Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, December 28, 1876
Marriages
LYNCH - PALMER: At the home of the bride's father in Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 14th, by Rev. E.P. Eldredge, Mr. John Lynch to Miss Libbie Palmer, all of Mt. Upton.
NORTH - PRENTISS: At the home of the bride's father, Dec. 20th, by Rev. E.P. Eldredge, Mr. Howard North of Troy [Rensselaer Co. NY] to Miss Mary Prentiss, of Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY].
BURDICK - BROWN: In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 19th, by Rev. D.W. Bigelow, Mr. Morris Burdick to Miss Ida S. Brown, all of Pitcher.
KENYON - MERICLE: In Taylor [Cortland Co. NY], Dec. 13th, by Rev. Mr. Snyder, Mr. Elias Edwin Kenyon of Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Celia Mericle, of the former place.
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China Wedding: Editor Chenango Union: Please allow me a brief space in your valuable paper to give an account of a very agreeable social party, held on Saturday evening, December 23d, at the house of F.A Williams of Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of his marriage to Susan Parker. On our arrival at the place we found the house illuminated and most beautifully decorated with pictures, mottoes, and evergreens, and the guests arriving, until the house was literally filled with at least one hundred and fifty invited friends and relatives. the evening was sent very agreeably in pleasant conversation, interspersed with most excellent music on the piano by several of the ladies present, among whom were Mrs. Silas Martin, the Misses Hoyts, Mrs. J.H. Phillips and others, assisted by Harry Griswold and Frank Miles with violins, all of whom acquitted themselves with great skill and to the entire satisfaction of the appreciative audience.
At about half-past nine, Mr. Williams and his estimable lady marched into the parlor, escorted by David Shattuck and wife and groomsman and bridesmaid, where they found in waiting the Rev. Mr. Crocker, who welcomed them with a congratulatory address full of cheer and kindness and wishing them a long and happy life, hoping the balance of their lives would be as agreeable and pleasant to themselves and their friends and neighbors as the past had been. At the close of the address the Rev. Mr. Jacobs, of Afton, made a very appropriate prayer for the occasion, and after congratulations by the friends, the party were invited to the tables, which were set in nearly every room in the house, and loaded with every variety of viands to tempt the appetite, all of which showed very fine taste on the part of those having the arrangement of the same. And it also showed there was no lack on the part of Mr. and Mrs. Williams in providing bountifully in every possible respect for the comfort and happiness of their guests on the occasion. They were very thankful for the many valuable presents received which consisted of a very fine China tea set and many other China dishes, silver ware, &c., to the amount of one hundred dollars, or upwards, all of which Frank acknowledged in a very neat and appropriate speech, which closed the ceremonies for the evening.
Now, in conclusion, allow me to say it was the most agreeable party, all things considered, that I ever attended, and if I ever thought of getting married again, I think now I should go to Coventry to have the ceremony performed.
And now, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, allow me to congratulate you upon living in so pleasant a neighborhood, where all seem to vie with each other to see who shall do most to make your home pleasant and happy on this anniversary of your wedding, and I would mention specially Mrs. Martin and Miss Finch, who I understand had the superintendence of decorating the house, also of arranging the fruits and delicacies of the tables in great beauty. Hoping you may live on to the golden period, enjoying the same confidence, love and good will of your friends and neighbors, that you have for the past, is the wish of your friend, John Shattuck.
Deaths
SLATER: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], on Sunday, Dec. 24th, after a lingering illness, Jerusha [Slater], wife of Benjamin Slater, aged 58 years 9 months and 15 days.
JUDSON: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 21st, Mrs. Hannah Judson, aged 85 years.
HINMAN: In Preston [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 19th, Mr. Amos L. Hinman, aged 52 years.
HEWETT: In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 7th, Mrs. Caroline Hewett, aged 54 years.
FARGO: In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 19th, Charlie E. Fargo, aged 2 years and 6 months.
BRIGGS: In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY], Dec. 18th, Lydia [Briggs] wife of Lemuel Briggs, aged 36 years, formerly of North Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY].
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MUNSON: In Knoxville, Iowa, Dec. 22d, Mr. M.M. Munson formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY].
The following letter to Mr. W.H. Bishop, tells of the death of M.M. Munson, a former resident of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], who was well known by all our citizens. He was much respected here and the announcement of his death will cause a shock to all who knew him:
Geneseo, Ill. Dec. 22, 1876, Mr. W.H. Bishop: Dear Sir: I have to announce the death of M.M. Munson, at 3:45 this morning, at Knoxville, Iowa, where he was engaged building an engine house for the C.R.I.&Pacific R.R. He was taken sick some four weeks since with inflammation of the bowels, but got about over first attack, when he exposed himself, took cold, and the result was his death. Please report his death to both papers for next week and oblige. Yours, Wm. Jones
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SINCLAIR: At the residence of his father, James H Sinclair, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], on Tuesday afternoon, December 26th, of typhoid fever, Mr. John H. Sinclair in the 27th year of his age. Funeral services will be held at his late residence, on Henry Street, Friday next, at 2-1/2 o'clock P.M.
"Thou hast all seasons for thine own, O Death." In the bright season of flowers, in the full ripeness of autumn, in summer, in winter, in seasons of sadness or seasons of joy and festivity, thy dreadful approach cannot be barred - thy hand is laid upon our loved and best. Thou hast invaded our circle in the holy Christmas time, and thy deadly shaft has left many bleeding hearts. May that Sanctified One whose birth gave us a Christmas day and pointed the way to victory over death, give consolation to those who now suffer sore affliction.
The death of John H. Sinclair, one of the most estimable young men in our community, has cast a deep gloom over our village. Three weeks ago, last Saturday he was taken ill, the disease finally taking the form of typhoid fever and resulting in his death on Tuesday afternoon of this week. Most of the time during his sickness he was delirious and so was denied the consolation of intercourse with friends. He suffered intensely during his illness and needed constant watch and care. He has, in fact, for years suffered much from sickness and nervous prostration and at times his life has been despaired of. It is not improper to say here that some six years ago, as he was going into his father's house one evening, some wretch threw a stone which struck him in the groin causing great pain and producing a severe shock to his nervous system. ever since that time he has been subject to severe attacks of a nervous character, and his last sickness commenced in that manner. His untimely death, therefore, is directly traceable to the dastardly attack made upon him in the dark.
For nearly seven years he has been employed in the office of the Chenango Union, as compositor and during all that period deported himself in a manner that won the love and respect of all with whom he was associated. Ever ready and willing to perform his duties, he was also courteous and pleasant in manners. The vacant place at his case can never be filled by anyone more worthy of respect and confidence. He was a member of Alert Hose Company, and his death will be deeply mourned by all its members, who will turn out in a body to attend his funeral.
Deceased was the only son of James H. Sinclair, associate editor of the Union and was in his twenty seventh year. Four years ago last spring, he married a daughter of the late A.J. Carpenter and she with one child survives to mourn his loss. The afflicted friends have the heartfelt sympathy of the entire community in this hour of great trial. May He who tempereth the wind to the shorn lamb, be kind.
The funeral will take place at the residence of his father on Henry Street on Friday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock.
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The Sherburne News alludes to one of our old and respected citizens as follows: Dr. Harvey Harris, of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], was in town Friday, on his way to New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] to attend the funeral of his brother, Squire Harris, who died on Wednesday of this week, at the advanced age of 91 years. The Doctor is now 81 years old and the youngest of the three brothers, the eldest being John Harris who now resides at New Berlin at the age of 93. Dr. Harvey Harris and wife are the oldest married couple now living in the town of Norwich, having been married 54 years. They reside on the place where the Doctor was born, his father settling there in 1789. Squire Harris, deceased, resided in this town a number years and removed to New Belin about eight years ago.
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ASHCRAFT: Suddenly, in Preston [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 20th, Mr. Peleg Ashcraft, aged 51 years.
By the death of this most worthy and Christian man, this kind and indulgent parent and faithful husband, the community in which he lived have sustained a loss which is painfully felt and plainly expressed by those with whom he sustained the position of neighbor and friend. He had always been a farmer and by industry and untiring labor had secured for himself and his children a competence and a pleasant and attractive home. He was a member of the M.E. Church at Preston, and by his generosity and benevolence helped sustain it and endeared himself to his brethren.
The family and friends of deceased feel that the hand of God falls heavily upon them in removing from their midst this friend in the strength of manhood and whom they could not well spare; but knowing that "He doeth all things well," and that He alone can bind up their wounds and give them hope of a reunion hereafter, are constrained to bow to this sad dispensation. He leaves a wife and four children who were wont to look to him, for support and loving kindness. His aged mother, three sisters and an only brother, Henry M. Ashcraft, Esq., of this village survive him.
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