Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, October 30, 1873
Marriages
JOHNSON - TUNISON: In Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 14th, at the residence of Charles Thompson, by Rev. J.M. Allen, Mr. Timothy H. Johnson to Mrs. Sarah A. Tunison, all of Otselic.
LOCK - THOPSON: At the residence of the bridegroom in Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 18th, by Rev. J.M. Allen, Mr. Benjamin Lock, of Lincklaen, to Miss Maryett Thompson, of North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY].
BURROWS - JONES: In Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY], Oct. 23d, by Rev. J.W. La Molne, Mr. Amie Burrows of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Carrie E. Jones, of Unadilla.
Deaths
RANNEY: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 27th, Mrs. Betsey Ranney, aged 75 years. Her remains were taken to Stockbridge, Madison Co. [NY] for burial.
BARBER: In Portville, Cattaraugus Co. [NY], Oct. 20th, Miss Irene Barber, aged 55 years, sister of Wm. R. Barber, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY].
ALLEN: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 22d, Mr. Isaac Allen, aged 87 years.
STORING: In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 16th, Gertrude [Storing], wife of Hon. Adam Storing, of German [Chenango Co. NY], aged 79 years.
DRYER: In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 22d, Mrs. Wheeler Dryer, in the 84th year of her age.
PALMER: In Columbus [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 24th, Hon. Grant B. Palmer, aged 73 years.
We are pained to learn of the death of that veteran Democrat, Hon. Grant B. Palmer, which occurred at his residence in Columbus, on Friday of last week, after an illness of some weeks. Mr. Palmer has for many years been a prominent citizen of this town and was widely known throughout the country as an energetic businessman, a firm friend, and a courteous gentleman. During his life he has taken an active part in politics and in 1859 was chosen by the Democratic party to represent the First District of this County in the Assembly, the duties of which position he discharged with credit to himself, and to the satisfaction of his constituents. He will be missed by many warm friends, both in his town and elsewhere. His age was 73 years.
SPENCER: Suddenly, in New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 21st, Mr. Albert Spencer.
Albert Spencer, an esteemed citizen of New Berlin, fell dead while splitting wood near his door, on Tuesday afternoon of last week. Apoplexy is supposed to have been the cause. He leaves a wife and one son to mourn his loss. His remains were interred at Edmeston Center [Otsego Co. NY], on Thursday, with Masonic ceremonies.
ANGELL: In New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] Oct. 16th, Esther W. [Angell], wife of Abiather F. Angell, aged 64 years, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY].
ROCKWELL: In Keating, Pa., Oct. 7th, Mr. Riley Rockwell, aged 70 years, 1 month and 10 days, formerly of German, Chenango Co. N.Y.
BENTLEY: In Colesville, Broome Co. [NY] at the residence of Wm. O. Nash, Ollie [Bentley] son of O.C. and P.A. Bentley, of Albany [Albany Co. NY], aged 3 months.
Edward Edwards, who was shot by a burglar in his house at Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY], on the 20th ult., died of his wounds on Tuesday of last week. His funeral was attended by the Fire Department, Masons, and Odd Fellows, and a large concourse of citizens.
Hon. Samuel Gordon, died at his residence in Delhi [Delaware Co. NY], on Tuesday morning aged about 70 years.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 30, 1873
Marriage
CARTER - BURLINGAME: At the home of the bride, in Willet [Cortland Co. NY], October 21, by Rev. B.B. Carruth, Mr. George Carter to Miss Lydia Burlingame, of Willet.
Deaths
WEAVER: In New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], October 9th, Charles H. Weaver, aged 22 years and 7 months.
Sleep today, O early fallen, / In thy quiet, narrow bed. / Dirges of the pine and cypress / Mingle with the tears we shed.
We shall weep, but we shall miss him, / There will be one vacant chair, / We shall linger to caress him / When we breathe our evening prayer.
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DIED: In Columbus [Chenango Co. NY], on the 25th inst., suddenly after a lingering illness, Grant B. Palmer, aged 72 years.
The many friends of Mr. Palmer will be pained at the above announcement. For something over a year, he has been in feeble health, and unable to be active in business. A few days previous to his decease he was taken with violent diarrhea, which would not yield to medical treatment, and suddenly terminated fatally as above stated. He was conscious of the certainty of speedy death and calmly and resignedly looked the destroyer in the face. Indeed, he seemed willing to die and when the final moment came, he passed away without a groan, calmly as if going to sleep.
Mr. Palmer was born in Columbus. His father was Elijah Palmer who removed here from Stonington, Connecticut. Grant spent his youth in his father's family getting what of education he could in the common schools of Columbus. He learned the trade of a mason and for years worked acceptably at that business. He then became a farmer and afterwards for twenty-two years kept the Columbus Hotel and was popular and successful as a landlord. The late years of his life have been spent as a farmer. he always took great interest in agriculture in all its varied branches. He was for many years an officer and President of the county Agricultural Society. He has been Railroad Commissioner of his town. In 1859 he was elected Member of Assembly from the first Assembly district of this county, defeating the late Hiram Briggs of Sherburne, by a large majority. He performed the duties of the office in an acceptable manner to the county and with credit to himself.
In every station of life Mr. Palmer has been a true man. Kind and genial in disposition he always attracted friends and though always outspoken in his sentiments he seldom made enemies. In politics he was a Democrat of the Jackson school and for a consistent advocacy of the principles he professed won the respect even of his political opponents. he was a kind and affectionate husband and father and a true friend. He leaves surviving him an aged widow, two sons, Almon and Smith Palmer who now reside in the far west, and two daughters, one Mrs. Jerry Medbury, of the Eagle Hotel, in this village, the other Mrs. Klugh, of New York, the wife of a practicing lawyer in that city. All are well known and highly respected in their several localities.
He was another of the pioneers, whose thinning ranks we are pained to so often be obliged to notice. He will long be remembered by all who knew him, and the entire community sympathize with his family in their loss.
Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, October 29, 1873
Marriages
From the Chicago Sunday Times of Oct. 12, we clip the following, which refers to a family formerly residents of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY], whose large circle of friends in this vicinity send greetings of "much joy" to all concerned.
The residence of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Wheeler, No. 256 Park avenue [Chicago, IL] presented a brilliant spectacle on Wednesday evening. The glare of the gas jets fell on elegant toilettes, fragrant flowers, numerous and rich presents, and four unspeakably happy persons. It is not often that two young ladies, sisters, come to simultaneously take that irrevocable leap into the matrimonial sea whose dangers the single wot not of, but such was the case in this instance. Miss Ella Wheeler was given in wedlock to Mr. J.W. Midgley, of this city. Miss Ida [Wheeler] to Enfield Moore, Esq., of St. Louis. Rev. E.J. Goodspeed, D.D. of the second Baptist church performed the interesting ceremony, in the presence of a hundred friends and relatives. The brides were richly dressed in white silk, trimmed with point lace, and ornamented with orange blossoms, and elicited admiration to a degree that might easily drive envious folk wild. At half-past 6, the company was invited to an elegant collation, spread by Eckardt in the highest style of the caterer's art, and which received an amount of attention and praise not incommensurate with its merits. The host and hostess were vigilant that none of the guests be overlooked and were successful in adding much to the enjoyment of the evening. Among the presents were such substantial tokens of affection as a house and lot to each daughter from Mr. Wheeler, and a check for $500 to Mr. Midgley from the Northwestern Railway Company, in whose employ he has been for some time past. The newly wedded took the evening trains for St. Paul and St. Louis respectively.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, October 30, 1873
Marriages
At the residence of E.S. Hotchkiss, by Rev. A.F. Brown, Mr. William A. Fosgate of German [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Josephine Black, of McDonough [Chenango Co. NY].
Death
In Barker [Broome co. NY], Oct. 26th, Mr. John Stoughton, aged 91 years and 7 months.
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BREED: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 25th, Levi R. Breed, aged 65 years.
"Levi is Gone." A long funeral procession followed the remains of Levi R. Breed to his last resting place, on Monday afternoon. Levi has for many years been well known in this village, Oxford, and in fact, throughout the Chenango Valley, as an intelligent but very eccentric, colored individual. His parents, we believe, were slaves in Connecticut, and removed to this town with the late Dea. Elias Breed, who settled upon a farm south of this village, about 1809, where Levi was born. He was brought up by the kind-hearted Deacon, who gave him a good common school education, and it is said that at the old fashioned "spelling schools," which were held at the district schoolhouses on winter evenings, it was no uncommon thing for Levi to "spell down" the boys and girls who delighted to attend those neighborhood reunions. Soon after he became of age, Levi left the farm and since then his life has been a checkered one. For the past two or three years he has been in poor health, and on Saturday last he died at the residence of his sister, near the Plymouth tollgate, aged 65 years. [Chenango Union, Oct. 30, 1873]
Our obituary notices this week contain the death of Levi Randall Breed, at the advanced age of sixty-five years. Levi was a well know colored individual, possessed of more than ordinary talent, and at one time a favorite privileged character not only here but at Oxford, Binghamton and other places. The "Counsellor" was eccentric, but he knew how to use his talent to his own advantage. At one time we believe he delivered a Fourth of July Oration at a colored celebration in Binghamton, which was favorably noticed by the press and well-spoken of by those who heard it. [Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, Octo. 30, 1873]
Levi R. Breed, or, as he preferred it in his latter days, Levi B. Randall, died, at the residence of his sister, Mary E. Breed, in Norwich, on Saturday, Oct. 25th, at the age of 65 years. Deceased was quite well educated in his youth, possessed much native ability and was a natural orator. On several occasions he had written and delivered orations which were very highly spoken of by the local press at Oxford and Binghamton where they were delivered. Certain peculiarities, or eccentricities, however, seemed to be in the way of his ambition, and though always somewhat privileged and having troops of friends, his last days were rather days of sorrow and unpleasantness than otherwise. Peace to his ashes. [Sherburne News, Nov. 1, 1873]
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