Mrs. Sarah C. Taber, widow of Chas. B. Taber, died of cerebral apoplexy at the home of her son, Charles J. Taber, Saturday, Oct. 22, after an illness of ten days. She was born in Stockton, Me., on April 6, 1849, daughter of Asa and Sarah Lamphier Carter. Most of her life was spent in Boston until five years ago, when she came to Bainbridge to make her home with her son. Her husband died about ten years ago. Funeral services were held at the home of Charles J. Taber on Pruyn Hill Tuesday morning, Oct. 25, at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. Bradford H. Tite, rector of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, officiated. Burial was in Greenlawn cemetery. She is survived by two sons, Charles J., of Bainbridge and Athol, of Wakefield, Mass.; two granddaughters, Miss Elizabeth Taber, of New York city, and Mrs. Lillian Goodwin, of Boston, and one grandson, Lloyd Taber, of Boston. Mrs. Taber was a very fine, cultured woman of splendid character, coming from old New England stock. [Bainbridge News, October 1932]
On Wednesday night a young lady name McCarthy, of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY] aged 22 years, strayed from her home, while suffering mental aberration. A terrible storm was prevailing at the time and her absence was soon discovered. Alarm was at once given and the people turned out en-masse to search for her, but without success, until Thursday morning when her brother-in-law, a Mr. Kiley, while searching along the bank of the Chenango river, near its junction with the Susquehanna, discovered her body frozen in the ice, about three rods from the shore. The water was not more than three feet deep where she was found, which would indicate that she stood in the water until she sank down exhausted, frozen to death. Her body was removed to the residence of her father where a coroner's inquest was held. The tracks found in the snow along the bank of the river showed that she was alone and went into the water with the design of taking her life. It is a very sad event. [Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Feb. 7, 1880]
Death of John Brisbin: Intelligence of the death of this highly esteemed and well known gentleman, was received in our village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on Tuesday evening last, and created a feeling of profound sadness to his many friends and acquaintances. His death occurred at his home in Newark, N.J., on Tuesday morning, from dropsey of which disease he had been for the last year an intense sufferer. His age was 61 years. Gen. Brisbin was born in Sherburne, Chenango County, July 18, 1818. His father was a farmer, and the son worked on the farm until he was seventeen years old, in the winter attending school. After serving his father as a clerk until he died, young Brisbin went west for a time, then married in New York city and removed to Tunkhannock, Penn., where he acted as paymaster and bookkeeper for a canal company. Developing a taste for the law, he began to teach school in order to support himself while studying and his wife helped him by giving music lessons. He was admitted and practiced law in Tunkhannock for two years, and then went to Milwaukee, but presently returned to Pennsylvania when he was soon afterward sent to Congress from the Luzerne district. While conducting a case against the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company in 1851, he displayed so much ability that the president of the company, John J. Phelps said, "we must have that man, and engaged him as assistant counsel for the road. He removed to Scranton and soon afterward was made Superintendent of the road and then President which he filled about seven years, and then resigned to resume his duties as counsel. When the Morris and Essex road was leased, Mr. Brisbin was made general manager for all the roads under control of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, and so continued until 1870. Of late years he has confined himself to the duties of counsel and adviser, and has had the management of large coal contracts. The deceased was counsel for the D.L.&W. Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg R.R. and the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company. To his energy, perseverance and indomitable will the people of this section, in which he took a deep interest are greatly indebted for the pushing through and completion of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad. [Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Feb. 7, 1880]
The residents of the little town of German [Chenango Co., NY], were shocked Saturday morning on learning the details of a tragedy which had occurred during the night. In that place lives Mr. and Mrs. Morris Whiteman. With them has resided Mr. Whiteman's mother, a woman of some sixty-five years, and with her increasing age had come a mental trouble which had made her so unaccountable in her actions that they had avoided leaving her alone. Friday night, however, Mr. and Mrs. Whiteman, encouraged by his mother, attended some party or gathering at the Corners, leaving her in charge of the house. On returning about eleven o'clock they found the house in darkness, and entering were greeted by an odor which at once told them something was wrong. Procuring a light they discovered upon the floor a small pile of ashes and a broken lamp. Following a trail which led from these they found the burned body of Mrs. Whiteman lying in the yard near the well. All the clothing and her shoes had been burned from her body, which was charred to a crisp. The way in which the fire caught is a mystery. The broken lamp would suggest an accident, but the fact that Mrs. Whiteman had once made an unsuccessful attempt upon her life lends doubt to the theory. Two blankets which had been upon a lounge were missing and the wall paper beside the door through which she passed caught fire and was badly burned. A wonder is that the house was not destroyed. Mrs. Whiteman was the widow of William Whiteman, and a sister of George R. Jacobson, of Smithville Flats. Coroner Andrews held an inquest. Oxford Times.
Chenango Union, February 14, 1895
HILL: In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 8, 1895, Mr. James Hill.
The above mentioned James Hill went to the village of New Berlin to deliver milk and upon his return trip with his son, found the road just above the old paper mill site blocked with snow. He got out and tried to clear the snow for the team when he suddenly expired. He leaves a wife and 2 children to mourn his loss. He was the youngest son of Nehemiah Hill.
CARTWRIGHT: In Lincklaen Center [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 28, 1895, Mr. Cyrus Cartwright.
ADAMS: In Smithville Flats [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 5, 1895 Mr. William Clark Adams, aged 81 years 10 months.
OWEN: in Auburn, N.Y. Feb. 12, 1895, Mr. J.H. Owen, aged 80 and father of Holdrege Owen and Mrs. Albert F. Gladding of Norwich.
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