Vital Records, Chenango County, NY (1879)

 Chenango American, Greene, NY, January 22, 1880

Marriages

In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] Jan. 7th, by Rev. Dr. Haynes, Mr. Fred W. Root of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Nellie Christien York daughter of Charles C. York, of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY].

In East Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 25th, by Rev. Mr. Morehouse, Mr. Henry Barr to Miss Maggie Wells both of South Oxford [Chenango Co. NY].

In Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] Dec. 30th, by rev. H.C. Halstead, Mr. George B Barber to Miss Ellen E. Lamphere, both of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY].

In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] Jan. 15th, by Rev. L. C. Hayes, Mr. Samuel B. Avery of Norwich to Miss Julia M. Scott of Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY].

At the residence of the bride's father, in Colesville [Broome Co. NY] Jan. 15th, by rev. I.P. Towner, Mr. John B Woodruff of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ida E  Hastings of Colesville.

In Homer [Cortland Co. NY] Dec. 31st, by Rev. W.A. Robinson, Mr. Fred I. Boles to Miss Alice M Riggs all of Homer.

Deaths

In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 30th, Mr. Otis R. Brooks aged 72 years and 11 months.

In Preston [Chenango Co. NY] Jan. 12th, Abby W. [Brown] wife of Dudley Brown, aged 75 years.

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Entered into rest, at Hoboken, N.J., Jan'y `15th of pneumonia, Mrs. Frances A. Mathews aged 67 years.

"In confidence of a certain faith and in the Communion of the Catholic Church," she fell asleep.  Only those who knew Mrs. Mathews well could fitly appreciate the rare and balanced excellence of her Christian character, the happy and genial temperament, and the marked unselfishness of her nature. She was a devoted Christian mother and had been burnished by exquisite sorrow to enjoy the blessedness of that home where sorrow is unknown.  Her soul pleased the Lord she loved and served; therefore He took her away.  "So, He giveth His beloved sleep."

The remains of Mrs. Frances Matthews of Hoboken, N.J. arrived in this village on Saturday morning last and were buried in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery during the afternoon of that day, after burial service in Zion Church.  Mrs. Matthews was a former resident of this village and was an aunt of Mrs. John R. Juliand.  Mr. Fred Matthews, son of the deceased and also a former resident of this village, accompanied his mother's remains here and saw them deposited beneath the sod of her native valley.  Mrs. Matthews died of pneumonia after a brief illness. She was a pleasant lady, a kind neighbor, and a firm friend.  Her death will be mourned by a large circle foo friends in this locality.

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The Late Hon. Hugh G. Crozier

A Smithville Flats [Chenango Co. NY] correspondent send us the following relative to the life, etc. of the late Hugh G. Crozier.

The residence of Mr. Crozier for many years was the village of Smithville Flats, N.Y., except as business called him for a few weeks or months occasionally to the city.  He was a native of Ireland and reared in the Presbyterian Church and faith.  At one time in his early life, he contemplated entering the Christian ministry and with this end in view, he prosecuted his studies in the University of Glasgow until he received the bachelor's degree; but subsequently changing his plans, he came to this country and engaged in business in New York.  While in the city, he married Miss Nancy Harrison, who with three daughters, still survive him.  Soon after his marriage, he removed to this village, the quiet country life, in their beautiful home, in this charming valley, suiting his tastes better than the confined life of the city.  Here their ample means enabled them not only to live in comfort and elegance, but to exercise a liberal benevolence among the people of this locality.

Mr. Crozier was a member of the Presbyterian Church of this place, which was a large recipient of his beneficence.  He not only contributed generously to the support of its ministry, but in all its enlargements and improvements, he bore the greater part of the burden. the Sabbath School of which he was long Superintendent was the special object of his interest and was constantly receiving substantial tokens of his affectionate care.  A permanent fund which he secured for the church, will constitute a lasting monument to his memory.

In his private Christian life, Mr. Crozier gave evidence of sincere piety, though without any ostentatious professions.  He was a man of deep, religious convictions, of unwavering devotion to the doctrines and order of the Presbyterian Church and was ever ready, out of a spontaneous and large-hearted generosity, to give practical aid to every good work.  Much that he did for the support of the church and the promotion of religion in this place will never be known until the great day shall finally make all things manifest. But his kindness to the poor and readiness to help those in trouble will be long and gratefully remembered among this people.