Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, March 8, 1879
Marriage
BLACKWELL - COLLAR: At theBaptist Church in this village [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY] March 3e, 1879, by Rev. G.R. Burnside, Mr. William N. Blackwell and Miss Carrie Collar both of Morris, NY [Otsego Co.].
Wednesday evening, Feb. 26, Mr. Orlando Marvin of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] lead to the altar Miss Emma [Buell] the accomplished daughter of Morris Buell. Rev. Mr. Marsdon performed the marriage ceremony, after which a bountiful supper was served to which the guests did ample justice. The happy pair left on Thursday morning for Utica where they spend a short time visiting friends. May their life be one of happiness.
Deaths
Mr. and Mrs. A. Whitford were called to Port Leyden Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Norton Douglass (a sister of Mrs. Whitford) whose death occurred on Tuesday last. she was a very estimable lady.
GARTSEE: In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] March 2d, 1879, Mr. James Gartsee aged 41 years.
Mr. James Gartsee died at his residence in Norwich last Sunday. Mr. G. was a printer by trade, having commenced the business when a mere child in the Telegraph office and continued in the same office (which he called his "home" with short intermissions up to the year 1872). He held the office of Deputy Sheriff a number of years, was several times elected constable and was a popular and efficient officer and won troops of friends in every town int he county. for many years he was our "chum" in the Telegraph office, where we shared together the "joys and tribulations" of "jour" life and formed attachments that are only broken by his edition's being first worked off. We part with him with a sorrowing heart, but not without the hope of meeting him where the Great Preserver has prepared a happy haven for the preservers of the "art preservative."
Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, March 19, 1879
Marriages
RANDALL - ROBERTS: In Afton [Chenango Co. NY] March 3d, by Rev. N.J. Hawley, Mr. D. Delos Randall of Afton and Miss Mattie A. Roberts of Coventry [Chenango Co. NY].
IVES - TRIPP: In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] March 12th, by Rev. A.M. Colgrove, Mr. John A. Ives and Sarah Tripp.
Deaths
In Afton [Chenango Co. NY] March 11th, Mr. Rufus Burlingame aged 68 years.
Robert G. Harper of Harpersville, Broome Co. [NY] died suddenly at that place at 5 o'clock on Saturday morning last of heart disease. He was stopping at the residence of his father-in-law, Mr. Edwin Northrup. The deceased was 58 years of age and has occupied a prominent position for many years in the town where he resided.
Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, March 13, 1879
Deaths
Died on South Hill, town of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] at the residence of Mr. A. Frank, February 20, 1879, Wm. Hatton aged 72 years and 7 months. He was of English birth, came to this county many years ago and has been known as an industrious, upright man. The funeral was held at the residence of Mr. Frank and was largely attended. His remains were laid in Yaleville Cemetery, there to rest.
Mr. John Seacor of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY] died on Thursday last. He has been a long sufferer, but death at last released him.
Masonville, Delaware Co. NY: Miss Ann Brown aged 77 years, died on the 5th inst.
News Item
Our Business Men
Mr. W. Palmer - Sidney Plains, Delaware Co. NY
Few men are more entitled to the respect of his community for their business enterprise than the one whose name heads this article and was born in Green Co. N.Y. March 5th, 1837. His father was a farmer in well to do circumstances and he remained with him until he had attained his 22nd year. When wishing for a change in employment, became apprenticed to a carpenter and builder for the purpose of learning the trade and which he followed for 8 years, when he engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in the town of Coxsackie, Green Co. [NY] which he also conducted for 8 years when he was successful in obtaining a situation as superintendent of the Albany city hospital, where he remained for two years.
In 1869 he came to Sidney Plains prospecting, and becoming favorably impressed with the location from its natural surroundings, purchased a lot on "Grant Street" a new St., scarcely opened and erected a store and dwelling combined and formed a co-partnership with Mr. Daniel Eldridge in the hardware business, but which firm only lasted six months and was mutually dissolved, Mr. Palmer purchasing the entire interest and conducting the business in his own name. And they were the first men to open up and establish this branch of trade in the place and it was at that time an experimental undertaking without much assurance of success. The town was small with but little activity and not very well calculated to stimulate that branch of business. The villages of Unadilla and Bainbridge on either side and only 5 miles away, had already become established in that trade and exerted a controlling influence over the larger portion of this section of the country.
The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad was building, but its successful completion was really questionable. But not withstanding these great disadvantages, Mr. Palmer has succeeded in establishing a successful trade as may be learned from the fact that during the first six months after opening business, their trade amounted to over and above cash sales of $4000, and such a business brought into so small a place could not but have a beneficial and salutary effect upon the business portions of the community and the impetus thus given to trade has never been lost, and Mr. Palmer alone and single handed entered for a number of years the arena of competition with the neighboring villages with success and has succeeded in raising himself from his business qualifications to a position worthy of respect.
Mr. Palmer socially is easy and pleasant in his manners and seldom loses a customer. He is also sympathetic and often contracts bad debts from feelings of sorrow for the unfortunate. He gives liberally for charitable purposes and does not hesitate sometimes to give credit where he does not even expect pay. He is naturally fond of amusement and can give and take a joke with the utmost urbanity of feeling. Mr. Palmer in person, stands about 5 feet 7 inches high, broad shouldered and weighs 165 lbs. His hair and whiskers which are somewhat profusely worn have a dark brown shade while he walks with a careless and a somewhat indifferent gait. He is a member of the Congregational Church and contributes liberally to its support. His store and residence stand upon a portion of the site of an ancient fort, or fortification, which originally includes 3 acres of land, surrounded by an embankment and ditch, but by whom it was constructed and for what prepose is not known. It was built long before the first settlement was made here, by the Johnston's, and they could obtain no information respecting it from the Indians and we shall have an occasion or refer to it again in some future paper, and the probable cause for its construction.
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