Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, January 2, 1879
Marriages
KERBS - BISSELL: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 23d, by Rev. S.C. Fulton, Mr. John Kerbs to Miss Ada Bissell both of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY].
CHRISTIAN - BOSWORTH: At the residence of the bride's parents, in Plymouth [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 25th, 1878, by Rev. E.W. White of Waterville, Mr. Truman N. Christian to Miss Helen A. Bosworth all of Plymouth.
FLETCHER - BURDICK: At the residence of the bride's parents, Dec. 24th, 1878, by Rev. H. G. Harned, Mr. Oscar W. Fletcher to Miss Ella M. Burdick both of Guilford, Chenango Co., N.Y.
BARNES - COOK: At the residence of the bride's parents, Dec. 25th, 1878, by Rev. H.W. Williams, Mr. Fred S. Barnes of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Ella H. Cook of South Otselic [Chenango Co. NY].
DAVIS - COATS: At the residence of the bride's parents, Dec. 25th, 1878, by Rev. H.B. Williams, Mr. George W. Davis of Lincklaen [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Elida M. Coats of South Otselic [Chenango Co. NY].
MATTERSON - REDFIELD: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 25th, 1878, by Rev. D.N. Grummon, Mr. Frank G. Matterson of Bennettsville [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Julia M. Redfield of Bainbridge.
HOLMES - WHEELER: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 18th by Rev. S.C. Fulton, Mr. Elijah Holmes to Mrs. Frances Wheeler.
FRENCH - CHAMPLIN: In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] by Rev. O.H. McAnulty, Mr. George French of North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] to Miss Inez Champlin of Sherburne.
GARRISON - SHERWOOD: At the Guilford House [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 25th, by Rev. W.D.L. Wilson, Mr. Ellis Garrison of Gilbertsville [Otsego Co. NY] to Miss Sarah Sherwood of Guilford.
THOMPSON - MOULTON: At the residence of Mrs. Moulton in Mt. Upton [Chenango Co. NY], Dec. 25th, 1878, by Rev. T.P. Halstead, R.A. Thompson, Jr., M.D. of Masonville, N.Y. [Delaware Co. NY] to Miss Rosa B. Moulton of Mt. Upton, N.Y.
COMPTON - CARL: At the residence of Jacob Hillsinger in Butternuts [Otsego Co. NY] Dec. 25th, 1878, by Rev. T.P. Halstead, Mr. Thomas H. Compton of Guilford, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] to Miss Katie L. Carl of Butternuts, N.Y.
MISNER - SERGENT: In East Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 23d by Rev. A.B. Jones, Mr. Seth L. Misner to Miss Emma Sergent both of Taylor, N.Y. [Cortland Co.]
New Berlin, Chenango Co. NY: Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Bassett of New Berlin Centre, celebrated their golden wedding on the 21st ult. About fifty guests were present, and the couple received many valuable presents. Fifty years ago, Hiram Basset married Lusetta Crandall at the home of the bride's father, on the same ground and in the same house where they now reside. The parents of this couple were all living at that time and within a stone's throw of each other, and for many years they were close friends, loved and respected by all. Mr. Crandall is still living, at the advance age of ninety-six.
Deaths
ACKLEY: In North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 26th, Mr. Lewis Ackley aged 77 years.
CURTISS: In South New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 19th, of diphtheria, George D. [Curtiss] only child of Stephen Curtiss, aged 6 years, 2 months and 21 days.
PHILLIPS: In Coventry, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] Dec. 24th, 1878, of typhoid pneumonia, Georgiana [Phillips] wife of James H. Phillips, eldest daughter of S.A. Martin.
MARTIN: In Coventry, N.Y. [Chenango Co.] Dec. 24th, 1878, of typhoid pneumonia, Emily Tremaine [Martin] wife of S.A. Martin.
SLOAN: In Afton [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 20th, Mrs. Ellen Sloan aged 96 years.
NEARING: In Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 18th, at the residence of D.S. Bristol, Mrs. Abigail Nearing wife of the late Joseph Nearing and mother of Mrs. D.S. Bristol, aged 81 years.
DAVIS: At La Grange, Stanislaus, Co., California, Angelica Davis aged 6 years, 6 months 18 days, youngest daughter of George King Davis, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co. NY]
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VAN WAGENEN: In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 21st, 1878, the day following her 84th birthday, Sarah R. [Van Wagenen] eldest surviving daughter of the late Gerrit H. Van Wagenen.
Miss Sarah B. Van Wagenen died at her residence in this village [Oxford], on Saturday noon, after a long and painful illness. She was eighty-four-years of age the day before her death. A little over two years ago she fell and fractured her hip, and since that time has been confined to her room, and although suffering a good deal of pain she bore it with remarkable fortitude and made no complaint. The deceased, in connection with her sisters, one of whom survives her, was well known for her many acts of charity and benevolence.
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LEE: In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 30th, 1878, Mr. William H. Lee aged 58 years. Funeral services at his late residence on Canal Street, Thursday at 10 o'clock A.M.
Another of our most respected citizens has gone from our midst. William H. Lee died at his residence early on Monday morning last. For several months past his health has been failing and he was compelled to give up work almost entirely. During the summer he spent several weeks at the seaside and in the Eastern States, hoping to be benefited by the change of climate, in which hope he was disappointed, and it was evident to his friends upon his return that his days here would be few.
Mr. Lee was born in New London County, Conn. in 1820, and was the oldest of twelve children, five of whom survive him - two sisters and two brothers residing in Connecticut and one brother in Morris, Otsego County [NY]. He came to Norwich in 1844 and worked at carriage ironing for the late C.B. Brown for more than twenty years, also for W.K. Loomis and later for E. Eastman. As a skilled workman he had no superior in this vicinity, and during his life he has been a very industrious, hardworking man, giving himself but little rest from his laborious occupation.
As a citizen, Mr. Lee will be missed from among us. Although quiet and unobtrusive in his manner, he was genial in his intercourse with neighbors and friends and pleasant with all. In the home circle his loss will be deeply felt, his attachment to home was strong and lasting, and his family are called to mourn a loving husband and father, whose life has been devoted to promoting their comfort and welfare. A consistent member of the Baptist Church, his seat in the sanctuary was seldom vacant when in health, and he practiced what he professed. He was an honest man in the broadest sense of the term and has left no enemies behind him.
Deceased leaves surviving him, his widow and two married daughters, who have the sympathies of the community in their bereavement.
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HUBBARD: At the residence of her son, Hon. J.F. Hubbard in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 28th, 1878, Mrs. Almira Hubbard, widow of the late John F. Hubbard, aged 78 years.
Mrs. Hubbard was the daughter of Gen. Thompson Mead, one of the early settlers of Chenango, who was Sheriff of the County from 1821 to 1823, and always prominent in the business and politics of his time. She was born in the year 1800, in the town of Norwich, where she passed the entire round of her life. In 1819 she was married to John F. Hubbard, then a young man publishing the Norwich Journal with whom she lived in wedded happiness until his death in 1876, a period of fifty-seven years. She was the mother of five children, four of whom grew to maturity, but only one of whom now survives to mourn her loss. Her brothers and sisters, too, of whom there was a large family, all preceded her in death. In 1818 she united with the Baptist Church of this village, and at the date of her decease held the oldest membership save one in that church. In all the relations of life, in the family, the Church, the community, she was a gentle, loving, devoted woman, discharging all the duties of her station with alacrity and cheerfulness. Having lived a Christian life, she died a Christian's death, losing her hold on mortality only to enter the heaven which opened to her view, where loved ones gone before visibly beckoned her approach to the mansions of the Blest.
Among those from abroad who attended Mrs. Hubbard's funeral were Rev. Dr. Jeffrey, of Brooklyn, her son-in-law; Prof. and Mrs. Hoose of Cortland, the latter being her granddaughter; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mead, of Oneida and others.
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James Collins, a brakeman employed on a local freight train on the Utica Division of the D.L.&W. Railroad, met with a shocking and fatal accident about a mile north of Binghamton [Broome Co. NY], on Thursday morning of last week. He was engaged in coupling on coal cars, when his foot caught in the guard rail, and he was thrown down and pushed by the wheels. A jagged piece of rail struck against his groin, tearing a shocking wound, and cutting his head badly. He died on Friday morning.
Deceased was a brother of conductor M.F. Collins, of the through freight on the D.L.&W. and was much respected. His age was twenty-three years, and he was unmarried. The remains were taken to Utica [Oneida Co. NY] on Friday, accompanied by his brother, mother and sister, who were with him when he died.
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On Saturday, the 14th ult, two boys of Lakeport in the town of Sullivan, Madison County [NY], Elmer Eaton aged seventeen, and Douglas Hoppin aged twelve, went with others to the cider mill of Lot Ward and drank freely of cider, after which they started off on a hunting tour. Nothing more was seen of those boys until they were found dead on the banks of Douglass' ditch on Tuesday, having died on Sunday, it is supposed, from the effects of the cider and exposure.
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Unadilla Valley, Chenango Co. NY: The light fall of snow on the smooth frozen ground gave us fine sleighing for Christmas, which was busily improved. The morning dawned on Scenes of joy and sorrow strangely mingled. A gay and festive throng were gathered in one of the homes of Mt. Upton to celebrate the marriage ceremony of one of the fairest of the village belles. In the house adjoining, the death angel seemed hovering over one who a little more than a year ago was a happy bride. The "Rose" of the village [Rosa B. Moulton] was born away by a worthy young Aesculapian named Thompson, of Masonville, [R.A. Thompson, Jr. M.D.] now a student in one of the New York Medical Colleges. The best wishes of many friends go with the happy pair. and prayers are offered for the young wife, Mrs. John Secor, formerly Miss Maria Peet, who is lying in the "valley of the shadow." A few days ago, just across the street, a young life went out, quenched by the same dread disease - diptheria. Estella Sherman, one of the young converts brought to Christ under the labors of Rev. Mr. Haynes, of Norwich, met the last enemy fearlessly. "It is better for me to go," she said, and slept in Jesus.
But the saddest of the Christmas surprises, was the news which flew like wildfire through the village and country round, that one of the first families had been visited by an affliction worse than death. A lovely and beloved daughter of A. Ainsworth eloped on Christmas Eve, with a man named Grannis. The family are highly respected and have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their great sorrow.
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Mount Upton, Chenango Co. NY: Our town has been startled with a variety of news for the past week, and it is impossible to withhold and say there is nothing of importance to notice. It makes our hearts feel sad when we attempt to chronicle events like the following: The death and burial of Miss Stella Sherman,a young lady living with Mr. Ur Hayes, a victim of diphtheria, after an illness of one week, is sorrowful indeed. Also, of the same disease after an illness of a few days, the wife of John Secor, recently married, and living on the farm of Mr. Ur Hayes. She was healthy, strong and vigorous and all the prospects fair in anticipation of a long life. A large and well attended funeral from the methodist Church on Friday last at 12 o'clock, noon; a very impressive sermon by the Rev. T.P. Halstead.
News Item
Oxford, Chenango Co. NY: Mr. Henry L. Miller has recently erected a fine Westerly granite Sarcophagus in his family lot at the cemetery, which is very unique and unlike anything heretofore placed in this cemetery. The monument is in form a parallelogram, with base finely moulded on which appears the family name in large, raised letters polished. Above rests the die, which is paneled, with inscriptions in raised letters and also highly polished. The cap over all is heavily moulded, and taken altogether is a neat and substantial memorial and does credit to the taste and skill of the contractor, Mr. H.M. Ashcraft, of Norwich. Times, 25th.
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