Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, September 1870 (continued)

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, September 21, 1870

Marriages

SLATER - CROSBY:  At Emmanuel Church in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], on Wednesday, September 14th, by Rev. Edward Z. Lewis, Mr. Samuel Henry Slater, to Miss Hattie P. Crosby, all of Norwich.

MILLER - LEWIS:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Sept. 13th by Rev. A.M. Totman, Mr. Edward P. Miller of Mt. Pleasant Pa., to Miss Martha A. Lewis, of Preston [Chenango Co. NY].

ALLYN - MEAD:  At the residence of the bride's father, in Cortland [Cortland Co. NY], Sept. 7th, by Rev. D.D. Rogers, of Greene, assisted by Rev. J.M. Benedict, of Cortland, Mr. Wm. H. Allyn, Jr. of Washington, D.C., to Miss Lorinda S. [Barnard] daughter of Mr. Wm. O. Barnard of Cortland.

BOLLES - BRYANT:  In Sodus, N.Y. [Wayne Co.], Sept. 5th, Hon. F.A. Bolles of Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] to Mrs. Wealthy M. Smith Bryant, formerly of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY]

SMITH - PER LEE:  At the home of the bride, Set. 13th, by Rev. J.T. Crippen, Mr. Otis C. Smith of Cortland [Cortland Co. NY] to Miss Millie C. Per Lee, of McLean [Tompkins Co. NY]

Deaths

WICKS:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Sept. 16th, of consumption, Mr. Marvin Wicks, aged 61 years.  His funeral was attended on Sunday, by a large concourse of Masons and Odd Fellows, he being an esteemed member of both Orders.

GRIFFING:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], Sept. 17th, Frank Griffing, aged 7 years.

COTTON:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], Sept. 11th, Charles U. [Cotton], aged 4 years; Sept. 13th May L. [Cotton], aged 7 years, and Georgie F. [Cotton], aged 2 years, children of Gilbert E. and Diana Cotton.

READ:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], Sept 16th, Mr. Henry H. Read, aged about 60 years.

FRENDH:  In Panola, Ill. Aug. 25th, Rebecca [French], wife of James A. French, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], aged 48 years.

CRANDALL:  In Davenport, Iowa, Sept. 1st, Mary L. [Crandall] wife of Joseph A. Crandall, and daughter of Samuel Randall, formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], aged 53 years.

A frightful accident occurred on the DeRuyter Branch of the Midland, on Saturday morning last, resulting in the death of John Donnelly, a laborer employed in fencing the road.  Donnelly, with others, started from this place early Saturday morning, on a hand car, which they attached by a rope to the engine of the construction train, which was being backed up, one end of the rope being held by Donnelly, who was cautioned by his companions that he was in danger of being jerked off, but who it appears disregarded their warnings.  When about three miles from the village, a sudden lurch of the engine on a portion of the road not yet leveled, threw Donnelly off his balance, and precipitated him onto the track, in front of the hand car, which ran over him. His companions picked him up insensible, placed him upon the hand car and brought him back to the village, where an examination of Dr. Avery showed that his head and face were horribly cut, and his left leg nearly severed at the ancle joint.  He lived but a few minutes after being brought to the village.  He is said to have been a steady and industrious man, about thirty years of age, and single.  He had two brothers employed in the same party, who were with him at the time of the accident,

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, September 21, 1870

Marriage

FRISBIE - McCALL:  At the Congregational Church in this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY], on 17th inst. by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. DeWitt E. Frisbie, of Delhi [Delaware Co. NY] to Miss Mary A McCall, daughter of John H. McCall, of Preston [Chenango Co. NY].

Death

MORSE:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY], Sept. 10th, John R. [Morse] son of Alpha and Mariba Morse, aged 2 years.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, September 22, 1870

Marriages

At the residence of Mr. Townsend D. Welch in this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], on the 14th inst. by Dr. F. Rogers, Mr. Henry Balcom to Mrs. Sarah M. Kathan, both of Oxford.

On the 9th inst. by Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. Levi Squires to Mrs. Eleanor Leach, both of Greene [Chenango Co. NY].

At the house of the bride, on the 15th inst., by Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. Jason H. Baker to Miss Ella C. Abbott, both of Triangle [Broome Co. NY].

In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], on the 14th inst. by Rev. J.L. Jones, Mr. Wm. A. Bush to Miss Alice Humphrey, all of Guilford.

Deaths

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], on the 15th inst. Clarence C. [Wheeler], son of Peter E. and Elizabeth Wheeler, aged 3 years and 11 months.

In Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], on the 16th inst. Mr. Henry H. Read, about 60 years.

In Coventry [Chenango Co. NY], on the 21st inst. Mrs. Sarah M. Baxter, aged 35 years.

Zenas Platt, of Vestal Centre [Broome Co. NY], who, with his wife, had been giving concerts in this vicinity, met with a serious accident on Thursday, Sept. 1st, which resulted in his death.  They had given a concert on that evening in the Brown School House in Barker [Broome Co. NY], and were just starting away, when the team gave a sudden spring, throwing him backwards out of the wagon onto his head and shoulders.  He was picked up insensible, and carried into the house of Robert Brown nearby, and Dr C.R. Rogers was soon in attendance, who ascertained that he had sustained serious injury about his head, probably fracture of the base of the skull. the result fully confirmed that diagnosis, and he died on Sunday morning last.  Broome Gazette