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

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 9, 1876

Marriages

EDDY - COOK:  At Whitney's Point, Oct. 20th, by Rev. W. Gates, Mr. Andrew Eddy, of Lisle [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Carrie Cook, of Greene [Chenango Co. NY].

COMBS - LINCOLN:  In Georgetown [Madison Co. NY], Oct. 29th, Mr. Horace Combs, of Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] to Mrs. E.G.B. Lincoln, of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY].

MORSE - ELMENDORF:  In Elmira [Chemung Co. NY], Oct. 18th, at the bride's residence, by Rev. Addison Parker, Mr. Dudley Morse of Philadelphia, to Miss Sarah E. Elmendorf of Elmira.

BALDWIN - PARKER:  In South Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 5th, by Rev. H.C. Leach, Mr. Manassch Baldin, of Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ella Parker, of Otselic.

SLATER:  Mr. Slater and wife were agreeably surprised Tuesday, the 24th inst. by the presentation to them of some tin ware, which reminded them that that day was the tenth anniversary of their wedded life.

Deaths

MORTON:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 2d, Mahitable Morton in the 88th year of her age.

SACKETT:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 6th, of consumption, Frankie G. [Sackett], daughter of Harvey Sackett, aged 23 years.

PERRY:  In German [Chenango Co. NY], Oct. 29th, Mr.s Melinda Perry, aged 77 years.

SHIELDS:  In Pharsalia, Nov. 1st, Margaret [Shields], wife of Edward Shields, aged 49 years.

ODELL:  In Lowell, Mich. Oct. 12th, Mrs. Silence W. Odell, aged 65 years.

PETERS:  In Clay Centre, Kansas, Oct. 27th, Charley E. Peters, only son of Clarence and Hattie Peters, aged 13 months and 20 days.

PRIEST:  Adelbert Priest, son of the late James Priest, of Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY], aged about seventeen years, while gunning with his cousin, a young man named Merritt, on Monday of this week, met with an accident which terminated fatally a few hours later.  Our informant states that the two young men, while hunting in the northwest part of the town, and in crossing a ravine, fell, and Merritt's gun was discharged, the contents entering Priest's leg, above the knee.  Dr. Barnes of Cincinnatus amputated the limb on Monday evening, and the unfortunate young man survived the operation but about an hour.

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Death of Seymour B. Martin

Another of our sell-known citizens has been stricken down by the hand of death.  Seymour B. Martin, whose funeral was so largely attended on last Saturday, the 21st, died October 11th, at the foot of Black mountains, North Carolina, some four hundred miles west of the coast, after an illness of twenty-two days, his disease being inflammation of the bowels.  It will be remembered that last spring he went to North Carolina, mainly for his health.  After remaining at Old Fort, in that state, a short period he took the superintendency of some ten men engaged in getting out timber in the mountains.  It was while undergoing the exposure and privation of his new kind of life that he was taken ill.  Our late townsman and esteemed friend, Mr. A.T. Curtis engaged in business at Old Fort, as soon as he learned of Mr. Martin's illness in the mountains, at once went to him and provided for his proper attention and medical assistance.  Mr. Martin while ill was very desirous that his family and friends should not be unnecessarily alarmed, and he had full hopes of his speedy recovery. But nevertheless after an illness of twenty-two days, and at that time when he said but a few moments before, that he thought he would be up shortly, that he was feeling better, etc., he almost instantly closed his eyes, and life departed.  Mr. A.T. Curtis procured the necessary coffin by carrying the coffin and body some twenty-five miles, and had the body encased in an air-tight metallic coffin, which was carefully packed in charcoal and placed in a heavy wooden box for transportation to this place - Mr. Cutis accompanying the remains, arriving here on the 20th by way of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.

Mr. Seymour B. Martin was born in Coventry, Chenango County, N.Y., November 8, 1831.  A son of Mr. P. Martin and Penelope Martin, who are still living.  The deceased came to Ohio in 1850, and worked for John Dewey, a druggist of Norwalk, until the spring of 1852, when he came to Monroeville and worked for Dr. T.M. Cook, establishing the first drug store in this place.  After working for Dr. Cook about nine months, he went into partnership with the Dr. which continued until the fire in February 1865, when he purchased the Doctor's interest, and continued in the business until the winter of 1873, when his stock of drugs was sold to Mr. A. Lane.

The deceased was a man of large heart and sympathetic nature.  His acts of kindness during the days of his prosperity are universally acknowledged, and his intellectual ability was far above the average businessmen of our day; ready at all times to assist in any public improvement, always willing to bear his share of public and private responsibility.  In official stations, which he frequently held, he was always watchful of the people's interests.

He leaves a wife, Mrs. May L. Martin, and three children, Fred, George and May.  Fred and George have good business experience, and are of good habits, though yet quite young, and the bright little May will, we trust, be a sunshine to the bereaved widow.

The deceased was a kind and indulgent parent and affectionate husband, and the many friends of the family extend to them their warmest sympathy in their sad affliction.  The deceased was brother to R.G. Martin, Esq. of this place our esteemed fellow townsman, and also brother of F.L. Martin, Esq., now residing at Colorado Springs, Colorado, to all of whom, and the parents, a kind-hearted public extend their warmest sympathy.  Mr. A.T. Curtis who so faithfully attended Mr. Martin in his illness and cared for and delivered the remains to the friends here, under so many difficulties, is deserving of great praise, as also the kind people who watched over the deceased in his illness.  Monroeville (Ohio) Spectator.