Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, February 1, 1877
Marriage
Mr. and Mrs. William Hickok of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], celebrated the twentieth anniversary of their marriage at their residence in Plymouth, on Thursday evening of last week. Upwards of seventy relatives and friends were in attendance and the occasion was one long to be remembered by those partaking of the good cheer, and enjoying the hospitality so cordially extended by the generous host and hostess.
Deaths
UFFORD: In North Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 23d, Mr. Elliot Ufford, aged 77 years. At his death he was the oldest person born in the town of Pitcher.
HAYWARD: In Columbus, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], Jan. 23d, Elizabeth M. Hayward, wife of Dr. E.D. Hayward, aged 65 years.
STEARNS: In Otselic [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 22d, Betsey P. [Stearns] wife of Nl.P. Stearns, aged 69 years.
LAWRENCE: John Lawrence formerly of Onondaga and Chenango Counties [NY], died at Bonus, Ill., recently, aged 89 years.
FOULKES: The wife of Conductor Thomas L. Foulkes, of the D.L.&W. Railroad, formerly of the Midland, died in Utica [Oneida Co., NY] on Tuesday morning, leaving a family of children who need a mother's care.
Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, February 3, 1877
Marriages
HITCHCOCK - MORGAN: In Earlville [Madison Co. NY], Jan. 28 by Rev. E.C. Brown, Charles W. Hitchcock to Miss Rose A. Morgan, all of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY].
STANHOUSE - PERRY: In New Lisbon [Otsego Co. NY], Jan. 3d at the residence of the bride's parents, by Rev. B. A. Blanchard, James R. Stanhouse of Burlington [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Leonara E. Perry of New Lisbon.
WEDGE - STONE: In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 27, by Rev. W.H. Gavitt, Mr. Isaac M. Wedge and Miss Mira Stone, both of Greene.
AKIN - STONE: In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 17, by Rev. G.C. Andrews, Mr. Merritt C. Akin of Triangle [Broome Co. NY] and Miss Cynthia V. Stone of Greene.
CAMPBELL - LYON: In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY] Jan. 23, by Rev. T. Flotter(?), Mr. Samuel Campbell of Lebanon [Madison Co. NY] and Miss Sophia A Lyon of DeRuyter.
Deaths
MEAD: In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 23, of scarlet fever, Clara [Mead] daughter of Lewis and Mary Mead, aged 5 years and 4 months.
SHEPERD: In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY], Jan. 9, Mrs. Catharine [Sheperd] widow of the late Seth Sheperd, aged 77 years.
STILLMAN: In Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 22, Mrs. Abagail Stillman aged 76 years.
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Among the deaths chronicled in the long obituary column of the New York Herald of the 28th Jan. inst. I find that of Horace Dresser, in Jersey City [NJ] on the preceding day in the 74th year of his age.
Some of the oldest inhabitants of the Unadilla and Chenango valleys may be able to recall the advent among them some fifty years ago of a young man, a counsellor at law, an eloquent advocate and orator, with a beautiful and worshipped young wife, early loved and lost, who for a brief period took up his residence among them at Bainbridge, spent much of his time in Guilford, the residence of Dr. Colby Knapp his wife's father and Daniel S. Dickinson his brother-in-law, and made his mark as a successful pleader at the Chenango bar. On the death of his wife he removed to the city of New York, opened a law office and resumed the practice of his profession under favorable auspices, distinguishing himself as a leading and prominent abolitionist, when to be known as such was equivalent to the most odious proscription, calumny, persecution and abuse, and after participating in all the darkest fortunes of his sect lived to witness its signal and resplendent triumph in the abolition of the obnoxious institution. Amid the crowd of aspirants, however of recognition as political and party leaders in this great and successful campaign, his claims to remembrance, if any were made in his behalf, were forgotten and overlooked, and his remaining days were passed in comparative obscurity.
Horace Dresser was a contemporary at the Chenango bar with Henry R. Mygatt, Samuel B. Garvin, Henry Bennett, Daniel S. Dickenson, Roswell Judson, Robert B. Monell, Joseph Benedict, William S. Sayre, Ransom Balcom, B.F. Rexford, Asher C. Moses and Philander B. Prindle
Morrisania, January 29th, 1877, S.S.R.
Guilford, Chenango Co. NY: Horace Dresser, in early life a resident of this town, where he taught in the Academy at Guilford Centre, and also studied law, died in New York on the 27th ult. He was at one time prominent in that city, and one of the first lawyers who spoke in New York courts in behalf of the negro, and for years directed his energies towards defending escaped slaves. He was also a voluminous writer of constitutional questions. He graduated in 1828 at Union College and at one time studied law with the late Hon. D.S. Dickinson. [Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, Feb. 7, 1877]
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J. Armstrong was seriously if not fatally injured at Smith's Valley [Madison Co. NY] Wednesday morning. He was walking on the track, on his way home from the depot, when he was overtaken by a snowplow and thrown from the track. He was cut about the head and received other serious injuries which, it is feared, will result fatally. He was 85 years of age and very deaf. [Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Jan. 31, 1877]
Mr. Jabin Armstrong whose injury by a snowplow near Smith's Valley was mentioned in our last issue, died on Tuesday evening last of his injuries. Mr. Armstrong has lived many years in Lebanon [Madison Co. NY] and his place is as well-known as any one in this part of the county. He was regarded as one of the oldest inhabitants and was one who had exercised a great deal of influence in the community in which he lived.
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