Weekly Press, Afton, NY, January 17, 1883
Married: Miss Nora Whitaker was married to Will Jenkins of Trout Creek [Delaware Co., NY] this Wednesday afternoon.
Died: Henry Judd, a well known resident of Centrevillage, recently died at the residence of his daughter in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], aged about 87 years.
Died: Sylvester Thomson died at Harpersville [Broome Co., NY], Saturday, of heart disease, aged 84 years. Mr. Thomson was one of the pioneers of the Susquehanna. His reminiscences of the early days of this vicinity were very interesting. He will be greatly missed.
Died: Vander Odell M.D. died at his home in Unadilla, N.Y. [Otsego Co.], on Saturday the 13th inst., aged 74 years. Dr. Odel was an able and experienced physician, having been engaged in active practice for about fifty years past, and all but about ten years of that time in Unadilla.
Arrest: H.J. Fox, who was arrested several months ago for attempted arson at Willett, Cortland county, [NY] and was released on bail, to await trail, was rearrested at his residence in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], on Wednesday of this week. His case is to be tried at this term of court, now in session at Cortland, and as he failed to put in appearance to answer the charge preferred against him, Sheriff Bostwick was sent to ascertain his whereabouts. Bostwick went to Binghamton, and in company with Sheriff Black and under sheriff Berry proceeded to the residence of Mr. Fox and were informed upon inquiry that he had just gone out. Immediately a scuffle was heard at the rear of the house, and on investigation, Fox was discovered endeavoring to escape, but was prevented by Berry. On seeing Black he "wilted."
Afton Weekly Press, April 13, 1843
Died: Coventry [Chenango Co., NY]: Melancthon Mandeville died April 8th. He has been a great sufferer for a long time from a cancer on his face.
Died: Mr. Appleton, father of John Appleton, of this place [Afton, Chenango Co., nY], died last week, aged 77 years. His funeral was held Sunday.
Died: Mr. James Slocum, of Susquehanna, had both legs cut off by the cars Friday morning last. He died the same evening.
Died: Miss Georgia Johnson, a ten-year-old daughter of Geo. Johnson, who resides just above this village, died Wednesday night of diphtheria.
Item: Geo. Nichols, of Ayrshire [North Afton}, has a rifle in his possession that was made in 1800. This ancient piece of artilery was the property of his grandfather Luke Nichols, who had killed just two thousand deer with this rifle. A powder horn which belongs to the gun was made in 1797, which is also in the possession of Mr. Nichols.
Died: Mrs. Welch, mother of Walter Welch, of this place, died last week. Her funeral was held Sunday, and her remains were interred in the cemetery in Bennettsville [Chenango Co., nY], Her age was 53 years.
Married: Mr. Charles W. Smith, of Waverly [Tioga Co., NY] and Miss Ella M. Huntley, of the same place, but formerly of Afton, were united in marriage at the residence of Dr. P.A. Hayes, April 5th, Rev. C. A. Stone officiating.
Mrs. Benjamin Barber, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] recently witnessed the marriage of her daughter Sarah [Barber], the youngest of a family of 21 children, 18 of whom are living and all but one are married. They were all at the wedding.
Tragic fire: On Wednesday night of ast week, the dwelling of John Wilson, in Hartwick, Otsego County [NY] was destroyed by fire, and Mr. Wilson, aged 77, his wife, aged 63, and two daughters, aged 23 and 18 years, were burned to death. About two o'clock Thursday morning, the fire was seen by some neighbors, who hastened to the scene, but were too late to render any assistance. At a later hour the four bodies were got out of the ruins, but the heads and limbs were burned off, only the charred trunks remaining. Four sons who were absent from home at the time are the only survivors of the family. There was in the house $140 in money. No insurance on building or contents.
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