Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, February 19, 1876
Deaths
OLES: In Masonville [Delaware Co. NY], Feb. 1, 1876, very suddenly, Devid Oles, aged 73 years.
Wilkins Settlement [Chenango Co. NY]: Sudden indeed did the sad intelligence reach us of the death of Mrs. Sarah Stockwell, of Afton [Chenango Co. NY], an old resident of this place. It appears that she arose early in the morning of the 3d inst. and not feeling well, requested that a neighbor be summoned, but sad to relate, despite all the efforts put forth for her relief, she soon expired, leaving for us another instance which should not fail to be a warning to us all to be prepared. "For in such an hour is ye think not, the son of man commeth;" "That while we are in the midst of life we are in death.
Smyrna Citizen, Smyrna, NY, February 19, 1876
Marriage
TOBEY - BENNETT: In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 16, at the home of the bride, by Rev. H. Fox, Mr. C. Sumner Tobey and Miss Nettie Bennett, all of Smyrna.
Death
CRUMB: In Smyrna, Feb. 16, Willie J. [Crumb] son of Henry and Betsey E. Crumb, aged 4 months.
Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, February 24, 1876
Marriages
WINSOR - MARSH: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 15th, by Rev. L.M.S. Haynes, Mr. Joshua Winsor to Miss Sarah L. Marsh, all of Norwich.
CURITS - GREENLEAF: In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 14th, by Rev. Mr. Fox, Mr. Levant Curtis to Miss lizzie Greenleaf.
Deaths
HANCOX: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 17th, at the residence of his son-in-law, Schuyler Mudge, Mr. Charles Hancox of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] aged 79 years.
CRANDALL: In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 20th, Prudence [Crandall] wife of Joseph Crandall, aged 67 years.
MOORE: In McDonough [Chenango County, NY], Mr. Chester Moore, a soldier of ar of 1812,aged 85 years.
FOOTE: In Stanwood, Iowa, Jan. 21st, Mr. Charles E. Foote, son of Luther and Phebe Foote, of Oxford, Chenango Co. NY, aged 27 years.
Mrs. David York died at the insane asylum in Utica [Oneida Co. NY], the 14th inst. Her remains were brought to North Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY] for interment.
Harriet Cartwright of Triangle [Broome Co. NY] died on Friday, February 11th, after a long and painful illness. The funeral services were held on Monday, and while at the grave, her husband Mr. Samuel Cartwright, died of typhoid pneumonia. Mrs. C. was formerly the wife of Mr. Jordan, an old resident of this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY]. Greene American
Samuel Steere, and old resident of this village of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY], died after a short illness on tuesdya morning of last week.
PHETTEPLACE: In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 16th, Mr. Dennis A. Phetteplace, aged 50 years.
Dennis A. Phetteplace, a farmer about fifty years of age, who resided in the east part of this town, died on Wednesday of last week, probably from injuries sustained by him on the Friday previous, while cutting ice on White's Pond, at which time he slipped and fell upon the ice, striking upon his head and side. Notwithstanding his bruises, he assisted in packing the ice, upon his return home, and did his chores. He complained of a severe pain to be called. Next day his symptoms were alarming, and Dr. Smith of Mt. Upton was summoned. He was found to be suffering from pneumonia of which he died on the following Wednesday. Deceased had a policy of $5,000 from the Brooklyn life insurance Company, and another of the same amount from the Mutual Life, of New York, the latter having been issued in the month of January previous to his death.
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BARTLE: In Brisbin [Chenango Co. NY], Feb. 19th, from the accidental discharge of a gun, Mr. George Bartle, of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], aged 26 years.
The Oxford Times of Wednesday gives the particulars of the sad death of George Bartle, an estimable young man of that village, which occurred in Brisbin on Saturday last. We publish the article entire, as the deceased was a former resident of this village and had many friends here:
"On Saturday morning, George Bartle, Wesley Talbot and William Burford left this village with a horse and cutter on a hunting excursion. They were going after rabbits principally, and had a hound belonging to Burford with them, and drove to the residence of Richard Tremain, who resides in the town of Greene, on the east side of the river, about a mile below the Brisbin railroad depot. At Mr. Tremain's they put out the horse and started for a swamp a short distance from the house. Burford's account of what then transpired, as related us, is substantially as follows: "We reached the swamp, loaded our guns, and were going on when we heard a hound yelping in the distance and coming towards us, supposing he was after a fox, we expected to get a shot at it, but not wishing our hound to join in the chase we proposed to tie him. I handed my gun to George and tied a handkerchief around the hound's neck, and asked someone whose fingers were not cold to finish the tying. Talbot handed his gun to George who put it with his, letting them lean against his left shoulder, stocks on the ground, and held mine in his right hand, and Talbot was about to assist me; George in the meantime had taken a string from his pocket and it not being needed put it back again. While on my knees heard a gun to off and thought that they had shot at the fox; looked up and saw George falling."
One of the guns (Talbot's) which George held leaning against his shoulder was in some manner that cannot be accounted for discharged and the entire charge entered his left cheek, making a fearful wound, and lodging in the brain. The ear and skin lopped over on the neck, and the cheek was burned and blackened. Talbot is positive that his gun was not cocked.
Burford held him in his arms after he fell and dispatched Talbot after help. The unfortunate young man never spoke from the first, though Burford thinks that he made an attempt to. The wound bled profusely. Talbot returned in about fifteen or twenty minutes with Mr. Tremain and son, and George was placed in the cutter and taken to the house and soon after being laid on a sofa he breathed his last.
Talbot ran his horse all the way to this village for medical aid, but by the time he reached here, the telegram announcing the death of George was received.
Mr. Tremain's people done everything in their power, and we assure them that their kindness and labors are fully appreciated by the deceased's relatives and friends. They made an attempt to telegraph for help, but the dispatch could not be got through, owing to the roundabout way in which it had to be sent.
The remains were brought to this village [Oxford, NY] the same day. The funeral services will be held at St. Paul's Church, this (Tuesday) afternoon at two o'clock.
Deceased was a son of Levi Bartle, who now resides in Albany and who just three months from George's death lost his youngest son. His age was twenty-six years, and he leaves a young wife, daughter of Mr. T. C. Pettis, and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his sudden death. He was a member of Sappho Hose, one of the first on the organization of the Company and was much esteemed by his fellow firemen.
His love of sport caused him to make frequent hunting excursions and the saddest part of the affair seemingly is the fact that his wife was very anxious not to have him go hunting that day and his remark that if he went it would end his hunting for the winter.
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