Vital Records, Norwich, NY, January 15, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, January 15, 1868

Marriages

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. Sam Scoville, Mr. Harris Lewis, to Miss  Lucy A. Burlingame, both of Norwich.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 1st, by the same, Mr. John W. Griffing of King Settlement [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Loesa Brady, of Norwich.

At Wood's Corners, Jan. 2d, by the same, Mr. Earl B. Carpenter, of North norwich [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Frances E. Brown, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 26th, by Rev. E.W. Allen, Mr. Bethuel H. Hatch, of Sherburne to Miss Matilda C. Hyde of Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY].

In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY], Dec. 24th, by Rev. E. Holroyd, Mr. Benjamin B. Button of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Lois A. White of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY].

In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY], Dec. 24th, by Rev. E. Holroyd, Mr. Monroe Coy to Miss Diana White, both of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY].

At the residence of the bride's father, Jan. 7th, by Rev. A.C. Smith, Mr. Eli Barrows to Miss Augusta Rathbone, both of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY].

At the residence of the bride's father, in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] Jan. 1st, by Rev. Geo. P. Turnbul, Mr. Wallace A. Chamberlin, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Julia A. Seymour.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 2d, by Rev. S. Miller, Mr. Clark Doty to Miss Philinda Tuttle both of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY].

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 31st, by Rev. A.M. Bennett, Mr. Sanford Turner to Miss Sarah B. Williams, all of Sherburne.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 8th, by Rev. J.L. Burrows, Mr. William E. Davis to Miss Lucia Marks, all of Sherburne.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Charles Webb, to Miss Clara Thompson, both of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. R.M. Spafford, Mr. John Bowler of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary King of Greene.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 31st, by Rev. F. Rogers, D.D., Mr. John McMoran to Miss Fannie A. Beach, of Greene.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 31st, by the same, Mr. Ellsworth P. Winsor, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Delphia G. Allen, of Greene.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 6th, by the same, Mr. Austin W. Merrick, of Pleasantville, Pa., to Miss Mary Haynes, of Greene.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. I.B. Hyde, Mr. R.J. Bartle of Oxford [Chenango Co., nY] to Miss Maggie J. Wessel of East Greene.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 6th, by the same, Mr. Jesse Rockwell to Miss Julia Carter, all of Greene.

In York, Pa., Dec. 24th, by Rev. Mr. Miller, Mr. A.E. Wells, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary Layard, all of York.

In New York City, Dec. 23d, by Rev. Thomas B. Smith, Mr. Charles H. Richards, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Camillie Greene, all of New York.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenanog Co., NY], Jan. 9th, of dropsy, Mr. Ezra W. Houck, aged 56 years.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 14th, Mrs. Calista C. Hamilton, widow of the late Orris Hamilton, aged 63 years.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 13th, Mary Ann [Blackman], wife of George Blackman, aged 49 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Nov.26th, Mrs. Anna Jacobs, wife of Cornelius Jacobs, aged 65 years.

In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 25th, of disease of the heart, Cyril W. Carpenter, aged 64 years.

In New Milford, Pa., Dec. 14th, Mrs. George Paterson of Augusta, Ga. and daughter of the late William D. Knap, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], in the 21st year of her age.

Boy Drowned:  A colored boy named Eugene Kelly was drowned in this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY] Wednesday.  He was coasting near the river bridge, when venturing too far his sled ran off into the water.  The current being rapid, all attempts to rescue him proved futile.  Bainbridge Ledger.

Death of Philander B. Prindle

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], suddenly, Jan. 12th, Philander B. Prindle, Esq., aged 59 years.

Our community was startled and shocked on Monday afternoon last, by the announcement of the sudden decease of Philander B. Prindle, Esq., one of the most noted and esteemed citizens of our village.  He expired at his office, nearly opposite the Noyes House, about half-past 4 o'clock P.M. on that day.  He had been in unusually good spirits for the last few hours before his death, and seemingly in excellent health.  The writer of this brief notice, with others, was in his company between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, in the office of W.N. Mason, Esq., and has seldom seen him when he was in more pleasant and social frame of mind.  Not far from half-past 4, Mr. Daniel Noyes left Mr. Prindle's office and on the way out met his (Mr. P.'s) washer woman, with a basket of clothes, going in.  The woman states that she was in the room some minutes and conversed with Mr. Prindle, noticing nothing unusual in his appearance. Suddenly she observed him sliding from his chair, as though in a fainting condition.  She immediately raised his head and sprinkled water in his face, when, finding he was thoroughly unconscious, she called upon Mr. Mason (whose office is just across the hall from that of the deceased) for help.  Fortunately, at that moment he saw Dr. Bailey, and soon after Dr. Bellows, passing in their cutters, and called them; but before they could reach the room Mr. P. had breathed his last.  Mr. Noyes states that when he left Mr. Prindle's presence, there was nothing in his manner or appearance to indicate the approach of sickness or death.  The physicians decided that his death was caused by paralysis of the heart.

Mr. Prindle came to Norwich about the year 1832, from Sherburne, where he had been practicing law.  His native place was Johnstown in this State, where a brother and other relatives still reside.  On coming to Norwich to live, he entered the County Clerk's Office as Deputy under Jarvis K. Pike, and for many years held a position there under various administrations of the office.  In 1841, after having served two years as an Assistant Clerk of Assembly of this State, he was elected Clerk of that body, and again elected to the same position in 1847, 1848, and 1849.  Since then, Mr. Prindle has lived among us in a quiet, gentlemanly, unpretending way, consulting his tastes and pleasures, instead of what might have been in him a reasonable ambition for public life.  He has held the offices of Supervisor and Justice of the Peace, well and honorably discharging his duties, and at the time of his death, was clerk of the Board of Excise.  He was also Vestryman of Emmanuel Church, Norwich.

It is no purpose of this sketch to do justice to the memory of Mr. Prindle, his urbanity, his unaffected kindness of heart, his scholarly habits and inclinations, his vast fund of literary and general knowledge, tor that were impossible in our limited space.  But we desire to express so fr as we can the respect for him entertained by our entire community, and the sorrow for his loss that is in every heart.  mr. Prindle's age was about 59 and he was never married.