Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, January 2, 1873
Marriages
VAN WAGENEN - LESTER: In Christ's Church, Binghamton [Broome Co. NY], on Thursday evening, Dec. 26th, Mr. John R. Van Wagenen, of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Clara Lester, of Binghamton.
CLARK - FRANKLIN: At the Baptist Parsonage, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. J.D. Pope, Mr. Nelson D. Clark to Miss Addie M. Franklin, both of Preston [Chenango Co. NY].
SUMNER - JOHNSTON: In Amenia, N.Y., Dec. 19th, by Rev. S.R. Johnson, Mr. Charles B. Sumner, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Alice Johnston, of the former place.
THORP - CLARK: In Masonville [Delaware Co. NY], Dec. 19th, by the Rev. N. Ripley, Mr. Henry M. Thorp of Masonville, to Miss Susan C. Clark of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY].
GREY - HALLENBECK: In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 22d, by Rev. J.H. Sage, Mr. Charles D. Gray, of Brisbin [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Annice R. Hallenbeck, of Greene.
VAN WOERT - TOBEY: In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 24th, by Rev. J.L. Jones, Mr. James S. Van Woert, of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Nancy S. Tobey, of Guilford.
SMITH - NORTHROP: At West Hill, Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 24th, Mr. Henry Smith to Miss Hattie Northrop.
JOHNSON - MARTIN: In Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 24th, by Rev. J.W Barr, Mr. Emmet Johnson to Miss Amy Martin, both of Otselic.
TRUESDELL - CHAMBERLAIN: At Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 18th, by Rev. S.W. Weiss, Mr. Harvey A. Truesdell to Miss Ruby Chamberlain, all of Mt. Upton.
Mt. Upton, December 23, 1872: Editor Union: Wednesday, December 18th, was a day of unusual interest to the people of this village, notwithstanding the fast falling and drifting snow, and the fierce howling winds of winter, as the fires on hymen's altar were kept burning all the day and far into the hours of the night; and young men and maidens, and gray headed fathers and mothers seemed equally delighted and happy in witnessing the union of hearts and hands in the bonds of matrimony. At eleven o'clock in the morning, the writer, together with thirty or forty other guests, assembled at the residence of C. Chamberlain, Esq. to witness the marriage of Miss Ruby Chamberlain and Mr. Harvey A. Truesdell, of the firm of Truesdell & Brown. It was a fine gathering of the elite of the place and the affair passed off very pleasantly and satisfactorily to all concerned. The parties were from the best class of young people of the town, and the presents of the bride were numerous and valuable, amounting to nearly a thousand dollars. After being supplied with all the good things usual on such occasions, and receiving the congratulations of numerous friends, the parties left on the two o'clock train for New York and the East, to spend some two weeks on a wedding tour. Long life and happiness to them both.
At the same time, at the residence of Jacob Stowell, Esq., Miss A. Stowell, an only daughter, and Mr. Truman R. Ford, son of Postmaster of the village, were united in holy wedlock, and joined the parties first named at the depot, and accompanied them on their pleasant journey.
By a preconcerted action, some thirty or forty ladies and gentlemen, relatives and friends, gathered in the evening at the residence of Mr. Albert Day, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of his wedding. The gathering was a complete surprise to the family, and as each one entered bearing some curious and useful article of wooden ware, Mr. and Mrs. Day seemed utterly astonished and lost for words to express their surprise. After a very pleasant chat of an hour or more, the company were invited into the dining room, where a rich repast, provided by the ladies, was in waiting, and all sat down to the loaded tables with cheerful smiles to enjoy the abundance of good things. Two very fine cakes, called the "bride's cakes," graced the center of the table one of which was real, but the other not so, as the sequel will show. Near the close of the feast, the imitation cake was presented to the bride to be served up, and Mrs. Day arose with solemn and serious mein to discharge her duty; but after repeated efforts to sever it in twain, she concluded, amid blushes and hearty laughter, that wooden cakes are not easily severed, and not good for digestion and therefore very wisely laid it by to improve by age. The whole affair was enjoyable in a high degree and at a reasonable hour each one departed for home, feeling well pleased with the evening's entertainment. Willis
Deaths
FIELD: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 29th, Mary A. [Field] wife of Orville Field and daughter of Charless Hall, of North Norwich, aged 33 years.
GEER: In Corry, Pa. Nov. 27th, Maria L. [Geer] wife of Silas H. Geer, aged 41 years and 8 months, formerly of this County [Chenango Co. NY].
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CONKEY: Suddenly, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], on Sunday evening, Dec. 29th, Walter M. Conkey, Esq., aged 67 years. Funeral on Thursday, at 2 o'clock P.M.
Walter M. Conkey, Esq., an old and highly esteemed resident of this place, well and favorably known as a businessman and Banker, and Treasurer of the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad, suddenly expired about half past 10 o'clock last Sunday evening, at his residence in this village, of apoplexy of the lungs.
Mr. Conkey had been moderately indisposed for a few days, complaining somewhat of an unpleasant or unusual sensation about the head and chest, but nothing serious was apprehended by his friends or family physician. He had kept to his house but for a day or two, but was not at all confined to bed, and but a few moments before the fatal stroke, came downstairs from the room of his son to all appearance with years of active usefulness before him. Having wound the clock, which stood upon the mantel piece in the dining room, he fell to the floor, and within half an hour his life was gone. Physicians in vain were summoned, for no earthly power could save.
Mr. Conkey was born in Martinsburgh, Lewis County [NY], about the year 1805. When a lad he came to New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], and entered the store of his elder brother, Silas A. Conkey, then an active businessman of that place, as clerk. In 1826, at about the age of twenty-one, he came to Norwich and entered upon a clerkship in the Bank of Chenango, of which Ira Wilcox was President, and James Birdsall, Cashier.
In 1833 he was elected Cashier, serving in that capacity till 1854, when he was chosen its President, which position he held at his death, making nearly fifty consecutive years that he was connected with that institution. Possessed of good business habits, social, and of pleasing address, it is not to be wondered at that during this long period of association with the material interests of the community, he made a most extensive acquaintance, and gathered around him a host of friends. Upon the organization of the Midland Railroad Company, Walter M. Conkey was chosen treasurer, and well and faithfully has he discharged the exacting duties of the place, literally falling with the harness on.
An active and earnest friend of the road, we do not overestimate his service or under value the labors of others in saying, that to his energy, perseverance and tact, the remarkable success of that enterprise is in no small degree due. While his loss will be sadly missed in business and financial circles, the terrible blow falls upon his own family with most crushing weight.
In their sad bereavement they have the sympathies of the entire community, who with them will long remember the kind and pleasant face that will no more be seen in their midst. May they be given grace to bear their great affliction.
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HENRY: At the Central Valley House, in Smithville Flats [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 28th, Mr. Washington Henry aged 28 years.
A young man by the name of Smith, living some two or three miles north of this village, came to the Central Valley House on the 24th, and imbibed largely of fusil oil, and, getting noisy in the evening, C.D. Payne, the proprietor of the Valley House, told him that he must be still or leave the House. Smith replying that he should do neither, Payne than made a move to put him out, when a man by the name of Henry, also somewhat intoxicated, interfered and said that Payne should not put Smith out of the House. Payne then attempted to put them both out, and with the assistance of others succeeded in getting them out on the piazza, which is about three feet above the ground, with stone steps leading down to the sidewalk. while in the scuffle, all of the parties fell to the sidewalk, Henry falling at the bottom. As soon as they could get up, Henry placed his hands on his abdomen and called for help, saying that he was hurt. He was helped up the steps into the hall but could go no farther and had to lie down. A physician was immediately called, who rendered all the assistance that he could for the unfortunate man. On Friday, the 27th, Dr. McFarland, of Oxford, was called as counsel, and at once decided that there was no possible chance for the recovery of the patient, who lived until the evening of the 28th, when death ended his sufferings. Coroner Wood was called and held an inquest, when Dr. G.O. Williams made an examination and found the bladder of the deceased burst, causing inflammation and death. I do not know what the verdict of the jury was but understand that the parties in the affray were exonerated from any blame. Mr. Henry, if I have been rightly informed, was born in Ireland, and came to this place with his parents when a small boy, and has since resided in or near this village, until his death. He was a single man, and about 28 or 30 years of age.
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Died in the village of Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] on the morning of the 18th of December, Mr. Gilbert D. Phillips, in the 82d year of his age.
In the death of Mr. Phillips, both the village and town of Coventry have met with a loss which, had it occurred in the most favored community, would have been deeply and generally felt. For he was a man whose clear, strong and vigorous mind, and whose hearty devotion to the true interests (both temporal and spiritual) of those among whom he lived, would have made his influence strongly felt in any place or among any people.
More than fifty years of active usefulness did he spend in the town where he died, and it will be no discredit to others to say that he was foremost in every good work. Many an enterprise of usefulness to the section in which he lived did he start, which failed of success mainly for want of just appreciation and hearty co-operation on the part of the people generally.
Mr. Phillips was a remarkable instance of one who in an extreme old age retained not only his vigor of mind, but youthfulness and buoyancy of feeling. To the very last was he the life of every social gathering in which he was permitted to mingle. During his last illness, and after he was confined wholly to his bed, he seemed deeply solicitous for the welfare, especially the spiritual welfare, of the community, and for the prosperity of the church with which for so many years he had been connected. Though during his last days his sufferings were severe and protracted, yet with calm patience and resignation, and a bright and joyous hope, did he await God's appointed time. And when at length that time came, with all his children and most of his grandchildren around his dying bed, he gently and peacefully fell asleep in Jesus.
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A girl named Bridget Hollywood, was fatally burned at Hamilton [Madison Co. NY], on Wednesday evening last, by the explosion of a kerosene lamp. Her clothes caught fire, in which condition she ran into the street, where several persons came to her rescue and subdued the flames - not, however, until her skin was burned to a crisp and the hair entirely off her head. She lingered in great agony until Thursday morning, when death put an end to her sufferings.
Frank Dickson, a brakeman on a coal train on the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad, fell from the cars on Monday evening, the 23d inst., about one and a half miles west of Sidney [Delaware Co. NY], and was not missed until the arrival of the train at that station. Upon search being made, he was found in a terribly mangled condition, the caboose and several cars having passed over him, cutting off both his legs near the knees, and one hand at the wrist, besides severely injuring him about the head. When found, he was alive, but delirious, and the stumps of his legs and arms frozen hard, he having been exposed to the bitter cold for one hour and a half. For thirty rods blood and fragments of bone stained the track. He was carried to the Delaware House, where he received every possible attention. Dr. H.K. Bellows, of this village, who chanced to be stopping in Sidney, assisted in relieving, as far as possible, the sufferings of the unfortunate man through the night. His mother was sent for, who arrived before morning, and remained with him until his death, which occurred on Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. The deceased was 19 years of age. On the following day, a brakeman was killed at the junction near Nineveh [Broome Co. NY].
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