Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 3, 1868
Marriages
In Cortland [Cortland Co., NY], on the 26th ult. by Rev. A. Wilkins, Mr. Daniel Rogers of this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY] to Mrs. L. Jane Brooks, of Cortland.
In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 25th ult. by Rev. E.H. Payson, Mr. Oscar H. Reeve of Middletown, N.Y. [Orange Co.] to Miss Hannah M. Rorapaugh of Smithville.
In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th ult. by Rev. Geo. P. Turnbul, Mr. John P. Ketchum of Colesville [Broome Co., NY], to Miss M.A. McLain of Coventry.
At the same time, by the same, Mr. Justus Shaw to Miss Josephine E. Minor both of Coventry.
Deaths
In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th ult., Miss Mary E. Bixby, daughter of Frederick Bixby, aged 17 years and 7 months.
In Triangle [Broome Co., NY], on the 26th ult., Mrs. Elizabeth Abbott, wife of Charles Abbott, aged 79 years and 7 months.
In Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], on the 16th ult., Mr. Jared Mudge, aged 84 years.
In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d ult., Mr. Thos. L. Knap, in the 23d year of his age.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 10, 1868
Marriage
In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], on the 7th inst., by Rev. A.G. Burlingame, of Greene, Rev. B.B. Carruth to Miss Hannah C. Leonard.
Death
In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on the 10th inst., at the residence of his father, Demas Hubbard, Jr. of consumption, Franklin Hubbard aged 21 years.
Coroner A. Graves held an inquest on the 13th inst. on the body of Stephen Colgrove of Edmeston [Otsego Co., NY], who was found dead on the road on Saturday last. Deceased was about 66 years of age and had been troubled at times with distressed feelings in the region of the heart. On the day of his death, he had two or three of those turns, but had been with his son to wash sheep in the afternoon. His son left him to drive the sheep home, but as he did not come soon as was expected, his son went to meet him, and found him dead a short distance from his home. The Jury returned a verdict about his death termed Hyper ..... and a rupture of the artery at the -?- of the carotid arteries. Otsego Rep.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 17, 1868
Deaths
In this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 21st inst., Caroline Elizabeth [Folger], only daughter of Ebenezer Folger, aged 5 years, 9 months and 16 days.
In Watertown, Jefferson Co., N.Y., June 17th, Mary F. Corey, niece of Henry Balcom, of this village [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], aged 25 years.
There is no flock however watched and tended / But one dead lamb is there, / There is no fireside howsoe'er defended / But has one vacant chair.
At his residence in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], May 26th, 1853, Ozias Yale Esq., in the 87th year of his age. The subject of this notice emigrated when 26 years of age with his aged father and mother, and settled in Coventry, then called Jones' settlement. that section of country was then a wilderness, the stillness of the forest being broken only by the scream of the Panther, the howl of the wolf, and the more terrible whoop of the Red Man.
Mr. Yale's first wife, a most amiable and inestimable woman, bore him two sons, which were taken from him in their boyhood, and two daughters who are still living. the loss of his sons, rendered to Mr. Yale more difficult the task of clearing and improving his new farm. Oft has the writer of this heard him recount his sorrow with tears, for the loss of his children, and the still deeper grief for the loss of his excellent wife, when few years after followed her sons to the silent grave. But he was a man of determined mind, a strong body and excellent constitution and the difficulties and hardships of a new country all vanished before him like the early dew. By steady industry, economy and perseverance, he worked out for himself an early competence, always providing abundantly the luxuries of good living for himself and family. Soon after the death of his wife he married Agnes, eldest daughter of Rev. H.T. McGeorge, by whom he was blest with a family of eight children, three sons and five daughters, most of whom with other friends, stood around his death bed to "point the parting anguish." Long will that family mourn the loss of a kind husband and affectionate father. Long too, will a large circle of friends and neighbors mourn, that a man in every sense of the word, has passed from among them. He ever evinced great fondness for reading, and could even till late in life, converse fluently on matters of history and general intelligence. He was a man of correct morals and strict integrity, and was highly respected by the community in which he resided, who selected him as early as 1801, as Justice of the Peace, and subsequently at different times he was elected to most of the various town offices. Mr. Yale was among the few who first opened the road to the village of Greene and Oxford, the latter at that time containing but one framed dwelling.
There is now but one man living in Coventry who settled in that town as early as Mr. Yale. He always contributed cheerfully and largely to the support of the gospel, but it was not until about 20 years since, that he became hopefully converted to Christianity, and to use his own words "nothing but the power of God could have wrought so great and important change in his mind." since that time he has been a regular and consistent member of the first congregational Church, and he died as he lived, trusting in God for eternal salvation.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 31, 1868
Marriages
In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 24tlt., by Rev. T.D. Hammond, Mr. L.D. Crowell, of Hamilton, Madison Co. [NY], to Miss C.M. Tuttle, of this town.
In Clarkville, Madison Co. [NY], on the 14th inst., by Rev. Mr. Todd, Mr. Wait Church to Miss Lorette [Coon] daughter of Abraham Coon, Esq. all of Clarkville.
In Hazardville [Broome Co., NY], at the residence of the bride's father, on the 24th inst., by Rev. E. Sibly, Mr. Thomas J. Purple, formerly of this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Ruby J. Hazard, daughter of Rev. H.C. Hazard, both of Windsor [Broome Co., NY].
In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th inst., by Rev. E.Z. Lewis, Marcus C. Riggs Esq., of New York to Miss Margaret R. Gorton, of Norwich.
Deaths
In this town [Greene, Chenango Co., NY], on the 28th ult., Mr. Isaac Sherwood, aged 83 years.
In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th inst., Laura A. [Gillett] wife of M.J. Gillett, aged 26 years.
In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 20th inst., Mr. Marvin Derrick, aged 68 years.
In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], on the 19th inst., Laura [Ingham], wife of Erastus Ingham, aged 68 years.
In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th ins.t, Vadalia A. [Cook], wife of Whitman Cook, aged 28 years.
In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], on the 26th inst., Smith E. [Bennett], son of J.E. Bennett, aged 19 years.
Death of Calvin E. Mather
Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 17, 1868
Calvin E. Mather, of this city [NYC], whose death at Cincinnati has been announced by telegraph, was born at Deposit, Delaware county in this state [NY], about the year 1818. He was a brother of the Hon. John C. Mather, and the youngest son of Thaddeus Mather, M.D., a very respectable physician, who some years since removed to, and now resides at Binghamton in the county of Broome [NY]. He studied law at a very early age, first at Oxford, Chenango county, and afterwards at the city of Troy, and commenced practice at the latter place as soon as he became of age. Not much later he was elected and served for several years as Brigadier General of the militia of this State. On the accession of John Young to the office of Governor, he was appointed Private Secretary. During most of the years 1843 and 1849 he resided and practiced his profession at Binghamton, whence he removed to New York in October of the last mentioned year. Here he met with considerable success and distinguished himself on several well known trials. For the last two years he has been mostly occupied with affairs connected with the building and running of one or more western railroads. He was never married.
Gen. Mather was a young man of extraordinary abilities - self educated, self reliant, and original - with clear searching perceptions, keen impulsive humor, generous, convivial disposition, and great power of language, his conversation was brilliant. His faults, which were always as readily and as often confessed by himself and his friends as mentioned by others were quite on the surface of his character. All who knew him have been shocked by the seeming prematureness of his death. N.Y. Herald
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