Vital Records, Chenango County, NY (1879)

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, May 8, 1879

Marriages

BRIGGS - CLEVELAND:  At the house of the bride's sister in Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] on Wednesday evening May 7th, by Rev. J.L. Race, Mr. William F. Briggs to Miss Minnie E. Cleveland, all of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY].

KEELER - BOSWORTH:  At the residence of the bride's father in German [Chenango Co. NY], April 30th, by Rev. A.W. Barrows, Mr. O.O. KIeeler of Chenango, Broome Co. [NY] to Miss Ellen L. Bosworth of German.

GATES - BURROWS:  In Sidney Plains [Delaware Co. NY] by Rev. C.G. Wood, by Rev. C.G. Wood, Mr. H. Gates to Miss Ida Burrows both of Rockdale [Chenango Co. NY].

WELLER - PIERCE:  In Binghamton [Broome Co. NY] May 1st, by Rev. Dr. Paddock, Mr. James E. Weller of Chenango Forks [Broome Co. NY] to Miss Ida C. Pierce of Colesville [Broome Co. NY].

BOND - HUNT:  In Chicago, Ill. April 29th, Col. E.S. Bond of Chicago, to Miss Lottie A. Hunt formerly of Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY].

Deaths

BRUSHELL:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] May 1st, Mr. Amos Brushell, Jr., aged 60 years.

PRIME:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] April 22d, Edith M. [Prime] daughter of William W. and Sarah A Prime, aged 2 months and 15 days.

HALL:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY] May 1st, Philinda [Hall] wife of Alexander Hall, aged 68 years.

BEACH:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY] April 25th, Mr. Amos Beach aged 70 years.

GROVER:  In Beaver Meadow [Chenango Co. NY], suddenly, April 25th, Mr. Ezra Grover aged 84 years.

COLE:  In Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY], April -?- of diptheria, Ada Adelia [Cole] daughter of Peter and Mary J. Cole, aged 2 years and 6 months.

PRESTON:  In Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY], suddenly, April 29th, Mr. William Preston.

BEVERLY:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] April 18th, Mr. P.B. Beverly.

SPRIGG:  In Earlville [Madison Co. NY] April 23d(?), Dellis(?) Sprigg aged 75 years.

TINKER:  In Pittsfield, N.Y. [Otsego Co. NY] April 20th of pneumonia, Permelia [Tinker] wife of Charles Tinker, aged 61 years.

PHILLIPS:  In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY] April 19th, Mr. Isaac Phillips aged 70 years.

SMITH:  In Wyalusing, Pa., April 15th, at the residence of her sister, Mrs. Martha Stowell, Mrs. Phila C. Smith formerly of Afton [Chenango Co. NY] aged 73 years.

BIRDSALL:  At Chenango Forks [Broome Co. NY] correspondent of the Binghamton Republican gives the following particulars of the sudden death of an old resident of the town of Greene [Chenango Co. NY]:  "Mr. John Birdsall died at his residence about two and a half miles above this place last Friday morning.  Mr. Birdsall was feeling well Wednesday morning and with his wife visited Freeman Davis, below Hattelville.  When returning home he got out of his wagon near the gulf bridge to dig some sassafras, but complained of feeling dizzy and started back, when he was taken with vomiting, and had to be helped into the wagon.  He was carried home as rapidly as possible but was unconscious when taken from the wagon."

BEACH:  Rev. Allen R. Beach father of Secretary of State Beach, died in Hamilton [Madison Co. NY] on Saturday evening of last week, aged eighty-three years.  He was one of the oldest Baptist clergymen in the State.

TRUESDELL:  At Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY] April 27th, suddenly Ruby Chamberlin [Truesdell] wife of H.A. Truesdell.  An infant son died a few days previous, and both were buried in one grave.

Unadilla Valley, Chenango Co. NY:  Again, our community has been visited by the grim messenger, Death, who has saddened so many homes in our midst in the few months past. May 3d, Mr. Spaulding of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY], an old man, died.  The same day, Mrs. Miles Houck daughter of the late Daniel Cornell, passed away in the midst of her usefulness.  Mrs. Houck was a beloved member of the Congregational Church, Guilford Centre [Chenango Co. NY].  She met the last enemy joyously, fearlessly, for to her it was the signal of reunion with the loved and lost. The death of Mrs. Ruby Chamberlain Truesdell leaves a sad vacancy in the home and social circle which she adorned. She sleeps in Jesus.

News Item

Tuesday of this week, the trial of Isaiah Belfield for the murder of Mrs. Phebe Crandall of Brookfield [Madison Co. NY], fourteen years ago, was commenced at Morrisville [Madison Co. NY].  Belfield was one of the notorious Loomis gang and is believed to have committed the murder while searching the house of the deceased for plunder, in which he was stoutly resisted by herself and husband. the accused was identified by Mr. Crandall, the husband of the victim, while he was confined in the Rome jail on another charge. A scar left by his club, on Belfield's head, on that memorable night, when his life and property were in jeopardy, led to the recognition.