Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, May 1878

 Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, Norwich, NY, May 11, 1878

Marriages

WINTER - CARNEGEE:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY], May 2d, by Rev. H.N. Van Dusen, Mr. William Winter to Mrs. Charlotte Carnigee, all of Greene.

SMITH - SLADE:  In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY], May 1st at the residence of the bride's mother, by Rev. Geo. E. Ferris, Thomas M. Smith of Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss M. Eugenia Slade of Oneonta.

TITUS - JACKSON:  In Deposit [Delaware Co. NY], April 13th by Rev. J.L. Gamble, Mr. David Titus of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Adelia Jackson of Deposit.

Deaths

DECKER:  In Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY], Thursday evening, May 2d, 1878, Mrs. Mary Biore Decker.

HURLBUTT:  In Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY], Sunday night, May 5th, 1878, Elias M.  Hurlbutt, aged 73 years.

 BEARDSLEY:  In Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY], on Monday, May 6th, Susie E. Beardsley, wife of Martin Beardsley and daughter of the late Dr. J.M. Brown of Albany, N.Y.

MUNCY:  In DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY] April 29th, 1878, of paralysis, Mrs. Catherine Muncy, wife of Adonijah Muncy, aged about 78 years.

LANDERS:  Mrs. Landers, wife of Judge Landers, died on Wednesday evening last from a paralytic stroke.  Deceased was very much esteemed in social circles.  [Afton, Chenango Co. NY]

LEWIS:  Henry Lewis, an old engineer on our road, died at North Fenton [Broome Co. NY] a few days since.  For the past two or three years he has suffered from softening of the brain, or insanity, said to have been caused by running nights.  He was the first engineer that ever ran a locomotive into this place.

SPAULDING:  Funeral of Ira Spaulding:  The funeral was attended from the Spaulding House by a large concourse of friends, neighbors and acquaintances, on Friday afternoon, to pay a last sad tribute to the departed.  Rev. Mr. Scoville, of the Congregational Church officiated, and in his remarks paid a touching tribute to the memory of the deceased and spoke fitting words of consolation to the bereaved ones to cheer them in their sad affliction.  During the afternoon all business in the village was suspended, and all the stores and places of business, with one exception, closed. The funeral procession was one of the largest ever seen in our village and as the solemn cortege moved toward the cemetery, many a tear was shed in regret at the sudden taking away of so good and honest a man.

HUTTLESON:  A little five year old son of Wells Huttleson, of DeRuyter [Madison Co. NY], was drowned on Tuesday of last week.  The boy, in company with two little sisters, was out gathering wild flowers about three miles east of the village and in undertaking to cross a small stream on a log, he fell in and was drowned.  The stream had been considerably swollen by late rains and the body was washed down its bed a distance of about seventy-five rods before it was recovered.  All efforts to bring the child to life proved unavailing  Oneida Union

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, May 8, 1878

Deaths

WILLCOX:  In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY], may 2, 1878, C. DeWitt [Willcox] only osn of C.O. and H.V. Willcox, aged 2 years, 11 months and 14 days.

"I've come in the house to stay, Mama" / These words come back so sadly to me, / For he had left his play never more to return / Our darling Willie, almost three.

One bud more was needed in Heaven; / But why? Is our heart broken plea, / Oh why pluck the sweetest the Gardener had given? / Bright lovely Willie, almost three.

He brought sweet joy in the morning / As he came lightly tripping to climb on my knee, / At noon and at even - yes, ever a joy / Our beautiful Sunshine, almost three.

Stilled are the busy little hands, / The eyes that watched so lovingly to see / If Papa was coming, are forever closed. / He's gone, Pet of the fold, almost three.

Is he not loved in a better home? / Heavenly Father we look to thee. / Our Willie will wait at the Golden gate / Crowned with glory when almost three.

E.B.

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SMITH:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY], April 20th, Mrs. Angeline W. Smith.

She was the first daughter of Rev. Bishop A. Russell and was married to Wm. H. Smith, July 3d, 1845.  Her sufferings during her sickness were extreme and protracted and amid her anxious desires to "be laid away sweetly in her grave to rest," she fell asleep in Jesus, as softly and as sweetly as an infant sinks to repose upon its mother's bosom.  She leaves a husband, seven children, three grandchildren, her aged father, five sisters and a brother to mourn her departure.

Chenango American, Greene, NY, May 9, 1878

Marriage

At the residence of the bride's father, in Watkins, N.Y., April 24th, by Rev. Cameron Mann, Mr. S.L. Comstock of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], to Miss Lottie L. Van Allen.

Death

A child of Mrs. Hurlburt of Afton [Chenango Co. NY], daughter of Eber Jackson of Triangle [Broome Co. NY], who died in Afton, of diphtheria, was carried through this village last week Tuesday and buried in triangle.  Mrs. Hurlburt and another child are sick with the same disease.