Vital Records, Norwich, NY, January 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, January 1, 1868

Marriages

In Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], Dec. 30th, at the residence of the bride's father, Moses Brooks, Esq., by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Edwin Barnes, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Sarah S. Brooks.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 22d, by Rev. J.H. Chamberlain, Mr. James A. Kinney, of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Emma Lewis, of the former place.

In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 23d, by the same, Mr. H.N. Brown, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] to Miss Emmline C. St. John, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

At the same time and place, by the same, Mr. Charles E. St. John of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Mary S. Brown, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY].

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 20th, by Rev. E.H. Payson, Mr. William S. Wedge, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Emma Smith of Colesville [Broome Co., NY].

At the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. E.H. Payson, Dr. G.A. Shoales, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Anna M. Harrington, daughter of Albert Harrington, Esq., of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. JA. Robinson, Mr. Theodore Campbell to Miss Helen S. Bixby, all of Bainbridge.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. L.V. Ismond, Mr. Uriah Foote, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] to Miss Melissa Lilly of Bainbridge.

In Guilford Centre [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 24th, by Rev. J.L. Jones, Mr. Christopher Foote to Mrs. Isabella Moore, all of Guilford.

At the Spaulding House, Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] Dec. 13th, by Rev. Charles Cuyler, Mr. W.E. Bailey, of Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY] to Miss Ella Beasley, of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY].

In St. Ann's Church, New York City, Nov. 27th, by Rev. Father Burtsell, D.D., Mr. James F. Smith of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY, to Miss Fannie Cameron Whitney, of New York.

In Holmesville [Chenango Co., NY], by Rev. D.J. Whiting, Mr. Myron Hoag, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Jane Dexter, of the former place.

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 11th, by Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. Miles W. Edmister, of Lisle, Broome Co. [NY] to Miss Mary E. Leonard of Guilford.

In Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 19th, by Rev. N. Ripley, Mr. Fayette King, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Ida N. Green, of Butternuts [Otsego Co., NY].

In Truxton, Cortland Co. [NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. A.L. Greene, Mr. Whitman A. Locke, to Miss Annie Baldwin, both of Lincklaen [Chenango Co., NY].

Record of a Golden Wedding:  We are under obligations to someone for a very handsome pamphlet of about 50 pages, giving an account of the ceremonies and doings at the Golden Wedding of Mr. G.D. Philips and wife, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], which was celebrated on the 2d of October last. The pamphlet furnishes an appropriate memorial of the event.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 5th, Catharine R. [Follett], wife of John Follett, aged 29 years.

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 13th, Mrs. A.E. L. Beebe, wife of Daniel Beebe, in the 75th year of her age.

In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 13th, Danie D. [Dexter], son of Leory and Sylvia Dexter, aged 4 years, 7 months and 23 days.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 19th, Mr. Seth M. Johnson, aged 47 years.

In Morris [Otsego Co., NY], on Sunday evening Dec. 15th, Mrs. Sybil Lall?, aged 73 years.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, January 8, 1868

Marriages

In St. Paul's Church, Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], New Year's Eve, 1867, by Rev. Walter Ayrault, D.D., Mr. Peter W. Clarke, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Maria C Sands, of Oxford.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. John H. Hall, Mr. Elisha W. Blossom to Miss Pluma A. Roe, both of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 11th, by the same, Mr. George W. Scarritt, to Miss Harriet M. Roe, all of Smyrna.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. W.R. Cochrane, Mr. Joseph Brooks, to Miss Ellen Aldrich, all of Plymouth.

At the residence of the bride's father, in Hartwick [Otsego Co., NY], Dec. 18th, by Rev. Mr. Griffin, Mr. Albert D. Day of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Mary Shepard.

In Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. J.H. Kidder, Mr. Orville L. Ireland, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Celesta E. Ward of Unadilla.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 26th, by Rev. A.J. Buell, Mr. H.D. Brigham, to Miss C.A. Rogers, all of Coventry.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. W.G. Queal, Mr. John Spohn of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Maggie Edler of Oxford.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 19th, by Rev. A.J. Buell, Mr. W.E. Lewis, to Miss H.A. Marvin, both of Oxford.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 24th, by Rev. L.E. Spafford, Mr. Joshua Root of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] to Mrs. E.A. Manning of Brooklyn.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 24th, by Rev. I.B. Hyde, Mr. J. Henry Bolt to Miss Mary F. Borden, all of Greene.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 30th, by the same, Mr. George Vandemark, of Union [Broome Co., NY], to Miss Jane H. Sacket of Greene.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. l. Sperry, Mr. Delos B Ames to Miss Emma J. Burton, all of Sherburne.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], very suddenly, on Sunday, Jan. 5th, Mrs. Louisa M. Haynes, widow of the late Hiram H. Haynes, aged 59 years.

For more than thirty years she had been a consistent and worthy member of the Baptist Church in this village, always in her place at the appointments of the Church, when consistent, and we can say that one of the praying ones has fallen.  She attended the covenant meeting on Saturday, in her usual health, and at five o'clock on Sunday evening her spirit took its departure, to join those who had gone before, and to receive her crown. The funeral will be attended today (Wednesday) at 1 o'clock P.M.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Dec. 31st, of consumption, Mrs. Kersha W. [Kershaw], widow of the late James Kershaw.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Jan. 4th, Ellen [Street], wife of Thomas Street, aged 47 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] Dec. 26th, Mr. Joshua B. Stone, aged 51 years.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] Jan. 2d, Polly [Evans], wife of King Evans, aged 54 years, 4 months and 2 days.

In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 24th, Mr. Marcus S. Hoadley, aged 70 years.

In Newmarket, Canada, recently, of apoplexy, Mr. Joel Gleason, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

In Whitewater, Wisconsin, Dec. 6th, Mrs. Rebecca Pike, widow of the late Hon. Jarvis k. Pike, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] in the 86th year of her age.

Fatal Accident:  Mr. Dana Rice, a worthy citizen of Columbus [Chenango Co., NY], residing some four miles east or southeast of Sherburne, on the New Berlin Road, lost his life by a shocking accident which occurred in Sherburne village on Friday last.

The unfortunate man, it appears, was driving into town with a load of bark, upon a pair of bobsleighs, and while crossing a bar in the road, on what is known as "East Hill," in the eastern part of the village, by some sudden jerk or movement of the bobs, was precipitated between the horses, the load passing over him, bruising and mangling the body in a fearful manner.  The horses taking fright, instantly commenced running, and succeeded in extricating themselves from the load, which was overturned, well down East Street, near the residence of C.B. Weaver. The horses then made off through the town, in opposite directions.

Rice, in a perfectly senseless condition was taken to the McKay House, when he expired in something like an hour.  Doctors Easton and VanKeuren were soon on the spot, but to no purpose.  Drs. Avery and Beecher, of this village, who were in town, also saw the body before life was extinct, but neither medicine nor surgery could be of the least avail.

The deceased was a single man, aged about 30 years, temperate in his habits, and highly esteemed in the community in which he lived. We believe he was the only surviving son of aged parents, upon whom the terrible blow must have fallen with crushing weight.