Vital Records (August 22)

 Johnson - Bartholomew:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 10th, by the Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. DeForest Johnson, of West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] to Ednah J. Bartholomew of Oxford.  [Oxford Times, Sept. 17, 1856]

Huttleston:  Uncle George Huttleston, one of our old pioneers has passed away at the age of ninety-one years and five months.   He leaves a wife and children to mourn his loss.  Rev. Leach officiated in the Divine services both at the church and grave.  [Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, Jan. 9, 1878]  [Rhode Island Settlement - White Store]

Johnson:  In Utica [Oneida Co., NY], Aug. 5, 1900, Polly [Johnson], of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], aged 50 years.  [Oxford Times, Aug. 15, 1900]

Bush - Johnson:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], October 27, 1900 by Rev. G.F. Humhreys, Ira C. Bush of Nineveh [Broome Co., NY] and Miss Lucy M. Johnson of Afton. [Oxford Press, Sept. 9, 1900]

Frank Church, Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, January 3, 1878:  Frank Church, a resident of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] and brother of District Attorney Church, met his death by a shocking accident at Lyon Brook bridge on Tuesday evening.  On Tuesday morning he went down to the bridge on the Midland train in company with James Hancock, who is employed by the Midland Company to watch the bridge and keep it in order. The two spent the day with Jerry Dye at the house of Daniel Fisher, a short distance from the bridge up the brook, and took supper there.  They then concluded that they would return to Norwich, and thought they would try to jump aboard the evening train, which generally slacks speed at the bridge.  For this purpose they stationed themselves some four or five rods south of the bridge, and when the train approached, Chruch, who stood a short distance nearer the bridge than the others, caught hold of the hand rail of the forward passenger car, while Dye caught at the rear end of the last car.  Dye failed in his attempt to get aboard, and was whirled down the embankment some thirty feet, sustaining severe bruises.  When he got up, the train had crossed the bridge and he, thinking the others had been successful in getting aboard, went down the hill to the brook, and stayed over night at the house of Mr. Lindsey, to whom he related the adventure.  Hancock got safely on the train, and not finding his companions, supposed that they failed to get aboard.  Wednesday morning he returned to his duties at the bridge, and the first object that attracted his attention was the dead body of Church, lying at the foot of the south abutment to the bridge, having evidently fallen through the bridge a distance of forty feet or more.  the head and face were shockingly mutilated, one arm was broken in several places, and the appearances indicated that he must have fallen head foremost.  He was doubtless instantly killed.  The body was removed to a place of safety and word sent at once  to Norwich, when Mr. Cary, the undertaker, and others went down to the scene of the accident and brought the body to Norwich.

There are two theories of the accident.  One, that failing to get a foothold when he clenched the rail, he clung fast as long as his strength permitted, and then dropped, falling through the bridge. the other, and a very plausible one, is that he failed at the first attempt, and then ran after the train hoping to catch hold of the rear car, and in his excitement forgot all about the bridge until he plunged headlong down the abyss.

Deceased was a son of the late William H. Church, and was not yet twenty-one years of age.  He leaves a wife and one small child, an aged mother and several brothers and sisters to mourn his untimely death. The accident, following so closely upon the sudden death of Mr. J ohn S Randall, has caused a feeling of awe to pervade the whole community.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, January 3, 1878

Marriages

WAGNER - ROWE:  At the home of the bride's father, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 27th, by Rev. S. Reavill, Mr. Henry J. Wagner, of Cazenovia [Madison Co., NY], to Miss Sarah J. Rowe, of Norwich.

GLYNN - BOYDEN:  At the residence of Charles Newton, in Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] Dec. 28th, by T.D. Anthony, Esq., Mr. Charles A. Glynn of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Ellen P. Boyden, of Plymouth.

BROWN - DELANO:  At the residence of the bride, mother, Dec. 25th, by Rev. Edson Rogers, Mr. Duane Brown of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Ida Delano of Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY].

JONES - FREEMAN:  At the residence of the bride's father in North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. G.R. Burnside, Mr. Charles M. Jones, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Helen A. Freeman, of North Norwich.

BROWN - HEALY:  In Lincklaen [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. Charles Steere, Mr. George A. Brown, of DeRuyter [Madison Co., NY] to Miss Vira Healy of Lincklaen.