Blog Post Listing March 16-22, 2015

Listing of blog postings for the week of March 16-22, 2015.

Marriages

Posted March 17, 2015

Marion A Church - Charles Hunter (1902)

Minnie B. Seeley - John R. Hitchman (1892)

Warren McVittie - Flora Eccleston (1892)  Elopement, Arrest, Trial

Posted March 18, 2015
Florence McCumber - Claude Waldron (engagement, 1944)
Gladys M. Kitchen - Howard A. Partridge (1944)
Ethelyn Smith 0 Lloyd C. Tyler (engagement, 1944)
Mary Elizabeth Crooker - T. Edward Ashton (1944)
Catherine Elizabeth Wright - Richard F. Shaw (1944)

Posted March 20, 2015
Carrie Cornell - Emory Brownell (1892)
Charlie Cornell - Dora Thayer (1892)
Rev. J.W. McGowan - Miss Moore (dau. of William S. Moore) (1892)
Marriage Notices
      Chancey C. Carter - Alice M. Jones (1878)
     Almon L. Crane - Frances A. Robinson (1878)
     Levi Martin - Lucy Basset (1892)
     William D. Holt - Blanche Bartlett (1892)
     Judson W. Paige - Jennie E. Barrows (1892)
     William H. Williams - Margaretta Warner (1892)
     William J. Crouch - Alice A. Webb (1892)
      Ross W. Titus - Arsula Kelley (1892)

Posted March 21, 2015
Mae Baker - Charles Henry Corey (1902)
Lena M. Hill - Charles McLeon (1944)
Marriage Notices - Chenango Union, September 21, 1882
     Robbins Little - Caroline Rowena Mitchell
     Charles B. Chapman - Lucy Van Horne
     Charles Fox - Rosetia Stever
     Frank N. Isham - Minnie M. Webb

Posted March 22, 2015
Emily Husted - Dominic Spinelli (engagement, 1944)
Miriam Elsie Tabor - Wayne E. Flatt (engagement, 1944)
Marriage Notices
     Wm. H. Pierce - Sue M. Owen (1878)
     Charles H. Jewell - Josephine A. Jones (1878)
     Gaylord G. Gridley - Cora L. Smith (1892)
     George C. Frank - Hattie G. Petley (1892)
     George Williams - Mary Cartledge (1892)
     Frank L. Page - Daisy M. Robinson (1892)
   

Obituaries

Posted March 16, 2015

Lydia Smith Davis (Norwich, 1902)

Chauncey Wade (Guilford, 1892)

Chloe Dimmick Adams (Avon, IL, Plymouth, 1892)

Harriet A. Boomer Barber (Muskegon MI, Belleville, 1892)

Posted March 17, 2015
Elmer B. Brooks (Norwich, 1905)
Benjamin W. Wells (Norwich, 1892)
Albert G. Harris (Norwich, 1892)
Frances Keeler (Oxford, 1892)
James H. Milan (Oxford, 1892)

Posted March 18, 2015
William Roger Stilson (Otego, 1944)  Pedestrian/Car accident
Walter Tray (Maine, 1944)  Fire
Beth Skinner (Binghamton, 1944) Accidental asphyxiation
Metro G. Stanchak (Binghamton, 1944)  Accidental asphyxiation
Katherine O'Copnnell (Susquehanna, PA, 1944)
Harry C. Wood (Sidney, 1944) Accidental electrocution
Mrs. Byron Goldsmith (West Delhi, 1944)

Posted March 19, 2015
Agnes Foy (Norwich, 1905)
Richard W. Juliand (Bainbridge, 1881)
William N. Hard (Hancock, 1944)
John Peck, Jr. (West Burlington, 1944)  car/pedestrian accident
Janet Juliand (Bainbridge, 1957)

Posted March 20, 2015
Mrs. L.N. Buell (Sherburne, 1892)
Owen Bowers (Norwich, 1892)
Lydia Hamilton Manwaring (Binghamton, Rockdale, 1892)
Judge Richard P. Marvin (Jamestown, 1892)
Luther Brooks (Norwich, 1892)
Augustus C. Aldrich (North Norwich, 1892)
Daniel J. Sperry (Cortland, 1892)
Harriet E. Church (Passaic, NJ, 1892)

 Posted March 21, 2015
Franklin S. May (Guilford, Norwich, 1902)
Mrs. Fred Breffle (Guilford, White Store, 1944)
Claude O. Weidman (Hartwick, 1944)
Elmer E. Ostrom (Wallkill, 1944)
Jacob Mathew Quick (Windsor, 1944)
B.E. Soules (Corbett, 1944)
Death Notices - September 21, 1882
     Emma Miller (Norwich)
     David Maydole Mackesy (Norwich)
     Mary Elizabeth Bkahan (Norwich)
     Clara Bockee Clarke (Oxford)
     Percy Eugene Fulton (Oxford)
     Emma Fletcher (Bainbridge)
     Elizabeth Peckham (East Guilford)

Posted March 22, 2015
Adrian Babcock (Norwich, 1902)
Frank Anderson (Sidney Center, 1944)
William C. Sanford (East Meredith, 1944)
William A. Hoyt (Northfield, 1944)
Ida Flint (Delhi, 1944)
Joyce Ardena Kittle (Guilford Center, 1944)
Asa L. Whittemore (Guilford, Oxford, 1944)
 



 

Miscellaneous

Posted March 16, 2015

Modern Milk Sugar Plant for Bainbridge, 1941

Posted March 17, 2015
March Blizzard - 1892

Posted March 18, 2015
Bainbridge High School Class of 1948, Part 5

Posted March 19, 2015
Laying Wreath in Bainbridge Park on Memorial Day (1950s)

Posted March 20, 2015
Soldier News - various dates
     Dr. Prince Danforth Called for Active Duty (1941)
     George James - photo (1941)
     Seven Return from War to Troop C Jobs (1945)
     Samuel H. Wilmarth promoted Posthumously (1946)
     Pfc. Murray Youngs discharged (1946)

Posted March 21, 2015
Sidney Elks Food Drive - 1961 (photo)

Posted March 22, 2015
Bits of History and Tradition Relating to North Sanford, Burr W. Mosher (1944)

North Sanford History

Bits of History and Tradition Relating to North Sanford

Burr W. Mosher

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 16, 1944

 

In the outsell I may say that it is clearly impossible to get together in one brief year all that may be written concerning this locality which we have known for many years as North Sanford [Broome Co., NY].  It is my purpose in this paper to set forth some of the early history of this locality and as far as I have been able to gather, to state some of the "first things" that happened here.

 

The facts of the early history I have taken largely from a History of Broome County edited by H.P. Smith and published in 1885.  From this history it appears that the first settlement in the territory known as the Town of Sanford was in 1787 when William McClure located and settled at McClure Settlement.  Mr. McClure was a surveyor by profession and was employed and sent to the Town of Sanford to survey the tract of land known as Fisher and Norton's Patent.  The tract of land in this locality was known as Livingston's Patent.  The name McClure has been a familiar name in the Town of Sanford since the advent of Mr. McClure in 1787.

 

It was natural that soon after the settlement there should be a wedding and it is recorded that in April, 1787, a Mr. Whitaker, which is also a familiar name, purchased a cabin and a piece of land at the "Cook-house" (now Deposit) which is another name for "Coke-ose" said to have been of Indian origin and to have meant "Owl's nest" or "Owl land."  The cabin was a rude affair being built against the upturned roots of a great tree, which formed the back wall; the remainder being poles, bark and brush.  In this shanty occurred the first wedding in the Town of Sanford.  A Baptist missionary named Timothy Howe was secured for the occasion and joined Margaret Whitaker and Conrad Edick. The bride's trousseau was a skirt of linsey-Woolsey, with a calico "short gown. deerskin moccasins and hose only as provided by nature."

 

After the first wedding it would naturally follow that there should be a school and the History of 1885 states that "as early as 1793 when the inhabitants of the territory of this town could be counted on one's fingers, Hugh Compton opened a school at Deposit in John Hulee's barn.

 

The Town of Sanford as it is now known was taken off from the east side of what was the Town of Windsor and formed into the Town of Sanford on April 2, 1821.  One other town, Colesville, was also formed out of the original Town of Windsor.

 

"The first Town Meeting was held at the house of William McClure on the 5th of March, 1822.  Mr. McClure was elected supervisor; Joshua Dean, town clerk; James P. Applington, Nathan L. Dean and William McClure, assessors; Nathan L. Dean, Alexander Butler and William McClure, Jr. commissioners of highways; John Peters and James P. Applington, overseers of the poor; William McClure, Nathan L. Dean and Alexander Butler, school commissioners; Jacob Edick, constable and collector; Joseph Eddy constable; Daniel Evens, Gershom Loomis and Michael Child, inspectors of common schools; John Pinney, Eli King and Nathan Austin, fence viewers."

 

Of course, during my reading of these names it has occurred to you that they are very familiar and common names in the Town of Sanford at the present time.  James P. Applington was the father of Nathan D. Applington, who, in my boyhood, lived on the hill west of us and was known as "Square Nate," having been Justice of the Peace in the Town of Sanford for many years.  The name Eli King is that of the father of our long-time friend and neighbor and only recently departed, Addison King, some of whose grandchildren are undoubtedly here with us today.

 

The book from which I am quoting states that about the year 1800, a Mr. Potter settled in this vicinity and gave it the name of "Potter Settlement."  I have always supposed that this Mr. Potter was an owner of land, but I do not remember that ever anyone pointed out to me the particular piece of land upon which he resided and I was somewhat disappointed, when I went to the County Clerk's Office of Broome County and examined the records to find a deed of land given to Mr. Potter or given by him, and was unable to find any such record.  I do not mean to say that I doubt that Mr. Potter once lived here and that this was called Potter Settlement.  All that I mean to say is that I cannot find any written public record of such fact.  I also wrote to the Post Office Department at Washington and I received a reply from the First Assistant Postmaster-General which states:  "There is no record that the post office was ever in operation under the name of Potter Settlement."

 

It is recorded in Smith's History, however, that Mr. Potter did live here and that one George Plummer married his daughter and that George Plummer was a hunter of some note:  "killed a deer on one of his expeditions, dressed it in the customary manner, slung the hindquarters and skin across his shoulders and started for home.  The forests in this vicinity were then infested with droves of prowling wolves and Plummer had not gone far when he heard a pack of the ravenous brutes howling on his trail.  Knowing they would soon overtake him, he cut off one quarter of the venison and dropped it.  The wolves stopped only for a few moments to swallow the meat and then pursued him again.  The other quarter of meat was sacrificed and then the wolves halted long enough to devour it, when they started in swift pursuit of the hunter, the morsels they had already tasted seeming only to sharpen their appetites.  When Plummer saw that further flight was useless and that he would soon be overtaken by the beasts, he climbed a tree.  It was December and the cold was intense; but the wolves came up to his hiding place, ranged themselves around the tree where they remained in anxious expectation of a feast while the prisoner was compelled to pass the entire knight in the branches, suffering terribly with cold.  When daylight appeared the cowardly brutes made off into the forest."

 

Perhaps I may be permitted to say right here that if our departed old friend and neighbor, Jake Whitney, had been in Mr. Plummer's place, those wolves would have been chained up in his barn or imprisoned in his cellar.

 

"On another occasion Plummer started for Jericho (Bainbridge) carrying an iron plow point.  Suddenly he was met by a huge bear directly in his path.  The bear reared on his haunches ready for the affectionate embrace which would effectually crush the victim; but Plummer, in an instant of happy inspiration, ran the iron plow point into the open mouth of the bear and as far as possible down his throat.  It was probably the first mouthful of that mineral ever taken by the beast and it proved so very distasteful that he actually turned and fled into the woods."

 

I may say right here that my Grandfather French used to relate an incident of an encounter with a bear.  He occasionally walked from his home in Bennettsville to Potter Settlement or North Sanford to visit his relatives who resided here, and I have heard him relate that one Monday morning he was walking back to Bennettsville early in the morning before it was daylight, and going up over King's Hill through a field that was full of stumps as the fields were at that time, he was sure that he saw a bear standing on its hind legs.  Grandfather got hold of a stone and got up as near as he dared to and he threw the stone and it went plunk! against a blank stump.  I presume that many of the bear stories and panther stories and wolf stories could be solved in the same way that Grandfather solved the bear attack on himself.

 

It is related by one of our truthful maidens that a young woman of Potter Settlement sought an engagement as a school teacher; the trustee asked her the occupations of the residents of Potter Settlement, and she said "hunting, fishing and making wooden dishes."

 

As near as I can figure out, there were two first mills built at North Sanford about 1830.  One of them was by Hezekiah Broad, the grandfather of the Broads that we know.  I have seen the remains of a mill just below the bridge that crosses the creek near the building's that I know as the Rodman Orwin buildings, and I think that that was the location of the Broad Mill.  The other mill was one which appears to have been built by a Mr. Warner and was afterward owned by Mr.  Lewis Burlingame, the father of our friend and neighbor, Mary Burlingame Mann.

 

About the time of the building of the first mills the first blacksmith came into this locality, and it is said that "Joshua Belden was one of the earliest blacksmiths at North Sanford."  that later VanDuzen and Knapp were blacksmiths here.  I think that Knapp must refer to Mr. Frank Knapp who was the first blacksmith of my recollection.

 

The first church was a Baptist Church organized about 1842 and a church building was erected about 1846.  I suppose that this is the church known as the "Basswood Church" that used to stand near the gate that led up onto King's Hill and which church was afterward bought by Grandfather Mosher and the frame used to build a barn on the farm now owned and occupied by George Gardner.  The first minister that I have recollection of was Elder Peck, the grandfather of our friend and neighbor, Herbert Peck. 

 

David DeVol seems to have had the first store, which he opened about 1850.  As I remember, David DeVol was the brother of Mrs. Alonzo Campbell.  The first store that I remember was that kept by Theodore Campbell.

 

In order to get some record of the name of "Potter Settlement" which tradition tells us was the first name of this locality, I wrote the following letter to the First Assistant Postmaster-General:

 

"August 11, 1924,

"First Assistant Postmaster-General, Division of Postmasters Appointments,

"Dear Sir,

"I was born in the hamlet of North Sanford, Broome County, New York, and have been asked to get some historical facts together for Old Home Day, Sept. 1.  I should think that about 1865, my father, Wesson Mosher, was postmaster at that place.  I have been told that some time prior to that the hamlet was called Potter Settlement, and it seems to me that Father said that he had the P.O. changed from Potter Settlement to North Sanford.  If convenient for you, I should like to receive some facts of the early history of the post office.

Very Truly, Burr W. Mosher."

 

Under date of August 15, the First Assistant Postmaster-General wrote me the following letter:

 

"Mr. Burr W. Mosher,

"O'Neil Building,

"Binghamton, New York

"My dear Mr. Mosher:

"I have your letter of the 11th instant in which you ask for historical data in regard to the post office at North Sanford, New York.  Enclosed is a list giving the names of the postmasters who have served from the establishment of that office on September 29, 1856, to the present time, together with the dates of their appointments as shown by the records of the Department.  There is no record that the post office was ever in operation under the name of Potter Settlement.

Sincerely Yours, John H. Bartlett, First Assistant Postmaster General."

 

With the above letter the First Assistant Postmaster General gave me the following statement of postmaster appointed for the North Sanford office:

 

"North Sanford, Broome Co., NY, Established Sept. 29, 1858:

Hiram B. Fuller, Sept. 29, 1856

Alonzo Campbell, March 4, 1858

David DeVol, Feb. 11, 1862

Wesson Mosher, May 7, 1863

Alvin L. Bailey, Nov. 20, 1865

Silas Wakeman, June 10, 1867

Wesson Mosher, Aug. 20, 1860

George W. Bixby, march 11, 1872

Silas G. Barnum, March 12, 1888

F.G. Broad, Jan. 30, 1895

F.E. Hamlin, Dec. 17, 1898

Dian Baker, Sept. 28, 1901

C. Abistone Baker, March 2, 1916

Leslie E. Phillip, April 26, 1919

Mrs. Minnie Rosencrants, Nov. 7, 1921

 

"Note--No record of change of name from Potter Settlement."

 

From this letter and statement it appears that there was never any post office known as Potter Settlement in Broome County, and at this time we have to rely upon the memories of those who have gone beyond as to any facts relating to Mr. Potter or Potter Settlement.

 

As I said in the beginning, I now repeat that I have attempted in this short paper to set forth some of the first things relating to the settlement and the development of this locality which is so well known to us and under the name of North Sanford.  I think it better to leave the matter here for this year and if it seems desirable to make any more personal mention of people of this community and of those who were pioneers here, I think that we should ask those who are particularly interested to write out a brief statement of the family in which they are particularly interested and of the dates of their coming into the community and of the farms upon which they located so far as the same may be done.

 

Very respectfully,

Burr W. Mosher

 

 

 

 

 

 



Marriages (March 22)

Spinelli - Husted

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

Mrs. L .M. Rivers, of Binghamton, announces the engagement of her daughter, Miss Emily Husted, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Dominic Spinelli, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Spinelli, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY].  Miss Husted is teaching Latin and social studies at Laurens.  Mr. Spinelli is employed in the Scintilla.

 

Flatt - Tabor

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 16, 1944

 

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Tabor, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], announce the engagement of their daughter, Miriam Elsie, to Wayne E. Flatt, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.D. Flatt, of Middleport [Niagara Co., NY].  Miss Tabor is a graduate of Afton Central High School and Eastman School of Music of the University of Rochester. She is a member of Sigma Alpha Iota, National Music Fraternity.  Mr. Flatt is a graduate of Middleport High School and Cornell University.  For the past two years both have been members of the faculty of South New Berlin central School.  Miss Tabor has taught music and Mr. Flatt vocational agriculture. The wedding will take place Easter Sunday, April 9.

Marriage Notices

Bainbridge Republican, December 12, 1878
PIERCE - OWEN:  At the bride's home North Sanford [Broome Co., NY] Dec. 5th, 1878, by Rev. S.W. Spencer, Mr. Wm. H. Pierce of Sidney Plains N.Y. [Delaware Co.] and Miss Sue M. Owen of North Sanford, N.Y.

Bainbridge Republican, October 3, 1878
JEWELL - JONES:  By the Rev. George D. Horton at his residence Sept. 27, 1878, Charles H. Jewell, to Miss Josephine A. Jones, both of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

Chenango Union, February 4, 1892
GRIDLER - SMITH:  In Oxford, January 27, 1891, by W.G. Simpon, Gaylord G. Gridley and Cora L. Smith, all of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

FRANK - PETLEY:  In Guilford, January 20, 1892 by Rev. Mr. Frisbie, George C. Frank of Afton [Chenango Co., NY]  and Miss Hattie G. Petley of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

Posted February 11, 1892
WILLIAMS - CARTLEDGE: In Bainbridge, February 3, 1892, by Rev. T.F. Hall, Mr. George Williams and Miss Mary Cartledge, all of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY]

PAGE - ROBINSON:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], January 28, 1892, by Rev. Charles E. Hallock, Mr. Frank L. Page and Miss Daisy M. Robinson.

Obituaries (March 22)

Adrian Babcock

 

 

Utica Saturday Globe, January 18, 1902

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Adrian P. Babcock died at his home on East Main street on Wednesday morning, after having borne with bravery a painful illness of several months.  Only a few hours before his death he was laughing cheerily with members of his family.  Mr. Babcock was born in Norwich, January 28, 1874, and at an early age showed marked musical ability.  After completing a general course of study in the Norwich schools and at Albany he began the study of the piano with his father, the late Dr. Linn Babcock.  Later he went to New York and received a year's instruction from the famous Scharwenka, who discovered such talent in the young man that he advised him to go to Germany.  Accordingly in 1894 Mr. Babcock entered the Royal Conservatory of Leipzig--his father's alma mater--and three years later was graduated with high honors with the title of Doctor of Music.  Returning to America his playing won instant and continuous approval.  He became teacher of music in the public schools here and conducted large classes in Waterville, Hamilton and other places.  He also appeared in concerts in many cities, gaining the approval of leading critics.  So well recognized was his ability that he was elected vice president of the state Music Teachers' Association.  In February of last year he accepted the position of musical director of the Asheville Ladies' College, Asheville, N.C.  His success there is familiar to all.  By hard work combined with his musical genius he built up the standard of the school until it reached the highest point of prosperity in its history. 

 

Cooperstown Otsego Farmer, January 1902

Adrian Babcock died Thursday morning at his home in Norwich aged about 25 years.  He had been critically ill for nearly three months of lung trouble and death was not entirely unexpected.  He was a son of the late Linn Babcock, one of the members of the well known music firm, with a branch store in Cooperstown.  While a mere lad, he exhibited musical ability and frequently appeared in public at musical recitals before he was 18 years old.  At that age he went to Leipzig, Germany, where for two and a half years he was a student of the celebrated Hungarian pianist and composer, Franz Liszt.  Mr. Babcock had very often visited in Cooperstown, more frequently with his father in former years during the summer.

Frank Anderson

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

Frank Anderson of Sidney Center [Delaware Co., NY], died last week Wednesday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edward Clark, Millerton, where he and Mrs. Anderson had been spending the winter.  He had been in poor health for several years and death was caused by a heart condition.

William C. Sanford,

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

William C. Sanford died at his home at East Meredith [Delaware Co., NY] Saturday morning, eight days after suffering a stroke.  He had been in failing health for several years.  He was born at Margaretville [Delaware Co., NY] on April 24, 1857, one of 12 children of Cornelius and Sarah Faulkner Sanford.

William A. Hoyt

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

William A. Hoyt, a Northfield [Delaware Co., NY] farmer, died at the Stevens Hospital in Walton, Sunday, Feb. 27.  The previous day Mr. Hoyt had submitted to an operation for hernia and death was caused by a blood clot which developed following the operation.

Ida Flint

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

Mrs. Ida Flint, 71, wife of George Flint, of Delhi [Delaware Co., NY], died Monday night, Feb. 28, at Delhi Hospital, where she had been a patient for two weeks.  Death was caused by a rheumatic condition.

Joyce Ardena Kittle

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

Sunday noon, Feb . 27, occurred the death of seven-year-old Joyce Kittle, daughter of Goldia (Greiner) and Lauren Kittle.  Her passing occurred at the home at Guilford Center [Chenango Co., NY^], after a very brief illness.  She was born Dec. 2, 1936 at Stamford [Delaware Co., NY] and the family had lived in Guilford two years.  Final rites were held from the Seymour Funeral Home in Oxford, Wednesday, March 1, at 2 p.m.  The body was placed in the vault.  The service was private.  Besides her parents, two sisters, Bonnie and Eva, and a brother, Lauren, Jr., survive.  The father is stationed at the Sampson Naval Base, Geneva, but came immediately on receiving the sad news of his daughter's death.  Another child, stricken apparently with the same illness, was removed to the Norwich Hospital in the Seymour Ambulance, the same day Joyce died.  her condition shows improvement. The community extends sincere sympathy to the bereaved family.

Asa L. Whittemore

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

Asa L. Whittemore, age 70 years, died at the Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, on Tuesday, Feb. 29, following an operation which he underwent about two weeks ago.  Mr. Whittemore was born in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] on June 24, 1873, on the farm now owned by the Goodwin Bros.  He was a son of the late Charles D. and Sarah Benedict Whittemore.  Mr. and Mrs. Whittemore operated a farm just above the W.R. C. Home in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] for many years.  Moving into Oxford village about 20 years ago, he purchased a home on Albany street, where the couple resided until the death of Mrs. Whittemore on Dec. 1, 1942.  He continued to live there until last fall when he went to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Fritz, where he has since resided.  When a young man he became affiliated with a church in Guilford.  Survivors are one brother, Charles Whittemore, of Guilford, and a cousin, Mrs. S.F. Woodlands, of Gilbertsville.  Final rites were held at the Seymour Funeral Home in Oxford, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the Rev. J.F. Heidemich officiating.  The body was placed in the vault at Riverview.  Bearers were George Wooster, Frank Mowry, George Smith and Ray Seeley.

Sidney Elks Food Drive - 1961

Sidney Elks Food Drive

Sidney Record & Bainbridge News, December 27, 1961

100 Bushels of food were delivered to needy families of this area from the Sidney Elks Club.  Organizations throughout the community cooperated with the Elks to make possible twice as many food baskets as the Elks had set as their goal.  Contributions were received from people as far away as Florida, the Machinists' Union in Sidney donated gift stockings filled with toys and gifts for each family and hundreds of people, including many who were not Elks, contributed to this worthy cause. 

  

 

Left to Right:  Police Chief William Payne of Bainbridge; Raymond Hayward, project chairman; Merton Barnhart and Taffy Jones. 

Marriages (March 21)

Corey - Baker

Utica Saturday Globe, January 18, 1902

 

 

Charles Henry Corey and Mae Baker

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Corey

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Two prominent young society people were happily wedded on Wednesday afternoon at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Spencer Baker, on Henry street, when their oldest daughter, Miss Mae Baker, and Charles Henry Corey were made man and wife.  The impressive ceremony was performed at 2 o'clock by Rev. William D. Benton, rector of Emmanuel Church, the beautiful Episcopal service being employed with ring.  Miss Mira Porter, of Clinton, was bridesmaid, and Warren Lee of New York acted as best man.  The bride was gowned in white silk with chiffon and applique trimmings, and carried a bouquet of white roses.  The maid of honor was attired in pink silk mull and carried white carnations.  Just before the ceremony Miss Florence Rindge sang O, Promise Me.  Mrs. Tefft presided at the piano and played the wedding march.  The bride and groom were escorted to the parlor by the ushers, Frank H. Dimmick Jr., and Samuel W. Church, Raymond A. Rindge also acted as usher in seating the guests.  The happy twain stood before a large arch of holly and trailing pine, adorned with cut flowers and a white dove. The window shades had been drawn to exclude the daylight, gas and electric lights being used to heighten the beautiful effect of the decorated rooms. After the ceremony the wedding feast was served by Cateress Harriet E. Shepard.  The bride is a well-known member of Norwich society, whose refinement and graceful accomplishments as a musician and entertainer are greatly admired.  The bridegroom is a popular young man and has a host of friends. At present he is the day officer of the uniformed police force.  Many wishes for a happy and prosperous future follow Mr. and Mrs. Corey into their new relationship.  The gifts were numerous and elegant and consisted of cut glass, mirrors, paintings, silverware, table furnishings, an onyx stand, mantel clock, chairs, besides $50 in gold from the bride's father.  Mr. and Mrs. Corey left in the afternoon on a brief wedding trip.  Upon their return they will begin housekeeping in a suite of furnished rooms in the Baker Block, at the corner of Broad and Henry streets.

 

McLeon - Hill

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

 

Mrs. Lena M. Hill, of East Main street, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], was married to Charles McLeon, of Bainbridge, in Afton, March 2.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev.  Kenneth Kingston.  A wedding breakfast was served at the Arlington Hotel in Binghamton, following the ceremony.

 

Marriage Notices

Chenango Union, September 21, 1882

LITTLE - MITCHELL:  At the residence of the bride's parents, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Wednesday evening, Sept. 18th, 1882, by Rev Dr. Robbins, of Philadelphia, Mr. Robbins Little, of Los Angeles, Cal., to Miss Caroline Rowena Mitchell, daughter of John Mitchell, Esq.

 

CHAPMAN - VAN HORNE:  At the Baptist Church in Bainbridge, Tuesday evening, Sept. 12th, 1882, by Rev. H. Robertson, Mr. Charles B. Chapman, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY^], to Miss Lucy Van Horne, daughter of A.A. Van Horne, Esq., of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

 

FOX - STEVER:  In Norwich, Sept. 16th, by Rev.  L.C. Hayes, Mr. Charles Fox, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Roselia Stever, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].

 

ISHAM - WEBB:  In Norwich, Sept. 16th, by Rev. L.C. Hayes, Mr. Frank N. Isham, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Minnie M. Webb, of King Settlement [Chenango Co., NY].

 

 

Obituaries (March 21)

Franklin S. May

Utica Saturday Globe, January 18, 1902

 

 

Franklin S. May

 

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  On Thursday of last week Franklin S. May, who made his home with his son, Fred D. May, in this village, suffered a paralytic shock which resulted in his death shortly after noon Sunday.  Mr. May was born in Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY] 65 years ago and had lived in Norwich and vicinity most of his life.  He was a mason by trade and a first-class workman.  Deceased is survived by four sons and a daughter--Everett B., of Mt. Upton; Ulysses E., Devillo S., and Fred D.May, of Norwich, and Mrs. Minnie L. Richards, of Miner's Mills, Pa.  The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon, Rev. John L. Ray officiating.  Interment took place in Mt. Hope Cemetery [Norwich, NY]

 

Mrs. Fred Breffle

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 2, 1944

 

Mrs. Fred Breffle, a former Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] resident, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Chenango Memorial Hospital, Norwich, where she had been a patient for only a few days.  She was living at White Store when taken ill.  Final rites were held form the Colwell Bros. Funeral Home, Bainbridge, the Rev. J.W.Bump, of Guilford, officiating.

 

Claude O. Weidman

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

 

Stricken with a heart attack, Claude O. Weidman, Hartwick postmaster since 1941 and former official of the Southern New York Railway Co., died suddenly Thursday at Hartwick, Otsego County.  Mr. Weidman had attended to his duties at the post office during the day.  He was born July 10, 1876, in Schoharie County, a son of Ralph and Frances (Keyser) Weidman, former residents of Downsville.

 

Elmer E. Ostrom

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

 

Elmer E. Ostrom, of the Town of Wallkill, Orange County, died last Wednesday.  He was born in Cannonsville, Delaware County, Nov. 19, 1880, a son of Abraham and Roma Ostrom.  he leaves three sons, two daughters, one brother and three sisters, Miss Grace Ostrom, of Walton, Jennie, wife of Harold Dix, of Walton, and Cornelia, wife of Harold Pershell, of Roxbury.

 

Jacob Mathew Quick

Bainbridge News & Republican, March 9, 1944

 

Jacob Mathew Quick, 86, died Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Odell, Windsor.  He is survived by several nieces and nephews. The body was removed to the chapel of Clinton E. Wood in Windsor, where the funeral was held Sunday afternoon.  Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Windsor [Broome Co., NY], at a later date.

 

B.E. Soules

Bainbridge  News & Republican, March 9, 1944

 

B.F. Soules, of Corbett [Delaware Co., NY], who was taken to the Margaretville Hospital Feb. 18, suffering with blood poisoning in one hand, died there last Thursday.  He was about 63 years of age and is survived by a wife, one daughter and two sons.  He will be buried in Downsville [Delaware Co., NY] in the spring.

Death Notices

Chenango Union, September 21, 1882
MILLER:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 19th, Emma, daughter of Mrs. Lucy Miller, aged 23 years.

MACKESY:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 10th, David Maydole Mackesy, son of James and Bridget Mackesy, aged 30 months and 10 days.

BKAHAN:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 19th, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of John Bkahan, aged 9 months and 15 days.

CLARKE:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 13th, Clara Bockee, wife of Francis G. Clarke, aged 45 years.

FULTON:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] Percy Eugene, youngest child of Rev. J.M.C. Fulton, aged 3 years.

FLETCHER:  In Bainbridge [ Chenango Co., NY], Sept 10th, Miss Emma Fletcher, aged 57 years.

PECKHAM:  In East Guilford, August 31st, Elizabeth, wife of Edward M. Peckham, aged 34 years.

 

Soldier News - various dates

Dr. Prince Danforth

Bainbridge News & Republican, January 9, 1941

 

Dr. Prince Danforth of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], and son of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Danforth, of this village [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], left this morning for Medical Officers Training Camp, Carlisle, Pa., for a month.  Dr. Prince, who is a captain in the medical Reserve, is being called for active duty during the present emergency.  After training at Carlisle, he will be stationed at Camp Dix, N.J., where he will serve as a member of the staff of the base hospital.

 

George James

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 13, 1941

 

Serving Uncle Sam

 

 

George James

 

Seven Return from War to Troop C Jobs

Bainbridge News & Republican, November 22, 1945

 

Seven members of Troop C, State Police, who have been in the armed services reported for duty at Sidney Barracks last Friday morning.  Capt. H.A. Gray, commanding officer said there are "12 or 15 members of the troop still in the armed services."  The World War II veterans back on the job include:  Corp. D.R. Keown, who served in the navy; Trooper R.F. Chapman, who was a chief petty officer in the Coast Guard; Trooper A. G. Buhl, an army captain; Trooper H.E. Rasmussen, army.  Also Trooper A.F. Diffendale, army; Trooper J.J. Regan, army; and Trooper A.P. Fogarty, army.

 

Pvt. Samuel H. Wilmarth Receives Posthumous Promotion

Bainbridge News & Republican, October 17, 1946

 

Mrs. Samuel Wilmarth, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], has been notified recently by the War Department, that her husband, Pvt. Samuel H. Wilmarth, who was killed in Germany Oct. 16, 1944, has been promoted to Sergeant.

 

Pfc. Murray Youngs Discharged from Army

Bainbridge News & Republican, November 14, 1946

 

Pfc. Murray Youngs was discharged form the Army Nov. 7 at Camp Campbell, Ky. where he had served as a member of the 7th Infantry, 3rd Division, and has arrived at the home of his mother, Mrs. Isabelle Youngs, Newton Ave.  Private Youngs entered the service in Oct. 1944, and served in the Pacific Theatre in the Philippines and in Japan.  He re-enlisted Nov. 2, 1945, in Tokyo, and then came back to the States on Jan. 4, 1946, and was stationed at Camp Campbell until his discharge.  From March until Sept. of this year, he has spent most of the time touring the country--he paraded Army Day in Chicago, paraded at Des Moines, Iowa, for the Iowa Centennial, June 29 and July 3, and took part in numerous other celebrations throughout the country.  He holds the Good Conduct Medal, American Theatre Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Ribbon with one star.  Philippine Liberation Ribbon with one star, Occupation of Japan Ribbon, Victory Medal, Combat infantryman's Badge.

 



 

 

 

 

 

Marriages (March 20)

Brownell - Cornell
Cornell - Thayer
Chenango Union, March 3, 1892

The past week has been full of incidents.  A very pretty wedding took place on Wednesday at Leroy Cornell's by which he gained a son, and the same day a daughter.  Miss Carrie Cornell, one of our most esteemed young ladies took for a life partner, Emory Brownell a very worthy young man of Rockwell's mills, and Charlie Cornell won for a bride, Dora Thayer one of Mt. Upton's fair daughters.

McGowan - Moore

Chenango Union, March 10, 1892

The gush of Spring of which the two brides at Rockwell's Mills availed themselves, and which deceived even the robins, is gone, and stern winter has returned.  March "came in like a lion," but did not prevent a very cheerful wedding at the house of William S. Moore, at Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY].  The wedding, March 1st, was very bright and cheerful.  The rooms were decorated with flowers and potted plants, and the bride in her traveling suit of beaver-colored broadcloth, with pink chiffon and roses, looked very sweetly as with firm, steadfast voice she pronounced the marriage vows.  The bridegroom, too, Rev. J. W. McGowan, repeated the solemn service as if that were the one thing which filled his thoughts.  Only a few of the immediate friends of the bride were present, yet there were several choice gifts of love, not the least precious of which was a souvenir from the Loyal Temperance Legion, of which Miss Moore was President, and which she dearly loved.  Misses May Moore, Effie Place, and Marcia Davis accompanied the wedded pair to Sidney on Wednesday morning, where they took the train for Binghamton and thence to the Mississippi valley, their future home.  Rev. L.B. Weeks, of Binghamton, was the officiating clergyman.

Marriage Notices

Bainbridge Republican, December 5, 1878
CARTER - JONES:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 26th, by Rev. Hawley, Mr. Chancy C. Carter of Afton, Miss Alice M. Jones, of Harpursville [Broome Co., NY].

CRANE - ROBINSON;  At the bride's father's on the 26th by Rev. N.J. Hawley, Mr. Almon L. Crane of Hancock [Delaware Co., NY] and Miss Frances A Robinson of Colesville [Broome Co., NY].

Chenango Uniion, January 28, 1892
HOLT - BARTLETT:  At the residence of the bride's mother, in Port Dickinson, N.Y., Thursday, January 21, 1892, by Rev. Daniel Dunham, of Binghamton, Mr. William D. Holt and Miss Blanche Bartlett, daughter of the late Major L. Chester Bartlett, all of Port Dickinson [Broome Co., NY].

PAIGE - BARROWS:  At Whitney's Point, January 13, 1891, by Rev. A.W. Barrows, Mr. Judson W. Paige and Miss Jennie E. Barrows, both of Whitney's Point [Broome Co., NY].

WILLIAMS - WARNER:  In West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], January 19, 1892, by Rev. T.F. Hall, William H. Williams and Margaretta Warner.

CROUCH - WEBB:  In Oxford, January 20, 1892, by Rev. L.T. Giffin, William J. Crouch and Alice A. Webb, both of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY].

TITUS - KELLEY:  At the Methodist parsonage, Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], January 20, 1892, by Rev. William G. Simpson, Ross W. Titus and Arsula Kelley.

Chenango Union, February 11, 1892
MARTIN - BASSETT:  In Cincinnatus, N.Y., February 3, 1892, by the Rev. E. Pittman, Mr. Levi Martin and Miss Lucy Bassett, both of Otselic Centre [Chenango Co., NY].





 

Obituaries (March 20)

Mrs. L.N. Buell

Chenango Union, February 4, 1892

Mrs. L.N. Buell, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Newton, died on Tuesday, January 26, 1892, at the age of seventy-six years.  The older ones of our community will remember her in her varied activities as one in a remarkable generation in Sherburne history [Chenango Co., NY].  She was twice married, her first husband being Mr. Ira C. Williams, who was one of the brightest men in the county connected with the early educational enterprises, but he failed in health and died a young man.  Their daughter, Maria Louisa, has been the constant and loving companion of her mother throughout her entire life.  Our town has not yet recovered from the shock which came to it in the sudden decease of Mrs. Buell's brother, Isaac, and the very recent demise of her next younger brother, Warren, on Christmas.  She was deeply affected by both these losses and being in ill health when the news of her brother's death reached her, she failed to rally and gradually declined till she peacefully passed away on Tuesday, surrounded by two of her daughters, three of her grandchildren and other friends.  Now that her earthly life is over, those who knew her well and appreciated her gentle and genuine life, will recall with satisfaction their association with her.  The many friends of later years, made during her residence with her daughter in new York and Iowa, join in the general expression of bereavement as the sense of loss settles upon all who counted her among their friends. She was a courtly lady of the old time type far too rare in our modern days.  Unselfish, generous gentle and true, she leaves with all who loved her the precious aroma of a sweet Christian life.  Three daughters survive her:  Maria Louisa, Elmina (Mrs. G.H. Lewis, of Des Moines, Iowa), and Jessie Irene (Mrs. Dr. Chambers, of New York).  Her funeral took place Friday, January 29 at 10 A.M., the services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Norcross, and she was buried beside her two daughters in the Newton plot at the Sherburne cemetery.--Sherburne News

 

Owen Bowers

Chenango Union, February 11, 1892

 

Owen Bowers, a young man popularly known in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] died at his home on Gold street, Thursday.  He was formerly employed in the Maydole Hammer Factory where he had the reputation of being a careful and skillful workman.  He was twenty-six years of age and leaves a widow and one small child.  His funeral was held Sunday afternoon under the auspices of Canasawacta lodge, Rev. T.G. Cass officiating.

 

Lydia Hamilton Manwaring

Chenango Unions, February 11, 1892

 

Lydia Hamilton Manwaring was born March 27, 1828 one mile west of Rockdale, N.Y. [Chenango Co., NY] and departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Homer A. Searles, Binghamton, N.Y. [Broome Co.], January 27, 1892, Aged 63 years 10 months.  Her father, Amos Hamilton came from Vermont when seventeen years of age and settled on the farm where she was born.  Her mother was one of the pioneer Methodists whose home was the minister's home as well and preaching services were held in her barn.  With such religious training she early gave her heart to God.  January 20, 1844 she married Leonard S Manwaring who died July 3, 1891, after an illness of eight months, during which she took constant care of him.  Never strong physically herself, yet she had God given strength to care and do for others more than she otherwise could have done.  In 1861 she with her family moved one mile farther west to the farm bought by her husband when a young man and there the home is now left with everything to make life happy.  But it stands empty, father and mother both gone.  In October last she went to Binghamton to care for her daughter, who during a severe sickness lost a little girl three weeks old, and the night Baby died she was taken severely sick with "grip" but after a few weeks was able to sit up and was gaining nicely when she was attacked with bronchial asthma which proved fatal after about two weeks of the most intense suffering.  Being compelled to sit in bed for about a week it seemed at times she never could get her breath again, during spasms of the bronchial tubes, when the family would pray that she might be taken out of her suffering, but verily, "God's ways are not our ways."  The family gathered about the bed and prayed and then she offered an earnest prayer closing with, "And at last gave us an abundant entrance into the Kingdom, Amen."  Such good advice as she gave them to work, work for their Master.  She planned all her earthly affairs even to "carry me back home for the services for I want to start out from the same place your father did."  And when the children said, "How can we ever do so," she said, "God will help you."  Oh! to see such a death as that, how can one live without that Christians hope.  She was a devoted member of the M.E. Church in Guilford.  Her whole life was one of unselfishness, always trying to do something for her Master, counseling those around her and urging them to lead better lives.  January 20 services were held at her daughter's in Binghamton, Rev. G.M. Colville officiating and the next morning they carried her home and her old neighbors and friends gathered to look upon her earthly form for the last time.  Rev. William Frisby, her pastor made remarks from Romans 8:37 "In all these things we are more than conquerors, through Him that loved us."  Then they laid her to rest by the side of her husband and son to await the resurrection day.  She leaves four children, Perry, of Grayling, Mich., Charles, who resides near the old home, Mary, wife of Homer A. Searles and Ruth, wife of Harry H. Evans, both of Binghamton, N.Y.  There is an aching void in their hearts today, but with a firm trust in God they are determined to live so that at last they may meet  in Heaven an unbroken family, at "home" with father, mother and brother.

Judge Richard P. Marvin

Chenango Union, January 14, 1892

Richard P. Marvin, ex-Judge of the Court of Appeals, and brother of Hon. George W. Marvin of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], died at his home in Jamestown [Chautauqua Co., NY], on Monday, at the age of 88.  He was born at Fairfield, Herkimer county, in 1803, and has been prominent in State affairs since his early manhood.  In 1836 he was elected to the Assembly, and from 1837 to 1841 he was a member of Congress.  In 1846 he was a member of the Constitutional convention and continuously from 1847 to 1872 he on the bench of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.  He will be remembered by citizens of Norwich as having been associated with Judge Follett in the trial of the famous Dwight insurance case.

Luther Brooks

Chenango Union,  January 14, 1892

Luther Brooks one of the old residents of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], died on Sunday at the residence of his son on North Broad street.  Mr. Brooks was 85 years of age, and was the father of C.C. Brooks, money order clerk in the post office, Sherman Brooks and A.B. Brooks, all of this village. Rev. E.B. Olmstead officiated at the funeral which was held from the residence of C.C>Brooks on Tuesday.

Augustus C. Aldrich

Chenango Union, January 14, 1892

Augustus C. Aldrich, of North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], died Wednesday evening of last week.  He was 64 years of age and has been prominently identified with the prohibition movement in this section  One son, Asa Aldrich, formerly of this village, and a widow, survive him.

 

Daniel J. Sperry

Chenango Union, March 10, 1892

Daniel J. Sperry, a former will known hotel keeper, died of apoplexy, after a brief illness, at his home in Syracuse [Onondage Co., NY], Saturday afternoon, aged seventy-seven years.  For twelve years he was proprietor of the hotel at Cincinnatus, during which time he was a frequent visitor in Norwich, and was well known to many of our older citizens.  From there he removed to Cortland, where for twenty years he kept the Sperry House, widely and favorably known among traveling men.  He removed from Cortland to Syracuse eight years ago, where he has since made his home. The deceased leaves a widow, one son and one daughter; also a sister Mrs. Samuel Wilcox, of Oxford.  The remains were interred in Cortland, Tuesday.

Harriet E. Church

Chenango Union, March 10, 1892

A telegram was received Tuesday morning, by John W. Church, Esq., announced the death on the previous evening, at her home in Passaic, N.J., of Mrs. Harriet E. Church, wife of Dr. Charles A. Church, formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], after a long and painful illness.  Deceased is pleasantly remembered by many in Norwich. She was a daughter of John Heady, a former resident, who survives her.  Her many womanly virtues endeared her to a large circle of friends, both in the home of her girlhood and in her adopted home, by whom her loss will be deeply felt; but to her bereaved family her death is peculiarly afflicting.  She is survived by her husband and one son, Dr. Charles H. Church, a physician in the new York Homeopathic Hospital.  Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon; interment at Passaic.
 

Memorial Day Bainbridge

Memorial Day, Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY

1950s

 

Laying Wreath on monument in the part on Memorial Day are Donald Patchen and Louis B. Fairbanks.  Mr. Fairbanks' son, Lt. Paul D. Fairbanks, died Jan. 4, 1945, of wounds received while fighting in Belgium.  Mr. Patchen is past commander of the Slater Silvernail Post, American legion.  He was a German prisoner during World War II, having been captured after bailing out of his destroyed Mustang fighter on May 19, 1944.

 



Obituaries (March 19)

Agnes Foy

Utica Saturday Globe, July 29, 1905

 

 

Miss Agnes Foy

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Agnes Foy died suddenly Sunday afternoon last at the home of Dominick Nolan on Rexford Street, aged 47.  The body was removed to the home of her uncle, Dennis Griffin, on the same street, where funeral services were held at 9:30 Wednesday morning and at St. Paul's Church at 10 o'clock.  Rev. H.F. Curtin, assisted by Fathers Logan, of Sherburne and Purcell, of Oxford officiating.  Music was rendered by Misses May Cox and Jennie Manley, James Dolan and Lewis Burnside.  The bearers were Thomas Macksey, Michael McMahon, Charles Russell and William Dunne.  Interment was made in St. Paul's Cemetery [Norwich, NY].  Miss Foy was born in Norwich, the daughter of Martin and Margaret Foy, both now deceased.  For the past 20 years she had been head housekeeper for the well-known hotel proprietors Keough Brothers, who formerly conducted the Eagle Hotel here.  She went with them to Newburg when they left Norwich several years ago.  She was a very capable woman and was very successful in her chosen sphere of work.  About a year ago her health failed. After treatment in a hospital in Wilkesbarre she came back to Norwich last September and had since made her home with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Griffin, on Rexford street.  She is survived by one brother, Robert Foy, whose home is in Minnesota.  Her death is sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends and acquaintances.

 

Richard W. Juliand

Chenango Semi-Weekly Telegraph, March 2, 1881

 

DIED:  In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] on Saturday morning, Feb. 25th, Col. Richard W. Juliand in his 91st year. 

 

Col. Juliand was born March 8, 1790, in Massachusetts.  He was the oldest son of Captain Joseph Juliand, a native of Lyons, France, and a member of the French colony in Chenango county, who as early as 1796 was an officer in the old town of Bainbridge.  In 1798 he joined the French colony at Greene, his son Richard then a boy of eight years accompanying him there.  Greene was then but a wilderness, and that colony, of which Captain Juliand proved to be a leader were substantially the first settlers.  Richard remained in Greene, until 1816, when he removed to Bainbridge and in company with one Hill kept a hotel for many years. After his second marriage he abandoned hotel life and purchased a large farm just in the edge of the corporation limits, where he became a most successful farmer, and upon which he lived until his death, on Saturday last.  At his death, we believe he was the oldest resident of Bainbridge.  He led a blameless life, was always a good citizen, upright and honest in his dealings, and socially highly esteemed and respected.  Up to about three years since he was an active participant in and observer of public affairs.  The last three years he has been feeble from great age, accompanied with loss of mind.  His death was apparently without disease, but from natural exhaustion and old age.  Col. Juliand has been a Democrat since 1830, having parted company with his brothers, during the Morgan excitement about that time. At the Incorporation of the village of Bainbridge in 1829, he was chosen one of the village Trustees and was its first president, serving as such during the years 1829, 30 and 31.  In 1842 he was one of the members of Assembly from this county, a position which he filled with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents.  He also held several other positions of trust locally, the duties of all of which he faithfully performed.  With a life full of usefulness, and having performed the work assigned to him, this nonagenarian has passed away, breaking one more link which binds the past to the present, and removing another of the land marks of the early settlement of our county.  His younger brothers, Lewis, George and Frederick survive him, being honored and worthy citizens of the town of Greene.

 

William N. Hard

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 24, 1944

 

William N. Hard, aged 90, of Hancock [Delaware Co., NY], died Friday morning of last week from injuries received the preceding week Tuesday when he fell from a chair and broke his hip.  On the night of the accident Mr. Hard got ready for bed and then stood on a chair while adjusting a window curtain.  he lost his balance and fell to the floor breaking his right hip in two places.  Dr. L.E Woolsey was called and placed the leg in a cast, but because of Mr. Hard's advanced age, held out little hope of his recovery.  On Thursday he began to fail rapidly and death occurred Friday morning. For many years Mr. Hard had made his home with Mr. and Mrs. L.T. Robinson at Hancock and was known as "Uncle Bill" to a host of friends. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon and the body was placed in the vault in Hancock cemetery.  Burial will be made in the spring at Arlington, Vt.

 

John Peck, Jr.

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 24, 1944

 

The funeral of John Peck, Jr., 58, of West Burlington [Otsego Co., NY], was held on Thursday from the Joyce Funeral Parlors in Unadilla.  The body was placed in the vault awaiting burial in Evergreen Hill Cemetery [Unadilla, NY]. The Rev. George Youngs, pastor of the Methodist church, conducted the service.  Mr. Peck was fatally injured on Tuesday when struck by an egg truck in front of his home.  He was taken to the Cooperstown Hospital but died while  enroute there.  His sister, Mrs. Lester Wilson, of Garrattsville, was notified and the body was taken to Unadilla.  Mr. Peck was born in Tompkins County, the younger son of John and Elizabeth (Bundy) Peck, on Dec. 23, 1885.  His early days were spent in Unadilla and for 11 years he was liveryman for Whitaker and Scribner.  In 1916 he went to Garrattsville and has since resided in that vicinity. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Peck; four sisters, Mrs. Mellin Hill, of Delhi; Mrs. Watson Brundage, of Sidney Center; Mrs. Arthur Kipp, of Cannonsville; Mrs. Lester Wilson, of Garrattsville; one son, George Peck, of Sidney, and several nieces and nephews.

 

Janet Juliand

Bainbridge News, August 29, 1957

 

Miss Janet Juliand's passing was announced to Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] by the traditional tolling of St. Peter's Church bell at 5 o'clock Aug. 23.   Miss Juliand was the daughter of Joseph and Margaret Chamberlin Juliand, born the Apr. 25, 1866, at the ancestral home, Terrace Hill, Bainbridge.  Most of her life was spent in this village where she became so integrated in all activities of church, education, civic and social affairs that her influence and memory have become part of the  history of the community.  After attending the Bainbridge Academy and St. Margaret's Episcopal School at Waterbury, Conn., Miss Juliand studied music at Chicago under the famous Emil Liebling.  His training together with her amazing talent for teaching developed in her pupils an appreciation for the best in music.  As accompanist, she played with the Teachout Orchestra as it participated for years in many local functions.  The Crescendo Club, formed for the enjoyment of music and study of the great masters, was active as long as Miss Juliand was able to give it her inspiration and enthusiasm.  Her musical career is most often associated with her 40 years as organist in her church.  As tribute to her long and faithful service, a reception was given in her honor.  Many former rectors and bishops sent testimonials recalling the inspiration they had received from her rendition of  sacred music.  Miss Juliand was a communicant of St. Peter's Episcopal Church which she served loyally in many capacities besides being organist.  The Little Helpers, a society for the children of the parish, was organized and directed by her.  For this purpose many years, she gladly scheduled into her busy life, hours of preparation before each Saturday's meeting.  Many children were privileged to begin their formal religious education in her Church School kindergarten.  Twenty-three god-children are living witnesses to the influence of the Christian devotion and practice in her daily life. The Women's Auxiliary and the Altar Guild will remove from their rolls the name of a member who long served in dedication to Christian duty and purpose.  Miss Juliand was a member of the Ag-wron-doug-was Chapter of the Daughters of the America Revolution, a charter member and a past president of the Woman's Club, a founder of the local chapter of the American Red Cross, a member of the Democratic party and was a strong advocate of Woman Suffrage.  She as a sound business woman and operator of the family farm saw the need for women's participation in politics and in governmental affairs.  Miss Juliand had the happy faculty of retaining her contacts with her countless friends, both new and life long, even during confinement to her room as failing health required. Some act of kindness was part of her daily living.  A profusion of flowers and the sorrowing of loving friends attested the devotion and loyalty to her which had been inspired by her own beautiful life and noble and aristocratic character.  Miss Janet Juliand was the granddaughter of Colonel Richard and Lucretia Coan Juliand. The Juliand family, than called Julliard, was among the French pioneers who settled for a time in Greene [Chenango Co., NY] toward the close of the 18th century.  Colonel Juliand came to Bainbridge in 1812 to operate the local tavern.  Soon after his marriage in 1822, he established his home in the Baron de Zeng mansion at Terrace Hill.  One of the most influential men of his time, Colonel Juliand was associated with many activities including building the Episcopal Church.  He was elected the first mayor of Bainbridge after it became a village in 1829.  Miss Juliand is survived by her devoted niece, Miss Dorothy Dickinson, and several cousins whose ancestors were Juliands, of Greene, or Chamberlins, of Afton.  Two sisters of Miss Juliand who predeceased her were Miss Emma Elizabeth Juliand, who died in 1938 and Mrs. H.W. Dickinson, whose death occurred in 1952.  At her home on Monday afternoon, the Rev. Rollin Malaney, of St. Paul's Church, Sidney, and Rev. Lloyd Charters, of Emmanuel Church, Norwich, conducted the prayer service followed by Obsequies at St. Peter's Episcopal Church.  Mrs. J. Paul Landre at the organ played favorite hymns for the services a the church and at the grave.  The pall-bearers Maurice Colwell, Donald Simonds, Charles Simonds, Benjamin Taft, Frank Corbin, Jjr., and Richard Bradshaw preceded by Read Packer, Crucifer, led the procession to the church yard for the interment, in the plot of her eminent ancestors, this distinguished Christian lady was placed to rest.

Bainbridge High School, Class of 1948, Part 5

Bainbridge Central High School, Class of 1948

Senior Portraits

"Echo" 1948

 

 

Bernard Parsons

"Bernie"

Can you imagine him not being in love.

Greatest Ambition:  Professional football player

 

 

Bruce Peckham

"Brutus"

What will miss most:  Picking on the secretary

Can you imagine him not drawing "kows"

Greatest Ambition:  To go to Heaven

 

Wendell Pickwick

"Pickle"

What will miss most:  Coming to school late

Can you imagine him being a crooner

 

 

Marjorie Price

"Margie"

Can you imagine her looking up to Lud

Greatest Ambition:  To have fun

 

 

Karl Salzberg

"Isaac"

What will miss most:  Coach

Can you imagine him wrestling

Greatest Ambition:  To own a hot rod

 

John Sejerson

"Sergie"

What will miss most:  Lab

Can you imagine him not looking for a fight

Greatest Ambition:  To be a hobo

 

 



William Shea

"Bill"

What will miss most:  Verbal battles with Miss Smith

Can you imagine him driving a coal truck

Greatest Ambition:  To be a success

Marriages (March 18)

Waldron - McCumber

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 24, 1944

Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCumber, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], have announced the engagement of their daughter, Miss Florence McCumber, to Second Class Seaman Claude Waldron, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Waldron, of that village.  The seaman, home on leave, has returned to the Norfolk Navy Base, Va.  No date has been set for the wedding.

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Partridge - Kitchen

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 24, 1944

 

Miss Gladys M. Kitchen, of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], and Howard A. Partridge, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], were married Friday evening at the home of the bride's sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Hickling, Sidney.  Mrs. Partridge is employed at the Scintilla and Mr. Partridge is owner of a garage in Afton.

Tyler - Smith

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 24, 1944

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn H. Smith, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], announce the engagement of their daughter, Ethelyn, to Lloyd C. Tyler, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Tyler, of Rome [Oneida Co., NY].

Ashton - Crooker

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 24, 1944

Miss Mary Elizabeth Crooker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Crooker, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], and Corp. T. Edward Ashton, son of Mrs. James Ashton, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], were married Friday, Feb. 11.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. John Kavanaugh in St. Ambrose Catholic Church. This church was built in 1922 and this is the first wedding to be held in it, says a Unadilla Correspondent.

 

Shaw - Wright

Bainbridge News & Republican, February 24, 1944

 

Miss Catherine Elizabeth Wright, daughter of Mrs. Rexford Wright and the late Mr. Wright of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  was married to Richard F. Shaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw, of East Meredith [Delaware Co., NY], Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the home of the bride's uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mr.s George H. Pratt, 6 Bixby street, Bainbridge.  The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Ernest C. George, pastor of the Methodist Church of Bainbridge.  Calla lilies and geraniums, arranged by Mrs. S.B. Hollenbeck and her daughter, Miss Ruth Hollenbeck, formed the attractive setting for the ceremony.  The bride was attired in navy blue crepe with a corsage of red and yellow rosebuds.  The couple was attended by Mr. and Mrs. George H. Pratt.  A reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Morris, grandparents of the bride, at Nineveh.  The bride's table was most attractive with lighted tapers and centered with a three-tier wedding cake.  Guests at the reception included friends and relatives of Nineveh and Bainbridge, also Richard J. Wright, S 2/C, U.S.N.R., brother of the bride, and Carl Shaw, brother of the bridegroom, of East Meredith.  Mr. and Mrs. Shaw will reside at East Meredith where Mr. Shaw is employed.