Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, April 10, 1872
Marriages
WOOD - WOOD: At the residence of the bride's father, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], March 27th, by Rev. A.M. Totsman, Mr. Stephen H. Wood to Miss S. Estella Wood, all of Norwich.
SULLIVAN - WELCH: At St. Patrick's Church, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], April 5th, by Rev. Father O'Connell, Mr. John Sulivan to Miss Mary Welch, all of Norwich.
HOSTERMANN - PHILLIPS: In New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], March 29th, by Samuel Steere, Esq., Mr. Carl Hostermann to Miss Almira Phillips, both of Columbus [Chenango Co. NY].
Deaths
SHELDON: In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], April 8th, Mrs. Mary Sheldon, aged 90 years.
NORMILE: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], April 1st, of scarlet fever, Mary [Normile] aged 5 years; and April 2d, John [Normile] aged 3 years, children of John Normile. They were buried in one grave.
CARRUTH: In St. Paul, Minn., March 29th, of consumption, Mr. James S. Carruth, aged 21 years, son of the late Cortland Carruth, formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY]. His remains were interred in Pharsalia [Chenango Co. nY], on Thursday last.
CRUMB: In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], April 6th, Mr. Ralza A. Crumb, aged 64 years.
PER LEE: In North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], April 6th, Mr. Cuyler Per Lee, aged 80 years.
BENNETT: In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], April 3d, suddenly, of typhoid pneumonia, Mr. Orlando Bennett, aged 52 years.
BOSWORTH: At the residence of er son, James W. Bosworth, in McDonough [Chenango Co. NY], March 31st, Mrs. Nancy Bosworth, widow of the late Gardner Bosworth, aged 80 years.
WYLIE: At the residence of her son, J.W. Wylie, in Coventry [Chenango Co. NY], April 5th, Mrs. Minerva Wylie, widow of Samuel Wylie, aged 74 years and 8 months.
CLARK: In West Hoboken, N.J., Dec. 20th, Hon. James Clark of South Otselic, Chenango Co. [NY], in the 75th year of his age.
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BELLOWS: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], April 6th, after a brief illness, Margarette S. [Bellows] wife of Dr. H.K. Bellows, aged 36 years and 6 months.
Mrs. Bellows died on the evening of Friday last. For about a week previous her life had been held as it were in a quivering balance, and while our citizens heard but little on which to rest a chance of recovery, that little drew from many a loving, anxious heart, the constant prayer for her life.
Few deaths in our midst could call out a more general sorrow. Quiet, retiring, affectionate, motherly, she was well known to all those who were wont to call at her home for the medial advice or attendance of her husband, and no one knew her but to respect and love her. A good wife, an excellent mother, has left us to sorrow and sympathize with the husband and children.
Mrs. Margarette S. Bellows was a daughter of Isaac S Bockee, formerly of North Norwich. Her mother died leaving four small children of whom Mrs. B. was the eldest but one. The father married again, and himself died while his children were still young. The step-mother afterwards married James H. Smith, Esq., and removed with the children to this village. Here [she and] the Doctor [were] married, in 1852. In 1863 their eldest daughter, Clara, died. The mother leaves three daughters, the youngest an infant recently born.
The deceased was a member of the Congregational Church of this village, a consistent, earnest, unobtrusive, Christian lady, with a hand always open for the needy. She has left us in the prime of life, in the very noonday of her usefulness, when cares for the little ones rested on her, cares that no one else could bear so well as a mother. So, death often chooses the shining mark. Why, we cannot tell now.
"Leaves have their time to fall, / And flowers to wither at the north wind's breath, / And stars to act, but all,/ Thou hast till seasons for thine own, O Death!"
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BARR: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], April 8th, Mr. Orrin Barr, aged 77 years.
We are called upon to record the death of another of our venerable citizens, Mr. Orrin Barr, who died at his residence in this town on Monday last, aged 77 years. At the age of eleven years, he came from Massachusetts to this place, when there were but three framed houses here. He may therefore be called one of the pioneers. He assisted in felling the forests and cultivating the soil. He has always been a laboring man, "earning his bread by the sweat of his brow." He had a kind heart and was always ready to assist those who were in distress, and minister, as far as in her power, to their wants. He was a subscriber to the Norwich Journal from its commencement, and through its change of names, to the time of his death. But he has died at a good old age, respected and beloved by all who knew him, leaving a large circle of friends to mourn his loss.
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Death of Hon. F.C. Whipple: Many of the older residents of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], will recollect the subject of the following sketch, who, something over thirty years ago, was a promising young law student in that village. He married, we believe, a daughter of Dr. Bancroft, at that time a leading physician in Oxford. We copy from the Howell (Mich.) Democrat:
"The Hon. Frederick C. Whipple died in Oceola, Mich., March 22d, aged 60 years. He was born in Connecticut, and commenced his collegiate course of study at Amherst College, Massachusetts, and graduated at Union College, New York, with the highest honors. He studied law at Oxford, N.Y., in the office of Mr. Mygatt, and came to Michigan in 1840. He first settled at Ann Arbor, then he came to Brighton, and finally to Howell in 1846. His splendid talents and fine education at once placed him among the leading lawyers of the State; indeed, at one time he was called the best lawyer to address a jury in it. He continued the practice of law at Howell until 1861, when disease overtook him, from which he never fully recovered. At one time he held the office of Judge of Probate, and in 1858, he was offered the nomination for congress on the Democratic ticket, which he was compelled to refuse on account of the insanity of his wife, who is still at the Asylum in Kalamazoo. We well recollect the event, for the letter offering him the nomination was addressed to the editor of this paper, from influential democrats at Detroit. Had he then been nominated, he would have been elected instead of Mr. Cooper. On our showing the letter to the Judge he burst into tears and replied that he could not take the nomination for the reason before given. Indeed, his ambition was killed, and he had no desire to live. So he then told us. Few men started out in life with brighter prospects than Judge Whipple, and few men had warmer friends, even to the last, than he. His remains were committed to the grave on Sunday, with Masonic honors. his funeral was very largely attended, many persons not being able to enter the Presbyterian Church, where it was held, and the remarks of the Rev. Mr. Foster on the occasion were well received by all present."
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