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

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, August 10, 1876

Marriage

We had a Centennial Wedding in our place which has been very negligently overlooked by your correspondent.  The happy pair were united by his Honor M.B. Lidington, Esq., at his house.  The names were Mr. Maxon Cheesebro of No. Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Nancy Southwick of Sherburne [Chenango Co NY].  May their posterity do likewise next Centennial.

Deaths

TUTTLE:  Mr. Hiram Tuttle, a much respected citizen of this town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], died at his residence on Friday last, from the effect of a fever, contracted at Philadelphia where Mr. T. acted in the capacity of Centennial Ground police.  Mr. T. had lately been home on a visit and had returned to his duty when he was taken sick and returned home.

In this town [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], August 5th, 1876, Mr. Hiram A. Tuttle, aged 38 years.  [Sherburne News, Aug. 12, 1876]

Child Killed by a Fall

A shocking and fatal accident occurred at the Palmer House, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] about 7 o'clock on Monday morning.  Mr. E. Lakieher and wife, who have for some time past boarded at the Palmer and have occupied a third story front room.  They had a bright, wide-awake beautiful little boy, thirteen months old, who was fond of looking out of the front windows which opened nearly to the floor.  Bars had been put up to keep him from falling out and only the day before the fall, one had been added for greater security.  On Monday morning Mr. L. had gone down to his breakfast, the mother was making her toilet, and the baby was at the window, the mother keeping an eye almost constantly upon it. She turned away for a moment and, on looking back was horrified at seeing the little feet passing rapidly from the window.  the child had, in some way, climbed over the bar and he fell to the sidewalk, thirty feet below.  He struck on the side of his head, and the skull was literally crushed.  Mr. Griffis and Mr. Graham were standing in the door as the child struck in front of them on the sidewalk, and at once took it up and gave the alarm. Two or three children of about the same age happened to be in the house at the same time and there was a shrick of alarm from each mother, fearing it was her own and the wildest excitement reigned for a few minutes. The child continued to breathe for about an hour.  The grief of the young father and mother was terrible, and their lamentations called forth the sympathies of all sojourners in the house. They were comparative strangers here, having come from Ithaca few weeks ago but they have the hearty sympathy of a large number of persons who learned the particulars of the painful concurrence. The funeral was held on Tuesday afternoon and was largely attended. The ladies of the neighborhood made liberal contributions of flowers for the occasion.

Sudden Death

On Saturday morning last our people were surprised at the announcement that Mr. James Hayes had been found dead in his bed at an early hour that morning.  He was discovered by his daughter about five o'clock, and to all appearance he had been dead fully an hour or more.

Mr. Hayes was in his seventy-fourth year.  He was born upon the Unadilla River and has lived in this village for upwards of fifty-five years.  In his early life he was an active man, full of energy ambition but for the last ten years he has been incapacitated from active life and has been compelled to avoid labor. During the past four weeks he was confined to his house and the door yard adjoining though no unusual symptoms had been observed the day before his death.  His disease is supposed to be a sort of combination of dropsy and heart disease.

Mr. Hayes was universally respected and esteemed by all of our citizens who had known him for so many years.  He was quiet and unostentatious, and we believe always did well what he found to do.  He was a brother of E.T. Hayes, of this village, and also of Harvey Hayes of Smithville, who died something like a year ago.  His wife died something like ten years since and of his own family he is only survived by his daughter, Miss Amelia E. Hayes, a most estimable and worthy young lady who has hosts of friends in this village and elsewhere, who sympathize with her in her bereavement.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, August 10, 1876

Marriages

At the home of the bride's mother, Aug. 5, by Rev. W.H. Gavitt, John Ray and Miss Rosanna L. Campbell, both of this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY].

At the M.E. Parsonage, in this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Aug. 8, by Rev. W.H. Gavitt, Mr. Newton H. Rood of this town and Miss Sarah Cumber of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY].

At the M.E. Parsonage, in this village [Greene, Chenango Co. NY], Aug. 4, by Rev. W.H. Gavitt, Mr. Isaac D. Parks of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Maria L. Niles of this town.

At Lamb's Corners, Broome Co. [NY] by Rev. Bethuel Brooks, Mr. Elbert J. Richards of Nanticoke [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Melissa A. Horton, of this town [Greene, Chenango Co. NY].

Death

In Elyslanfields, Texas, July 7th, Mrs. Lucy Burch, aged 74 years, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co. NY].

In Cortland [Cortland Co. NY], July 26th, Rev. George H. Blakeslee, a superannuated member of the Wyoming Conference.

Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, August 12, 1876

Deaths

LASHER: In this village [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], on the 19th inst. of typhoid pneumonia, Edward O. [Lasher] son of Alonzo and Anna Lasher, aged 10 months and 15 days.

KANE:  In this village [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], August 5th, 1876, Maggie Kane, aged 16 years.

DIMMICK:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], August 10th Eaber Dimmick Esq., aged about 80 years.

New Berlin Gazette, New Berlin, August 12, 1876

Death

Charles W. Allendorf aged 36 years, only son of William Allendorf, died very suddenly on Friday of last week.  He was at work in the forenoon upon the farm of his brother-in-law Charles Beardsley, assisting in getting in oats and was taken sick in the field and died the same evening.  This is a hard blow for his wife and parents who have the sympathy of this community in this their hour of affliction.  The funeral services took place on Sunday and his remains were placed by the side of his brother in the upper Cemetery.