Obituaries (June 26)

A. Burdette Holcomb

Utica Saturday Globe, August 5, 1905

 

 

A. Burdette Holcomb

 

While on a visit to his niece, Mrs. George W. McNitt, on Fair street, this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], A. Burdette Holcomb a well-known resident of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], was taken ill last Friday night and died Sunday.  Deceased was born on a farm in the town of Norwich July 4, 1841.  For the past 30 years he had resided in Greene, where he married Miss Alice Lyons.  Mrs. Holcomb died several years ago.  For some years Mr. Holcomb was manager of the Lyon Iron Works in Greene, but for the last 10 years he had been a traveling salesman, selling cigars.  He was a man whom it was a pleasure to know, enjoyed a wide acquaintance and had many warm friends.  Mr. Holcomb was educated at the Norwich and Oxford Academies and graduated in a medical course at Ann Arbor, Mich., but never followed the medical profession.  He served in the civil war as a member of an Ohio regiment and was a member of the G.A.R.  He was also a member of the Eastern light Lodge, F.&A.M. of Greene, and Malta Commandery, K.T. of Binghamton.  Mr. Holcomb is survived by one daughter, Miss Anna B. Holcomb, of Greene; one brother, R.A. Holcomb, of Ripley, N.Y., and a sister, Mrs. F.B. Sweetland, of Sayre, Pa.  His remains were taken to Greene Monday and the funeral was largely attended Wednesday, the services being conducted by the Masonic lodge.  A delegation of Norwich Masons and several relatives and friends were present from this village.

 

Sarah Miner

Binghamton Press, June 1, 1917

Mrs. Sarah Miner died at her home at Choconut Center Thursday afternoon aged 74 years.  She is survived by her husband, Isaac Miner, four daughters, Mrs. David Stanley of Vestal, Mrs. Grace Marean of Norwich, Mrs. Verna Mower of this city and Mrs. Clayton Saddlemire of Union; four sons, George of South New Berlin, Oscar and Horace of Scranton and Frank of Auburn; three brothers Isaac Gage of Brackneyville, George Decker of Montrose and Ben Decker of Ouaquaga, and four sisters.  Mrs. Homer Courtright of Choconut Center, Mrs. Elizabeth Southward of Bath, Me.; Mrs. Bert Boyce and Mrs. Louise Dodge of this city. The funeral will be held at the residence Sunday at 2  o'clock.  Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery.

 

Mary Green Hogg

Binghamton Press, April 26, 1904

Mrs. Mary Green Hogg died yesterday at her home in West Chenango [Broome Co., NY].  She is survived by her husband, James G. Hogg, and five daughters, Mrs.  Lena Hand, Mrs. Minnie Miner, Elizabeth Hogg, Mrs. Anna Brown and Pauline Hogg; by two brothers, William H. Green of Denver, Col. and Elmer L. Green of West Chenango.  The funeral will be held form the Abbott M.E. Church Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock.

 

George Miner

Binghamton Press, April 2, 1934

George Miner, 69 years old, of 47 Grand avenue, Johnson City [Broome Co., NY], died Saturday afternoon in the Binghamton City hospital.  He is survived by his widow, Minnie F. Miner; two daughters, Miss Mary E. Miner of Johnson City and Mrs. Lawrence Bradshaw of Bainbridge; a son, George Miner, Jr., of Jacksonville, Fla., and a granddaughter, Jane Harding Miner.

 

Dr. Lawrence Bradshaw

Norwich Sun, February 23, 1950

Bainbridge:  Dr. Lawrence Bradshaw, 9 Greenlawn avenue, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], a retired Borden Company chemist died at is home Wednesday morning. Dr. Bradshaw came to the United States nearly 30 years ago from England and had been a resident of Bainbridge for several years.  He retired from the chemical division of the Borden Company about three years ago.  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Margaret Miner Bradshaw; a son, Richard, both of Bainbridge; three sisters and two brothers all in England; several nieces and nephews.  The body was removed to the Harold Sherman Funeral Chapel in Bainbridge where friends may call tonight from 7 to 9.  Funeral services will be held in St. Peter's Episcopal church in Bainbridge.  Friday at 10:30, Rev. James E. Wolfe officiating.  Interment will be in St. Peter's cemetery at the convenience of the family.

 

Bainbridge News, March 2, 1950

Three years ago, Dr. Lawrence Bradshaw retired from the Borden Company at the culmination of a long and honorable career as a chemist.  He was an outstanding authority in casein glue technology and was often called upon by important segments of industry to develop special glues for their purposes. He gave without stint of his time and energy in solving difficult problems.  His total number of patents consistent of about twenty, including many where he was the sole inventor, and others which he held in conjunction with his Bainbridge colleagues.  It was typical of his thoroughness that patent lawyers often accepted his draft of a patent specification and relied upon him to answer the questions of the Patent Office Examiners.  His work during this period dealt with gluing technology involving both protein and synthetic resin preparations and techniques.  Dr. Bradshaw's work was always beautifully done, with no "loose ends" to trouble some future investigator in the same field.  Many of the laboratory techniques and test methods still exist in the original form, owing to the care and precision with which he worked.  He was scrupulous in his observance of the so-called "homely virtues"; his work, when given, could always be relied upon, and his devotion to the code of ethics of his chosen profession was undeviating.  His sense of humor was legendary; many otherwise dull technical sessions were enlivened by his pertinent anecdotes.  Like Thomas Edison, Dr. Bradshaw turned a handicap to an advantage.  He always made light of his slight deafness and considered it an asset to his powers of concentration.  Of all his personal qualities, Dr. Bradshaw will probably he best remembered by those who knew him for his great humanity.  His sense of the dignity of every individual made his friendships wide and varied.  His counsel to younger members of his profession was invaluable in launching many of their technical careers.  Both as citizen and scientist, Dr. Bradshaw was the product of many cultures.  Born in Lancashire in England, he received his early education in the English public schools. At the age of sixteen, he entered Manchester University and graduated with honors at nineteen.  He next went to Glessen University in Germany, where he received his Doctor of Philosophy degree. Returning to Manchester, he published several scientific papers and completed his work for the degree of Doctor of Science. Some time during this period, he worked on a pure research project that was to have effect on the automotive industry, Little was known about the detonation of fuels and the propagation of flame.  By a combination of electrical devices and moving film, much hitherto unknown knowledge was amassed which had practical application in the later development of anti-knock compounds for gasoline.  His transition from the academic life to that of industry occurred when he accepted a position with a mining company in Peru.  Forced to return to England for reasons of health, he resumed his studies for a short period at Edinburgh University in Scotland.  Following this, he took a position with an English company in Germany. At the outbreak of World War I he was interned in Germany and took advantage of his enforced leisure to translate a German chemistry text into English.  In 1921, pursuing his already bright star westward, he came to America.  It was not long thereafter when he came to Bainbridge and began his well known career with the Casein Company.  It has been Bainbridge that this distinguished scientist and citizen of the world called home.  Here we saw him working in his garden, returned his cheery greeting on the streets, went to him with our problems, and laughed with him and with a world wihc seemed a better palce because he was there.