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Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, January 1874

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, January 1, 1874

Marriages

CRANDALL - EVANS:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], by Rev. H. Waldron, Mr. Eli Birney Crandall, of Norwich, to Miss Rhoda E. Evans, of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY].

SWAN - WHALY:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 28th, by W.H. Gunn, Esq., Mr. Edwin Swan to Miss Phebe Whaly, both of Georgetown, Madison Co. [NY].

NEWTON - STURGES:  At the residence of the bride's father, Dec. 30th by Rev. D. Bullock, Mr. Charles E. Newton, of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Ida E. Sturges, only daughter of J.W. Sturges, of North Norwich.

BLISS - NEWKIRK:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 23d, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Eugene A. Bliss of Emmonsburg, N.Y. [Fulton Co.] to Miss Mary Newkirk, of Oxford.

HILL - BARTLE:  In Brisbin [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 25th, by George W. Lenderson, Esq.,Mr. Alvin Hill to Mrs. Maggie J. Bartle, both of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].

SPENCER - WARNER:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 23d, by Rev. J.H. Sage, Mr. George Spencer of Wellsboro, Pa.., to Miss Addie M. Warner, of Greene.

ADAMS - VARLET:  In New York City, Dec. 13th, by Rev. Dr. Verren, Mr. Platt Adams, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Claire Varlet, all of New York.

SMITH - STEADMAN:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 25th, Hon. Abram P. Smith of Cortland [Cortland Co. NY] to Mrs. Ellen P. Steadman, of Bainbridge.

LYONS - McGRAW:  In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY], Dec. 24th, by A.V. Beutely, Esq., Mr. J. Edwards Lyons to Miss Nancy McGraw all of DeRuyter.

FORD - MYRICK:  In Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY], Dec. 17th, by Rev. W.M. Hiller, Mr. Horace E. Ford, of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Annie M. Myrick of Butternuts.

Deaths

WHITE:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 30th, Eliza [White], wife of Jeremiah White, aged 54 years.

TINKER:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 26th, Annah [Tinker] wife of John Tinker, aged 74 years.

JUDD:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 28th, Miss Martha A. Judd, aged 36 years, 4 months and 15 days.

HENDEE:  In Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 6th, Mrs. Alpheus Hendee, aged 40 years.

TRACY:  At the residence of her son, John Tracy, in Coventry [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 23d, Mrs. Keziah Tracy., aged 74 years and 13 days.

DUPRE:  In Genesee, Ill., Dec. 10th, Henry F. [Dupre], son of Henry F.A. and Caroline Dupre formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], aged 16 years, 4 months and 25 days.

ECCLESTON:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 29th, Mr. Charles Eccleston, aged 78 years.

Horace Scott, Esq. for years Cashier of the Otsego County Bank and First National Bank, died at Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY], on the morning of December 19th, aged 82 years.  He was a man well and favorably known in that community.

Harley Seargent, an old and esteemed citizen of Morris [Otsego Co. NY], died on the morning of the 21st ult. aged 67 years.

Geo. R. Whitney, living two miles from Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY], took morphine Friday, while his family were absent from the house.  When the family returned and broke into the house, Mr. Whitney was found in an insensible condition.  All efforts to save his life were unsuccessful.  Deceased was 50 years old and leaves a wife and three children.

Joseph Tifft, aged 60, and unmarried, was killed at Pratt's Hollow [Madison Co. NY], on Tuesday of last week, by the falling of a tree.

Hon. Daniel J. Shaw died at his residence in Homer [Cortland Co. NY], on the 20th ult. aged 90 years.  He had amassed a large fortune, which he distributed by will, but the bequests are not satisfactory to the heirs, and proceedings have already been instituted to declare the will null and void.  Mr. Shaw was a man of fine abilities and well educated.  In 1846 he was a member of the Constitutional Convention.

James Brown, postmaster at Madison [Madison Co. NY], died on the 16th, after a brief illness, aged 65 years.  He was a worthy citizen.

Capt. Benjamin Wadsworth died in Nelson [Madison Co. NY], on the 19th, aged 88 years.  He was one of the early settlers of the town, in which he has resided for upwards of seventy years.

News Item

Cazenovia [Madison Co. NY] has a ghost, which sometimes appears in a water-proof cloak, and at others attired in a plaid shawl.  No one dares to be out after dark, for fear of meeting the unwelcome visitor.  First the individual will know this apparition is walking by his side for some rods, with the face of either coal black or ashen white, and in a moment, it will vanish and is gone.  It has been met and seen by many citizens, and two young men have been badly frightened. Women and children remain within doors after dark. The police, with assistants, have patrolled the streets nights, met the night and noiseless walker, have seen it at a distance, but have been unable to arrest its progress as yet.  If they start for it, the ghost disappears.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, January 1, 1874

Marriages

At the Batist Parsonage, in this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 31st, by Rev. J.H. Sage, Mr. Hubert C. Norris of McDonough [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Martha J. Sweet of Smithville.

At the Baptist Parsonage in this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 1st, by Rev. J.H. Sage, Mr. Murlin L. Harrignton of Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Amanda H. Gale, of McDonough [Chenango Co. NY].

In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY], Dec. 24th, by Rev. Edson Rogers, Mr. Charles H. Porter of Whitney's Point [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Violette C. Meachum of Willett [Cortland Co. NY].

In Smithville [Cortland Co. NY], Dec. 31st, at the residence of the bride's parents by Rev. H.P. Collin, Mr. Geo. H. Mead of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Belle A. Ketchum, of Smithville.

In Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY], Dec. 23d, by Rev. W.L. Thorp, Mr. Wallace Hastings of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Nettie Rowley, of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].

At Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY] on Christmas Eve, by Rev. J.C. Shelland, Mr. R.B. Starkins of Sindey Plains to Miss Ada Yale of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY].

Death

In this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 2d, Mr. James H. Cable, aged 87 years.

Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, January 3, 1874

Marriages

EDICK - NORRIS:  At the residence of C.M. Norris, Esq., of this town [Bainbridge, Chenango Co. NY], on the 24th ult. b Rev. E. M. Blanchard, Mr. Edward Edick to Miss Eliza Norris, all of Bainbridge.

WARNER - McNUTT:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], at the residence of the bride, on Christmas eve, the 24th ult. by Rev. D.N. Grammon, Mr. Charles Warner to Miss Hattie McNutt all of this village.

SWEET - PARSONS:  At the parsonage in West Coventry [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. George D. Horton, Mr. Edward M. Sweet to Miss Hattie L. Parsons, both of Coventry.

CARRINGTON - HALLETT:  At the residence of Jacob VanWort, Esq., in Afton [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 23d, by Rev. T.P. Halstead, Mr. Dennis W. Carrignton to Miss Eva L. Hallett, both of Afton.

WAKEMAN - CABLE:  At the Congregational Parsonage, Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY], Dec. 19th, by Rev. J.B. morse, Mr. Peter B. Wakeman, of Denver city, Col., to Miss Mary Cable, of Walton [Delaware Co. NY].

WHITE - LEWIS:  At the Congregational Parsonage at Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY], on the 19th ult. by Rev. J.B. Morse, Justus L. White to Miss Ellen Lewis, both of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY].

BELDEN - GREEN:  In the M.E. Church at Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY] on the 25th ult., by Rev. W. Hiller, Mr. James Belden of Oneida [Madison Co. NY] to Miss Grace Green of Butternuts.

POTTER - LOCKWOOD:  At the residence of Delos Aylesworth, on the 23d ult. by Rev. J.C. Shelland, Mr. Emerson J. Potter of Barker, N.Y. [Broome Co.], and Miss Julia Lockwood, of Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY].

ROBINSON - STARKINS:  At the M.E. Chruch at Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY], Christmas eve, by Rev. J.C. Shelland, Mr. Luther J. Robinsonu, of Albany [Albany Co. NY], and Miss Rosaletta Starkins, of Sidney Plains.

HALL - BELKNAP:  At the M.E. Parsonage, Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY], on the 25th ult. by Rev. J.C. Shelland, Mr. George H. Hall to Miss Mary [Belknap] daughter of R. Belknap, all of Sidney.

Deaths

ROBINSON:  In Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY], Dec. 15th, Mrs. Poline Robinson, aged 66 years.

HENRY:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 22d, Mrs. Roxana Henry, aged 72 years.

JONES:  In Coventry [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 23d, Mira Elles [Jones] daughter of Wakely and Abby Jones, aged 6 months and 14 days.

Wm. McMullen, of Masonville [Delaware Co. NY], was run over and instantly killed on Monday of last week by one of the pushers (engines) running between Gulf Summit and Deposit.  He had been to Gulf Summit to see an acquaintance, was returning to Deposit, walking on the track, and when near the sand bank switch, met a freight train going west, took the opposite side of the track, and was run over by the pusher.  His body was badly mangled being caught by the firepan and pushed over by the ties.  He was about 23 years old.  This is said to be the second similar case with that engineer.

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