Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, July 1876 (continued)

 Chenango American, Greene, NY, July 20, 1876

Marriages

In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], June 21st by Rev. D.E. Leveridge, Mr. George S. Merritt to Miss Alta Bonney, all of Norwich.

In Binghamton [Broome Co. NY], July 3d, by Rev. Lyman Wright, Mr. Oliver B. Cook of North Colesville [Broome Co. NY], to Miss Ella A. Stevens, of Binghamton.

In Binghamton Cal., June 28th, at the residence of Mr. J. Tuck, by the Rev. S. Snyder of Dixon, Mr. Albert B Caniff, formerly of this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Anna C. Engle of Paw Paw, Mich.

Deaths

In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], July 9th, Amelia B. [Wales], aged 2 years, 6 months and 14 days, daughter of Geo. Wales.

In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], July 11th, Mr. Jay Dailey, aged 65 years.

In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], July 9th, Mrs. Ira B. Payne, aged about 60 years.

In Owego, July 11, Clara [Saxton] wife of Edward A Saxton and daughter of Alfred Thurston, of Whitney's Point [Broome Co. NY], aged 34 years.

In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], July 17th, Fannie [Smith], daughter of Elias Smith, aged 1 month and 4 days.

Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, July 22, 1876

Deaths

PRATT:  In this town [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], on the 16th inst. Joshua B. [Pratt] son of Dwight C. and Mary B. Pratt, aged 11 months and 2 days.

BABCOCK:  Elmore Babcock son of Alonzo Babcock of East Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], was a member of company L., which was with Geo. Custer and he fell in the fight with the Indians.  He enlisted about a year ago and was about 21 years of age.

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Biographical Notice of Dr. F.W. Root

By F.D. Beebe, M.D. of Hamilton, N.Y.

Franklin Washington Root was born in the town of Poultney, Rutland Co. Vt., on the 29th day of January 1820.  HIs father, Ashley Root, was one of the old residents of Poultney, having emigrated from Benson, Vt., shortly after his marriage.  Franklin W. Root was the youngest of six children.  He was educated at Poultney Seminary.  He studied medicine with Dr. Mitchell of Poultney and attended medical lectures and graduated at the medical college at Castleton, Vt., at the age of 24 years.  He was married shortly before receiving his diploma and in December following moved to New Woodstock, Madison County, N.Y., and commenced the practice of medicine.  In 1847, he removed to East Hamilton, N.Y. [Madison Co.], taking the practice and office of David T. Foot, M.D.  Dr. Root continued to live in the same place until February 1875, when during his absence from home attending the State Medical Society at Albany, his house and office was entirely destroyed by fire.  He then moved to Hamilton village and continued practice as before.  He was admitted as a member of the Madison County Medical Society on the 8th day of July 1862, was elected delegate from this society to the N.Y. State Society in July 1870, and was made eligible to permanent membership in February 1874.  In January 1852, Dr. Root was stricken with acute articular rheumatism, from which he suffered severely for several months and from the effects of which he never seemed to have fully recovered.  He seemed to be aware that he was not entirely to recover from this disease and that it would probably be the cause of his death or at least shorten his life.  On the 23rd day of April 1876, he was taken with a violent chill which was accompanied with severe pain in the head and shoulders. The Doctor at first thought his old enemy neuralgia and rheumatism was all he had to contend with, but very soon symptoms of typhomalarial fever was developed, proving fatal the 8th day of May 1876.

Dr. Root leaves a wife and one daughter, the wife of Charles W. Underhill, Esq., of Hamilton, N.Y.  Dr. Root was a large, muscular man, of fine physique, and commanding presence.  As a man, those who knew him best are well aware and of course not disposed to deny that he was strong, hearty and persistent in his attachments and on the other hand as determined and earnest in his prejudices.  His friends he always attracted and those for whom he entertained a dislike he uniformly repelled.  One distinctive characteristic was the power possessed by him of infusing with almost absolute faith, confidence in all he might recommend. These qualifications which ought to be possessed by all in this the noblest of all professions, our own, except only that of the minister of Christ, winning confidence in order to help, it is conceded that our friend in a good degree possessed.

At the Annual Meeting of the Madison County Medical Society, held at Earlville, July 11th, 1876, the following resolutions of respect to the memory of F.W. Root, M.D. were unanimously adopted:

Whereas: It has pleased Divine Providence to remove from earth our late brother Dr. F.W. Root of Hamilton, therefore,

Resolved: That we bow in humble reverence to His visitation and receive it with sincere regart.

Resolved: That we cherish the memory of our deceased brother as that of a faithful and upright member of our profession and an honorable and conscientious citizen.

Resolved:  That we sympathize with Dr. Root's family in the great bereavement and loss which they have sustained.

Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the family of the deceased and to the County papers.

A.L. Saunders, M.D.; F.D. Beebe, M.D.; W.M. Carpenter, M.D.; L.A. Van Wagner, Sec.

Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, July 22, 1876

Marriage

PHIPPS - LAMPHERE:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], July 4th, 1876, by Rev. D.C. Haynes, Mr. D.B. Phipps to Miss Edna Lamphere, both of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY].

Death

Mr. Joseph Throp, who has lived in this town [Nineveh, Broome Co. NY] for the past sixty years, died June 18th, aged 88 years.  He had lived with his wife, who is still living, sixty-four years, and he was dressed for the grave in the identical shirt that he was married in sixty-four years since.