Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, December 13, 1877
Marriages
HEADY - EDWARDS: At the residence of F. Edwards in Preston [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 28th, by Rev. Mr. Moore of Brooklyn, Mr. Duane B. Heady of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Eva L. Edwards.
BRONSON - DAVIS: In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY], Dec. 4th, by Elder T. Fisher, Mr. Samuel D Bronson of Cuyler [Cortland Co. NY], to Miss S. Lavern Davis of Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY].
McNEIL - WHITE: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 6th, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Frederick B. McNeil to Mrs. Susan White all of Oxford.
Deaths
ALLEN: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 12th, Mr. John S. Allen in the 58th year of his age.
John S Allen, for several years a resident of this village and formerly proprietor of a hotel in North Norwich, died at the residence of Joseph Smith, on Wednesday morning in the fifty-eighth year of his age after a lingering illness.
MARQUIS: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 8th of membranous croup, Bessie [McNeil] youngest daughter of James B and Della A. Marquis, aged 20 months and 13 days.
SELDEN: At the residence of W.H. Van Wagenen in Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 7th, of scarlet fever, Nellie [Selden] daughter of J.F Selden, Esq. of Williamstown, N.Y. [Oswego Co.], aged 5 years and 6 months.
UNDERWOOD: In Napoli, Cattaraugus Co. [NY], Nov. 22d, Mr. Daniel S. Underwood in the 73d year of his age, formerly of this County.
Variety Wedding: On Tuesday evening the 4th inst., a large number of relatives and friends assembled at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A.W Aylesworth to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their marriage. The gifts presented were useful and appropriate, many of them beautiful and valuable. Supper was served in good style; oyster in abundance, also cake of many kinds loaded the tables. After the gifts had been presented and the remarks accompanying them responded to singing and prayer closed the exercises and the party dispersed, feeling that it had been a happy occasion, and one long to be remembered.
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Mrs. Cynthia M. Benedict, third daughter of Charles Hyde, Esq. of this town [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], was born July 14th, 1826. She married Mr. S.S. Benedict, February 14th, 1849, with whom she lived fourteen years. Two children came into their home; a daughter, who now lies in the Cemetery at Canton, Pa., and a son, Frederick, who is now engaged in business in Ypsilanti, Mich., where Mrs. Benedict died in the early morning of Monday, December 3d, at the age of 51 years. Mr. Benedict died in the United States service of yellow fever in May 1864. He found a soldier's grave on Arlington Heights. During most of their life together, their home was at Binghamton, N.Y. [Broome Co.]. Since the death of her husband, her time has been divided between her sister at East Saginaw, Mich. and Ypsilanti, until she was called to live where life knows no death. Her remains were taken to East Saginaw for interment. The funeral was from the residence of R. and H.L. Harrison, December 5th. Rev. W.F. Day, pastor of the Congregational Church, of which she was a member during her residence there, conducted the service. A Chirstian from childhood, she lived the life of the righteous and died as she lived, trusting in Christ. Winning the respect and love of those whom she met everywhere, she lacked neither friends nor what friends can do, in her last sickness. Fully conscious until death came, she was able both to realize what was being done for her, and to leave a throng of friends many assurances of her joyful rest. In her expressions and bearings during her closing hours, she bequeathed a legacy of precious memories. Only two of the five children who used to sit about the fireside at the childhood home, survive her: Mr. Charles P. Hyde of this town and Mrs. Reuben Harrison of East Saginaw. Mary and Lydia repose in our village cemetery.
Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, December 12, 1877
Deaths
BICKFORD: In Marash, Central Turkey, Oct. 19th, 1877, Rev. E.J. Bickford in the 34th year of his age.
Mr. Bickford, the husband of the lady who's occasional "Letter from Turkey" has appeared in the Telegraph left this country three years ago to join the Central Turkey Mission. He had acquired a fine command of the language and was just entering fully upon his work as instructor in the Theological Seminary at Marash, with every prospect of usefulness, when he was seized with smallpox of a malignant type, and lived but two weeks.
To human reason it would seem as if these three years of preparation for a work which he was never to do, were lost, and his life given as a useless sacrifice, but God's children know that he never makes mistakes and we feel that this is only a part of his plan, the wisdom of which, though the reasons are not given, we cannot doubt. Mrs. Bickford with her two little ones, will return to the home of her father, Mr. Charles Williams, of Columbus [Chenango Co. NY].
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PHILLIPS: In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY], Nov. 19th, 1877, at the residence of Charlton Phillips, Asaph Phillips aged 82 years, 4 months and 11 days.
Asaph Phillips was born at Ashfield, Mass., July 8th, 1795. He moved to the town of Guilford when only three years of age. At this time there were no roads and they traveled by what was called marked or blazed trees. He was married to Hannah Hoyt, Dec. 1st, 1819, and has lived at the place of his death ever since. He has always voted the Whig and Republican tickets and attended every election except the one this fall, for sixty-one years. he has been a subscriber to the Telegraph ever since it has been printed. he leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss. His funeral was held at the house of Charlton Philips, Wednesday, Nov. 21st, 1877, and was largely attended by relatives and friends. Sermon was preached by Rev. P. Griffin of Guilford Centre. He was buried in the burying ground near Clark Bradley's.
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