Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, May 1, 1879
Marriages
FRYER - LENNON: At -?- Church, Minneapolis, Minn. April 22d(?), by Rev. Dr. Knickerbocker, Mr. John Fryer, Jr. of St. Paul [MN] formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Kate Lennon daughter of John Lennon of Minneapolis.
PRENTICE - FINCH: At the residence of Mr. Finch, at Rockwell's Mill, April 23d, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Mr. Charles M. Prentice to Miss Cora U. Finch both of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY].
PRENTICE - GRAVES: At the residence of George Graves, at Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY], April 23d, by Rev. T.P. Halstead, Mr. Truman C. Prentice to Miss Chana M. Graves both of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY].
RICHARDS - WILSON: At the parsonage in Gilbertsville [Otsego Co. NY] April 26th(?), by Rev. J.V.C. Nellis, Mr. Squire W. Richards to Miss Nettie A. Wilson both of Rockdale, Chenango County N.Y.
Deaths
SPERRY: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] April 23d, Miss Almira Sperry aged 54 years.
WOODRUFF: In Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] April 23d, Mrs. Frances Woodruff aged 37 years.
BREED: In Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY] April 23d, Mrs. Phebe Breed widow of Henry Breed, aged 45 years.
PERKINS: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] April 19th, Mrs. Lucretia Perkins, aged 62(?) years.
HANDY: In Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] April 13th Alice May [Handy] daughter of A.J. Handy, aged 18 months.
HAVEN: In Afton [Chenango Co. NY] April 18th, Mr. Frederick Haven aged 58 years.
CUMMINGS: In Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] April 20th, Mrs. Hannah Cummings aged 72 years.
DEMARSE: In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] April 19th, Amelia [Demarse] wife of Francis DeMarse, aged 63 years.
EGGLESTON: At Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY] suddenly, April 18th, Miss Lillian Eggleston, aged 21 years.
PORTER: In Gilbertsville [Otsego Co. NY] suddenly April 18th, Mr. Jacob G. Porter aged 77 years.
FREDENBURG: In Schenevus, N.Y. [Otsego Co.] April 10th, Matilda [Fredenburg] wife of Charles Fredenburg, aged 47 years. Deceased was a cousin of the late Mrs. Horatio Babcock of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY].
LAKE: Wallace Lake a young man about twenty-five years old, employed about Taylor & Lyon's lumber mill at Millville, near Binghamton [Broome Co. NY] was fatally injured on Monday afternoon of this week by being caught upon a revolving pulley shaft and hurled against floor timbers with the speed of one hundred and fifty revolutions a minute. His head and body were fearfully mangled, and he lived but three hours after the accident. Deceased was married on Monday of Last week.
CHAMPLIN: East Pharsalia, Chenango Co. NY: The funeral services of Mishael Champlin an aged man of this town, were held at the Congregational Church, April 21st. Rev. A.P. Merrills preached a deeply interesting sermon, from these words, "Enoch walked with God; and he was not; for God took him." Thus, our Father calls His children home. "Be ye also ready."
News Items
The remains of Harry Burrell a well-known cheese buyer of Little Falls [Herkimer Co. NY], who died in March last, were stolen from the receiving vault in the little Falls cemetery, on Monday night of last week and great excitement prevailed throughout that section. On the following Wednesday morning the remains were found secreted under a barn at Jacksonburg [Herkimer Co. NY], a canal lock station, three miles west of the Falls. Several arrests have been made and it is believed the officers have nabbed the guilty parties, who are suspected of committing the crime in hope of a reward.
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Alleged Abortion, Death of the Victim, Coroner's Inquest
Our Guilford [Chenango Co. NY] correspondent furnishes us with the following particulars of a dark transaction which is being brought to light in that town. the report contains all of importance developed up to Tuesday evening. The examination was continued on Wednesday morning.
For some weeks past the friends of Miss Elizabeth Belden of Guilford have been exercised as to her whereabouts. It seems that about twelve weeks ago she left her friends there to make a visit to the family of Mr. C.F. Horton, near Gilbertsville, in Otsego County, and with whom she had previously lived when they resided in Norwich, with the understanding that she would return shortly after completing her visit to Guilford and resume her labors in the family where she has formerly resided. Her stay having been protracted and accidentally learning that she had left Mr. Horton's some time before, at once led her friends to conjecture that something wrong was underlying the mystery. Nothing, however, was definitely learned as to where she was until Thursday the 22d inst., When Dr. J.D. Meacham, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] proceeded to Guilford in quest of a sister of Miss Belden, who immediately went to her sister's dying bedside. She continued to sink and died on Saturday the 26th. Her remains were brought to Guilford and so much mystery was enveloping the case that Dr. M.D. Spencer, the coroner, at once took steps for the holding of an inquest. District Attorney Church and Dr. Avery, from Norwich, were present on Monday, when a Coroner's jury was summoned and an autopsy made by Dr. Avery in the presence of Coroner Spencer, his son and Dr. Ingersoll. At 9 o'clock Tuesday morning the jury was convened, and up to that night the following important evidence brought out.
The case naturally excites a great deal of interest and feeling in the vicinity where the unfortunate person had lived and the people are desirous that justice shall be meted out to all the guilty parties, whoever they may be. Dr. Meacham is represented by counsel in the person of C.B. Sumner, Esq. of Bainbridge.
Dr. D.M. Lee of Oxford, happening to be in Guilford on Tuesday, a second, and in some respects more extended autopsy was held upon the body, in which Dr. Lee participated. The funeral took place immediately after, and the body was buried by the side of her father and mother - the former having died last summer = in our cemetery. The deceased was some thirty-four years of gee and leaves one child, some six years old, two sisters and a brother. She was quite intelligent, having formerly taught school for a number of terms, and her naturally kind and cheerful disposition had won for her a large circle of friends, which her untimely death will cause to mourn. If she had failings and had erred, charity should step in under all the circumstances.
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The First Wedding in New England
Among the victims of the famine and hardships closely following the landing of the Pilgrims of the May Flower, was Rose Standish, wife of Captain Miles Standish. The Captain, after a brief period of mourning, and feeling that it was "not good for man to be alone," concluded to seek consolation from Priscilla Mullins, daughter of William Mullins, one of the passengers of the May Flower. She was just blooming into womanhood, while the Captain was nearly forty years of age. With soldierly dignity the Captain sent John Alden, a young man living in his family, as an ambassador to Priscilla's father to ask his consent for the Captain to visit her with matrimonial intent. He discharged his missive faithfully. The father readily consented, but added, "Priscilla must be consulted." She was summoned into the presence of John, who, a young man of graceful form, handsome face and sparkling eyes, and well known to her, modestly repeated his message. It was leap year and Priscilla fixing her mischievous eyes upon him said "Prithee, John, why do you not speak for yourself?" John blushed and retired. It was not long, however, before he returned, and his accepted visits resulted in the celebration of their nuptials by all in the settlement, except Captain Standish. Tradition has it that John Alden went to his nuptials on a young bull, richly caparisoned, and as he returned led the animal whilst his bride rode like a queen upon its back. Longfellow, in his "Courtship of Miles Standish" has vividly pictured this first New England marriage. The courtship of Miles Standish : and other poems : Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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