Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce

Bainbridge, Chenango County, New York

Members of Chamber of Commerce

Sidney Record and Bainbridge News, May 22, 1963

 

 

Dr. Edward Danforth (center) talked with members of the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce at a recent meeting.

L to R:  Clifford Wade, Harold Tripp, Dr. Edward Danforth, Lester Gregory, Maurice Marshall

 



Images of Bainbridge NY 1963 - Part 2

Images of Bainbridge, Chenango County, NY

Sidney Record & Bainbridge News, May 22, 1963

 

 

King's Clothing

 

Serving Our Local Area with the finest Nationally famous brand name clothing (Arrow, Ball-Band, Interwoven, B.V.D., Dickies, Stvank, and many others).

 

 

F.A. Demeree

Village Trustee

 

R.A. Holman

Village Trustee

 

Pierson Orr

Feeding vitamins to experimental rats at Foster d. Snell, Inc. at Bainbridge

 

Madeline Baird & Bud Swart

Darlin insurance Agency

 

 



Bainbridge Central High School

Aerial View - 1963

 

 

 

Edward R. Andrews

Supervising Principal of the

Bainbridge-Guilford Central School System

 

Floyd L. Prouty

Elementary Supervisor

Bainbridge-Guilford Central School System

 

Married Couple Separated 32 Years - 1888

Separated Thirty-Two Years

Bainbridge Republican, March 16, 1888

Joseph Chiles [Miles] has been a respected resident of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] for many years, and at the several places he has seen fit to make his home, he has been complimented for his gentlemanly deportment.  Thirty-two years ago, at the age of 23, Mr Chiles [Miles] decided to leave his present home and come to Sidney.  His wife, a respectable young woman, preferred to remain with her parents.  During all this time no correspondence has passed between them, but each have remained true to their marital vows.  The son grew to manhood and came on to visit his father twice during this time. The second visit was a surprise to the young man, on account of the gift of a horse and buggy from the father.  On Saturday evening Mrs. Chiles [Miles] arrived, accompanied by Sant Hill, an older brother, and her son.  Mr Chiles [Miles] was at the train in waiting, and did not recognize his wife. She could not remember him, and after a separation of 32 long years they are again happy, and it is to be hoped the future will be prosperous for them.  Mr. Chiles [Miles] has purchased the Abner Johnson farm and will take possession in a few days.  Binghamton Republican.

Obituaries (October 22)

Ira W. June

Utica Saturday Globe, June 1905

 

Ira W. June

1828 - 1905

Norwich (Chenango Co., NY):  Ira W. June, a well known resident of Oxford [Chenango County, NY] and ex-sheriff of Chenango county, died at his home in that village Tuesday after an illness of several weeks with bronchial trouble.  Mr. June was born in Oxford December 25, 1828.  His early life was mostly spent in Greene.  In 1882 while a resident of Oxford he was elected sheriff and moved his family to Norwich.  He resided here about 10 years after the expiration of his term as sheriff and was elected and served one term as highway commissioner.  During the erection of the Norwich High School he was general superintendent of its construction. Returning to Oxford in 1896 Mr. June superintended the construction of the High School building in that village and since its completion had held the position of janitor.  In 1850 while residing in Greene Mr. June married Martha Race.  She died in 1887.  While a resident of Norwich and in 1889 he married Miss Norah Galvin, of this village, who survives.  He also leaves a daughter by his first marriage, Mrs. B.M Emerson, of Oxford.  His funeral was held from his late home Thursday afternoon and was largely attended.

 

Mrs. Henry T. Button

Bainbridge Republican, February 3, 1888

The trial, at Cooperstown [Otsego Co., NY], of Henry T. Button, for murder, in killing his wife, lasted all last week, and ended in the accused being found guilty of murder in the second degree.  The prisoner is said to be 67 year of age, but by his looks he would be called a young man.  the wife he killed was his fourth one, the others having died natural deaths.  She was about 45 years of age, and is said to have been a woman of some education, but had not always kept the best of company.  She came from Troy, among a lot of hop pickers.  Both were addicted to drinking, and had frequent sprees.  On the night the woman died, Sept. 24, 1887, they were heard quarreling in their home, and were both intoxicated.  When the body of the woman was found the next morning, it was in a craped and unnatural position into which she could not have fallen, and her throat showed signs of violence.  It was the opinion of the coroner's jury that she had been choked to death.  Button claims to know nothing about it.  He was brought home and put to bed drunk, about five o'clock in the afternoon,and said he did not see his wife again till the following morning, when he found her dead.  Except when under the influence of liquor, Button is said to have been a peaceable man, reliable in his statements and honest in his dealings.  The only penalty provided by law for murder in the second degree is imprisonment for life.  Sentence was deferred until Wednesday next.  --Telegraph

 

Mrs. Charles Smith

Bainbridge Republican, March 2, 1888

The remains of Mrs. Smith, of Vermont, widow of Chas. Smith, who formerly resided in this town, were removed from that State and deposited in the Coventryville [Chenango Co., NY] cemetery last week.  She had been dead several years.  her daughter Miss Kate Smith accompanied her mother's remains here

 

Sarah J. Lombard

Chenango Union, June 10, 1909

Mrs. Sarah J. Lombard of Fremont, Nebraska, entered into rest on Sunday morning.  She was an earnest worker in the Methodist church of that city.  Many friends and relatives mourn her death.  Two sons survive, Phanett and D.A. Lombard; also four brothers and one sister, G.W. Sturdevant of Rome, Joseph S. of Norwich, Henry M. of Augusta, D.N. fo Vernon Center and m rs. A.A. Morow of Fremont.  Mrs. Lombard was a native of Augusta, Oneida county..

BCHS Cheerleaders, 1954

Bainbridge Central High School

JayVee & Varsity Cheerleaders

"Echo" 1954

Kneeling:  S. Williams, N. Cheesbro
Standing, LtoR:  G. Collins, D. Yaw, S. Cheesbro, E. Armstrong, B. Parker, Mrs. Howland, C. Coe, C. Parker, B. Amey, E. Kinney, B. Besaw

Bainbridge High School - Class of 1954 - Part 4

Bainbridge Central High School - Class of 1954

Senior Portraits

"Echo" 1954

 

 

Benjamin Arthur Simonds

 

Eleanor Anna Smith

 

Richard Edson Smith

Class Treasurer

 

Elizabeth Jean Stiles

 

Zilphia Anna Sutton

 

Ervin Ellery Tobey

Marriages (October 21)

Dr. & Mrs. L.E. Ireland

Bainbridge Republican, February 4, 1887

Mrs. Helen S. Ireland, of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], was granted an absolute divorce from her husband, Dr. L.E. Ireland, at the Otsego County Circuit Court, recently held at Cooperstown.  The doctor made no defense.

 

Mr. & Mrs. A.B. Smith

Bainbridge Republican, January 27, 1888

Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Smith held an informal reception at their home on Kirby street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] last Thursday, it being the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage.  The occasion was a very enjoyable one.  Of their five children, four were there to participate in the pleasures of the day.  One son, living in the far west, was unable to be present, but, we doubt not, was with them in spirit.  Children, grandchildren, sisters, brothers, friends and neighbors united in offering their congratulations and wishes for a happy future.  Among the many presents were a gold headed cane and umbrella, and $90 in gold coin.  Not the least noticeable was the refreshment room, where the table heavily laden with most tempting viands, and the happy faces of the attendants proclaimed the marriage  feast.  Mr. A.B. Smith and Miss Jane Baily were married at Guilford Centre [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 19, 1838 by the Rev. Mr. Harnon.  Immediately after their marriage, Mr and Mrs. Smith came to this village [Bainbridge], where they have since resided.

 

Mr. & Mrs. F.T. Seeley

Bainbridge Republican, January 27, 1888

Some forty of the many friends of Mr. and Mrs. F.T. Seeley gave to them a surprise upon their eleventh wedding anniversary, Tuesday, Jan. 24th, 1888.  The guests were sumptuously entertained and the inner man was abundantly refreshed.  Afterward Mr. and Mr Seeley were presented with an elegant, velvet, Brussels couch, black walnut rocker, and other gifts, Rev. H.B. Cook, in a neat and appropriate speech, making the presentation.  Mr. and Mrs. Seeley both responded, and expressed their pleasure at seeing so many of their old friends, unexpected though it was, and thanking them for their gifts, which spoke volumes more than they could express of cemented friendship.

 

Bixby - Newton

Bainbridge Republican, February 10, 1888

Mr. Joel J. Bixby was married to Miss Marie Louise Newton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Newton, on Monday, February 6, 1888.  Both of Norwich, N.Y.

 

Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Olmstead

Bainbridge Republican, December 19, 1884

South Masonville [Delaware Co., NY]:  The friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Olmstead gathered at their home last Saturday to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their married life.  Many valuable presents were received, among which were silverware, glassware, Bible stands, a beautiful hanging lamp, and several presents in money.  A good time was enjoyed, and all wish them many happy anniversaries as they roll around.

 

Coss - Scott

Bainbridge Republican, December 26, 1884

At the residence of Orlando Coss, Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], by Rev. Mr. Robertson, George Coss and Miss Laura Scott were united in matrimony.  The happy couple were of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY].  May their voyage through life be a happy one.

 

Tripp - Blencoe

Bainbridge Republican, March 9, 1888

John Tripp, of Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY] and Miss Clarissa, youngest daughter of John Blencoe, were united in marriage Feb. 29, Rev. N. Ripley performing the ceremony.

 

Marriage Notices

Chenango Telegraph, April 6, 1859

 

CHEESBRO - BLODGETT:  In Plymouth, on the 27th ult., at the house of Col. E. Proctor, by D. Fallen, Esq., Silas Cheesbro of Brookfield [Madison Co., NY] to Miss Permelia Blodgett of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY].

BAILEY - DeFOREST:  In Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], March 29th, by Rev. P.H. Norton, John Bailey to Miss Jane H. DeForest.

 

 

 

 

 

Obituaries (October 21)

William M. Wood

Utica Saturday Globe, May 1905

 

William M. Wood

1828 - 1905

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Wednesday of last week, at the home of his son, Frank Wood, near this village, occurred the death of William M. Wood, aged 77.  Mr Wood was born in Rensselaerville, Albany county, August 2, 1828. He had been a resident of Chenango county for about a quarter of a century, engaging in farming and working at the carpenter's trade.  His wife died some seven years ago, since which he had made his home with his son.  He had been ill for about four weeks, his last sickness coming upon him while on a visit to his old home in Albany county.  Mr. Wood was a veteran of the civil war, enlisting at the opening of the struggle in Company E, Eighty-ninth Regiment, N.Y.S.V., and served until the close f hostilities.  Only four comrades of his company survive him.  He was a member of Greene Post, G.A.R.  Deceased is survived by three sons, Frank, of Norwich; William E. and Charles S., of Taylorville, Ill., and one daughter, Mrs. Antoinette Smith, of St. Louis, Mo.  Three brothers also survive, Hamilton J., of West Oneonta, Norman, of Dormansville, and John, of Rensselerville.  Funeral services were held Saturday forenoon at this late home, Rev. S.J. Ford officiating.  Interment was made at South Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] the bearers being members of Smith Post, G.A.R.

 

Ann Parmalee

Bainbridge Republican, February 10, 1888

Mrs. Ann Parmalee, the oldest woman in Oneida County, died at her home in Clinton, Thursday, at the extreme age of 103 years and 9 months.  The old lady was one of the chief attractions of the multitude who were in attendance at Clinton's centennial celebration, held in that village, on the 13th of last July, being in the procession reviewed by the President and Mrs. Cleveland. She was born in Shaftesbury, Vt., April 29., 1784, and was the daughter of a farmer.  She had lived in Oneida county, and not far from where she died, since 1806, and now has a brother residing, in Clinton, who is 97 years of age and in fair health  Her sister Thankful Stanton, a maiden lady, died about two years ago at the advanced age of 97 years and 9 months.  About a year ago Mrs. Parmalee received a fall, since which time she has been unable to walk.  She was a woman of marked intelligence and could easily recall the death of George Washington and the events of the war of 1812.  The deceased was a devout Christian lady, and a member of the M.E. Church.

 

Edward M. Brown, Sr.

Bainbridge Republican, February 17, 1888

Edward M. Brown, Sr., of Nineveh [Broome Co., NY], died very suddenly Saturday afternoon, about two o'clock.  He ate his dinner apparently as well as usual, and went out in the woodshed to build a box.  In a few minutes he was found, in a sinking condition, trying to get in the house.  He was taken in and soon expired. The rupture of a blood vessel was the cause of death.  He was 78 years old--Budget

 

Rev. Henry Callahan

Bainbridge Republican, February 17, 1888

Rev. Henry Callahan died at Franklin [Delaware Co., NY], Feb. 7, after a long illness, aged 77 years.  Mr. Callahan spent his early life at Andover, Mass., was a graduate of Union College and of Andover Theo. Sem.  He ably filled pastorates at Niagara Falls, Oxford and Franklin, and was Chaplain of the 114th N.Y. Vols., a Chenango co. regiment.  A severe illness of fever, at New Orleans, ruined his health so that a full recovery never followed.  The pastoral work of Mr. Callahan extended over a period of twenty years before the great National struggle, to which he gave himself without reserve, and in which he went down into the valley of the shadow of death, coming up with impaired vigor, but unimpaired zeal.

 

Albert Cornwell

Bainbridge Republican, March 9, 1888

Albert Cornwell died at his home in Ives' Settlement [Guilford, Chenango Co., NY], Friday evening, Feb. 24, of pneumonia, aged 78 years.  He was a respected and trustworthy citizen, and held the office of society clerk of the M.E. Church, Guilford, for nearly 50 years.

Aylesworth Family of Sherburne

The Aylesworth Family

A Bright and Interesting Group of Sherburne, N.Y.

 

Father, Mother and Twelve Children

The Remarkable Aylesworth Family, of Sherburne, N.Y., a Circle Unbroken by Death

 

Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY]:  In the columns of the Globe today is presented a picture of the Aylesworth family of this village.  It is a most interesting picture, showing, as it does, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Aylesworth and their 12 children. Every member of the family is in the best of health. The eldest child is 32 and the youngest 5.  Mr. Aylesworth is a carpenter by trade and is held in high esteem by all who know him.  He is 51 years old and his wife is 49.  Both appear younger than they are and when seen with their children would be taken for the eldest brother and sister of the group.

 

There has never been a death in this large family and it is the hope of their friends that many years with pass before the happy and interesting circle is broken. 

 

The grandparents of Mr. and Mrs. Aylesworth were also blessed with large families, one of which numbered 13 children and the other 14.

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Compiler Note:  As per the 1880 (North Norwich, NY) and 1900 (Sherburne, NY) Federal censuses the family of Asel W. and Nettie (Wilcox) Aylesworth included three sons and nine daughters as follows: George (b. 1869), Frederic (b. 1871), Zilpha (b. 1873), Carrie (b. 1875), Jason (b. 1879), Mary/Mattie (b. 1881), Winona (b. 1882), Bertha (b. 1884), Nettie (1887), Lizzie (b. 1889), Olive (b. 1891), Edna (b. 1894).

Asel W. Aylesworth died in May 1929 and Nettie (Wilcox) Aylesworth died in 1931.

Obituaries (October 20)

Edward A. Lally

Utica Saturday Globe, May 1905

 

 

Edward Lally

1857 - 1905

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Edward A. Lally died very suddenly from heart failure at his residence on North Broad street, at an early hour Friday morning of last week.  As he had been upon the streets, apparently in his usual robust health, at a late hour on the evening previous, the news of his death was a great shock to his friends here and throughout the county.  Edward A. Lally was the oldest son of the late William and Mary Lally and was born in the town of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], August 10, 1857.  He attended the district schools near his boyhood home and completed his education at the Oxford and Norwich academies.  He worked on his father's farm summers and taught school winters until he was 21 years old when his father's family moved to Guilford.  Soon afterwards he engaged in the lumber business and was elected collector and overseer of the poor of the town of Guilford.  He continued in the lumber business until 1886 when he was appointed by President Cleveland railway mail clerk for the route on the Ontario & Western between Oneida and Weehawken, filling that position for four years.  In 1891, Mr. Lally was elected sheriff of Chenango County, being the only Democrat to hold that office in a period of more than 60 years.  he received 148 plurality over Isaac D. Wilsay, the Republican nominee.  Senator Fassett carried the county by 600 plurality, thus attesting Mr. Lally's personal popularity outside of his own party.  He discharged the duties of the office with marked ability and to the complete satisfaction of the taxpayers.  In politics he was always an ardent Democrat and ever enjoyed the confidence of his constituents.  He was nominated for member of Assembly and again for police justice of Norwich, in each event running far ahead of his ticket.  He was a member of the Imperial Order of Red Men, N.P.L. A.O.U.W. and several other fraternal societies.  Since the expiration of his term as sheriff, Mr. Lally has devoted his attention to the wholesale lumber business, in which he had rare skill and ability.  Few men were better able than he to estimate the value of a tract of timber, his judgment in that line being remarkable.  As a man he had no enemies.  he was big hearted, generous to a fault, true and loyal to his friends, honest and fair in his dealings with all.  His multitude of friends deplore his death in the prime of life and share the burden of grief which has fallen upon his devoted wife and family.  In 1889 he was married to Miss Hattie L. Wade, of Guilford, who with two sons, Edward and John D. Lally, survive him.  In addition to his widow and children, he is survived by one brother, William H. Lally, of Oxford, and four sisters, Mrs.  J.E. Albert, South Oxford, Mrs. Charles B. Grant, Guilford, Mrs. Susie Lannon, Norwich; and Mrs. J.W. Martin of Union Hill.

 

William Aylsworth

Afton Enterprise, March 8, 1943

Friends and neighbors are grieved to learn of the death of William Aylsworth Friday, March 3rd at the Bainbridge Hospital where he was taken the previous Tuesday.  Mr Aylsworth moved to this place a few years ago [Coventryville, Chenango Co., NY] after retiring from his farm at West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] where he had lived many years.  The funeral services were held Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. at the Root Funeral Home in Greene with interment in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery [Greene NY].  Mr Aylsworth is survived by his wife Sarah Bunt Aylsworth, a brother Edward of Binghamton and a sister, Mrs. Herbert Davenport of Oneonta, also nephews and nieces.  Sympathy is extended to the bereaved family.

 

Lydia Aylesworth Johnson

Afton Enterprise, January 14, 1915

Lydia Aylesworth Johnson was born in Chenango county, New York, October 4, 1818.  She was the daughter of Thomas Aylesworth.  Lydia Aylesworth was married to Welcome Johnson in 1838.  Six children were born to them, three daughters and three sons.  They lived in various parts of the state of New York.  In 1865 they moved from Elmira, N.Y. to Washington, D.C.  After some years' residence in that city they moved to Annapolis, Maryland.  They resided there for a few months and then returned to their old [home] at Bainbridge, N.Y., where they stayed three years.  They emigrated to Coming,, Kansas, where Welcome Johnson died in 1894.  From the time of her husband's death Mrs. Johnson made her home with her son and his wife, J.W. and Betsey Johnson, and came to Glendale with them, arriving here Dec. 24, 1906.  She died Dec. 29, 1914, at the age of 96 years, 2 months and 25 days.  For eight years and five days she has been a resident of this city, Glendale, Oregon and valley, and in those years she has wielded a sacred influence over all who have known her.  She was a woman of high and holy Christian character, and was ready at all times to give a reason for the hope she had, and to tell that she had "anchored that hope within the vale."  During the revival meetings in this city two months ago, an afternoon meeting was held in the Johnson home on account that Grandma Johnson was not able to attend at the church.  Besides a number of church members and neighbors, there were present Pastor J.K. Howard, Rev. Dr. Knott and Rev. David Oastler.  Grandma Johnson stood up and gave one of the grandest testimonials of her Christian experience ever heard by any of those who were present.  She is gone, but her works of righteousness and her example will live on from shore to shore of America. In every place she has made her home her pure life has left an impression for good and for God.

 

Death Notices

Bainbridge Republican, November 7, 1874

 

AYLSWORTH:  In East Pike, Wyoming county, N.Y. of paralysis, Dexter Aylsworth, father of Geo. Aylsworth, of this village, aged 70 years.

 

HILL:  In Sidney Plains [Delaware Co., NY], Oct. 24, 1874, Nettie, only daughter of D.S. and Elizabeth L. Hill, aged 9 years and 8 months.

 

WINEGARD:  In Sidney Plains [Delaware Co., NY], Oct. 26, 1874, Bertha Winegard, eldest daughter of Richard and Jennie Winegard, aged 10 years.

 

 

 

 

Obituary (October 19)

Hiram D. Merithew

Utica Saturday Globe, April 1905

 

 

Hiram D. Merithew

1823 - 1905

Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]:  At his home just north of this village Friday afternoon, April 7, occurred the death of Hiram D. Merithew, after an illness of some months with consumption.  He had reached the advanced age of 82 years.  Mr. Merithew was born in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] in 1823, but had spent the greater part of his life in the town of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] where for many years he was a prominent farmer.  In 1846 he was united in marriage with Lavinia Burrows, of Guilford, who survives with two sons, Elmer, of Guilford, and Frederick E., of Jackson, Tenn.;  two daughters, Mrs. William Yager, of Newark, N.J., and Mrs. Harriet Peck, of Binghamton; one brother, Lyman Merithew, of Norwich.  His funeral was held from his late home Sunday, and interment was made in Mount Hope Cemetery, Norwich.

 

Daniel B. Ainsworth

Chenango Union, November 26, 1874

AINSWORTH:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 7th, Mr. Daniel B. Ainsworth, aged 74 years.  Mr. Ainsworth was a native of the State of Connecticut, but at an early age he came in New Berlin, where he had resided over fifty years.  Coming into New Berlin when the country was new, he became identified with the growth and development of the town, and was generally known and respected as one of its oldest and best citizens.  At the early age of nineteen, he married Rhoda Leach, with whom he shared the joys and ills of this life for the period of fifty years.  On the 19th of June last, Mrs. Ainsworth died very suddenly, of disease of the heart, and from that day her husband was filled with sadness and grief; and though a man of great strength of body and mind, yet when death struck down the partner of his life, he was unmanned, and amid his gloom and sorrow became a victim of that terrible disease known as "Bright's Disease," and after a brief illness of five days, he too was laid in the grave, by the side of her he so fondly loved in life, now mourned by a large circle who can only think and trust in the bright forever.

 

Viola Searles

Bainbridge Republican, February 10, 1888

Died, January 6th, 1888, at Herndon, Guthrie county, Iowa, of quick consumption, Viola, wife of Burton M. Searles, aged about 35 years.  Eight years ago this month, Mr. and Mrs. Searles left this place for the west, and settled on a farm in Central Iowa, where they have since resided.  Mrs. Searles was a former resident of Colesville, Broome county.  Three children are left without the care of a good mother.

 

Mrs. Stephen Hungerford

Bainbridge Republican, February 3, 1888

Stephen Hungerford is having more than his share of affliction.  Four of his children died last year, in June and July, of diphtheria.  On Tuesday night his wife, heart broken, followed them to the unseen shore.  Her age was 39--Oneonta Herald

 

Hon. George Scramling

Bainbridge Republican, February 4, 1887

Hon. George Scramling died suddenly at his home in Oneonta, Jan. 30, at 7 o'clock, a.m. of apoplexy.  Judge Scramling was a member of Assembly from this district in 1877 and was elected County Judge in the fall of 1883.  His death is a heavy loss to the town of Oneonta and to the Bar of Otsego county.

 

 

BCHS Concert Choir - 1964

Bainbridge Central High School Concert Choir

March 1964

 

 

 

Bainbridge Central High School Choir prepares for a concert of sacred music to be given Sunday, March 15th, 1964. 

Director:  J. Lee Flynn

Pianist:  Mike Purdy



1888 version of the Whoopie Cushion in the Form of a Bustle

Man invents Improvements to Dress Bustle

Bainbridge Republican, February 3, 1888

 

A young married man, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], has invented a patent bustle which is evidently an improvement over anything now on the market.  It is made of rubber, with valves and a blow-off.  When the fair wearer sits down, the blow-off opens, and the escaping air escapes through her dress collar, and blows her bangs into the latest "crazy" fashion.  when she stands again the action expands the bustle, the in-rushing air blows a whistle for her dog, shakes the wrinkles out of her skirts, etc.--Well, that accounts for the strange noises.  How stupid we men are.

Post Listing October 12 - 18, 2015

Listing of blog postings for the week of October 12 - 18, 2015

Marriages

Posted October 13, 2015

Bertha Ellen Wicks - Charles C. Hemingway (1905)

Alice Stratton - Gregory Wick (1890)

Cora Richard - Nelson Thackeray (1888)

Marriage Notices

     William H. Wright - Carrie A. Couse (1888)

     Eugene J. Brightman - Josephine Olmsted (1888)

Posted October 15, 2015
Marriage Notices
     Wallace S. Truesdell - Adelaide Parce (December 23, 1889) - Norwich
     Alfred L. Reynolds - Millie La Due (January 1, 1890) - North Norwich
     Walter D. Willcox - Nellie Booth (January 1, 1890) - Earlville
     Bradley Bunnell - Caroline Haynes (January 1, 1890) - Guilford
     Grant L. Fairchild - Hannah A. Hiack (January 1, 1890) - McDonough
     Ludlow L. Cleveland - Mary E. Covert (December 25, 1889) - Afton
     William E. Hendrick - Hattie A. Root (January 1, 1890) - Oxford
     Dan C. Doolittle - Sadie C. Dedrick (December 24, 1889) - Greene
     Clarence A. Greek - Etta S. Vanderwarker (December 15, 1889) - Centre Village
     Edwin J. White - Mary E. Light (January 1, 1890) - Morris
     Dorr Brown - Lucy A. Thompson (January 1, 1890) - Norwich
     Melville Ross - Mary Sears (December 30, 1889) - Sherburne
     Smith Wilbur - L. De Etta Crowell (December 25, 1889) - Sherburne
     Ellsworth C. Steele - Minnie A. Wright (December 24, 1889) - Lyons
     Hermon K. Stoner - Myra M. Delavan (December 25, 1889) - Cincinnatus

Posted October 18, 2015
Marriage Notices
     Franklin P. Borden - Anna E. Hale (1874) - Norwich
     James Russ - Ellen Pratt (1874) - Afton
     Frank P. Merchant - Annie Hunt (1874) - Marathon, Greene
     J.H. Kennedy - Alice E. Wheeler (1874) - Oxford
     George B. Burchard - Alice C. Squires (1874) - Smithville
     George Barber - Ella Wheeler (1874) - Norwich
     Jewett S. Mathewson - Winnie Ross (1881) - New Berlin
     Charles Gile - Anna Leadbetter (1881 ) - Bainbridge
     Charles E. Chappell - Maria R. Van Cleve (1881) Binghamton
     Henry A. Purdy - Cora E. Dunn (1881) - Gilbertsville
     Lewis T. Nichols - Lillian E. Lewis (1881) - Greene
     William A. Parsons - Ella Patchin (1881) - Bainbridge
     Melville R. Stanton - Etna D. Mathewson (1881) - Greene
     Egbert Simmons - Julia A. Cumber (1881) - Smithville


 

Obituaries

Posted October 12, 2015

Margaret (Quinn) Colman (Dunmore PA, 1905)

Gilman Moses Caswell (Afton, 1908)

J. Handy Smith (Sidney, 1890)

Mrs. John Day (Mt. Upton, 1890)

Amos A. Goodale (Richfield Springs, 1890)

Mary Hammond Houck (Norwich, 1890)

Posted October 13, 2015
Dr. James Albert Moore (New Haven CT, Norwich NY 1905)
Rev. D.C. Haynes (Bainbridge, Portland ME, 1888)
Robert S. Johnson (Chicago IL, Norwich, 1890)
Sally Moore Packer (Norwich, 1890)
Mary Dye Crain (Norwich, 1890

Posted October 14, 2015
Eugene H. Slater (Norwich, 1905)
Frank D. Matteson (Sherburne, 1884)
Mary Nichols (Bainbridge, 1884)
Cora Risley (Coventry, 1888)
Rev. W.G. Queal (Norwich, Bainbridge, 1888)
M.S. Mandeville (Coventry, 1883)
Sylvester D.N. DeForest (Norwich, 1890

Posted October 15, 2015
Mrs. Wilson Chaffee (Plymouth, 1905)
Elizabeth Pollard (Afton, 1888)
Mrs. Hiram Sargent (South New Berlin, 1890)
Mrs. Hiram Sargent (South  New Berlin, 1919)
Mrs. George Tyler (South New Berlin, 1890)
Charles Morse (1890)
Daniel North (1890)
Jeremiah Goodrich (South New Berlin, 1890)

Posted October 16, 2015
Judson D. King (Norwich, Utica, 1905)
Julius A. Brown (Plymouth, 1859)
Samuel Crandall (North Norwich, 1859)
Dr. George A. Thayer (Binghamton, 1887)
Death Notices - 1859
     Stephen Winsor (Guilford)
     Mrs. Leonard Cole (Guilford)
     John Packin (Guilford)
     Benjamin Davis (New Berlin Centre)
     Lydia May Willard (New Berlin)
     Lydia J. Hyde (Pitcher)
     Isabella H. Dalrymple (Marlboro MA, Pitcher)

Posted October 17, 2015
Elizabeth Fagan Keane (Norwich, 1905)
Lydia Hyer (Mt. Upton, 1882)
William H. Root (Norwich, 1887)
George D. Graves (Bainbridge, Greene, 1887)
Harriet Barnes (Bainbridge, Norwich, 1888)
Charles A. Jurisch (Susquehanna PA, 1888)

Posted October 18, 2015
Harriet Titus (North Norwich 1905)
Betsy (Balcom) Lyon (Bainbridge, 1973)
Mary (Gilbert) Lyon (Bainbridge, Chicago, 1920)
Antoinette Lyon (West Bainbridge, 1931)
Hudson H. Lyon (Bainbridge, 1950)
Death Notices
     Spardon Lyon (Bainbridge, 1874)
     Joel Lyon (West Bainbridge, 1877)
     Lois Lyon (Bainbridge, 1880)
     Briggs Lyon (Bainbridge, 1890)
     Israel Lyon (West Bainbridge, 1891)


 

Miscellaneous

Posted October 13, 2015

Norwich Pharmacal Co. Management, 1935 (Part 1)

Posted October 14, 2015
BCHS Class of 1954 - Part 3

Posted October 15, 2015
Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY Lawyers - 1999

Posted October 16, 2015
Images of Bainbridge, NY from 1963

Posted October 17, 2015
Norwich Pharmacal Co. Management, 1935 - Part 2
Norwich Pharmacal Co., Bookkeeping Department, early 1900s

Marriages (October 18)

Marriage Notices

Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 10, 1874

BORDEN - HALE:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 25th, by Rev. W.J. Judd, Mr. Franklin P. Borden, of Milford, Nebraska, to Miss Anna E.  Hale, of Norwich.

RUSS - PRATT:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 24th, by Rev. Mr. Sawtell, Mr. James Russ to Miss Ellen Pratt, both of Afton.

MERCHANT - HUNT:  In Marathon, N.Y., at the residence of the bride's father, Dec. 2d, by Rev. H. Lyman, Mr. Frank P. Merchant, to Miss Annie Hunt, both formerly of this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY]

KENNEDY - WHEELER:  At the Congregational Church, in Oxford, on Tuesday evening, Dec. 1st, by Rev. H.P. Colin, Mr. J.H. Kennedy, of Des Moines, Iowa, to Miss Alice E. Wheeler, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]

BURCHARD - SQUIRES:  At the residence of the bride's parents, in East Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 2d, by Rev. Dr. Ayrault, Mr Geo. B. Burchard, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Alice C. Squires,  of the former place.

BARBER - WHEELER:  In Norwich, Nov. 25th, by Rev. L.M.S. Haynes, at the residence of the bride's father, Wm. H. Wheeler, Esq., Geo Barber, to Miss Ella Wheeler, all of Norwich [Chenango Co.,  NY]

Chenango Union, February 3, 1881

MATHEWSON - ROSS:  At the residence of the bride's mother, in New Berlin, a Wednesday evening, January 25th, by Rev. Frank W. Townsend, Mr. Jewett S. Mathewson, of Elgin, Minn., to Miss Winnie Ross, youngest daughter of the late Daniel Ross, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]

GILE - LEADBETTER:  In Bainbridge, Jan. 25th, by Rev. J.L. Egbert, Mr. Charles Gile, to Miss Anna Leadbetter, all of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]

CHAPPELL - VAN CLEVE:  In Binghamton, Jan. 26th, by Rev. G. Christian, Mr. Charles E. Chappell, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Maria R. Van Cleve of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].

PURDY - DUNN:  At the Baptist parsonage, in Gilbertsville, Jan. 19th, by Rev. J.H. Sage, Mr. Henry A. Purdy, of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Cora E. Dunn, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

Chenango American, Greene, NY, February 10, 1881

NICHOLS - LEWIS:  At the Chenango House in this village [Greene, NY], Feb. 2d, by Rev. E.R.D. Briggs of North Fenton, Mr. Lewis T. Nichols of Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY], to Miss Lillian E. Lewis, of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY].

 

PARSONS - PATCHIN:  In Bainbridge, Jan. 31st, by Rev. L.E. Wheeler, Mr. Wm. A. Parsons, to Ella Patchin, all of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]

 

STANTON - MATHEWSON:  At the home of the bride in this town, Feb. 2d, by Rev. H.N. VanDeusen, Mr. Melville R. Stanton, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], and Miss Etna D., daughter of Fred K. Mathewson, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY]

 

SIMMONS - CUMBER:  In Oxford, Feb. 2d, by Rev. Dr Peck, Mr. Egbert Simmons, and Miss Julia A. Cumber, both of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].

Obituaries (October 18)

Harriet Titus

Utica Saturday Globe, April 1905

 

Harriet Titus

1821 - 1905

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Harriet Titus passed away at her home Friday night, April 14, aged 84.  Mrs. Titus was born in the town of North Norwich in 1821, and she had always lived in the same neighborhood where she was born  In 1840 she was married to Solomon Titus.  She is survived by one son, Walter Titus, and two grandsons, Raymond V. Titus and H. Jay Titus.  When 14 years old Mrs. Titus became a member of the Baptist church of this place.  She had been very faithful in the church affairs for the last 70 years.  Rev. I.C. Barber, a former pastor at Sherburne, officiated at the funeral.  Music was rendered by a quartet composed of Cyrus Owen, Mrs. Maggie Pike, Mrs. Blackman and John Scott.  Mr. and Mrs. Walter Titus wish to express their sincere thanks to their friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted them with helping deeds and words of comfort in their sad bereavement.  A kind and earnest Christian life has ended, a life not given to ostentation but one of quiet, Godly deeds which cheered and blessed all who came within their influence.

 

Betsy (Balcom) Lyon

Bainbridge Republican, April 19, 1873

Died in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst., Betsy, wife of Chas. Lyon, aged 85 years.  Mr. Chas. Lyon was born in 1784, and came from Westchester Co. in company with three brothers, all of whom settled on adjoining farms in the western part of this town in the year 1805.  He was married to Miss Betsy Balcom (the deceased) in 1809, and commenced housekeeping on the farm where she died.  Mr. and Mrs. Lyon were among the first white settlers in this locality.  They have lived to witness great changes. Where stood the primeval forest, when with united fortunes they first set out on life's journey, well tilled fields now greet the eye, homes of comfort and luxury dot the landscape, villages have spring up, the busy hum of industry may be heard, and railroads and telegraphs have marked their course along the route of the lonely trail to the distant mill or settlement. It's a sad thought that these old people are passing away, and with them the unwritten history of the early settlement of this rich and fertile country.  We look upon them with a feeling of reverence akin to that which we cherish for the battle scarred veteran--for it is by their toil, their deprivations and their sacrifices in developing the country that we inherit our beautiful, happy homes, and the blessings which on every hand surround us.  Let it be our kindest care that their last days be made peaceful and happy--Saturday Review.

 

Mary (Gilbert) Lyon

Bainbridge Republican, August 12, 1920

Her many friends learn with sincere sorrow of the sudden death of Mrs. Frank Lyon of Chicago, which occurred about three weeks ago.  Mrs. Lyon was the daughter of Don A. and Amelia Gilbert, and was born in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] and lived here until after her marriage to Mr. Lyon.  She was a graduate of the Bainbridge academy, and a faithful, devoted member of the Presbyterian church while a resident of this village.  Mr. Lyon was in business here as a merchant tailor, going from this place to Binghamton and thence to Chicago.  Besides the husband to miss her loving presence, are two daughters and one son: her mother, Mrs. Amelia Gilbert of Albany, and five brothers:  Mr. Frank B. Gilbert, deputy commissioner of education for New York state, of Albany, Alonzo of Wilkesbarre, Maurice, Arthur, and the Rev. Charles Gilbert of New York.  Many school friends and associates of her early life still live in Bainbridge and vicinity and remember Mrs. Lyon as a loyal, sympathetic friend, and speak of her with respect and affection.  Mrs. Lyon was actively interested in church and social affairs, a devoted wife and mother, and will be greatly missed at home, at church and in many circles by true friends who sympathize with the relatives in their great bereavement.

 

Antoinette Lyon

Afton Enterprise, April 23, 1931

Mrs. Horace Lyon who has been ill for some time, passed away at her home in West Bainbridge [Chenango Co, NY], Monday.  The funeral was held from the home, at 2:00 p.m. today.

 

Afton Enterprise, April 30, 1931

This community [North Afton] was deeply saddened by the death of Mrs. Antoinette Lyon, wife of H.D. Lyon of Newton Hollow, on Monday April 20th.  Mrs. Lyon had been an active member of our church for several years having been a teacher in the Sunday school.  She was admitted as a member at the same time her husband joined.  Whenever she was able she was always at her post as teacher although she lived some distance from the church.  Surely we will miss her.

 

Hudson H. Lyon

Bainbridge News, August 17, 1950

Hudson H. Lyon, a life long citizen of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died at the local hospital Thursday evening.  The funeral was held Sunday afternoon Aug. 13 from the Fisher parlors.  His pastor, the Reverend Walter I. Eaton, conducted the service and paid a beautiful tribute to the character and Christian faith of the oldest member of the Presbyterian church.  On Nov. 28, 1902 Mr. Lyon married Jeanette C. Gladstone who died Dec. 14, 1939.  He leaves no immediate family but a number of cousins.  He was born Feb. 1, 1857, the son of Horace and Mary M. (Doolittle) Lyon, his grandfather Charles Lyon was one of four pioneer brothers who settled in West Bainbridge about 1803.  The brothers were sons of Israel Lyon who with his father of the same name were patriots of the Revolution in Westchester County.  Thomas Lyon, the first of line, came to America in the middle of the seventeenth century.  Through his mother's ancestry, Mr. Lyon was connected with the Stoddards and Winthrops of colonial Massachusetts.  From early youth he prepared himself for teaching and continued in that work for many years.  he taught in his own district and in various other schools of Chenango and Delaware counties and for a time in the state of Connecticut. The statements of men and women who were his pupils show that he gave his best efforts to this work, that he was an inspiration to many people and that he is remembered with the greatest respect and affection. When with the lapse of the years the time came that his father was no longer able to work, Hudson returned home to manage the farm.  Still a student, he took great interest in the general economic situation.  Wishing to help in the improvement of the dairy industry, he watched the growth of farmers' organizations and was a frequent contributor to local newspapers and to agricultural journals.  In particular, he was a good friend and writer for Mr. Collingwood, who was for a considerable time editor of the Rural New Yorker.  Mr. Lyon was also a careful and tireless investigator of local history. From available records, correspondence, conversations and his own memory, he wrote a detailed History of the Presbyterian Church in Bainbridge. This existing only in manuscript form is one of the treasures of the Free library in our town.  Besides that completed work he collected original data illustrating the translation of our township from an agricultural to a mainly industrialized community.  He made special studies of prominent men of the last century and secured authentic family records.  This material when finally placed in the public library, should be of real interest to students through the years to come.

 

 

Death Notices

 

Chenango Telegraph, December 10, 1874

Died in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 1, after a long and painful illness, Spardon Lyon, aged 62 years.

 

Oxford Times, May 9, 1877

LYON:  In West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] Apr. 25th, Mr. Joel Lyon, aged 51 years.

 

Bainbridge Republican, January 16, 1880

LYON:  In this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] Wednesday, Jan. 14th, 1880, Mrs. Lois Lyon, aged 65 years.

 

Oxford Times, July 1, 1890

LYON:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], June 23, Briggs Lyon, aged 94 years.

 

Oxford Times, November 3, 1891

LYON:  In West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], October 24, Israel Lyon aged 82 years.