Marriages (November 14)

Anderson - Hollenback

1937

New York:  Daniel E. Anderson, 55, a farmer, widower, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] and Miss Martha Caroline Hollenback, 55, of 507 West 121st street, New York, will be married here on September 15 in Riverside church.  The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Eugene Carder.  They procured a license to wed at the marriage bureau here Monday afternoon.  Mr Anderson was born in Norwich, the son of Orrin L. and Alice Skinner Anderson.  Miss Hollenback, who is the daughter of William H. and Mary Hollenback, was born in Owego [Tioga Co], N.Y.

 

Wednesday, September 22, Miss Martha C. Hollenback fo New York city, formerly of Owego, and Daniel E. Anderson, of Norwich, were married in Riverside church in new York city.  Mr. and Mrs. Anderson will reside in Norwich.

Almstead - Ross

1941

Miss Vera Mabel Ross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ross of the Chenango lake road [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] became the bride of John Ivar Almstead, son of Mr. and Mrs. John O. Almstead of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] at one o'clock Saturday in Emmanuel Episcopal church, Rev. L.S.Charters, rector; performing the ceremony.  Attending the couple were Miss Florence Cooley of Norwich and Albert F.O. Almstead of New Berlin, brother of the groom. The bride was charming in a street gown of soldier blue with dark blue accessories and her corsage was of white roses.  Her attendant chose a wine colored street dress with navy blue accessories and her corsage was also of white roses.  Following a reception at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. Almstead and his bride left for a wedding trip to Washington D.C. and other southern points.  They will reside in South New Berlin.

Almstead - Cole

1942

Miss Margaret E. Cole, daughter of Mrs. Fred Cole of Sauquoit, and Albert F. Almstead of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] were united in marriage at the bride's home Saturday, August 29. Rev. Henry Bridge, pastor of the Sauquoit Methodist church officiated.  The couple were attended by Mrs. Monroe Dixson of Edmeston and Ivar Almstead, brother of the groom.  The bride wore a wine-colored street dress and a corsage of white roses.  Mrs. Dixson wore a hunter green dress and a corsage of talisman roses. The mother of the bride was dressed in navy blue and white and the groom's mother wore black and white. Both wore gladioli corsages.  Mrs. Almstead is a graduate of Sauquoit high school, and the Utica Memorial Hospital nurses training school.  She is a school nurse in Otsego school, Edmeston.  Mr. Almstead is a graduate of the South New Berlin school and also of New York State College for Teachers at Albany. A reception was held in the bride's home which was decorated with gladioli and other late summer flowers.  Following the reception Mr. and Mrs. Alstead left for a short wedding trip after which they will reside in South New Berlin.

Mr. & Mrs. Orrin Anderson

55th Anniversary - 1934

A few relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin L. Anderson surprised them at their son's home Tuesday on the occasion of their 55th wedding anniversary.  December 25, 1879, Alice Skinner and Orrin Anderson were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Skinner, on the Norwich - South New Berlin road.  Mr. and Mrs. Anderson lived for many years on the farm where their son, Daniel Anderson, now resides. To them were born two children, a son, Daniel E. Anderson, who married Lena Pudney, and a daughter, Eunice, who married Charles Pudney.  Eunice Anderson Pudney died in April, 1926.  There are four grandchildren, Lavern D Anderson, who married Anita Belle Christman of South New Berlin; Olive Anderson, who is her father's housekeeper since her mother died, and Richard and Donald.  Mr. and Mrs. Anderson have always lived within three miles of their present home.  They are both well known in Norwich and South New Berlin and have many friends here.  At 2 o'clock a bountiful turkey dinner was served to which the company did ample justice.  Later  Mr. Aldrich, in behalf of the company, presented the couple with a radio, which he said would speak for them in the days to come.  Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are in usual good health, and hope to enjoy many more years together.  A poem "Fifty-five Years Married," written by Miss Maude Mathewson and dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Anderson appears below:

Fifty-Five Years Married

 

This Christmas Day of 1934

Brings memories by the score.

Long ago, before my time,

Occurred a wedding in Dec., 1879.

 

Alice Skinner was the fair-haired bride

Orrin Anderson was the man by her side.

A farmer's daughter she,

And a farmer he was bound to be.

 

The wedding ceremony done.

A new home was soon begun.

Not far from her father's house, less than a mile,

They began their home on the farm of Smith Guile.

 

For full many a year

They lived on this farm here;

But when their son married and brought his bride home

The old folks left them and started to roam.

 

In all they have live in places three,

But now live near the old place, just as should be.

The years have brought joys and pleasures by the score.

But sorrow has knocked at their door.

 

Eunice, their joy and pride, has crossed the tide,

And Lena has joined her on the other side.

They two are waiting in heaven fair

For the grand reunion when we shall meet them there.

 

The hopes of this couple today

Are centered in their grandchildren four;

One girl and three boys,

Bring them plenty of joys.

 

Our love and best wishes we bring today,

As we help them celebrate this mark along life's way.

They who have lived through peace and strife.

Fifty-five years as man and wife,

Fifty-five years of married life.

                              Maude Mathewson

 



 

Obituaries ( November 14)

William S. Hall

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1911

 

William S. Hall

1859 - 1911

At a hospital in Brooklyn on Monday occurred the death of William S. Hall, a former well-known resident of the village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], aged 56.  Deceased was born in New York city.  For some years he resided in Norwich and Oxford, returning to Brooklyn about a year ago.  About 20 years ago he married Miss Olive Ingraham, of Norwich.  She died five years ago while the family were living in Montrose, Pa.  A daughter, Mrs. Frank Sanders, of this village, survives.  There is also a niece, Mrs. John Johnston, and a nephew, William Sholes, both of this place.  The remains were brought here on Wednesday and the funeral was held from the home of his niece on Court street Thursday afternoon, Rev. H.W. Foreman officiating.  The body was placed in Mt. Hope [Norwich, nY] vault awaiting burial later.  [Glen Buell Collection, Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY]

 

Emma Elizabeth Atherton

1864 - 1937

Mrs. Emma Elizabeth Atherton died at the home of J.H. Adams in new Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Thursday, January 7, after an illness of about a year. She was born in Whitesboro [Oneida Co., NY] June 2, 1864, the daughter of J. Clark Oatley and Elizabeth Omett Oatley.  October 21, 1885, she was married to Charles Atherton, of New Berlin, who died September 30, 1934.  The only surviving relatives are several cousins.  The funeral was held from the Dakin Funeral Home in New Berlin, Monday at 2 p.m., Rev. H.H. Hadley, rector of St Andrew's church, officiating. Burial was made in Fairview cemetery.

 

Delos R. Arnold

1846 - 1927

Delos R. Arnold, formerly of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], but a resident of Preston [Chenango Co., NY] for the past twenty years passed away at the home of B.E. Slater Thursday morning at 10:30.  The deceased was eighty-one years of age.  Funeral will be held from the home of B.E. Slater Sunday at 12 p.m. with burial in the family plot at White Store [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].

David G. Aplin

David G. Aplin, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry B Aplin of Norwich, R.D. [Chenango Co., NY], died Saturday night within a half hour after his birth at the home of his parents.  Interment was made Monday afternoon in the Norwich Quarter cemetery.  Besides the parents, a brother, Robert, survives.

Mildred Blackman Austin

1904 - 1940

Mrs. Mildred Blackman Austin of Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], formerly of Earlville, passed away Oct. 4, at the Oneida City Hospital, after nearly a year of illness and intense suffering, at the age of 36 years.  She was born March 4, 1904 at Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], daughter of Burton and Martha Barber Blackman, and united in marriage June 20, 1925 to Brayton Austin of Georgetown at Holmesville.  To them was born a daughter, Elberta Mae now aged nine years.  Her entire life was spent in this section of the state where as a devout Christian, beloved by old and young, she endeared herself to them by her gracious ways and sunny smile.  She united with the Smyrna Baptist church at the age of nine and later became a member of the Earlville Baptist church and Friendship Sunday school class.  Last rites were held Oct. 8 at the Bonney Baptist church, Rev. J. Chapman, pastor, officiating. A wealth of beautiful flowers bore tribute to the esteem in which she was held. The body was laid at rest in Georgetown village cemetery.  Surviving are her husband, the daughter, Elberta; her mother, Mrs. Martha Blackman of Earlville; two brothers, Floyd Blackman of Mt. Upton and Maurice B. of Chadwick, and many nieces and nephews.  Relatives and friends were present for the funeral from Norwich, McDonough, New Berlin, Holmesville, Sherburne, Bonney, Mt. Upton, Chadwick, Hamilton and Earlville.

Obituaries (November 13)

Rev. Lester S. King

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1911

 

Rev. Lester S. King

1834 - 1911

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  At his home on Sheldon street, Wednesday, following an illness of several weeks, occurred the death of Rev. Lester S. King, aged 77.  Deceased was born in Jefferson county, this State, January 1, 1834, and was a son of Silas B. and Mary Lee King.  In 1873 he was ordained a minister of the Free Methodist church and served charges in several sections of the State, including New London, Summer Hill, Lindley, Watertown, Spencer and Norwich.  He was pastor of the society in this village in 1879 and 1880 and again during the years of 1884, 1885 and 1886.  It was during his later pastorate here that the church of the society was erected on Sheldon street, and it was largely through Mr. King's efforts that the building of the church was accomplished.  Mr. King was thrice married.  His first wife was Mary Elizabeth Carpenter, whom he married in 1856.  She died January 28, 1876.  His second wife, who was Arcelia O. Pierce, died in 1886 and on September 8, 1887, he married Mrs. Ella M. Thompson, of Norwich, who survives.  He also leaves two sons by his first marriage, John A. of Buffalo, and James G. of Corning, and a brother, George King, of Clinton. The funeral was held from his late home on Sheldon street this (Friday) afternoon, Rev. O.S. Baker, of Cortland, assisted by Rev. James B. Wilson, of Norwich, officiating. The burial was made in Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].  [Glen Buell Collection, Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY]

 

Orrin L.  Anderson

1855 - 1940

Orrin L. Anderson died suddenly of a shock at the home of his son, Daniel E. Anderson, on the South New Berlin - Norwich road [Chenango County, NY] Monday evening, Nov. 25, 1940.  Mr. Anderson suffered a shock a year and a half ago from which he never fully recovered.  Had he lived until Friday Nov. 29, he would have been 85 years old. Born in Pitcher, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], Nov. 29, 1855, his early life was spent in Smithville Centre but he had been a resident of this community for rhe past sixty years.  He was the oldest of a family of five, all of whom have preceded him in death.  They were Mrs. Hannah Wells and Mrs. Lillian Mathewson, of Norwich, Mrs. Vener Aldrich of Sherburne and Laverne Pratt of Erie, Pa.  He was a membr of the Smithville Centre M.E.Church and was one of 32 young people who formed a club known as the Smithvile Literary Society in the year of 1872.  Only one original member of this club, Mrs. Emma Graves, survives him.  On December 25, 1879, he married Miss Alice C. Skinner who died May 27, 1935.  Two children were born to them, a son, Daniel E. Anderson and a daughter Eunice Anderson Pudney, who was the wife of Charles Pudney and who died April 2, 1926.  Survivng are his son Daniel E. Anderson and four grandchildren, Laverne of South New Berlin, Olive of Northampton, Mass., Richard and Donald, also several nephews and nieces.  The funeral was held at the Breese Funeral Home, Thursday Nov. 28 at 2 p.m., Rev. C.H. Skinner of South new Berlin officiating, with burial in Mt. Hope cemetery, Norwich. The bearers were Roy Wells, Oscar Mathewson, Levi Skinner and Linn Skinner of Norwich, and Robert Steere and Harold Cowles of Smithville Centre.

Abbie Sage Angell

1857 - 1940

The death of Abbie Sage Angell widow of the late Olin T. Angell, occurred at the family home near this village on Wednesday, May 1st.  A daughter of Nelson Sage and Harriett Green Sage, she was born at New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] on October 22, 1857.  In 1875 she was united in marriage with Olin T. Angell and for some time lived at New Berlin, moving from there to Guilford and later to Sidney where they lived for 22 years moving to the Angell farm at Mt. Upton in 1915.  Her husband passed away in February, 1935, and she has since made her home with her son Stanley and family at the Angell farm.  She is survived by two sons, Stanley J., of Mt. Upton, and George M. of Oswego, Oregon, and one daughter, Mrs. Bertha A. Peck of New York, and four grandchildren.  She was an active member of the Mt. Upton Methodist church, where she was particularly interested in missionary work.  The funeral was held from the late home on Friday May 3rd, with burial at Sidney. The officiating clergymen, were Rev. Norman B. Graves of Oxford, assisted by Rev. Charles J. Dempsey of Guilford.  Ralph Burlison, Clyde Richmond, Claude Wadsworth, Harry Curtis, Fred Crumb and Claude Isbell acted as bearers.

James H. Arnold

1859 - 1938

James H. Arnold, died at the family home at Sherburne Quarter [Chenango Co., NY] July 22, 1938, at 5:10 a.m. after a lingering illness.  Funeral services were held at the William Breese Funeral Home in Norwich on July 25 at 1:30 p.m.  He is survived by his wife, Lillian Wilson Arnold, and two sons, James E. of Sherburne and Harry R. of Norwich, also one brother, B.F. Arnold of town of Plymouth and one sister, Mrs. Mirvil Snow of East Norwich; three grandchildren, James H. Arnold, Jr., Winifred E. Arnold and Elizabeth J. Arnold, al of Norwich, also several nephews and nieces and cousins, and one aged aunt.  He was married to Miss Mary E. Yager of Albany on Sept. 6, 1880 and lived some time in Sidney, his native home town, then moved to Norwich while the children were quite young, where he worked for the O.&W. for some time.  Then he engaged in farming.  They had three children, Winnie E., who died in June 1900, two sons, James E. and Harry R. Arnold, who survive him.  In September 1914, his wife, Mary E., passed away at the family home in Dark Hollow and on March 23, 1925, he married again, Mrs. Lillian H. Wilson, formerly of Norwich.  They made their home in Dark Hollow until August 30, 1926, when he and his son James E. sold out and located in the town of Sherburne, on a small farm where he died.

Norwich Pharmacal Company in 1911

A Local Industry

Increases Capital and Will Enlarge Plant

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1911

 

 

Richard C. Stoffer                             Robert D. Eaton

Able Men  Who Are the Chief Officials in Pharmacal Company

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  The recent increase in the capital stock of the Norwich Pharmacal Company from $500,000 to $1,000,000 is the latest indication of the prosperity and growth of this flourishing Norwich institution, which, while it is still so young that its birth can be easily recalled, is old enough to have outstripped all other local manufacturing interests in the size and extent of its operations.

 

Another and more tangible proof of the progress it is making is the new building to be erected in the spring, the excavation and concrete grouting for which was done last fall and work will be continued as early as weather conditions permit.  The new building will slant to the south of the present main plant to which it will be connected by a steel bridge and a subway.  The new building will be 165 feet by 53 feet, five stories and a basement.  The old power plant between this and the main building will be torn down to make way for a modern structure of reinforced concrete construction 80 feet by 40 feet with concrete vaults for cold storage.

 

The company is also planning for still further growth in the future and expects within the next decade or two to occupy the entire square bounded by Piano, East Piano, Locust and Elm streets, the buildings being so arranged as to leave a large court in the center.  For years the company has maintained its own printer and machine shop, where most of the special machinery used is constructed.

 

The company now has branches in New York, Chicago and Kansas City and has also established an agency in London.  In Chicago they have just completed a large four-story building for storage purposes, their products being shipped from the Norwich plant by the carload for distribution from the Chicago branch.

 

The number of employees in the Norwich plant at present is 162.  There are 50 traveling salesmen and enough other employees in the various branches to bring the total employed up to over 250.  Among these is a staff of scientific chemists second to none.

 

The officers of the company are Richard C. Stoffer, President; Robert D. Eaton, Vice President; Robert S. Eaton, Treasurer.  What this institution means to Norwich not only as an employer of labor, but as an advertising agent carrying the name and fame of the place into the remotest corners of civilization is worthy of more than a passing consideration.

Glen Buell Collection, Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY

Bainbridge High Class of 1955, Part 1

Bainbridge Central High School, Class of 1955

Senior Portraits

"Echo" 1955

 

 

Betty Louise Amey

Junior Prom Queen

 

Charlene Elizabeth Bennett

 

Ronald Glenn Brewer

 

Raymond Earl Bunzey

 

Charles William Burrows

 

Cynthia Anne Coe

Class Secretary

 



Obituaries (November 12)

Mary A. (Condon) Ivory

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1911

 

Mary A. (Condon) Ivory

1854 - 1911

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  At her home on Adelaide street, Sunday morning, suddenly occurred the death of Mrs. John Ivory, aged 51.  She had been troubled with heart disease for some time and it is thought that the excitement due to the turning in of the two alarms of fire, which awakened her from a sound sleep, hastened her death.  Mrs. Ivory was born in Ireland and came to Hamilton when a young girl.  About 30 years ago she was united in marriage to John Ivory and since that time had lived in Norwich.  She was a woman greatly loved in her home and highly respected by a large circle of relatives and friends.  Besides her husband, who is now seriously ill, she leaves a daughter, Mrs. Joseph J. Conway, of Norwich, and six sons, William, of Norwich; Dr. James, of Binghamton; John, of Detroit; David, Edward and Thomas, who lived at home.  She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Michael Golden, of Norwich, and two brothers, David Condon, of this place, and John Condron, of Lake London, Mich.  The funeral was largely attended from her late home and from St. Paul's Church Wednesday morning, Rev. Hyland, of Utica, and Father Higgins, of Sherburne, officiating.  The bearers were the six sons of the deceased. There was a most beautiful and profuse floral offering.  [Buried St. Paul's Cemetery, Norwich, NY].  Glen Buell Collection, Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY.

 

Berger Anderson

1870 - 1943

Following a major operation, Berger Anderson, well known South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] farmer, died at the Chenango Memorial Hospital in this city [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] Sunday.  Funeral services will be held from his late home Thursday January 7 at 2 o'clock.  Rev. Nelson F. Parke, rector of St. Andrew's church will officiate and burial will be made in Evergreen Cemetery at South New Berlin.  Mr. Anderson was born June 26, 1870 in Elsbarja, Sweden, the son of Hans and Helena (Johanson) Anderson.  He lived in Sweden until a young man when he came to this country.  September 20, 1895 he was united in marriage with Emma Johnson whose death occurred May 28, 1938.  A much respected resident of this county and his home community, Mr. Anderson was active as a member of St. Matthew's church, South New Berlin.  He was also prominent in the membership of the North Star Lodge of Odd Fellows and the Rebekah Lodge at South New Berlin.  He passed his life in farming, a vocation he loved and in which he was highly successful.  Mr. Anderson is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Alma Bowers and Mrs. Clara Lingee, both of South New Berlin, also a granddaughter, Charlotte Lingee of that village.

 

Esther Anderson

1916 - 1942

Miss Esther Anderson, aged 25, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], died in Rome [Oneida Co., NY], Friday afternoon.  She was born in Norwich and is survived by her father, August Anderson of South New Berlin; one brother, Robert Anderson of Schenectady; and two aunts, Mrs. Augusta Lindbergh of South New Berlin and Mrs. Carl Swanson of Norwich.  Private funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Augusta Lindberg, South New Berlin.  Rev. C.H. Skinner of South New Berlin will officiate.  Burial will be made in Mt. Hope cemetery at Norwich.

Services of Miss Esther Anderson were held from the late home on the Great Brook road at 2 p.m., Monday with Rev. Mr. Stempke of Oneida officiating.  Burial was made in Mt. Hope [Norwich, NY].  The bearers were Luke White, Bert Dixon, Alfred Knudson, Mortimer Brooks, Henry Swanson and Chris Thompson.

Martha C. Anderson

1881 - 1942

Mrs. Martha C. Anderson, wife of Dan E. Anderson of the Chenango lake road, died in the Chase Memorial Hospital at New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] Thursday afternoon at 1:45, aged 60 years.  Mrs. Anderson's death is attributed to injuries she suffered in an automobile accident about four weeks ago near Binghamton when the Anderson automobile figured in a collision with a bus.  Mrs. Anderson sustained an injury to her head and is believed to have received internal injuries.  Mrs. Anderson was born in Owego [Tioga Co., NY] Sept. 20, 1881.  She was united in marriage with Mr. Anderson Sept. 22, 1937, in New York city.  She is survived by her husband, four stepchildren, Laverne Anderson of South New Berlin, Miss Olive Anderson of Castle Point, and Richard and Donald Anderson of the Chenango Lake road. Two brothers and two sisters also survive.  Mrs. Anderson was a member of the Baptist church at South New Berlin and the Victor Rebeckah lodge at South New Berlin.  Funeral services are to be held at the Breese Funeral Home at 2:30 Sunday afternoon. Burial will be made in Mt. Hope [Norwich, NY].  Rev. Clinton Skinner will officiate.

The funeral of Mrs. Martha Anderson, wife of Daniel Anderson of Chenango Lake Road, was held at the Breese Funeral Home this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. Clinton Skinner, pastor of the South New Berlin Baptist Church, officiating. The pall bearers were Linn and Levi Skinner, Howard and Charles Graves, Oscar Mathewson and G. Ray Wells. Burial was in Mt. Hope Cemetery.

 

Marriages (November 11)

Alger - Telford

1936

Miss Jean M. Telford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Telford of this village, and Ward Talbot Alger, son of Mrs. Beatrice Alger of Leonardsville [Madison Co., NY] were married Saturday, November 7, at the Baptist parsonage in West Winfield.  The Rev. H.M. Quincy, pastor of the Baptist Church officiated. The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Larrabee, sister and brother-in-law of the groom, of West Winfield.  The bride is a graduate of Edmeston High School [Otsego Co., NY], class of 1931 and of the Utica School of Commerce, class of 1933.  She has been employed as secretary in the law office of U.G. Welch for the past three years. The bridegroom received his education in the Leonardswille schools and has for the past eight years held a responsible position with his uncle, E.C. Talbot in Leonardsville.

Mr. & Mrs. M.D. Aldrich

1941

More than 200 relatives and friends greet Mr. and Mrs. M.D. Aldrich of 21 Plymouth street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] at their home Tuesday, the occasion of their golden wedding anniversary.  Many telegrams and cards of greetings and congratulations were received by the couple on the happy occasion, in addition to many gifts and flowers, symbolic of the 50th anniversary.  Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich are widely known in this city and county.  For a period of nearly 45 years they have resided in Norwich, 40 years in the residence they now occupy.  For some 32 years he was associated with The Chapman and Turner Company of Norwich as clerk and partner, retiring in 1939.  Mrs. Aldrich was the founder of and is still teacher of the Broad Street Methodist church school class which bears her name, the Aldrich Bible Class, an organization she has directed for 40 years and for 28 years under the present name.  Mr. Aldrich served for 15 years as Sunday school superintendent in that church and is now the chairman of the board of trustees of that church and lay delegate to the annual Wyoming conference.  Observance of the golden wedding anniversary opened with a family dinner party at noon for 16, given by Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Kirkby and Mr. and Mrs. Harold L. Aldrich, in the home of the latter.  Mrs. Kirkby is a daughter and Mr. Aldrich, the son of the honored couple.  In addition to family members, others at the dinner party included Rev. and Mrs. George B. Callender of Oneonta, formerly of this city; Dr. and Mrs. W. Gray Jones, Mrs. Robert Clark of Bainbridge, Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Sherry of Springfield, Mass., Ralph J. Crandall and son Claire of Watertown.  Rev. Callender, former Methodist pastor here, is now the district superintendent.  Dr. Jones is the present church pastor and Mrs. Clark is the wife of a former Methodist minister here. Telegrams of greetings and good wishes included one from their grandson, Harold Kirkby of Palo Alto, California, an instructor at Stanford University.  Open house prevailed at the Aldrich home afternoon and evening and it was a joyful occasion.  Weather conditions on the occasion of the 50th anniversary were not unlike those that prevailed when Stella J. Crandall, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crandall of South Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] was joined in holy matrimony with M.D. Aldrich.  The service at 8 p.m. was officiated at by the late Rev. L.C. Hayes.  It was a brisk October night and there were snow flurries in the air as some 60 guests gathered for the wedding.  The bride of 50 years ago recalled on the occasion of her golden wedding anniversary, the severity of the weather, "I remember it was pretty cold," she said, "because members of the Plymouth Rock Cornet Band of which Mr. Aldrich was a member, gathered to serenade us.  They had to go to a neighboring house to thaw out their horns before they could play a tune."  Refreshments were served to guests Tuesday and napkins were signed in gold with the names of Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich and the dates, 1841 - 1941.  Members of the Chapman and Tuner staff, headed by L.D. Gifford, president and manager called at the Aldrich home in the evening, to extend best wishes to their former associate.  Following their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich made their home in Sherburne for a brief period where he was associated in the retail business in the "boot and shoe" department of the W.F.--quith store, Whitney, Kutsch-- and Bullis.  Later he was associated with the S.E. Johns store here.  Then followed his long association with the Chapman and Turner Store Company.  Among this city's most prominent residents, hundreds of friends here join in extending best wishes to the couple. 

Obituaries (November 11)

William H. Hopson

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1911

 

 

William H. Hopson

1859 - 1911

Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY]:  William H. Hopson, aged 51, died at his home in this village after an illness of some days.  Mr. Hopson was one of the best known hotel men in this part of the State.  His father, the late L.D. Hopson, conducted hotels in Sherburne for many years and the American House, situated near the D.L.&W. depot, was conducted by father and son for 39 years.  After the death of his father he owned and ran the hotel until about five years ago, when he sold the property to parties in Oxford and retired from the business.  He moved to his home on East Hill, where he had since resided.  Mr. Hopson was a Republican.  He owned considerable real estate in Sherburne village and was one of the largest corporation taxpayers.  He was known by everybody as a large-hearted man, doing a lot of good which he never wanted to become known.  Besides his wife he leaves one daughter, Mrs. Robert Sprauson, of Massachusetts.  The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 o'clock.  [Buried Christ Church Cemetery, Sherburne, NY]  [Glen Buell Collection, Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY]

 

Alice C. Anderson

1860 - 1935

The death of Alice C. Anderson, wife of Orrin L. Anderson, occurred at 9 o'clock Monday night at the family home in the town of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], five miles east of this city.  Mrs. Anderson, a lifelong resident of this vicinity and very well known, was 74 years of age.  Besides her husband, one son, Daniel E., of the town of Norwich, and three grandchildren, survive.  Her death is not only a great sorrow to her family but to a wide circle of friends as well.  The funeral service will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Breese funeral home in Norwich.  Rev. N.S. McPherson, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].

 

Mrs. William Allen

The death of Mrs. William Allen occurred at her home near Dimock Hollow [Otsego Co., NY] Wednesday afternoon, April 17, 1912 at 3 o'clock.  She had been ill two or three weeks and her death was due to heart disease.  her age was 63 years.  A husband and children survive.  Funeral will occur from the late home Saturday at 1 o'clock.

 

Lila Aldrich

1871 - 1942

Mrs. Lila Aldrich, age 71, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Maple Park Home, Vernon Center [Oneida County, NY], after a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Lester Aldrich, one daughter, Mrs. Robert Patton of Oneonta, two sons, William Aldrich of Seneca Falls, Marshal Aldrich of Washington, D.C., and one brother, Jesse Norton of Norwich.  The funeral will be held at The Maple Park Home at 1 p.m. Friday with burial in the White Store cemetery [Chenango Co., NY].  [Note:  unmarked burial]

Spaulding House, Norwich, NY

The Spaulding House

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1911

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  A photograph of the old Spaulding House shown in the display window of Spaulding Bros. & Devine's furniture store has aroused considerable interest, especially among the older residents.  The hostelry was for a long period of years owned and conducted by Ira Spaulding, the father of James K. and Henry D. Spaulding, who became widely known not only as a hospitable landlord, but as a great lover of horse flesh.  The Spaulding House was originally built by Codington Lamb for a blacksmith shop in the year 1843.  This shop stood back from the street and was moved out flush with North Broad street when it was remodeled into a hotel about the year 1845 and called the National.  In 1853 Ira Spaulding came to Norwich and bought the Old Chenango House on East Main street, named at the present time the Palmer House.  Years before, in the old canal days, this was called the Chenango Canal Coffee House.  At this place he lived until 1867 when he sold out to A. J. Beebe and bought of Devillo Waters the property on North Broad street which he improved and changed the name to the Spaulding House and conducted the same until his death in 1878.  His son,  Henry D. Spaulding, succeeded to the business and managed the hotel until 1880, when he sold the furniture and business to Ed Avery.  The Spaulding estate sold the hotel to John Wylie Case on April 1, 1887, and since then it has been known as the National Hotel, where "Mine Host" "Billie" Brown holds forth with the glad hand at the present time.  Among the men seen standing in the photograph are Hial G. Hickok, still a resident of Norwich, and Hosea Avery, for many years a clerk in the Spaulding House.  [Glen Buell Collection, Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY]

Marriages (November 10)

Albrecht - Shawler

1941

New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]:  At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in Columbus Quarter Church, Miss Rosemary Evelyn Shawler, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Shawler of Columbus [Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of Donald Robbins Albrecht, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Albrecht of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY].  The church was decorated with white gladioli  and white hydrangeas.  The officiating clergyman was the Rev. H.L. Polan. The bride was given in marriage by her father.  She was attired in white slipper satin with train.  Panels of Venetian lace trimmed the gown, which was worn with a finger tip veil and pearl tiara.  She carried a bouquet of white roses and sweet peas.  She was attended by her two sisters, the Misses Lucille and Roberta Shawler, as maids of honor.  They wore cloud blue marquisette with matching lace veils.  Bridesmaids were Miss Reba Miller, a cousin of the bride, and Miss Joyce Maycock of Cohoes.  They wore yellow marquisette with matching lace veils and also carried colonial bouquets.  The flower girl was Josephine Norton who was dressed in yellow organdy.  Mrs. Shawler, mother of the bride was attired in a twin print chiffon of orchid and gray with white accessories.  Mrs. Albrecht, mother of the bride-groom wore navy crepe romaine with a lace jacket and white accessories.  Both wore corsages of gardenias.  Preceding the ceremony, wedding music was played by Miss Helen Tallman of Fort Plain, who gave two violin solos, "I love You Truly" and ""Because".  Mrs. Jennie Phelps played the wedding marches.  The bride-groom was attended by Irving Ness of Monticello.  Ushers were Kenneth Truhn and Robert Davis of Sidney and Floyd L. Shawler, brother of the bride.  Following the ceremony, a reception for the wedding party and immediate families was held at the bride's home.  For traveling, the bride wore a heavy silk twill suit with navy and wheat accessories and a corsage of orchids.  After a wedding trip to Cape Cod and other New England points, the couple will reside in Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], where the bridegroom is employed as a draftsman in the engineering department of the Scintilla Magneto Division of Bendix Aviation Corp.  Miss Shawler is a graduate of New Berlin Central School and Oneonta Normal. For the last three years she has been a member of the Mt. Upton School faculty.  Pre-nuptial events included a variety shower given by Mrs. Chester Jewell and Miss Joyce Maycock of Sidney; a variety shower by Mrs. Frederic Crumb and Mrs. J.W. Quinn of Mt. Upton; a shower by Mrs. Howard Norton of Columbus; a luncheon and surprise shower by Miss Marion Moak of New Berlin, a kitchen shower by Mrs. Merton Brownell and Mrs. Charles Twitchell of Mt. Upton, and a buffet supper by Mrs. Jay Sholes of Columbus

 

Alber - Capeleana

1943

Mrs. Rose Capeleana announces the marriage of her daughter, Theresa Evelyn, to William A. Alber on March 17, 1943.  The couple left Friday on an extended wedding trip to Washington, D.C. and New York.

 

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Kirkby

December 1944

At an open house event Saturday afternoon and evening at their home in Gold street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kirkby received more than 75 guests in honor of their silver wedding anniversary.  The observance was a happy event and Mr. and Mrs. Kirkby were honored with gifts of silver dishes and money.  Many floral greeting, cards and telegrams added to the occasion.  Refreshments were served to guests from a table covered with a lace cloth and decorated with a miniature winter scene.  Mr. and Mrs. Kirkby, prominent residents of this city and active in church and community life received the wishes of many friends for continued health and happiness.

Obituaries (November 10)

Dr. Robert H. Phelps

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1911

 

Dr. Robert H. Phelps

1869 - 1911

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  The death of Dr. Robert H. Phelps at his home on Mitchell street on Monday afternoon brought to a close a brave struggle with the inevitable in which many people in Norwich and vicinity felt a deep interest.  In the spring of 1909 continual and untiring devotion to his profession began to undermine his health and in the early summer of that year he gave up his practice to seek complete rest for a year.  The summer of 1910 saw his health so far restored that he took up his professional work to a limited degree, but in the month of September his strength was again overtaxed and from that time his decline had been constant.  Dr. Robert H. Phelps was the only son of the late Hamilton and Anna Keyes Phelps and was born in Norwich August 7, 1869.  He was educated in the Norwich schools and at Syracuse University, medical department, from which he graduated in 1894, and spent the following year as interne at St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse.  In August, 1895, he commenced the practice of medicine in Norwich.  From the first he enjoyed a high professional reputation and was soon recognized in a broad field as a skilled, progressive and conscientious practitioner.  He was a member of the Chenango County Medical Society, which he served as secretary and president, and also a member of the New York State Medical Society, the American Medical Association, the Syracuse Academy of Medicine and the Binghamton Academy of Medicine.  For several years he was a member of the consulting staff of St. Luke's Hospital, Utica, and for the past 10 years or more has been local surgeon for the New York, Ontario & Western Railroads.  His services on the Board of Health and the Board of Education are recognized and appreciated by the people of Norwich for to him more than to any other individual or influence is due the adoption by the local board of progressive measures to protect and preserve the health of the community.  In the homes he visited professionally he was not only the tender, thoughtful physician, but the solicitous sympathetic friend, sharing the anxieties of the household and never sparing himself so long as human skill promised to avail anything.  Truly, he gave his life for his friends.  His memory will be cherished with enduring gratitude not only by his patients, but by his professional associates, among whom his life aroused exceptional love, admiration and respect.  Besides his widowed mother he is survived by one sister, Minnie B. Phelps.  In their affliction the entire community shares.  Funeral services were held from the family residence Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock and were largely attended by family and professional friends.  Interment in Mount Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].  [Glen Buell Collection, Guernsey Memorial Library, Norwich, NY]

 

Alba A. Ainsworth

1851 - 1929

Funeral services for Alba A. Ainsworth, who died Saturday morning at the Chenango Memorial Hospital, will be held from the Breese funeral home Tuesday afternoon at two o'clock, Rev. J.W. Nicholson officiating.  Interment will be made in the Fairview cemetery at New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. Ainsworth, who was born January 10, 1851, was the eldest of six children born to Alba Ainsworth and Mary Sherman Ainsworth.  On January 11, 1882 he was married to Abbie M. Pike, daughter of Carlos Pike and Sophia Burdick Pike.  For many years he owned and operated the Ainsworth butter and cheese factory on the farm where he was born, near King Settlement.  Since retiring from that business, he lived in King Settlement.  A man of sterling qualities and strictest integrity, his life was an open book to be read by all men, and he will be missed from community where for 82 years he was a resident.  For many years Mr. Ainsworth was trustee and steward of the King Settlement M.E. Church which later was merged with the Broad street M.E. Church.  About two weeks ago he was stricken with an illness which necessitated his removal to the hospital.  An operation was performed which he survived but two days, having passed away at nine o'clock Saturday morning.  Alba Ainsworth's demise was the first death in the family of six children born of his parents. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to the bereaved wife, brothers and sisters.  Besides his wife, Mr. Ainsworth is survived by three brothers, Louis K. Ainsworth of Sherburne, Linn B. Ainsworth of Gilbertsville and Floyd S. Ainsworth of this city; two sisters, Mrs. M. Estella Dilley of New Berlin, and Mrs. Annie C. Martin of New Berlin; and several nephews and nieces.

 

Alice Belle Ainsworth

The death of Miss Alice Belle Ainsworth, a former resident here, occurred Saturday night following a long period of failing health.  The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ainsworth, she was born in New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], September 1, 1871.  Miss Ainsworth, who resided for several years in this city with the late Myrtle Edelman, was a member of the Rebekah Lodge of South New Berlin.  Her nearest survivor is a cousin, Mrs. Laura Gilcher of Syracuse.  Funeral services will be held from the Breese Funeral home at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, Rev. D.G. DeBoer, pastor of the First Congregational church will officiate.  Burial will be made in South New Berlin.

Lucy E. Aldrich

1872 - 1942

Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy E. Aldrich, wife of Porter Aldrich of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], who died at her home at 10 o'clock Sunday night, are to be held from the late home in Plymouth at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with Rev. George Young of Unadilla, assisted by Rev Harold McKenzie officiating.  Burial will be in Plymouth.  Mrs. Aldrich was born in Plymouth, June 19, 1872.  She was well known and highly regarded by many friends and her death will be mourned sincerely.  She was a member of the Baptist church at Plymouth and served as treasurer of the Ladies Aid Society of the M.E. church. She also was a member of the WSCS.  The deceased is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. J. Paul Owen of Plymouth, brother, Daniel D. Montgomery of Kirk, six grandchildren, John, Dorothy, Lucy, Paul, Jr., and David Owen and Leon Daniel Aldrich. A son, Paul M. Aldrich, died in 1931.

Bainbridge in Review 1917

Items from Bainbridge Republican of November 8, 1917

 

The constitutional amendment providing for woman's suffrage was carried in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] by a majority of 7.

 

The recent victory for woman suffrage on election day in Bainbridge is due to a great extent to the untiring efforts of Mrs. Sidney Bennett, captain of the Suffrage Party.  Mrs. Bennett has shown much executive ability in the skillful planning and management of the campaign.

 

The local suffrage party closed their campaign in Bainbridge by a public meeting near the post office on Saturday evening. The Bainbridge Band furnished music and there was a line of automobiles containing friends of the suffrage.  Miss McAlarney, of New York City, spoke to the people who had gathered for the meeting.   She was introduced by Thomas Collins president of the American Separator Company.  Mr. and Mrs. Topliff, of Binghamton, were present.  Mr. Topliff is the suffrage leader of Broome-Chenango Counties.

 

The women citizens of New York State were given unlimited suffrage in Tuesday's election by a majority which is expected to reach 100,000 when all election districts have completed their tabulations.

 

Winfield Ireland, father of Chas. W. Ireland, voted on Tuesday and has not missed an election since the time he cast his first ballot in 1861.  A fine record and who can equal it?

 

Last week an extra call of 250 men was made by the local Exemption Board to fill out the Chenango County quota for the National Army. The men were summoned to appear in Norwich on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  Those from Bainbridge who were called for examination were:  Harold Payne, Leon Huggins, Ralph Jones, Lewis Stevens, Harry Winsor, Salvator Papallo, Wiley Hastings, and Clifford Jacobson, Leon Huggins, Ralph Jones and Clifford Jacobson passed the required examinations.

 

Ex-postmaster Charles G. Norton met with a fall on last Saturday which has seriously disabled him for a time.  He was in a tree picking apples at his small farm on Pruyne Hill.  The limb on which he was standing broke, causing him to fall 14 feet to the ground.  He struck the ground in a standing position and he was so shaken up that every organ and muscle in his body were wrenched.  He was helpless and could not walk.  Master Burdett Haddow was with him.  He ran for assistance and Mr. Norton was taken to the home of Martin Harman where he is now confined to the bed, suffering from his injuries and shock.  No bones were broken and no internal injuries are found.

 

 

 

 

 



Marriages (November 9)

  Adams - Young

The wedding of Miss Lillian Alice Young of 14 Crandall street, West Hill, and Howard Gould Adams, son of Mrs. Ivan D. Woodard of Berry street, was celebrated at Emmanuel Episcopal church at 9 o'clock Saturday morning [December 1939].  The ceremony was performed by Rev. L.S. Charters, rector.  Attending the couple were Melvin Adams, brother of the groom and Miss June Fadden.  The ceremony was witnessed by the close friends of the couple.  Following a wedding breakfast at The Chenango, Mr. and Mrs. Adams left for a wedding trip to Washington, D.C., and upon their return will reside in this city [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].

 

Abbamonte - O'Brien

Dr. Louis W. Abbamonte of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] son of Mrs. Lucretia Abbamonte of West Orange, N.J., and Miss Marion O'Brien, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. O'Brien of Oneida, were united in marriage Saturday morning at 9 o'clock during a nuptial Mass in St. Bartholomew's church. The Rev. Walter A. Sinnott, pastor of St. Bartholomew's, performed the ceremony.  Miss Alice Raushenberg of Oneida was maid of honor, while Dr. George L. Manley of Norwich acted as best man.  Following the ceremony, a wedding breakfast was served at the Oxford Inn, in Oxford. After a week's wedding trip, Dr. and Mrs. Abbamonte will reside at 38 South Broad street, Norwich.

 

Mr. & Mrs. Howard Adams

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Adams of 14 Crandall street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] were pleasantly surprised Tuesday  night, Dec. 23 [1941] at their home the occasion being their second wedding anniversary.  A delicious dinner was served and the happy couple received many beautiful and useful gifts, as well as the best wishes for years of continued happiness.  Those present besides the honored couple were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young of Randolph, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Woodard and son, Bobby, Mr. and Mrs. Casper Stanton, daughters --- and Connie ...all of Norwich.

 

Mr. & Mrs. Mirvil Snow

A dozen relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Mirvil Snow tendered them a surprise party Thursday night April 4 [1940] at their East Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] home in honor of their 45th wedding anniversary. Games and refreshments were enjoyed during the evening.  Mr and Mrs. Snow were presented with a gift in honor of the happy event.

Obituaries (November 9)

Lois Abraham

1897 - 1942

Mrs. Lois Abraham, 7 Plymouth street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], died at the Chenango Memorial Hospital at 1:30 Wednesday morning after a long illness.  She had been confined since last June and had been a hospital patient for several weeks.  The deceased was born Feb. 26, 1897 at Mount Pleasant Pa., and had been a resident of Norwich for nine years.  She was a member of the Rebekah lodge, Hamilton DAR chapter and Broad Street Methodist church.  She is survived by her husband, Arthur Abraham, one daughter Janet and one son Sheldon.  Services are to be held at the Breese Funeral Home at 7:30 o'clock Friday night, with Rev. Dr. W. Gray Jones officiating.  The body will be taken to Damascus, Pa., for services at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, with Rev. Hickok officiating.  Burial will be at Damascus [Wayne Co., PA]. 

 

Farie (Babcock) Adams

1869 - 1940

Following a serious illness of one year, the death of Mrs. Farie B. Adams, wife of James H . Adams, occurred at the family home in New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Wednesday, April 24, 1940.  Mrs. Adams was born April 29, 1869, in Brookfield, N.Y. [Madison Co.], the daughter of Henry and Hannah Palmiter Babcock.  Most of her life was passed in New Berlin village where she was educated in the New Berlin Academy.  She was a devoted member of St. Andrew's church and the Eastern Star.  December 11, 1887, she was united in marriage with James H. Adams who survives with one daughter, Mrs. Harry Holdridge of New Berlin and a son, J. Harry Adams, of Rome, also four grandchildren and one brother, Jay Babcock, of Rome.  Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in St. Andrews church, the rector, Rev. Nelson F. Parke officiating.  Burial will be made in the Holdridge cemetery, New Berlin. 

 

George A. Adams

1867 - 1940

George A. Adams of 38 Cortland street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], 73 years old, retired farmer, former city alderman and prominent resident, passed away at the Chenango Memorial Hospital about 10 o'clock Thursday morning after an illness of a little more than two weeks.  Mr. Adams, a former resident of North Norwich, where he was engaged in farming for many years had been in failing health for several months.  About 15 days ago, he was stricken with bronchial pneumonia which with other complications coupled with a weak heart caused his demise.  He had been a hospital patient for 16 days during which time every effort had been made to bring about his recovery.  Mr. Adams was born in Pennsylvania 73 years ago last March 16, but had been a resident of North Norwich a major portion of his life.  He came to North Norwich in 1887 and that place had been his residence until his removal to this city in 1922.  The deceased was first united in marriage with Irene L. Brookins in 1886 and she died in 1888.  He then married Ella Tuttle of  North Norwich in 1899 and she passed away in this city in 1933.  During the many years he was engaged in farming Mr. Adams was active in seeking to better the life of the rural community.  He was president of the Chenango County Farm Bureau for several years and was a pioneer in the county in this particular work.  Mr. Adams was a charter member of the Chenango County Farm Bureau and on Jan. 8, 1916, was elected president of the association serving in that capacity for several years.  In 1921 Mr. Adams was made chairman of the T.B. Testing and accredited herd work of the farm bureau and he served for about 10 years in that work.  He later became a member of the board of directors of the junior department serving for several years. The deceased had been a resident of Norwich for 18 years and during that period he served his city several years as alderman from the third ward. As a member of the common council he displayed the same sound judgment and business acumen as he did in other affairs of his career.  In his later years he took great pleasure in spending hours on his favorite trout streams throughout this section.  George Adams was an expert fisherman and he was known to catch the prize beauties where others failed.  Mr. Adams also took great delight in the game of horse shoe pitching and so diligent was he in this sport that he held the title of champion horse shoe pitcher of the state.  Mr. Adams was a true Christian gentleman all his life.  While a resident of North Norwich he served the Baptist church of that community as trustee and was one of the prime movers in church work in that hamlet. After taking up his residence in this city Mr. Adams identified himself with the First Baptist church and was a member of the official board several years.  He also served as deacon.  He was also a stockholder and director of the Chenango County National Bank  & Trust company.  Mr. Adams was quick to give of his service in other walks of life and his advice and counsel will be greatly missed by many in this city.  There survive two sons and one daughter, B. Harry Adams of Norwich, Merton S. Adams of Plainfield, N.J. and Miss Gladys A. Adams, home demonstration agent at large and now working in Oswego county.  He is also survived by his aged mother Mrs. C. E. White of Mt. Dora, Fla. now in her 97th year, and a brother, Byron Adams of California.  [Buried North Norwich Cemetery]

 

James Henry Adams

1866 - 1942

New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]:  Funeral services for James Henry Adams, tax collector of this town, whose death occurred here Monday will be held Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Dakin Funeral Home.  Rev. Nelson F Parke, rector of St. Andrews Episcopal church will officiate.  A Masonic service will also be held.  Burial will be made in the family plot in Fairview cemetery.  The death of Mr. Adams occurred suddenly from coronary thrombosis after several months of failing health.  Mr. Adams had made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Harry Holdridge, in this village.  A lifelong resident of this village, Mr. Adams was the son of Edgar and Ellen (Roberts) Adams.  He was born here July 4, 1866, and was educated in the New Berlin schools.  On December 11, 1887, he was united in marriage to Farie B. Babcock whose death occurred April 24, 1940.  Mr. Adams was one of the county's best known Democrats and had long been active in party affairs.  He had served for several years as a tax collector.  Until his retirement eight years ago, Mr. Adams was associated with the retail business of this village as a dry goods merchant and in the retail grocery business.  Held in the highest esteem, his passing is a source of sorrow to friends throughout this vicinity and county.  Besides his daughter, Mrs. Holdridge there survive also a son, J. Harry Adams of Kenmore; a granddaughter and three grandsons, also two brothers, W. Eugene Adams of Holmesville and William Adams of Binghamton.

 

Julia Ann (Phillips) Adams

1856 - 1940

Mrs. Julia Ann Adams, widow of Charles Adams, died at 2:30 Monday morning at her home on Silver street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Helen Abi Phillips and was born in New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] May 26, 1856.  The deceased had just passed her 84th birthday anniversary on May 26.  She was united in marriage to Mr Adams March 11, 1877.  He was a stone mason in Norwich for many years and his death occurred May 17, 1922.  Much of the early married life of the deceased was spent in Sherburne, but for the past 50 years she had resided in Norwich.  She was a member of Broad Street Methodist church and the W.C.T.U. for nearly all her long life. She was an earnest worker in the church in her younger days and she was loved and respected by all with whom she came in contact.  There survive a son, Hiram Adams of South Plymouth and a daughter, Mrs. Albert Phillips of Norwich.  Two other sons, Clarence died Feb. 2, 1922 and Myron Oct. 8, 1938.  Services are to be held at the Breese Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with Rev. George B. Callender officiating.  Burial will be in Mt. Hope [Norwich, NY]. The remains will rest at the home of the daughter, Mrs. Albert Phillips, 13 Pellett street, until the hour of the funeral.

Blog Postings November 2 - 8, 2015

Listing of blog postings for the week of November 1-8, 2015

Marriages

Posted November 3, 2015

Fred W. Wight - Leah L . Haley (1905)\

Marriage Notices - 1859

     Henry I. Haynes - Marietta Winslow

     George D. Sexton - Abby Brown

     Sidney Howard - Harriet Hubby

     Ervin Simmons - Martha A. Beebe

     Jesse Schofield - Andalusia Z. Eddy

     Rosella Harder - William Jermy

     Benjamin Whiting - Helen A. Vanauken

     Nathan m. Lambert - Mary Ann Slater

Posted November 4, 2015
Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Burr (Norwich, 15th anniversary)
Lewis C. Wilson - Nettie Olmstead (1906)
Marriage Notices
     Henry M. Hovey - Helen E. Bennett (1887)
     William J. Fowler - Mary B. Wilson (1887)
     Edwin H. Fowler - Jennie M. Clark (1887)
     Charles N. Smith - Frances A. DeForest (1888)

 

Obituaries

Posted November 2, 2015

Roswell S. Randall (Norwich, Cortland, 1905)

Posted November 3, 2015
Sarah D. matterson (Norwich, 1905)

Posted November 4, 2015
Mary A. Kerley (Norwich, 1905)

Posted November 5, 2015
Charles L. Burdick (White Store, 1905

Posted November 6, 2015
George S. Cole (Norwich, 1905)
Death Notices - 1889
     Mary H. Purdy (Norwich)
     Willard W. Sage (Norwich)
     Lydia W. Collins (Norwich)
     Elizabeth Oliver (Smithville)
     David Bush (Guilford)
     Betsey Betts (McDonough)
     George Combs (Bainbridge)
     Samuel Pitts (Otselic Centre)
     Mr. V. Caswell (Afton)
     Mr. L.B. Harris (Lincklaen)
     Roxa L. Crawe (Earlville)
     Horace Lettington (Rochester, Norwich)
     Sarah E. Crofoot (Freeport, IL, Bainbridge)
     Rev Alfred Louderbach (Chicago, Greene)

Posted November 7, 2015
Emily Elvira (Briggs) Woodard (Norwich, 1906)
Hiram O. Woodard (Norwich, 1906)
Devillo P. Brown (Norwich, 1906)
Thomas Clark Monroe (Sidney, 1906)
William G. Brant (Norwich, Guilford, 1943)

Posted November 8, 2015
Mary A. (Wellman) Goodnow (South New Berlin, 1943)
May C. Brookins (Norwich, 1943)
Maude E. Harp (Herkimer, Norwich, 1943)
Robert Schrag (Edmeston, 1943) struck by lightning
Rev. Harold M. Quincy (Norwich, 1942)
Anna Mary Isham (Norwich, 1942)

 

Miscellaneous

Posted November 2, 2015

Tragedy at Dimmock Hollow, 1888
Rev. Almon A. Jaynes, Episcopal Priest - 1905 & obituary 1935

Posted November 3, 2015
Personalities of Chenango Co., NY - 1905
     Chester A. Benedict (Plymouth)
     H.A. Walworth (Smithville)
     F. Joseph Schorn (Norwich)

Posted November 4, 2015
Bainbridge Central High School, Class of 1954 - Part 6



Posted November 5, 2015
Nathan Foster, Convicted of Murder in Delaware County NY - 1819

Posted November 7, 2015
Items from Bainbridge Republican  fo November 29, 1917
     Letter from German School Girl
     Rumor about Red Cross Items
     Bainbridge wants Dr. Danforth to return

Posted November 8, 2015
Bainbridge Central High School - 1955
     Board of Education (photo)
     Administration (photo)

Bainbridge Central High School - 1955

Bainbridge Central High School

Board of Education

"Echo" 1955

 

 

Left to Right

Sitting:  Carl Hutchinson, Otto Neidlinger

Standing:  Clifford White, Kenneth Eldred, Rexford Thornton, Sr.

 

Bainbridge Central High School

Administration

"Echo" 1955

 

Left to Right:

Mrs. Black (Office Secretary), Mr. Nickerson (Grade Supervisor), Mr. Casey (School Principal)

 

The students always find the door of Mr. Casey's office open for advice and council, or a friendly chat.  Mr. Nickerson has a great following amongst the young ones, where he gives assistance in many forms.  Mrs. Black belongs to all of us--for she has helped us in so many ways-and will always be cherished in our fond memories of school.





Obituaries (November 8)

Mary A. (Wellman) Goodnow

1876 - 1943

South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]:  Funeral services for Mary A Goodnow will be held Wednesday at 2 o'clock in the Baptist church here with Rev. C.H. Skinner officiating.  Burial will be made in Riverside cemetery.  Wife of Henry H. Goodnow, her death occurred suddenly Saturday noon, Nov. 27, at her home following a heart attack.  Born Jan. 10, 1876 in Morris [Otsego Co., NY], she was the daughter of the late Silas Ellery and Catherine (Hunt) Wellman.  Mrs. Goodnow was graduated from Morris high school and on August 9, 1893 was united in marriage to Henry H. Goodnow.  Practically her entire life was passed in Morris and this village where she was respected and beloved by all.  Mrs. Goodnow was a member of the Fortnightly Study Club and the Baptist church and when health permitted took an active part in community affairs.  Mr. and Mrs. Goodnow observed their golden wedding anniversary this past August.  Besides her husband she is survived by four brothers, Charles Wellman of Burdette, Alanson L. of Sherburne, Ernest E. of this village and E.J. Thomas Wellman of Buffalo, also several nieces and nephews and a legion of friends.

 

May C. Brookins

1882 - 1943

Mrs. May C. Brookins, widow of the late Fire Chief Louis C. Brookins, whose death occurred Jan. 22, last, expired suddenly Sunday  morning at 10 o'clock at the Mission Rest on the Chenango lake road.  Although she had not been in good health for some time she appeared as well as usual and had gone to the Mission Rest only a few days ago for a visit.  Her demise is a great shock to family and friends.  Mrs. Brookins was born in Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], June 12, 1882, the daughter of Uri B. Musson and Mary Sargent.  She had lived all her life in Norwich and was held in the highest regard by all who knew her.  She was a member of the Pentecostal Tabernacle, Auxiliary to the Maccabees and Auxiliary of a railroad organization.  There survive two daughters and three sons, Mrs. Paul Jensen, Nelson Brookins, Mrs. Paul Loeffler, Louis L. Brookins and Corporal Robert Brookins, who is with the U.S. army at St. Johns, Newfoundland.  Corporal Brookins has been notified of his mother's death and word is awaited whether he will make the long journey home for the funeral.  She leaves also three sisters, Mrs. Addie Breed and Mrs. Will C. Cook of Norwich and Mrs. Shirley Coman of Utica.  Twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren survive.  Funeral services are to be held at the Breese Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with Rev.  Vena Curtis of the Pentecostal Tabernacle officiating.  Burial will be made in the north Norwich cemetery.

 

Robert Schrag

1925 - 1943

Having stayed home from school Monday to help catch up on the plowing when his father was taken ill, Robert Schrag, aged seventeen, a Sophomore in Edmeston Central school, was killed in mid-afternoon when struck by a bolt of lightning.  Although the sky was overcast, there were neither storm clouds nor rain when the boy was struck while cranking a tractor near his father's barn, according to his mother, Mrs. Daniel Schrag, who witnessed the accident.  The boy's mother told Coroner D.C. Granger of Edmeston, that she was watching her son from a window in her home when the bolt struck down the boy.  She said it struck a nearby tree simultaneously and was followed by one loud clap of thunder.  Shortly afterward, it began to rain, she said.  The coroner said the boy died instantly and gave a verdict to accidental death from lightning.

 

Otsego Farmer, May 21, 1943

Robert Schrag, 17, a sophomore in Edmeston Central school, was killed in mid-afternoon when struck by a bolt of lightning.  Born August 15, 1925, he was the son of Daniel and Iva Chase Schrag and had lived all his life on the farm where he died.  Besides his parents he leaves two sisters Barbara and Margaret, a brother, Gerald, all at home, and his paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Schrag, Leonardsville.

Maude Elizabeth Harp

1898 - 1943

New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]:  Services for Mrs. Maude E. Harp of Herkimer [Herkimer Co., NY], formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] and victim of an automobile accident Monday morning near Richfield Springs are to be held at the Dakin Funeral Home in New Berlin Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.  Rev. Davis E. Gage, pastor of the New Berlin Baptist church will officiate and burial will be made in Fairview cemetery, New Berlin.  Mrs. Harp died of a fracture of the skull and body bruises.  She was born in Laurens [Otsego Co., NY] May 25, 1898, the daughter of William Fowlston and Jennie Atwell.  She was united in marriage with David Harp of Norwich May 25, 1913.  He survives with four children, Donald Harp of Sherburne, Mrs. Treva O. Smith of New Berlin, Homer Harp of Dannemora, and Mrs. Jennie Brown of McDonough.  She leaves a brother, Homer Fowlston of Pittsfield and a sister, Mrs. Grace Atkens of Pittsfield.  The deceased had been a resident of  Herkimer for the past three years and was employed at the Gordon dress shop.

Rev. Harold M. Quincy

1893 - 1942

Rev. Harold M. Quincy, 49, pastor of First Baptist church at Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] died Wednesday morning in Chenango Memorial hospital in that city, following a week's illness resulting from a ruptured appendix.  Mr. Quincy went to Norwich in September, 1941, after spending about 12 years as pastor of West Winfield Baptist church.  He was a graduate of Colgate university, chaplain of the American legion post at West Winfield, and a member of Norwich Rotary club, and the Masonic lodge in West Winfield.  Surviving, besides Mrs. Quincy, are a daughter, Miss Virginia Quincy, who is teaching near New Woodstock, and a son, William Quincy, a student at Alfred University.

Anna Mary Isham

1862 - 1942

Mrs. Anna Mary Isham, widow of Frank M. Isham, died at the Chenango Valley home at 5 o'clock Monday morning.  Mrs. Isham, whose husband died in 1931, had been a resident of the home since last February.  Prior to that she had been a resident of this city for several years.  She formerly resided in South New Berlin before coming to Norwich.  The deceased was born in New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] Nov. 25, 1862,.  She leaves a sister Mrs. Emily L. Webb of Fairview avenue, Norwich; two nieces, Mrs. J.S. Wilson and Mrs. E.O. Niles of Binghamton and three nephews, J.L. Backus, of Norwich, David F. Leach of Binghamton and William H. Leach of Drexel Hill, Pa.  Services were held at the Breese Funeral Home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon with burial in the Episcopal cemetery at Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY]