Vital Records, Chenango County, NY (1879)

 Bainbridge Republican, Bainbridge, NY, October 3, 1879

Marriages

SHERWOOD - JUDD:  In Owego, Sept. 4 by Rev. Y.C. Smith, Mr. Frederick H. Sherwood of Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Hattie A. Judd of Candor [Tioga Co. NY].

McCALL - MORSE:  In Norwich [Chenango Co. NY] Sept. 3d by Rev. W.R. Stone, Mr. John B. McCall of Sayre, Pa., and Miss Nellie L. Morse of Norwich.

DeBELL - FINCH:  In Coventry [Chenango Co. NY] Aug. 28th, by Rev. A. Crocker, Prof. E.T.DeBell principal of the Greene Academy and Union School [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Frank E. Finch of Coventry.

BROWN - ROGERS:  At the bride's home, Sept. 9th by Rev. H.C. Leach, William Adin Brown of Otselic [Chenango Co. NY] and Ida M. Rogers of Pharsalia [Chenango Co. NY].

SALTER - CABLE:  At the residence of the Bride's father, Montreal, Sept. 16, 1879, by the Rev. James Roy, M.A., Charles Salter and Iavina B. [Cable] only daughter of A.D. Cable Esq.  Mr. Cable formerly resided in Robers' Hollow, town of Unadilla, N.Y. [Otsego Co.].

SMITH - WICKHAM:  At the residence of the bride's father by Rev. O.G. Wood, Sept. 11,1879, Leslie P. Smith and Miss Fannie A. Wickham all of Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY].

BATTERSON - SCHLEECKA:  At the Baptist Parsonage, Gilbertsville [Otsego Co. NY], Sept 15, 1879, by Rev. J.H. Sage, Adelbert N. Batterson of Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] and Miss Fredericka A. Schleecka of Jeffersonville, N.Y. [Sullivan Co.].

McLAGAN - MONETT:  At the home of the bride Sept. 24th by Rev. L.C. Hayes, George H. McLagen and Cassie E. McNett all of Norwich, N.Y. [Chenango Co.].

ELLWORTH - MATTESON:  In Oxford [Chenango Co. NY] Sept. 25, by Rev. William B. Baldwin, Rector, D. Ellsworth of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Eva S. Matteson of Greene [Chenango Co. NY].

FOOT - TWIST:  In Starrucca, Pa., Sept. 11, by Rev. Mr. Cole, Mr. A.F. Foot of Bennettsville [Chenango Co. NY] and Mrs. Eliza L. Twist of Franklin [Delaware Co. NY].

Deaths

CHAMPLIN:  In Afton [Chenango Co. NY] at her sister's, Mrs. Harvey Church, on Sept. 19th, Miss Emeline Champlin sister of G.M. Champlin, Esq.

HARRIS:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY] on the 11th inst. Mr. Dexter Harris aged 87 years and 8 months.

GOODRICH:  In Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 8th,1879, Butler N. Goodrich aged 45 years, brother of Mrs. H.T. Dunham of Sherburne [Chenango Co. NY].

CHAFFIN:  In Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] Sept. 22, 1879, George R. Chaffin aged 56 years.

MARTIN:  Near Rixford, Florida, Sept. 10, 1879, C.H. Martin, formerly of Unadilla, N.Y. aged 30 years and 6 months.

NILES:  At Sidney Centre [Delaware Co. NY] Sept. 14, 1879, Athelia [Niles] wife of Charles E. Niles, aged 28 years.

LEWIS:  At Unadilla [Otsego Co. NY] Sept. 19, 1879, Frank Lewis aged 6 months.

MAXWELL:  We hear of the death of Mr. Seth A. Maxwell a young man about 25 years of age formerly of this city [Binghamton, Broome Co. NY].  Although we have not got full particulars, we learn that he was run over at Freehold, N.J. and instantly killed.  He leaves a family.  Deceased was a nephew of Mr. H.A. Smith. Leader, Binghamton.

DERBY:  Samuel Derby a well-known citizen of Afton [Chenango Co. NY] died on Thursday morning, aged 59 years.  The funeral will be held at his late residence on Saturday forenoon, at 11 o'clock.

BARNARD:  Mrs. Charles Barnard, an aged and respected lady, died at Chittenango [Madison Co. NY] Monday.  Her daughter and son-in-law have been arrested charged with murdering her by poison.

BEARDSLEY: Chauncey Beardsley a well-known farmer living three miles east of Gilbertsville [Otsego Co. NY] was drowned in the Butternut creek, near that place last Saturday evening.  He had been to the village and it is supposed he was intoxicated at the time of his death.  A new bridge is being built across the creek and teams are obliged to pass through the stream, and late at nigh as he was driving across, the seat upon which he was seated was thrown out together with himself, and the team went home and into the wagon house and as Mr. B. did not return, the team was immediately driven back and inquiries made for the missing man.  He was soon found drowned in the creek.  He leaves a family and was worth some property.