Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, September 22, 1869
Marriages
BROWN - BENNETT: At the M.E. Parsonage in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], sept. 19th, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Mr. S.M. Brown, of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss S.A. Bennett, of Preston [Chenango Co., NY].
DAVISON - BROWN: In Oneida [Madison Co., NY], Sept. 13th, by Rev. G.G. Perrine, Mr. Charles E. Davison, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Minnie E. Brown, of Oneida.
WILBUR - TERRY: In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 14th, by Samuel Steere, Esq., Mr. Abram Wilber to Mrs. Mary E. Terry, all of New Berlin.
WILKINSON - STEERE: By the same, Mr. Wm. S. Wilkinson, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Julia Ann Steere, of Columbus [Chenango Co., NY].
MERRELLS - WALKER: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 6th, by Rev. J.H. Sage, Mr. Oscar E. Merrills, to Miss Mary E. Walker.
WARNER - SALISBERY: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 31st, by Rev. T.D. Hammond, Mr. George J. Warner, of Colesville [Broome Co., NY] to Miss Nettie M. Salisbury, of Greene.
JULIAND - CUSHMAN: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 14th, by Rev. Dr. Rogers, Mr. William L. Juliand, to Miss Mary P. Cushman, all of Greene.
WALKER - PECK: In Farmer Village, N.Y., Sept. 8th, by Rev. N.M. Wheeler, Dr. E.S. Walker of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Julia A. Peck, of the former place.
MONGER - CORNISH: In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 1st, by Rev. D. Bullock, Mr. Emulous M. Monger, of Colesville [Broome Co., NY] to Miss Ella [Cornish], daughter of W.A. Cornish, of Coventry.
A Golden Wedding: The Rev. Cyrus Steere and wife of McDonough [Chenanog Co., NY], celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage on the 4th instant, in an appropriate manner. There were present with the venerable and happy pair at their residence on that occasion, seven children and nineteen grandchildren. They have now living eight children, thirty-five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The wedded pair still enjoy excellent health and the strength of mature years. Mr. Steere took up his residence in McDonough at a very early day and has ever since continued to reside there. During all of this time he has faithfully and ably preached the gospel to the brethren throughout the county, and still wears the armor and fights as valiantly in the cause he has espoused as though fifty years of married life were not weighing upon him.
Deaths
TIFFANY: In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 16th, Mr. Nelson Tiffany, aged 61 years.
HIGGINS: In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 16th, Mary [Higgins], wife of Peter Higgins, aged 40 years.
BALCOM: In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 10th, Mary Hunnewell [Balcom], wife of Henry Balcom, Esq., aged 65 years.
DIXON: In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 20th, after a short illness, Mrs. Mary Ann Dixon, aged 66 years.
TALBOTT: In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 20th, Lydia [Talbott], wife of Lester Talbott, aged 61 years.
GRAVES: In East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 13th, Cora B. [Graves], daughter of A.W. and B.M. Graves, aged 3 years 1 month and 20 days.
Our Cora dear has gone to rest, / We ne'er shall see her more / Until we meet beyond the grave, / On that brighter, happier shore.
For this cold earth has easily chilled / This little budding flower, / And taken it above, to bloom / In that fairer, sunnier bower.
Oh! sadly, sadly do we miss, / Her sweet and sunny smile / Her pattering feet and pratling voice / Which all our thoughts beguile.
We loved our darling little child, / But in yonder's grave she lies; / She's gone to be an angel bright, / With Hattie in the skies.
And when life's toils with us are o'er, / And earthly ties are riven. / May we with darling Cora find, / A blissful home in Heaven.
LEACH: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 17th, of injuries received from a fall, Mr. Willard Leach, aged 52 years.
A sad accident occurred at the New Free Will Baptist Church on Birdsall Street [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Thursday afternoon last, which resulted in the death of a respected citizen. Mr. Willard Leach, a mason by occupation, who had completed the job of plastering the church edifice, was engaged, alone, in taking down the scaffolding, and at five o'clock was seen about the building. At six o'clock, or a little later, a son of Mr. Page, who resides in the neighborhood, entered the building, and found Mr. Leach sitting upon the floor, in an apparently unconscious condition, with his head terribly bruised and swollen. He immediately gave the alarm, when help was promptly in attendance, and the wounded man carried to his residence. Several physicians were summoned, and it was found that he had received a heavy blow over the left eye, fracturing the skull. A portion of the bone was removed by Dr. Avery, with the hope that the pressure upon the brain would be relieved, but all efforts to restore the sufferer to consciousness proved unavailing and he rapidly sunk until death closed the scene, between two and three o'clock on Friday morning.
Upon an examination of the scene of the accident, it was found that a large portion of the scaffolding had been removed and immediately over the spot where Mr. Leach fell, one of the boards composing the scaffold - which was of inch stuff, and cross-grained - was broken, evidently by his weight. He was undoubtedly precipitated head foremost to the floor, fourteen feet below. A pool of blood was found at this spot, probably from his nose. When help arrived, he was found lying several feet from this point, having groped his way along, leaving the bloody marks of his fingers upon the supports to the scaffold, which he had doubtless grasped in his last, agonizing efforts to reach the door.
The deceased was an old resident of Norwich, and well known to the public, as an honest, upright man in his dealings, quiet and unassuming in his manner, a good citizen, an obliging neighbor, a kind husband and father, and a consistent Christian. His melancholy death casts a gloom upon all who knew him, and his loss is mourned by a large circle of relatives. He leaves a wife and one daughter. His age was 52 years. We are glad to learn that the deceased had an insurance of $2,000 upon his life.
The funeral was attended on Sunday, by a very large concourse of people, including the Masonic fraternity, and a number of the National Guard, in uniform, he having been a member of both organizations.
Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, September 29, 1869
Marriages
MURPHY - HICKEY: At St. Patrick's Church in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 16th, by Rev. Father O'Connell, Mr. John C. Murphy, to Miss Sarah Hickey, daughter of Denis Hickey, all of Norwich.
CHAPMAN - KERSHAW: In Argos, Sept. 5th, by Rev. W.T. Jones, Mr. Chas. D. Chapman, formerly of Plymouth, to Miss Annie Kershaw, all of Argos, Indiana.
GRISWOLD - LYNCH: In Atchinson City, Kansas, Sept. 2d, by Rev. Dr. Sawyer, Mr. C.C. Griswold, of New York, to Miss Jennie M. Lynch, formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].
CLARK - JOHNSTON: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 15th, by Rev. J.A. Robinson, Mr. Lorenzo D. Clarke, to Miss Helen M. Johnston.
BROWN - MERCHANT: In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 15th, by Rev. J.A. Robinson, of Bainbridge, Mr. Albert W. Brown, to Miss Amelia F. Merchant, both of Guilford.
WHIPPLE - KNICKERBOCKER: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 21st, by Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. William H. Whipple of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Hellen E. Knickerbocker, of Greene.
BEADLE - WILLCOX: In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 14th, by Rev. J.H Sage, Mr. H.C. Beadle to Miss A.L. Willcox, both of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].
WHEELER - GRAY: At the same place, by the same, Sept. 15th, Mr. Garry D Wheeler, to Miss Jennie E. Gray, both of East Greene [Chenango Co., NY].
JULIAND - STRATTON: In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 15th, by Rev. E.H. Payson, Mr. Henry M. Juliand, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Sarah D. Stratton of Oxford.
Deaths
RADCLIFFE: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 26th, at the residence of W.C. Main, of typhoid fever, Miss Ada J. Radcliffe, aged 19 years.
MILLS: In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 25th, Mary E. Mills, aged 39 years.
EVANS: In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 21st, Lois Evans, aged 80 years and 10 days.
HYDE: In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 17th, Matilda [Hyde], wife of John Hyde, Esq.
WOOD: In Urbana, Ohio, Sept. 12th, Ester Wood, daughter of Moses and Eudora Rolph, aged 5 years and 7 months.
Death of Truman T. Harris
By a dispatch to friends in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], we hear of the death of Mr. Truman T. Harris, at Michigan City, Indiana, on Sunday night. Mr. Harris was a son of Dr. Harvey Harris of this village. He was forty-two years old and leaves a wife and one child. At the time of his death, he was preparing to take possession of the office of treasurer of Laporte County, to which office he was elected last fall. His sudden death is a severe blow to a large circle of friends in this vicinity.
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