Vital Records, Norwich, NY, June 1863

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, June 4, 1863

Found in a Well:  On Thursday morning last, Dr. Balley, Coroner, was informed that one of the girls at the house of Burlison whose little daughter was burned to death on Monday night, had been delivered of a child on that night, and that the child had not since been seen.  Search was made about the premises, and the body of the child was found in the well.  A jury concluded that the child was stillborn, although the evidence elicited showed that the circumstances attending the birth were suspicious.  This family is evidently a "bad one."

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, June 10, 1863

Married:  PHELPS - BIXBY:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], June 9,? 1863, by Rev. Jas. D. Webster, Mr. John H. Phelps of Owego [Tioga Co., NY] to Miss Huldah A. Bixby of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

Died:  SQUIRES:  In Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], May -?-, 1863, Mrs. Sally Squires, mother [of] Selah Squires, Esq. aged 77 years.

Died:  BUNT:  In Colesville [Broome Co., NY], May 2, 1863, John R. [Bunt}, aged 3 years, 6 months and 6 days.  On the 8th, Mary E. [Bunt], aged 1 year 2 months and 15 days.  On the 9th, James K. [Bunt] aged 6 years 4 months and 1 day./ only children of Simon T. and Sarah A. Bunt.

Died:  MARTINDALE, In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] June 1, 1863, Mr. Sion Martindale, aged 70 years and 10 months.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, June 17, 1863

Married:  FORBES-BRYANT:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], June 4, 1863, by Rev. Jas. D. Webster, Mr. Willis Forbes to Mrs. Julia E. Bryant, all of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].

Married:  SHORT - COLE:  In Eaton, Madison Co. [NY], June 9, 1863, by Rev. Mr. Willison, Mr. N.H. Short of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Martha A. Cole of the former place.

Married:  STANLEY - DILENBACK:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], June 8?, 1863, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Timothy C. Stanley, to Miss Amy Dillenback, both of German [Chenango Co., NY].

Return of Company H

What was left of the eighty men who left this County two years ago in Company H, 17th Regt. N.Y.S.V., returned home during the last week, having been honorably discharged.  Their names are as follows:

Norwich:  Thomas Allen, Samuel W. Williams, Lyman Graves

Sherburne:  Cyrus Cook, Thomas Tracy, Albert Cady, Charles Pettit

Oxford:  George Nichols, Frank Gomes, Stephen Henry

No. Norwich:  Burdett Fisher

Plymouth: Smith Blackman

Pitcher: Hiram Scranton

Smithville: M.A. Hotchkiss

Greene: Alfred Squires

Smyrna:  Henry E. Roper?, Lorenz Tefft, Delos Gazley

Preston:  Edwin S. Batton

Pharsalia: Isaac Hendrickson

Lieut. George Moore who enlisted in New York has also returned home to this place.  The boys look well and hearty, and seem to have enjoyed their "picnic" as some of them termed it, right well.  None of the original commissioned officers were with the Company at its discharge.

Nobly has the 17th done its duty, and Chenango may well be proud of the brave boys who have returned again to her borders after  having spent two long years in the country's service.  The battlefields of Yorktown, Hanover Court House, Gaines' Hill, Malvern Hill, 2nd Bull Run. Antietam, Shepardstown Ford, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville attest their valor and bravery.  Their memory will be cherished by all lovers of liberty as the first who responded to the call of our country's honor.