Obituaries (January 8)

Lee Stebbins

Utica Saturday Globe, August 1912

 

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Lee Stebbins

1884 - 1912

Earlville [Madison Co., NY]:  the death of Lee Stebbins, cashier of the First National Bank of this place, occurred August 18, following complications resulting from a slight operation performed a week previous at Faxton Hospital, Utica.  Mr. Stebbins, who was born in this village 28 years ago, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stebbins.  He was a graduate of the local High School, class of 1901, and upon completion of his education entered the bank where his energy and integrity soon brought promotion. August 21, 1911, he married Miss Irene R. Wood, who survives.  He also leaves a mother and three sisters, Lillian and Minnie, of Earlville, and Mrs. D.W. Neish, of Norwich. The funeral took place on the first anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Stebbins wedding and interment was made at Norwich [Chenango Co, NY].

Bert L. Graves

Broome Republican, January 13, 1906

While engaged at his work as brakeman on the O.&W. at New Berlin, Friday afternoon, Bert L. Graves, of No. 10 Coomes street, this village [New Berlin, Chenango Co., NY], was fatally injured, his death quickly following the accident.  A freight car was being placed on the siding at New Berlin, when Mr. Graves started to climb to the [top of the car to set the brakes].  As he reached the top of the [ladder the] sloping roof of the station, close to the tops of the kind of cars he was on, struck him on the head and he fell unconscious to the platform of the station.  He was carried to the hotel and an examination disclosed a fracture of the skull at the base, and a severe wound in the right temple.  The body was brought to Norwich Saturday Morning, and taken to his late residence, from where the funeral will be held Monday at one o'clock p.m., Rev. Wilson Treible officiating. Deceased was the son of Arnold Graves, of New Berlin, and formerly resided there.  he was about thirty years old, and married.  he saw several years of service in the Spanish war, and was with the famous Ninth regiment at Peking, China.

South New Berlin Bee, January 1906

Bert Graves, a brakeman employed on the O.&W. railroad, received injuries while at work in the yard here Thursday afternoon, that are almost certain to cause his death.  He has been employed on the road for some time, but was not regularly working on this branch. While a freight car was being placed on the side track next the station building, he started to climb to the top of it to set the brakes.  The ladder was on the side of the car, instead of the end, and the projecting slope of the station roof is within a very few inches of the top of the freight cars now used, when they are on this track.  The moving car came to this dangerous projection just as Graves reached the top of the ladder and the roof struck him on the right side of the head at the temple.  he fell unconscious to the station platform, striking on his back.  He was picked up and carried to the Cottage hotel, where the physicians who were summoned discovered that his skull was fractured at the base, besides the wound on the side of his head.  He is about thirty years of age, married, and lived in Norwich.  He is a son of Arnold Graves of this place and formerly lived here.  For a number of years he wore Uncle Sam's uniform, and served in Cuba and the Philippines and went through the Boxer uprising with the famous Ninth regiment, only to find railroad life more perilous than bullets or bolos.  LATER:  Mr. Graves died from injuries received, at about 2 this (Friday) afternoon. ---Gazette.

 

Mabelle E. (Burlingame) Graves

Utica Saturday Globe, September 1912

 

 

Mabelle E. (Burlingame) Graves

1883 - 1912

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  After an illness of several weeks, Mabelle E Graves, widow of Bert L. Graves, died at the home of her brother, Hiram J. Burlingame, on Hale street, recently.  Deceased was the daughter of Elbert and Lucy Burlingame and was born in Norwich December 5, 1883.  May 13, 1902, she married Bert l. Graves, of New Berlin, who met an untimely death two years later, being fatally crushed at the New Berlin station which about his duties of railroad trainman.  Since her husband's death Mrs. Graves had made her home in Norwich, finding employment, when her health would permit at the plant of the Norwich Pharmacal Company, where she was respected and well liked by her associates.  Deceased is survived by her father and two brothers, Hiram and Clifford Burlingame, all residents of Norwich. The funeral services were held Saturday afternoon, Rev. Dr. John L. Ray officiating, and interment being in Mount Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

 

Eliza Wager

Northern Christian Advocate, October 3, 1849

Mrs. Eliza Wager died at Millers Corners, town of West Bloomfield, Ontario Co., N.Y., Aug. 17, 1849, aged 37 years.  Sister Wager experienced religion at the early age of 14, and soon united with the M.E. Church.  Having thus early made religion her choice and heavenly wisdom her guide, she was enabled to form her habits by religious principles, and to gain a character that will continue to speak, though she is dead.  From her conversion until deprived of the privilege by indisposition, she gave a clear, practical demonstration of her regard for the ordinances of the house of God.  Her religion admitted of no circumscription, but a clear exhibition of all the graces of the Spirit was uniformly manifested in sickness and in  health.  Her latest moments were, as had long been anticipated by those who knew her, without a cloud. And when her lips refused to say, as they had done, "Most home!  not a cloud intervenes," she raised her head in token of victory--victory compete.    R. Hogobson

Mrs. Maesto Pietro

Broome Republican, January 13, 1906

Mrs. Maestro Pietro, wife of the Italian who was taken to Utica last week under indictment for robbing the mails at Owego, was found dead on the Erie tracks near Griswold street on Saturday morning. ....No details of the fatality could be learned as no one knew of it until the body was found. The coroner's opinion of the matter was that Mrs. Pietro met death from an early morning train, either by design or accident.  The woman escaped from the State hospital, where she has been an inmate for two months, on Friday evening.  From the statements of staff physicians, who viewed the body, it is not doubted that the woman is Mrs. Pietro.  Her absence was noted shortly after nine o'clock on Friday evening and a search of the buildings was at once made.  No trace was found however and the officials learned nothing of her until word came that she had been found dead.  It is thought that she was trying to make her way back to her home in Owego.  It is stated that when Mrs. Pietro became insane over misfortunes.  She made statements which led to the arrest of her husband on the charge of robbing the railroad mail bags at Owego.  Following Pietro's arrest, his wife was placed in the State hospital. The body was taken to Owego for burial.  She is survived by her husband and four children who are living with relatives in Owego.