Casein Factory File, 1944

Casein Factory Leveled by Fire

Second Time in 24 Years

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 3, 1944

 

 

One of the worst fires in the history of the Village of Bainbridge completely destroyed two-thirds of the Casein Company of America factory early Tuesday evening causing damages estimated approximately between $200,000 and $500,000.  For a short time, the residential area near the plant was threatened, and had there been a high wind as of the previous night, the situation would have proven most disastrous.

 

It is reported that plans are underway for the erection of a new building at once and salvaging began Wednesday morning on the twisted ruin.

 

A fire proof annex constructed in the front of the original building and separated by a firewall, suffered only water damage; the saving of this building was very valuable as considerable equipment was housed in this portion.

 

The plant, a three-story brick building located on Johnson street, along the Delaware & Hudson Railroad tracks, was a blazing inferno within a few minutes after its discovery with flames shooting into the air 40 to 50 feet high.  The cause of the fire has not been determined.  James Singmaster Jr., manager, stated he didn't have any idea what could have happened.

 

The Bainbridge firemen responded to the call at once under the command of Assistant chief Arthur Clark, who took charge in the absence of Chief Leigh Evans.  The local firemen were greatly handicapped at first because of lack of water pressure due to the small water main on Johnson street.  However, upon the arrival of Sidney and Afton Fire departments, who came to our assistance in record time, with added hose, lines were extended from Pratt's Garage, American Separator Company, Greenlawn avenue, and Newton Creek.  Also the Sidney first aid ambulance was on hand prepared to meet any emergency which might arise.  The fire was under control in approximately three and a half hours. 

 

John Scanlon, watchman at the D.&H. crossing on Johnson street, was the first to discover the fire.  He stated that he saw smoke coming out of the second story windows on the East side of the building at about 5:35.  Because he had been notified that a troop train was due, he was unable to leave his post to report the fire, but he stopped an approaching car and asked the driver to turn in the alarm.  In a few seconds, he stated further, there were two explosions after which dense black smoke poured forth and within a few minutes flames were raging.

 

Arthur Zeh, night watchman at the plant, had just completed his round of inspection a few minutes before the fire was discovered and he stated there was no fire apparent at that time.  All of the employees had departed and no one was in the building at the time the fire started.

 

In the portion of the building where the blaze apparently started is housed most of the machinery of the entire plant, also Casein adhesives and small package products.

 

All trains on the railroad were held up for more than two hours, as firemen stretched hose across the tracks to reach the building.  Three loaded freight cars on the siding at the factory were moved to a siding at the lower end of town.  Two of the three cars caught on fire but the flames were soon under control.  Telegraph wires were cut off by the flames.

 

The plant is one of the five factories in Bainbridge owned by the Borden Company of New York City, and employs approximately 200 people.  William Callan, of New York City, is president; Dr. Henry V. Dunham, vice-president, who is recovering from a recent illness at his home in Bainbridge; and Walter J. Roider is factory superintendent.

 

In 1920, the factory, a wooden structure, burned to the ground, and the presen tplant was rebuilt on the same site.

 

G.E. Howland, chairman of the emergency committee of the Bainbridge Branch of the Red Cross, assisted by its committee and volunteers, did an excellent job serving coffee, sandwiches, doughnuts and cakes, to the half frozen firemen.  Coffee and cookies were also contributed by a number of individuals. The kitchen of the Central Hotel was used as headquarter to prepare the food.

 

The first aid squad of the Bainbridge Civilian Protection were also on hand awaiting any emergency which might occur.  Dr. Edward Danforth had blood plasma brought from Sidney to be ready for any accident which might happen.

 

The people of Bainbridge are very grateful to the firemen of Sidney and Afton for their fine assistance.  Local firemen were on duty all night, and Wednesday morning they were still extinguishing the remaining embers.

 



 

 

 

 



Marriages (December 20)

Mr. & Mrs. Grant Tiffany

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 3, 1944

On Sunday, Jan. 30, occurred a very pleasant event at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Tiffany, of Bainbridge R.D.2 [Chenango Co., NY], it being their 50th wedding anniversary, the following day, Jan. 31.  The occasion, although not being entirely a surprise, renewed pleasing memories of many years in the past as well as furnishing food for many bright thoughts in the future life of Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany.  About 45 friends, neighbors and relatives gathered to partake of the abundance of food at the noon hour and talk over old and enjoyable times at this home where the latchstring is always hanging out.  In mid-afternoon a purse was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Tiffany, accompanied by a few appropriate remarks. As the hours of night approached, the party dispersed, wishing the Tiffany's many long years of continued happiness.

 

Ferguson - Cooper

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 3, 1944

 

On Friday, Jan. 11, at Laurey Field, Denver, Colorado, occurred the marriage of P.F.C. Barbara Cooper, daughter of Mrs. Melda Cooper, of Norwich, to Sgt. John Ferguson, both being stationed at Laurey Field.  The ceremony took place in the post chapel, and the double ring service was performed.  Mrs. Ferguson, before entering the service, was employed in the Scintilla and her home was in Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], where her mother then lived.  She is a graduate of Mt. Upton Central School.  One summer she spent in Guilford with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Alfred Cooper, so she is well known in the community.  Sgt. Ferguson has seen service in the Aleutians and enters O.C.S. soon to qualify as a navigator.  His home is in Hustis, Texas.

 

Auringer - Stanton

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Stanton, of Tully, announce the marriage of their daughter, Cynthia Katherine, to Sergeant Charles F. Auringer, United States Army, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Auringer, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Mar. 28, in the Methodist Parsonage in Cazenovia.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr. McConnell.  Mrs. Auringer will remain in Tully where she is secretary to the principal of Tully Central School.  Sergeant Auringer reported ot Greensboro N.C., Mar. 31, for duty after re-enlisting recently in the Army. 

 

Shapley - Carter

Bainbridge news & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Saturday, 2 o'clock, Mar. 30, occurred the marriage of Miss Madona L. Carter, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Fellows, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Wilbur Shapley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everette Shapley, of Guilford.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. James W. Bump at his home.  The attending couple were Miss Genevieve Clark, of Norwich, close friend of the bride, and Marvin Carter, brother of the bride.  The groom is employed as an electrician in Oxford at the present.  They are both popular Guilford young people. The bride choose a black dress with matching accessories and wore a blue coat. The groom has received his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army. They left for a wedding trip which will include Albany. On their return they will reside with the bride's mother, until they can locate an apartment.  Best wishes are extended to them.

 

Marriage Notices

Chenango Telegraph, July 22, 1835

JOHNSTON - LATHAM:  At Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th instant, by the Rev. Seth H. Rogers, Mr. Abner Johnston, of Sidney Plains [Delaware Co., NY], to Miss Nancy Latham, daughter of John Latham, esq., of the former place.

 

Chenango Telegraph, November 25, 1835

BALDWIN - WILLIAMS:  On Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, by the Rev. Elijah Whitney, Mr. Wm. A. Baldwin, Merchant, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Lucia G. Williams, of the same place.

 

DIBBLE - BURBANKS: In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 11th inst., by the Rev. L.A. Barrows, Mr. Dibble, of Michigan, to Miss Mary Burbanks, of the former place.

 

Bainbridge Republican, February 7, 1878

STEBBINS -ROGERS:  At the M.E. Parsonage in Bainbridge, Feb. 6th, 1878, by the Rev. N.S. Reynolds, Philo E. Stebbins of Union Valley, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] to Miss Emma A. Rogers of Afton [Chenango Co., NY].

 

Bainbridge Republican, February 21, 1878

MILES - BROCKETT:  At the residence of the bride's parents by Rev D.N. Grummon, Feb. 19, 1878, Mr. Edward Miles to Miss Frankie Brockett, both of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

 

 

 

 

Obituaries (December 20)

Stella A. Hinds

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

Mrs. Stella A. Hinds, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], mother of Mrs. Leone Grow, of Bainbridge, died Monday night in Afton.  Funeral services will be held at the Fisher Chapel, Bainbridge, Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock.

 

Lawrence Slater

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Lawrence Slater, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died at the Binghamton City Hospital Saturday morning.  He is survived by a daughter, Miss Florence Slater, and a son, Harold Slater, both of Afton.

 

John Willis Churchill

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

John Willis Churchill, 27, of Great Bend, Pa., who recently completed four years and two months of service with the Army Air Forces, lost his life in a freight elevator accident late Friday afternoon.  The overseas veteran was killed instantly at the Robinson street plant of the Brewer-Titchener Corp.  Officials of the corporation where Mr. Churchill was an employee of the shipping and packing room, said the ex-soldier stepped on a freight truck to peer over the backboard of the elevator as it was moving upward.  They said he was crushed between the backboard and a third-floor beam.  Dr. john J. Breivis, a Broome County coroner, who issued a verdict of accidental death, said an autopsy disclosed death resulted from a broken neck.  The victim also suffered a skull fracture.

 

Clyde R. Place

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Clyde R. Place, 68, consulting engineer for Rockefeller Center, the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the British Museum in London, died Thursday, Mar. 28.  He was a native of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY].

 

Maurice J. Huyck

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Funeral of Maurice J. Huyck, 73, Town of Windsor highway superintendent, who died Monday morning, was held Wednesday in the Windsor Presbyterian Church.  He had been superintendent since November, 1924.  Mr. Huyck, whose death was attributed to a heart condition, was a native of Barbourville, Town of Deposit [Delaware Co., NY].  He was born Dec. 30, 1872.  He was the son of the late John Nicholas and Philena Rogers Huyck, of Albany County.  A resident of Windsor [Broome Co., NY] for 30 years, Mr. Huyck was educated in the public schools of the Town of Deposit and Lowell School of Business in Binghamton.  He had been an elder of Windsor Presbyterian Church since 1916.  The Rev. Erban F. Cline, of Candor, officiated at the funeral Burial in Windsor.  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lillian Smith Huyck; a daughter, Mrs. J. Douglas Bennett, both of Windsor; two sisters, Mrs. Dayton McLaughlin, of Cannonsville, and Mrs. Brainard Cook, of Deposit; a granddaughter, Ann H. Bennett, of Windsor.

 

James M. Zeigler

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Susquehanna [PA]:  James M. Zeigler, 23, of Lanesboro [PA], who was injured Wednesday night in a motorcycle accident, died at the Barnes Hospital Thursday.  Mr. Zeigler had just purchased the motorcycle Wednesday morning.  On the way from Susquehanna to Lanesboro he lost control of the machine on East Main street.  He was carried across the street and struck the front of the Harry Benson building.  The motorcycle struck the building with such force that the rider was catapulted from the machine and his head struck a supporting timber in front of the building, fracturing the skull.  He was taken to the hospital but failed to regain consciousness.  Last December the young man was honorably discharged form the navy after three years' service.  He had served on the U.S.S. Rocky Mount in the Pacific and his ship took part in seven major invasions.  He had escaped any injury and wounds.  Mr. Zeigler is survived by his father, Philip Zeigler, of Carbondale, and one sister, Mrs. Reed Knorr, of Susquehanna.

 

Sidney B. Garrison

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Sidney B. Garrison, father of Mrs. R.N. Criddle, of Susquehanna and a business man of the olden days who lived to see many great changes in America, died at the Barnes Hospital in Susquehanna [PA] Saturday morning Mar. 23.  Mr. Garrison, a native of Delaware county, where he was born 90 years ago, had made his home with Mrs. Criddle for about ten years.  A good share of his life was spent in Hancock, where he was engaged in the lumber business.  In his early days he was a rafts man and transported lumber with the turbulent tide of the Delaware River for his power.  He was also engaged in other lines of business.

 

William Skojec

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

William Skojec, 38, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], died in Wilson Memorial Hospital Friday night about 48 hours after sustaining severe internal injuries while working in the E.J. Rubber Reclaim plant in Johnson City.  Details of the accident in which he was injured were still incomplete Saturday.  A company official said that investigation had failed to produce evidence as to how the injuries were sustained, Mr. Skojec was working alone at his job, and there were no witnesses, he said.  The victim told a physician at the hospital that the door of a pressure cooker used in processing rubber flew open and struck him.  He is survived by his wife, six children, five brothers and two sisters.

 

Death Notices

Chenango Telegraph, November 25, 1835

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st inst., of consumption, James Thompson, Esq., aged 61 years.  Mr. T. was one of the early settlers of this part of the county, and a highly respectable man.  He held the office of Justice of the Peace for a great number of years, which station he filled to the day of his death.

 

Bainbridge Republican, February 14, 1878

AVERY:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]on 3d, Mr. Stephen L. Avery, aged 63 years.

 

VANDERWACKER:  In Sidney Plains [Delaware Co., NY], Jan. 23, 1878 Hanah Vanderwacker, wife of John Vanderwacker, aged 78 years.

 

BARNES:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 1st, of consumption, Sarah S. Brooks, daughter of Moses Brooks of Rockdale and wife of Edwin R. Barnes of Norwich.

 

Bainbridge Republican, February 21, 1878

MATTHEWS:  In Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], Jan. 29 Lydia Matthews, aged 35 years.

Soldier News continued, 1946

Harry Donald Hadley Discharged from Army

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

Harry Donald Hadley, who was calling in town Tuesday, will resume his position at the Casein Laboratory [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] beginning next Monday.  Mr. Hadley, who served as a Technical Sergeant in both the European and Pacific Theatres, was discharged at Fort Dix, N.J., Feb. 25.  He holds the European Ribbon, American Theatre Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, Philippine Liberation Ribbon, Good Conduct, American Defense and Victory Medal.

 

Charles Mott Discharged from Navy

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Charles R. Mott, S 2/C, who has been stationed at Olathe, Kan., for the past several months, was discharged Mar. 18, at Lido Beach, after three years of service.  Seaman Mott was stationed in North Africa for 20 months at the beginning of the European war.  He holds the American Theatre Ribbon, European Ribbon and Victory Medal.  The young ex-sailor has accepted a position with the telephone company in Cooperstown and will begin work Monday.

 

Capt. Walter Roider Receives Army Commendation

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Captain Walter J. Roider, Jr., QMC, a resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] has received the Army Commendation Ribbon and Citation for the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Army Commendation Ribbon.  His most recent assignment was at the Schenectady ASF Depot, Schenectady, where he served as Officer in Charge, Subsistence and Storekeeping Branch, Storage Division, Quartermaster Supply Section, until his recent separation from the service.  Captain Roider was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on Dec. 23, 1942, and reported to this depot on Jan. 4, 1943.  The citation, which was signed by the Quartermaster General of the U.S. Army, reads as follows:  "During World War II the Quartermaster Corps successfully accomplished its mission of supplying the United States Army and many of our Allies.  This task was made possible only through the combined efforts of all Quartermaster personnel.  Your service with the Quartermaster Corps has been exceptional when compared with others of the same grade in similar positions and I wish to commend you for your outstanding contribution."

 

Joseph Millus Discharged from Navy

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

Joseph P. Millus, S 1/C, of the USS Wadleigh, was discharged at Lido Beach Mar. 18, and has arrived at the home of his father, Joseph S. Millus, of Greenlawn Ave. [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  With 20 months of service in the Pacific Theatre, Seaman Millus saw action in the Marshall Islands, Marianas, Caroline Islands, Philippines and Borneo.  He holds the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with 4 stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one star, American Theatre Ribbon and Victory Medal.

 

George Munk Discharged from Navy

Bainbridge News & Republican, April 4, 1946

 

George Munk, F 1/C received his discharge from the Navy Mar. 22, at Lido Beach after two years in the submarine service, in the Atlantic Theatre.  He holds the America Theatre Ribbon and Victory Medal.  Last Friday, he and his wife and baby returned to their home on Mt. Pleasant [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].

 

Marriages (December 19)

Thoms - Moore

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

Miss Doris M. Moore, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] was married to Michael E. Thoms, of Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], Mar. 16, at Christ Church in Gilbertsville.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Frederic Evenson.  Mrs. Charles Barber, a sister of the bride, was matron of honor, while Charles Barber acted as best man.  They will make their home in Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].

 

Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Winans

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

 

Mrs. Graydon Tallmadge was hostess at a variety shower in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Winans Friday evening at her home.  Mr. and Mrs. Winans, who were recently married, received many lovely gifts, after a buffet supper was served to 23 guests.  Mrs. Winans, the former Miss Marjory Riley, is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Riley.

 

Lindsley - Vermilyea

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

 

Andrew Lindsley and Mrs. Lucy Vermilyea were united in holy matrimony March 15, at 8 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church in Bainbridge.  The ceremony as performed by the Rev. Emery D. Stokes.

 

Francisco - Roof

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1946

 

Miss Isabelle Lavonne Roof, daughter of Mrs. Laura Roof, 71 Pine street, Deposit [Delaware Co., NY], was married to Cecil Lloyd Francisco, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.M. Francisco, R.D.2, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Friday afternoon at 2:30, in the Methodist parsonage in Deposit.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Clyde H. Snell, Ph. D.  The bride wore a fuchsia suit with black accessories and a corsage of white carnations.  Mrs. Roof and Mr. and Mrs. Francisco witnessed the service.  The bride graduated form Deposit Central School in 1945.  After a brief wedding trip to Niagara Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Francisco will make their home with his parents in East Afton [Chenango Co.,NY].

 

Ellis - Herron

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1946

 

Miss Elaine Herron, daughter of Mrs. Mildred Herron, of West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of Dewey A. Ellis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rae Ellis, of Bristol, Pa., Saturday evening, at 8 o'clock, in the Methodist Church at West Bainbridge.  A candle light ceremony was performed by the Rev. Howard Willets, of Greene.  The bride, given in marriage by her brother, J.B. Herron, wore a gown of white satin and lace, with matching headdress and carried a bouquet of white lilies and sweet peas.  Mrs. Phyllis H. Bennett, sister of the bride, was matron of honor.  She wore a gown of light blue satin with matching headdress and carried a bouquet of gladioli.  Richard Ellis, brother of the bridegroom, who is serving with the Navy acted as best man.  A reception was held following the ceremony at the bride's home, after which the bridal couple left on a short wedding trip.  Mr. Ellis, who was recently discharged, served three years with the U.S. Coast Guard as a Gunner's Mate.

 

Lyon - Yukl

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1946

 

Miss Martha Yukl, of Silver Lake, Minn., was married to the Rev. Wilfred Lyon, son of Mrs. E.J. Partridge, of Stillwater, Feb. 24, at Naples, Italy.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Robert Kellerman, former pastor of the Centinary Church in Binghamton.  Following the ceremony, the bridal couple was given a dinner by the mission.  They will spend their honeymoon on the Isle of Capri..  Both the Rev. and Mrs. Lyon are associated with the UNRA.  Mr. Lyon, who was the Methodist pastor in Hartwick before going overseas, was located in North Africa, near Cairo, before going to Italy.

 

Marriage Notices

Bainbridge News & Republican, December 27, 1877

IRELAND - WINSOR:  In Bainbridge, at the home of the bride, Dec. 26, 1877, by Rev. N.S. Reynolds, Mr. James W. Ireland, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] and Miss Katie S. Winsor, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

 

ARMS - HYATT:  In Guilford, on 18th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Edward P. Armes to Miss Georgia T. Hyatt.

 

CARPENTER -McDONALD:  Dec. 19, in Oneonta by Rev. H.H. Allen, Mr. Jas. W. Carpenter to Miss Jennie I., daughter of Jay McDonald, all of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY].

 

MARSH - BURT:  At the Sullivan House, in Afton Dec. 15th, 1877, by Rev. H.N. VanDeusen, Mr. Andrew J. Marsh of Apalachin, N.Y. [Tioga Co.], and Miss Minnie S. Burt of Kirkwood, N.Y. [Broome Co.]

 

BOWEN - SHELTON:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 18th, by Rev. Colgrove, Miss Laura Bowen and Mr. Andrew Shelton.

Soldier News continued, 1946

Winfred Michel Discharged from Navy

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1946

 

 

Winfred G. Michel

Winfred G. Michel, S 1/C, USCG, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Michel, Pearl street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], was discharged Mar. 9 at the Naval Separation Center, San Francisco, Calif., after two years of service in the Pacific Theatre.  Seaman Michel took part in seven invasions, Marshall Islands, Emiaru Island, Pelepieu Islands, Saipan, Leyte, Luzon and Iwo Jima.  He holds the American Theatre Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with seven stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars.  At the present time, he is in Oregon where he will spend an indefinite period. 

 

Pfc. Robert E. Seaman Re-enlists in Army

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

 

Fort Monmouth, N.J.:  Pfc. Robert E. Seaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Seaman, of Sunset Hollow, R.D. No. 3, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], who recently re-enlisted in the Regular Army has left the 1220th Reception Center, here, and is enroute to Fifth Infantry Division, Camp Campbell, Ky., where he will report for duty.  Seaman holds the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and the Philippine liberation Ribbon.

 

Joseph Milius & Charles Mott Discharged from Navy

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

 

The U.S. naval personnel separation center, Lido Beach, Long Island, N.Y., announces the discharge from the naval service of several men from the New York state area.  Among those listed are the following from Chenango county:  S 1/C Joseph P. Milius, Green Lawn avenue, Bainbridge; S 2/C Charles R. Mott, R.D.1, Bainbridge.

 

Robert Lee  Home on Leave

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

 

Robert E. Lee, R.M. 2/C, of LSM #258, arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Lee, of Johnson street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], Sunday on a 15-day leave, after 18 months of service in the Pacific Theatre.  Petty Officer Lee took part in the initial landings at Leyte, Ormoc Bay and Mindoro, as well as three assault landings in Mindanao, and one on Borneo.  Later he served on transport duty, taking troops to Korea.  He wears the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with three stars, Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two stars, American Defense Ribbon and Victory Medal.

 

Gerald Tiffany Discharged from Navy

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1946

 

Gerald Tiffany, M.M. 2/C, arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Tiffany, R.D.2, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Wednesday of last week, after receiving his discharge at Lido Beach.  Eighteen months of his two years in the service were spent on Saipan in the Pacific Theatre.  He holds the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon, Victory Medal, and American Theatre Ribbon.

 

 Neil Stoddard Discharged from Army

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1946

Sgt. Neil E. Stoddard has arrived at his home in Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] following his discharge at Fort Dix, N.J., Mar. 18, after one year of service in the European Theatre.  Serving with the 90th Division, Sergeant Stoddard, arrived in France in April, 1945, where he joined the 3rd Army, and continued to serve with this group until the end of the war, when they had already entered Czechoslovakia.  After the surrender, he then was assigned ot the 3rd M.G.R., Army of Occupation.  He holds the European Ribbon with one star, American Theatre Ribbon, Victory Medal and Good Conduct Medal. 

Obituaries (December 19)

Frank H. Hatton

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

Frank H. Hatton, 41, of the Afton-Coventry road [Chenango Co., NY], passed away suddenly on Sunday afternoon, Mar. 17.  He was born in the Town of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] on Aug. 3, 1904, the son of John H. and Emma Stark Hatton.  In January, 1934, he was united in marriage to Vivian Borst, who survives.  Besides his wife he leaves three children:  Geraldine, 9; George, 7; and Caroline, 3; his mother, Mrs. Emma Hatton, of Coventry; three brothers, Erford, of Coventry; Carl, of Norwich; and Homer, of Bainbridge; three sisters, Mrs. Isabelle Youngs, of Bainbridge; Mrs. George Burchard, of Bainbridge; and Mrs. Frank Reynolds; two half-brothers, Harry Hatton and Erwin Hatton; also a half-sister, Mrs. Fred Johnson; several nieces and nephews.  The funeral service was held at the Fisher Funeral Chapel on Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. Harry E. Brooks officiating.  Interment was in the Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].

 

Velma Owens

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

 

Mrs. Velma Owen, of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], entered into rest at her home on Monday evening, Mar. 18.  She was born in Susquehanna, Pa., on Oct. 6, 1863, the daughter of James and Adelia Murray.  She is survived by her husband, William Owen, of Masonville; a son, Myron Owen, of Bainbridge; three granddaughters, Mrs. Donald Mills, of Schenectady, Mrs. Carl Robinson, of East Guilford, and Miss Iva Owen, of Bainbridge; also one brother, Grant Murray, of New Kingston, Pa.  Funeral service will be held in the Fisher Funeral Chapel on Friday, Mar. 22, at 2 p.m., with the Rev. Leon Loveless, of Harpursville, officiating.  Interment will be in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].

 

Andrew Prohaska, Sr.

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

 

Mr. Andrew Prohaska, of 34 Division street, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], father of Andrew Prohaska, Jr., of R.D.2, Bainbridge, passed away Wednesday morning, March 13, at The Hospital, Sidney, after a long illness.  Mr. Prohaska, though born in Hungary on July 2, 1885, had lived in Sidney many years and was employed as a baker for some time in Close Bakery on Main street.  For the past year he had been employed at the Hotel DeCumber.  He married Katherine Weinber, also of Hungary, who died in May, 1942.  Besides his son he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Herman Keller and Miss Rose Prohaska, of Sidney.  A Rosary service was held Friday at 8:30 p.m. in the Carr & Landers Funeral Chapel.  Mass was held Saturday morning at 9:30 in the Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. F. John Kavanaugh officiating.  Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery [Sidney, NY].

 

George Lewis Stafford

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1946

 

George Lewis Stafford, 72, founder of the Oxford Review and publisher in Oxford for nearly 37 years, passed away at his home over the Review-Times office Wednesday evening, Mar. 13, following a heart attack.  Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Linn, of Scotia; a daughter, Charlotte, who teaches at Marion; a sister, Mrs. George Hotchkiss, of Oxford, and three grandsons.

 

Floyd Teel

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1946

 

Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY]:  Floyd Teel, 67, of Schenevus, was burned to death last Thursday while tending a rubbish and brush fire on the Herman Hawkins farm east of the village of Maryland [Otsego Co., NY].  A verdict of accidental death was issued by Otsego County Coroner Frederick E. Bolt, of Worcester.  Mr. Teel was working temporarily for Mr. Hawkins.  State police, who investigated the accident, said that his clothes apparently caught fire as he was tending the fire.

 

Mrs. Lyman Post

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 28, 1946

 

Lyman Post, and two sons, Edward and Nelson, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], called on their cousin, Mrs. Henry Petley, Tuesday afternoon, and brought her the sad news that Mrs. Post had died after failing to rally from a shock.  The funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at the Funeral Parlors in Sherburne at one o'clock with burial in the family plot in West Bainbridge Cemetery.  Besides her husband and two sons, Mrs. Post leaves three daughters, and several grandchildren, also sisters and cousins.  Mr. and Mrs. Post were former residents of Union Valley [West Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY]  [Compiler Note, from tombstone in West Bainbridge Cemetery:  Elsie M. Post, 1875 - 1946]

 

 

Death Notices

Bainbridge Republican, December 27, 1877

NEWTON:  In Masonville, N.Y., Dec. 13, Miss Eliza Newton, formerly of Bainbridge, aged 59 years.

 

MATHEWSON:  In East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on 16th, Viola M., daughter of Philip and Mary Mathewson, aged 2 years.

 

RAPELYE:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 20th, Mr. Peter Rapelye, aged 66 years.

 

MULTER:  Dec. 14th, 1877, at Schenevus, Jacob J. Multer, late editor of the Schenevus Monitor, aged 60 years.

 

MATHEWSON:  At East Guilford, N.Y. [Chenango Co], Dec. 21st of Diphtheria, Eugene H. Mathewson, son of Phillip and Mary Mathewson, aged 11 years 6 months and 13 days.

 

Bainbridge Republican, March 14, 1878

CASHMAN:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], March 1878, Tinnie Lee, only son of Timothy and Eliza Cashman, aged 3 years 4 months.

 

BENEDICT:  In Afton [Chenango Co.,  NY], Feb. 28th, Mrs. C.M. Benedict, aged 81 years.

 

PIERCE:  March 1st at North Sanford [Broome Co., NY], James Pierce, formerly of Harpersfield [Broome County, NY], aged 76 years.

 

Obituaries (December 18)

Carrie (Minnis) Dildine

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 14, 1946

Mrs. Carrie H. Dildine, 65, of 77 North Broad street, well known resident of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], died at the Chenango Memorial Hospital Friday night following an illness of several weeks.  Born in Malone, July 22, 1881, the deceased was the daughter of William and Melinda Jandrous Minnis. She had been a resident of Norwich for the past 30 years where she followed the profession of dressmaking.  For several years she operated a dress hop in Boston.  A great lover of flowers she was much of the time in her garden.  She raised many choice blooms.  She was a member of the Methodist Church.  Surviving are her husband, Millard W. Dildine; one daughter, Mrs. Gerald R. Weeks, of New Haven, Conn.; one grandson, Francis Weeks, of Bainbridge; one sister, Mrs. Mary Breyere, of St. Regis Falls, and several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held at the George J. Devine Funeral Home Monday afternoon at 2, the Rev. Thomas G. Swales, pastor of the Broad Street Methodist Church, officiating.  The body was placed in the Mt. Hope Chapel vault with burial in the Spring.

 

Louis J. Auerbacher

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 14, 1946

 

St. Petersburg, Fla.:  Louis J. Auerbacher, seventy-two, a former vice-president of the Borden Company and a pioneer in electrical contracting and illuminating, died Wednesday at this home here.  Formerly a resident of Newark, N.J., he had lived here sicne his retirement eight years ago.  Mr Auerbacher was a vice-president of the Dry Milk Company in 1928 when that organization was sold to the Borden Company.  He then became a Borden vice-president in charge of medical relations and foreign plants, as well as of dry milk products.  A native of Philadelphia, and a graduate of the public schools of Newark, he was the inventor of the daylight motion-picture screen.  He had been president of the Beck Flaming Lamp Company, Federal Screen Company and the Swiss Anode Company, as well as a member of the Electrical League of New York, the American Pharmaceutical Company and the Chemical Society, of New York.  Surviving besides his wife, the former Henrietta Saenger, are two sons, Louis J. Auerbacher, Jr., and George Nelson Auerbacher, and a stepson, John O. Grom--New York Herald Tribune.  Mr. Grom was formerly, associated with the Dry Milk Co., in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]

 

Charles E. Marshall & Euphemia Seeley Marshall

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 14, 1946

 

Charles & Euphemia (Seeley) Marshall

 

One of the oldest couples in this part of the state died within three days of each other last week, and, had they lived until Sept 23, they would have observed their 70th wedding anniversary.  The deceased couple is Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Marshall, of Lower Pearl street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].  For the past several years, Mr. Marshall had enjoyed much better health than his wife, so he had taken the responsibility of caring for their home, as well as looking after his wife.  Mr. Marshall came to Bainbridge when a lad of 14 and learned the trade of cabinet maker, serving his apprentice under the skillful teaching of Nelson Pettys, who years ago, conducted a shop in Newton avenue, a trade in which he became very adept.  Mr. Marshall became one of the best cabinet makers in this area, among his works of art is the interior wood work and the steeple of St. Peter's Episcopal Church.  In the early 1900's, he was superintendent of the Marshal Furniture Co., in Lestershire, now known as Johnson.  After his return to Bainbridge, he conducted a shop at his home until a few years prior to his death.  His father, Hiram Marshal, used to go around repairing old wooden clocks.  He replaced broken cogs, but could make a clock mostly, if need be.

 

Charles E. Marshall died Mar. 4, at his home after an illness of a few days.  Born Sept. 9, 1855, in Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Marshall.  On Sept. 23, 1876, he was united in marriage to Eupehemia Seeley.  They were both members of the Baptist Church.  Mr. Marshall is survived by one son Winfred P. Marshall of Petoskey, Mich.;  and one grandson, Charles Marshall, of Preston.  Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Fisher's Chapel with the Rev. Norman Lawton officiating.  The body was placed in the vault with interment later in the spring.

 

Euphemia Seeley Marshall passed away at her home Mar. 7, after suffering poor health for a number of years.  Born Dec. 31, 1857, she was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Seeley, of Tompkins [Delaware Co., NY].  In her early life, she followed the trade of dressmaking and had a large clientele in Bainbridge.  Besides her son and grandson, she is also survived by several nieces including Mrs. Mabel Musson and Mrs. Mina Seeley Wilson, of Bainbridge; Mrs. Florence Race of Binghamton; Mrs. Earl Jones, of China; and three nephews, Herbert Seeley, of Leominster, Mass.; Leon Seeley, of Rockdale, and Loren Seeley, of Painted Post.  The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at Fisher's Chapel with the Rev. Norman Lawton officiating.  The body was placed in the vault until burial takes place in the spring.

 

Etta Peck Dunshee

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 14, 1946

 

Mrs. Etta Peck Dunshee, wife of Arthur Dunshee, of Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], died early Tuesday morning at her home after an illness of several months.  Born in Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] Apr. 4, 1877, she was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Peck.  In 1901, she was united in marriage to Arthur Dunshee, of Sidney Center.  She was a member of the Methodist Church.  Besides her husband, she is survived by three children, Leroy Dunshee, of Bainbridge; Mrs. Earl Ireland, of Bainbridge; Mrs. Theodore Wickham, of Binghamton; eight grandchildren and one great grandchild; four sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Wilson, of Garrettsville; Mrs. Lester Kipp, of Cannonsville; Mrs. Herbert Hill, of Delhi, and Mrs. Watson Brundage, of Sidney Center; and one brother, George Peck, of Sidney.  Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Fisher's Chapel, Bainbridge with the Rev. Harry E. Brooks officiating.  The body will be placed in the vault with interment later in the Spring.

 

Col. Floyd D. McLean

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 14, 1946

 

Colonel Floyd D. McLean, 60, president of Hills, McLeans and Haskins and one of the highest ranking army officers in the Southern Tier, died unexpectedly Sunday noon after attending church services.  He was stricken as he escorted his mother, Mrs. William M. McLean, Sr., to the front door of her home.  The Colonel had attended services at 11 a.m. in the Tabernacle Methodist Church with his mother and wife, Mrs. Lucille Hayes McLean.  The officer's mother had just stepped into the front door of her home when her son collapsed on the porch.

 

 

 

 

Marriages (December 18)

Twitchel - Evans

Wednesday evening, March 6, at 8 o'clock occurred the marriage of Miss Edna Evans, of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], to Arthur Twitchell, also of Mt. Upton.  The marriage occurred at the Methodist parsonage, Guilford, the Rev. David S. Wolfe officiating.  Attending the couple were the groom's sister, Mrs. Arnold Everett, and husband, of Mt. Upton.  The bride has been a teacher in the Mt. Upton school for some time and the groom is engaged in farming.  Best wishes are extended to them from their many friends.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, March 14, 1946]

 

Tallaksen - Cass

Mr. and Mrs. Tallak Tallaksen, of Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY], announce the engagement of their daughter, Grace Elizabeth, to Robert Cass, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cass, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].  The wedding will take place in May.  Mr. Cass has recently received his honorable discharge, having served in the Pacific Theatre of Operations.  [Bainbridge news & Republicna, March 14, 1946]

 

Trowbridge - Davis

The engagement of Jessamine Louise Davis to Henry M. Trowbridge, Jr., of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], has been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Davis.  Mr. Trowbridge is the son of Henry Trowbridge and the late Mrs. Trowbridge, of Hollis, N.H.  The date for the wedding has not been set.

 

Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Cole

The golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cole was celebrated at a reception in Sidney Center Grange Hall Monday night, March 4, attended by about 70 people.  A program of entertainment was carried out after which Mr. and Mrs. Cole were presented with a purse of money and flowers.  Refreshments were served.  Mr. and Mrs. Cole were married in Walton [Delaware Co., NY], March 4, 1896, by the Rev. Thomas Parks.  They first resided at North Collins and then for 10 years on a farm near Cannonsville, moving from there to a farm near Sidney Center, where they resided until last spring when they sold the farm and moved to Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY].  Mr. Cole is one of the town of Sidney assessors.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, March 14, 1946]

 

Pangaro - Federer

Miss Eva Federer, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], was married to Nicholas C. Pangaro, of Walton [Delaware Co., NY], Mar. 9, in Cooperstown.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, March 14, 1946]

 

Mr. & Mrs. John Murphy

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Murphy, of Loretta Rest, Syracuse, and former residents of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary on Mar. 6.  The Rev. James F. Dwyer presented them with a lovely bouquet of flowers, while the Sisters of the home gave them other remembrances, and also served a beautiful wedding cake and ice cream.  Mr and Mrs. Murphy received congratulations from many people which made it a very happy occasion for them.  Mr. and Mrs. Murphy left their East Side farm last August to enter the Home in Syracuse.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, March 14, 1946]

Gardner - Pratt

St. John's Catholic Church was the scene, Tuesday afternoon, Mar. 5, at 2 o'clock for the wedding of Miss Golda Jane Pratt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rexford Pratt, and Douglas Gardner, son of Frank Gardner, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  The Rev. Charles Dee, pastor of St. John's, performed the ceremony.  Given in marriage by her father, the bride appeared in a white satin and marquisette gown with a formal train; a cap of seed pearls held her fingertip veil and she carried a prayer book with a cluster of white carnations and satin streamers.  She also wore a string of pearls with earrings to match, a gift from the groom.  Miss Lucille Pratt, sister of the bride, was maid of honor.  Miss Pratt wore a pink taffeta gown, with a tight bodice and a coronet of pink flowers held her fingertip veil, she carried a nosegay of spring flowers.  Best man was Earl Clark, Jr., of Bainbridge.  The bride's mother chose a navy blue dress and wore a corsage of red carnations.  A reception was held at the home of the bride's parents, in the evening.  A three-tiered wedding cake topped with a miniature bride and groom centered the refreshment table.  After a short wedding trip the couple will reside at 86 Pearl Street [Bainbridge, NY].  Mr. and Mrs. Gardner graduated form Bainbridge Central High School.  Mr. Gardner, recently discharged from the U.S. Army, served three years in the Pacific Theatre.  [Bainbridge news & Republican, March 14, 1946]

 

 

Soldier News continued

Letter from Major Edward P. Danforth

Bainbridge News & Republican, December 28, 1944

Dr. and Mrs. Edward Danforth received a V-Mail letter written Oct. 28 from their son, Major Edward Prince Danforth, of the Philippines, which arrived in its original state last week.  It was stamped on the front "unsuitable for printing."  The letter apparently had been soaking wet and the ink was smeared considerably.  Major Danforth writes in part:  "Up until last night I've been getting two hours sleep in twenty-four.  Yesterday was the first chance I had to get into some clean clothes.  Professionally I have never had more to do in my life.  I just hope and pray that I can help some of our boys who are doing a marvelous job."

 

Pvt. John Kark with the 399th Infantry Regiment

Bainbridge News & Republican, December 28, 1944

 

Sixth Army Group, France:  The 399th Infantry Regiment of the 100th (Century) Division set some kind of record for the speed with which it said goodbye to the East River and said hello to the Rhine.

 

Some of the men in the regiment marched down Fifth Avenue in New York City to help inaugurate the 5th War Bond Drive, and they were in action on the U.S. 7th Army front in Eastern France when they read about the results of the same drive.

 

Arriving in France on Oct. 20, the men, commanded by Colonel Andrew W. Tychsen of Haddonsfield, N.J., spent several days assembling their equipment and regaining their land legs.  Then came the order to move up, and for three days and nights the regiment rolled toward the front.  The men dismounted from their vehicles one night, and the next morning they were in the line.  They had relieved a veteran regiment that had seen service in Sicily, Italy, Anzio and Southern France.  Their sector was one of the toughest along the entire front.  Ste. Barbe, was densely wooded and mountainous, with an almost jungle-like undergrowth impeding progress.  But the 399th fought its way against a fanatic enemy, against countless land mines and booby traps, and against terrain and weather obstacles that favored a well-entrenched enemy.

 

While the French army drove to Strasbourg in enveloping movements from the north and south, the 399th helped smash the Nazis backward toward the Rhine, and soon won a reputation for being an experienced, hard-driving, relentless fighting unit.

 

Among the members of 399th is Pvt. John H. Kark, of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY].

 

Pfc. John Parsons Jr. Home on Re-enlistment Furlough

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 21, 1946

 

Pfc. John Andrew Parsons, Jr., arrived at the home of his parents, Mayor and Mrs. John A. Parsons, Sunday night on a re-enlistment furlough, and will report for duty March 30 at Fort Snelling, Minn.  Private Parsons entered the Army Aug. 21, 1941 and served with the Air Force for three years and then was assigned to the 1924th Aviation Engineers a few months before sailing for the Pacific Theatre.  He served on detached service with the 282nd Coast Artillery on Saipan and Okinawa, receiving his discharge on the latter island, Nov. 11.  On Nov. 12, he re-enlisted and left for the states within a few weeks.  He holds the Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with one star, American Theatre Ribbon, Pre-Pearl Harbor Ribbon and Victory Medal.  Mrs. Parsons, Sr., who had been visiting her son and daughter-in-law, arrived home Saturday accompanied by her daughter-in-law and granddaughter, Judy.

BCHS Class of 1942 - Part 3

Bainbridge Central High School - Class of 1942

Senior Portraits

 

 

Edward Danforth Knight, Jr.

 

Ethel Ruth Meade

 

Lillian Mae Moore

 

Anna Mae Sites

 

Daisy Ellen Sites

 

Louella Mae Weeks



Marriages (December 17)

Ramsdell - Lyon

Bainbridge Republican, January 10, 1878

 

In Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], Wells Ramsdell, aged 55 years, has just been united in the holy bonds of matrimony to Miss Emily Lyon, aged 18 years.

 

Cornell - Mott

Bainbridge news & Republican, March 7, 1946

Miss Betty Esther Mott, daughter of Mrs. Ralph Mott and the late Mr. Mott, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], was married to Benjamin I. Cornell, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin I. Cornell, of Anderson, Mo., Feb. 14, at the home of the bridegroom's parents.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Homer l. Long, pastor of the Methodist Church.  Mrs. Cornell was graduated from Bainbridge High School and Mr. Cornell was just recently discharged from the Army with which he saw service in the Pacific Theatre.

 

Casey - Weidman

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 7, 1946

 

Hazel Marie Weidman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen O. Weidman, 23 Butler street, and Francis Winsor Casey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Casey, Bainbridge, were married Sunday night at 7 in the Brick Presbyterian Church, 63 E. 92nd street, New York City.  The Rev. Treed officiated.  Miss Louise Voorhes, Garden City, L.I., was maid of honor and John Burgin, Franklin, was best man.  The bride wore a gray suit with white accessories, a hat and corsage of white gardenias.  Her maid of honor also chose a gray suit.  Her accessories were black and she wore camellias.  A wedding dinner was served at the Madison Hotel. After a few days in New York City the couple will go to Virginia.  On returning from their wedding trip; they will reside in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  The bride graduated from Oneonta High School in 1940 and had been employed at Sak's Fifth Avenue store as a model.  Mr. Casey graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1937 and attended Colgate University prior to entering the service in January, 1942.  He was discharged in December, 1945, after serving overseas 18 months.  He was attached to General MacArthur's headquarters.

Marriages Notices

Bainbridge Republican, March 14, 1878

 

WINDSOR - IRELAND:  At the home of the bride March 6th, 1878, by Rev. N.S. Reynolds, Dellavan S. Windsor, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Emma J. Ireland, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

 

AUSTIN - MATHEWSON:  In Masonville, March 5th, 1878, at the home of the bride by Rev. A. Brown, Mr. Alexander Austin to Miss Flora Mathewson, both of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY]

 

BLAKESLEE - WRIGHT:  At the residence of the bride's parents, in Afton [Chenango Co., NY], March 5th, 1878, by Rev. E.T. Jacobs, Mr. William H. Blakeslee of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Myrtie E. Wright.

 

GROVER - MILLER:  In New Berlin, Feb. 27, by Rev. N.J. Hawley, Mr. James D. Grover of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Azna J. Miller of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]

 

BENNETT - ELMENDORF:  In Afton, Feb. 23d, by Rev. J.M. Clark, Mr. Alfred A. Bennett of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Mary L. Elmendorf of Walton [Delaware Co., NY].

Obituaries (December 17)

Rev. Egbert Kilpatrick

Bainbridge News & Republican, December 28, 1944

 

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at White's Funeral Chapel, Hobart, of the late Rev. Egbert Kilpatrick who died last Thursday night at the Stamford hospital, following several months' illness.  The Rev. George H. Savage, of Oneonta, district superintendent of Wyoming conference, officiated, assisted by the Rev. George H. Savage, of Oneonta, district superintendent of Wyoming conference.  Mr. Kilpatrick was born Aug. 23, 1855, son of George and Ann (Follett) Kilpatrick, of Roxbury.  There he grew to manhood, attended the village school and later entered Wyoming Seminary and was admitted to the ministry of Wyoming conference.  His first charge was at Hale Eddy and he continued in the ministry for 40 years.  On Nov. 5, 1932, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Emma Brenn, of Hobart, where he has since resided.  They were a devoted couple and enjoyed life to the full until he was taken ill last summer.  Surviving are his wife and two sons by a former marriage, the Rev. Lester A. Kilpatrick, pastor of the Methodist Church at Grand Rapids, Mich., and Elmer Kilpatrick, of Candor, besides several grandchildren.  The many and beautiful floral tributes testified to the love and esteem in which he was held by all who knew him. 

 

Mrs. B.W. Carpenter

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 7, 1946

 

Mrs. B.W. Carpenter, mother of Paul Carpenter, died Feb. 28 at her home in Bergen [Genesee Co., NY].  Funeral services were held Saturday at the home with the Rev. Ices officiating.  Mrs. Carpenter and son, Albert, and daughter, Betty Jo, returned home from the funeral Monday while Mr. Carpenter remained for several days.

Charles Johnson

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 7, 1946

Charles Johnson died at his home early Tuesday morning, Feb. 28, following a prolonged illness, at the age of 73.  Born at North Afton [Chenango Co., NY], May 26, 1872, he was a son of Frank and Mary (Benedict) Johnson.  He attended school in Afton until he was 13 when his family moved to Bainbridge.  In 1914, he was united in marriage to Hazel Shofkom.  He worked as a mason with his father and later for Frank Lewis for several years.  For a number of years he was very active in baseball, being very prominent on the pitching staff for Bainbridge and other surrounding towns.  He continued his enthusiasm for this national sport and always attended the games until the town team was disbanded because of World War II.  A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he went overseas with the 1st New York Regiment, Co. H., of Binghamton.  He is survived by his wife, Hazel Johnson; four daughters, Mary Johnson Brewer, of Bainbridge; Grace Johnson Hawkins, of Oneonta; Marion Johnson Mitter, of Bainbridge, and Betty Johnson; two sons, Donald Johnson and LeRoy Johnson, of Bainbridge; a sister, Mrs. Alice Thompson, of Binghamton;  a cousin, Mrs. Grace Boyce, of Norwich; two grandchildren, Ronald and Raymond Brewer, of Bainbridge; and several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Fisher's Chapel with the Rev. Norman Lawton officiating.  The body was placed in the vault and interment will take place in the spring in St. Peter's Cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].

Frank C.  McLean

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 7, 1946

Frank C. McLean, 48, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], died Thursday morning at Binghamton City Hospital.  he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Winifred McLean of Greene; two sons, Frank C. McLean, Jr., and Gordon McLean, both of Greene; a granddaughter, Donna Carol McLean, of Greene; two sisters, Mrs. Clifford Robinson, of North Fenton, and Miss Alta McLean of Endicott.

Ray D. Edson

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 7, 1946

The death of Ray D. Edson occurred on Friday, Feb. 22, at this home at Youngs, town of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], after an illness of 10 days.  He was 68 years of age.  He is survived by his wife and one son, William Edson, who recently was discharged form the army after service in the Pacific theatre.  Mr. Edson had lived in Sidney and vicinity for about 40 years.

Jennie F. Sturgess

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 7, 1946

Jennie F. Sturgess, 66, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], died Sunday morning at her home.  She is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Adelia Oldfield, of Guilford; Mrs. Clara Nutter, of Elmira, and Mrs. Alice Johnson, of Mount Upton; two brothers, Charles Sturgess, of Oxford, and Eugene Sturgess, of California. 

Edmund Daugherty

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 7, 1946

Edmund J. Daugherty passed away at his home on Furnace Hill, Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Sunday morning, Feb. 24, at 10:45 a.m.  Mr. Daugherty met death instantaneously.  He had gone to the basement to attend the furnace. When he did not return, Mrs. Daugherty went down to see why he did not come upstairs and found him gone.  Death was due to heart trouble from which he had suffered constantly for the past four years.  Mr. Daugherty was born at Compton, Pa., on Dec. 5, 1869, the son of Myra (Moyo) and Joseph Daugherty.  He was by trade a trimmer and was employed by the Endicott-Johnson Co.  On July 4, 1890, he was united in marriage to Alice Floyd.  To this union was born two sons and one daughter, Clarence Daugherty, of Carbondale, Pa., Charles Daugherty, of Blakely, Pa., and Mrs. Jerome Revels, of Guilford.  On May 29, 1930, at Vestal, occurred the marriage of Mr. Daugherty and Mrs. Hattie Wentworth, the Rev. Harold Swales officiating.  Their home for the past 14 years has been in Guilford.  Surviving besides the widow and the above mentioned children are one step-daughter, Mrs. Elma Brown, of Johnson City; one brother, Ray L. Daugherty, of Binghamton; one nephew, Joseph Daugherty, of Maine, N.Y.; and six grandchildren.  Mr. Daugherty was one of our most respected citizens.  He was a kindly  neighbor, and always well spoken.  Final rites were held from the Methodist Church, Guilford, Wednesday, at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Francis Blake, Episcopal rector at Unadilla, officiating.  The body was placed in the vault at Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], to await burial in the spring beside his mother in the family plot at Peckville, Pa.  Bearers were Harry Nash, Millard Jarvis, Clinton Burlison and Percy McLagan.  Flowers, beautiful in their profusion, gave evidence of the respect and esteem held for Mr. Daugherty by the people in our community.

Soldier News continued, 1944

Area Veterans of World War II

Bainbridge News & Republican, Dec. 28, 1944

Pfc. Earl Clark, Jr.

 

Was in the regular Army before the war.  He was in the battle of Tunisia, Sicily, Italy, and D-Day, and is now in the 1st Division in Germany.

Edwin DeLong, R.M. 3/C

 

In the Navy:  One of the first Bainbridge boys to join the Navy, he is now attached to the Atlantic Fleet.

Alvin Hayes, S.M. 1/C

 

Veteran Sailor:  Served in the Navy for more than five years with both the Atlantic and Pacific fleets.

Cpl. Robert Knowles

 

U.S. Marine:  First Bainbridge boy to join the Marines, was trained as a paratrooper, and when the Marine Paratroopers disbanded, he joined the regular ranks and is now serving in the Pacific area.

Robert Rosenstein, Y 1/C

 

Navy Veteran:  Was a member of the crew of the North Carolina battleship, which took part in plenty of action in the Pacific.

Sgt. Leo Terry

 

Marine:  In Pacific area, where he has taken part in a number of engagements with the Japs.

Bruce Weeks, B.M. 1/C

 

Veteran Sailor:  Served in the Navy for more than five years, now with the Pacific Fleet.

Marriages (December 16)

Marriage Notices

Chenango Telegraph, October 21, 1835

WELLS - DONALDSON:  In Butternuts, Otsego county, on Tuesday morning, 13th instant, by the Rev. Mr. Warren, Mr. George Wells, of Preston [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Frances Donaldson, of the former place.

 

ROCKWELL - HOLBERT:  In Solon, Cortland county, on Wednesday last, by the Rev. Mr. Johnson, Mr. Thomas Rockwell, of Cincinnatus [Cortland county, NY], to Miss Lucia Holbert, of the former place.

 

Chenango Telegraph, March 30, 1836

HARDING - PERCIVAL:  At Mount Morris, Livingston county, on Thursday, the 17th inst. by the Rev. C.H. Goodrich, Mr. Hugh Harding, Editor of the Mount Morris Spectator, to Miss Emily M. Percival, formerly of Smyrna, in this county [Chenango Co., NY], all of Mt. Morris.

 

BOURNE - CARPENTER:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th inst., by the Rev. Luther H. Peck, Mr. Roswell K. Bourne, Principal of the Sylvan Springs High School, to Miss Rosina Maria, daughter of Nathan Carpenter, Esq. all of the same place.

 

Chenango Telegraph, April 6, 1836

BERRY - GAGE:  In Ithaca, on the 21st ult., by the Rev. Mr. Castle, Mr. Ansel Berry, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Hannah J. Gage, late of New Hampshire.

 

MASON - SLADE:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on Sunday last, by the Rev. Mr. Dyer, Doct. Milton Mason to Miss Sophia Slade, all of that town.

 

Chenango Telegraph, April 20, 1836

FENTON - BIRDSALL:  In Addison, Steuben county, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Butts, Mr. William M. Fenton, of Pontiac, Michigan, to Miss Adelaide S. Birdsall, of the former place.  The parties to this union were formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].

 

Chenango Telegraph, May 4, 1836

BUSH - BURLINGAME:  In South  New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult., by the Rev. P.G. Bridgeman, Mr. Roswell R. Bush, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Lucyna Burlingame, of the former place.

 

WELLS - ROOT:  On the 28th ult., Mr. Wait Wells of Cincinnatus, Cortland county, to Miss Polly Root, of Solon.

 

DeFOREST - PETTENGILL:  At New Lisbon, Otsego Co., on the 20th ult. by the Rev. R.M. Davis of Springfield, Mr. DeLauzon DeForest, of Edmeston [Otsego Co., NY], to Miss Eliza Pettengill, of the former place.