Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 17, 1869
Marriages
CORNWELL - DENSLOW: At the residence of the bride's father, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 11th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Charles S. Cornwell, to Miss Jane O. Denslow, daughter of Geo. W. Denslow, all of Norwich.
GOODWIN - SANGER: In New Haven, Conn., Oct. 27th, by Rev. John Pegg, Jr., of Meriden, Mr. Henry C. Goodwin, to Miss Alice D. Sanger, both of New Haven.
BICKERT - VOLTZ: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 11th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Joseph E. Bickert, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Barbara Voltz, of Norwich.
DIBBLE - WEILER: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 6th, by W.H. Gunn, Esq., Mr. Edgar Dibble, to Miss Josephine Weiler, daughter of the late William Weiler, all of Norwich.
BURLINGAME - GRAY: In Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 10th, by Rev. A.G. Clark, Mr. Truman E. Burlingame, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Hattie S. Gray, of Otselic.
EVANS - TIFFANY: In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 10th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. King D. Evans, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Libbie C. Tiffany, daughter of Richard Tiffany of North Norwich.
MILLER - LOOMIS: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 17th, by Rev. J.H. Sage, Mr. Alexander Miller, to Miss Maria Loomis, both of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].
THORN - FRENCH: In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 4th, by Rev. E.H. Payson, Mr. Hiram Thorn, to Miss Lucinda G. French, both of Afton [Chenango Co., NY].
SIMPSON - SWEET: In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 16th, by Rev. J.J. Bennett, Mr. George Simpson, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Elizabeth Sweet, of North Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY].
SMITH - BEEKMAN: In Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], Oct. 27th, by Rev. C. Barstow, Mr. L.G. Smith, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Louisa Beekman, of Hamilton.
Deaths
SMITH: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 9th, Mr. Samuel Smith, aged 43 years, formerly of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY].
HINCHEY: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], suddenly, Nov. 10th, Mr. Thomas Hinchey, aged about 35 years.
KELSEY: In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 29th, Mrs. Mary T. Kelsey, aged 85 years.
MEDBURY: In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 9th, Mr. Stephen Medbury, aged 64 years.
WALDRON: In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 26th, Mrs. Ruth Waldron, aged 94 years.
PHILLIPS: In Morris [Otsego Co., NY], Oct. 20th, of typhoid fever, Esther [Phillips], wife of Reuben Phillips, aged 34 years.
OLENDORF: In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], October 30th, after a lingering illness of eight weeks, Mr. Henry Olendorf, aged 87 years, 2 months and 5 days.
Mr. Olendorf was one of the first settlers in this part of the country. He moved here from South Carolina, in 1812; made a brief stop at or near Cooperstown, Otsego County; thence settled at what is known as the Ferry, near where Nineveh now stands. He was in the mercantile and lumbering business at or near that place for a number of years; then he left his former business and took to the plough. He was one of the best farmers in this section of the country. He was strictly temperate, and industrious in his habits.
He was a life-long Democrat, always active in getting out all Democrats to the polls, but never wishing any office himself. He once held the office of Justice of the Peace in the town of Bainbridge, which office he filled with credit to himself and all concerned. He was urged at different times to take the nomination of Assemblyman in his District, but refused, preferring to follow the plough than to mingle in the halls of legislation. He was a great reader and had collected a respectable library of some of the choicest books of his day, both historical and religious. He was a great admirer of the Cooperstown Freeman's Journal, of which he was a subscriber for over 50 years, and only discontinued it when his sight failed, so that he could not read. For the last five or six years he was almost blind. He was a great admirer of our honored statesman, Horatio Seymour, and always voted for him for Governor of New York, whenever he was a candidate for that office. Although very feeble, he wished to be carried to the polls last year, that he might cast his last vote for the Democratic candidate for President, Horatio Seymour.
WELCH: Killed, at the Lyon Brook Bridge, Nov. 10th, Mr. Patrick Welch, aged 23 years.
A sad and fatal casualty occurred at Lyon Brook Bridge on Wednesday morning of last week. Some workmen had balanced a long and heavy piece of the iron frame work on what is called a "buggy," two of them pulling it along by a rope attached in front, and a man named Welch steadying it in the rear, and in this manner they were conveying it out to the end of one of the unfinished bents, onto the end of one of the unfinished bents, when, in passing over some obstruction on the plank, the iron was caused to sway, and it is supposed that in attempting to steady it Welch was thrown from the plank and precipitated upon the rocks beneath, a distance of forty feet, killing him instantly.
Coroner Avery held an inquest over the body, which elicited the following particulars: The left arm and right hip were fractured, and the skull was crushed in a horrible manner. Death ensued instantly.
Deceased resided in Buffalo [Erie Co., NY], and had formerly been a sailor. He had been at work on the bridge for several weeks and is spoken of as a respectable and worthy man, and one of the best workmen in the Company's employ. He went to Buffalo to vote on election day and was married in Buffalo during his absence. He returned and went to work again on Monday the 8th inst. and met his death in the manner we have described, on Wednesday, the 10th. The news of his horrible death must have been a sad blow to his wife and friends. His body was taken to Buffalo for interment.
Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 24, 1869
Marriages
WICKS - SNOW: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 16th, by Rev. A.M. Totman, Mr. David Wicks, to Miss Sarah O. Snow, all of Norwich.
SATCHWELL - ADAMS: In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 9th, by Rav J.C Ransom, Mr. Job Satchwell of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Alma Adams of Smithville.
SIMMONS - RICHMOND: In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 9th, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Mr. William H. Simmons, of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Emma E. Richmond, of Preston.
ROBINSON - WHITBECK: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 17, by Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. Milon D. Robinson, to Miss Anna Whitbeck, all od Greene.
BEARD - MIX: In Barker, Broome Co. [NY], Nov. 11, by Rev. J.M. Ely, Mr. Alexander D. Beard, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Carrie V.R. Mix, of Barker.
ROBINSON - COLWELL: In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 17th, by Rev. D.D. Brown, Mr. Giles Robinson, to Miss Emma Colwell, both of Sherburne.
SCHWEITZER - GARMAN: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 18th, by Rev. Mr. Pattengill, Conrad Schweitzer, to Miss Eliza Garman, both of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].
Deaths
BROWN: In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 16th, Calista M. [Brown], daughter of Eleazer A. Brown, aged 19 years.
HILTON: In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 30th, Mrs. Rebecca Rood Hilton, aged 33 years, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].
A Man Burned to Death in Oswego [Oswego Co., NY]: James Shepard, of Oswego, was horribly burned to death last Thursday morning. It seems that about one o'clock a barn adjoining the hotel where Mr. Shepard was stopping and owned by a brother, took fire and was consumed with several valuable horses. The inmates of the hotel did not awake until that building had taken fire, and then they had barely time to escape with their lives. Mr. Shepard succeeded in getting out safely with the rest, but almost immediately returned to save his clothing and valuables. He was not seen again alive. His charred body was found at the foot of a flight of stairs leading from the first to the second story of the hotel. A bundle of his clothing lay nearby. The body was lying face downwards with the hands drawn up to the head. The back of the head and the face were badly burned and blistered, and the left hand almost entirely burnt off. A portion of the left side and back were also burned and blistered. The body presented a shocking sight. Mr. S. was about sixty years old and much respected by all.
Sad Case of Drowning: We are informed that a young woman named Dunbar, was accidentally drowned in the town of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY] on Saturday last. It appears that she was driving a team on the road between Smyrna and Sherburne, and in attempting to ford a stream about a mile east of Smyrna, (the bridge having been carried off and the stream swollen by the rains on Saturday) she was by some means not known, thrown from the wagon and drowned. There was no person present at the time of the sad occurrence, and consequently nothing certain is known as to how the accident occurred. The team and wagon were found near the crossing about noon on the day of the accident, and a thorough search was immediately made for the body, but up to Monday afternoon it had not been recovered. We have been unable to gather any further particulars.
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