Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, June 1871 (continued)

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, June 14, 1871

Marriages

SKINNER - NASH:  At Red Wing, Minn., May 30th, by Rev. Mr. Kearns, Mr. Luson Skinner, of Florence, Goodhue Co. Minn. to Mrs. Lydia D. Nash, of Norwich, Chenango Co. N.Y.

CRUMB - JARVES:  In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY], May 30th, by Rev. A.G Clark, DeWitt C. Crumb, M.D. to Miss Amelia G. Jarves, both of Preston, N.Y. [Chenango Co.]

AUSTIN - HENRY:  In Earlville [Madison Co. N.Y.], June 1st, by Rev. J.O. Gifford, Mr. Frank H. Austin of Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Nettie E. Henry, of Earlville.

STOWE - HENDERER:  In Binghamton [Broome Co. NY], June 6th, by Rev. E. Taylor, D.D., Mr. Daniel R. Stowe of Afton [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Sarah J. Henderer, of Binghamton.

TEFFT - HAYNOR:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY], June 5th, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Mr. Lorenzo P. Tefft to Mrs. Jane Haynor, both of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY]

ALLEN - PUDNEY:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY], June 6th, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Mr. Don A. Allen of Winfield, [Herkimer Co. NY] to Miss Ella Pudney, of No. Norwich. [Chenango Co. NY]

McGINLEY - MARTIN:  In North Brookfield [Madison Co. NY], May 7th, by Rev. Sidney Wilder, Mr. John McGinley, of North Brookfield, to Miss mahala A. Martin, of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY].

Deaths

REYNOLDS:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], June 11th Ellen [Reynolds], daughter of Ezekiel Reynolds, of Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] aged 23 years.

GAGE:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], May 29th, Martha M. [Gage] wife of Leroy Gage, aged 24 years, 8 months, 21 days.

DUTELLIER:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY], June 2d, Mr. Jas. F. Dutellier, an old resident of that town.

DORMAN:  In Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], May 30th, Mr. Thomas E. Dorman aged 73 years and 10 months.l

SMITH:  In Colesville, Broome Co. [NY], May 21st, Mr. Joseph Smith, aged 60 years, formerly of Bainbridge. [Chenango Co. NY]

JONES:  In Addison, Steuben Co. [NY], May 29th, Charlotte [Jones], wife of Morgan B Jones, and sister of Jahaziel J. Day, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], aged 57 years.

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, June 14, 1871

Death

Last Saturday, a son of Mr. Amos Adams of Adams' settlement, town of Barker [Broome Co. NY], was instantly killed by lightning.  He with one of his brothers had been engaged in peeling bark and were hurrying home to escape an approaching thunderstorm, and when within fifteen rods of the house he was struck with the fatal flash on the head, passing down his body to the ground.  He was sixteen years of age.  Unfortunately, young Adams was carrying an ax on his shoulder, with the edge up.  the storm was a severe one - hailstones of a large size fell thickly at Castle Creek village.  Much damage was done to window glass, and the crops were badly beaten into the ground.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, June 14, 1871

Marriages

At the home of the bride, in Willett [Cortland Co. NY], May 23d, by Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. Nelson C. Palmer, of Cortland [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Frances E. Nichols, of Willett.

In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], May 31st, by Rev. J.D. Pope.  Mr Sidney D. Hayward to Miss Adelia E. Prentice, all of Norwich.

Deaths

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], June 6th, Mr. Don Davis, aged 90 years.

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Juen 10th, Agnes [Terwiller], daughter of Daniel S. Terwiller, aged 16 years and 6 months.

In Wellsboro, Pa. suddenly, June 12th, Mr. Marius Welch, formerly of this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], aged 54 years.

In New York City, June 3d, Sarah Luretta [Miner], wife of Joshua D. Miner, formerly of this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], aged 37 years.

Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, June 17, 1871

In Clintonville [Otsego Co. NY], June 8, by Rev. W.G. Queal, Mr. James E. Howes, of Oakville [Suffolk Co NY], to Miss Christina Semple, of Clintonville, N.Y.

Deaths

At East Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], June 12th, Joseph Shaver, aged 42 years.

Suddenly at Hyde Park, Dutchess Co. N.Y., June 1st, 1871, Sarah E. Edwards [Hatfield], wife of S.O. Hatfield, late of Otego N.Y. [Otsego Co.] aged 32 years.

Mary E. Adams, died April 30th, at Otego N.Y. [Otsego Co.], aged 21 years.  Intelligent, beautiful, amiable, she won hosts of friends wherever she moved.  Converted sixteen months ago, while an inmate of the family of her uncle, Rev. L.H. King, she united with the Eighteenth street Church.  Two months before her death, with all the composure of one preparing for a pleasant journey she made all the arrangements for her funeral.  Ten minutes before her departure, she called all in the room to her bedside and kissed them farewell exhorting them to meet her in heaven, and then, without a doubt or fear a struggle or a groan, she fell asleep.

Freed from the toils and sorrows of earth. / Mary a spirit has winged its flight / O'er the dark valley and shadows of death. / To the beautiful lands of light. 

To the beautiful lands of light and life, / Over the banks of that flowing river / Where sorrow and death no more shall come / But bliss forever and ever.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, June 14, 1871

Abandoned Baby

Shortly after ten o'clock on Monday night of last week, quite a sensation was produced in the family of Mr. H.V. Winsor, who reside at East Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], about a mile southeast of this village, by discovering on their front door step a willow basket, which upon being taken into the house and examined, was found to contain a female child, apparently not more than two weeks old, neatly dressed, and good looking for one of its tender age.  In the bottom of the basket was also found a letter, in which was wrapped fifty dollars in money.  The letter, which Mr. Winsor has kindly furnished us for publication, reads as follows:

June 5, 1871

Mrs. Winsor:  I here leave my little infant to our care, hoping that you will be kind to the innocent.  You are a perfect stranger to me; I should not know you were I to meet you, and never shall you see the mother of this infant to know her.  You need not look for her.  I am a young woman who has been deceived by a young man who has now left me in my sorrow; but I shall follow him to the ends of the earth.  I will have revenge.

I heard that you have only one child, a young woman now, and I hope you will accept this infant as your adopted daughter.  Accept this money for the benefit of the child I leave to your care.

A Mother

The writer is evidently one who has moved in good society, and whose misfortunes have almost overwhelmed her.  There is evidence of this in the tone of the letter, the dress of the child, and the money left with it.  Further than this, the mother has taken great pains in selecting a place to leave her child where it would be kindly cared for.  And in all this community she could not have found better hands in which to have placed it.  At first, almost stunned by the responsibility thrust upon them, they hardly knew what to do; but upon consideration they decided to accept the charge thus confidingly entrusted to their care and have adopted the child.  That it will be kindly treated and tenderly reared, all who know the family will be ready to vouch for.

But what shall be said of her who has taken this means of ridding herself of the living evidence of her shame and disgrace, and who, maddened by her burden of sorrows, proclaims that she has gone forth in quest of the destroyer of her peace and virtue, all her love changed to hate and a burning desire for revenge.  It is a sad, sad case, and but a repetition of the old story of woman's weakness and man' treachery.  the moral can be understood by all.