Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, March 5, 1874
Marriage
SEELY - BROWN: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 26th, by Rev. L.M.S. Haynes, Mr. Henry B. Seely, to Mrs. E.L. Brown,, both of Preston [Chenango Co. NY].
BURLISON - SQUIRES: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. L.M.S. Haynes, Mr. George W. Burlison to Miss Emma E Squires, all of Norwich.
BURNAP - TURNER: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 25th, by Rev. L.D. Turner, Mr. Isaac Burnap, of German [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Emma Turner, of Oxford.
HARRIS - BARNES: At the residence of the bride's father, in Preston [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 25th, by Rev. L.M.S. Haynes, Mr. E.A. Harris to Miss Hettie P. Barnes.
Deaths
BATZHOLTZ: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], March 1st, Orville L. Batzholte, aged 18 years, 7 months and 20 days.
SHERMAN: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 18th, Miss Mary Jane Sherman, aged 17 years, formerly of Hamilton [Madison Co. NY].
TERRY: In t his town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], March 4th, Edna May Terry, aged 4 years 8 months and 23 days.
POTTER: At the County House, in Preston [Chenango Co. NY], March 2d, Mrs. Mary Potter, aged 57 years.
SABIN: In Preston [Chenango Co. NY], February 28th, Mr. Isaac S. Sabin, aged 36 years.
HERRICK: At Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 10th, Sarah M. [Herrick], wife of Jesse Herrick, aged 61 years.
A Mrs. Dagger recently died at Richfield Springs [Chenango Co. NY], aged 102 years.
The Binghamton papers announce the death in that city [Binghamton, Broome Co. NY], on Friday evening last of Dr. Pelatiah B. Brooks, aged 86 years. Dr. Brooks studied medicine under the late Dr. Henry Mitchell, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] and obtained his license from the Chenango County Medical Society. In 1817 he removed to Broome County and commenced the practice of medicine in Upper Lisle. He afterwards practiced in Killawog, Yorkshire and Lisle village and in 18-6(?) settled in Binghamton. For half a century he has attended the meetings of the medical Society of that county and held a deservedly high position among his professional brethren.
News Item
A correspondent of the Utica Herald, writing from Richfield Springs [Otsego Co. NY], under date of February 24th, makes the following mention of the venerable Jacob Walter, of that village, father of H.N. Walter, Esq., of this place [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY]: "Mr. Jacob Walter, of the firm of J.&H.C. Walter, jewelers of this village, has just passed his 86th birthday in fine health and spirits. Mr. W. is the father of a large family of sons, scattered throughout the country and well-to-do and filling highly useful and honorable positions in society. One son, P.D. Walter, is mayor of the city of Lockport and clerk of Niagara County and is also the head of a large jewelry house there. One son is a jeweler in Norwich, N.Y.; one is in Richmond, Va.; one is a dentist in Minnesota; another, Mr. Horace C. Walter, is a prominent citizen of this village. Mr. Walter has been a resident of this place and vicinity for more than forty years. That many years may still be added to his long and useful life is the sincere wish of very many friends and neighbors."
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, March 5, 1874
Marriage
MORSE - PETERS: At the M.E. Church in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 25th by Rev. S.F. Brown, Mr. George H. Morse, of Geneva, Ohio, formerly of this village [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Josie L. Peters, of this place.
Under the appropriate head in today's Telegraph will be found the notice of the marriage of Mr. George H. Morse, formerly of this village, and Miss Josie Peters of this place. It occurred at the M.E. Church, which was crowded to its utmost capacity with the friends and acquaintances of the happy couple. Miss Peters has for some time been one of the popular teachers in our public schools, and it was a delicate and appreciative compliment that the teachers and a great majority of the scholars were present to witness the nuptial ceremony, which was beautifully and imposingly performed by Rev. S.F. Brown. The ceremony ended, the bride and groom took the next train for their new home at Geneva, Ohio, where the best wishes of hosts of friends follow them. "May they live long and prosper" is the wish of the Telegraph.
News Item
A girl named Mary Saunders, eleven years of age, living in the family of Mr. Dwight C. Scott, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], left home on the afternoon of the 19th inst., during the absence of the family, taking with her a little son of Mr. Scott, eight years old. She walked to Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY], a distance of six miles, and took passage on the midland for Lyon Brook Bridge [Chenango Co. NY], where she has relatives living. Upon the return of the family, Mr. Scott at once started in pursuit, and traced the children to Lyon Brook Bridge, where he arrived about four o'clock the next morning. he found them at a house near the brook and nearly underneath the bridge, where they had procured lodging and gone supperless to bed, the little boy having cried himself to sleep. Mr. Scott awoke his little boy, but left the girl Saunders, sleeping (not caring to return her to his domicile), breakfasted at Oxford and reached home the following noon.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, March 5, 1874
Marriage
In Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 25th, by Rev. Mr. Rudduck, Mr. Joseph A. Harrison, of Smithville [Chenango Co NY], to Miss Adell Rathbone, of the former place.
Deaths
In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 26th, Miss Emma [Foster], daughter of Oscar C. Foster, aged 20 years.
In Brisbin [Chenango Co. NY], March 2d, Grach Lillion [Gray] daughter of Met and josephine Gray, aged 10 months.
Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, March 7, 1874
Marriage
BOURNE - HYATT: At the residence of the bride's father in Otego [Otsego Co. NY], March 4th, 1874, by Rev. J.W. Movis, Mr. Albert C. Bourne of Masonville [Delaware Co. NY] to Miss Frankie E. Hyatt, of Otego.
Deaths
LITTLE: In Afton [Chenango Co. NY], on the 20th ult., Joseph Little, aged 75 years.
JOHNSON: In the town of Afton [Chenango Co. NY], on the 28th ult., Mr. Reuben Johnson, aged about 50 years.
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Murder in Preston [Chenango Co. NY]
Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, March 7, 1874
The following particulars of the murder committed in Preston last week we find given by the Chenango Union:
"The farm of Mr. Rogers, where the tragedy was enacted, is situated on what is known as Rogers Street, about midway between the village of Oxford and Preston Corners, something like three and one-half miles from either village. His residence is on the east side of the road, while the Sabin family reside on the west side, nearly opposite. the barn where the affray took place is some ten rods south of the Sabin residence.
"Nathan Rogers is one of the most wealthy farmers in his town, owning several hundred acres of land, and Sabin, the deceased, has since last spring worked the farm on shares, his father, Ziba Sabin, residing with him. The immediate cause of the collision, which has resulted so fatally, appears from the evidence to have been a quarrel between the deceased and the elder Rogers, arising from the fact that an old mare belonging to the latter had got "cast" in her stall on Wednesday morning, and the deceased having several miles to travel that day, left her in that condition, his father assuring him that he would see that the mare was properly taken care of. Upon the return of young Sabin in the evening, while his team was being unharnessed, he was interviewed by Mr. Rogers in relation to the subject, and from words the parties came to blows. According to the evidence of the elder Rogers, while the deceased was following him up and striking him, at the same time making use of abusive language, his son, Geo. H. Rogers, came into the barn, and as he approached the parties, he picked up a piece of board, which he placed between them, evidently with the intention of separating them. Upon the third blow being struck by the deceased, George raised the board and struck Sabin once on the head, knocking him down, crushing his skull, and knocking him down and rendering him unconscious. A portion of the brain oozed through the fracture. The elder Sabin was present. This board or club with which the blow was struck is described by one of the witnesses as an inch basswood board, seasoned, about eight feet long, and four or five inches wide. When it was found that young Sabin was seriously injured, he was carried to his residence, and George went for a physician, and assisted in taking care of the wounded man. Drs. McFarland and Thorp, of Oxford, attended him, but his injuries were of such a nature as to render his case hopeless, and on Saturday morning, about one o'clock, he expired.
"An inquest was held at the late residence of the deceased, on Saturday, by Coroner Spencer, of Guilford, assisted by Coroner Hand, of this village - Rowland B. Bliven, Franklin l. Church, Franklin P. Maxson, Wells S. Crumb, Franklin P. Maxson, Wells S. Crumb, Oscar J. Hammond, J. Bradley Bliven, and Ralph D. Widger being the jurors. The investigation did not close until three o'clock on Sunday morning, when the jury brought in a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his death at the hand of George H. Rogers.
"In the meantime, complaint was made before Justice Mason, of this village, who on Friday issued a warrant against young Rogers, on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill, and on Friday evening the accused was arrested at his father's residence by Under Sheriff lewis, ad lodged in jail. On Monday morning he appeared before Judge Prindle, by whom he was released on bail, in the sum of $15,000, his father, Nathan Rogers, and Ethan Curtiss, of Preston, becoming his sureties."
Ziba Sabin, father of the deceased, and Nathan Rogers, father of the prisoner, were both sworn. there is considerable discrepancy in their testimony respecting the attitude of the deceased and Nathan who were quarreling at the time the blow was struck, and also concerning the piece of board or plank used in the striking. Both parties are spoken of as men of respectability and generally esteemed in the community where they resided. The Sabins were formerly of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY]. Deceased was 38 years of age and married. Rogers 26 and unmarried.
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