Vital Records, Norwich, NY, May 4 & 11, 1870

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, May 4, 1870

Marriages

CONE - WEILER:  At Emmanuel Church in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], April 28th, by Rev. E.Z. Lewis, Mr. Herbert Cone of Hamilton [Madison Co., NY] to Miss Gertrude Weiler, daughter of F. Weiler, of Norwich.

STAFFORD - BILLINGS:  At the residence of the bride's father, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], April 28th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Charles S. Stafford to Miss Amelia J. Billings, all of Norwich.

KIRTLAND - REED:  In Utica [Oneida Co., NY], April 28th, by Rev. Dr. Corey, Mr. Charles Kirtland, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Cornelia A. Reed, of the former place.

WALKER - PHELPS:  In Ripon, Wis., by Rev. D. Brayton Lyon, Mr. Wm. Walker of Winnecoune, Wis., formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Milley A. Phelps, of Ripon.

Deaths

TANZY:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], May 1st, Hannorah [Tanzy] daughter of John and Mary Tanzy, aged 2 years, 9? months and 14 days.

BARR:  In East Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], April 29th?, Miss Minerva S. Barr, daughter of Orrin Barr, aged 44 years.

UPHAM:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], April 24th, Mrs. A.G. Upham, aged 40 years.

DUNN:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], April 21st, Mrs. Mehetable Dunn

SEELEY:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], April 20th, Anah [Seeley], wife of the late Silas Seeley, aged 70 years.

OSGOOD:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], April 13th, Josephine W. [Osgood], wife of Richard W. Osgood, aged 20 years.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, May 11, 1870

Marriages

BARROWS - LEWIS:  In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], April 9th, by Rev. Thomas Harroun, Rev. A.W. Barrows, of the Wyoming Conference to Mrs. E. DeEtte Lewis of Preston.

HAWLEY - SHELDON:  In Maple Lake, Minn., March 30th, by Rev. E. Evarts, Mr. Wm. H. Hawley to Miss M. Virginia Sheldon, daughter of W.J. Sheldon, formerly of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

BRAZEE:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], May 5th, Mrs. Caroline A. Brazee, aged 43 years.

NORTON:  In East Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], May 5th, Mrs. Eliza Norton, aged 27 years and 11 months.

ROBBINS:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], May 5th, Miss C.J.L. Robbins, aged 19 years and 11 months.

PAYNE:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], April 9th, of consumption, Amanda H. Payne

WINSOR:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]  March -?-, Mrs. Nancy Winsor, wife of Stephen Winsor, aged 76? years.

CHRISTMAN:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], May 1st, Jacob Christman, aged 76 years.

BEARDSLEY:  In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], Aril 20th?, Naomi [Beardsley], widow of Levi Beardsley, aged 79? years.

Fatal Accident on the Midland

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, May 4, 1870

An accident occurred on the Midland railroad track in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Wednesday evening of last week, which caused the instant death of a Polish Jew peddler named Adolph Shalasky, aged about 24 years.  The facts of the case, as elicited at the Coroner's inquest, are substantially as follows:

Shalasky, in company with another peddler, named Abraham, came in on the 2 o'clock train from Oneida, on the afternoon of the occurrence, and put up at Saftenberger's hotel, near the depot.  Towards evening they strolled down the road towards the roundhouse, and had just left a Swedish residence east of the track, and were recrossing the road, when the construction train came up from the south.  moving to a switch north of the round house, the gravel train was switched off on a side track leading to the gravel pit, the engine (Fulton, no. 10) keeping on the main track, and backing slowly along towards the round house.  Just at this time the two peddlers attempted to cross the track, and seeing the gravel train on the side track, they supposed the engine still connected with the train; and while standing in that position, the deceased having just stepped upon the track, and his friend standing close beside him, with their backs toward the approaching engine, they were struck by the tender. Shalasky was knocked down, his head falling upon a rail, when the wheels passed over it, severing the top of his head just above the eyes.  His companion was also struck by the tender, but was fortunately at a sufficient distance to escape.

The remains were gathered up and placed in a coffin; and on Thursday morning Coroner Avery held an inquest at the Central Hotel, nearby.  We give the evidence of the friend of the deceased:

Casper Abraham sworn:  I am a peddler; have known Adolph Shalasky four months; first saw him at Syracuse; have traveled with him since Monday last; he was traveling for the same men with myself; we bought our goods of the same persons in Syracuse, S.&B. Forgotston; he had no money; I paid his fare from Syracuse here.  I was walking with him last evening, north side of roundhouse, between six and seven o'clock; as the train passed going north, we were talking with some Swedes on the railroad track; did not see the engine when it backed up; I was hit by the tender as it backed up; the engine stopped after passing over his body, twelve feet. Deceased has no relatives in this country.

The engineer, fireman and brakeman in the engine were sworn, and their testimony, corroborated by that of others who were in the vicinity of the accident, was entirely satisfactory to the jury and all present, that the engine was going at moderate rate of speed, from four to six miles an hour, that when the men were seen near the track, the whistle was blown, and every effort made to avoid the accident.  In fact, so quickly was the engine stopped that it did not pass entirely over the body, which was taken out from under it.  The verdict of the jury was in accordance with the evidence.

The parties in Syracuse, of whom the peddlers procured their goods, were telegraphed to, and arrived during the day; and after arranging matters here, they took charge of the corpse, and, with the survivor, left on the 4 P.M. train for Syracuse, on Thursday.