Vital Records, Norwich, NY, April 6 & 13, 1870

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, April 6, 1870

Marriages

HOLBROOK - BROOKS:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], March 30th, by Rev. W.A. Wadsworth, Mr. Gilbert F. Holbrook to  Miss Elisabeth A. Brooks, all of Norwich.

BOSWORTH - CRANDALL:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], April 2d, by Rev. W.A Wadsworth, Mr. Ivan Bosworth to Miss Fannie Crandall, all of Norwich.

BENNETT - STILLMAN:  In Verona, N.Y. [Oneida Co.] March 29th, by Rev. H. Stillman, Mr. Albert Bennett of Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Rosalle Stillman of Verona.

WILDMAN - NEWTON:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], March 20th, by Rev. S.P. Way, Mr. Elijah Wildman of Pitcher to Miss Elsie L. Newton, of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY].

BUELL -SIMMONS:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], March 30th, by Rev. I.B. Hyde, Mr. Lewis T. Buell of King Settlement [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Susa O. Simmons, of Columbus [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

COLE:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], April 4th, of heart disease, Mr. John E. Cole, son of Samuel Cole, aged 28 years.  Funeral at the residence of his father, No. 9 Fair St., on Thursday, at 2 o'clock P.M.

ELDREDGE:  In North Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], March 26th, of inflammation of the lungs, Mr. Samuel S. Eldredge, aged 68 years and 7months.

MOORE:  In Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], March 19th, Mercy [Moore], wife of William S. Moore, aged 70 years.

SEELY:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], March 17th, Charles F. [Seely], son of H.B and Mary E. Seely, aged 7 years.

GILBERT:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Feb. 28th, Mrs. Betsey E. Gilbert, aged 75 years, formerly of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

CHUBUCK:  In Wellsboro, Pa., March 18th, Col. Levi Chubbuck, aged 68? years, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

WHITTINGTON:  In Spencer, Iowa, March 7th, of consumption, Mr. Richard W. Whittington, formerly of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], and brother of Mrs. W.D Porter, of this village.

Wholesale Poisoning

The village of Ithaca [Tompkins Co., NY], has for a few weeks past been much excited from the fact that four persons in the family of John Lang, of that place, have been poisoned, three of whom have died.  It appears that Mrs. Skinner, sister of Mrs. Lang (widow of S.B. Skinner, years ago a resident of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], in the employ of Prof. Marquis, as a daguerrean artist, who died in January last) with her little daughter Kittie, aged 9 years, made it their home with Mrs. L. as did also Miss Olive Porter, a young lady 29 years of age, niece of the two women.  Mrs. Lang had two children: Bell, aged 6, and Katy, aged 4 years.  Bell Lang died on the 12th of March, Miss [Olive] Porter on the 22d, and Kittie Skinner on the 24th.  Katy Lang, the remaining one of the four, although very sick, it is thought will recover.

There is no doubt in the minds of the physicians, that the deaths resulted from poison, and various rumors and surmises are afloat.  There has been strong suspicion that Miss Porter herself administered the poison, but this she denied before her death.  Portions of the stomachs and intestines of the victims, together with some molasses and pickles, which are supposed to contain poison, have been forwarded to Prof. Hadley, of Buffalo, for analyzation, but at the last accounts he had failed to detect poison.

Suspicion that Skinner too, had died from poison, induced the Coroner to disinter the body, which was done on the 26th; but after a careful examination by the physicians, it was decided that there were no traces of poison, and that he died of inflammation of the lungs.  So the matter rests at present.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, April 13, 1870

Marriages

LITTLE - KELSIE:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], April 6th, by Rev. S. Miller, Mr. George W. Little to Miss Anna Kelsie both of Sherburne.

MERICLE - WILSON:  In Wellsville, N.Y. [Allegany Co.] March 28th, by Rev. Mr. Rump, Mr. George C. Mericle of Omaha City, to Miss Adelaide B. Wilson, of the former place.  Both formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

FRINK:  In New York City, April 8th, Georgie [Frink] adopted son of Benjamin and Sarah Frink, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], aged 14 years, 6 months and 3 days.  His remains were brought to this place for interment.

ARMS:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], April 3d, Mr. Samuel Arms, father of E.P. Arms, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], aged 61 years and 3 months.

EVANS:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], March 27th, Mrs. Nancy Evans, aged 82 years, 6 months and 22 days.

WALKER:  At his residence, in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], April 1, Mr. Joseph Walker, aged 74 years.

WARN:  In Oxford, March 30th Harriet E. [WARN} wife of Charles Warn, aged 50 years.

WELCH:  In Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], Aril 3d, Susan E. [Welch], wife of William Welch, and daughter of T.C. Pettis, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], aged 21 years.

CAREY:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], March 30th, Mr. David Carey aged 70 years and 3 months.

TERWILLIGER:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], April 1st, a son of Solomon Terwilliger, aged 5 years, 8 months.

ENGLISH:   In Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY], April 3d, Mr. Luke English aged 72 y'rs, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

BASSETT:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], April 1st, Mr. Jared Bassett aged 81 years.

LANSING:  In Marquon, Ill, Feb. 28th, Eva [Lansing] daughter of Peter Lansing, aged 17 years and 7 months, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

BROWN:  March 20th, Mrs. Mariette Brown,  daughter of the late Peter and Ann Rockwell, of Triangle, Broome Co. [NY], aged 34 years.

BALL:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], March 28th, Mary A. [Ball], wife of Ira k. Ball, aged 32 years.

CURTIS:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], April 3d, Mr. Charles Curtis, aged 87 years and 3 months.

BURNS:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], March 16th, Mr. James M. Burns aged 43 years, 9 months and 6 days.

Death of a Venerable Lady

The Morrisville Observer announces the death of a former resident of this County [Chenango Co., NY] as follows:  The venerable Mrs. Bethiah Hatch, widow of the late Daniel Hatch, who died last Saturday at her residence near Eaton village [Madison Co., NY], was one of the ancient landmarks in the population of our town.  She was born in Hillsdale, Columbia Co. [NY], and during her girlhood removed to Oxford, Chenango Co. [NY], where she married her husband.  In the year 1797 she accompanied him to the farm on which she afterwards spent her life and where she died, near the old Pettis factory, between Eaton and Hamilton villages [Madison Co., NY]. At that time this whole region was almost an unbroken wilderness and Mr. and Mrs. Hatch reached their destination, where she resided for seventy-three years, by the aid of marked trees.  Mrs. H. survived her husband nearly thirty years, and during her active life was well known for the prominent part she took in the various social and religious affairs of the day.