hospital in Waverly Sunday afternoon as the result of injuries suffered when he was attacked by a bull at the farm Sunday morning.   Mr. Barrett and another employee at the farm were in the enclosure with the bull which cornered Mr. Barrett and threw him into the air before anyone could come to his assistance.  Injuries were reported to include a badly crushed chest and other internal injuries.

 

Myrvle L. Sweet

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 27, 1946

 

Myrvle L. Sweet, of Curtis, Neb., died very suddenly of a heart attack, June 17.  He had lived in the west for the past 40 years, leaving Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] when a young man.  He was a brother of Clayton and Claude Sweet, of this village, and was planning to visit them next month.  He is survived by his wife and four children.

 

Orson Phetteplace

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 27, 1946

 

Funeral services for Orson Phetteplace late of Manlius [Onondaga Co., NY] and a former well known resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] were held form the Breese Funeral Home, Norwich, at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.  The Rev. Thomas G Swales, pastor of the Broad street Methodist church officiating.  Masonic services were conducted at the grave by members of the Norwich and Bainbridge Masonic lodges, the deceased being a member of the latter.  Interment was at Mt. Hope cemetery, Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].  Serving as bearers were Cutler Burrell, Harry Prentice, Glenn Curtis, Louis Phetteplace, Lawrence Johnson, Lawrence Cleveland. 

 

Death Notices

Norwich Journal, December 9, 1841

THURSTON:  In North Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 30th ult., of consumption, Mr. Billa Thurston, aged 33, formerly of Cooperstown [Otsego Co., nY].

 

Bainbridge Republican, December 13, 1877

IRELAND:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 7, 1877, John D. Ireland, aged 67 years.

 

Bainbridge Republican, May 2, 1878

IRELAND:  In West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], May 1, 1878, Harriet, wife of Nelson Ireland, aged about 38.

 

BROOKINS:  In East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], March 27th, Mrs. Polly Brookins, wife of Fredrick J. Brookins, aged 68 years.

 

SMITH:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], April 20, 1878, Mrs. Wm. Smith, daughter of Elder Russel.

Marriages (December 31)

Carlson - Follett
Bainbridge News & Republican, May 23, 1946

Miss Autumn V. Follett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Follett, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], was married to Charles L. Carlson, son of Charles Carlson of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], Saturday, May 11, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. The Rev. Rollin Malany, rector of the church, performed the ceremony.  Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. West attended the couple.  Mr. Carlson is a lineman and has been employed by the Bainbridge Power Company.

 

Caswell - Smith

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 23, 1946

 

Miss Florence K. Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. June Smith, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], became the bride of Lawrence W. Caswell, son of Mrs. William Caswell, Sidney, Saturday night, May 11, in the Sacred Heart rectory by the Rev. John A. Kavanaugh.  Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Gotfrid Christensen, Sidney, brother-in-law and sister of the bride.  The bridegroom recently received his discharge form the Navy after serving as an aviation ordnance man, second class, in the Pacific area.  He is now employed by the Scintilla Company.  After a short wedding trip the couple will reside in Sidney.

 

Filer - Budine

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 23, 1946

 

A pretty home wedding was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Budine, Walton [Delaware Co., NY], Sunday afternoon, May 12, when Miss Retha Budine, their daughter became the bride of Everett Filer, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Filer, of Trout Creek [Delaware Co., NY].  The Rev. H.G. Lincoln officiated.  A reception was held immediately after at the home for about 50 guests.  Mrs. Filer, a graduate of Walton High School, class of 1945, was salutatorian of her class.  She has just completed a secretarial course at New York State Agricultural and Technical institute at Delhi and has accepted a position with the Walton Cooperative Savings and Loan Association in Walton.  Mr. Riler attended Walton High School.  After a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and other points they plan to reside on his father's farm for the present.

 

Champlin - Stilson

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 23, 1946

 

In a charming setting of cut spring flowers at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Franklin, Tuesday evening, May 14, Miss Jane R. Stilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Stilson of Franklin [Delaware Co., NY], became the bride of Private First Class Richard B. Champlin, son of Mayor and Mrs. Bruce Champlin, of Downsville [Delaware Co., NY].  Ceremony was performed by the Rev. V.O. Boyle, of Christ Episcopal Church in Walton.  A reception for 90 guests was held at the home of the bride's parents immediately following the ceremony. The couple left on a wedding trip which may include a tour of the New England states.  The bride was graduated from Franklin Central School at Franklin and from Fredonia State Teachers' College at Fredonia.  She is director of the music department of Downsville Central School.  Private First Class Champlin was graduated form Andes Central School and shortly after leaving school enlisted in the Army, serving for three and one-half years.  He was wounded in the battle for Bastogne, Jan. 7, 1945.  He recently re-enlisted for a three-year hitch and is on furlough from Fort Myers, Va.  

Backus - Parsons

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 30, 1946

 

Chester Backus, of Cannonsville [Delaware Co., NY], and Miss Josephine Parsons, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], were married on Tuesday afternoon of last week at the Methodist parsonage in Sidney by the Rev. Z. James Hall.  They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vermilyea, sister and brother-in-law of Mr. Backus.  The bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Parsons, of Binghamton, were also present.  The bride wore a navy blue tailored suit with brown accessories and a corsage of pink rosebuds and orchid sweet peas.  Mrs. Vermilyea wore brown with a corsage similar to the bride's.

 

Hibbard - Fretwell

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 6, 1946

Mrs. Martha L. Fretwell, of Chatham, Virginia, announces the marriage of her daughter, Mary Elizabeth, of West Palm Beach, Florida, to Thewait D. Hibbard, of this city, on April 20, at West Palm Beach.  Mrs. Hibbard received her B.S. degree from Madison College in Virginia and her M.A. at Peabody in Nashville, Tenn.  She served in the U.S. Navy for 13 months prior to last October.  Since that time, she has been employed in the public school system of Palm Beach County.  Mr. Hibbard is a long time resident and proprietor of the Central Hotel here in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]

 

McCumber - Westcott

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 20, 1946

 

Before an altar decorated with peach gladioli, white snapdragons, baby's breath and greens, Miss Marion F. Westcott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. Westcott, 49 West street, Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], became the bride of George R. McCumber, son of Charles H. McCumber, Milford [Otsego Co., NY], in the First Methodist Church Saturday afternoon.  The Rev. Harold C. Buckingham, pastor, officiated.  Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of embroidered white net over white satin, princess style, cut low and fashioned in back with an inset of seven rows of graduated ruffles, with three-quarter length sleeves.  Her veil, of imported illusion, was fingertip length and she wore a tiara of orange blossoms and seeded pearls.  Her only jewelry was a single strand of pearls.  She carried a shower bouquet of carnations and sweet peas.  Her maid of honor, Miss Barbara Buckingham, wore a rose-colored taffeta gown with full-length sleeves, a sweetheart neckline and a cascade of ruffles on either side of the front inset of her skirt.  She wore a rose-colored halo in her hair and carried a colonial bouquet.  Charles H. McCumber, Jr., of Rensselaer, was best man for his brother.  Organ music was provided by Mrs. Jerry Wilson.  A reception followed in the bride's home with 25 guests.  Decorative motif included several bouquets of white snapdragons and pink and white carnations.  White snapdragons encircled the three-tiered bride's cake.  The bride is a graduate of Oneonta High School and Albany Business College, and has been employed for two years at the county agricultural agent's office in Cooperstown.  The groom, a graduate of Milford High School, attended Clarkson Institute of Technology at Potsdam and was in the Army's specialized training program.  He rose to the rank of technical sergeant and was discharged in January after 17 months of duty in the Pacific Theatre.  The couple will reside in Potsdam.  Mr. and Mrs. Earl A Westcott are former residents of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

Marriage Notices

Norwich Journal, February 1835
WOOD - CLARK:  In Sherburne on the evening of the 4th inst. by the Rev. L.N. Barrows, Mr. Asa Wood of Newburgh [Orange Co., NY] to Miss Emeline Clark of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY]. 

Norwich Journal, December 9, 1841
HUNT - TUTTLE:  In Smyrna, on the 4th inst., by Nathan Sutliff, Esq., Mr. Stebbins Hunt, aged 72, to Mrs. Susannah Tuttle, aged 67, both of the town of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY].

Bainbridge Republican, December 13, 1877
FINCH - WEEKS:  At the residence of the bride's parents, Dec. 12, 1877, by Rev. D. N. Grummon, Jerome Finch of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss L. Weeks, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

Bainbridge Republican, May 2, 1878
SEXMITH - ROUNDS:  At Guilford Centre, April 17th, by Rev. P. Griffin, Mr. George W. Sexmith of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Flora A. Rounds, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

SACKETT - SLOAN:  At the residence of the bride's mother, April 17th, by Rev. J. Jones, Mr. George E. Sackett, to Miss Ella M. Sloan, all of Afton [Chenango Co., NY].

Marriages (December 30)

Double Wedding - 1896

Boice - Drake & Davis - Drake

A pretty double wedding occurred at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the residence of Thomas Drake in Afton [Chenango Co., NY].  His two daughters became the wives of two esteemed young men.  Lasira M. Drake was married to Frank E. Boice by the groom's father, Rev. W.F. Boice, of Ouaquaga, and Daisy A. Drake, the youngest, to Daniel M. Davis, by Rev. E. Kilpatrick, of Bainbridge.  The contracting parties were young people well known in Bainbridge.  A number of relatives and personal friends of the brides and grooms came together to witness the pleasant event.  The residence of Mr. Drake, the father of the brides, was handsomely trimmed within; the floral decorations were numerous.  The ceremonies were performed beneath a beautiful arch decorated with flowers, tastefully arranged in the front parlor.  The scene was unusual in impressiveness and beauty, two sisters entering the gateway of matrimony at the same time.  After the ceremony the friends, brides and grooms united in the exchange of cordial greetings after which the married couples departed on separate wedding tours.  Mr. and Mrs. Boice will visit in Oneonta, Albany and other sections and Mr. and Mrs. Davis will make a tour to Albany and Troy.  The brides were well known in Bainbridge, having passed a greater part of their life here in company with many of the young people.  They were very highly esteemed young ladies.  Mr. Boice has made Bainbridge his home for the past two years, coming from Ouaquaga, his home.  He has been engaged in the printing business, being connected with the Republican for the past year.  He is considered a fine young man.  Mr. and Mrs. Boice will continue their home in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. Davis was formerly employed in business in Bainbridge but for some time has made his home in Rockdale [Chenango Co., NY] where he will continue to reside with his wife.

 

Smith - Morrison

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 6, 1946

 

The wedding of Miss Bettye Jean Morrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter l. Morrison, 6 Division street, and Robert Frank Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth O. Smith, Deposit was solemnized Saturday at 3 p.m. in St. Mary's rectory, in a setting of pinksters and other wild flowers.  Very Rev. Arthur A. Cunningham read the service.  A recital of wedding music was played by James F. Keeton, organist.  Miss Stella Crowell, of New York City, was maid of honor, and Albert F. Steinman, Jr., of Lebanon, Ill., was best man.  Bridesmaid was Miss Virginia Tishart, Louisville, Ky., and Miss Ann Smith, Deposit, sister of the bridegroom was junior bridesmaid.  Robert McMurray, Deposit, and Charles Brown, Philadelphia, Pa., seated the guests.  Escorted and given in marriage by her father, the bride appeared in white faille, styled with high round neckline, long sleeves, fitted bodice, which was buttoned down the back with small buttons of self material, and hoopskirt ending in a train.  Her fingertip veil of illusion was caught to a coronet of lilies-of-the-valley, and she carried a colonial nosegay of white lace centered with white roses and lilies-of-the-valley.  Her maid of honor was attired in coral rose taffeta and the bridesmaids chose aqua crepe.  They carried old-fashioned nosegays of mixed flowers, tied with wide net bows, in contrasting colors to their gowns.  Mrs. Morrison selected navy blue crepe with white accessories and carried a miniature nosegay of sweetheart roses.  Mrs. Smith, mother of the bridegroom, was garbed in an aqua print.  Her accessories were white, and corsage was of gardenias.  Large bouquets of pinksters and columbine were used to decorate the Morrison home, where 150 guests attended a reception after the ceremony.  The bride's table was in the all-white motif, centered with snapdragons, stock and sweet peas, and white tapers, and featuring a four tiered bride's cake topped with a miniature bride and bridegroom.  After a wedding trip in Canada, the couple will spend the summer at the bridegroom's summer home at Silver Lake, Deposit.  Mrs. Smith is a graduate of Oneonta High School and State Teachers' college, and prior to enlisting in the WAVES in July, 1943, she had taught three years at Bainbridge.  Now on terminal leave, she holds the rank of lieutenant (jg.)  The bridegroom, who was recently discharged with the rank  of captain, served as a radar officer with the 19th Bomber group.  A graduate of Northwood School at Lake Placid, and of Yale University, he did graduate work at Cornell University prior to entering the service.  Next fall he plans to re-enter college to work for his master's degree.  Guests were present from Deposit, New York City, Albany, Rochester, Monticello, Binghamton, Ithaca, Chenango Forks, Endeavor, Pa., Philadelphia, Pa., Westchester Pa., Lebanon, Ill., and Louisville, Ky.

 

Kelly - Cairns

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 30, 1946

 

Mrs. Ruth Telesky Cairns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Telesky, of South Kortright [Delaware Co., NY], became the bride of Reginald J. Kelly, son of Mrs. Leonard Smith, of Bloomville [Delaware Co., NY], in Bloomville Methodist Church, Wednesday afternoon, May 15.  Ceremony was performed by the Rev. Aram D. Melconian.  The bride is a graduate of Riverview Gardens High School, St. Louis, Mo., and has operated Charm Centre beauty shop at Bloomville for the past six years  Mr. Kelly served three and a half years with the U.S. Marines, participating in the battles of Tinian, Saipan, Roi-Namur and Iwo Jima.  he was discharged Nov. 7, 1945.

 

 

Obituaries (December 30)

William Walter Reid

June 13, 1876 - Dec. 14, 1895

In the course of time there are many fatal accidents that cast a gloom over the community, but none of recent years more so than of William Walter Reid who lost his life in the Susquehanna last Saturday evening.  He was skating up the river expected any moment to meet his companions, in all the strength and buoyancy of youth, with pleasant thoughts of an hour's enjoyment in that exhilarating sport, when without a second's warning he plunged into open water and went down to his death without a friend or helping hand near.  William Walter Reid was a quiet, unassuming young man of 19 years, who was trying hard to get an education which would enable him to get a position, and what he was able to earn went for the support of his mother and brother.  He lived with Mrs. John Fletcher, about two miles west of here, working for his board and attending school.  He was a good scholar and this was his second year at the academy.  Although of a quiet disposition he had a generous nature and those best acquainted with him were his best friends.  Saturday evening he came down town and after getting the 8 o'clock mail started for the river, as some one had told him the other boys had gone skating.  He skated along up the river expecting at any time to find his companions, and unconsciously skated into open water as the ice did not give.  There was every evidence that the young fellow had fought bravely for his life.  The ice had been broken for nearly fifteen feet and his hands were cut and bruised.  he was undoubtedly dead before he went under as there was no water in his lungs; he must have succumbed to exhaustion.  The last few moments of his life must have been terrible, with no help in sight, knowing that his strength was going and that without aid he was lost.  He was not missed until Sunday morning, when Mrs. Fletcher sent her boy over to Walter's mother in Coventry to see if he had gone home.  Not finding him there, inquiries were made and the last seen of him was when he was going toward the river.  Monday morning a cap was picked up on the ice, which proved to be Walter's and immediately a searching party was organized.  The cap was seen Sunday but no significance was attached to it at the time.  B.J. Smith headed the searching party as he knew the river, and it did not take him long to get to work.  A hole about twenty feet long was sawed in the ice, a skate was seen and the body was soon brought out.  The remains were taken to Ramsdell & Son's undertaking rooms and prepared for burial.  The funeral was held in the Presbyterian church at 11 o'clock Wednesday, Elder Horton, with whom Walter had lived at one time officiating.  The academic room was dismissed and the pupils attended in a body.  A delegation of the Afton lodge, I.O.G.T., of which deceased was a member, consisting of Will Kelley, Walter Roe, David Little and Chas. Seeley, acted as bearers and seven from the school accompanied the remains to North Afton where the interment was made.  The young man was born in Golden, Col., and came here six years ago from Texas.

 

Jessie M. Clark

Oct. 21, 1882 - Apr. 9, 1897

Jessie M. Clark, daughter of Adelbert B. Clark, of Mt. Pleasant [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], died Friday morning of cancer, aged fourteen years.  The funeral was held at the house Monday morning, at 10 o'clock, with Rev. Mr. Spaulding, officiating.  Burial was at West Bainbridge.

 

Sherman Holden

About 1895

Sherman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Holden, residing south of Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], died Sunday afternoon of typhoid fever aged five years.  Funeral was held yesterday (Tuesday) at 1 o'clock at the house and burial was at Bennettsville.

 

Alice E. (Ireland) Merchant

1842 - 1900

A sad occurrence which has called forth much sympathy, both for the friends and the untimely fate of the deceased, was the death of Mrs. Merchant, wife of A.B. Merchant of Cobleskill, last Sunday morning in the Binghamton hospital, the result of a surgical operation, an expedient which was necessitated from the precarious condition of the patient, hoping that a chance might prolong her life.  Mrs. Merchant had been in feeble health for sometime and several weeks ago she thought to try a change of air and scene and so came to West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], her old home, and among her kindred.  She stopped with her brother, John A. Ireland. The unremitting care of her friends and the attention of her former valued physician, Dr. Roberts of Greene, did not stay the progress of a cancerous trouble and she was taken, by her desire, to the hospital two weeks ago. The operation was performed Saturday morning and she died the following day.  Mrs. Merchant was fully aware of her critical state and bade her husband and friends not to be despondent over the impending crisis, as it was all right if life or death eventuated.  Her husband was with her at the time she died.  Mrs. Merchant was reared in West Bainbridge and her parents and brother and sisters have been known in and about Bainbridge for many years.  her father was John Ireland, and her mother was the sister of John and Nelson Parsons, deceased.  Mr. and Mrs. Merchant after marriage often visited in West Bainbridge and were well known in this village, having resided here a few years.  people never forgot the kindly face of Mrs. Merchant, nor her many womanly qualities of heart and hand.  In the home, she was always the cheerful and loved companion of both husband and children.  There was no parental authority.  Love only was the law.  And this spirit of love went out to all.  She was the friend of the soldier, and enjoyed attending all G.A.R. reunions, with her husband who was a member of the 114th regiment.   Mr. and Mrs. merchant belonged to the Red, White and Blue order of Binghamton, which holds monthly meetings and they were often present. The deceased was allied with the Methodist church to which she was strongly attached. Mrs. Merchant's remains were brought up from Binghamton Monday afternoon and conveyed to the home of her sister, Mrs. Mary Gilmore, Weat Bainbridge. The funeral was held at the Union Valley M.E. Church Tuesday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock, Rev. T.F. Hall of Oneonta preached the sermon.  The quartette, Messrs. Banner, Burdick, Ramsdell and Smith sang.  The large congregation and the long procession to the West Bainbridge cemetery testified to the high esteem in which the deceased was held. The floral offerings were many and beautiful one specially significant tribute being brought by the twenty delegates to the funeral from the Red, White and Blue order of Binghamton.  Besides her husband, Mrs. Merchant is survived by two children; a son, A. Burr Merchant of Howe's Cave, and daughter, Mrs. Walter Carey of Cobleskill; a brother, John A. Ireland, and sisters, Mrs. Mary Gilmore, Mrs. Esther Francisco and Mrs. Edward Loomis of West Bainbridge.   The families of the children attended the funeral and some others away from Bainbridge were the Misses Eunice Stilson and Stella Slater of Cobleskill; Martin Swartz and wife, Wm. Williams and wife and Benjamin Ireland of Oneonta.

 

Pearle Marguerite Reynolds

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 13, 1946

 

Pearle Marguerite Reynolds, wife of Raymond Reynolds, died Thursday, May 30, in Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton.  Funeral service were held the following Sunday in the Joyce Funeral home, with burial in Evergreen Cemetery.   Mrs. Reynolds was born in Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] July 27, 1901, daughter of Henry and Gertrude Nichols.  She was married Mar. 28, 1923.  Six years ago they moved from Otego to Rogers Hollow.  She is survived by her parents; her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Garland Ryan and Mrs. Chester Crr, and a son, Raymond, Jr., all of Rogers Hollow; two brothers, Henry W. Nichols, Jr. and Rowland Nichols, Otego; a sister, Mrs. Kenneth Eighmey, Otego; and two grandchildren.

 

William H. Coons

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 9, 1946

 

William H. Coons died at his home in Walton [Delaware Co.,  NY] on Monday, Apr. 29, after a three-year illness from an incurable malady.  he was 67 years of age.  Mr. Coons was born in Albany, Oct. 29, 1878, and when a boy his family moved to Walton, where he has since resided.  Mr. Coons is survived by his second wife, the former Carolyn H. Money, whom he married on Aug. 12, 1925.  Of this marriage three daughters, Florence, Hester and Carolyn, and one son, George, survive.  He also leaves three sons, Roswell, Keith and William, by his first marriage to Kate Davis, of Walton, who died on October, 1918, during the influenza epidemic.  Other relatives are a sister, Mrs. Florence Lockwood, of Walton, a stepson, Bernard Cangro, and a stepdaughter, Miss Isabel Cangro.

 

William D. McAdams

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 9, 1946

 

William D. McAdams died at his home in Walton [Delaware Co., NY] on Friday, Apr. 26.  Mr. McAdams was injured in an accident 17 years ago and has been incapacitated for heavy work since.  During his last illness he was confined to his bed for two months.  he was born at Roscoe Oct. 31, 1870.  On July 4, 1902, he was united in marriage to Miss Dora Ingraham who survives him.  He also leaves a son, Elmer McAdams; a daughter, Mrs. Anna Tompkins, and a sister, Mrs. Betsey Rogers.  When a young man Mr. McAdams started out as a lumberman and followed this occupation as long as his health permitted.  The funeral was held Monday afternoon at Christ Episcopal Church in Walton. The Rev. V. O. Boyle officiated.  Burial was made in Walton cemetery.

 

 

Hudson H. Lyon Biography, 1895

Brief Biography of Hudson H. Lyon

Written about 1895

 

The following is taken form the Weekly Gazette of East Hartford, Conn., and will be of great interest to residents of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] and vicinity:

  

At the head of the teaching corps in the schools of East Hartford--and there are twenty-eight in the corps--is Principal H.H. Lyon of the High School.  This fall Mr. Lyon entered on his third year in charge of that institution, one of the most successful and popular teachers ever connected with the school,  he stands as the representative in this town of his vocation.  This brief synopsis of the main points in his life is of interest to the public and to his scholars and former scholars and to all interested in the cause of education.

 

Hudson H. Lyon was born in Bainbridge, Chenango county, N.Y., February 1, 1857.  He is the oldest child of Horace and Mary M. Lyon of that town.  His father conducted a large dairy farm, on which our subject grew up to manhood, his environment emphasizing the qualities of prudence, thrift, industry and reliability which were his by heredity.

 

His schooling he received in District No. 5.  He was rounded out with four years in Bainbridge Union school.  On completing his course there he began the campaign of life, choosing teaching as his occupation.  From time to time he has taken private courses under leading instructors, among them Professor Davis of Harvard.  Last summer he attended the National Summer School of Methods at Glens Falls, N.Y.

 

My Lyon first taught in Guilford, N.Y., in the South Hill district school.  For sixteen years he taught in Chenango, Delaware and Broome counties and in other portions of Central New York.  Among the schools over which he presided were village schools in West Bainbridge, Coventryville, McDonough, Guilford, Masonville and Harpursville.  The one in Masonville was a union school and the one in Harpursville was during the second year placed under the charge of the Regents of the University of the State of New York.  In 1888 Mr. Lyon received a state certificate from the superintendent of public instruction, A.S. Draper.  In Masonville, Harpursville and Windsor he was in charge of teachers' examinations, representing the state department of public instruction.

 

In addition to his occupation of school teaching Mr. Lyon has engaged in several commercial undertakings.  He has raised large crops of berries and small fruits on his farm in Bainbridge.  In the West Bainbridge creamery he was junior partner.  His vacations have been devoted to these and similar interests.

 

In 1893 Mr. Lyon succeeded Mr. Ostrander as principal of the High School, coming from Harpursville at the opening of the school year.  Mr. Lyon teaches mathematics and sciences in the school.  In them he has particular success.

 

Mr. Lyon has also taken an active interest in discharging the duties of a good citizen in regard to politics.  He acted as inspector of elections in Bainbridge for nine years prior to 1893, representing the Republican party.  In 1884 he was collector of taxes in his native town.  For the following three years he was excise commissioner.  In 1886 licenses were refused to all saloon keepers applying.  For some years Mr. Lyon was one of the trio composing the Republican town committee in Bainbridge.  He has acted as delegate in district and county conventions.  In 1891 he was one of the seven delegates representing Chenango county, which has a population of 45,000, in the Republican state convention  This placed J. Aloat Fassett in nomination for governor and John W. Vrooman for lieutenant governor.  For two years he was president of the East Hartford Teachers' association. 

 

[Comment:  Hudson H. Lyon, 1857 - 1950, was a former Bainbridge historian who made many contributions to the preservation of Bainbridge history]

 

 



Miscellaneous Items - 1946

Ruth Bacon Honored at University of Indiana

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 9, 1946

Miss Ruth Olivia Bacon, daughter of  Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Bacon, North Main street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], is among the 56 Freshman girls at the University of Indiana having fulfilled the requirements for membership to Alpha Lambda Delta, Freshman scholarship honorary, by attaining a 2.5 average in fifteen hours of academic work last semester.  This is the highest honor that a freshman can achieve.

 

Harry F. Noyes to Celebrate Anniversary

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 9, 1946

 

Congratulations are extended to Harry F. Noyes who will celebrate his 25th anniversary next Wednesday, May 15, as owner of the Rexall Drug store in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. Noyes purchased the business form Leland C. Yale, coming here from Norwich where he was employed by the Reynolds Pharmacy.  Shortly after taking over the business he installed a soda fountain which proved to be a great attraction for the young people, thus making his store a "hang-out" for high school students for many years.  The fore part of the year, Mr. Noyes decided to greatly enlarge his drug and cosmetic stock and as a result the fountain and booths were sold to make room for modern show cases.  A native of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], he is a graduate of the school of Pharmacy, University of Buffalo.

 

Rockwell's Mills Landmark Opened as Restaurant

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 6, 1946

 

Left idle for many years, the "old mill" at Rockwell's Mills is again the scene of activity, this time providing food instead of clothing for men.  Built of native stone nearly 150 years ago, the old mill once was a thriving woolen industry, giving employment to nearly all the inhabitants of the Chenango County hamlet on the Unadilla River which takes its name from the factory. Still owned by the Rockwell family, whose ancestors built and operated it, the structure is now the property of Mrs. Maybelle Rockwell Ferguson.  Mrs. Elizabeth D. O'Connell soon to be a member of the Rockwell family, has taken over the old fieldstone building and its "modern" i.e., about 70 years old, brick addition, and has fitted it up for a tearoom and restaurant.  The styling and furniture of the new restaurant is entirely "early American" in keeping with the history and architecture of the building.  Few major structural changes will be made.

 

Junior Prom Social Highlight in Village

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 30, 1946

 

Leading the spring activities of the social calendar in Bainbridge, was the Junior Prom held last Friday evening in the school auditorium with a large crowd in attendance.  The hall was transformed into a most festive setting with flowers and colored streamers.  A white fence, intertwined with various colored roses, all hand=made by members of the junior Class, was set-up around three sides of the hall, about six feet from the sidewalls.  In the space between the fence and the walls, tables, were placed, each centered with a lighted candle, where refreshments were served throughout the evening.  The stage was also set with tables, and a number of large baskets of lilacs were placed along the footlights.  From the center of the ceiling hung a huge balloon, also a net filled with smaller balloons which were released during the evenings activities.  Streamers of pastel colors extended from the center of the hall to the sidewalls.  Barbara Hitchcock was crowned queen of the class with the following serving as her attendants;  Betty Jo Carpenter, Jean Salzberg, Marie Reichen, Ethel Hitchcock, Nanette Horton and Marjorie Silvey.  The crown was presented by Louise Harrington, queen of 1945.  Featured on the program of the evening was a floor show presented by members of the Junior Class with Jack Lord acting as master of ceremonies.  Vahue's orchestra, of Sherburne, furnished the music.

 

 

Marriages (December 29)

Bookhout - Gregory

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 20, 1946

Miss Elizabeth Gregory, daughter of Mrs.  Harry Gregory, of Roxbury [Delaware Co., NY], and Marion Bookhout, also of Roxbury, were united in marriage Saturday afternoon at the Middle Collegiate Reformed Church in New York City.  The Rev. Glen W. Young, a former pastor of the Jay Gould Memorial Reformed Church at Roxbury, performed the ceremony.

 

Warfield - Dibble

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 13, 1946

 

Miss Roberta Frances, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence B. Dibble, of Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY], became the bride of Robert D. Warfield, Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], in the Sidney Center Methodist church June 8, at high noon.  Mrs. Walter Uses was her sister's matron of honor and Miss Phyllis Dibble and Miss Dorothy Brown bridesmaids.  A reception followed the ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dibble.

 

Tweedie - Moody

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 13, 1946

 

A pretty  June wedding was solemnized at Hamden Presbyterian Church Saturday afternoon, June 1, when Miss Mary Eleanor Moody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Moody, of Hamden [Delaware Co., NY], was married to Richard Dale Tweedie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Tweedie, also of Hamden.  About 100 attended the reception in the community hall which followed the ceremony.  After the reception Mr. and Mrs. Tweedie left for a tour of the New England States.  Mrs. Tweedie was graduated from Delaware Academy and the New York State Agricultural and Technical Institute at Delhi and is employed by Crawford Brothers, Walton.  Mr. Tweedie also was graduated form Delaware Academy and was honorably discharged form the U.S. Marine Corps in January after four years' service.

 

Trowbridge - Davis

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 13, 1946

 

Miss Jessamine Louise Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], and Henry M. Trowbridge, Jr., of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], son of Henry Trowbridge, of Hollis, N.Y., were married Sunday afternoon, June 9, at 4 o'clock at the First Baptist Church in Bainbridge.  The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Norman Lawton, pastor.  Spirea, iris and pinksters were used for decorations at the church.  A short organ recital, presented by Mrs. Ernest Hoyt, preceded the ceremony. Eugene Houck sang "O Promise Me" and "I love You Truly."  The traditional wedding marches completed the music for the service.  The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white taffeta and net designed with a sweetheart neckline and full skirt ending in a train.  Her finger-tip veil was fastened to a heart-shaped net crown.  Her only jewelry was a double strand of pearls, a gift of the bridegroom.  She carried a bouquet of white gladioli.  Mrs. Herold Rueffer, of Binghamton, sister of the bridegroom, was matron of honor.  She wore a deep rose taffeta gown with matching headdress and carried a bouquet of deep rose snapdragons. The bridesmaids were Mrs. Bynum Moretz, Bainbridge, sister of the bride, who was attired in pink taffeta and carried a bouquet of pink snapdragons; Mrs. Willard Robert, Sr., of Binghamton, who was dressed in yellow taffeta and carried a bouquet of yellow snapdragons; and Mrs. Arthur Elderkin, of Binghamton, also a sister of the bridegroom, who was attired in blue taffeta and carried blue stock.  They all wore matching headdresses.  Their jewelry was single strands of pearls, gifts of the bride.  Kenneth Davis, of Sidney, acted as best man.  The ushers were Bynum Moretz, of Bainbridge, brother-in-law of the bride, Herold Rueffer and Arthur Elderkin, both of Binghamton, brothers-in-law of the bridegroom.  Mrs. Davis, mother of the bride, was attired in a green and white print dress with white accessories and a corsage of pink rosebuds.  Mrs. Charles Beers, of Owego, aunt of the bridegroom, was attired in a red suit with black and white accessories and a corsage of yellow rosebuds.  A reception was held in the church parlors following the ceremony.  The bride's table was centered with a three tiered cake, flanked with pink tapers.  During the reception Willard Robert, Jr., of Binghamton, played two violin solos.  The couple left for a short trip after which they will reside at 554 State Street, Binghamton.  For traveling the bride chose a white sharkskin dress with white accessories and a corsage of red carnations.  The bride is a graduate of Bainbridge Central High School and Cortland State Teachers College.  She is employed by the Empire Foods, Inc., Binghamton.  The bridegroom is a veteran of World War II and is employed by Cox Engineering Corp.  Guests attended the ceremony from Binghamton, Afton, Sidney, Watervliet and McDonough.

 

Marriage Notices

Bainbridge Republican, October 25, 1877

HUTCHINSON - IVES:  At the residence of the bride's parents by Rev. D.N. Grummon on Thursday Oct. 25th, 1877, Theodore C. Hutchinson of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Nettie L. Ives of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

 

HOUGHTON - PRICE:  In Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], Sept. 15, 1877, by Rev. J.B. Sumner, Mr. William Houghton of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Nellie E. Price of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].

 

SMITH - CONE:  At South Oxford, Oct. 3d, by Rev. A. Reynolds, Mr. Matthew F. Smith, of Coventry [Chenang Co., NY], to Miss Carrie A. Cone, of South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

 

PARKER - BRADLEY:  At Norwich, Oct. 17th, 1877, by Rev. L.C. Haynes, John A. Parker and Miss Jennie K. Bradley, both of Guilford, N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY].

 

DAVIS - WEEKS:  In Afton, Oct. 11th, by Rev. H.N. VanDeusen, Mr. Albert Davis to Miss Helen Weeks, both of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

 

DERBY - EASTON:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], on 16th, by Rev. H.N. VanDeusen, Mr. Albert C. Derby to Miss E. Melissa Easton.

 

SHELDON - HAWKINS:  In the Congregational Parsonage Sidney Plains, Oct. 17th, by Rev. Samuel Johnson, Mr. Charles M. Sheldon of Davenport Centre [Delaware Co., NY], to Miss Deliah A Hawkins of Vallonia Springs    [Broome Co., NY].

 

PINDAR - WARD:  At the residence of the bride's parents, Oct. 17, 1877, by Rev. H .G. Harned, Mr. Silas A. Pindar and Mrs. Ellen A. Ward, both of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY].

 

Bainbridge Republican, March 28, 1878

BUNDY - NEFF:  At Masonville, March 21st, 1878, by Rev. S. Mandville, Richard l. Bundy of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], and Miss Lucy A. Neff, of Barbourville [Delaware Co., NY].

 

Obituaries (December 29)

Addison H. Cresson

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 9, 1946

Addison H. Cresson, 88, died on Friday morning, Apr. 20, at his farm in East Windsor [Broome Co., NY] where he had spent his entire life.  Broome county's oldest Republican committeeman, Mr. Cresson was born Mar. 26, 1858, the son of Silas and Roxy Cresson.  In July, 1889, he married Mary Bedient, of Windsor, who died in 1941.  He was a member of the East Windsor Methodist Church and was highly respected in his community where he was known by practically everyone.  For many years Mr. Cresson was a member of the staff of the Broome County sheriff's office, serving as Supreme Court officer and as a deputy sheriff in East Windsor.

 

Robert Scott Lightfoot

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 9, 1946

 

Robert Scott Lightfoot died in Riverside Hospital, Hampton, Va., Apr. 13, after a long illness.  He was at one time a resident of Cannonsville and Walton [Delaware Co., NY].  He was a grandson of the late W.G. Pomeroy, of Cannonsville, and a nephew of Mrs. Robert Scott, of Walton.  He is survived by his wife, one son, Thomas T. Lightfoot; his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Lightfoot, of Hampton; two brothers, James T. Lightfoot and Major Whiting P. Lightfoot, both in the Army; two sisters, Mrs. Oliver L. Gustafson and Mrs. Mary Gensenleiter, both of Hampton, Va.  The funeral was held Wednesday, Apr. 17, at the Peninsula Funeral Home in Hampton.  Burial was in Peninsula Memorial Park.

 

Ross E. Brown

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 9, 1946

 

Ross E. Brown, of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], supervisor for several years from that township, died at the Cortland Hospital, Apr. 22, after suffering ill health for several years.  Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at Norwich and burial was made in Mt. Hope Cemetery, there [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY]

 

Fred Burnside

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 9, 1946

 

Fred Burnside, of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], died at Delhi Saturday, Apr. 27, after a four-day illness.  Mr. Burnside was born at Deposit Sept. 25, 1861, and had lived in Masonville most of his life, where he was a farmer until age forced his retirement from active labor.  He is survived by one son, Edgar Burnside, of Masonville, and a daughter, Mrs. Harvey Jones, of Sidney Center; 11 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.  The funeral was held at Masonville Federated Church Tuesday.  The Rev. J.C. Jensen officiated. Burial was in the Masonville cemetery.

 

Mary V. Gude

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 25, 1946

 

Wilmington, Del.:  Injuries received when an automobile struck her as she crossed a road near here was fatal to Mrs. Mary V. Gude, 59, of Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY].  She died Tuesday night in a Delaware Hospital.  Two sons, Oscar and Arthur Gude, of Clarksburg, N.J. survive.  The woman, spending a night at a nearby Hare's Corner tourist home, was struck by the car Sunday night.  Mrs. Gude is believed to have been killed while enroute from Florida to her summer home in Delaware county.  A check here [Sidney, NY] yesterday disclosed that Mrs. Gude purchased a residence between Masonville and Trout Creek several years ago, but had occupied it only during the summers since that time.  She winters in Florida each year.  Mrs. Gude has no relatives living in the Sidney area, as far as could be determined.

 

Lyman E. Wright

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 16, 1946

 

Lyman E. Wright, 63, of Windsor [Broome Co., NY], R.D.2, died suddenly of a heart ailment at 11:45 p.m. Sunday at his home. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Simonson Wright, of Windsor, R.D.2; a daughter, Mrs. Chester Dodd, of Windsor R.D. 2; a granddaughter, Sharon Jean, of Windsor R.D.2, and several cousins.

 

Richard J. McCormack

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 9, 1946

 

Weakened by alcohol, Richard J. McCormack, 59 year old Margaretville [Delaware Co., NY] woodworking plant employee, died from exposure as he lay on the muddy bank of an eddy in the East Branch, Delaware River, near Arena, last Saturday morning, Apr. 27, according to police and other officials who investigated following discovery of the victim's body the following Sunday. There was no indication of foul play, according to District Attorney Gleason B. Speenburgh.  Dr. Elwin C. Champlin, Fleischmanns, acted as coroner's physician.  State police from Delhi and Sidney also worked on the case.  Investigators said that McCormack, in an intoxicated condition,  hired a taxi in Margaretville late Friday night and went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Slicer, Arena.  While in their home he became annoying and when he went outdoors for a moment Mrs. Slicer locked the door.  Looking out later, she saw McCormack lying on the ground.  Mrs. Slicer told police that she went to Stan's Tavern, a nearby resort, to find someone to take McCormack home.  Elmer Close agreed to do this after the tavern where he is employed, closed for the night.  At about 1 a.m. he went to the Slicer home but found the house dark and no signs of McCormack.  When Mrs. Slicer returned home, some time before Close, she heard McCormack in the woodshed, she told police.  Nothing further was heard or seen of McCormack until Sunday when Edward Slicer, Jr., 8, while playing in the backyard, chanced to look over the steep 75-foot embankment which leads to the river from the Slicer property, and saw McCormack's body lying partially in the water.  Elmer Close was informed of the discovery and he called the troopers.  Investigators believed that in the darkness McCormack fell down the embankment into the eddy, which is about three feet deep and then crawled out onto the muddy bank where he lapsed into unconsciousness, dying shortly afterwards.  It is considered likely that the body was covered by the snow which fell Friday night and Saturday, thus accounting for the fact that it went unnoticed until Sunday.

 

Death Notices

Bainbridge Republican, October 25, 1877

SMITH:  In the town of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], opposite Sidney Plaines, Oct. 23d, Kimball Smith, aged 68 years. 

 

O'LEARY:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] Oct. 9th, Edward, son of Timothy O'Leary, aged 8 years.

 

WHEELER:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 4th, Eunice, wife of Col. Henry Wheeler, aged 61 years.

 

RILEY & MERRICK:  At Webster's Switch, Pa., Oct. 4th by a locomotive wreck, Patrick Riley of  Nineveh [Broome Co., NY], aged 37 years.  At the same time and place, Michael Merrick, his fireman, also of Nineveh, aged 23 years.

 

IRELAND:  in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 22d, 1877, Edward H.P. Ireland, aged 44 years.

 

Bainbridge Republican, March 28, 1878

FOSTER:  At Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], March 16th, 1878, Margaret W., widow of the late John W. Foster, aged 76 years.

 

SNYDER:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], at the residence of John Holdridge, March 13th, 1878, Fredrick Snyder, aged 82 years.

 

FISHER:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], at the residence of O.E. Sackett, March 19th, 1878, Mrs. Huldah Fisher, aged 78 years.

 

 

Soldier News continued, 1946

Robert Rosenstein Discharged from Navy

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 20, 1946

Robert T. Rosenstein, Y 1/C, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Rosenstein, of Johnson street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], was discharged from the Navy June 2 at Lido Beach, after five and one-half years of service.  Entering the service Jan. 8, 1941, he served on the USS North Carolina, USS Beaumont (FG60), USS Jet (PTC20).  He holds the Victory Medal, American Theatre Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Medal with three stars, American Defense Medal with one star, and Good Conduct Medal.

 

Buddy of Adrian Bush Visits Mr. & Mrs. Bush

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 13, 1946

 

Charles Sheridan, of West Winfield, a Marine buddy of Clarence Adrian Bush, called on Adrian's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Bush, Sunday afternoon.  Plt. Sgt. Clarence Adrian Bush was killed on Iwo Jima, Feb. 22, 1945, while serving with the 5th Marine Division.  Mr. Sheridan stated that he and Adrian were with a group of men of the 5th Division which went into Iwo Jima with the 3rd Division with the first wave of invasion.  He said that a group of Japs infiltrated by night an area taken and had fortified themselves in an effective position picking off a number of our Marines.  Because there was no tank available at the time to send out to take this pill box, Adrian was one of eight men who volunteered to take it--five of the eight never returned and Adrian was one of them.  Mr. Sheridan was accompanied by his mother and fiancée.

Post Listing December 22-28, 2014

Listing of blog postings for the week of December 22-28, 2014.

Marriages

Posted December 22, 2014

Dibble Divorce (1946)

Juanita Baker - Kenneth Jones (1946)

Clara T. Cornell - Walter F. Drachler (1946)

Ruth E. Lawrence - Gerald Tiffany (1946)

Marriages Notices

     George M. Smith - Mary E. Olendorf (1837)

     Lewis E. Carpenter - Laura Baker (1841)

     Herbert A. Sherwood - Francis Edwards (1877

Posted December 23, 2014
Mabel Epply - Henry P. Devillez (1946)
Leona LeSuer - N.J. Pierson (1946)
Mr. & Mrs. C.H. Moore (52nd anniversary, 1946)
Marriages Notices
     Elias Breed - Susan Enos (1835)
     Elijah Sexton - Sophronia Gleason (1835)
     F.A. Whiting - Dora G. Butler (1878)
     Charles Utter - Anna Parsons (1878)

Posted December 24, 2014
Nellie Van Dyke Brown - Joseph Palombo (engagement, 1944)
Mildred Fowler - Leon Merritt (engagement, 1944)
Jean Marie Barnicott - Robert Randall (engagement, 1944)
Hannah Titus Armstrong - Richard H. Goodwin (1946)
Joanne Gregg Derrick - Henry Arthur Supplee (1946)
Marriage Notices
     Daniel M. Randall - Harriet Bissell (1835)
     Alfred Pabodie - Prudence Deline Bosworth (1836)
     Charles Henry Randall - Emma Seely (1878)
     William Tafft - Libbie Tew (1878)
     Harmon A. Walworth - Charlotte A. Hotchkiss (1878)

Posted December 25, 2014
Neita Eloise Butts - Marvin Richard VanValkenburgh (Engagement, 1946)
Mr. & Mrs. Roy Aldrich (35th anniversary, 1946)
Marie Louise Gonser - Murray Haynes (1946)
Veronica H. Mertz - Charles W. Shupperd (1946)
Betty M. Gardner - Eric P. Youngs (1946)

Posted December 26, 2014
Florence Eldeen Harris - George B. Moody (1946)
Maryann Walker - Kenneth DeMott (1946)
Betty Brown - Paul Barber (1946)
Grace Tallaksen - Robert Cass (1946)
Marriage Notices - 1878
     Frank A. Hard - Eva Shafer
     L.L. Boyce - Eva Davis
     Rev. G. Parsons - Sarah A. Ottman
     Datus Palmer - Wealthy May Hawks
     Berhu - H. Waldorf - Nellie A. Treadwell
     Howard Warner - Vinnie Lord
     W.E. Utter - Ella M. Foot  

Posted December 27, 2014
Irene V Zurn - Fenton J. Dillon (1946)
Elizabeth Marion Kent - Douglas Jenkins (engagement, 1946)
Marjorie Kipp - Herbert m. Walling (engagement, 1946)
Mr. & Mrs. William Hicks (50th anniversary, 1946)
Shirley M. Bradish - Frank Cieslak (engagement, 1946)
Betty Jean Moore - Hugh Calhoun Stowe (1946)
Neita Eloise Butts - Marvin Richard VanValkenburgh (1946)

Posted December 28, 2014
Lena V. Knight - William J. Donnelly (about 1895)
C.C. Hovey - M. Dell Fletcher (about 1895)
Marriage Notices
     Ralph Weeks - Anna Curtiss (1895)
     Albert Rey Johnson - Jennie Belle Walker (1895)
     Walter Benjamin - Florence Aylesworth (1895)
     Edgar C. Ward - Celia Corbin (1895)
     Frederick Cole - Jennie Randall (ca 1895)
     Lizzie Bailey - Charles Terry (ca 1895)
     Simon Woods - Cora Hubbard (ca 1895)
     Isaac Woods - Mattie Shapley (1895)
     LaVerne Booth - Ida M. Chapman (1895)
        

 

Obituaries

Posted December 22, 2014

Clarence Butts (Masonville, 1878)

Lovisa Nortn Winsor (Guilford, 1878)

Howard Willis (Brewster, 1944)

May Perham Woodmansee (Lake Como, PA, 1946)

Eda Ellen Hessinger Cook (Cadosia, 1946)

Emma Jane Terry (Vallonia Springs, 1946)

John Bush (Kelly Corners, 1946)

Clarence Gordon (Afton, 1946)

Posted December 23, 2014
Alton Simmons (Binghamton, 1946)
Herman Levine (Hancock, 1946)
Gerald Lee Kellogg (Treadwell, 1946)
Alice Priest Lewis (Masonville, Sidney, 1946)
Caroline Ruff (Andes, 1946)

Posted December 24, 2014
Byron H. Delavan (Skaneateles, Guilford, 1944)
Walter J. Malia (Port Dickinson, 1944)
Ethel Barnard (Afton, 1944)
Florella Theresa (Scofield) Olmsted (Bainbridge, 1946)
Tracey H. Morse (Unadilla, 1946)
George Downs (Walton, 1946)
William A. Moore (Rockdale, 1946)
Death Notices - 1878
     Lena Northrup (Bainbridge)
     Charles A. Miller (East Guilford)
     Amelia Louise Miller (East Guilford)
     Gracie Wade (Greene)
     Nancy Slater (Greene)
     Delia Sherwood (Guilford)
     Mrs. C.H. Holcomb (Afton)

Posted December 25, 2014
Stephen Kasper (Candor, 1944)
Charles Hodencamp (Unadilla, 1944)
Floran Oliver Bullis (Bainbridge, 1946)
Mrs. Charles James Kelloway (Greene, 1946)
Paris J. Van Auken (Greene, 1946)
Rev. George Oliver Read (Meredith, 1946)
Walter Pangburn (Harpursville, 1946)
Nellie Elmendorf Collar (Bainbridge, 1946)

Posted December 26, 2014
Helen E. Crouch (Guilford, 1946)
Winifred Sears Freiot (Washington DC, 1946)
Harry Gregory (North Guilford, 1946)
Dr. Charles S. Butler (Binghamton, 1946)
Death Notices
     Rowena Mitchell (Norwich, 1835)
     Patience Dexter (South New Berlin, 1835)
     John Swan Randall (Norwich, 1878)
     Frank Church (Norwich, 1878)
     Mrs. Aaron Atwater (Guilford, 1877)
     Ellen Morse (New Haven CT, Guilford, 1877)

Posted December 27, 2014
Nathaniel A. Benson (Jackson, PA, 1946)
William Rose (Sidney, 1946)
Floyd Watrous (Tunnel, 1946)
George H. Horton (Afton, Nineveh, 1944)
Crawford H. Getter (Sidney, Masonville, 1944)
Hubert C. Stratton (Oxford, 1944)
Death Notices
     Mrs. Fletcher (Wilkins Settlement, 1878)
     Mrs. Rev. Alexander Calder (Equinunk, PA, 1878)
     Willie S. Bedient (Windsor, 1878)
     Carrie O. Smith (Guilford, 1878)
     Jessie May Swart (East Guilford, 1878)
     A.J. Swart (East Guilford, 1878)
     George H. Phillips (Norwich, 1878)
     Sarah H. Boulls Ogden (Chicago, 1878)
     Electa Whitney Whitney (Sidney Plains, 1878)
     Ezekiel Shippey (Norwich, 1878)
     Betsey Siver (New Berlin, 1878)
     Beardsley (New Berlin, 1878)
     Sarah Rounds (Yaleville, 1878)

Posted December 28, 2014
Nellie C. Parsons (Bainbridge, Waverly, 1895)
Asentah Lindgren (Afton, 1946)
AGnes May Jeffrey (Norwich, Guilford, 1946)
Dr. Henry Vail Dunham (Bainbridge, 1946)


 

Miscellaneous

Posted December 22, 2014

Soldier News continued, 1946

     Robert E. Lee Discharged from Navy

     Milton R. Simonds, Jr. Discharged from Navy

     John Newcott, Discharged from Coast Guard

     Sgt. Leonard Wearne Discharged from Army

     Veterans of Foreign Wars Install Officers

Posted December 23, 2014
Soldier News continued, 1946
     Lt. Leonard I. Tompkins Declared Dead
     David B. Blakeley Discharged from Navy
     Lyall B. Fletcher Discharged from Navy
     Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Fairbanks Present Bronze Plaque to St. Peter's Church
James A. Hard Nears 105th Birthday (1946) - Civil War Veteran

Posted December 24, 2014
Bainbridge High School, Class of 1946, Part 1

Soldier News continued, 1946
     Claude Butler Discharged from Navy
     David Anthony Joins Army
     Robert Hitchcock Discharged from Navy
     Laurence Getter Discharged form Navy
     Otto Neidlinger Discharged from Navy

Posted December 25, 2014
150-Year-old Mill to be Renovated into Tearoom - 1946
Soldier News continued, 1946
     Youngs Family Soldiers
          Cpl. Clarence B. Youngs (Army)
          Clyde R. Youngs, Rdr. M. 2/C (Navy)
          T/4 Eric T. Youngs (Army)
          S/Sgt. George W. Youngs (Army)
          Pfc. Murray E. Youngs (Army)
          Pvt. Thurston B. Youngs (Army)

Posted December 26, 2014
Soldier News continued, 1946
     Cpl. Lewis J. Delello Visits Grave of Richard Parsons,

Posted December 27, 2014
Soldier News continued, 1946
     Rachel Boyko Discharge from the Women's Army Corp
     Fayette L. Smith, Jr. Discharged from Navy
     Robert N. Clark Released from Army
     Richard Carmen Discharged form Navy
     Howard Fuller, Jr. West Point Graduate

Posted December 28, 2014
Miscellaneous Items
     Bainbridge Union School and Academy Commencement, 1895
     Biography of Rev. F.E. Benjamin, 1895
     Emory Aylesworth has remarkable horse (about 1890)
















    

Obituaries (December 29)

Nellie C. Parsons

Died May 1, 1895, Age 16

Shadows now hang where sunshine ditted.  There is gloom where happiness reigned.  The chimes of joy are muffled for all within that once cheerful home is sadness and darkness. the lamp of a dear sweet life has gone out, Nellie C. Parsons is an angel of immortality.  Last Wednesday morning just after the break of day, while the dawn was redolent with sunlit glory, while the birds caroled and the flowers were lifting their heads from the dew, the spiritual choir sang the reception of her who left father to join mother in the "hope beyond death."  Nellie C. Parsons was the daughter of Homer B. Parsons a resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  She was seventeen years old and a beautiful girl, loved and admired by a large circle of dear friends, sweet in manner, charming in ways and bright in intellect.  She was gentle and kind, pleasant and winning, conscientious and devoted, a member of the Academy and the Presbyterian Sunday school, active, cheerful and good.  She had been sick from consumption for 8 weeks and as her life was slowly ebbing away, her gentle soft manner quelled the suffering and anguish of death's torrents.  She died peacefully.  About her bedside as she passed away stood the bereaved father, whose affection for his daughter was the strongest of filial ties, also her sister Mae, who is two years younger, was near, sobbing at the sad flickering of life.  The girl wanted to live but she could not, and when she realized she was at eternity's door she said "good bye" by the offer of a feeble hand and a look of fondness from her eyes.  The funeral was held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the house and was largely attended by friends.  The display of flowers was profuse, among which was a beautiful design, given by her classmates in the school.  There were flowers and tokens from every society of which she was a bright member and there were many, indicating the deep individual affection for her.  Solemn hymns, which were those sung at the funeral of her mother, who died eight years ago, and which was one of her dying requests, were reproduced by the male quartet, consisting of Geo. Ives, Geo. Smith, Don A. Gilbert and Fred Ashley.  Many moistened eyes wept over her as she lay beautiful in death amid the lilies, the roses, violets and palms, all of which sympolically bent toward her in sympathetic embrace.  The services were conducted by Rev. E. Kilpatrick.  The bearers were selected from a number of her male friends.  They were:  Will Hovey, Merton Hastings, Earle Roberts, LeGrand Birdsall and Stanley Ashley.  The burial was in the cemetery at Waverly [Tioga Co., NY], today, which is the home of her grandparents, and beside the grave of her mother.  No death has occurred in Bainbridge to awaken greater sympathy and sadden so many young people than that of Nellie C. Parsons.

Asentah B. Lindgren

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 25, 1945

Mrs. Asentah B. Lindgren, wife of Oscar Lindgren of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died Wednesday night at Afton Hospital following a short illness.  Survivors are her husband, Oscar and cousins, Mrs. Louis Bradshaw, of Afton, and Edith and Walter Blend, of Oneonta.  Funeral services will be held at the Karschner Funeral home, Afton, Saturday at 2:00 p.m. with the Rev. Kenneth Kingston officiating.  Burial will be at Bainbridge cemetery.

Agnes May (Whiting) Jeffrey

Bainbridge News & Republican, June 13, 1946

Mrs. Agnes May Jeffrey passed away on Saturday afternoon, June 1, at the home of her son, Howard W. Jeffrey, Jr.., 147 South Broad street, Norwich, after a long illness.  Mrs. Jeffrey was born in Brooklyn, March 4, 1898, the daughter of Hiram Samuel and Maude Bunnel Whiting.  Surviving are her husband, Howard W. Jeffrey; her son, Howard W. Jeffrey, Jr.; one grandson, Howard W. Jeffrey, 3rd, of Norwich; her mother, Mrs. H.S. Whiting, and sister, Mrs. Edward O. Grabow, of Guilford. Funeral services were held at the home of her mother, Mrs. H.S. Whiting, in Guilford, on Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Phillip C. Pearson officiating.  Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Guilford.  Bearers were Jack Anthony, of New Berlin; Hugh Hendricks and Lawrence Winsor, of Norwich; Lawrence Carney, Stuart Ives and Stanley Glover, of Guilford.

Henry Vail Dunham

Bainbridge News & Republican, May 16, 1946

Henry Vail Dunham, 70, and long resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died at his home on Saturday, May 11, of a heart ailment.  Through two periods of residence in Bainbridge, 1904-1919 and 1924 until his death, Dr. Dunham had made many acquaintances and friends in this locality through daily association with his co-workers at the Casein Company and at the American Plastics Corporation and through frequent conversation with the businessmen and neighbors of the village.  The numerous young men who began their work in his laboratory and under his guidance will always remember him, too, with admiration and affection.  he was never too busy to advise and suggest to all who came to him for help.

Born in Worcester, Vt., he was the son of George Washington Dunham and Martha Anne (Vail) Dunham.  He received a B.S. Degree in 1897 at Norwich University, Northfield, Vt., and a D.Sc. degree in 1903 from the same college in recognition of his research on casein.  Until his retirement in 1941, Dr. Dunham was vice-president of the Casein company of America and a director of the American Plastic Corporation.

As a young chemist, Henry Dunham's first interest was with casein and throughout his professional and business career, casein and its many applications received the greatest share of his attention.  In 1898, he became associated with William A. Hall in Bellows Falls, Vt., in the manufacture and sale of casein.  These two men were the first to create a going business based on casein.  The early objectives were the use of casein in paints and in paper coating.  The developments which came out of Dr. Dunham's first experiments were truly the start of the now immense business of casein manufacture and use in this country.  One very important result was the formation of the Casein Company of America at Bellows Falls in 1898.

In 1902, Dr. Dunham made the first of numerous trips to Europe, all of which were made in connection with his chemical investigations.  His first work in Europe was to set up headquarters for the Casein Company in Paris and Rotterdam.  In 1904, Dr. Dunham received the promotion to general manager of the Casein Company at Bainbridge and from this year until 1910, was active as both manager and chemical director of the company.  In 1910, Dr. Dunham, desiring wider experience as a chemist, joined the Hall Motor Fuel company, a connection which resulted in some of the first experiments in this country on the cracking of petroleum to produce gasoline.  His work during this period was of such a caliber that he became a co-inventor of a successful cracking process.  The years of World War I found Dr. Dunham in Europe much of the time, engaging now in new fields of research, notably investigations on the explosive TNT and on oil production.  The explosives work was done in England and the oil investigation in Russia.  Our entry into this world found Dr. Dunham in Russia, diligently working for the cause of the Allies.  Other late research was done by Dr. Dunham in connection with the development of the airplane by the Wright Brothers and the lake submarine.   

In 1924, Dr. Dunham returned to Bainbridge as manager of the American Plastics Corporation, and there as general manager again and chief chemist of the Casein Company, now a Division of The Borden Co.  He had previously in 1923 visited many countries in Europe to learn what methods were used in making casein plastics. The best of these methods were described by Dr. Dunham to the Casein Company and as a result were adopted and made the practice in the local plant of the American Plastics Company.  During these years, Dr. Dunham's inventions in the field of casein were both numerous and successful.  Many of the products now being shipped from Bainbridge to all parts of the country and abroad originated in the laboratory of Dr. Dunham.  His earlier co-workers in Bainbridge included Walter J. Roider, Harold Lord, Dr. Lawrence Bradshaw and John A. Parsons, all still active in the Casein Company and American Plastics Corp. 

Dr. Dunham was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity of Norwich University, the Chemists club of New York, The American Chemical Society, and the Society of Chemical Industry, London.  Surviving Dr. Dunham are his wife, Florence Goodhue Dunham, of Bainbridge; a daughter, Mrs. John F. Corwin, and granddaughter, Elizabeth Vail Corwin, both of Unadilla; and a sister, Gertrude R. Dunham, of Northfield, Vt.  Funeral services were held at the Dunham home on West Main street on Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. James E. Wolfe officiating in a room banked with flowers, which had been arranged by Maurice Colwell and Mrs. William Pross. The pall-bearers were:  Walter Roider, Dr. Edward Danforth,  Harold Robinson, Robert White, Walter Kinney and Dr.  H.K. Salzberg.  Burial was in the family plot in the Greenlawn Cemetery.



 

Miscellaneous Items

Bainbridge Union School & Academy Commencement

June 1895

 

Invitations have been issued by the class of '95 for the commencement exercises of Bainbridge union school and academy to take place at the first Baptist church Wednesday evening, June 19, 1895, at 8 o'clock.  there are five graduates this year.  Following are the names of the graduates and their subjects, and the balance of the evening's program:

 

                                                Nathan Truman..................................."The Poet Shelley"

                                                Flora M. Winston..............................."Beauty in Nature and Art"

                                               Albert C. Wilcox................................"Mathematics"

                                               Julia J. Ashley...................................."Points of View"

                                               A. Winfred Ashley............................."Life Preservers"

                                               Address:  Hon. D.E. Ainsworth

                                               Presentation of Diplomas:  Prof. F.W. Crumb

 

 

Brief Sketch of the Life of Rev. F.E. Benjamin

Pastor of the 2d Baptist Church of Bainbridge, N.Y.

and the 1st Baptist Church of Coventry, N.Y.

1895

 

He was born in Hunter, N.Y., Sept. 18, 1863, in which town he resided until quite a lad.  He was a very active and enthusiastic boy, and seemed religiously inclined.  At the age of five years he would call his brothers and sisters together, and in childish language he addressed them upon the subject of religion, exhorting them to be good, and when he arrived at the age of seven he made it a practice to pray in stores and in many dwellings, for which services he used to receive candles, sweet cakes, and sometimes money. At one time as he stood beside a neighbor's pen in which they kept a pig, he was heard to pray:  "Oh, Lord, make this pig grow."  It is quite evident he was born a preacher which fact his life for several years past demonstrates.  When about ten years of age his father, F.G. Benjamin, who was a business man carrying on the wagon business, sold out his business and removed to Phoenicia, where he carried on the wagon business for two years, and then accepted the superintendency of Hiram Whitney's chair manufactory where he remained for a number of years.  Frank was a natural singer, though the boy was invited to take his place among the singers in the choir of the M.E. church which he accepted, and for a time lifted his voice with others in songs of praise and worship; but owing to the bad surroundings, he was led into fast company and became quite wild, and shortly after left off singing in the choir and organized a male glee club.  They used to meet at different places and sing and have their fun.  When about 20 years of age he was married, and two years later he was awakened by the Holy Spirit, and was impressed to leave his work and go to his home for prayer.  He dropped his work and rushed away towards his home, and on the way as he went he says that he heard a voice from Heaven calling unto him, "Preach my Gospel."  He rushed on and came into the house, sat down by the table very much excited.  His wife observed that there was something wrong with him.  She inquired:  "What's the mater, Frank?"  At first he told her that nothing was troubling him, but his wife knew better. She insisted on knowing what the trouble was.  He could contain himself no longer, and in broken words and with tears streaming from his eyes he replied, "I must pray," and upon bended knee his first prayer was offered in his own home; but for many weeks he seemed to be under deep concern of mind.  One day he felt impressed to climb the mountain which towered high above the hill on which his house was built, to pray.  He obeyed his spiritual instructor, climbed the rocky steep, and on that mountain he found the Lord who heard the voice from Heaven saying, Thy sins are all forgiven thee, go in peace.  He then began  his work; was chosen as Supt. of the Elm Shade Sabbath School, and at home he began to tell the story of the cross with success.  Many expressed themselves as being anxious to lead Christian lives.  The fire which had been kindled in his bosom in boyhood began to burn and show itself.  He held successful meetings in several adjoining localities through the summer and winter, and on the 23d of January, 1886, the same winter he united with the 1st Baptist church at Margaretville, Del. Co., N.Y., and the same day received a license from the church to exercise his gifts by preaching the gospel.  The spring following he removed to Thomaston, Conn., and there did home missionary work independent of church or organization.  He joined the 1st Baptist church of Bantam by letter.  He founded a mission in the town of Thomaston, Conn., furnishing it himself, and with the help of an English organist carried on the work in which his soul delighted; at the same time he earned bread for his family with his own hands, with but little help from others.  In November, 1890, he received a call from the 1st Baptist church of Margaretville, N.Y., to be their pastor, which he accepted and entered upon his pastoral work in December, 1890.  He served the church for two years.  On the 11th day of November, 1891, he was ordained at Margaretville and passed examination to the satisfaction of the council.  He founded the Mountain Novelty Works in Margaretville, which business he managed, and for a time was general salesman.  The business grew under his supervision, and furnished work for twenty-five workmen, but fire destroyed the machine building, and by it he sustained a great loss.  He said that he saw the hand of God in the calamity and resolved to give his whole time and attention to the Lord's work.  He helped to institute the Union Free School at Margaretville which is an ornament to the village, and having closed his labors with the church at Margaretville he turned his business matters over to his partner, Mr. A.F. Bouton, of Roxbury.  He was then prepared to accept the first call which might come from any Baptist church. He received a call from the 2d Baptist church of Bainbridge and the 1st Baptist Church of Coventry, N.Y., which call he accepted, and the first Sabbath in October, 1893 he commenced his labor in his new fields.  Under his administration the churches have flourished and a number have been added by baptism and still there are more to follow.  He is a powerful preacher and very original as his sermons indicate.  His friends are numerous, his life speaks louder than his words; a man self-made, coming up through all matter of discouragements deserves the honor, sympathy, respect and the best wishes of all men.       

Dated. Feb. 20, 1895

 

Rev. Benjamin Resigns

 

Rev. F.E. Benjamin, pastor of the Baptist church of West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] and the First Baptist church of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], tendered his resignation on Sunday, Aug. 4th, to take effect Oct. 1st, at which date he will close his labors with the church at West Bainbridge, but will probably continue with the church at Coventry, and in connection will do evangelistic work through the fall and winter months.  He came to the field in October, 1893, and since that date he has traveled about three thousand miles in his work, made about 400 pastoral calls and visits, preached about three hundred sermons, baptized twenty-one candidates, and this season has helped to do three hayings, beside cultivating nine acres of land.

 

Emory Aylesworth's Remarkable Horse

About 1890

 

A remarkable horse for its age is the property of Emory Aylesworth on his farm in West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  It is twenty-six years old and is in splendid condition being as lively as a young colt.  This horse was folded in the field while Mr. Aylesworth was ploughing and at the outbreak of the civil war Mr. Aylesworth refused an offer of $300 for the colt, then two years old.  The horse has continued to serve its owner for the long period of years and is still able and sound, showing no feebleness on account of advanced years.