Obituaries (April 15)

Frank E. Eccleston

Utica Saturday Globe, February 1919

 

Frank E. Eccleston

1852 - 1919

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  At the home of his son, Merton E. Eccleston, in Port Jervis, where he had been for the past few months, occurred the death of Frank E. Eccleston, a former well-known resident of this city and of Oxford.  For a number of years he was employed in the freight department of the Ontario & Western Railway at the Norwich station, going form here to Oxford to engage in the hotel business.  He conducted the St. James Hotel in that village until its destruction by fire when he again took up his residence here. The remains were brought to this city on Saturday and services were held on Sunday morning, interment being made in Mount Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

 

Charles R. Eccleston

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, April 27, 1901

Charles R. Eccleston, a quite well known resident of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], died in the barn on the farm worked by him in that town early Tuesday morning, under rather peculiar circumstances.  The farm is seven miles from Oxford and is owned by John E. Miller of this village, Eccleston having been his tenant for several years.  On Monday, Eccleston, as was his custom, drew his milk and that of a neighbor to the Borden station here, reaching town about 11 a.m.  After unloading his milk, Eccleston spent the balance of the day about the village.  In the evening he was complained of for leaving his team hitched in the street all day without attention, and taken before Justice Newkirk, who imposed a fine of $3.00, which he paid. At about 9:30 he left for his home with his team and was said by those who last saw him to have been in good condition and able to care for himself.

 

Tuesday morning, Gurdeon Lindsey, who works on the farm, arose at an early hour and proceeded with the chores, but missed Eccleston, his team and the milk cans, which would soon be required for the morning's milking.  Hearing the rattle of milk cans he looked down the road and saw the team coming, and presently L.D. Basset drove into the barn with Eccleston in the bottom of the wagon in front of the seat is a stupefied condition.  He was taken out and placed upon some blankets on the barn floor, and Mrs. Eccleston, who was present to assist in the milking, went to the house and got a pillow for his head and a blanket with which he was covered and made comfortable, it being supposed that a good sleep was all that he required. After finished the milking the blanket being required to cover the milk cans, Mrs. Eccleston went to her husband, uncovered him and discovered that he was dead.  It was about 4:30 in the morning when he was brought home.

 

It appears that on his way home Eccleston had stopped at Bassett's house, which is near the Miles Westover farm only a few miles from this village.  He must have remained there some time to account for his not reaching his home earlier in the evening, though the terrible bad conditions of the roads would consume more than twice the ordinary time to make the seven miles.  Bassett had formerly worked for Eccleston, and says that Eccleston wanted him to drive him home, which he did.  On the way Eccleston put his head down and dozed, and when near the school house by the George Rogers farm, pitched over the dashboard on to the whiffletrees, but righted up himself and got back on to the seat. Shortly after that he fell or slid off the seat to the bottom of the wagon, where he remained until Bassett drove him home.

 

Eccleston was a quiet, inoffensive young an and among his acquaintances was considered a good fellow.  The undertakers who were called to attend say there were no cuts or bruises about the body. Death was, without much doubt, caused by heart failure.  Deceased was a son of Lewis Eccleston, and was about 38 years of age.  He leaves the widow and three children, two girls and a boy.  -Oxford Times.

 

 Death Notices

Chenango Union, May 3, 1854

 

HUBBARD:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on 28th ult. Alice Josephine [Hubbard], daughter of James H. Hubbard, aged 4 years.

 

BROWN:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], April 19th, 1854, Emerson W. [Brown] son of Amos M. and Eunice Brown, aged 2 years 7 months.

 

SMITH:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on 21st ult. at residence of her son-in-law, E.B. McCall, Mrs. Submit D. Smith, formerly of Hadley, Mass.

 

Chenango Union, May 10, 1854

 

HAYNES:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], on 25th ult. Mr. Archibald Haynes, aged 65 years.

 

TODD:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY]:  on 20th ult. Mrs. Susan Todd, wife of Chauncey Todd, aged 63 years.

 

MILLER:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on 24th ult.  Eliza Jane [Miller], eldest daughter of Charles B. and Mary Miller, aged 31 years.

 

BREWER:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], on 27th ult. Mrs. Harriet Brewer, wife of Mr. H.W. Brewer, aged 28 years.