Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, April 21, 1875
Deaths
We copy the following obituary on the death of Mr. Mayes, a respected former resident of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY], from an Osceola, Iowa paper:
Josiah Mayes peacefully departed this life on the 10th inst. at the residence of Mr. H.E. Mintonye, his nephew by marriage in the 69th year of his age.
He was born near Gettysburg, Pa. In early life he removed to the State of New York, where he married Miss Mary Lee with whom he lived in happy companionship for forty years.
Mr. Mayes has not been among us much, not being in active business, and having very feeble health, he was not brought into very close contact with many of our citizens. Still, he made many friends, who have learned to love him for his gentle deportment, his general intelligence, and benevolent heart. He retained his mental faculties in vigor to the very last moment of his life, speaking and making minute arrangements for his departure and funeral, manifesting the highest appreciation for all that his friends were doing for him to solace his last hours of suffering. His religious sentiments were what are known as liberal; yet he seemed to have implicit faith in God's Word and expressed himself as relying on the provisions of the Gospel alone, as the ground of his hope of a please immortality. J.O.
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Death of Miss Jennie Stowell: The Elmira Advertiser published the following notice on the death of Miss Jennie Stowell, aged 18 years, daughter of James H. and Mary T. Stowell, who died in that city on Oct. 219th. "By the death of Miss Jennie Stowell, has gone from us a dutiful daughter and a fascinating friend. She was a lovely girl, a most estimable woman, a beautiful bud, plucked that it might blossom in the gardens of the Lord. A numerous host of friends, by their presence at the last rights of the dead, testified their loss and sympathy with the grief-stricken relatives. The obsequies, conducted by the Revs. Dr. Knox and Mr. Beecher were very impressive. Her Sunday School classmates sang the songs of her love, and many friends bestowed most beautiful floral offerings. The remains were interred at Woodlawn, six of our city's most prominent young men, and her intimate friends doing the last sad offices of respect and love. Mr. Stowell may be sympathized with in the loss of an only daughter by a large circle of friends."
Chenango American, Greene, NY, April 24, 1875
Marriage
In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], April 6th, by Rev. Charles Shepherd, Mr. Frederick Smith to Mrs. Elia Hoyt of Greene.
Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, April 24, 1875
Marriage
HEBBARD - WHITNEY: In this village [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], on the 14th inst. by Rev. S. Wood. Mr. Charles Hebbard and Miss Addie Whitney, all of this place.
Deaths
MARKS: In Goshen [Orange Co. NY], on the 22d inst. Mrs. Harriet Marks, wife of Mr. Byron Marks of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY], aged about 36 years.
Mrs. Harriet Marks, daughter of Mrs. Asa Foot of this village [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], and wife of Mr. Byron Marks of Binghamton, formerly of this village, died in Goshen on Wednesday last. Mrs. Marks had been suffering from precarious health for a long itme and was on her way to New York to obtain the services of an eminent physician of that city, but was unable to proceed further than Goshen where she was taken worse and died. Mrs. Foot and Mrs. Wm. E. Davis went to Binghamton Thursday and will be present at the funeral services which take place in that city today (Saturday) at 2 o'clock P.M.
Oxford [Chenango Co. NY]: Mrs. Cole, widow of Charles Cole, who was injured by the running away of a team on the 11th inst. and suffered the amputation of her right leg, died on Friday morning last.
Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, April 24, 1875
Deaths
EDGERTON: In Coventry [Chenango Co. NY], April 16th, 1875, of dropsy, Calvin Edgerton, aged 76 years. Deceased was an old inhabitant of the town and greatly esteemed by all who knew him.
SMITH: The hand of death has again saddened our hearts by the removal of Olivia Smith, of Masonville [Delaware Co. NY]. she was esteemed and beloved by all who knew her, being lovely in person, amiable in temper, and in her death a strong cord has been broken which had been thrown around the circle in which she was surrounded. Whilst we may not be able to sympathize with the bereaved family circle, we feel that there is a circle broken which comes very near to us, and when we think of the many pleasant hours we have spent together as teacher and pupil, and the strong ties thus entwined around us, a pang of sadness strikes to our heart; and still when we realize that it is the hand of God, we would not murmur or complain, but feel that He doeth all things well, and that another jewel had been placed in God's diadem to draw our minds from earth to Heaven.
JONES: In Ives Settlement [Chenango Co. NY], on the evening of April 6th, 1875, of scarlet fever, Hubert Marion [Jones] only child of Charles and Dora Jones, aged 1 year, 7 months and 13 days.
Let the full grief-tide flow / In one unbroken strain, / We've covered up the snow white breast./ We hope to meet again, / O yes, we've closed the sunny eyes, / While tears like summer rain / Fall o'er the waxen clay of him / We hope to meet again.
The last farewells are given, / Death has broke the golden chain / But in yonder starry heaven / We hope to meet again. / The little mound is made / Which holds our sacred claim, / And there our Hubert's laid / We hope to meet again.
The lily there we plant, / The roses there we train / Above the silken curls of him. / We hope to meet again. / O will it not be sweet / On yonder shining plain / With all the happy host to meet / Our loved one there again.
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