Obituaries (October 22)

Fred F.P. Hall

Utica Saturday Globe, November 1916

 

Fred F.P. Hall

1875 - 1916

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  While at the home of Dr. Reuben Jeffery Sunday evening Fred F.P. Hall stepped from the game room on the third floor into the sun parlor adjoining and in the darkness walked out of a dormer window, falling to the concrete paving beneath.  His collar bone was broken and he received other injuries which resulted fatally early Wednesday morning.  Deceased was one of the best known of the city's young business men and one of the most popular in fraternal circles.  Mr. Hall was the son of Frederick F. and Mary Parker Hall and was born in Norwich September 4, 1875.  He graduated from Norwich High School in the class of 1895 and after a course in the Albany Business College was manager of a Mohican store at New Haven, Conn.  In 1903 he returned to Norwich and was bookkeeper and later manager in Charles H. Latham's hardware store.  In 1915 he formed a partnership with Howard Kyle and ...[rest of obit missing]

 

Utica Observer, November 1, 1916

Norwich:  Fred F.P. Hall, proprietor of the Colonial Electric Shop, died this morning as the result of internal injuries received Sunday night, when he fell from the game room on the third floor of Dr. Reuben Jeffrey's country home, just north of this city, to a concrete walk 19 feet below.  Mr. Hall was hurried to the Norwich Hospital following the accident and all that medical skill could do was done for him.  It was found that his right ribs and collar bone were broken and that he was otherwise hurt.  He remained in a semi-conscious condition until late yesterday afternoon.  Mr. Hall was 41 years old and was one of the most popular of the younger residents of this city.  He had been secretary of the local lodge of Elks since its organization here.  He was also a member of the Alert Hose Company and held in good esteem by numerous friends.  There were few societies or organizations of which Fred Hall was a member that he had not served as secretary.  He was a splendid penman, faithful in all fraternal duties and held in high respect by all who knew him.  His sudden death in this manner has caused widespread sorrow in this city and deep regret is felt on every hand.  Besides his wife, there survive one brother, Robert Hall of New York city to whom the sympathy of many friends is extended at this time.  The funeral will be held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock [at the residence].  Burial will be made in Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY].

Charles W. Anable

Afton Enterprise, January6 4, 1900

Chas. W. Anable who has passed most of his life in this town [Afton, Chenango Co., NY], died suddenly in Franklin [Delaware Co., NY] Wednesday morning of last week at a place where he had been engaged at work.  Arising in the morning he went down stairs and sitting down and reaching for his boots he suddenly became unconscious and died in half an hour.  Heart trouble was the cause of his death.  The funeral was held on Friday, the burial taking place at Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY].  Two sons survive him, Frank and George Anable of this place.

Rachel T. Howe

Afton Enterprise, September 6, 1900

Rachel T. Howe, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Howe, died Friday morning, Aug 31 after a brief illness of cholera infantum.  Her age was 8 months and 22 days.  The funeral services were conducted at the residence of Mr. Howe's father, Charles Chamberlain, at 10 a.m. Saturday by Rev. Arthur Spaulding.  The burial was at Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY]

Leo Pratt

Afton Enterprise, September 5, 1900

Leo Pratt, 19 years of age, the son of Mrs. Mary Baker of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY], was struck by D.&H. train 2 which leaves Afton [Chenango Co. NY] at 9:05 a.m., about a mile east of the station Monday morning, and instantly killed.  He was employed in Section Foreman Hastings' gang, with which he had worked about three weeks.  He boarded at William Wehener's in Bainbridge, but had but few acquaintances here.  It is said that he had not been feeling well for several days and his fellow workmen noticed that it seemed to require an unusual effort for him to do his work that morning.  The men were working on the west bound track, lining it up after having put in some new ties.  When train 2 was heard approaching Mr. Hastings spoke to the men to look out for it and they all got out of the way except Pratt, who with an iron bar on his shoulder stepped across onto the end of a tie in the east bound track and stood there.  The others shouted to him but he did not move except to turn partly around toward the train just as it struck him.  The pilot beam hit his shoulder and head, crushing the skull and killing him instantly.  None of the trainmen saw the accident and they did not know that the train had struck anyone.  Coroner E.A. Goodsell of Afton was notified and after examining the body and learning the circumstances of his death he decided that in inquest was unnecessary. The body was then taken to the undertaking rooms of A.J. Holmes in Afton. The funeral was held at the Nineveh Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock p.m. Wednesday.  The Harpursville Budget says the deceased was a sober, industrious and active Christian boy who had many friends there.

Edward Marble

Afton Enterprise, October 4, 1900

Edward Marble, a farmer of Sanitaria Springs [Broome Co., NY], was run into by D.&H. train No. 5 while crossing the track near Sanitaria Springs on Saturday night, and received serious injuries.  Marble was driving home with a team at the time and did not notice the train until too late. The wagon was broken to pieces but the horses escaped.  The train was stopped and Marble was picked up and taken to Binghamton.  The ambulance was summoned and the injured man was taken to the City hospital.  Upon examination it was found that the left hip was dislocated, and the body badly bruised. The man is said to have been intoxicated.

The Evening Herald of Monday says:  Edmund Marble, the man who was struck at Sanitaria Springs by an express train Saturday night, died of his injuries at nine o'clock this morning.  According to the coroner, the accident will probably result in litigation and the family desire that an inquest be held.  The crossing where the accident occurred is said to be one of the most dangerous along the D.&H., a great deal of trouble being caused before in similar cases.

 

 Henrietta (Graff) Bump

Afton Enterprise, December 6, 1900

Mrs. Henrietta G. Bump died suddenly yesterday at her home, 126 South Chester street, in her 83d year. She had made ready to go to the home of relatives to eat her Thanksgiving dinner, when she had a stroke of paralysis and died within half an hour.  She was born in Baltimore [Maryland] January 19, 1818, and was a daughter of John Graff, who was one of Baltimore's volunteers in the battle of North Point.  On October 13, 1857, she married Samuel Carpenter Bump, who was a pioneer in railroad building in this country and prior to his death on December 4, 1889, had built many dwellings in various sections of Baltimore.  Mr. Bump in 1827, built the Gravity railroad between Carbondale and Honesdale, in northeastern Pennsylvania, which was the first railroad over which a locomotive ran in America.  He also constructed a large portion of the old Erie road.  Mrs. Bump is survived by a brother, Thomas Rowland Graff, who dwelt with her; a stepson, Jesse Easton Bump; five step-grandchildren, Misses M. Ella, Georgia H. and Alberta H. Bump and Messrs. Charles Weathers and Orlando Weathers Bump, a niece, Mrs. Sarah E. Bump and several grand nieces and nephews --Baltimore Sun.

E.F. Churchill

Afton Enterprise, December 6, 1900

E.F. Churchill of Great Bend, Pa., died Friday, Nov. 30th, after an illness of one week and the funeral services occurred at his late home on Church street at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon.  He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Walton McKinney, and two sons, Leman and Elmer Churchill, all of whom reside at Great Bend.  Mr. Churchill was 83 years of age and a member Presbyterian church of which Leonard Church, a former Afton boy, has been pastor for many years.  He was the possessor of a powerful intellect and was a highly respected and honored citizen having been elected justice of the peace for many years in succession.  In his younger days he chose for his companion Miss Betsey Johnston, a sister of Mrs. J. Farnsworth, Mrs. M. Landers and Mrs. D.A. Hyde, but the day previous to the one upon which she was to become his wife, death claimed her as his victim.  Several years later he married another most estimable lady who preceded him to the heavenly home about four years ago, but whenever he came to Afton he never forgot to visit the grave of his "first choice."  His last visit here was a few months after having passed his 80th birthday at which time he seemed to have fully retained his intellectual faculties and was a most entertaining conversationalist, and the last letter received form him by a friend here a few months since was a lengthy and very interesting one and no impairment of mind was discernable.