Oxford Times, April 4, 1866
Marriages
In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 31st ult., by Rev. L.E. Spafford, Mr. Carlton Humphrey to Miss Nancy Fray, all of Oxford.
In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th March, by Rev. Wm. C. Bowen, Frank Place, Lieut. Col. of the 157th Reg. of N.Y. Vol. to Miss Sara S. Harrington, of Kalamazoo, Mich.
In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY], March 28, by Rev. G.W. Dye, Mr. James Blanchard of Harpersville [Broome Co., NY] to Miss Malina Leach of the former place.
In Afton [Chenango Co., NY] on the 21st ult., by Rev. B.H. Brown, Mr. A.W. May of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Edna Scott of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].
In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on 22d ult., by Eld. S.S. Hayward, Wm. J. Leslee?, Esq., of Kalamazoo, Mich. to Emma D. [Hayward], only daughter of the officiating Clergyman.
In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on 19th ult. by Rev. R.A. Patterson, Mr. Albert Garrison to Mrs. Fannie L. Brewster, both of Norwich.
Deaths
In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], March 22d, George H. [Mowry], only son of Henry A. and Emaretta Mowry, aged nearly two years. The cause of the death was strangulation occasioned by a small piece of chestnut meat lodged in the windpipe.
"Though short his infant story, / From the cradle to the clod, / It hath ended in the glory, / of an angel praising God. / And he sings perhaps more sweetly, / He adores with warmer love / that he passed from earth so fleetly, / Was so soon at home above."
In Butternuts [Otsego Co., NY], on the 18th ult., Miss Sarah A. Thompson, formerly of North Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], aged 37 yrs.
In Pittsfield [Otsego Co., NY], on the 9th ult. Cynthia A. [Hemich?], wife of Hiram F. Hemich? and daugher of Lewis Angell of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], aged 34 years.
Oxford Times, April 11, 1866
Marriages
In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th Feb., by Rev. G. Turnbull, Mr. Clement Williams to Miss Laura Briggs, both of Coventryville.
In North Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], on 25th ult. by Rev. R. Beebe, Mr. Adelbert Howe to Miss Emeline Pierce, both of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY].
Deaths
In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 7th inst., Mr. Amos A. Hitchcock, aged 56 years.
In German [Chenango Co., NY] (-?- on a visit) Ararutha? Manwaring of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], aged 69 years, wife of the late Giles Manwaring.
In East Greene [Chenango Co., NY], April 3d, Eliza Ann [Leach], wife of Hiram Leach, aged 63 years.
In East Greene [Chenango Co., NY], March 26th, Hiram Bartoo, aged 68 years.
In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], March 21, Caleb G. Breed, aged 60 years.
In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 3d inst., Deacon Chauncey Hoyt, aged 68 years.
In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 1st inst., Mr. John E. Hovey, aged 55 years.
In Greene [Chenango Co., NY] on the 1st inst. Mr. Wm. R. Cohoon, aged 51 years.
Oxford Times, April 18, 1866
Marriages
In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 11th inst. by Rev. L.E. Spafford, Mr. John A. Stratton to Miss F.F. Cold?, both of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].
In North Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], March 27th, by H.L. Barnes, Esq., A.G. Abbott, Jr. of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Elizabeth Beckwith of North Pharsalia.
Deaths
In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 7th inst., Mr. Amos A. Hitchcock, aged 57 years. It is nearly eighteen years since he came to our village, and earned golden opinions as host of the Stage house, winning the respect of all by honesty and integrity of purpose and action, and securing to himself the grateful love of those to whom during long and fatal illness he manifested the kindness and attention of a true friend. For the last five years he has suffered constantly from softening of the brain, which besides unfitting him for business, robbed life of all comfort, and cast a shadow over the joy of the present, and the happiness of the future. His death, which was very sudden and unexpected, fell with painful severity upon his wife and only child. May they find in the love of Him who is too wise to err, and too good to be unkind, consolation in this hour of sadness and sorrow.
In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on 12th inst. Ranslow [Westover], youngest child of Clarissa, and the late Ranslow Westover, aged 7 years.
In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], march 29th, Milton Dixon, aged 65 years.
Oxford Times, April 25, 1866
Marriages
In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], on the 14th inst. by Rev. E. Curtis, Mr. Wesley Washburn of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Melusthe C. Baker of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].
In East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst. by Rev. L. Church, Mr. L.D. Van ...er to Mrs. Mary Bradley, both of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].
At East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], on March 24th, by Rev. L. Church, Mr. Levi Sanford of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Emily Grant of the former place.
In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], on the 9th inst. by Rev. E.N. Ruddock, Mr. David Mathewson to Miss Maria E. Darling, all of Lincklaen [Chenango Co., NY].
Deaths
In Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] on 19th inst., Dr. Edward Brooks, aged 28 years, son of Moses Brooks, formerly of this village [Chenango Co., NY].
In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 9th inst., Mr. William Webb, aged 79 years.
In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst. Miss Miriam E. [Aldrich], daughter of S. Alton Aldrich, aged 18 years.
In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on 16th inst. Mr. Charles C. Pike, aged 22 years.
In Troy, N.Y. [Rensselear Co.], April 17th, Lydia M. [Cole], wife of John C. Cole, aged 28 years.
In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 18th? inst., Mr. Wm. C. Parker, aged 42 years.
Died at Unadilla ][Otsego Co., NY], on the 19th inst., Edward Brooks, M.D., son of Moses Brooks. We are seldom called to record the death of one so young in whom great excellence of character is united with a well disciplined mind, and mature intellect, in a more remarkable degree, than in the case of Doctor Brooks. A few years since he was a student at the Oxford Academy, and at the same time pursued the study of Medicine in the office of Doctor Wagner, in this village. He subsequently pursued and completed his studies at the Medical College, in Philadelphia, and after a most searching and successful examination before a military medical commission, entered the service as a Surgeon in the Regular Army, where he continued with marked success and favor, until disease compelled him to yield to its relentless grasp. Faithful and thorough investigation, combined with a sense of personal responsibility, and singleness of purpose which could only be satisfied with the highest attainment in his profession, were marked characteristics of the lamented dead. His devotion to his profession in the public service, in which fidelity to others led him to forget his own frail constitution, hastened the advance of consumption, the wasting enemy which lurked in his pathway. It is hard to consign to an early grave one, whose future promised success for himself and wide spread usefulness to others. In the death of Doctor Brooks, society sustains a loss not easily repaired, and the deep and tender sorrow of friends, can only be stayed by the assurance that the brightest promise, of his earthly future, was but the dim twilight, compared with the heavenly joy and peace to which he has attained.
Oxford Times, April 11, 1866
Miss Sophia Saunders of Smithfield [Chenango Co., NY], about two miles west of Morrisville, terminated her earthly existence on Friday evening, 20th ult. the deceased appeared in usual health on the day of her death, until about 8 o'clock in the evening, when she complained of a violent headache and nausea, which caused more or less vomiting. Previous to her death, in reply to a remark of her mother that her symptoms were like those of persons who had been poisoned, and asking her if she had not been eating something poisonous, she confessed that she had been in the habit of eating arsenic, and had probably that day taken too large a quantity. The reason assigned for eating it was to whiten her complexion, thereby improving her personal charms.
Imagine the feelings of the parents on the death of their only child, who, following the advice or imitating the practice of other vain persons of her sex, had thus hurried her young spirit into the eternal world! Did she not know, does not every young female know, that eating arsenic, chalk, slate pencils, cloves, Cinnamon, and a host of other substances used by them to improve their complexion, is exceedingly dangerous, and if persisted in, fatal to life and health. Thousands of women who have gone down to an early grave, might as just have "suicide" engraved on their tombstone as could Miss Saunders. True, they lived for years like the opium eater, under the daily use of those life destroying drugs, but are no less guilty of their own destruction. Miss Saunders took an over quantity and death immediately ensued. These use it in small quantities, but daily the poison was drying up the springs of life, daily they fed the fires of disease, until their once beautiful forms robbed of all their vigor and comeliness, sank to earth to rise no more until the resurrection. The deceased was only 14 years of age. Hamilton Rep.
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