Vital Records, Chenango & Otsego Counties, NY, September 1877 (continued)

 Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, September 27, 1877

Marriage

HUTCHINSON - BARNES:  At the Hastings House, Sept. 11th, 1877, by Rev. N.S. Reynolds, Mr. Geo. H. Hutchinson and Miss Mertie M. Barnes  of Wells Bridge [Otsego Co. NY].

Deaths

COE:  In Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY], Sept. 21st, 1877, Saxton Coe, aged 80.

HALL:  On Pine Hill, town of Sidney [Delaware Co. NY], Sept. 23rd, Eugene Hall, aged 22.

KINGSLEY:  We learn that Bradford Kingsley of the town of Franklin [Delaware Co. NY], was found dead in his bed last Saturday morning.  Mr. Kingsley was a brother of Erastus Kingsley, the old proprietor of the brick hotel in Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY].

Broome Co. NY:  Mrs. Chubbuck, wife of Dr. D.J.H. Chubbuck, died very unexpectedly after a short but severe attack of congestion, on the morning of the 24th inst.

Broome Co. NY:   Nicholas Woodcock, a farmer residing about a mile west of Union [Broome Co. NY], was struck by lightning last Monday afternoon and instantly killed.  He had an iron ramrod in his hand at the time.  A man standing near was severely injured.

Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, September 27, 1877

Marriages

At the home of the bride's mother, in this village [Cooperstown, Otsego Co. NY], September 20th, 1877, by Rev. N.W. Wells, Henry K. Ball of Hartwick, N.Y. [Otsego Co.], and Miss Mary T. Eldred of the former place.

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Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY]:  The Butternuts Journal in quite an extended account of the marriage of the daughter of J.H. Gilbert, Esq., says:

The marriage of Miss Helen Lathrop Gilbert of Gilbertsville [Otsego Co. NY] and the Rev. James H. Ecob of Augusta, Me., took place at Locust Hill at the home of the bride's father, on Wednesday last at 12 A.M.  Only about eighty were present the accommodations being too limited to include more than a tithe of their friends and relations.

The house was tapestried with wild vines, mosses and beautiful flowers tastefully arranged.  Beneath the floral arch was suspended the marriage bell of white flowers and at the sound of Mendelssohn's Wedding march, appeared the bridal party. Assisting at the ceremony were the Revs. Moon of Gilbertsville, Morse of Utica, Hamilton of New Jersey, and Prof. Wood of Gilbertsville.

The ceremony and reception concluded, attention was turned to the table which was bountifully and artistically arranged. The presents were numerous, characteristic and elegant.  The dancing on the lawn was a very pleasant feature of the occasion.  The bridal party departed amid a shower of rice and old slippers, as harbingers of good luck.  They took with them the best wishes of all the community here about for their future happiness.

Deaths

In Otsego [Otsego Co. NY], Sept. 19, 1877, of lockjaw caused by a splinter being thrust into the foot.  Edward A. Lewis, aged 14 years and 13 days. Grandson of Evan D. Lewis.

Almost any man in town knew poor old Elnathan Thomas by sight, who seldom made his appearance in our streets except in an intoxicated condition, although naturally rather a smart man.  He had long been without a home and worked as a laborer for different farmers near here, for the past two years most of the time for Albert Van Horn near Three-mile Point.  Last Tuesday he drove his team to the village.  Mr. V.H. was here in the evening in attendance at the concert and on his way home met Thomas walking in that direction much under the influence of liquor.  He was assisted by Mr. V.H. and a neighbor riding with him into the wagon from which he soon fell, striking on his head.  He was picked up and laid in the wagon and on arriving at the hop house on the farm of Mr. Phinney he was laid on its floor and left there to sleep off his debauch.  But he soon "slept the sleep of death."  He was not found until Wednesday noon, when Coroner Dr. Parsall was called to hold an inquest, accompanied by Dr. Hills.  An examination of the wound on the head showed that it was a severe one and the conclusion arrived at was that Thomas had died from the effects of the fall, the liquor he had drank, and the exposure.  The Doctors thought he had lived but a short time after he was laid in the hop house.  Yet, notwithstanding this solemn warning to those who indulge in strong drink, the day following the finding of the above body, there might have been seen in the streets of this village persons calling themselves men, in such conditions from the effects of liquor, as made them appear even lower than brutes.  The appalling increase of this [unreadable] the result of which, as in this case, fills many a premature grave.