Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, February 1, 1860
Married: FORD - GRISWOLD: In German [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 17, by Rev. E. Holroyd, Jesse Ford to Miss Lucy E. Griswold, both of German.
Married: EICHLER - WILKS: In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 29, by Re.v W. Peck, Donald Eichler of North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Nancy S. Wilks of Plymouth.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, February 8, 1860
Married: AVERY - GAZLAY: In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] Jan. 19, by Rev. Mr. Whitingham, Zial A. Avery of Cross River, Westchester Co. [NY], to Miss Mary C. Gazlay of New Berlin.
Married: MAIN - LEWIS: In North Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 28, by Rev. O. Ketchum, D.E. Main of Walnut Grove, Ill, to Miss Chloe A. Lewis, of the former place.
Died: CARPENTER: In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY] on the 27th ult. Nathan Carpenter, aged 69 years.
Died: WARNER: In Taylor, Cortland Co. [NY], on the 29th ult. Mrs. Lucy [Warner], wife of Dea. Sheldon Warner, aged 61 years.
Sudden Death: We learn, that on Thursday the 31st ult. a boy name Geo. Couse, son of Fred Couse, who resides near Osterhoudt's Saw mill, on the Ouleont Creek in the town of Davenport [Delaware Co., NY], was crushed to death by a log rolling over him. He was on the logs which were laying on a side hill, when the blocking gave way, and he fell between them, and they rolled over him, causing death immediately. He was 15 years of age. Oneonta Herald.
Died: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 8th instant, Isaac Foote, in the 84th year of his age. Mr. Foote was one of the early settlers of the town of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], where he continued to reside until his removal to this village a few years since. He held the office of High Sheriff of this County in 1809 and 1811, and again from 1813 to 1815 preceding and being succeeded in each appointment by the late Col William Monroe. He has also been the frequent Supervisor of that town and was the holder of other places of trust. He acted as the Land Agent of the Lawrence Estate in the towns of Smyrna, Plymouth and Otselic up to his death. In every position he was able, honest diligent, methodical and accurate and secured by these qualities the unusual confidence of the community. In his intercourse with his fellow men he was courteous and gentlemanly. He was withal a Christian in all his works and the consolation of which were his stay in his life and at his death.
Since the above was written, a friend has handed in the following: The deceased has been so well known in this region for the past fifty years in all his official and private relations, that the first impulse on the announcement of his death is the strongly marked character of his life. His father is well remembered by many older inhabitants as an early representative of Chenango in both branches of our Legislature and as a County Judge. The deceased was appointed one of the early Sheriffs of this County. In addition to other official employments he has been entrusted with an extensive land agency and in every condition of life and as an officer of the Chruch has sustained the position of a high minded gentleman and Christian. From a thorough knowledge of his character for nearly half a century we can say we never knew an act or motive of his not favorably called in question. Possessing the means of liberality, they were generously employed in promoting every truly spirited moral and religious object. It is proper to state that he appropriated annually certain sums for particular moral and religious purposes making his benevolence one of the fixed principles of his life. The obituary notices of such men need not be long. Their lives may be written on their tomb stones just as they lived them. His memory will be cherished by all who knew him, and be justly dear to a highly respectable circle of relatives in Chenango, Madison and Delaware [Counties].
Died: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 9th instant, Joseph Henry Moore, in the 60th year of his age. Mr. Moore was a native of Hillsboro County New Hampshire and had resided in this village for the last forty years. He was many years since a magistrate of the town, and he possessed a mental capacity of much more than usual vigor and clearness.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, February 22, 1860
Married: SEATON - CRUMB: At Clark's Mills, Oneida Co. [NY], on the 16th and by Rev. S.R. Stone, John J. Seaton of Sauquoit [Oneida Co., NY] to Miss Jane A Crum of Clark's Mills.
Died: BUELL" In Windsor, Broome County [NY], Jan. 31, Mrs. Caroline [Buell], wife of Albert Buell, aged 41 years.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, February 29, 1860
Married: BARRELL - FOWLER: In Argyle, N.Y. [Washington Co.] on the 15th instant, by Rev. S.G Mathewson, Henry R. Barrell to Miss Rosanna Fowler, both of Hartford, Washington County, N.Y.
Died: BROWN: At Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY], on the 18th inst. Eunice [Brown], wife of Maj. D.M. Brown, aged 45 years.
Died: CROSBY: In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on te 8th inst. B..u H, [Crosby], son of Jas. H. and Emeline Crosby, aged 8 months.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, February 8, 1860
To the Editors of The Chenango Telegraph: The funeral exercises of Lathrop Rosbrook, Esq., deceased, a prominent citizen of this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], were held in this place, at the Baptist Church, on Tuesday of last week. The church was filled to its utmost capacity; the services being conducted by Rev. B.S. Williams, Pastor, who preached an appropriate discourse for the occasion. At the conclusion of the religious exercises, Dr. Beecher made some appropriate remarks, a sketch of which, by request of friends and citizens, I herewith enclose for publication.
Dr. Beecher's Remarks: I don't know but it is out of my place and improper for me to say a single word upon this solemn occasion, amid the solemnities of this hour, in which we have so truthful and mournful an illustration of the frailty of man. But before we go from this house to that narrow house appointed for all the living, I cannot do justice to my own feelings or the memory of the dead, in refraining from adding a few words in connection with what has already been so well said from the -?- in reference to the deceased.
For over forty years, for nearly half a century, Mr. Rosbrook has been a resident of this town, and for a large portion of this time has been engaged in active business amongst us, and is known probably to most of you as well as myself. Of many of you certainly this is true. But during my residence here I have had an opportunity of seeing much of him in his family--much of him aside from his family--much of him in the various relations of domestic, social and business life, and in all of these relations, I can bear willing testimony to the trust that he has acted the part of an honest and an honorable man , an affection husband, a tender and indulgent parent, a loving brother, a worthy citizen, a kind and obliging neighbor, a well tried and faithful friend. I have seen him under reverses of fortune, I have seen him in prosperity and adversity. I have seen him when bound down like a bulrush beneath the well nigh overwhelming load of affliction and sorrow. I have seen him when death has entered his dwelling and suddenly, almost without a moment a warning, snatched from his embrace a darling child, and presently almost as unexpectedly taken from him a beloved companion and consigned them almost together to the silence of the tomb. Yet not a murmur nor a repining word escaped from his lips.
His fortitude, his patience, and his forbearance, considering the severity of the stroke, was to me at the time and ever has been truly remarkable. Such, I am sure, as are exemplified nowhere else except in the life of the real Christian--those who amid the trials and conflicts of earth are comforted and sustained by the Christian's promise and the Christian's hope.
Mr. Rosbrook, as you well know, was free to express his opinions and possessed prominent and well marked traits of character peculiar to himself, well marked and strong in life, strong in sickness and strong in death. Yet notwithstanding his peculiarities, which, without doubt were many times prejudiced to his worldly interests and produced an unfavorable impression against him, he possessed many excellent qualities and commendable virtues as any man it was ever my good fortune to know. and his somewhat irritable turn of mind more noticeable in the latter part of his life was the result I am satisfied, not so much of an unhappy temperament naturally, as those who were acquainted with him in early life and in health, will bear me witness, but was of painful and protracted disease which was undermining his constitution wasting his strength, rendering his life at best a burden, and bearing him steadily yet surely down to the grave.
Of his sufferings for years none of us knew. And for the last few weeks of his life especially, even his faithful and ever watchful attendants and even his physician, who to gratify his wishes and afford all the relief in his power, remained with him as much as possible, day and night, cannot realize or describe that anguish of body worse than death itself which more than once led him to exclaim "I want to die. Oh, let me die. Why can't I die." That malignant, insidious and sooner or later usually fatal malady, cancer, had completely destroyed the action and functions of the stomach, changed its fine and delicate tissues into a mass of corruption, rendering it almost impossible for him to receive into it either food or medicine for the space of nearly four weeks. The liver likewise to a considerable extent had taken on the same diseased action, its functions became impaired and extensive adhesions formed between it and the stomach and the side. The wonder is not that he died, but how with so much disease, he lived so long. It was hard, indeed for him to give up and it was not till some time after others had abandoned all hope of his recovery that he came to the conclusion that he could not long survive. While sufficient strength lasted he conversed freely in relation to his disease and seemed anxious to know the opinions of others and the probable result. After becoming especially weak with a strong determination he managed to sit up sometimes for hours till within a very few days of his death, for a good deal of time in fact was obliged to keep an erect position either in his chair or on his bed for his distresses were too great to lie down.
But his sufferings are ended, his sands of life are run, he has gone and the places that have known him here will know him no more forever. He will be sadly missed in this community--he will be missed in his place of business, he will be missed in the social and private walks of life, he will be missed in the benefactions of charity, he will be missed in this house of worship, he will be missed from among his kindred and friends, and over all and above all he will be missed and mourned in that little family, that little household, now made forever desolate. Now that he is gone, and can no more return unto us, let us, my friends, cherish his good qualities and his many virtues, copy his example in as much and as far as it is worthy of imitation and bury with him his errors, for such doubtless he had as all of us have and his faults and foibles in the grave in which he will presently be forever hid from our sight.
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