Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, May 4, 1878
Death
We have received a copy of the Janesville, (Wis.) Gazette, announcing the death of Rev. Thomas J. Ruger, A.M., on the morning of Easter Day, in that city, at the age of 77 years. From an extended biographical sketch of the services of Mr. Ruger in the Gazette, we copy the following:
"To the life, services, and character of Mr. Ruger is attached more than ordinary interest. He was one of the most respected clergymen of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this State. He was born in Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York, February 25, 1802. In early life he worked on his father's farm, receiving the benefits of good public and private schools and was, when quite a young man, a schoolteacher for a year or more. Entering Union College, Schenectady, New York, at the age of twenty-two, he graduated after pursuing its full course of study with high honors and taking therefrom the degree of Master of Arts. In 1830 he became the successor of Rev. Dr. Wilbur Fiske as principal of Wilbraham Academy, in Massachusetts, and two years afterwards was appointed president of the Wesleyan Seminary, at Lima, New York, which position he filled for a period of four years, when he resigned. In 1836 he was ordained a priest of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and soon after became rector of Christ Church parish, of Sherburne, N.Y. [Chenango Co.]. 1839 he was called to the rectorship of St. John's Church, Marcellus in the diocese of Western New York. In addition to his pastoral labors, he had charge of the Academy there for five years. In 1844, while in attendance at the general council of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the city of New York, he was introduced to Bishop Jackson Kemper, whose diocese then included the States of Indiana and Missouri and the Territories (now States) of Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. The bishop urged Mr. Ruger to remove into his diocese and help in the Master's work. Accepting this invitation, he removed in that year with his family to Janesville, which then was a humble place of only 200 population and Rook County contained only 2,000.
Trinity Church parish, Janesville, was organized in September 1844, Mr. Ruger being its first rector. He officiated also at Beloit and Milton, holding Missionary services at those points for a year or more; at the same time the regular services at Trinity were not intermitted. In this field he labored faithfully and with a great degree of success for more than ten years and built up a large parish. Commencing with not to exceed ten members, it increased to the number of about two hundred communicants within a period of ten years.
Mr. Ruger organized a school of a high grade in this city not long after he settled here which was called the Janesville Academy. It offered opportunities for acquiring a thorough education in English, the classics and mathematics and did a great amount of good and was largely attended.
Father Ruger filled his place in the hearts of his children in the church, so properly, so acceptably and so deservedly, that all regard his benedictions as blessings. Thus, for many years he lived and worked in Janesville, beloved and respected as a man among men and as a minister in the church."
Mr. Ruger married soon after graduation from college to Miss Maria Hutchinson of Lenox, Madison Co. [NY]. Their eldest son Thomas H. is a colonel and brevet brigadier in the U.S. Army and is now in command of the military department of the South. Edward held the rank of colonel in the war and was in command of the Topographical engineers of the Army of the Cumberland. William is now in the practice of law in Janesville and Dr. Henry H. is a surgeon in the U.S Army in one of the Territories.
Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, may 2, 1878
Marriage
SACKETT - SLOAN: At the residence of the bride's mother, April 17th, by Rev. J. Jones, Mr. George E. Sackett to Miss Ella H. Sloan, all of Afton [Chenango Co. NY].
Death
Sidney Plains, Delaware Co. NY: The child of T.G. Smith died Monday night. The disease is supposed to have been diphtheria.
Freeman's Journal, Cooperstown, NY, May 9, 1878
Marriages
In Warren [Otsego Co. NY] on the morning of the 1st inst. by the Rev. L. Casler, S. Dorr Hewes of Springfield [Otsego Co. NY] and Cora M. Casler of the former place.
At the residence of the bride's parents on the evening of May 2d, by Rev. Dr. Patton, Dr. William P. Fowler and Miss Carrie Cheney daughter of A Cole Cheney and granddaughter of Hon. J. D. Husbands of Rochester [Monroe Co. NY].
Deaths
In Worcester [Otsego Co. NY] April 26th, G.C. Allen aged 58 years. He was buried with masonic honors.
Geo. C. Allen, a native of Middlefield [Otsego Co. NY], a merchant for the past twelve years at Worcester, died there on the 26th ult, aged 58 years.
At the residence of Ell Sherman, Cherry Valley [Otsego Co. NY],. April 23d, '78, Mrs. Ella Sherman, aged 84 yrs.
At Oaksville [Otsego Co. NY], May 5th, '78, Julia A. [Baldwin] widow of the late John Baldwin, aged 90 years, 2 months and 15 days.
At Exeter Center [Otsego Co. NY], May 5th, '78, Mary [Doran] widow of the late Patrick Doran, in the 65th year of her age. A native of County limerick, Ireland.
In South Adams, Mass., April 25, 1878, Margaret [Van Patten] widow of the late Henry F. Van Patten, aged 93 years and 6 months, formerly of Middlefield, N.Y. [Otsego Co.].
Henry M. Tobey, an enterprising merchant at Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY], died suddenly in that village on the 27th ult, aged 63 years.
News Item
Suspected Case of Poisoning
Mrs. Van Kleek, living above East Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] died Monday. Suspicions were excited by the conduct of her husband that she had been poisoned. Wednesday at the hour the funeral was to take place, Coroner Leonard reached the Van Kleek residence and at once instituted proceedings for a postmortem investigation. Drs. S.H. and Meigs Case made such examination. There was no positive evidence of poisoning, but upon the advice of District Attorney Benedict, the stomach and liver were put in jars for submission to a chemist deemed advisable. The deceased was buried Wednesday. Yesterday afternoon the investigation was resumed.
Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, May 8, 1878
Deaths
Mrs. Charles Beardsley nee Moulton, died on the 4th inst. of typhoid pneumonia. She leaves an infant child. [Gilbertsville, Otsego Co. NY]
Mrs. Decker died last Thursday night at Mrs. Thomas Gadsby's having come there for a visit. She retired for the night in her usual health. Her niece went to her room to see that she comfortably cared for before retiring and found her dead. She died without a struggle or groan. [Gilbertsville, Otsego Co. NY].
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