Obituaries (May 17)

Carlos B. Crosby

Died December 25, 1938, Norwich, NY

Carlos B. Crosby died Sunday night about 8:30 at his home, 50 Division street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].  The deceased was born in the town of North Norwich, Feb. 20, 1862.  He had been a resident of this city for several years.  Services are to be held at the Breese funeral Home at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Rev. D.G. DeBoer officiating, with burial in Mt. Hope [Norwich, NY]. There survive a step-daughter, Mrs. Maude Wightman, two step-grandchildren, Mrs. Floyd Foster of Norwich and Mrs. Vesta Somers of Oceanville, N.J., also several nephews and nieces.

Timothy J. Creedon

Died July 18, 1933, Albany, NY

the death of Timothy J. Creedon, a former prominent and well known resident of this city occurred Tuesday in Albany [Albany Co, NY] at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary McGuirk.  Deceased was 95 years of age.  The late Mr. Creedon was born in Ireland but came to this country when a young man.  He settled in the vicinity of New Berlin where he operated a farm for over 50 years and brought up his family of two sons and a daughter.  After the death of his wife he retired from the business of agriculture about 25 years ago and since then had made his home with his children, coming back each year, as long as his health permitted, to visit with the friends he had known for years and take a look at the scenes where he had spent the greater part of his life and which were near and dear to him.  Eleven years ago he went to make his home with his daughter, at Albany.  Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from the funeral home of George J. Devine and at 9:30 from St. Paul's church of which the deceased was a member Rev. Father Charles M. Coveney, pastor, will officiate and burial will be made in the family plot at St. Paul's cemetery.  Bedsides the daughter mentioned there survive also two sons, Frank J. Creedon and John L. Creedon, both of Albany, also five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.  The late Mr. Creedon leaves many friends in Chenango county who will learn with sincere sorrow of his demise.

Ned W. Crounse

Died April 1937, Oaksville, NY

Oaksville [Otsego Co., NY]:  Ned W. Crounse, 61, was killed early yesterday when he fell over a small railing on a second floor porch of his home here and plunged to the ground. Dr. Floyd J. Atwell, Cooperstown, acting for Coroner Norman Getman, Oneonta, announced a verdict of accidental death.  He was told the railing is less than two feet high.  Mr. Crounse, who had moved to the home only a few days ago, had resided in Cooperstown for 17 years.  He was employed by Otsego county highway department last spring and fall.  Mr. Crounse was a retired member of Cooperstown fire department.  He leaves his wife, the former Lucenia Follett, Middlefield, whom he married July 2, 1902; a son, George, Oaksville; three daughters, Mrs. Robert P. Jones, Mrs. Hugh Gregory, Gilbertsville, Mrs. Levi Rowe, Greene; and two grandchildren.

Attempted Suicide

Chenango American, August 16, 1860

We are called upon to chronicle a painful and distressing affair which occurred in the town of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], on Friday last.  Oscar Pike, a young man residing at Windsor, Broome Co., who has been absent some years, and has recently returned, became enamored of a young and pretty school mistress name Hyde, then teaching at that place, and, after a brief courtship, proposed marriage, and was accepted.  On Saturday previous to the attempted suicide, he took Miss Hyde home to her parents in Afton, near the settlement of Ayshire, and asked their consent to the nuptials, which was refused, mainly upon the ground, as we are informed, that the would be bridegroom was not a "professor of religion."  The young lady being of a proper age to act for herself, returned to Windsor with Mr. Pike, and consented to be married, the time being set for Thursday last.  The announcement was publicly made, groomsmen and bridesmaids selected, and "all went merry." Thursday, while Pike was absent, making arrangement for the forthcoming bridal, the parents of the young lady appeared at Windsor, and by appliances best known to themselves, induced her to return home with them.  Pike, on returning, and finding the bird flown, followed her to Afton, and requested an interview.  This was denied him by her parents, for some time.  He however prevailed so far that a door was partly opened, and the faithless maiden in trembling accents told him that she "didn't want anything more to do with him."  Without speaking a work, he walked out of doors, into the front yard, and placing a pistol to his head, deliberately shot himself. The ball entered his brain, making a serious wound, but not as yet fatal.  Hopes are entertained of his recovery.  He was allowed to lie upon the ground until the neighbors could be summoned, when he was conveyed some distance to a hotel.  Mr. Pike is represented as a talented young man, of correct habits, and is about 26 years of age.  He is a regular contributor to the New York Ledger and other periodicals.  He is connected with the U.S Navy, and is second mate of a man of war.  He was betrayed into this foolish act by the frenzy occasioned by the thought of the publicity which had been and would be given to the affair, his keen sensibilities being seriously affected by the idea that he might become a laughing stock.  He converses freely upon the subject and regrets his attempt upon his life  He says he "Must have been terribly excited or he should have made a better shot."  We learn that he has the sympathy of the whole neighborhood in which the semi-tragedy transpired.