Marriages (May 29)

Miss Olive Horton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.H. Doll, of Hornell [Steuben Co., NY], was united in marriage to Edwin DeLong, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.D. DeLong, Sr., Sunday September 7, at high noon in the, Methodist Church, Bainbridge, with the Rev. Paul L. Hulslander performing the ceremony.  The bride, who was attired in a light blue wool dress with black accessories, wearing a corsage of white baby chrysanthemums, was given in marriage by her father, Mr. Doll.  Mr. and Mrs. Richard DeLong, of Flemington, N.J., attended the couple.  The matron of honor wore a wine print dress with blue accessories and wore a corsage of bronze baby chrysanthemums.  After the wedding ceremony, a dinner was served to the imme4diate families at the DeLong home.  Before the ceremony, Eugene Houck rendered two beautiful vocal solos, "I Love You Truly" and "O Promise Me."  Mrs. DeLong is a graduate of Hornell High School and is employed in Brooklyn.  Mr. DeLong is serving in the U.S. Navy and is stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yards.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 11, 1941]

Miss Edith Harris, formerly of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY], and Jerry Hine, of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], were united in marriage at Niagara Falls, Sunday, August 31, at 1 o'clock.  Mr. and Mrs.  Hine will make their home in the Dutcher apartment on River street, Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].  Mrs. Hine is employed in the DeCumber beauty shop and Mr. Hine has a position with the Scintilla Magneto Co., in that village.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 11, 1941]

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hill were pleasantly surprised with a party in honor of their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday evening, September 6, given by a group of friends and relatives.  The occasion was celebrated with a beautiful cake which was cut by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hill and Mrs. Helene Landon, who was matron of honor at their wedding.  Mr. and Mrs. Hill were presented with two beautiful chairs from the Hill family, a purse of money and other gifts from the guests.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 11, 1941]

Miss Wanda Hine and James William Epply, of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], were united in marriage at The Baptist Parsonage by the Rev. R. Lewis Johnson, Saturday, August 23.  Mr. and Mrs. Epply are now residing in Coventryville [Chenango Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 18, 1941]

Miss Lucille Lyon, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], and Kermit Holdredge, formerly of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY], were united in marriage at the Baptist parsonage, Bainbridge, Saturday, August 23.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. R. Lewis Johnson.  The attendants were Mrs. Clarence Dibble, of this village, and Roger Craver, of Johnson City.  The couple are employed at the American Plastics Corp. and will reside in Bainbridge.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 18, 1941]

Dysart-Unger:  The marriage of Miss Mary Louise Unger, daughter of Oswald J. Unger, daughter of Oswald J. Unger, of Reynolds street, Pittsburgh, Pa., and James Knox Dysart, of Holmes street, Wilkensburg, Pa., took place recently.  The service, which was conducted by candlelight, was read by the Rev. Hugh Clark.  The bridal gown of off-white satin was styled with a yoke of seed pearls ending the high round neckline.  The sleeves were leg o' mutton and the full skirt ended in a court train.  The "something borrowed" in the costume was a full length tulle veil attached to a coronet of seed pearls and was lent by the bride's cousin, Mrs. joseph Downs, of Harrisburg, Pa.  A bouquet of white gladioli and stephanotis with orchid center completed the costume.  As her sister's maid of honor, Miss Jane Oaks Unger wore a gown of Grecian rose satin and wore a little Dutch cap to match.  She carried yellow gladioli buds and blue delphinium.  Similar gowns of Biarritz blue and matching Dutch caps were worn by the bridesmaids, Miss Dorothy Armstrong and Miss Janet Hetherington, and the junior bridesmaid, Carol June Macklin, niece of the bride.  Mr. and Mrs. Paul Macklin, of Chicago, were among the out-of-town guests who attended the wedding.  A smaller daughter of the Macklins, Joan, and the bride's cousin, Peggy Lou Spahr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Spahr, of Bainbridge, were flower girls.  Their frocks were of flowered taffeta and their headdresses, poke bonnets, and baskets of rose petals completed the ensembles.  Ray Lamb, of Oakmont, Pa., was best man and the ushers; Frank Tomb, Charles Runter Bradley, of Hagerstown, Md., the bride's cousin, and Robert Campbell, of Oakmont, cousin of the bridegroom.  The bride's grandmother, Mrs. Albert Sargent Mills, of Bainbridge, wore a peach chiffon dress with an orchid hat and wore a corsage of orchids.  The bridegroom's mother wore a dress of turquoise blue crepe.  A dinner at the University Club followed the ceremony.  After a honeymoon in Boston, Mass., the couple will reside in Pittsburgh, Pa.  Mrs. Dysart, who was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Spahr last year, made many friends during her stay here.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 18, 1941]

Cooper-Anthony:  One of the prettiest of early fall weddings occurred Saturday morning at 11 o'clock September 20, in Christ Church, Guilford, when Miss Thelma Gertrude Anthony, daughter of Mrs. Myrtle I. Wilson, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], and Reinhold D. Anthony of Norwich became the bride of Junior Alfred Cooper, son of Mrs. Meld Cooper, of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY].  The Rev. Frederick Ransier, rector, officiated. Gorgeous baskets of bright flowers, of every color filled the chancel of the church, with white flowers at the altar.  Previous to the ceremony Mrs. Charles Bloom, aunt of the bride, gave a delightful program of organ music.  As the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march began to sound, the bride entered the church on the arm of her father.  She was met at the altar by the groom.  Mrs. Louella Jarvis, aunt of the bride, was matron of honor.  Acting as best man was Duane Anthony, of Norwich, brother of the bride.  The impressive service of the episcopal Church was read.  The bride's dress was of dark green velvet, with shoes and hat to match.  She wore a corsage of Talisman roses.  The matron of honor wore dubonent velvet with soldier blue accessories.  Her corsage was white carnations with a touch of blue. The mothers of the bride and groom wore corsages of white pompon chrysanthemums and the men in the wedding party, boutonnieres of white.  The bride and groom took their places in front of the church and received congratulations.  Mrs. Cooper has been guest of honor at several pre-nuptial events at sever per-nuptial events.  Both are employed in the Bendix Aviation Corporation, Sidney.  Immediately following the ceremony he happy couple left on their wedding trip which will include a brief stay with Sgt. and Mrs. Donald Anthony at Shirley, Mass. and they will continue motoring through the New England States and to points in Canada.  After October 1 they will be at home in their newly furnished apartment on Main street.  To Mr. and Mrs. Cooper, whose friends are legion, go the best wishes for years of happiness.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 25, 1941]

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marshall of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], observed their 65th wedding anniversary, Tuesday, September 23, with open house.  Neighbors and friends of the couple called to congratulate them and they were the recipient of many cards and gifts.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 25, 1941]

Miss Katherine Flynn, former faculty member of the Bainbridge Central School and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Flynn, of Waverly [Tioga Co., NY], will be married to Lt. Walter Koelliker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Koelliker, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], on Sept. 27.  Lt. Koelliker, who since his graduation from Rhode Island State College in 1935, has been in the sales department of the Scintilla Magneto company, until he was called into service last Spring.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 25, 1941]

BCHS Freshman Class 1936

Bainbridge Central High School

Freshman Class

1936

 

 

Row 1 (L to R):  Virginia Barthwick, Julh Andrew Parsons, Miss Benjamin, Vernon Palmer, Harriet Holman, Anna Vawter, Lloyd Sipple, Geraldine Getter, Wendelin Mertz

 

Row 2 (L to R):  Donald Patchin, Beatrice Hendrickson, Margaret Mertz, Grace Johnson, Alta DeForest, Dorothy Teachout, Lila Kiefer, Mary MacHovey, Ruth Harris, Dorcas Hendrickson, Margart Taft, John Olmsted

 

Row 3 (L to R):  John Burgin, Bernice Cook, Earl Neidlinger, Beatrice Sisson, George munk, Evelyn Livingston, Lester Baldwin,Helen Peckham, Lloyd Tuckey, Lucille Babcock, Howard Stilson



BCHS Class of 1936, Part 4

Bainbridge Central High School - Class of 1936

Senior Portraits

"Echo" 1936

 



Agnes Russell

 

"Smile and the world smiles with you."  Agnes certainly makes this real to us.,  We find her always good natured and sincere in every undertaking.  We wouldn't know what to do if we saw her without her "pal."  Agnes, we wish you all the good fortune in the world, and may your diligent efforts lead you to the top of whatever profession you undertake.

James Ryan

 

Toot! Toot! Here comes Jim with his sax.  Rhythm is his business.  Jim does not require any lengthy eulogy because his merits are known to all of us. Although as a bluffer he gets out of studying, we know his record will be a brilliant one.  Here's luck to you, "Jim," and may you be a second Rudy Vallee or Guy Lombardo.  by the way, we know your smile will get you a long way. 

Samuel Taylor

 

Bainbridge High School's pride and joy here gazes upon you!  Ladies and gentlemen, kindly note the heart fluttering countenance for therein lies the explanation of Sam's ability to capture the hearts of many of our fair sex!  Sammy won marked distinction not only on the field of hearts but on the equally perilous basketball, football, and baseball fields;  also in track we find him outstanding.  Rather quiet in bearing and possessed of a pleasing personality, he has made a host of friends here and with him go the best wishes of all of us in his future activities. 

Gerald Weeks

 

Vim, vigor and vitality--all three maintained and exercised in fullest measure signify a person with outstanding characteristics, not only to carry through a task with strength and energy, but to do so with such animated zest that the utmost enjoyment is found therein.  A jovial and loyal companion, with a pleasant greeting for everyone--that's "Jerry." We know that his future success is assured if he continues to smile his way through. 

Clara Wilcox

 

When we can't find Clara, we always look for Agnes for we know that is who she will be with.  Although very quiet and reserved, her keen sense of humor has afforded many moments of pleasure and fun to many of us.  We congratulate and honor her for being our valedictorian.  You leave us, Clara, with our sincere wishes for a happy and prosperous future. 

Obitaries (May 28)

Mrs. Mary Rutledge, 38, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], was the subject of a county-wide search by state troopers from Troop C barracks in Sidney yesterday since her disappearance from home last Saturday morning.  Her husband, Ralph Rutledge, told Troopers T.B  Batters and Carl Fordham, that he found a note from his wife but said he did not know of any reason why she should leave home. The police searched the immediate surroundings of the home and also a district near the Susquehanna River.  The troopers learned that Mrs. Rutledge had called at the post office around noon Saturday to inquire about a package.  It was delivered at the family home on the Wells Bridge Road later in the day and contained clothing for her four-year-old daughter, Anne.  Mr. and Mrs. Rutledge moved to this vicinity only recently from Youngs Station [Delaware Co., NY].  Mrs.. Rutledge is a former resident of Canada and has a sister living in Mineola, L.I.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept, 4, 1941]

The body of Mrs. Ralph Rutledge, 38 of Unadilla, was found shortly after 6 o'clock, Sunday night, September 7, in the Susquehanna River, two miles above the Village of Unadilla near what was known as the Alfred Zeh farm, after she had been missing from her home for over a week.  Harold Odone, who resides on the Zeh farm took his two visiting grandsons with him after dinner and went to the river, where he saw what looked like a body in the deep water.  Mr. Odone left without telling the children of his discovery, and called Ora Moore, formerly of this village, and who now also lives on the Zeh farm, who accompanied Mr. Odone to the spot.  The body of Mrs. Rutledge was found lying face down in the water.  The men notified Inspector Ernest A. Maynard and Troopers Obuhanich and Stickles, of the Sidney Barracks, and they removed the body, which was lodged against a tree, to the undertaking parlors in Unadilla.  A verdict of suicide by drowning was given by Dr. John M. Constantine, of Unadilla, who acted as coroner.  Funeral services will be conducted this evening, Thursday, September 11, at 8 o'clock, at the funeral home with the Rev. George Young, of the Methodist Church in Unadilla, officiating.  The body has been cremated.  Mrs. Rutledge is a former resident of Canada and it is expected that her ashes will be returned there in the near future.  The deceased is survived by her husband, Ralph, a four-year-old daughter, Anne, both of Unadilla, and a sister who resides in Mineola, L.I.  The family moved here about six years ago from Youngs Station and resided on the Wells Bridge road.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept.  11, 1941]

Daniel T. O'Connor, 20, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], died yesterday morning at 10:25 in the Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, as the result of injuries sustained when the car in which he was a passenger failed to make a sharp curve on the south entrance of Unadilla, hitting a sign post, breaking off a hydrant and a telephone pole and finally landing against the service station, owned by Earl Carter, of Afton, the car burst into flames.  Gordon F. Perry 21, driver of the high powered sedan, and Norris Hobbie, 26, another passenger, both of Sidney, are confined to the Fox Memorial Hospital.  Mr. O'Connor suffered severe lacerations of the scalp and skull with possible fractures, severe concussions of the brain, and lacerations of the foot, cheek and left forearm.  Mr. Perry's forehead and abdomen were lacerated and his left hand and wrist were severely bruised.  Mr. Hobbie is receiving treatment for possible fracture of both legs and abrasions and lacerations of the right arm.  Their condition is reported as fair.  According to State Police, the accident occurred at 1:50.  The car was proceeding south and left the concrete on the curve to the approach of the D.&H. viaduct.  It plunged 135 feet and hit the steel posts of a route sign, skidding sideways, it shot another 100 feet breaking off a fire hydrant.  The car then struck a telephone pole and broke that off, and proceeded 55 feet farther where it hit the iron posts of the gasoline sign.  The broken fuel tank of the vehicle burst into flames that destroyed the body of the car and set fire to the service station.  The Unadilla fire department extinguished the blaze. The three occupants were thrown out of the car, and when it caught fire Mr. Hobbie crawled to safety from under the rear end.  Mr. Perry was pinned under the front knee action and was dragged to safety by spectators.  Mr. O'Connor was on the ground 20 feet from the broken telephone pole  They were taken to the hospital in an ambulance. An investigation was conducted by troopers Roger Merritt, and Carl Fordham, of Troop C.  [Bainbridge News & Republican,  Sept. 18, 1941]

District Attorney Joseph Molinari, of Oneonta, Tuesday adjourned the inquest proceedings in an accident which caused the death of Daniel O'Conner, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], who was the passenger in the Gordon Perry car, September 17, until further testimony can be obtained from Dr. John Constantine, of Unadilla, and Norris Hobbie, of Sidney.  Dr. Constantine was the attending physician at the scene of the accident and Hobbie was a passenger in the Perry car.  Testifying, Perry stated that he didn't know how fast the car was going at the time of the accident but that he was confident that he fell asleep at the wheel.  As soon as the car struck the direction signs, he awoke and turned the wheel sharply to the left. Herman Bard, a plumber and school bus driver, of Unadilla, was the first one to arrive at the accident. He stated he heard the car go past his home and later heard the crash, but had no idea how fast the car was traveling.  Albert Maxon, of Unadilla, was seated in his car parked on the main street of Unadilla, just before the crash, stated he saw a car go past him at a very high rate of speed, but he couldn't positively state it was the Perry car.  He later heard the fire siren, going to the fire station, he found out that it was Perry's car.  Mrs. Grace Long, wife of the proprietor of the Long River Inn, stated that she saw the boys at her place just before the accident.  Corp. James Mahoney presented the measurements he took of the skid tracks and other information and Trooper R.B. Merritt gave a report of his findings when he arrived at the scene of the accident with Trooper F.C. Fordham.  Nor date was set for the inquest because of Hobbie's condition.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 25, 1941]

Lewis Simpson, 64, an employee of the Chambers Sale and Exchange Stable, at Unadilla [Chenango Co., NY], died Tuesday night, several hours after he was fatally burned as a result of a severe early morning blast in the building used for the office and restaurant.  Extensive damage to the two-story building also resulted.  The explosion, thought to have been caused by a leak in a small gas stove used to cook meals in the kitchen behind the first floor offices, brought scores of residents of Unadilla to the scene.  The victim had opened the kitchen and was preparing to get himself some breakfast when the explosion occurred. The belief is that a leak had filled the kitchen with gas and the blast had occurred when he struck a match.  Mr. Simpson's clothes were immediately ignited and he ran to the rear porch where Frank Cranston and Ben Fitch, both of Unadilla, tore his shirt off and put out the flames with an extinguisher.  He suffered second and third degree burns of the face, arms, neck and shoulders, according to the report given by Dr. J.J. Friedman, who attended him.  He was taken to the Parshall Hospital in Oneonta where he died Tuesday evening.  He is survived by a wife and several children.  The building which is owned by David Chambers and leased to Walt Shaver, has a ceiling which is made of plywood sections, which was lifted a good five inches and the force of the blast carried to the room where the tin sheeting was twisted and blasted off.  The west wall was bulged to the extent of four inches and the shingles on the outside of the building were blown loose and thrown into the driveway adjoining.  The interior of the room was scorched and windows were shattered.  The Unadilla Fire Department came to the scene.  Pieces of the screen door at the rear of the room were found in the back yard, after it had been blown from the hinges and over the porch railing.  [Bainbridge News & Republican,  Sept. 18, 1941]

Erwin Gifford, 83, brother of the late Mrs. John McGinnis, passed away in Whittier, Calif., September 14, after an illness of several months. Born in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on June 11, 1858, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Gifford, he spent the early part of his life in Bainbridge and Afton and later moved to California where he remained until his death.  He was united in marriage to Miss Minnie Landers, of Afton, who died in 1934.  Mr. Gifford was a member of St. Peter's Church, Bainbridge, and a member of the Masonic Order. The deceased is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Lena Baldwin, of DeRuyter, and Mrs. Gertrude Edmunds of Norwich, and one nephew Willis McGinnis, of Bainbridge.  The funeral was held Tuesday at the chapel of White Emerson Co., with the Rev. Edwin T. Lewis officiating.  Burial was in Englewood Memorial Park.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 25, 1941]

Mrs. Nellie Gifford, widow of the late Stephen L. Gifford, passed away at noon, Thursday, September 18, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ralph Talcott.  About a year ago she suffered a paralytic shock which also affected her speech.  She has been confined to her bed until her death.  Mrs. Gifford was born in Davenport, April 9, 1880, the daughter of Richard and Emma (Palmatier) Olmstead.  Thirty years ago she was united in marriage to Stephen Gifford, of Masonville, who preceded her in death nearly three years ago.  They resided in Masonville [Delaware Co., NY] and vicinity until they came to Bainbridge 19 years ago.  she was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.  She will be remembered by all who knew and loved her as one who bore patiently and with courage all the burdens of this life.  Mrs. Gifford is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Kenneth Wackford, of Oxford, and Mrs. Ralph Talcott.  Two sons and a daughter were lost to her in infancy and early childhood.  Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Merton Gifford, of Masonville and Mrs. Irving Roberts, of Oxford; two brothers, Leo Olmsted, of Davenport, and Harvey Olmsted of Fergusonville; two stepdaughters and two stepsons, all of Masonville, six grandchildren and 31 step-grandchildren.  Funeral services were largely attended at Colwell's Funeral Chapel Sunday afternoon.  Her body was laid to rest in Masonville Cemetery.  [Bainbridge news & Republican, Sept. 25, 1941]

Marriages (May 28)

Miss Mary A. Hollenbeck, of Rochester, daughter of Sebert B. Hollenbeck, of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], was united in marriage with Ray A. Yoemans, of Rochester, Monday, at Horn Brook, Pa.  The ceremony was at high noon in the Methodist Church in presence of members of the immediate family.  The Rev. J.H. Dickerson, pastor, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Leroy L. Hollenbeck, of Jersey City, brother of the bride.  Miss Hollenbeck was given in marriage by her father.  The attendants were Miss Ruth Hollenbeck, of Cooperstown, and S. Earl Hollenbeck, of Arlington, Va., sister and brother of the bride.  Miss Esther Hollenbeck, sister of the bride, played several piano selections.  The bride were blue and white figured satin with a corsage of white roses, and the maid of honor wore rose and white satin with a corsage of yellow roses.  The bride, who graduated from the Bainbridge High School and attended Syracuse University, has been employed in Rochester for several years.  Following a wedding trip through Canada, Mr. and Mrs. Yeomans will reside in Rochester.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 4, 1941]

 

Miss Ruth Harriet Hager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Hager, of Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], became the bride of Maurice G. Hayes, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], step-son of Mrs. Jessie R. Hayes, of Sidney Center, Friday afternoon, August 22, at 2 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church at Masonville.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Harold Hammer.  A violin solo, "I Love You Truly" and two vocal solos "O Promise Me" and "Sweetest Story Ever Told" were rendered by Archie Wood, a brother-in-law of the bride, accompanied by Mrs. Dransfield Hamilton, of Elmira.  The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white marquisette with a finger tip veil and carried a bouquet of white gladioli and gardenias.  Mrs. Archie Wood, sister of the bride, who was matron of honor, was attired in blue mousseline de soie and carried yellow gladioli.  The bridesmaids, Miss Grace Hager, sister of the bride, and Miss Elizabeth Finch, a cousin of the bridegroom, were dressed in pink mousseline de soie and carried bouquets of garden flowers.  The flower girl, Barbara Scott, a cousin of the bride, wore white organdy and carried a basket of garden flowers.  Charles Hager, Jr., was ring bearer.  Edgar Hayes, brother of the bridegroom, was best man and Dr. O. Kahlenberg and Charles Hager, a brother of the bride, were ushers.    The mother of the bride was dressed in pale green and the mother of the bridegroom chose a green and white sheer print.  They both were corsages of gardenias.  Following the ceremony there was a reception held at the Hager home after which the couple left on a motor trip through northern New York.  The bride's traveling costume was steel blue with dubonnet accessories.  The bride is a graduate of Bainbridge High School and the Presbyterian Hospital of New York City, and for the past six years has been school nurse at the Bainbridge School.  The bridegroom is a member of the local firm of Thorp and Hayes who operate a truck body and wood working plant.  Following the wedding trip they will reside in Bainbridge.  [Bainbridge News & Republican,  Sept. 4, 1941]

 

Miss Lou Anna Porter, daughter of  Mrs. Ira Potter, of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], and the late Mr. Porter, was married at 9 A.M., August 23, to Arthur Roger Ives, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Ives, of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY].  the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Z. James Hall, pastor of the Methodist Church in Coventry.  The bride was attired in navy blue silk ensemble with white accessories.  The maid of honor, Miss Dorothy Atwell, of Windsor, shell pink crepe, with white accessories.  Each wore corsages of lilies.  Louis Ives, brother of the bridegroom, was best man.  A wedding dinner was served the immediate families, following the ceremony at the Tank and Tummy Restaurant in Nineveh.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 4, 1941]

 

Miss Harriet Louise Holman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W.  Holman, of 11 Juliand street [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], was married to Paul Charles Sherman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sherman, of East Main street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the First Presbyterian Church.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Paul L. Carpenter, pastor of the church.  Mrs. Ernest Hoyt gave an organ recital before the ceremony and she also played the wedding marches.  Eugene Houck, tenor soloist sang, "I Love Your Truly," and "O Promise Me."  The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white slipper satin, made princess style, with a long veil held in place by a tiara of pearls.  She carried a bouquet of pink and white roses and gypsophila.  Miss Ruth Bacon, maid of honor was attired in seafoam green taffeta with a matching veil and carried pink and yellow roses.  Miss Joyce Husted, a bridesmaid, was dressed in light blue marquisette with a matching veil and carried pink and white roses, and Miss Elnore Hitchcock, a  bridesmaid, wore peach marquisette with a veil to match and carried yellow and white roses.  Bruce Holman, brother of the bride, was best man and Richard Parsons and Bastine Caracciolo were ushers.  The bride's mother wore dusty blue crepe with black accessories and the bridegroom's mother wore black, trimmed in white, with black accessories.  Both wore corsages of white roses.  Following the ceremony, a luncheon, was served in the church parlors to about 60 guests.  Both the bride and bridegroom, who are graduates of Bainbridge Central High School, are popular members of the younger set and are at present employed at the Scintilla Magneto Co.  Following a trip through the New England States they will be at home to their many friends at 11 Juliand street for a month and then they will occupy the upper apartment of the Willis McGinnis house in Guilford street. [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 4, 1941] 

 

Saturday afternoon September 6, at 1 o'clock occurred the marriage of Miss Mae Gott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gott, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Thomas Denton, of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY], son of Mr. and Mrs. James Denton.  The ceremony occurred at Christ Church, Guilford, the Rev. Frederick Ransier officiating.  Friends and relatives were among those attending.  The attending couple was Miss Edith Gott, of Guilford, and Arthur S. Denton, of Brooklyn.  Mrs. Denton is a dietitian and Mr. Denton is a tool maker at the Scintilla Corp. Sidney.  They will make their home in Harpursville.  Mrs. Denton is a new comer to our village, her parents having purchased the Breffle farm, moving here from Harpursville.  Already they have made many friends who extend congratulations to the happy couple.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 11, 1941]

Frank Lewis Named Man of the Year, 1964

Frank Lewis Named "Man of the Year"

December 1964

 

Frank Lewis

 



Francis Lewis has been designated by the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce to be Man of the Year in Bainbridge for 1964.  this is the second time this award has been given to a person for recognition for his many years of devoted service to the community of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] and his contributions to the success, comfort and growth of the Village of Bainbridge.  The first award was made to the late Dr. Edward Danforth in 1963.

 

Mr. Lewis started in business with his father, Frank and his brother; they were incorporated as Frank Lewis and Sons at Harpursville in 1907.  The business was moved to Bainbridge in 1923 when Francis Lewis became prominent in the corporation.

 

Mr. Lewis became well known throughout the Southern Tier as a builder of bridges.  One of his most traveled bridges is the one at Owego built in 1934 across the Susquehanna River on Route 17.

 

During the late thirties and the war years, that saw a rapid growth in development of transportation, and during the industrial expansion of Scintilla Corporation and Borden Corporation, Mr. Lewis hired as many as 220 employees at one time during the Summer season.

 

Mr. Lewis built all the additions since 1934 that have been made to the Scintilla Division of the Bendix Corporation.  He also built the Scintilla Cafeteria and the three apartment houses on Sherman Avenue in Sidney.  He built the original Walton Hospital and two additions to The Hospital in Sidney as well as St. Paul's Catholic School in Norwich and many other projects in New Berlin and Oneonta. 

 

In Bainbridge Mr. Lewis built the Sugar Milk Plant for Borden Company, an eight-unit apartment house, the 1951 addition to the Central High School and 11 houses that helped alleviate the housing shortage and the growing pains of the community following World War 2.

 

Frank Lewis has served on The Hospital Board of Directors since 1943 and has been a member of the Norwich Elks for 35 years.  His one great interest has been the children and youth of Bainbridge.  He was instrumental in building the Scout House in Bainbridge as well as building the Bainbridge Swimming Pool at cost for the community.  When interviewed at his home on North Main street, Mr. Lewis said, "Of all the projects that I have built or been connected with the Bainbridge Swimming Pool gives me the greatest feeling of pride and satisfaction.  On summer afternoons I sit in my car and watch the number of children enjoying the pool."

 

The Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce feels that Frank Lewis' Career has been of a builder and not a tearer-downer and best exemplifies their ideals for the Man of the Year Award.

 

Bainbridge Chamber Honors Frank Lewis

 

 

Man of the Year, Frank Lewis, (left), is receiving an honorary plaque from

William Denman, president of the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce

 

Bainbridge:  Frank Lewis was honored as Bainbridge's "Man of the Year" by the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce at a dinner held Thursday evening at Rock Inn.  William Denman, president of the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce, praised Frank Lewis as a man of action; a man responsible for important progress. 

 

Harry Bluler recalled how Frank Lewis had built the Bainbridge swimming pool and contributed substantially to its cost.  This pool is unusually large (about twice as big as Sidney's pool) and very well constructed.  Mr. Lewis built all the additions since 1934 that have been made to the Scintilla Division of the Bendix Corporation, the Scintilla Cafeteria, many apartment houses, two additions to The Hospital in Sidney, numerous highway bridges, St. Paul's Catholic School in Norwich and many other proejcts.

 

Glen Whitaker, president of The Hospital board, told of the fine work done by Frank Lewis in the construction of two major additions to The Hospital.  "When it comes to looking young and keeping ahead there is no one like Frank Lewis," said Mr. Whitaker.

 

Rev. Andrus Smith told the group that Frank Lewis has been active in the Episcopal Church for 40 years--he never misses a Sunday.  "Frank Lewis is an outstanding pillar of our church," said Rev. Smith. 



 

Frank Lewis recalled that he began working on construction projects when he was 14 years old. 

 

He was presented with a handsome plaque form the Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce.

 

 





Obituaries (May 27)

Mrs. Viola Walker, 30, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], died Monday in the Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, of injuries sustained in an automobile accident August 11 near Sidney.  Mrs. Walker is survived by her mother, Mrs. Bertha Miller and three small sons, all of Sidney, and one sister, Mrs. William Gorth, of Syracuse.  Services were  held Wednesday afternoon at Colwell's Chapel with the Rev. Roy Henwood, of Sidney, officiating.  Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 21, 1941]

 

Private Charles R. Young, of Otego [Otsego Co., NY], 19, of the 72nd Air Base, Maxwell Field, Ala., died at the Station Hospital, Thursday, August 14, after an operation to remove a 10-1/2 inch appendix.  Army doctors described the appendix as one of the longest in medical history.  An appendix is rarely more than two or three inches long.  they said that the operation was performed August 5.  The body was sent to Otego for burial.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug 21, 1941] 

 

Mrs. Jennie (Bishop) Sharpe, lifelong resident of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], passed away last Tuesday afternoon in her apartment at Hotel Bishop after a lingering illness.  Mrs. Sharpe was born October 9, 1871 in the hotel established by her father 75 years ago, spending practically her entire life in the holstery.  She was the daughter of Charles Bishop, Sr., and Mary (Cummings) Bishop and sister of the late Charles Bishop, Jr.  Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon, August 21, at 2 o'clock at her home with the Rev. Yale Lyon, rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church of which she was a member officiating, with burial in St. Matthew's churchyard.  Bearers were Charles Oles, Dr. Floyd Smith, Carl Whitaker, Glen Whitaker, Monte Cone and Len VanCott.  Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. William W. Krick, son-in-law William W. Krick, one granddaughter, Helen Krick, and one grandson, Frederick Krick, all of Unadilla' and one cousin, Miss Anna Bishop, of Wells Bridge.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 28, 1941]

 

Earl M Barton, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], was fatally stricken with a heart attack while standing with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dibble on the shore of Guilford Lake, last Sunday afternoon, expiring before medical aid could be summoned.  Mr. Barton was born in Greene [Chenango Co., NY] September 25, 1884, the son of the late Alfred and Amodel (Beardsley) Barton.  He had for many years resided in Oxford.  Mr. Barton, who was a painter by trade, was well and favorable known.  Surviving him beside his wife, are two brothers, Edward, of Brisben, Arthur, of Oxford, and one sister, Mrs. Grace Stiles, of Coventry.  Funeral services were conducted last Wednesday afternoon from the Seymour Funeral Home in Oxford with the Rev. Deller, pastor of the Congregational Church, officiating.  Interment was in the Coventry Cemetery.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 28, 1941]

 

The Rev. John Gideon Traver, 77, Lutheran pastor and principal of Hartwick Seminary, of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], for more than half a century was injured fatally when he was struck by a car last Wednesday.  He was riding a bicycle near his home when the accident occurred.  He suffered a skull fracture and internal injuries, hospital attendants said.  Dr. Traver was born December 24, 1863 in Rhinebeck [Dutchess Co., NY] and was educated at Hartwick Seminary, Pennsylvania College and Susquehanna University returning to the seminary in 1886 as an assistant teacher.  He advanced to principal and professor of Latin, retiring in 1933. Survivors are his widow, the former Ettie F Tompkins, of Rhinebeck, and a son, the Rev. Amos J. Traver, of Frederick, Md.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug.  28, 1941]

Jared C. Estelow, head of the Sidney Credit Production Association, died of heart failure at his office on Main street, Sidney [Delaware Co.,  NY], last Thursday morning, at about 10 o'clock at the age of 69 years.  Mr. Estelow was very active in social and civic affairs of his home town, Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].  For over 40 years he had been active in school affairs and was a member of the board of trustees and for several terms was president of that body.  He was president of the Oxford National Bank until its closing and was in the banking business for a full half century.  He was head of the Sidney Production Credit Association which serves Broome, Chenango, Delaware and Otsego Counties and serves a largely increasing number of farmers.  Mr. Estelow was born in Hartford, Conn., October 12, 1864, and in 1876 came to Oxford to make his home.  He married Miss Anna VanWagenen in 1891 and a son was born to them, J.V.W. Estelow, who with three grandchildren survive him.  Mrs. Estelow passed away one year ago last October.  Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Dr. Howard Dellar, pastor of the Oxford Congregational Church officiating.  Interment was in Oxford Cemetery.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 28, 1941]

Retired business man, J.V. Broas, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], died early last Tuesday morning at his home in that village.  Funeral services were held last Wednesday, at 2 o'clock in the Episcopal Church by the Rev. Leonard W. Steele.  Pall-bearers were Myron Kipp, Marvin D. Bennett, W.W. Bates, Charles Neidlinger, Henry Cole and B.C. Fairbanks.  The deceased was born in Kingston [Ulster Co., NY], May 13, 1877, the son of Richard H. and Mary (McElroy) Broas.  His home has been in Sidney the past 30 years.  He is survived by a son, Richard Broas, and a sister, Miss Isabell Broas, both at home and a brother, Harry Broas, of Oneonta.  Mrs. Broas died several years ago.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 4, 1941]

At 5:00 A.M. Saturday, August 30, occurred the death of Clark Henry Woodruff.  A few days before he was stricken and never rallied.  Mr. Woodruff was born May 12, 1870, 71 years ago in the Town of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].  He was the son of Uphemia (Burdick) and Burton Woodruff.  His entire life, until coming to Guilford seven years ago, was spent on South Hill, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Until his health began to fail with the advancing years, he was employed as one of the road men, for the Town of Guilford.  He and Mrs. Woodruff had made their home with their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Woodruff, where his death occurred.  He leaves to mourn his passing a wife, Harriet Woodruff, a daughter Mrs. E.J. Peckham, of East Guilford; and one son, Burton of Guilford; and a grandson, Donald Woodruff.  Final rites were held Tuesday morning at 10:30 from the Colwell Funeral Home, Bainbridge.  Burial in the Bainbridge Cemetery.  [Bainbridge News & Republican,  Sept. 4, 1941]

 

 

Marriages (May 27)

Donald H. Comfort, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry R. Comfort, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], was united in marriage to Miss Sophie M. Kotasek, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kotasek, of Maine [Broome Co., NY], Saturday, in St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Endicott.  Friends of the popular young couple are extending their best wishes for a happy future.  They will live in Sidney, where they are both employed in defense work at the Scintilla Magneto division of the Bendix Aviation Corporation.  Mr. Comfort attended Bainbridge Central High School.  [Republican News & Republican, Aug. 21, 1941]

 

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hine wish to announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Wanda Hine to James Epply, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Their marriage will occur sometime this month.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 21, 1941]

 

Chrzan-Gunther:  Miss Jean Chrzan, daughter of Mrs. Chrzan of 40 St. Charles street, Johnson City [Broome Co., NY], became the bride of Victor C. Gunther, son of Mrs. Joseph Gunther, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], on Saturday morning, August 23, at 9:30.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Purcell in the St. James Catholic Church, of Johnson City.  The altar was decorated with pink gladioli.  The "Wedding March" was played as the bridal party entered and "O Promise Me" as they left the church.  The bride, who was given away in marriage by her brother, Thomas Chrzan, wore a gown of white net over satin with long train and a three tier veil held by a wreath of roses.  She carried a bridal bouquet of white roses.  Miss Ruth Barnard of Glen Castle, who was bridesmaid, wore an orchid dress and carried a bouquet of red roses.  The best man was Francis Gunther, a brother of the bridegroom.  Both the mother of the bride and bridegroom were dressed in navy blue and wore corsages of red roses and baby's breath.  Following the ceremony a wedding breakfast was served to the immediate families at the bride's home, a three tier wedding cake centering the table.  A reception was held in the evening at the bride's home for the bridal party and relatives.  Mrs. Gunther will reside at the home of her mother for the present as Victor Gunther has been called into the draft, leaving on Tuesday.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 28, 1941]

 

Devoe-Groppe:  Wednesday, August 20, at Rockdale, occurred the marriage of Mrs. Victoria Groppe to Harold W. Devoe, both of Rockdale [Chenango Co., NY].  The ceremony took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.O. Merritt, the sister and husband of the groom, who acted as witnesses.  The officiating clergyman was the Rev. Louis V. Hutton, of Gilbertsville.  The bride is a telephone operator and the groom is employed as a guard at the Scintilla Corporation in Sidney.  Best wishes are extended to them.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 28, 1941]

 

Knapp-Newman:  Miss Rosemary Louise Newman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo T. Newman, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], and Charles Daniel Knapp, son of Mrs. D.L. Knapp, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], and the brother of Mrs. Joseph Rushton, of Bainbridge, were united in marriage at St. Malachy's Church, Sherburne, Thursday morning.  August 28, at 8:30 with the Rev. Kissane, officiating.  The bride was given in marriage by her father.  She wore white mousseline with wide lace inserts, and a fingertip veil.  She carried white roses and sweet peas.  She was attended by her sister Miss Gertrude Newman, who wore blue mousseline with pink accessories, and carried an old-fashioned bouquet of pink rosebuds.  The bridegroom was attended by his brother Joseph J. Knapp, of Auburn.  Ushers were Joseph J. Rushton, of Bainbridge, brother-in-law of the bridegroom, and Dr. Joseph Kelly, of Washington, D.C.  A wedding breakfast was served to the immediate families at the Sherburne Inn which was followed by a reception at the home of the bride.  Mrs. Knapp is a graduate of Sherburne High School and attended Business College in Washington, D.C.  Mr. Knapp; is employed in the Scintilla Magneto Plant.  Mr. Knapp has a wide circle of friends in Sidney and vicinity who will welcome his bride and him to their new home in the Cole apartment Avery street.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 4, 1941]

 

Anthony-Carter:  Sunday morning, August 31, at 9 o'clock, E.D.S.T., occurred the marriage of Miss Stella Rita Carter, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Fellows, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Duane Erwin Anthony, son of Mrs. Myrtle I. Wilson, of Guilford, and R.D. Anthony, of Norwich.  The wedding was solemnized in Christ Church, Guilford, the Rev. Frederick Ransier, rector, officiating.  Previous to the ceremony LeVan Burt, of Brooklyn, gave an organ recital of delightful music.  The church was attractively decorated in yellow and white flowers with white flowers at the altar.  The bride was attired in her going away suit of dark blue with white accessories.  She carried an arm bouquet of white gladioli.  Her maid of  honor, Miss Rose Sastri, of Norwich, wore a dress of gray cloth and her accessories were also white, and her flowers were pink gladioli.  The best man was Howard Jeffrey, Jr., of Guilford.  Both he and the groom wore boutonnieres on their lapels.  After a shower of rice and best wishes the happy couple left for a weekend trip to Canada.  They are both popular Guilford young people. having attended Guilford Central School.  Mrs. Anthony is employed in the Norwich Knitting Mill and Mr. Anthony in the men's clothing department of the Montgomery Ward Co., Norwich.  They will be at home to their friends the last of the week at their apartment on Mitchel street, Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].  Mrs. Anthony was guest of honor at several pre-nuptial showers.  Best wishes are extended to the bride and groom.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Sept. 4, 1941]

 

 

 

Obituaries (May 26)

Richard H. Dunne, 56, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], father of Mrs. William Hohreiter, of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], died of a heart attack at his home July 30.  About 20 years ago, Mr. Dunne was employed at the American Separator Co., in Bainbridge.  In recent years he had been working for the D.&H. railroad.  He was a member of the Sidney Lodge, 801, F.&A.M., and of the church school and Men's Club of the First congregational Church.  Mr. Dunne was born in Brooklyn, the son of William and Margaret Lacey Dunne.  He came to Sidney about 1900 and on June  3 , 1905, he was united in marriage to Miss Maude Blair Knapp, of Sidney.  The deceased is survived by his widow; three sons, Donald Dunne, of East Guilford; and George and Richard Dunne, of Sidney, and two daughters, Mrs. William Hohreiter, of this village and Mrs. Sheldon Guile, of Holland.  Services were held in the First congregational Church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Roy T. Henwood officiating in the absence of the Rev. Willard B. Soper.  Masonic services were held Friday night at 8 o'clock in the Carr & Landers funeral home.  Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 7, 1941]

 

James Tamsett, 67, who old timers will remember as "Jimmy," and who played with the Bainbridge club when that team and Sidney staged many hectic battles, passed away recently in Leroy, Ala., where he operated a farm.  Mr Tamsett's home was in Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY] and he developed into a fast player, being in the State league in 1912-13.  He also managed Albany in that circuit.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 7, 1941]

 

Louis Padgett died Tuesday morning, August 5, in the Waverly Hospital after being ill for some time.  His body was brought to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] by Colwell Bros. and funeral services were conducted at the chapel, Friday, August 8, with the Rev. R. Lewis Johnson, of the First Baptist Church, officiating, after which the body was taken to Berkshire [Tioga Co., NY], where he was buried beside his wife, Sarah Jane Sheppard Padgett, in the Berkshire Cemetery.  Mr. Padgett was born in 1886 at Smithville Flats [Chenango Co., NY].  He was supervisor of the Sheffield Plant in Afton for many years, later he operated a meat market in the same village before moving to Bainbridge five years ago.  Mr. Padgett was  a member of the Masons.  He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Orrin Armstrong, and a brother, Frank Padgett, of Elmira, and three grandchildren, Ronald seven, Donna three and Bonna Two.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]

The body of Fletcher P. Neff, who died in Lakeland, Fla., arrived in Endicott [Broome Co., NY] Saturday night.  Prayer service and committal service was held Monday morning at 10 A.M. in Riverhurst Cemetery with the Rev. William MacInness officiating.  Arthur R. Neff, of Lakeland, Fla., and formerly of Bainbridge, a nephew of the deceased, accompanied the remains.  Mr. Neff was a brother of the late Erwin G. Neff, of Bainbridge, and was 86 years old.  He was born in Bainbridge but spent most of his life in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News  Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]

Friends in Guilford received word of the death of Mrs. Libby Manwaring, widow of the late Charles Manwaring, at her home in Newark, N.J.  Several months ago she suffered a shock which resulted in total paralysis of the body and mind.  Her death occurred Thursday night.  Surviving are a daughter, Miss Ruth Burton and a step-daughter, Miss Ora Burton.  Services will be held from the Seymour Funeral Home Monday P.M. Burial in Oxford Cemetery [Chenango Co., NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]

The death of Adrian Tisdale Robinson, 65, occurred Tuesday afternoon at the Chenango County Welfare Home in Preston [Chenango Co., NY], where he had been a patient for the past six weeks.  A lifelong resident of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], the news of the passing of Mr. Robinson was learned with sorrow by a wide acquaintance in our village.  Mr. Robinson was born on March 26, 1876, in Guilford.  He was the son of the late Franklin B. and Emeline (Huntley) Robinson.  For nearly half a century, Mr. Robinson served the Norwich Sun, Chenango Telegraph, the Oxford Review Times and the Sidney Enterprise.  Loyal and faithful and thorough in his duties, his news letters were received through these papers in Guilford homes every week with pleasure and interest.  A man who devoted much of his thoughts to his church, his life interests, for the most part, were within the confines of his native village.  Following the death of his sister, Nancy, with whom he made his home in Guilford, Mr. Robinson kept to himself more and more.  A matter of only a few weeks prior to his death, failing health forced him to relinquish his duties as a news correspondent.  His only immediate survivors include two nieces, Mrs. Lucy E. Tillotson, of Johnson City, and Mrs. Orville Barstow, of Binghamton.  Funeral services were held from the Seymour Funeral Home in Oxford, Thursday afternoon.  at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Charles Dempsey of the Guilford Methodist church, officiating.  Burial in the family plot in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Guilford.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]

The community was greatly shocked to hear of the sudden death of Mrs. Frank Weeks, 36, who died at her home on South Hill [Chenango Co., NY] Sunday morning in her sleep.  It is thought that she suffered a shock sometime during the night.  She suffered an illness about six months ago which left her with a poor heart condition and was unable to do any work since that time.  It was thought that she was improving as Saturday evening she was in town shopping with her family.  Mrs. Weeks was born in Schenectady August 28, 1905, daughter of Milo LaVern and Jessie Post Colvin.  On October 1, 1922 she was united in marriage to Frank Weeks and since that time they have resided on their farm on South Hill, North of Bainbridge.  She was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church serving as organist for several years and was a member of the Crescendo Club, of this village.  Besides her husband, survivors are three children, Louella, 17, Roger, 9, and Lloyd, 7.  She is also survived by her father, LaVern Colvin, and stepmother, of Afton; a sister, Verna Colvin, of Afton; a sister, Verna Colvin, of Cortland, and two uncles, Harry Post, of Tuckcsville, Pa., and Arthur Colvine, of Afton.  Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 P.M. in Colwell's Funeral Chapel, on West Main street, with the Rev. R. Lewis Johnson, of the First Baptist Church officiating.  Bearers were Fred Hamlin, Leland Laraway, Ernest Hoyt, Coiffured Frank, Otto Neidlinger and Fred Sheran.  Interment was in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, NY].  [Bainbridge News  Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]

Marriages (May 26)

Miss Jessie Harrington and Ivan B. Hawkins, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], were united in marriage by Justice of Peace Odell at Hallstead, Pa., July 27.  They were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Risedorph, of Bainbridge.  The couple will reside at 16 South Main street, Bainbridge. [Bainbridge News & Republicans, Aug. 7, 1941]

 

A very pretty church wedding occurred at the Columbus Quarter Baptist Church on Saturday, August 9 at 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when Miss Rosemary Evelyn Shawler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Shawler, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of Donald Robbins Albrecht, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Albrecht, of Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY].  The Rev. H.L. Plan, pastor of the church, officiated in the presence of a large number of guests.  The ceremony was performed in front of a beautifully decorated altar, banded with ferns, white gladioli, hydrangeas and candles.  Before the ceremony Mrs. Jennie Phelps, of New Berlin, gave a piano solo and played the traditional wedding march and Miss Helen Tallman, of Fort Plain, rendered two violin solos, "Because" and "I Love You Truly."  Attending the couple were the Misses Lucille and Roberta Shawler, sisters of the bride, as maids of honor, and Miss Reba Miller cousin of the bride, and Miss Joyce Maycock, of Cohoes, as bridesmaids.  Irving Ness, of Monticello, was best man and the ushers were Kenneth Truhn and Robert Davis, of Sidney and Floyd Shawler, brother of the bride.  The bride who was given in marriage by her father, was charmingly attired in a gown of white slipper satin with panels of venetian lace and princess style train and wore a finger tip veil held in place by a tiara of pearls, and carried a shower bouquet of white roses and sweet peas.  She also wore a pearl lavaliere which was worn by her mother on her wedding day.  Little Josephine Norton, the flower girl, was dressed in yellow organdy and her flowers were mignonette and sweet peas.  The maids f honor wore cloud blue marquisette with matching lace veils and flower tiaras of the same color and carried colonial bouquets.  The bridesmaids wore yellow  marquisette with matching lace veils and flower tiaras of the same color and also carried colonial bouquets.  The bride's mother was attired in a twin print chiffon in orchid and gray with white accessories and the mother of the bridegroom wore a dress of navy crepe romaine with lace jacket and white accessories.  Both wore a corsage of gardenia.  Following the wedding a reception was held at the home of the bride for the relatives and immediate friends of the couple with about 50 guests present.  The Shawler home was beautifully decorated with flowers and wedding bells and the centerpiece of the bridal table was a three tier wedding cake.  Guests were present from Sioux Falls, S.D.; Grand Gorge, Fort Plain, Mt. Upton, Sherburne, Bainbridge, Unadilla and Albany.  After the reception the couple left for a trip to Cape Cod and other points of interest in the New England States.  For traveling the bride wore a navy silk twill suit with navy and white accessories and an orchid corsage.  Upon their return they will make their home at Mt. Upton where they have a newly furnished apartment.  Mrs. Albrecht is a graduate of New Berlin High School and Oneonta State Normal and for the past three years has been a member of the faculty of the Mt. Upton Central School.  Mr. Albrecht is a graduate of Mt. Upton High School and is a draftsman in the Engineering Department of the Scintilla Magneto Division of the Bendix Aviation Corporation at Sidney.  The bride was a guest of honor at many pre-nuptial events.  Among those who entertained for her were Mrs. Chester Jewell and Miss Joyce Maycock at a variety shower at Sidney; Mrs. Frederic Crumb and Mrs. J. William Quinn at a variety shower at Mt. Upton; Mrs. Howard Norton, a variety shower at Columbus; Miss Marion Moak a luncheon and surprise shower at New Berlin and a kitchen shower by Mrs. Merton Brownell and Mrs. Charles Twitchell at Mt. Upon.  [Bainbridge News & Republican,, Aug. 14, 1941]

Among mid-summer weddings of interest to this vicinity was that of Miss Amy Mae Weidman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Weidman, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Clayton Baker, of Guilford, and Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY].  The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's parents at 9:30 P.M. Saturday, August 9, with the Rev. J.W. Bump officiating, who officiated at the wedding the bride's parents 33 years ago.  The bride wore a dusty pink crepe dress and a corsage of white lilies and baby's breath.  Miss Grace Weidman, sister of the bride, was her only attendant and was gowned in dusty blue crepe and wore a corsage of red roses and baby's breath.  Ralph S. Place acted as best man during the double ring ceremony.  The bride's only ornament was a beautiful gold locket bracelet, a gift from the groom.  Mrs. Margaret Bloom rendered "I Love You Truly," and "Oh Promise Me," and the wedding marches.  A piano and flute duet, "Whispering Hope," was given by Linnea and Eira Dahl.  The ceremony was performed under an arch of ferns, evergreens, phlox, golden glow and gladioli a with two solid hearts and flowers formed on each side of the arch.  A bountiful wedding tiered wedding cake was made in Binghamton.  Mrs. Baker is well known in this vicinity, being a graduate of Guilford Central School and Delhi State School, Delhi.  Mr. Baker is well known among the younger set as for some time he was employed on a farm in Guilford.  At present Mr. and Mrs. Baker are employed at the Scintilla Corp. Sidney.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 14, 1941]

Post Listings May 19-25, 2014

Listing of postings for the week of May 19-25, 2014

Marriages

Posted May 19, 2014

Donna Hitchcock - E.B. Hammond, Jr. (1941)

Magdalena Beyea - Elmer Hartz (1941)
Margaret Claudine Wilcox - Clinton S. Wilcox (1941)
Elizabeth Vail Dunham - John Frederick Corwin (1941)
Minerva Joanna Kark - Francis Kenneth Karschner (1941)
Isabelle Bernadine Chamberlain - Kenneth L. Ramsdell  (1941)

Posted May 20, 2014
Thelma Gertrude Anthony - Junior Alfred Cooper (1941)
Dorotha Thurston - Edward Hatton (1941)
Isabel Stokes Nitschke - E. William Baker, Jr. (1941)
Margaret Claudine Wilcox - Clinton Stead Wilcox (1941)
Mildred Marie Wilcox - Carl John kiefer (1941)
Lois Muriel Wackford - Richard Orman DeLong (1941)

Posted May 21, 2014
Jessie Ruth Chichester - Vernon Ray Munson (1941)
Mr. & Mrs. C. Breton Brown (35th anniversary, 1941)
Jeanne Hamlin - Frank Delello Jr. (Bridal shower, 1941)
Helen M. Covey - Leo Van Schaick (1941)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nicholson (50th anniversary, 1941)
Elizabet Vail Dunham - John Frederick Corwin (1941)

Posted May 22, 1941
Viola Gladys Taft - Robert Craver (1941)
Laura Eloise Foulds - Gordon Percy Bucklin (1941)
Mina E. Seeley - Mark G. Wilson (1941)
Katherine Hamlin - Glen Bowers (1941)
Edith Adeline Collington - Harold Spohn Thornton (1941)

May 23, 1941
Beatrice E. Wilber - Otto F. Neidlinger (1941)
Pearl Taylor - Richard Parsons (1941)
Marion Lewis - Llewellyn Hubbard (1941)

Posted May 24, 1941
Francis G. Keery - Alice M. Olander (1941)
Geraldine Russ - Donald R. Smith (1941)
Hildegarde Hopkins Haight - Frank Boyd McLaughlin (1941)
Mr. & Mrs. Marston (1868)


 

Obituaries

Posted May 19, 2014

Dorothy Elizabet McAfee (Sidney, 1941)

Mildred Seward (Walton, 1941)

Esther Jensen Burdick (Bainbridge, 1941)

Eleanor Jensen Wallace (Bainbridge, Afton, 1941)

Bellzora Brundage Bennett (Bainbridge, Masonville, Trout Creek, 1941)

Margaretta Warner Williams (Bainbridge, Oneonta, 1941)

Posted May 20, 1941
Melissa Curtis Hughston (Binghamton, Brisben, 1941)
Walter Billings (Norwich, Guilford, 1941)
Glenn Richards (Guilford, 1941)
Woodrow Sinclair Wilson (Masonville, 1941)
Cora Richards Church (Guilford, 1941)

Posted May 21, 2014
Mary C. Warren (Jamestown, Coventry, 1941)
Maude Amy Mosher (Bainbridge, 1941)
Lavern Tiffany (Cassville, 1941)

Posted May 22, 2014
John K. Crawford (Afton, 1941)
Olga Jensen Munk (Bainbridge, 1941)
Col. John Wait (Norwich, 1868)

Posted May 23, 2014
Nettie (Owens) Moon Conley (Bainbridge, 1941)
Laura V. Carkhuff (Guilford, 1941)
William David Moyer (Bennettsville, 1941)
Will E. Bogart (Masonville, 1941)
Frederick George Mertz (Bainbridge, 1941)
Nina (Jump) Darlin (Masonville, 1941)

Posted May 24, 1941
Lucy Keeler Ives (Bainbridge, 1941)
Charles A. Ellis (Bainbridge, 1941)
Fred L. Hendrickson (Bainbridge, 1941)
Jesse Anderson (Bainbridge, Binghamton, 1941)
Adella L. (Tracy) Seward (Coventry, Afton, 1941)

Posted May 25, 2014
Richard G. Lyon (Bainbridge, 1941)
Anna May Paschke (Fredonia, 1941)
Charles Hamilton (Bainbridge, 1941)
Clinton Taylor (Sidney, 1941)
Walker Porter (Oxford, 1941)
Irene Plankenhorn Talcott (Sidney, 1941)
Erford C. Landers (Oxford, 1941)
 



 

Miscellaneous

Posted May 19, 1941

Donald Sweet to graduate, Rochester, NY, Bainbridge News & Republican, May 8, 1941

Posted May 20, 1941
Top Students at BCHS for 1941, Bainbridge News & Republican, May 1, 1941
Martyred Hero, Philip Spencer, Spent Summer of 1841 in Bainbridge, Bainbridge News & Republican,  May 15, 1941.

Posted May 21, 1941
James W. Stewart on Ill-Fated Zam-Zam, Bainbridge News & Republican, May 22, 1941.
Clara Wilcox Syracuse Graduate, Bainbridge News & Republican, May 29, 1941.

Posted May 22, 1941



Georgianna Hovey Will Graduate June 9, Bainbridge News & Republican, June 5, 1941.



James Ryan Now St. Bonaventure Graduate, Bainbridge News & Republican, June 19, 1941.

Posted May 23, 1941
Local Happenings, July 1941
     Bainbridge News & Republican, July 10, 1941
          Bill Butler Wins Scholarship
          Dorothie Branham Wins National Honor
          Farm Folks to Aid Drive For Aluminum
     Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941
          Harlan W. Reichel arrested for abandonment
          Harry Myers Finds Snake Nest

Posted May 25, 2014

Descendants of Petley-Hamilton Families Convene, Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941.

James W. Stewart Tells of His Escape, Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941.
Oneonta Man Tells of Flight from Nazis, Syracuse Herald Journal, July 28, 1941; Syracuse Herald Journal, July 29, 1941

James Stewart Tells of Escape from Germans, 1941

 Former Resident Tells of His Escape

James Stewart Gives Credit to "Croaking Frogs"

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941

 

[Note:  James W. Stewart was the son of Clarissa Sands (Arnold) Stewart Beatty and step-son of Harrison L. Beatty of Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY.  He lived in Bainbridge at "Harmonie Farms" following the marriage of Clarissa Stewart and Harrison Beatty.]

 

Crediting croaking frogs with aiding them to escape from Occupied France, two Americans, Survivors of the ZamZam returned to United States Shores on the American liner, Excalibur.  they are James W. Stewart, of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], and formerly of Bainbridge[Chenango Co., NY], and Thomas O. Greenough, of Profit, Va., members of the British-American Ambulance Corps.

 

Relating their escape while traveling by train from Occupied France to a prison camp, Jimmy, as he is known to his friends in Bainbridge, stated:

 

"We followed the sound of croaking frogs knowing there was water and after you have gone three days without water, even a frog pond is a Godsend.  We were being taken from Biarritz to some place in Germany, when Tom suggested we try to escape.  We were fed up with German guards insistence that escape was impossible and when we learned that instead of being headed toward Lisbon we were headed for Germany, we decided that the first opportunity presented would find us waiting.  At midnight on June 27, we reached a city of about 46,000 population which we will not name, and we went out through the window.  We ran into two German guards.  Tom spoke German and French and convinced them we had left out papers at home and were tired after working in the yards 18 hours.  They let us by.  Finally, after three days of existence on sour black bread and a can of sardines, we heard frogs croaking and we followed the noise to a stagnant pond but water never tasted better.  From that time on we, traveling by night, followed the frog music and had water."  Before the pair made their escape, they stripped themselves of all insignia and borrowed civilian clothing from among the 19 others of the captured corps.

 

Oneonta Man Tells of Flight From Nazis

Ambulance Driver and Companion Jump Through Window

Syracuse Herald Journal, July 28, 1941

 

The stage was all set.  The only thing between the two Americans and freedom from their Nazi guards was an open window in the railroad coach-an open window and 40 miles of unknown countryside swarming with German soldiers.

 

One of them started through the window.  He was half-way through when a step sounded in the corridor.  His companion jerked him back.  A split-second later a guard in the uniform of the German military field police poked his head into the compartment.  The guard looked around, noted that two of the six prisoners in the compartment appeared to be in a drunken sleep and passed on his way.

 

The two "drunks" immediately came to life and, this time, both went through the window into the dim night.  Four days and three nights later, after nerve-trying narrow escapes and much physical suffering, they crossed from occupied into unoccupied France and made their way to Marseille, Lisbon and freedom aboard the S.S. Excalibur.  They were James W. Stewart, 36, of Oneonta, N.Y., and Thomas Greenough, 30, of Charlottesville, Va., members of the British-American Ambulance Corps unit aboard the Egyptian liner Zamzam when it was shelled and sunk without warning by the German raider Tamesis last April 17. 

 

They escaped from the prison train on June 28 and, walking at night and hiding by day, made their way to freedom by the guiding light of the North Star.  On their arrival here, they were sun-tanned and in good health.  Both were fully recovered from the series of adventures which saw them confined 33 days on a German supply ship at sea and imprisoned a month in a Biarritz hotel before their escape.  When told today that a new ambulance unit had been organized to sail for Africa Aug. 20 they joined up again.

 

Stewart and Greenough said they had planned for weeks to escape.  They finally made the dash when one of their Nazi guards angered them by intimating he didn't think "these Americans" would have the courage to try to escape.  Stewart, a stocky, bespectacled owner of an ice plant in private life, and Greenough, blond-six-foot-two assistant headmaster at a boys' school, were careful to avoid identifying the region of their escape, fearing the Germans would punish Frenchmen who befriended them. 

 

After their fellow passengers aboard the Zamzam had been released by the Germans at Biarritz and permitted to return to America, members of the ambulance corps were placed under guard in a small Biarritz hotel on May 31.  On June 28 they were put aboard a train bound for Bordeaux.  About 9 P.M. they arrived at Bordeaux and transferred to a third class coach on the Paris Express.  The 21 Americans were alone in the coach with six armed Germans in uniforms of the military field police.  They were being taken to the Black Forest in Germany.

 

"The first part of the escape plan was to feign intoxication," Stewart said.  "A small bottle of cognac which we had brought along gave credence to our action.  Occasionally a guard would step into the compartment for a routine check-up.  Between these inspections Greenough and I changed from our ambulance corps uniform piece by piece to the civilian clothes in our rucksacks.  Four comrades in the compartment aided us.  One of them, Arthur Bing Mueller of Butte, Mont., allowed us to 'steal' a few dollars from his pocket while he pretended to sleep.  We each had a loaf of German black bread and a can of sardines.

 

"Finally, all was ready.  Shortly after midnight the train stopped at a station between Bordeaux and Paris.  Greenough started through the window but I jerked him back when I heard a guard coming.  The guard found everything to his satisfaction and moved on.  Greenough jumped.  I whispered a 'so-long' to the four others and followed.  Apparently no one saw us jump.  We looked quickly around, then slipped through the dim light of the station yards toward the shadows.  Clambering through a heap of scrap iron Greenough's foot became caught.  The noise attracted German soldiers guarding the station.  They hurried up, their flashlights playing over the iron heap but we managed to slip away unnoticed.  Taking our bearings from the north star we set off to the southeast.   

 

"Our second narrow escape occurred crossing the town.  A German soldier appeared.  We quickly decided it would be foolish to run.  The soldier challenged us with 'Halt; have you any identification papers' in German.  Greenough, replied "Nein."  Then in rapid French said we were railroad workers on our way home and had forgotten our identity cards.  The German let us pass. 

 

"No one else laid eyes on us from that time, late Saturday night, until the following Wednesday morning when we crossed into Free France.  The next four nights and three days were a nightmare.  The nights were cold.  I had a coat but Tom was in his shirt sleeves.  The blisters on my feet made every step an ordeal.  We didn't dare ask for food or water.  We rationed ourselves to a sandwich a day.  From Saturday until Sunday morning we were without water.  Then the croaking of frogs led us to a pond."

 

This might be the frontier between occupied and unoccupied France.  They turned from the road, walking rapidly across a field parallel to the barrier, for half a mile.  Then they made a right angle turn straight toward what they prayed was safety.  The exhausted pair walked as rapidly as possible for seven hours.  They determined to ask the first person they saw where they were.  About 9 A.M. they saw a woman outside a farm house.  Greenough asked if they were in Free France.  The woman replied "None of France is free," and that is all they could learn from her.  Within a few minutes, however, they met a peasant.  He assured them they were in Free France and the two weary ambulance drivers drew their first easy breath in four days.  That was July 2.

 

Local French authorities soon spotted them and gave them the friendly advice to hide their identity until they contacted United States authorities at Marseilles.  This they did without further misadventure.  From Marseilles, Stewart and Greenough went to Lisbon whence they sailed on the Excalibur July 8.

 

Dunkirk Evening Observer, July 29, 1941

 

 

 



 



Petley-Hamilton Family Reunion, 1941

50 Attend Annual Reunion at Lake

Descendants of Petley-Hamilton Families Convene

Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941

 

About 50 descendants of the Petley-Hamilton families met on July 27 at Brackett Lake for their annual reunion as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. Henry Petley.  Out of town guests came from Greene, Oxford, Smithville Flats, Guilford, Rockdale, Sidney and Afton.  Several members of the family who usually attend were unable to be present as they were in other states.  Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Petley and family, formerly of Oneonta, who are now residing at Nawasee, Ind., where Mr. Petley has employment; Doris and Donald Stead, who are visiting in California; and George James, who enlisted in the United States Army and is now with his company at Fredericksburg, Va. 

 

As this was the 40th anniversary of this reunion it was made a special occasion and  a large, beautifully decorated cake, bearing the inscription "Petley-Hamilton, 1901-1941" graced the long dinner table. 

 

At the business meeting, T.H. Petley spoke of the many changes in our family history during the past four decades.  Mrs. Newton Hovey, who has spent considerable time looking up the family ancestors, spoke of some interesting things she had discovered.  She said that the history of the Petley family in England is recorded in "Visitation of Kent, England" a book in the New York City Public Library.  The earliest name is Richard Petley who lived during the reign of Henry III and died before 1394.  At the present time the youngest member of the Petley family is also named Richard, baby son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Petley, of Rockdale.  In nearly every generation since 1394 occur the familiar names of Thomas, John, Henry and Ralph. 

 

The first members of the family who came to America were Thomas and Charles Petley who came here as young men in 1866.  They made their homes on farms near Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  Thomas married Betsey Ann Hamilton, thus linking the two families.

 

The Hamiltons were descendants of Jesse Hamitlon, a Revolutionary soldier who enlisted from Brookfield, Mass., and fought in the Battle of Saratoga.  In 1794 he brought his family to New York State and settled in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]. 

 

 

 



 



Obituaries (May 25)

Richard G. Lyon, one of, if not the oldest resident of the Town of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], passed away last Thursday morning, July 17.  He would have been 94 years old had he lived to the middle of September.  Mr. Lyon was born on the farm once known as the Stowel place on the road from Union Valley to Afton, and almost opposite his late residence near Newton Hollow.  When an infant his parents, Sparden and Almira Graves Lyon removed to the home farm of his grandfather, Samuel Lyon, who had become an invalid from the effects of a shock.  This farm was later the home of his brother, Horace D. Lyon, and is now owned by Horace D.'s daughter, Mrs. Daisy Carl.  That farm has been in Lyon hands since it was bought by Richard's great grandfather, Israel Lyon, in 1802.  Indeed even longer for it had been purchased by Aaron Lyon, a cousin of Israel's somewhat earlier.  Mr. Lyon married Ellen E. Smith, December 23, 1874.  She died early in 1913.  He married, second, Elsie DeForest, December 14, 1914, who died in January 1940.  Even before 1940, his brother, Ernest, had the care of the household and continued his services in a most efficient manner to the last.  Mr. Lyon was the eldest of a family of nine brothers and sisters, only two of whom, Ernest and Edward, survive, but there are numerous nieces and nephews who greatly mourn his passing.  All people in his community speak of the deceased as primarily an honest, industrious and generous man, a most agreeable neighbor and friend, kindly in word and deed.  Funeral services were held in the Colwell Funeral Chapel, Sunday afternoon, the Rev. P.L. Carpenter officiating.  Bearers were Isaac Carl, Erford Lyon, Jesse Lyon and Ward Searles.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941]

 

Miss Anna May Paschke, a former member of the Bainbridge Central School faculty, died suddenly of a heart attack at her home in Fredonia [Chautauqua Co., NY] Sunday night.  Following her graduation from Fredonia State Normal in 1884, Miss Paschke was engaged as a public school teacher for more than 40 years, having retired about 15 years ago from teaching at Kinderhook-on-the-Hudson.  In the intervening years, she taught at Fredonia, Brocton, Ripley, Warsaw, Varyburg and Bainbridge.  Her longest period of service was at Warsaw, where she taught French and German for 20 years.  Miss Paschke was a member of Fredonia Methodist Church and a member of the Sunday School teaching staff.  She was a member of Fredonia Eastern Star Chapter, Dunkirk Literary Club and the Women's Republican Club.  She was born on July 14, 1866, in Fredonia, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Paschke.  Her father served in the Union Army during the Civil War. A brother, Louis Paschke, a school teacher at Jackson, Mich., is the only survivor.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941]

Little Charles Hamilton, eight-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hamilton, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], R.D.1, died Monday in Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, where he has been a medical patient since June. 16.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941]

Clinton Taylor, 71, retired Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] business man, passed away Monday morning at 2 o'clock.  Last May he resigned from the Village Board because of ill health.  During his service as a village official he helped develop the Sidney Water System.  For 47 years, he and his twin brother, Clayton, conducted the leading hardware store in Sidney.  Upon the death of his brother, on December 1, 1937, Mr. Taylor lost interest and sold the establishment to the Doyle Hardware company.  Born in Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY] on January 15, 1870, he was the son of Addison and Emily Dimmick Taylor.  On February 12, 1901, he was united in marriage of Miss Laura Deyo, of Schoharie.  They had no children and his wife is the only survivor.  Services were held at the residence, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. John W. Davis, former pastor of the First Congregational Church of Sidney officiating.  Interment was in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Sidney.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941]

One of Chenango County's oldest natives, Walker Porter, 95, a resident of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] died at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Grace E. Stone, where he has made his residence for many years.  Mr. Porter would have reached his 95th birthday September 17, if he had lived.  Born in the Town of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY] but since the age of seven he has resided in the Village of Oxford.  Mrs. Porter died some 25 years ago.  Mr. Porter has been confined to his home for the past year due to failing health.  Infirmities of age was the cause of his death.  He was held high in the affections of all and he considered every resident his friend.  Mr. Porter had been active in life and was deeply interested in world events and kept abreast of the times at home and abroad.  His passing is mourned by all Oxford residents and many friends throughout his native county.  Mr. Porter's only immediate survivors include a niece, Mrs. Merrit Havens and a nephew, Theodore Small, of Worcester, Mass.  Funeral services will be held this afternoon from the Stone residence on Albany street at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Howard F. Deller, pastor of the Congregational Church officiating.  Burial will be made in the family plot in Riverview Cemetery at Oxford.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941]

Mrs. Irene Plankenhorn Talcott, of Sidney [Delaware Co.,  NY], wife of Carleton Talcott, formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died at the Kingston City Hospital a few hours after giving birth to an eight pound son.  Born November 16, 1913, at Wingdale, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.G. Plankenhorn, she married Carleton Talcott, January 9, 1937.  She came to Sidney 14 years ago with her parents and attended Sidney school, where she graduated in the class of 1931.  Besides her son, she is survived by her husband, her parents and twin brothers, Matthew and Martin, who reside with their parents on the road between Sidney and Youngs.  Funeral services were held at the home of her parents last Thursday afternoon at 2 P.M. with the Rev. R.T. Henwood officiating.  Interment was in Prospect Hill Cemetery [Sidney, NY].  [Bainbridge News & Republican, July 31, 1941]

Erford C. Landers, 55, well-known poultry farmer of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], was stricken with a heart attack and died suddenly at his home Sunday.  News of his passing was a shock to that village and residents throughout the county.  The deceased was a leader in the poultry business for the past 15 years.  Mr. Landers was born in Willett [Cortland Co., NY], a son of George and Nancy (Hodges) Landers.  he is survived by his wife, Lulu Weaver Landers, four sons, John, of Buffalo, Charles, of Upper Lisle, Roger and David, both of Oxford. Two brothers, Ernest, of Upper Lisle, and Floyd, of Cleveland, Ohio, also survive.  Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the home with the Rev. Norman Graves, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating.  Burial was made in the Upper Lisle Cemetery.  [Bainbridge News & Republican, Aug. 7, 1941]