McGrawville Express, McGrawville, NY, October 5, 1848
Marriage
At Homer [Cortland Co. NY] on the 4th inst. by Rev. S.J. Decker, Mr. Seth Dodge of Dryden [Tompkins Co. NY] and Miss Betsey C. Dodge of McGrawville [Cortland Co. NY].
McGrawville Express, McGrawville, NY, October 12, 1848
Death
We learn that a fatal accident occurred near Canastota [Madison Co. NY] on Saturday last. A boy aged about 16, whose name we did not learn, was riding on a load of grain, when one of the bags on which he was sitting slipped from it place, precipitating the lad under the horses' heels. The wagon wheels passed over his neck crushing it badly and he was otherwise injured. He died almost instantaneously. Syracuse Star.
McGrawville Express, McGrawville, NY, October 19, 1848
Marriages
On Wednesday Sept. the 27th by the Rev. E.T. Ball, Mr. Charles Nichols and Miss Rhoda C. Jones all of Cincinnatus [Cortland Co. NY].
On the 10th inst., Mr. Milton Palmer and Miss Cynthia Darby both of Cortlandville [Cortland Co. NY].
McGrawville Express, McGrawville, NY, October 26, 1848
Death
In Glastinburg, Conn., august 14th, Julia [Whipple] wife of Francis W. Whipple and daughter of Sepinneus and Betsey Burnham, aged 22 years.
"Sister thou wast mild and lovely, / Gentle as the summer breeze, / Pleasant as the air of evening, / When it floats among the trees.
Peaceful be thy silent slumber, / Peaceful in the grave so low, / Thou no more wilt join our number, / Thou no more our songs shall know."
Morris Chronicle, Morris, NY, March 19, 1873
Deaths
In Otego [Otsego Co. NY] on the 9th inst., W.S. Williams in the 44th year of his age.
In Otego [Otsego Co. NY] March 8th of congestion of the lungs, Malinda [Lamb] infant daughter of W.C. and Julia I. Lamb, aged 1 year, 4 months and 2 days.
In Clarksville [Allegany Co. NY] on the 4th inst. Hannah [Snyder] wife of the late Philip Snyder, aged 83 years.
In Fly Creek [Otsego Co. NY] March 6th, 1873, Catherine Hathway int he 80th year of her age.
In Hope Factory, March 4, 1873, Maria [Berry] youngest daughter of John and Elizabeth Berry aged 11 years, 4 months and 10 days.
In Hartwick Seminary [Otsego Co. NY], March 11th, Clark Davison aged 78 years.
In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] March 2nd, Chadler Bergin aged 40 years.
In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] March 5th, Michael Yager aged 65 years.
In Oneonta [Otsego Co. NY] March 8th, Mrs. John M. Ferrel aged 45 years.
We have just learned of the sudden death of Mr. J.N. Holt an old citizen of the town of Columbus [Chenango Col. NY]. It seems that evening meetings are being held at South Edmeston [Otsego Co. NY] and that Mr. Holt who resided something over a half mile from that place, attended on Wednesday evening last, and after the close, walked home, in apparently good health. He entered his house and his wife asked him if it was not pretty cold. He answered her and stepped in front of the looking glass and combed the ice and frost from his whiskers and had hardly turned around when he fell to the floor and immediately expired. Mr. Holt was somewhat advanced in years, and was rather a spare, thin built man, Still we believe he had usually enjoyed good health. New Berlin Gazette
News Items
Mr. Editor: I notice in your issue of the 5th inst., the following item: "In and around Garrattsville [Otsego Co. NY] reside nineteen persons between 65 and 87 years of age, twelve of them are over 80 years of age."
Mrs. Thankful Pattengill, widow of the late Deacon Horatio Pattengill, lives but five miles from Garrattsville in the town of New Lisbon [Otsego Co. NY], was ninety years of age the 24th of last February. On that occasion her descendants made her a birthday visit. But for the inclemency of the season more would have gathered at the old home. As it was, three sons were present: Mr. William Pattengill, residing at the homestead, Rev. J.S. Pattengill of Bainbridge [Chenango Co. NY], Rev. H. Pattengill, of New Berlin [Chenango Co. NY] and Mr. Parker Scott of Milford [Otsego Co. NY] whose first wife was Paulina Pattengill. Two grandchildren and one great-grandchild were also present. If all the living with their wives could have been present there would have been three sons with their wives, two sons-in-law, whose wives are both dead, 21 grandchildren, including husband and wives, and 18 great-grandchildren. Three grandsons were the tribute of death in the last war. Eight of the grandchildren are married and 5 are single. In religious profession 17 are connected with Presbyterian church, one with the Reformed and one with the Episcopal church. The mind of this aged Mother is as good apparently as fifty years ago, and she has much less bodily infirmity than many of those many years younger. She has a ripe old age, while the pilgrimage of ninety years has given a mellow to her Christian character.
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We are grieved to learn that our esteemed citizen, Elakaim R. Ford is in a very low condition. During Monday of this week the family, friends, and Dr. Case had but little hopes of his living the day through. Mr. Ford is an old citizen and loved by all who have the honor of his acquaintance and each day his health is enquired about by the old who have for quarter and half a century associated with him, and the young who, like the writer, have listened to his kindly and practical counsels. Though his "way of life" may have "fallen into the sear, the yellow leaf, " yet we are glad to know that he has all "that which should accompany old age, as honor, love, obedience, troops of friends." And since it is appointed unto all men to die, we hope and believe that when his ---
"Summons comes to join, / The innumerable caravan which moves / To that mysterious realm where each shall take / His chamber in the silent halls of death,"
he may "approach his grave like one that wraps the drapery of his couch about him and lies down to pleasant dreams." Herald
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