Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, September 12, 1877
Death
WEBB: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Sept. 5th, Everett L. [Webb] son of George M. and Harriett M. Webb, aged 10 years.
O, life will be sweeter and sadder / Because thou has lived and hast died; / And death will ne'er seem so fearful / Since thou hast passed through its tide.
O, the earth must ever be dearer / For thy cherished form it enfolds; / And Heaven will surely be nearer / For the sweet, bright spirit it holds.
O, Father, most holy and loving, / Who gave us our darling, our boy / Let Thy peace fill the void that is aching, / Since 'tis Thou that hast taken our boy. / And while we must weep for our treasure, / Through the long sad days that will come, / May we trustingly say, "Thy pleasure / And Thy most holy will, be done."
Chenango American, Greene, NY, September 13, 1877
Deaths
In Smithville [Chenango Co. NY], Sept. 6th, Mr. James F. Watson, son of Ira Watson, 2d, aged 23 years.
In Clarkville, Madison Co., N.Y., Aug. 30th, Miss J. Adelia Clark, aged 45 years, youngest daughter of the late Hon. Joseph Clark.
Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, September 15, 1877
Marriage
BLACKMAN - BROWN: At the home of the bride, Sept. 13, by Rev. W.G. Queal, Mr. Daniel L. Blackman of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Mina M. Brown.
Death
The oldest inhabitants of Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY], will be pained to learn that Martha C. Garland, wife of Erasmus D. Garland, died, August 19th, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Clough, in Minneiska, Wabasha Co., Minnesota, at the age of 74 years. For the last ten years Mrs. Garland has resided with her daughter, previous to which she was long a well-known resident of Sherburne. She was the Step-mother of Capt. Ira C. Garland of the New York police; Jerome Garland, with whom Mr. G. is now living in Virginia; Frank Garland, who fell in the war of the Rebellion and the brother of Fannie, wife of Eugene Fitch. Mrs. Garland was a zealous and exemplary member of the Episcopal Church and her constant prayer was that her lamp might be found trimmed and burning whenever her Maker should call her home. She will be remembered as a devoted wife and mother, a warm friend and kind neighbor, and the bereaved friends will have the sympathy of all to whom the deceased was known.
Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, September 13, 1877
Death
Ives Settlement, Chenango Co. NY: Since our last, death came suddenly in our midst and took from the family circle a wife and mother. On Saturday, August 18th, we were shocked to hear of the death of Mrs. Lewis A. Ives and sadness was in all our hearts. A large concourse of people, the largest we ever witnessed on such an occasion, gathered from far and near to her funeral which was held at the house, and the many tears and sighs attested the sympathy and grief of those present. She enjoyed a pleasant home and surrounded by a large family it seemed that she could not be spared and yet she was taken. How truly God's ways are not our ways. We trust she is safely at rest in "the home over there." We shall sadly miss her as a friend and neighbor, but the grief and loneliness of him who for so many years, in all his joys and sorrows, has had her companionship and counsel, and of those who are deprived of a mother's tender care, sympathy and love, only He knoweth who knows all hearts. May He greatly comfort and bless those sorrowing ones.
Oneonta Herald and Democrat, Oneonta, NY, September 14, 1877
Marriages
In Delhi [Delaware Co. NY], Sept. 6, by Rev. J.H. Robinson, Henry T. Middlemasy of Delhi, and Miss Jennie H. Frasier of Hamden [Delaware Co. NY].
At M.E. parsonage, Laurens [Otsego Co. NY], Sept. 11 by Benj. P. Ripley, George A Chamberlain of Otsdawa (Otego) [Otsego Co. NY] and Mrs. Sally Weeks of Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY].
Friends and relatives to the number of seventy odd gathered at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Tompkins Clark in Laurens [Otsego Co. NY], on Wednesday evening of last week, to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage. Oneonta, Mt. Vision, Morris and many other towns of the vicinity had representation in the company, and numerous beautiful gifts from friends far and near testified to the esteem in which the worthy host and hostess are held. the presentation speech by Rev. Mr. Lee and the reply by Rev. B.P. Ripley were very happy efforts, and a pleasanter company, or more merry, Laurens never gathered. In lightsome jest and kindly conversation, or at the table bountifully spread, the time sped swiftly away and late it was ere the last guests bade lingering good night and hearty goodspeed to their kindly entertainers.
Deaths
At Portlandville [Otsego Co. NY] Aug. 25, of disease of the heart and dropsy of the chest, Nelson Southerland aged 47 years.
Portlandville, Otsego Co. NY: Mr. Thomas Evans, living near this village, was found dead Friday afternoon last in the hop yard near his house. HIs two brothers and grandfather were in the yard. About 1 p.m. the mother of the boys called to them to drive some cows out of the corn. The deceased started and then told his brothers (one older and one younger than himself) to go on and drive the cows and he would go back and fill his box. They drove the cows, went in the house, thence back to the yard and to the box where their grandfather was picking. Soon their father came, and one of the boys started for the box where the boys picked, and not finding the deceased there, he called to him, but got no reply. He started for the house, and when about two rods from the box found the deceased lying on the ground with his hat on and head upon a hop hill, dead. His father carried him to the house. He was about eleven years of age. Coroner Parshall was notified who summoned a jury and an inquest was held on Saturday, Sept. 8th. A post-mortem examination was made by Drs. Westlake of Cooperstown and Spafford Thorn of this village. Dr. Spafford kindly furnished us with the result of the post-mortem which is in substance this: "Upon the left side of the cranium was discovered a contused wound. The skull was not fractured. We removed a section of the skull and examined the brain. The subject being young, upon the internal table of the scull, corresponding to the external injury, there was a slight convexity, where in a normal state, there should have been a concavity. The brain presented no abnormal appearance whatever, but upon pressing down the left interior portion of the brain, extravasated blood of a very dark color flowed freely. All the blood vessels were congested. The subject must have met his death very suddenly, judging from the appearance of the brain. There was no discoloration or swelling about the wound on the external table of the brain. He died from concussion of the brain. As all other parts of the body presented a beautiful appearance." These are the facts as proven before the coroner thus far. There is a mystery about the boy's death which will without doubt be solved before the inquest ends. The inquest adjourned to Friday, Sept. 14th.
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