Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Obituaries (June 24)

Grover B. Edwards
Utica Saturday Globe, September 15, 1906
 


Grover B. Edwards

Grover B. Edwards, son of Andrew and Sarah Edwards, died recently at his home in Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], after a fortnight's illness of typhoid fever, aged 13.  His death is deeply mourned, particularly by the pupils of school district No. 12, among whom he was a great favorite and by the teacher, Miss Holcomb, for he was a bright student and his genial disposition had won many friends.  Besides his parents he is survived by six sisters and brothers, Mrs. Frank G. Conley, of Norwich; Mrs. Jay R. Newton, of Smyrna; Frank Edwards and Mrs. William S. Haynes of Norwich, George and Leslie Edwards, of Smyrna.  Private funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, Rev. Wilson Treible officiating.  Interment was made in Mount Hope Cemetery, at Norwich.
 
Chenango Union, September 1906
Another Death in the Family
Sarah, wife of Andrew Edwards, and mother of Grover Edwards, died Wednesday afternoon, in her 48th year.  She had been ill with typhoid fever for four weeks but was believed to be recovering.  Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon.

Jabish Hancox
Antimasonic Telegraph, March 9, 1831
A person named Jabish Hancox was killed in Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] on Tuesday of last week.  His death was occasioned by the carelessness of some boys, who pulled him down, his head striking a chair, which broke his neck.
 
Mrs. John Tyler & child
Antimasonic Telegraph, March 23, 1831
The house of Mr. John Tyler, of Dryden [Tompkins Co., NY] was destroyed by fire on the morning of the 5th inst. and a child, about two years old, consumed in the flames.  The wife of Mr. Tyler, in attempting to rescue her child, was so badly burned that she is since dead.  Some flax had been placed near the fire to dry, to which it is supposed the flames communicated--Ithaca Chronicle

Mrs. Fred F. Hall
Chenango Union, January 10, 1884
One of the most distressing casualties we have ever been called upon to record, occurred at the residence of Fred F. Hall, in this village [Norwich Chenango Co., NY], resulting in the death of Mrs. Hall on the following morning.  About two o'clock in the afternoon, she was engaged in putting coal in the kitchen stove, when her apron caught fire, and instantly her clothing was in a blaze.  She ran to the bedroom and took from the bed a quilt, with which she in vain attempted to extinguish the flames.  Alone with her two little children, she was powerless to help herself.  Charles Pendleton, who was passing by, heard the screams of the children, and hastened into the house, where he was horrified to find Mrs. Hall standing in the sitting room, enveloped in flames, while the carpet was on fire in places. Taking some clothing from the bed he threw then around her and leaving her lying upon the bed, he hastened for assistance.  He summoned Dr. Brooks, who hurried to the house, where he found Mrs. Hall shockingly burned, her entire body, with the exception of a small portion upon her breast, being scorched and blackened. Everything that could be, was done to alleviate her sufferings, and it was hoped her injuries would not prove fatal; but these fond hopes were not to be realized, and about half past three o'clock on Sunday morning she passed away, gently as a child falling into a sweet sleep.  Deceased was a daughter of the late Amos B. Packer, of this town.  She was an estimable lady, beloved by a large circle of friends. She leaves a husband, with two sons, aged eight and four years.  The sympathy for the family in their terrible bereavement is general and heartfelt.  He age was forty years.  Funeral services were held at her late residence, this (Wednesday) afternoon t 2 o'clock, Revs. H.A. Delano and W. McGlathery officiating.

Charles H. Sanford
Chenango Union, January 10, 1884
A shocking accident, resulting in the death of Charles H. Sanford, the well known hardware merchant of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], occurred at the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Depot in Earlville, on Thursday morning of last week.  Mr. Sanford took the 5:30 train north, intending to change at Earlville to the Syracuse road.  This early train stops at Earlville only on signal, and on this occasion the signal was given, but owing to the imperfect working of the brakes, the train passed some distance beyond the depot.  Although assured by the conductor that the train would certainly stop, he leaped from the forward platform of the car, while the train was yet in motion.  There was a ridge of snow where he landed, from which he slipped and was thrown under the car, his left arm across the rail and under the wheels, by which it was cut off between the elbow and shoulder. There was also a deep gash across his forehead, and down on the inside of the right eye, believed to have been made by the steps of the sleeping coach, which extend near to the ground.  The step also struck his thigh, tearing off his clothing, and bruising him badly there.  The unfortunate man was carried to the residence of station agent Charles C. Gross, who notified Mr. Sanford's family, called Dr. White, of Earlville, and summoned by telegraph Dr. Beebe, of Hamilton, and Dr. Kelly, of Sherburne.  Mrs. Sanford and other friends hurried to Earlville, and were at his bedside to the last. As soon as the physicians arrived, it was decided that amputation of the arm was necessary, and the operation was at once performed leaving a stump two inches long.  It was then believed Mr. Sanford would recover, but soon he began to sink, the shock proving too severe to be survived, and at half-past one he expired.  Deceased was a son of Sidney D. Sanford, of Sherburne, and for the past sixteen years had been engaged in the hardware business in that village which he had built up from modest proportions, to one of the most extensive wholesale and retail establishments in Central New York.  He had but recently erected and occupied for his business one of the finest blocks in the county, and as the News truthfully remarks, "the substantial structure with its elegant interior, where he spent the last days of his life, will long remain an imposing memorial of the solidity and beauty of finish that characterized his business transactions, and the magnificent scale on which he would have carried out new undertakings."  As a citizen, Mr. Sanford enjoyed to a remarkable degree the esteem of all who knew him. Frank, large hearted and manly, by his strict integrity and sterling character, in business as well as in private transactions, he had won an enviable  reputation, and his memory will long be cherished.  He was a nephew of the late Charles Sanford, of Binghamton, and with his sister inherited the greatest portion of that gentleman's large estate.  He leaves a wife, a daughter of Walter F. Blanchard, of Sherburne, and a son five or six years years of age.  Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church in Sherburne, on Sunday afternoon, which were largely attended, many from surrounding towns being present.  A special train was run form Utica for the accommodation of those desiring to attend.  The fire department, of which he was an active member, turned out in a body, to pay the last sad tribute to his memory.
 

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