Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, September 2, 1823
Death
At Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY] on Saturday morning last, the Rev. Henry Chapman, for many years Pastor of the Presbyterian Church in that town. The deceased was in perfect health until within a few minutes of his dissolution. His life has been one of great usefulness and his loss both to the people of his charge and the Christian public in general, will be severely felt. It is presumed that some of his friends will favor the public with a sketch of the life of this truly worthy and pious man.
Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, September 9, 1823
Marriage
At Sharon [Schoharie Co. NY], On Wednesday evening last, by Elder Marsh, Mr. Zachariah Keyes of Sharon, to Mrs. Nancy Whitaker of Cherry Valley [Otsego Co. NY].
Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, September 16, 1823
Marriage
In Canajoharie [Montgomery Co. NY], on Thursday last, by the Rev'd. A. Welton, Mr. John H. Casler to Miss Clarisa Stansell of the same place.
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From the New York Statesman, Sept. 8 [1823]
It has seldom fallen to our lot to record a death which has created a deeper sensation in the public mind, or which will be more universally and sincerely lamented, than that of John Wells, Esq. who died yesterday morning at his country residence on Brooklyn Heights [NYC]. The circumstances attending this event are peculiarly afflicting. Mr. Wells was in perfect health on Wednesday last and attended to his professional business in court. On Thursday he was attacked with a violent bilious remittent fever, which terminated his earthly existence on Sunday morning, after an illness of less than three days. He has fallen at the meridian of his fame and in the midst of his usefulness, being at the age of 52. His premature death has created a void in our community, which will not soon be supplied. By the force of his talents and the integrity and firmness of his character, he had risen to the head of his profession and by common consent he held the first rank at the New York Bar. His modest and unassuming manners disarmed others of that envy which the superiority of his intellect, the splendor of his genius, and the extent of his legal attainments were calculated to excite. But it does not belong to use to attempt to portray his character. We can do no more than mingle our regrets with those of his friends, his professional brethren and indeed every class of our citizens. In almost every department of society, his loss will be severely felt.
There is one circumstance connected with Mr. Wells' life, which is peculiarly interesting. He was a native of the county of Otsego [NY]. In the Revolutionary War, the whole of his family were massacred by the Indians. He was then a boy and providentially escaped by being from home at a school in Schenectady. At an early age he was therefore deprived of his parents and relatives, and has reached an eminence so distinguished by his own unaided efforts.
Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, September 23, 1823
Marriage
In Warren [Herkimer Co. NY], on the 13th September, by the Rev. John Bowls, Mr. Reuben Fox to Mrs. Martha Wright all of the same place.
Cherry Valley Gazette, Cherry Valley, NY, September 30, 1823
Marriages
In this town [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY] on the 21st inst. by the Rev. W. Deafendorff, of Sharon, Mr. Ebenezer Cross to Mrs. Elizabeth Swain both of Cherry Valley.
On the 24th inst. by E.H. Brush, Esq. Mr. Joseph Flint to Miss Sophia Peeso, both of this town [Cherry Valley, Otsego Co. NY].
Death
In this town on the 22d inst. after an illness of five weeks, which she bore with Christian fortitude and resignation, Miss Fanny Richards the wife of Mr. Aaron Richards, aged 33 years, much lamented by all who knew her.
Happy the change to leave a world of woe / To join in songs which ne'er cessation know, / Glory to God resounds the Heavenly train, / While saints and angels shout a long Amen.
Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, June 7, 1871
Deaths
John Wellington of Springfield Centre [Otsego Co. NY] while working in the garden a few days ago, stepped on a nail, which entered his foot, causing lockjaw. he died on Thursday.
George Smith, a farmer near Afton [Chenango Co. NY] lost his only son, about two years old on Wednesday morning. His mother left him to play in the yard while she attended to household duties, during which time he went to a dish of lye and drank of it, causing his death at 8 o'clock on Friday morning. Bainbridge Republican.
News Item
Information is wanted of the whereabouts of Walter Telford who left his home in Burlington [Otsego Co. NY] early in the morning of the 17th of this month. He left under circumstances which would indicate that he was not in his right mind. He had been quite unwell for several months, so much so that he was unable to labor. He is 28 years of age; was about five feet ten inches in height; wore a light sandy colored moustache; was stout built; had on when he left an old black soft hat; dark colored sack coat, out at the elbows; light colored pants and vest; rubber boots and a plain cotton shirt. He is of Scotch birth, and talks with the Scotch brogue. any person who can give any information about him to William Telford at Burlington Green, will be liberally rewarded. William Telford, Dated, Burlington, NY. May 22nd, 1871.
Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, June 14, 1871
Marriages
At Laurens [Otsego Co. NY] June 4, by Rev. H. N. Van Deusen, George W. Couse of Portlandville [Otsego Co. NY], to Miss Amelia M. Shutts of Otego [Otsego Co. NY].
At the home of the bride, June 4, by Rev. H.N. Van Deusen, Herbert C. Brightman of Laurens [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Luella Bates of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY].
In Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY] May 29th, Mr. George Gadsby aged 72 years.
In Loydsville, town of Plainfield, Otsego Co. [NY], May 31, Oliver Wilcox, aged 60 years.
In Burlington Flats [Otsego Co. NY] May 27, at the residence of his son-in-law, Wm. Perkins, Mr. George Alger in the 75th year of his age.
In Richfield Springs [Otsego Co. NY] June 4, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. R. Buchanan, Mrs. Mary Owens aged 87 yrs, 6 months and 4 days.
Spicer Sanders of Plainfield [Otsego Co. NY] was found dead in the orchard of Mr. Charles Clark, in the town of Winfield [Herkimer Co. NY] a few days since. It is supposed he fell from a tree while trimming it. He was 72 years old.
News Item
We copy the following from a letter to the Norwich Telegraph in relation to Rockwell's Mills at Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY]:
"Rockwell's new factory, which rose almost like magic from the ashes of the one burned in August last, resounds with the heavy clanking of machinery, and carding, spinning and weaving are already commenced. these are welcome sounds to the scores of worthy operatives who by that sad calamity were thrown out of employment. The new factory is, of course, a great improvement over the old one. Not only is it a very handsome building, but all the machinery is of the newest and most approved patterns, and much nicer work can be done than by the old machinery. It has two water wheels, either one sufficient to carry the machinery, a very heavy steam engine by which the whole building is heated, and everything is arranged in the nicest and most economical manner. The wool is washed in the basement story in vats heated by pipes connected with the engine, wrung out in a mammoth wringer which wrings it nearly dry, and then carried up by an elevator four stories above, where it is spread upon the tin roof. When all the machinery is in operation, eight hundred spindles will be twisting off yarn at lightning speed, to be caught by the warpers and weavers and cloth dressers. Alas for the old-fashioned looms and spinning wheel!. We look back upon them as relics of the past."
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