Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, October 28, 1875
Marriages
HOPKINS - HESLOP: At the residence of John Heslop, Esq., in Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY], Oct. 26th, by Rev. L.M.S. Haynes, Mr. Charles H. Hopkins of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Alice I. Heslop, of the former place.
CURTIS - ABEL: Oct. 20th, by Rev. L.M.S. Haynes, Mr. Byron Curtis to Miss E.A. Abel, of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY]
MARTIN - BREED: At the M.E. Parsonage in McDonough [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 13th, by Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. Fred A. Martin of McDonough to Miss Helen M. Breed, of Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY].
SEXMITH - SEWARD: On Perch Pond Hill [Broome Co. NY], Oct. 18th, by Rev. A. Brown, Mr. Michael Sexmith of Afton [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Elia L. Seward of the former place.
PARTRIDGE - SNOW: In Willett [Cortland Co. NY], Oct. 13th, by Rev. H.C. McDermott, Mr. Partridge of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Sarah V. Snow, of Willett.
Deaths
CONKEY: At her residence in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], on the morning of Oct. 26th, after a lingering illness, Mrs. Julia Randall Conkey, widow of the late Walter M. Conkey, aged 59 years and 9 months.
Mrs. Julia Randall Conkey, widow of the late Walter M. Conkey, expired at her residence in this village, at an early hour on Tuesday morning last, after months of suffering. She was a daughter of the late Col. John Randall and a most estimable woman. Her age was fifty-nine years.
BARBER: At the residence of her son, Charles Barber, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 20th, Mrs. Eunice Barber, aged 86 years.
HOLLEY: In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 24th, 1875, Mr. Paris G. Holley, aged 83 years 8 months and 20 days, father of Mrs. Isaac B. Collins of this village.
MESSENGER: In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 15th, of congestion of the lungs, Mrs. Hannah Messenger, aged 75 years, daughter of Rev. Comfort Record, deceased.
HOUCK: At Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 25th, Ettie [Houck] daughter of Miles P. Houck, aged about 18 years.
Ettie Houck, daughter of Miles Houck, died today of consumption, aged about eighteen years. This is the second bereavement Mr. Houck has been called upon to pass through quite recently, having lost a little boy who was scalded to death only a few months ago.
TROY: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 18th, Mr. Dennis Troy, aged 80 years.
HOAG: In Elmira [Chemung Co. NY], Oct. 19th, Mr. Philo Hoag, formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], aged 40 years.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 28, 1875
Marriage
Silver Wedding: On the evening of October 22d, 1875, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brooks celebrated the 25th anniversary of their wedding life. We were among the number and arrived there at 9 o'clock. The house was brilliantly illuminated and teaming with life. About forty-five guests were present and we took our place among them. We had the pleasure of listening to the enchanting strains of music produced by Mr. and Mrs. B's daughter on the piano accompanied by a flute played by their son, it was indeed sweet music, having a tendency to sooth our hunger.
The ceremony of reuniting the happy pair for another 25 years was performed by the white braided elder who has before officiated on similar occasions, but this state of things could not last always. Dishes were heard to rattle in an adjoining room and soon we were summoned to the supper table. Oh Ye Gods? Talk not to us of nightmare; what care we though forty grandmothers appear to us before morning? Justice must be done to our friend Charlies' table and over forty mouths can testify to the richness of the repast with which the table was loaded, all honor to Mrs. B's culinary abilities. After supper there was a general inspection of the presents, many of which were rich and rare, amounting in value to about $60. It was altogether a very pleasant evening, and we think all the guests retired feeling well satisfied in every respect, and with the best wishes for the happiness and prosperity of our friends Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brooks and family.
Deaths
TOMB: Oct. 4th in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. [Dutchess Co.], Frankie G. [Tomb] daughter of Asa M. and Sophronia M. Tomb, aged 24 years and 6 months.
NEWTON: At North Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], on the 12th inst., of paralysis, Denison Newton, aged 75? years. Mr. Newton has lived nearly his entire life in Pharsalia and was highly respected by all his friends and acquaintances.
NYE: At North Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], after a brief illness, Samuel L. Nye, aged about sixty years.
HOLLY: In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], on the 24th inst., Paris G. Holly, aged 83 years, 6 mos. and 20 days.
Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, October 27, 1875
Deaths
CURTIS: In Addison, Steuben, Co. N.Y., on the 28th Sept. Mr. James Curtis, son-in-law of D.D. McGeorge, of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY], aged 48 years.
SHARP: In McDonough [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 12th, Clara [Sharp] wife of Nicholas Sharp, aged 57 years.
"Don't give me any more medicine - / It cannot heal me now; / For I feel that I am dying, / And the cold sweats on my brow.
I want to go to Jesus / I long to be at rest - / To join the white robed angels, / In the mansions of the blest.
Don't give me any more medicine - / It cannot cure my ills; /But the peace my Saviour giveth / My raptured spirit fills.
I Want to go to Jesus / I long to see His face; / And through the endless ages, / To praise His saving grace.
Don't give me any more medicine - / Life hath no charm for me; / Earth hath not aught to give me - / From sin I would be free.
I want to go to Jesus / To lean upon His breast - / To dwell forever near Him / And share His promised rest
Don't give me any more medicine - / I do not wish to stay / Where the stormy waves of trouble / Surge round me every day.
I want to go to Jesus / To bend before His throne, / To join the angel chorus, / to live for Him alone.
Chenango American, Greene, NY, October 28, 1875
Marriages
At the residence of the bride's parents, in this village, Oct. 21st, by Rev Mr. Dilley, Mr. William Warring, of Saratoga, N.Y. [Saratoga Co.] to Miss libbie S. [Kinney], daughter of Mr. E.G. Kinney.
Oct. 5th, 1875 at Brownville, Jefferson Co N.Y. at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. Ferdinand Rogers, Mr. Marcellus Kent Stow to Miss Mary [Loomis], daughter of Gen. Thomas Loomis.
Oct. 22d, 1875, at Limerick, Jefferson Co. N.Y., at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. Ferdinand Rogers, Mr. James Tillinghast to Miss Mary [Williams] daughter of Mr. William Williams.
At South Fenton [Broome Co. NY], Oct. 2d, by Rev. V.M. Seagears, M.A. Robinson of South Fenton to Jennie Tuttle, of Franklin, Delaware County [NY].
Oct. 21st, 1875, in Buffalo, N.Y. [Erie Co.], at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. Dr. Rogers, Mr. Fred D. Stow, son of the late Judge M.K. Stow, of Fondulac, Wisconsin, to Miss Annie [Tillinghast], daughter of Mr. James Tillinghast Gen. Supt. of N.Y.C.&H.R. Railroad.
Relatives and friends gathered from far and near to be present at this ceremony - so unusual in these days of change - the joining by the holy tie, of a triple cord. The day, one of October's loveliest, the brilliant surroundings drawn from Nature and Art - the cordial greetings of long parted friends, the elegance of the wedding feast, and the unison of heartfelt wishes for the happiness of the bridal party, combined to make the occasion one long to be remembered.
Deaths
In this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 21st, Mrs. Elizabeth [Shattuck], wife of David Shattuck, aged 38 years.
In Addison, N.Y., Sept. 28th, Mr. James Curtis, son-in-law of D.D. McGeorge of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], aged 48 years.
Death of Uri Carruth
Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, October 28, 1875: Our readers will recollect the shooting of Uri Carruth, a native of East Pharsalia, in this county [Chenango Co. NY], in his office at Vineland, N.J., on the 19th of March last, by George K. Landis, a rival editor, for some strictures upon the latter in Carruth's paper. Although the bullet was never extracted from the wound in his head, Mr. Carruth partially rallied form the shock, and attended commencement last summer, at Clinton College, where he graduated years ago, and afterwards, with his family visited relatives in this village. Of late he has been slowly sinking from the effects of the wound, and on Sunday morning last he died. His sister, Mrs. William Card, of this village, has been at his bedside for some weeks past. A post mortem examination was held on Monday. His remains were interred at Clinton on Tuesday. Deceased was the only surviving son of the late Levi Carruth, of this village.
The event leaves Landis in a peculiar predicament. By the laws of New Jersey, he is subject to trial for murder in the first degree in the event of Carruth's death within a year and a day after the wound, and he has been surrendered by his bondsmen to await the action of the law. His chances for the gallows seem to hinge on the verdict of the coroner's jury and the doctors, who are called upon to decide whether Carruth died from the effects of that wound in the head, after carrying a bullet around for so many months, or from other and distinct cause.
Carruth's family are poor. He leaves a wife and five children, the former of whom is very ill and not expected to live.
Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, October 28, 1875: Mrs. Uri Carruth, an account of whose shooting by Landis at Vineland, N.J. in March last, all given in full at the time, died at Vineland at three o'clock on Sunday morning. Ever since the unfortunate occurrence Mr. Carruth has carried the fatal bullet in his brain which finally terminated his life as stated. Some three months since he visited his sister Mrs. Wm. Card of this village and in an interview we had with him, he expressed great hope that he should ultimately recover, though tic seemed almost like hoping against hope.
After the shooting Landis was arrested and taken to Bridgeton Jail where he was kept until about three months ago, when he was released on $50,000 bail. Since his release Mr. Landis and his attorney have visited Carruth in Clinton, N.Y., where he had gone for his health, to try and bring about a settlement. Landis offered Carruth $5,000 in cash and about 80 acres of land, which was indignantly refused. Since his return from his visit to Clinton, Carruth has been much troubled in regard to his pecuniary affairs and the probable condition of his family in case of his death. He thought seriously at one time of instituting a civil suit for damages, he being of a firm opinion that Landis would not settle unless compelled to do so. A third attempt to settle with Carruth at Clinton having failed, some mutual friends have been endeavoring to bring about a settlement since his return from the North and had progressed so far that a few days since the sun of $12,500 in cash and securities had been agree upon and the papers only awaited the signature of Landis, but he insisted that Carruth should leave the State before the settlement was perfected.
Carruth has been failing ever since his return from the North, and has been unable to attend to any business, his mind being constantly excited in regard to a settlement. Up to within a week or ten days it was thought that if his mind was relieved from that burden he would yet recover. At daybreak he would anxiously inquire, "Can you keep me till night so we can fix those papers?" and at night, "You must keep me till morning so we can settle that matter." His friends did not let him know that the settlement could be brought about only by his removal from the State. He has been confined to his bed of some days back. Saturday evening, he ate his supper in a reclining position, feeling to all appearances as he had for some days past. About three or four hours later he was taken with a convulsion, followed by a violet fit of vomiting. He then sank into a stupor, from which he was relieved by death.
Landis was delivered by his bondsmen to the authorities, who rearrested him and took him to Bridgeton.
Drs. Malcolm, McFarland and Gross of Philadelphia on Monday held a postmortem and on Tuesday Carruth's body was taken to Clinton, Oneida County, N.Y. for interment.
The many friends of Mr. Carruth in this vicinity will deeply regret the fatal termination of the unfortunate shooting of March 19th.
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