Edmund W. Pettys, Died December 30, 1913, Guilford, NY: The funeral services of Edmund Pettys were held in the Congregational church at Guilford Center, Tuesday, Dec. 30 at 1:30 conducted by Rev. C.H. Sackett and the interment took place in the Guilford Center cemetery [Chenango Co., NY]. The death of Mr. Pettys occurred suddenly at his home near Guilford Center Saturday afternoon about 4 o'clock. He had bene absent from home but a short time, and was found on the walk, by his wife who missed him upon awakening from a brief nap. They had returned that morning from a holiday visit at the home of their daughter Mrs. A.J. Williams of Sidney. Mr. Pettys had been in ill health for some time from diabetes, but had been usually well for the last few days. His death came as a shock to his friends and cast a feeling of gloom over the community. Sympathy is extended to his wife and immediate friends in their bereavement. Mr. Pettys was a man of upright Christian character and won friends wherever he had resided. He was born in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] Nov. 17, 1842, the son of Stephen and Rubiette Pettys. As a young man he united with the Methodist Episcopal church of which he was a member at the time of his death. In October of 1861 he enlisted on Co. A 51st N.Y. Vol. and served most of the time under General Burnside until his discharge in Oct. 1864. The next year Nov. 1865, he was married to Miss Mary Burtch of this town, who survives him. He resided in Bainbridge until 1878, moving to Winsor Broome Co. He made his home there until 1907 when he moved to Sidney and two years ago came to Guilford Center. The honorary bearers were Abner Ogden, Alanson Ferris and W.O. Nash, civil war veterans, and the casket, in honor of his services for his country was draped with the "Star Spangled Banner." "Rest, soldier, rest, the warfare o'er" Guilford Correspondent, Bainbridge Republican.
Patrick Welch, Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 17, 1869:
WELCH: Killed, at the Lyon Brook Bridge, Nov. 10th, Mr. Patrick Welch, aged 23 years.
A sad and fatal casualty occurred at Lyon Brook Bridge [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on Wednesday morning of last week. Some workmen had balanced a long and heavy piece of the iron frame work on what is called a "buggy" two of them pulling it along by a rope attached in front, and a man named Welch steadying it in the rear; and in this manner they were conveying it out to the end of one of the unfinished bents, when, in passing over some obstruction on the plank, the iron was caused to sway, and it is supposed that in attempting to steady it, Welch was thrown from the plank and precipitated upon the rocks beneath, a distance of forty feet, killing him instantly. Coroner Avery held an inquest over the body, which elicited the following particulars; The left arm and right hip were fractured, and the skull was crushed in a horrible manner. Death ensued instantly. Deceased resided in Buffalo, and had formerly been a sailor. He had been at work on the bridge for several weeks, and is spoken of as a respectable and worthy man, and one of the best workmen in the Company's employ. He went to Buffalo to vote on election day, and was married in Buffalo during his absence. He returned and went to work again on Monday the 8th inst., and met his death in the manner we have described, on Wednesday, the 10th. The news of his horrible death must have been a sad blow to his wife and friends. His body was taken to Buffalo for interment.
Henry Olendorf, Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 17, 1869: In Afton, October 30th, after a lingering illness of eight weeks, Mr. Henry Olendorf, aged 87 years, 2 months and 5 days. Mr. Olendorf was one of the first settlers in this part of the country. He moved here from South Carolina, in 1812; made a brief stop at or near Cooperstown, Otsego County; thence settled at what is known as the Ferry, near where Nineveh now stands. He was in the mercantile and lumbering business at or near that place for a number of years; then he left his former business, and took to the plough. He was one of the best farmers in this section of the country. He was strictly temperate and industrious in his habits. He was a life-long Democrat-always active in getting out all democrats to the polls, but never wishing any office himself. He once held the office of Justice of the Peace in the town of Bainbridge, which office he filled with credit to himself and all concerned. He was urged at different times to take the nomination of Assemblyman in his District, but refused, preferring to follow the plough than to mingle in the halls of legislation He was a great reader, and had collected a respectable library of some of the choicest books of his day, both historical and religious. He was a great admirer of the Cooperstown Freeman's Journal, of which he was a subscriber for over 50 years, and only discontinued it when his sight failed, so that he could not read. For the last five or six years he was almost blind. He was a great admirer of our honored statesman, Horatio Seymour, and always voted for him for Governor of new York, whenever he was a candidate for that office. Although very feeble, he wished to be carried to the polls last year, that he might cast his last vote for the Democratic candidate for President, Horatio Seymour.
Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 10, 1869
Died
MITCHELL: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 29th, Minnie Guernsey [Mitchell] only child of Dr. Henry and Lizzie R. Mitchell, aged 16 months.
HADLOCK: In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 20th, Sophia C. Z. [Hadlock] wife of Hosea Hadlock, aged 68 years, 7 months and 26 days.
BROWN: In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 13th, Miss Deborah Brown, aged 64 years.
BOYCE: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 2d, Mr. Edgar Boyce, aged 19 years.
HUTCHINSON: In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 3d, Mr. Zenan Hutchinson, aged 87 years.
PETTYS: in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 27th, Mr. Isaac Pettys, aged 67 years.
RUSSELL: in DeRuyter [Madison Co., NY], Sept. 30th, of scarlet fever, J. Freddie [Russell], youngest child of James P. and Lovisa H. Russell, aged 2 years, 11 months and 18 days. Little Freddie was a bud of promise, and a bright gem in the family from which he has been taken. But a few days of sickness and death laid his cold hand upon this dear little boy. A lamb of the Heavenly fold has gone to Jesus to join his voice with the early dead in singing praises, where no bud withers, no flower fades.
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