Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, January 1873 (continued)

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, January 9, 1873

Marriages

SPUR - PERKINS:  At the Eagle Hotel, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], December 25th, by Rev. Mr. Loveridge, Arthur N. Spur, of So. Edmeston [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss DeEtte Spur, of Columbus [Chenango Co. NY].

IRELAND - ALLEN:  At the M.E. Parsonage, Afton [Chenango Co. NY], January 1, by Rev. B.B. Carruth, Mr. Albert Ireland, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Johanna Allen, of Elmira (Chemung Co. NY].

FISK - JONES:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], December 24th, by Rev. S. More, Mr. Horace Fisk of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Emma M. Jones, of Smyrna.

Deaths

DOYLE:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], Willie [Doyle] son of Thos. Doyle, aged 2 years 3 months and 10 days.

FRENCH:  In Texas Valley, Cortland County, N.Y., Mrs. Eeanor French, in the 87th year of her age.  For more than 61y she had been a professed Christian and died at last in the hope of immortality.

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, January 8, 1873

Marriage

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. R. Lyon of Greene [Chenango Co. NY], on Saturday evening, Dec. 28th, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their married life by holding a Golden Wedding at their residence.  the house was thronged with invited guests, who were generously entertained by their venerable host and hostess. The occasion was unusually interesting, and all felt that they were being entertained by a couple worthy of all the respect that an enlightened and Christian community can bestow.  Many beautiful presents were bestowed by relatives and friends, as tokens of respect and esteem for our aged friends, and when the hour of parting came all felt as if the occasion was one long mile remembered and cherished.  Rev. Geo. Porter offered an impressive prayer and made remarks appropriate to the occasion.  Mr. and Mrs. Lyon have been residents of this village many years and have filled well their parts in the busy scenes of life, and now in the golden autumn of their earthly existence, they enjoy the respect and confidence of the entire community. - American

Death

WOOD:  In Seward, Nebraska, Dec. 17th, Charlie S. [Wood], son of Sprague K. and Cecelia C. Wood, aged 3 years.

Sherburne News, Sherburne, NY, January 11, 1872

Marriage

On Saturday evening a large company of friends assembled at the house of Mr. Hiram Lobdell, east of Sherburne village [Chenango Co. NY], to congratulate him and his wife on the 30th anniversary of their wedding day.  Mr. and Mrs. Lobdell are by no means "ancient;" yet their married life has reached nearly the average of human life over the world.  How many joys they must have shared together during all that time, and unless their lot has been very different from that of others, how many sorrows.  Linen tablecloths and articles of wearing apparel were presented to the bride and groom, and the latter surprised his wife with a handsome tete-a-tete to remind her of "love's young dream."  The Rev. J.L. Burrows was called upon for "a speech;" in which he congratulated Mr. and Mrs. Lobdell on their thirty years of connubial felicity and hoped that they might live very many years and have no want of enjoyment.  A very nice entertainment had been prepared for the guests, and really it seemed just like a wedding.  May they live to have a golden wedding, and "may I be there to see."  As apropos to the subject we quote from Robert Burns:

"John Anderson my jo, John, / When we were first acquent, / Your locks were like the raven, / Your bonie brow was brent; / But now your brow is beld, John, / Your locks are like the snaw, / but blessings on your frosty pow, / John Anderson, my jo!

John Anderson my jo, John, / We clamb the hill thegither, / And monie a cantie day, John, / We've had wi' ane anither; / Now we maun totter down, John, / And hand in hand we'll go, / And sleep thegither at the foot, /  John Anderson, my jo!"

Deaths

HALL:  In this town [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], Jan. 6, Mrs. Lydia Hall, aged 64 years.

DART:  In this town [Sherburne, Chenango Co. NY], on the 4th instant, Mr. Robert Dart, aged 87 years.

Just as we go to press, we learn that Col. William B. Pellett, Cashier of the Bank of Chenango, died in Norwich on Friday the 10th instant. The only particulars that reach us are, that he fell from his chair while sitting at the dinner table and died in about five minutes.  His age was about 67 years.  For more than thirty-five years he has been connected with the Bank of Chenango, and his death creates a large void in both the business and social circles. A man of the strictest integrity, genial temperament, generous impulses, and superior social qualities, he was held in the highest respect and general esteem by all classes.