Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, February 1874 (continued)

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, February 26, 1874

Marriages

BEEBE - MINER:  At Richfield Springs [Otsego Co. NY], on Wednesday morning, Feb. 25th, by Rev. E.M. Peck, Mr. Andrew j. Beebe, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Lizzie E. Miner, daughter of Paul R. Miner, of the former place.

MORSE - PETERS:  At the M.E. Church, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 25th, by Rev. S.F. Brown, Mr. Geo. H. Morse, of Geneva, Ohio, formerly of this village, to Miss Josie L. Peters, of this place.

DAVIS - HICKOK:  At the residence of the bride's father, in North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] Feb. 18th, by Rev. H. Wheeler, Mr. Smith Davis, of Norwich, to Miss Anna Hickok, daughter of Harry F. Hickok, Esq.

WILLOUGHBY - STRATTON:  In South Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 18th, by Rev. G.W. Porter, Mr. Chester B. Willoughby, of Woodhull, N.Y., to Miss Emma Stratton, of South Oxford.

PECKHAM - BOWEN:  At the home of the bride, Feb. 18th, by Rev. S.W. Weiss, Mr. Edward M. Peckham, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Mary E. Bowen, of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY]

BROWN - BERRY:  At the residence of H. Wayne Berry, Esq., at East Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], by Rev. L.F. Moore, Mr. George D. Brown to Miss lucy O. Berry.

PRESCOTT - SKINNER:  At the M.E. Church in Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 24th, by Rev. E.W. Caswell, Mr. Cornelius M. Prescott to Miss Clara Skinner, both of Plymouth.

BURDICK - AUSTIN:  In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY], Feb. 16th, by Rev. J. Clarke, Mr. L. Grant Burdick of Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Arvilla J. Austin, of Georgetown [Madison Co. NY].

BROWN - WIER:  In Taylor, N.Y. [Cortland Co.] Feb. 18th, by Rev. W.M. Henry, of Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY] Mr. Adelbert Brown of Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Mary L. Wier, of Taylor.

WILLIAMSON - HEATON:  In New Hartford, Oneida Co. [NY], Feb. 17th, by Rev. G.R. Alden, assisted by Rev. R. Cook, Mr. C.H. Williamson, formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] to Mrs. Mary A. Heaton all of New Hartford.

LAW - NUTTING:  In Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 11th, by Rev. Dr. Johnson, Mr. E.W. Law of Boston, to Miss Sarah N. Nutting.

Silver Wedding:  Mr. and Mrs. Ephraum Brown celebrated their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary at their residence in East Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], on the 13th inst.  A large number of relatives and friends were present, but many more were prevented by the inclement weather from participating.  in the early part of the evening the company were entertained by some choice music, after which they sat down to partake of the bountiful feast that had been provided, and to which they did ample justice.  After all had been served in the way of refreshment, the presents were displayed, and with a few brief remarks by N.A Bosworth, Esq., they were by him presented to the happy couple, who responded by returning their sincere thanks.  Then again vocal and instrumental music entertained the company until a late hour, when they separated, all seeming well pleased.  Long may the happy host and hostess live, and may we be present at their golden wedding anniversary.

Deaths

FRASER:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 15th, Mrs. Sally Fraser, aged 85 years.  

DREW:  At the County House [Preston, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 14th, Mr. Edward J. Drew aged 89 years.

COLE:  In Willett [Cortland Co. NY], Feb. 13th, Mr. Ray G. Cole, aged 25 years.

NEWBERRY:  At Pau, France, Feb. 18th, Mary Lousia [Newberry] eldest daughter of the late Walter L. Newberry, of Chicago, and granddaughter of the late Hon. James Clapp, of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].

SHUMWAY:  In Lawrenceville, Pa., Jan. 28th, Rev. George H.R. Shumway, aged 65 years, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY]

Dr. Horace Bronson, a respected physician, died at his home in Virgil [Cortland Co. NY], on the 13th.

Elijah Moffatt an old and respected citizen of Lapeer [Cortland Co. NY], was found dead in his bed on the night of the 14th inst..  "Died by the visitation of God," was the verdict of the Coroner's jury.

William H. Ruggles, an esteemed citizen of Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY], died suddenly on the 9th, aged 53 years.

Mrs. Parks Smith died at Cazenovia [Madison Co. NY], Friday the 13th, after a severe coughing spell.

A young lad, named Charles Smith, aged 17 years, living near Fort Plain [Montgomery Co. NY] died very suddenly at the Cazenovia Seminary [Madison Co. NY], on Saturday morning, the 14th.

Darius E. Reed, an old and respected citizen of Westmoreland [Oneida Co. NY], was run over by the cars on the Rome and Clinton Midland Road on Monday evening, the 9th inst., and so badly injured that he died in a few hours.  He was coming from Westmoreland to his home, on a hand car of his own construction, and when within a few rods of his own door was overtaken by the engine of the pay car, which was running backward (consequently showing no light) and was evidently struck by the engine before he had any knowledge of its approach.

News Item

A couple of weeks since we published the marriage notice of Mr. Wallace Stearns of Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Clara Huttleston of Otselic [Chenango Co. NY].  We have since been informed that the marriage has not taken place, and that the notice, which had the forged signature of Rev. Charles Steere, the minister who was represented as officiating, is a fraud.  The imposition is base and cowardly, and the perpetrator of it deserves at least six months in the penitentiary and will most certainly get it if we can find out his name.  A person who can prove himself so low as to vent his personal spite by resorting to so base a trick, will not always escape unpunished.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, February 26, 1874

Marriages

BROWN - BEACH:  At Marathon [Cortland Co. NY], Feb. 5th by Rev. A. Lull Mr. Arthur H. Brown, to Miss Ella M. Beach, both of Whitney's Point [Broome Co. NY].

GARDNER - HUTCHINS:  In Afton [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 1st, by Rev. T.P. Halstead, Mr. John S. Gardner to Miss Maggie L. Hutchings.

COCHRAN - TOMPSON:  In Lower Beaver Meadow, Otselic [Chenango Co. NY] in the Christian church by the Rev. B.C. Wilbur, Mr. John I. Cochran, of Rockland, Sullivan County, N.Y., and Miss Hattie A. Tompson, of Lower Beaver meadow [Chenango Co. NY].

Deaths

HAZARD:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], December 26, 1873, of consumption, Mary E. [Hazard] wife of Wm. T. Hazard, aged 21 years, 8 months and 2 days.

Our Mary

Fading, fading, day by day / As the lily drops away / Gently dying Mary lies, / Sweet the breath of dying day.  / Sweetly our Mary fades away.

Dear Mary, thou hast left us, / And flown to the spirit land, / And if we lean on Jesus / We shall meet you over the ocean strand

We no more thy face to see / Till we pass that pearly gate. / We hear no more thy gentle voice / Calling on thy dearest mother

We miss thee dearest sister, / Sadly, sadly miss thee, / Miss thee in our home, / Miss thee everywhere.

HYER:  In Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY], Jan. 14, 1874, of brain fever, Miss Mary L. Hyer, aged 17 years and 3 months, daughter of Henry and Julia Hyer.

Oh the days pass weary and slow / Since the earth form of May was buried from sight, / For oh! the heartache, and the longing to go / Just over the river, where loved ones unite.

For May, so pure, so gifted and fair, / Whose future seemed bright with prospects of fame, / From study and brain ache is resting over there, / In a home beyond reach of sickness and pain.

Our eyes are so blinded with tears, that it looks / As though earth's charms were fast fading away / Lay aside those dresses, that hat and her books, / Her school mates and friends speak no more of today.

For the tears will be wiped from our eyes over there, / And we feel that it will not be long / When our heavenly Father will take us where / Our sweet singer sings a still sweeter song.