Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, May 1873 (concluded)

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, May 29, 1873

Marriages

THOMAS - BABCOCK:  At the residence of the bride's parents in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 21st, 1873, by Rev. Dr. Norman Seaver, Edward B. Thomas, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] and Mary E. Babcock, daughter of Edward H. Babcock, Esq. of the former place.

KNAPP - REYNOLDS:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], May 20?, by Rev. A.F. Brown, Horace Knapp, of Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Flora Reynolds, of Smyrna.

Deaths

KNAPP:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY], May 23d, Mr. Ammi Knapp, aged 84 years.

COURTNEY:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], May 12th, Mr. Francis Courtney, aged 26 years.

DANIELS:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], May 23d, Miss Caroline E. Daniels aged 89 years.

LEWIS:  In Preston [Chenango Co. NY], May 25th, Mr. Daniel Lewis, aged 72 years.

LAMPHERE:  In Holmesville [Chenango Co. NY], May 20th, Gertrude [Lamphere], wife of H.D. Lamphere, Jr., aged 19 years.

SHERMAN:  In Liverpool, Onondaga County [NY], February 18th, Daniel G. Sherman, aged 82? years and 3 months.

BARNES:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], May 16th, Helen M. [Barnes], daughter of the late Asa Barnes, aged 33 years 10 months.

"Leaves have their time to fall, / And flowers to wither at the north winds breath, / And stars to set - but all, / Thou hast all seasons for thine own, oh Death"

Our circle has again been broken and another loved one has passed through the open gates of the Eternal World.  We have followed them "one by one" to the Jordana side - they number more than we, saw the "Life Boat" as it bore them safely to the desired haven, and "We are waiting by the river, / We are watching on the shore, / Only waiting for the boatman, / Soon he'll come to bear us o'er."

Helen was a great sufferer, for many years, she was a stranger to the comforts of health, and during the nine months preceding her death was the victim of lingering consumption.  Through all these years of deprivation and pain, scarcely a murmur escaped her lips.  Her quiet uncomplaining spirit under the sorest sorrows, indicated communion with him who can only give resignation to the suffering.  Embracing religion in childhood and untied with the Baptist Society of Norwich at the early age of fourteen, she continued till death a faithful follower of her chosen Lord.  But her years of struggle with disease are over, her weary footsteps have found home at last, and she rests, for the first time in long years - rests from pain and sorrow, rests from toil and care, where rest is labor without weariness.  Yes, she is gone - not dead, it may seem death to us, but it is life to her.  She has only passed the bend in the river, and we cannot see her now.  She has only felt the shadows of the monster, hiding but for a moment Eternal sunshine.  "For He hath abolished death," and emancipated all his children from its chains.

The leaves are falling fast these days - immortal leaves / Snow bound they wait the springtime for resurrection / We shall see her in the morning 

For There is no Death, what seems so is transition. / This life of mortal breath / is but a suburb of the life elysian / Whose portal we call Death.

She is not dead - the child of our affection / But gone unto that school / Where she no longer needs our poor protection / And Christ Himself doth rule.

Day after day we think that she is doing / In those bright realms of air, / Year after year, her tender steps pursuing, / Behold her grown more fair.

We will be patient and assuage the feeling, / We may not wholly stay; / By silence sanctifying, not concealing, / The grief that must have way

E.W. Caswell

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, May 28, 1873

Death

Mr. Charles M. Bell, of East Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], died Saturday the 17th, His death was caused by anxiety of business matters.  He made an attempt to destroy his life about three months ago, by jumping from the East Guilford railroad bridge. The attempt proved unsuccessful, and his health has been failing ever since until Saturday when he passed away.  Midland Times

Chenango American, Greene, NY, May 29, 1873

Deaths

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], May 25th, Mrs. Jane E. [Smith], wife of A. Hunt Smith aged 53 years.

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], May 23d, Mr. Bouton Williams aged 63 years.

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], May 23d, Cora Delphene Johnson, aged 11 years and 7 months.

In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], May 27th, Mr. Simeon Burrows, aged 75 years.

In North Fenton [Broome Co. NY], May 17th, Olden [Seymour], son of David and Ida Seymour, aged 3 years.

In this town (Page Brook) [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], May 24th, Mrs. Lydia B. Winston aged 92 years.

Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, May 31, 1873

Marriage

LOOMIS - KNOWLES:  In North Brookfield [Madison Co. NY], May 17th, Hiram Loomis, of North Brookfield and Mrs. Amelia Knowles, of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY].

Deaths

SHAW:  In South Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], May 27th, Hiram E. Shaw, father of W.H. Shaw of this town, aged 57 years, 10 months and 27 days.

ROSE:  In Utica [Oneida Co. NY], at St. Luke's Home, May 27, 1873, Mrs. Lucy C. Rose, widow of Zinah Rexford, aged 81 years.

Passing over her early history she is remembered by some now living in Sherburne as one of the converts in that memorable revival in 1816 under the preaching of the Rev. John Truair.  On the first Sabbath of June in that year, she, with about seventy others, was received into the Congregational Church in this place. She has lived in other places, but most of her life has been spent in this town, and in covenant relation with aforesaid church.  In her early Christian life, she was very decided in her religious views, strong in faith and faithful in duty, and this has been an abiding characteristic of her life.  "The Lord will provide," has been her motto and her trust. Afflictions and sore trials have been appointed unto her, but naught has ever disturbed her confidence in God.  Grace has been given her to triumph and rejoice in Him.  Her kind and social habits will be remembered by many friends and neighbors in years gone by.  When health, vigor and means were hers, many were the kind offices done to the sick and suffering, which, if they could now speak, would "rise up and call her blessed."  Of the particulars of her sickness and death the writer has no knowledge, but he doubts not that she was ready and willing, yea, even waiting and expecting to "go and be with Christ which is far better."  She was kindly cared for by the managers of that institution during her sickness and after her decease, and after the funeral services there, her remains were conveyed to friends here and by them deposited in the town cemetery by the side of her husband. Thus, she has closed a Christian life of fifty-seven years, and has left behind her full proof of the sincerity of her faith and hope of eternal life.