Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, July 16, 1874
Marriages
BROWN - HUTCHINS: In Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], July 3d, 1874, by Rev. J.W. Barr, Mr. Charles E. Brown of Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Ellen E. Hutchins of Otselic.
We find the following in the Adams (Mass.) Transcript of the ninth inst.: "George W. Bedford and Miss Addie J. Sanford were married at the residence of the bride's father, Michael Sanford, Quincy Street, this Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Holmes officiating. The wedding party was not large, consisting of the immediate relatives and a few invited guests, but it was an extremely pleasant one, and well worthy of the happy occasion. Mr. Bedford is the son of David Bedford, and a young man of character, energy and business ability, and a promising career seems lying before him. The bride is a young lady of unusual grace of person and excellence and earnestness of character, whose generous and engaging qualities have won the esteem and regard of many friends. The bridegroom and bride are both well known in our social circles of which they are prominent members, and they carry with them into their new life the kind wishes of many friends. They started on the afternoon of the wedding for their wedding trip, in which they will spend two or three weeks along the seashore from New York to Boston."
We congratulate George upon his accession of so fair a bride, and the bride upon so energetic a husband. His many friends here will unite with the Transcript in its good wishes "May their shadow never grow less."
Deaths
ALDRICH: In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], July 10, Elisha J. [Aldrich] son of James Aldrich, aged 5 years.
MYERS: In Columbus [Chenango Co. NY], on the 4th inst. of dropsy, Mrs. Samantha [Myers] aged 40 years.
Inquest
On Saturday morning last, the wife of Isaac Smith, who resides near North Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], was taken suddenly ill, and in a short time became unconscious. Convulsions soon set in, occasional vomiting ensued, and sometime during the afternoon she died. Suspicions of poison or some other foul means to produce death, called for an investigation and on Sunday, Coroner S.M. Hand of this village, held an inquest, and the facts attending he life and death appeared substantially as follows::
"Mr. Smith married deceased in 1851 at the age of about 28 years, his wife being younger by some two years. they have had a large family of children, of whom seven were living. One of them was a foolish invalid, and the whole family was the wretchedest of the wretched. They lived in a log house, in the midst of a swamp, and suffered not only the extremes of poverty, but quarreled and lived very unhappily as well. Sometimes they would be out of food entirely, and many times the supply was sparse and insufficient indeed. Among the implements and stock in trade, Smith had three guns in the house - how many dogs does not appear. Within a week, the head of the household started out for meal, with $5 in his pocket, but instead of the needed provisions, returned with one Alcie Slater, who boasted she had $2 of Smith's money. The wife of course fretted and worried over this and suffered more than one can describe. On Friday morning Smith went out again for provisions, leaving his wife in bed. Not returning for a long time, she went out to hunt him up, but without success. At last, he returned. His wife went to bed about as usual, Friday night. About 2 o'clock terrible groanings were heard. The husband and family inquired of the poor woman in regard to her distress, but no response came. A single attempt was made to articulate, but speech and consciousness were gone. Neighbors were called in and a physician, Dr. D.C. Crumb, of Preston, summoned. No relief could be given till death came. She had frequently threatened her own life, and as morphine was found in the house - which the husband testified he kept to administer to the neighbors when they were sick - the inquest was held. Upon investigating all the facts in the case, in connection with the postmortem examination, the jury came to the conclusion that deceased "came to her death by the visitation of God in a natural way, and not otherwise." The doctor who made the autopsy gave it as his opinion that Mrs. Smith died from congestion of the brain, and not from narcotic poison."
Chenango American, Greene, NY, July 16, 1874
Deaths
In this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], July 8th, Mrs. Caroline [Avery] wife of John S Avery, in her 81st year.
We never expect to have occasion to chronicle the death of a person in this section as old as Mrs. Hannah Baker, who died June 28th at the residence of her son at Texas Valley [Cortland Co. NY], aged 100 years and 28 days. At the party held in honor of her arriving at the age of 100 years, she appeared to be in as good health as usual and did not appear as old as many ladies of 70. she died of congestion of the lungs, being sick only three days. She retained her mental faculties to the last, unimpaired. Marathon independent.
Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, July 18, 1874
Marriage
BILBY - SHERMAN: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], on the 10th inst. by Esq. Beverly, Mr. Charles Bilby to Miss Dell Sherman, both of Sanford [Broome Co. NY].
Death
SMITH: In Masonville [Delaware Co. NY], on the 6th inst., Justin E. W. [Smtih] youngest son of Sylvester Smith, aged 18 yrs.
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