Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, December 3, 1874
Marriages
BORDEN - HALE: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 25th, by Rev. W.J. Judd, Mr. Franklin P. Borden, of Milford, Nebraska, to Miss Anna E. Hale of Norwich.
KENNEDY - WHEELER: At the First Congregational Church in Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], on Tuesday evening, Dec. 1st, by Rev. H.P. Collin, assisted by Rev. E.H. Payson, Mr. J.H. Kennedy of Des Moines, Iowa, to Miss Alice E. Wheeler, of Oxford.
BAILEY - GAGE: In South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 18th, by Rev. A. Lindsay, Mr. Stephen L. Bailey of Morris [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Fannie L. Gage of the former place.
DAVIS - SHERMAN: In South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 25th, by Rev. A. Lindsay, Mr. Hobart Davis to Miss Jennie E. Sherman, both of South New Berlin.
SWEET - FARRER: In New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 25th, by Rv. H.A. Smith Mr. Henry M. Sweet to Miss Rosa A. Farrer.
RUSS- PRATT: In Afton [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 24th, by Rev. Mr. Sawtell, Mr. James Russ to Miss Ellen Pratt, both of Afton.
BUCKEY - REDDY: At the residence of the bride's father, Rev. William Reddy, of Syracuse [Onondaga Co. NY], Nov. 21st by Rev. D.W. C. Huntington, Prof. John R.J. Buckey of Cumberland, Md., to Miss Laura J. Reddy Preceptress of Lake Shore Seminary, Pennsylvania.
Deaths
HOLMES: In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 19th, Mrs. Anna Holmes aged 83 years, 2 months and 10 days.
UTTER: In North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 21st, Eugene [Utter] son of Martin and Phebe Utter, aged 15 years and 8 months.
The Cortland [Cortland Co. NY]: Democrat of last week says: "Under the proper head will be found a notice of the death of Henry M. Purdy, of this place. Mr. Purdy was one of the most active and enterprising of our young businessmen, respected and honored for his many admirable qualities. His sad death will be deeply lamented by all who knew him. His funeral took place last Wednesday afternoon from the Messenger House in this place. The Y.M.C.A. of which he was an active member, attended his funeral in a body." Deceased was a son of Alfred Purdy, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] and was thirty-two years of age.
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WEED: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 26th, Mr. Clinton Weed, aged 28 years.
About half past five o'clock on Friday evening last Clinton Weed, an employee at the Midland depot in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], met with an accident which resulted in his death on the following day. He had been sent with a train up the DeRuyter Branch, to Shumway & Co's planning mill to deliver a quantity of lumber, which he assisted in unloading. On the return of the train, which was backing down towards the main line, he jumped from the car upon which he was standing, for the purpose of running ahead to turn the switch at the junction. Unfortunately, he did not get clear of the car, his feet by some means being thrown beneath it, the wheels passing over both legs. His right leg was nearly severed below the knee, while the left one was terribly cut and lacerated between the hip and knee.
The wounded man was carried to his residence on Adelaide Street, but a short distance from the scene of the accident, and medical assistance called. He was attended by Drs. Beecher, Wescott and Church, who amputated the right leg just below the knee, and dressed the other limb in the hope of saving it. But the shock was too much for the poor fellow, and death put an end to his sufferings at noon on Saturday.
Deceased was a son of the late Roselle Weed of East Norwich, where he passed the most of his life, and was well known to many of our younger people. He had been in the employ of the Midland Company for about two years. He was 28 years of age, and leaves a wife and one child, who are left in dependent circumstances. His funeral was attended on Tuesday morning.
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Many of our citizens will recollect Frank M. Burdo, one of the first conductors on the Midland Railroad after its opening to this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], a fine-looking young man, who was devoted to his business, and made hosts of friends among his associates and the traveling public. Since that time, he has been employed on different railroads in various parts of the country, but having become addicted to drinking, he failed to keep positions which were secured for him. The butterfly friends who stood by him as long as his money lasted, deserted him, and jeered at his misfortunes, and his repeated attempts to reform were failures.
On Monday of last week, he went from Rome to New York, after more than a week of entire sobriety, in pursuit of employment as a streetcar conductor. He went into a drug store on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of having a leech applied to a bruise over his eye, and after the application he seemed to become stupefied and entirely unable to move. Thereupon a police officer was summoned, and the unfortunate man was taken to the Ninth precinct station house, between 9 and 10 o'clock P.M. A comfortable room and bed were given him, and at intervals during the night the sergeant visited him, the last time at half past 1 o'clock in the morning. Each time he seemed to be sleeping soundly and was not awakened. At half past three the sergeant again went to his room, but he was dead, and in the opinion of the physician, who was at once called, he had been dead about an hour. A postmortem examination was made and it was found that the immediate cause of death was congestion of the brain. His lungs were found to be nearly consumed and the heart was somewhat affected.
The remains of the unfortunate young man, accompanied by his devoted wife, were taken to Bridgewater, Oneida Co. [NY] where the funeral was held on Sunday afternoon.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, December 3, 1874
Marriages
BORDEN - CRUMB: In Lebanon [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 25th, by Rev. J.W. Barr, Mr. Elmer D. Borden of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Dora E. Crumb, of Lebanon.
RICHER - PRESTON: In Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 28th?, by the same, Mr. Lorenzo Richer of Otselic and Miss Harriet Rosalta Preston, of the same place.
BARBER - WHEELER: November 25th by Rev. L.M.S. Haynes, at the residence of the bride's father, Wm. H. Wheeler, Esq., George Barber and Ella A. Wheeler, all of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY].
Deaths
DIMMICK: At her residence in Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], November 28th, Mrs. Polly Dimmick aged 92 years. Deceased was the mother of Oliver and Hosea Dimmick, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY].
BRIGGS: In German [Chenango Co. NY], November 12th, Collins G. Briggs, Esq. aged 76 years.
Another landmark gone. Mrs. Lucy Chappel died as her residence in the town of Nelson [Madison Co. NY] on Tuesday, aged eighty years. She was born in Rhode Island.
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A shocking and fatal accident took place in Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] on Saturday Nov. 21 William Spaulding in the employ of Charles Stone, near the Basswood meeting house, went to his work, chopping in the woods on the morning of that day, taking his dinner with him. Not returning at the expected time in the evening, it was feared that something had happened to him, as he was alone, and search was made. The first tree he fell, it seemed, lodged against another tree, and in getting it down, by some means, he was crushed beneath it in the fall, his head at the same time being driven against a stump, smashing the skull, allowing the brain to escape. Death of course was instantaneous, and from the position in which the body was found probably not a muscle stirred.
Dr. M.D. Spencer, of Guilford, one of the coroners of the county, was called and held an inquest, which resulted in a verdict substantially in accordance with the above facts. Deceased has lived in different parts of the country, last summer working in Coventry, where he is well known, though he has no relatives nearer than Binghamton, at which place a brother resides. He has another brother, a Presbyterian clergyman, in Ulster County. He was an industrious, kindhearted man, and made friends with all whom he associated. he was a soldier during the late war, and escaped tis dangers to be taken off in a less glorious and more horrible manner than war affords.
Guilford [Chenango Co. NY]: The remains of William Spaulding who was killed by the falling of a tree while chopping in the woods some four miles west of here, were taken by his brother to his home in Binghamton [Broome Co. NY], for burial on the 22d inst. The deceased was a single man, some 35 years old and employed at the time of his death in chopping cord wood for Mr. Lewis Anderson. [Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, Dec. 3, 1874]
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Cortland [Cortland Co. NY]: Mr. John Odell a well-known and highly respected citizen, about 60 years of age, residing in Cortland met with a fatal accident on Saturday night last. It was just after dark, and his wife had gone into one of the neighbors and there was no one present to witness the occurrence. When Mrs. Odell returned to the house she found her husband sitting in a chair, dead. His boot and stocking were off one foot, and he had the stocking in his hand. Blood in considerable quantities covered the floor about him, and a heavy line of blood marked the course which led from where he sat dead to the wood pile out of doors. A gash was found cut in his foot some two inches long, on the inside, a little below the instep. An artery must have been severed and he literally bled to death. Great quantities of blood lay all the way he had come. He was in the habit of bringing in large pieces of wood for a sheet iron stove, striking the blade of an ax in the end and using it as a handle. He must have been attempting this when the accident occurred, as there are the marks of the ax on a large piece of wood where the marks of blood begin. The ax not holding, a second blow was undoubtedly struck, glancing and hitting his foot with the result above mentioned.
Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, December 2, 1874
Marriage
COUSE - GREEN: In West Davenport, Del. Co. [NY] on the 4th, by Rev. B.A. Russell, Mr. Cornelius Couse of West Davenport to Mrs Lovina Green, of Milford, Otsego Co. [NY].
Chenango American, Greene, NY, December 3, 1874
Marriages
At the Congregational Parsonage, in this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 15th, by Rev. George Porter, Mr. Ely E. Platt of Afton [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Betsey M. Haight, of Greene.
At the house of the bride in this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY] (Page Brook) Nov. 25th, by Rev. Geo. Porter, Mr. Stephen Stanton to Mrs. Jane Tuttle, both of Greene.
Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, December 5, 1874
Marriage
FAIRBANKS - YOUNG: At the residence of the bride's father in Marshall, Oneida Co. [NY], on the 2d inst. by Rev. Samuel Miller, Mr. R.L. Fairbanks and Miss Emma J. Young.
Deaths
BOSS: In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 22nd, 1874, Miss Waity Boss, aged 76 years.
CROWELL: In Utica [Oneida Co. NY], on the 2d inst. Emmett [Crowell] son of Mr. William Crowell, aged 15 years.
Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, December 5, 1874
Deaths
JOHNSON: In Afton [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 1st, 1874, Isaac Johnson, aged 98 years.
ROOT: In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 3, 1874, Milton H. Root, aged 82 years.
SMITH: In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 3, 1874, Rufus C. Smith, Sr., aged 74 years.
The deceased was a brother of the late Samuel A. Smith and father of Joseph L. Smith of Norwich [Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, Dec. 9, 1874)
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