Obituaries (April 14)

Henry C. Dibble

Utica Saturday Globe, December 1912
 

 

Henry C. Dibble

1862 - 1912

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Henry C. Dibble of Milwaukee, formerly of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] and Norwich, died last week at Excelsior Springs, Mo., to which place he had gone for treatment.  The deceased was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Dibble and was born in Guilford June 27, 1862.  He passed the earlier portion of his life in that town and in Norwich.  Upon leaving the place for the west he first resided at Racine, Wis., when he was connected with the Comstock Wagon Works, of which his uncle was the proprietor.  For a number of years he lived in Milwaukee while employed as a locomotive engineer on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.  On June 27, 1893, he married Miss Dora Hubbard, of Norwich, who survives him.  He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Ervin Hubbard, of Norwich, and a half-brother, Daniel Dibble, of East Worcester, Mass.  Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard went to Milwaukee, returning with the remains to Norwich.  Joseph Myers and Edward Grant, of Milwaukee, members of the B. of L.E., and Mrs. D.D. Buell, of the Ladies' Auxiliary of that order, also accompanied the remains to this place. Funeral services were held from the residence of B.F. Hubbard on Mitchell street Monday afternoon, Rev. H.W. Foreman officiating.  Interment was made in Mount Hope Cemetery, the bearers being the following members of the local Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers: William Haight, Thomas Collins, Herbert Haggarty, Thomas Fern, Howard Baker and William Tooney.

 

Addie J. (Lovejoy) Fowler

Afton Enterprise, April 9, 1914

Mrs. Addie J. Fowler, wife of Frank Fowler, died at her home on Thursday of last week while undergoing an operation for cancer.  Mrs. Fowler was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Lovejoy and was born at Nineveh [Broome Co., NY] Sep. 3, 1868.  She is survived by her husband and seven children. The funeral services were held from the late home Monday at 10 a.m. Rev. D.L. meeker officiating.  Interment was made in the Nineveh Cemetery.

 

Sidney V. Pope

Afton Enterprise, March 5, 1914

The charred remains of -, farmer, aged 80 years, were found in the ruins of the fire that destroyed his home at North New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] about 7 o'clock Thursday morning.  Mr. Pope was alone in his home at the time of the fire and it is supposed that he was overcome by the flames while he was sleeping in bed.  His wife died December 6, 1913.  Just after her death he visited for some time with friends at Syracuse, returning home a number of weeks ago.  Since then his grandson, Sidney Pope, has resided with him but Wednesday the grandson returned to the home of D.L. Pope, his father.  The fire was discovered about 7 o'clock in the morning by Mrs. Eugene Price, whose home is about one half a mile from the Pope home.  Looking out of a window of her home Mrs. Price could see the fire on the other side of the valley. She quickly called up the central at the New Berlin telephone exchange to spread the news. After which she notified the neighbors.  Many hurried over to the Pope home to find it is ruins.  Snow was shoveled on the blaze and the fire was extinguished.  A search of the ruins disclosed the body of Mr. Pope.  Coroner Earl W. Wilcox of Norwich was summoned and he took charge of the body. Deceased is survived by his son, D.L. Pope, of new Berlin.  The fire is supposed to have started from a defective chimney, although the exact cause cannot be learned.  Fortunately the flames did not spread to the barn and other nearby buildings.  It is not known whether Mr. Pope carried any insurance on the house.

Dr. John T. Hand

Afton Enterprise, April 16, 1914

Dr. John T. Hand, prominent in Chenango County medical and political circles, died suddenly at Utica [Oneida Co., NY] on Wednesday afternoon.  Doctor Hand was born at Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], 55 years ago, and formerly lived at Norwich.  He was an adopted son of the late Dr. Stephen Hand, so long Health Officer of Norwich.  He began the practice of medicine in Columbus about 33 years ago and has lately been a resident of New Berlin.  Deceased was among the most prominent physicians in Chenango County and was a man possessed of many friends and was highly esteemed by all who knew him.  He was well known in business circles of Norwich.  The County Medical Society elected him their president and he held the place until the time of his death.  In politics Doctor Hand was a Republican and ever since February, 1913, he had been a member of the Board of Supervisors.  During the annual session of the Supervisors he was a member of the committee on Building, Assessment Rolls, Constables Town Indebtedness and Coroners and at the end of the session was appointed on the special County Tuberculosis Hospital Committee.  From January 1908, to January 1914, he was one of the coroners of Chenango County.  Doctor Hand is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Arthur Deming of Indianapolis, Ind., and one sister, Mrs. Mary Dexter of Rochester.

Death Notices

Chenango Union, August 29, 1907

Charles Sisson, of the town of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died at his home last week Thursday.

Mrs. Ida Allen, aged 47 years, died at the residence of Mrs. Lee Cossit, Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], on August 14.