Austin S. Miller
Utica Saturday Globe, January 1903
Austin S. Miller
1862 - 1903
Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]: At his home on Front street, Sunday, occurred the death of Austin S. Miller, aged 40 years. The cause of death was peritonitis which developed from a severe cold contracted only a week before his death Mr. Miller was born in South Wales, Erie county, N.Y., December 17, 1862. For 14 years he had been employed as a bridge carpenter on the Lackawanna Railroad, coming to Norwich from Buffalo eight years ago. He was well liked by his fellow workmen and by all who knew him, as was attested by the large attendance of railroad employees and others at his funeral and the profuse floral tributes. In 1899 Mr. Miller married Mrs. Ella Clark, who survives him with one daughter, Cora. One sister, Mrs. Sophia Ackley, of South Wales, also survives. A brother, James Miller, died here about seven years ago. Funeral services were held from his late home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Wilson Treible officiating. The remains were placed in mount Hope receiving vault awaiting burial.
David W. Rouse
Chenango Semi Weekly Telegraph, January 23, 1904
David W. Rouse, a veteran of the Civil war, private of Co. A, Second new York Heavy Artillery, died at Plasterville Tuesday morning, Jan. 19, 1904, at about 3 o'clock. H resided alone with John Steele, and had been ill several days, although not serious enough to require the attendance of a physician. The immediate cause of death is believed to have been heart disease. Coroner Wilcox was notified and issued a burial permit, not deeming an inquest necessary. The body was removed to the undertaking rooms of Lawrence & Curtis where it was prepared for burial. Deceased was born at New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] 68 years ago, and had resided in Norwich some ten or twelve years. He was wounded in the foot at Cold Harbor, and was a member of E.B. Smith Post G.A.R., and a pensioner. Three daughters survive, Mrs. Carrie Thayer of Norwich, Mrs. Mary Montanys of Esperance, and Miss Florence Rouse of New Berlin. Funeral services were held form the home of Mrs. Thayer, 20 Hickory street, at 3 o'clock Thursday. Burial in Mt. Hope [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].
Dr. Augustus Willard
Chenango American, Greene, NY, March 26, 1868
It is with the deepest sorrow that we are called upon to record the sudden decease of Dr. Augustus Willard, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], at Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, on Thursday, the 12t5h inst. The subject of this sketch was the eldest son of Samuel Willard, M.D. of Stafford, Conn., being born in 1800. Receiving a good common school and academical education he entered upon the study of medicine with Dr. Thomas, of Cooperstown, afterwards prosecuting his medical pursuit in the office of Dr. Charles Josslyn, of Greene. In 1823 he graduated at Harvard Medical College, taking the first prize for best medical Thesis of his class. The first professional labors of Dr. Willard, we believe, were in the same village in which his subsequent life was passed, in the midst of a refined society and an appreciative people.
At the semi-annual meeting of 1824, then held in May, he became a member of the Chenango County Medical Society, and the same year was chosen one of its censors, which office he retained for a long period. In 1826 he was made a leading member of the Committee appointed to revise the Code of Ethics and By-Laws of the Society; the report itself showing how well the duty was performed. During the same year he was made Secretary, for several terms being re-chosen, receiving at the close of his official labor the thanks of the Society for the faithful discharge of his duty. In 1832 and several times subsequently, he was chosen presiding officer, always filling the position to the satisfaction of the members, and with credit to himself. In 1835 he was appointed delegate to the State Medical Society, re-elected in 1837 and placed upon the roll of permanent membership in 1854. Scarcely a meeting was permitted to pass, whether County or State, during the earlier and more active period of his professional life, that Dr. Willard was not present, frequently meeting with the American Medical Association of which he was a permanent member. In 1857 he was elected President of the State Medical Society--no sinecure office--a station which has been honored by the most eminent and gifted in the profession that our country has produced.
Not only was Dr. Willard a skillful practitioner, but a writer of no mean repute. His statements were clear and concise, his points well taken, and the line of his argument convincingly carried out. Several monographs and able papers from his pen have passed into permanent form and become the property of the whole profession. The Annual Address delivered by him while President of the State Society and published in the Transactions of that year is a highly creditable production, evincing much observation and research, and illustrating somewhat the strength of his argumentative powers, the elegance of his diction and the peculiarity of his style.
Preeminent as a practitioner, his opinions were much sought for, and his counsel was ever considered valuable and safe. In him the needy and disconsolate found a friend, they sharing equally with the affluent of his talents and time. The dismal sick chamber was made cheerful by his presence, and many a desponding patient, whether rich or poor, of him could say, in the words of Scott:
In the everyday walks of life, in his business and social relations, and in his connections with the world, as well as in caring for the sick and afflicted, Dr. Willard was respected and beloved. Affable in his manners and of extreme good nature, he sometimes indulged in playful witticisms, but never calculated to wound or offend. As a friend he was sincere and steadfast; as a husband, father, and relative, devoted, affectionate and consistent, with a character spotless and above reproach. To his family and friends the loss is irreparable; and his death has deprived the profession and society of one of their best members. May the young learn early to emulate his many virtues; and may the living of his own day and generation be able to bequeath to their survivors a name as pure and unsullied, and a memory as dear and cherished, as those of the lamented Dr. Augustus Willard.
The funeral was attended from his late residence on Sunday last, an immense concourse of people following his remains to the grave. Having occupied a commanding influence in the Masonic world, he was buried according to the rituals of the order, some three hundred from various Lodges being in attendance. The solemn ceremony was conducted by Past Grand Master Clinton F. Paige, of Binghamton.
The Catteraugus Union of the 19th inst., published at Ellicottville, N.Y., has the following obituary notice of Dr. Willard:
Seldom, indeed, have we been called upon to record a circumstance so peculiarly sad and touching as the sudden death of Dr. Augustus Willard, which occurred in this village, on the 12th inst. He came to this village on the 6th inst. in apparently good health, to be present at the dying bed of his only sister, the wife of F.W. Meloy, Esq., of this place. On Sunday, the 8th inst., he was attacked with Paralysis from which he lingered in a state of unconsciousness until he died. His sister, a highly respected and estimable lady, died only eighteen hours before himself; and side by side in the silent sleep of death, lay the brother and sister.
Though the acquaintance in this village was quite limited, Dr. Willard had commanded the marked respect of all who knew him, and many earnest sympathizing friends attended him in his last sickness. His remains were followed to the R.R. Station by a delegation of Masons, and a committee was appointed by Ellicottville Lodge, No. 307, F. and A.M., to accompany the remains, and the widow and son of the deceased to Binghamton, where others were in waiting to accompany them to Greene, N.Y., the home of the deceased.
Dr. Willard was no ordinary man. His fine native talents, his thorough professional education, and experience; his strict probity and high moral sentiments, added to the most genial social qualities, rendered him at all times a welcome companion, and acquired for him a name and reputation widely known and respected. He was a "Brigit Mason," and an ardent promoter of the pure principles of the mystic art. He never sought public honors; yet he was often called to fill them. His chosen walks of public life were those in which he could contribute most to the welfare of his fellow beings; and in his devotion to the cause of education, his character shone with peculiar luster. Himself eminently a self made man, and by his energies a ripe scholar, he felt the worth of such attainments. Surely, his long life of virtue and usefulness must bring an exceeding great reward.
Preeminent as a practitioner, his opinions were much sought for, and his counsel was ever considered valuable and safe. In him the needy and disconsolate found a friend, they sharing equally with the affluent of his talents and time. The dismal sick chamber was made cheerful by his presence, and many a desponding patient, whether rich or poor, of him could say, in the words of Scott:
"I have lain on a sick man's bed,
Watching for hours for the Leech's tread;
As if I deemed that his presence alone,
Were of power to bid my pain begone;
I have counted his steps from my chamber door,
And blessed them when they were heard no more."
In the everyday walks of life, in his business and social relations, and in his connections with the world, as well as in caring for the sick and afflicted, Dr. Willard was respected and beloved. Affable in his manners and of extreme good nature, he sometimes indulged in playful witticisms, but never calculated to wound or offend. As a friend he was sincere and steadfast; as a husband, father, and relative, devoted, affectionate and consistent, with a character spotless and above reproach. To his family and friends the loss is irreparable; and his death has deprived the profession and society of one of their best members. May the young learn early to emulate his many virtues; and may the living of his own day and generation be able to bequeath to their survivors a name as pure and unsullied, and a memory as dear and cherished, as those of the lamented Dr. Augustus Willard.
The funeral was attended from his late residence on Sunday last, an immense concourse of people following his remains to the grave. Having occupied a commanding influence in the Masonic world, he was buried according to the rituals of the order, some three hundred from various Lodges being in attendance. The solemn ceremony was conducted by Past Grand Master Clinton F. Paige, of Binghamton.
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The Catteraugus Union of the 19th inst., published at Ellicottville, N.Y., has the following obituary notice of Dr. Willard:
Seldom, indeed, have we been called upon to record a circumstance so peculiarly sad and touching as the sudden death of Dr. Augustus Willard, which occurred in this village, on the 12th inst. He came to this village on the 6th inst. in apparently good health, to be present at the dying bed of his only sister, the wife of F.W. Meloy, Esq., of this place. On Sunday, the 8th inst., he was attacked with Paralysis from which he lingered in a state of unconsciousness until he died. His sister, a highly respected and estimable lady, died only eighteen hours before himself; and side by side in the silent sleep of death, lay the brother and sister.
Though the acquaintance in this village was quite limited, Dr. Willard had commanded the marked respect of all who knew him, and many earnest sympathizing friends attended him in his last sickness. His remains were followed to the R.R. Station by a delegation of Masons, and a committee was appointed by Ellicottville Lodge, No. 307, F. and A.M., to accompany the remains, and the widow and son of the deceased to Binghamton, where others were in waiting to accompany them to Greene, N.Y., the home of the deceased.
Dr. Willard was no ordinary man. His fine native talents, his thorough professional education, and experience; his strict probity and high moral sentiments, added to the most genial social qualities, rendered him at all times a welcome companion, and acquired for him a name and reputation widely known and respected. He was a "Brigit Mason," and an ardent promoter of the pure principles of the mystic art. He never sought public honors; yet he was often called to fill them. His chosen walks of public life were those in which he could contribute most to the welfare of his fellow beings; and in his devotion to the cause of education, his character shone with peculiar luster. Himself eminently a self made man, and by his energies a ripe scholar, he felt the worth of such attainments. Surely, his long life of virtue and usefulness must bring an exceeding great reward.
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