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

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, May 21, 1874

Marriage

ROCKWELL - SHEPARD:  At the home of the bride, May 13th, by Rev. S.W. Weiss, Mr. Howard C. Rockwell of Rockwell's Mills [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Helen C. Shepard, of Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY].

Deaths

BELLOWS:  At the residence of her son-in-law, William Mosher, in Greene [Chenango Co. NY], May 18th, Mrs. Nancy Bellows, widow of the late Dr. Daniel Bellows, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], aged 82 years.  Funeral services will be held at the residence of her son, Dr. H.K. Bellows, in this village, on Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock.

CARR:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], May 17th, Mrs. Mary P. Carr, aged 73 years, mother of J.W. Carr and Mrs. William Eaton, of this place.  Her remains were taken to Hartwick, Otsego Co. [NY], for burial.

DUTTON:  Suddenly, in Columbus [Chenango Co. NY], May 11th, Mr. Riley Dutton, aged 62 years, 5 months and 16 days.

SABINS:  In Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY], March 10th, Sophia [Sabins], wife of Oliver Sabins, aged 58 years and 1 month.

DALRMPLE:  At the residence of C.O. Dalrymple, in Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], May 2d, Mr. Eli Dalrymple, aged 71 years.

GRAY:  At the same residence, may `12th, Mr. Henry Gray, son of Daniel P. Gray, aged 30 years.

PRESTON:  In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], April 7th, Eliza Preston, aged 47 years.

CHAPIN:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], May 11th, Miss Abigail H. Chapin, aged 72 years.

MILLER:  In Eaton [Madison Co. NY], May 3d, Maud [Milled], daughter of Dr. H.P. and Cicitia A. Miller, aged 3 years 1 month and 22 days.

Mrs. Susannah Curtis, a much respected lady of Hamilton [Madison Co. NY], died suddenly on the morning of the 7th inst.

Myron Swift, of Cazenovia [Madison Co. NY], died suddenly of palsy on the 11th, while on a hunting excursion around the lake.

Mrs. A.A. Irskine, of Eaton [Madison Co. NY], was struck with paralysis, which driving to church on the 3d and died on the 5th inst.

Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, May 21, 1874

Marriages

NEWTON - BENTLY:  In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], May 6th, by the Rev. S.P. Way, Mr. W.T. Newton, of Taylor [Cortland Co. NY] to Miss C.G .Bently, of Pitcher.

ADAMS - BENEDICT:  In Georgetown, N.Y. [Madison Co. NY], May 13th, by Rev. C.S. Crain, Lorenzo G. Adams of Beaver Meadow [Chenango Co. NY] and Ada L. Benedict,of Lebanon, N.Y. [Madison Co. NY].

Deaths

ROGERS:  In Pecatonica, Ill. May 9, 1874, of typhoid pneumonia, Mr Franklin Rogers, aged 68 years.

Mrs. Charlotte Allen, the oldest person in the town of Dryden [Tompkins Co. NY], died at her residence near Varna [Tompkins Co. NY], April 30th, aged 96 years, 9 months, 2 days. She lived on the farm where she died just half a century.  Her oldest child is 73 years old, and lives in Moravia, Cayuga county [NY]. 

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Many of our older inhabitants will doubtless remember that there resided in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], between twenty-five and thirty years ago, a man by the name of Isaac H. Andrews.

In 1849, or thereabouts he "taught the young idea how to shoot" in the old red schoolhouse on Fair Street and for some considerable time held the position of Town Superintendent.  Subsequently he studied law in the office of George M. Smith, Esq., and in course of time was admitted to practice.

Although a man of considerable ability he possessed peculiar traits of character and a singularly developed mind. About the year 1851 he left Norwich suddenly, in a somewhat mysterious manner, since which time, as far as we know, he has not been heard from till within the past few days.

The following from the Green Bay (Wis) Gazette, kindly furnished us by Mr. J.T. Monk, of Watertown in that state tells the sequel:

About three years ago, a singular looking individual presented himself to Mr. Abraham Taylor, of Fort Howard, and sought the position of night watchman in his mill at Duck Creek.  He was a little, dried up, pinched face, beady eyed, white haired old man, quiet in his manners and having the appearance of a man who had seen better days.  He gave his name as Isaac Andrews, was accepted and worked faithfully in gaining the esteem of his employer by his strict attention to his duties.  He rarely ever spoke of himself, and no one knew anything of his past history, though it was evident he had a history.  He said he had never been married and had been to California. That was all.  Who were his friends, whence he came, what he intended - these were the natural queries among his new mill comrades; but he evaded answering, and gradually interest in him died out.  He was singularly abstemious and temperate in habits.  We remember him well in the Grant campaign, in which he took a strong interest, from his singular appearance and a remark he made when subscribing for the Gazette for the campaign.  Last Friday he died at Duck Creek of Paralysis after an illness of a week, and was buried by his former employer, Mr. Taylor, whose employment he left only about three weeks before.  Among his effects was found a certificate of the Supreme Court of New York, dated at Norwich, Chenango County, January 15th, 1851 admitting Isaac H. Andrews to practice as attorney, solicitor and counselor in all the courts of the State.  Another paper issued from the county court of Jefferson County, Wis., admitting him to practice in that court, July 1st 1860.  And that was all.  He left no pecuniary effects.  He was evidently a man of considerable education and had started in life with a fine prospect of success.  What blight overtook and wrecked him completely can only be imagined, it can never be known.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, May 21, 1874

Death

May 2d, Mr. Samuel Ferguson, formerly of Smithville Flats [Chenango Co. NY], aged 46 years.

Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, May 23, 1874

Death

GORHAM:  In this town [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], on the 15th inst., Mrs. Anna Gorham, aged 78 years.  Deceased was the widow of Raymond Gorham who died in 1863. She had long been a resident of Sherburne and was held in the highest estimation for her virtues and hospitalities. A large concourse of friends followed her remains to the tomb and the manifestations of grief at her loss was evidence of the strong hold she had upon those who knew her best.