Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, November 1, 1871
Marriages
At the residence of the bride's father in Otego [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 24th, by Rev. J.W. Mevis, Mr. Stoughton A. Horton to Miss Frank Marble all of Otego.
At the home of the bride, Oct. 21st by Rev. E. White, Albert Sutherland of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Mahala Green of Franklin [Delaware Co. NY].
At Mt. Vision [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 15, by Rev. G.R. Burnside, Charles Utter of Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Elizabeth Meekley of Sidney [Delaware Co. NY].
At the residence of the bride's father in Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 17th by Rev. C. Wait, Mr. Jerome Fish of Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Angeline O. Tucker of Hartwick.
At the residence of the bride's father in Piertown, Oct. 18th, by Rev. C.C. Smith, Mr. Willard Warren to Miss Harriet Williams both of Otsego [Otsego Co. NY].
At Hartwick [Otsego Co. NY] Oct. 19th at the residence of the bride's father by Rev. G.I. Travis, Seymour G. Smith of New York City to Ida M. Proctor of Hartwick.
In Cooperstown [Otsego Co. NY] at the residence of E. Shumway Oct. 23d, by Rev. Orren Perkins. Mr. George E. Rouse of Cooperstown to Miss Anna Smith of Middlefield [Otsego Co. NY].
At the house of the bride's father, Oct. 22d by Rev. W.R. Cochrane, Mr. John W. West and Miss Frank Annette Matteson all of Exeter [Otsego Co. NY].
Rev. S.J. White and wife of Walton [Delaware Co. NY] celebrated their silver wedding on the 12th inst. Mr. White has preached in Delaware and Otsego counties during the whole period of his married life and has won hosts of warm friends. For several years he preached in Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY] The presents at the silver wedding were numerous and valuable.
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Golden Wedding: On Tuesday evening, Oct. 23d, Mr. and Mrs. David E. Whitcomb of the town [Morris Otsego Co. NY] celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. A large company of friends gathered under the parental roof; among them were four who attended their wedding fifty years ago, including Mrs. Horace Harrison, of this village, who was bridesmaid at that time. The number of guests present was about ninety and many and sincere were the congratulations offered and old friends who had not been brought together for years, here met and renewed former friendship. The guests after the first formality had worn off, were as social as bees, and all "went merry as the marriage bell." At about ten o'clock the company gathered in the spacious hall and sitting room when Rev. H.H. Fisher of Maryland and Rev. C. Ayer of this village read each a poem expressive of their sentiments for the occasion, after which the doxology "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," &c. was sung by all present and prayer was offered, when the guests were seated for refreshments. No presents were expected, but notwithstanding this, friends presented a number of beautiful and useful presents and quite a number of gold pieces were found on the table in neat white envelopes for Mr. and Mrs. Whitcomb, for which they request us through these columns to return to the donors their most grateful acknowledgements, assuring them that these mementos of friendship will ever be cherished by them as gifts from esteemed friends and neighbors. While looking upon the family group that night, we were reminded of a poem we once read which we are sure must have been designed for such occasions.
"I saw her and I loved her, / I sought her and I won / Four dozen pleasant summers / And more since then have run, / And the voices of our sons, / Now standing at her side, / Remind me of the autumn / When she became my bride."
Deaths
In South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] Tuesday Oct. 10th, Mrs. Esther Chamberlain wife of the well-known Rev. J.H. Chamberlain took her departure from the shore of time to the land of immortal glory. This mother in Zion has for a long time been a resident of New Berlin and a member of the Baptist church. Owing to her warm and generous nature, her kind and loving disposition, her large and sympathizing heart, her name has been associated with all that is noble in the qualities of the true Christian. Her loss is universally mourned, yet we know that although we may weep, yet angels rejoice in welcoming to their number another "who has gone up out of tribulation, and has washed her robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
We learn that Mr. Willard Hopkins died suddenly at his residence in the town of Laurens [Otsego Co. NY] on Tuesday, Oct. 24th of heart disease.
News Item
Great fears are entertained as to the safety of Rev. John T. Goodrich, formerly of Philadelphia, Pa. but who, with his family, have been visiting numerous relatives in and about Guilford [Chenango Co. NY]. He was supposed to have been in Chicago during the recent conflagration and has not since been heard from. Two gentlemen have started in search of him. His family are almost frantic.
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