Vital Records, Chenango (1880), Broome (1875) Counties, NY

 Union News, Union, NY, January 9, 1875

Marriage

In Tracy Creek [Broome Co. NY], Dec. 30th, 1871, at the residence of the bride's father, Barnet Bullock, by the Rev. D.D. Brown, Mr. Oren Knight and Miss Lodema T. Bullock all of Tracy Creek, N.Y.  

Deaths

In Union [Broome Co. NY] January 3d, 1875, Wilson H. [Cary] son of John and Adaline Cary, aged 11 years and 11 months.

In this village [Union, Broome Co. NY] Monday morning, January 4th, 1875, Mariah Wheeler in her 80th year.

Murder at Guilford

A terrible murder was perpetuated at Guilford, Chenango County [NY] on Sunday morning Dec. 27th.  The facts are as follows.  Mrs. Sarah F. Fitch, for a long time a resident of the town of Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], formerly resided at Guilford.  John P. Hall is the husband of Mrs. Fitch's niece and resides at Guilford in the homestead formerly occupied by Mrs. Fitch or her husband.  On Thursday last Mrs. Fitch accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Prince, went to Guilford to spend Christmas with the family of her niece and nephew.

Sunday morning between 10 and 11 o'clock, Hall entered the sitting room where Mrs. Fitch sat reading near the stove.  He carried an ax in his hands and going to the stove he proceeded to heat it for the purpose of "taking the frost out of it," as he said.  While thus engaged, his wife left the room.  A noise was soon heard by those without and some members of the family, re-entering the room, found Mrs. Fitch lying dead upon the floor, with her skull cleft in twain and her brains scattered about the room.  Hall was met at the door quietly wiping the blood from his ax.  He was arrested, but states that Mrs. Fitch fell upon the ax.  He states that he is not "aware that he did it," and attempts to give the impression that he is insane.

Hall is an ill-tempered, dissolute man, and has not for some time resided with his family.  For several months past, however, he has lived at the farmhouse.  Much excitement is manifested in the village of Guilford.  Mrs. Fitch was a wealthy and worthy citizen. Utica Herald

Union News, Union, NY, January 23, 1875

Death

Another horrible railroad accident occurred about midnight on Tuesday last near Tioga Station on the Erie Road by which a brakesman named Orson Finch of Owego [Tioga Co. NY] received fatal injuries.  Mr. Finch, at the time, was brakesman on No. 5, a mail train which leaves this city going west at 9:20 P.M.  He was occupying the place of a friend who was the regular brakesman and when the train was approaching the bridge near Tioga, conductor Pattingale saw the unfortunate man fall from off the top of a freight car and lodge below between some of the timbers of the bridge. The train was stopped and the man lifted upward and taken onboard when it was discovered that his entire scalp and part of the skull had been torn off and that he was in a dying condition.  Dr. Nichols of Waverly who happened to be on the train at the time made the unfortunate man as comfortable as possible until they reached Waverly. [Tioga Co. NY]

Union News, Union, NY, January 30, 1875

Death

BARLOW:  In Union, N.Y. [Broome Co. NY] January 17th, 1875, Morris Barlow, aged 84 years 10 mo. and 8 days.

A special dispatch to the Binghamton Times dated Oneonta, Jan. 24th states:  Mr. Floyd Avery, employed as an engineer in the sash and blind factory of Messrs. Barnes & Fox at Collierville [Otsego Co. NY] met with a terrible accident Saturday afternoon which resulted in his death at one o'clock this P.M.  While removing a belt from a pulley, his clothes caught in the machine and whirled him around one of the main shafts at the rate of about one hundred and thirty revolutions per minute.  He was found on the floor under the shaft in an insensible condition., his clothing completely stripped from his body.  Medical aid was called but could render him no assistance.  He leaves a wife and two children.

Oxford Times, Oxford, NY, January 7, 1880

Marriages

BARTON - BEARDSLEY:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 24th, by Rev. A. Parker, Mr. Alfred H. Barton and Miss Amadell Beardsley.

WADE - KINSMAN:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 25th by Rev. H.N. VanDeusen, Mr. Herbert A. Wade and Eva L. Kinsman both of Smithville [Chenango Co. NY].

WILLSON - HAZZARD:  In Greene [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 25th, by Rev. H.N. VanDeusen, Mr. Byron E. Willson of Willett [Cortland Co. NY] and Miss Celia J. Hazzard of Smithville.

DOOLITTLE - PLACE:  At the residence of the bride's father, J.F. Place, Dec. 31st, by Rev. George F. Place, assisted by Rev. T.P. Halstead, Mr. Eugene Doolittle and Miss Sarah Place both of Guilford [Chenango Co. NY].

Mt. Upton, Chenango Co. NY:  Mr. Eugene Doolittle was united in marriage to Miss Sarah, second daughter of Fields Place, by Rev. George Place on Wednesday, Dec. 31.  The presents were useful and varied.

NORRIS - LEWIS:  In South Otselic [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 24th, by Rev. H.C. Leach, Mr. Frank Norris and Miss Oresta Lewis both of McDonough [Chenango Co. NY].

DWIGHT - LIVINGSTON:  In Solon [Cortland Co. NY], Dec. 31, by Rev. G.P. Turnjbul, Mr. Emery A. Dwight of German [Chenango Co. NY] and Miss Clara M. Livingston of Solon.

BARSTOW - MADISON:  Coventryville, Chenango Co. NY:  Evander Barstow of this place and Miss Grace Madison of Masonville [Delaware Co. NY] were recently united in matrimony.  May their lives be long and happy, and their troubles be little ones.

Deaths

IVES:  In Guilford Centre [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 28th, Paris L. [Ives] son of Rufus S. and Adaline H. Ives, aged 4 years and 8 months.

BRIGGS:  In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY] Dec. 30th, Mary E. [Briggs] wife of William P. Briggs, aged 20 years.

RICHMOND:  The wife of Will L. Richmond [Lizzie J. Bailey Richmond] died suddenly in McDonough [Chenango Co. NY] on the morning of December 31st of heart disease as is supposed.  Mr. and Mrs. Richmond occupied a house on H.B. Griswold's farm in McDonough and on Tuesday night retired to bed, the lady apparently being in her usual health.  Towards morning Mr. Richmond was awakened by the labored breathing of his wife and immediately undertook to arouse her but was unsuccessful, she gasped for breath once or twice and as he thought fainted.  Dressing himself, he ran to Mr. Griswold's house for assistance and on the return of himself and some members of Mr. G's family, it was found that Mrs. Richmond was dead. Deceased was about 27 years of age and a daughter of Mrs. Hobart Bailey, of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY].  Her remains were brought here for interment, funeral services being held in the Presbyterian church on Friday afternoon.

News Item

Wilkins Settlement, Chenango Co. NY:  Mr. Harvey G. Wilkins, insane, has been removed from Utica [Oneida Co. NY] and placed in the insane asylum at Preston [Chenango Co. NY] where he will be properly cared for.  His health is quite good, but his mind continues in a bad condition.