Otselic History

Early Doctors of South Otselic

Frank E. Cox

DeRuyter Gleaner, March 6, 1942

When I was a mere child, there was a Doctor Snow, who lived near Upper Beaver Meadow.  They came to our Baptist church.  I noticed the Mrs. most for she had an abundant head of hair, and it was just as white as snow.  Why! yes it was snow of course, or a part of her at least.  Doctor Nathan Snow, was living in Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] as late as 1869.  I do not know why he was called Doctor, or about his success along that way.

Doctor Frederick S. Sewell was with us along through the 1850s, but finally moved to New York City, where he met with great success as a specialist.

In the olden time of long ago there was a Doctor Scranton, south of us, who relieved the ailing once for many years in Pharsalia, Pitcher and nearby places.

What a difference in the treating of the sick fifty years has wrought.  Now [in 1923] we have conveniences and the R.N.  For over 25 years I put up medicines and prescriptions for Dr. DeWitt Crumb.  I began in the business here in 1878, shortly after he had located here.  Seventy and more years ago, when the Doctor was called, he looked at your tongue, felt your pulse, called for piece of paper to cut in little squares and proceeded to dish out powdered things, with his penknife, onto the little squares of paper, 8 or 10 as a kid I often watched the process, sometimes two or three kinds of powders to each little paper. The Doctors became expert in folding the little squares.  "To be taken in a little water every two hours."  "I will call again soon." and he was gone.  Of course the winter months were the most severe on the Doctors.  No plowed out roads then.  I knew of two instances in the night when DeWitt Crumb had to leave his old white mare (the racker) and she could go where the snow was not too deep, and wade over for miles.  One in Pharsalia.  That man told me about it, and said he always had a warm spot in his heart for Dr. Crumb after that.  Three successive seasons in the 1880s he brought my Elora safely through the insidious diphtheria. 

I remember Dr. Purdy or Purdie (Chenango County history spells it both ways) with horse and two wheeled gig jogging along, just about as fast as a man could walk.  He was at our home professionally many times in 1861 and again in 1870.  My father knew him well for they were boys together in Smyrna.  Father learning the wagon making trade.  Purdie studying medicine.  He attended my brother Fred when he broke his thigh bone, when only 16 months old.  I can remember his screams yet for the doctor had to pull the leg straight.  It had been about 24 hours and the muscles had pulled the splintered bone apart.  It was then bound to a wooden strip to keep in place.  Purdie did not come again for two weeks.  In the mean time he had chickenpox.  During the winter we children, three, had had the whooping cough, and brother and I had had "inflammation on the lungs."  He was a mere skeleton and did not run alone until 18 months old.  I only 8-1/2 years old picked him p from his fall down a few stair steps, he was crying piteously, and I trying to quiet him.  Mother was in the chamber (old house all one room) packing away some maple sugar.  I thought at first that I would stand the baby up upon the table for I was walking the floor, trying to quiet him, and then suppose it should be something the matter with his legs. it would not answer to do it.  However mother soon came and relieved me. 

During the summer of 1870, Dr. Purdie had care of my brother-in-law (Merton M. Tallett's) foot.  Four wounds with one stroke of the axe.  One would scarce believe it could happen. We, I was 14, were in the woods after stove wood, and had started out when he stopped to cut a small sapling.  The axe caught on a twig, glanced and struck his foot, sliced off the tops of three toes and made an ugly gash in top of instep.  The Doctor came to dress the wounds often for all of two months.  Purdie was a well read man and a successful Doctor, but he had one failing.  

Speaking of Mike I believe there were two of the name near the Center, along in the early auto days, a proud purchaser at DeRuyter was trying out the capabilities of his new machine.  It was quite an experience to be able to say you had even rode in an automobile.  They were about to try South Hill.  "All aboard" and Mike jumped in.  There was no wind shield or top to the rig, and it was windy. They made just about 20 m.p.h.  Mike grew white in the face and he was sitting tight holding on with both hands.  At the summit the car slacked up to turn around when Mike quietly stepped out.  The driver says, "wait we are going right back down."  Mike says.  "All right go ahead, I am not in such a devilish hurry but what I can walk back."  

South Otselic, March, 1942 --Frank E. Cox (at 86)

Obituaries (March 8)

David G. Aplin
Died July 17, 1937 in Norwich, NY

David G. Aplin, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Aplin of Norwich, R.D. [Chenango Co., NY] died Saturday night within a half hour after his birth at the home of his parents.  Interment was made Monday afternoon in the Norwich Quarter cemetery.  Besides the parents, a brother, Robert, survives.

Martha C. Anderson
Died March 12, 1942 in New Berlin, NY

The many friends of Mrs. D.E. Anderson are sorry to learn that she does not seem to recover from her recent auto accident in Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] when she suffered serious chest and head injuries.  On Monday she was taken to the Chase Memorial hospital at New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], for observation and treatment.  Her friends hope to hear of a betterment in her condition.

Later:  Mrs. Anderson passed away Thursday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock, aged 60 years.  The funeral services will take place at the Breese Funeral home in Norwich Sunday afternoon at 2:30. The sympathy of the entire community is extended to Mr. Anderson and family.

Chenango Telegraph, March 17, 1942

Mrs. Martha C. Anderson, wife of Dan E. Anderson of the Chenango Lake road, died in the Chase Memorial Hospital at New Berlin Thursday afternoon at 1:45, aged 60 years.  Mrs. Anderson's death is attributed to injuries she suffered in an automobile accident about four weeks ago near Binghamton when the Anderson automobile figured in a collision with a bus.  Mrs. Anderson was born in Owego Sept. 20, 1881. She was united in marriage with Mr. Anderson Sept. 22, 1937, in New York city.  Mrs. Anderson sustained an injury to her head and is believed to have received internal injuries. She is survived by her husband, four stepchildren, Laverne Anderson of South new Berlin, Miss Olive Anderson of Castle Point, and Richard and Donald Anderson of the Chenango Lake road. Two brothers and two sisters also survive.  Mrs. Anderson was a member of the Baptist church at South New Berlin and the Victor Rebeckah lodge at South New Berlin.

Marriage Notice
Norwich Sun, August 1937

New York:  Daniel E. Anderson, 56, a farmer, widower, of Norwich, and Miss Martha Caroline Hollenback, 55, of 507 West 121st street, New York, will be married here on September 15 in Riverside church.  The ceremony will be performed by the Rev. Eugene Carder. They procured a license to wed at the marriage bureau here Monday afternoon.  Mr. Anderson was born in Norwich, the son of Orrin L. and Alice Skinner Anderson.  Miss Hollenback, who is the daughter of William H. and Mary Hollenback, was born in Owego, N.Y.

Norwich Sun, October 7, 1937

Wednesday September 22, Miss Martha C. Hollenback of New York, formerly of Owego [Tioga Co., NY, and Daniel E. Anderson of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], were married in Riverside church in new York.  Mr. and Mr.s Anderson will reside in Norwich.

Alice C. Anderson

Died May 27, 1935 in New Berlin, NY

The death of Alice C. Anderson, wife of Orrin L. Anderson, occurred at 9 o'clock Monday night at the family home in the town of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], five miles east of this city.  Mrs. Anderson, a lifelong resident of this vicinity and very well known, was 74 years of age. Besides her husband, one son, Daniel E., of the town of Norwich and three grandchildren, survive. Her death is not only a great sorrow to her family but to a wide circle of friends as well. The funeral service will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Breese funeral home in Norwich. Rev. N.S. McPherson, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery.

Anna E. Teed

July 28, 1868 - August 9, 1946

Mrs. Anna E. Teed, 10 River street, passed away at the Sidney hospital this afternoon following a heart attack.  She was the widow of Elmer Teed. who passed away some years ago.  Mrs. Teed was born July 28, 1868, at Cannonsville [Delaware Co., NY].  She is survived by two sons, William Teed of this place, with whom she resided, and Robert Teed of Elmira.  Funeral services will be held at the Carr & Landers funeral parlors Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Rev. Carlton Opdyke, pastor of the Congregational church will officiate. The burial will be in Prospect Hill cemetery [Sidney, Delaware Co., NY]

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna E. Teed were held at the Carr and Landers Funeral Parlors Monday afternoon, August 13, at 2 o'clock. Rev. Carlton Opdyke, pastor of the Congregational Church, officiated.  Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery.  Mrs. Teed had her home on River street with her son, William E. Teed, where she passed away Thursday, August 9, at 5:30 p.m.  She was taken ill the previous Tuesday afternoon.  Mrs.Teed was born July 28, 1868, at Cannonsville. She married Elmer Teed in 1886 and they lived in Masonville for three years.  They came to Sidney to reside 54 years ago.  Mr. Teed passed away about 12 years ago.  Mr. Teed passed away about 12 years ago.  Mrs. Teed was a member of the Congregational Church.  She is survived by two sons, William E. Teed, employed in Scintilla, and Robert Teed of Elmira, and a granddaughter, Freda Teed.  She is also survived by nephews and nieces.  A son, Raymond Teed, passed away in 1917.

Edson Smith

June 9, 1914 - June 24, 1944

Reported killed in action in France on June 24 is Pvt. Edson H. Smith, 30, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fayette L. Smith of Bianbridge [Chenango Co., NY]. according to a telegram received from the War Department.  Previously his parents had received a telegram stating that he was missing in action on that date.  Pvt. Smith, who was an infantryman, had been in France since the invasion of Normandy. The last letter his parents received form him was dated June 18, just six days before the fatal hour.  Edson entered the service April 1, 1942, and received his training at Camp Croft, S.C., Camp Gordon, Ga., and Camp Gordon Johnston, Fla., and arrived in England in January of this year.  He has three brothers in the service, Pfc. Harold Smith, who is in England, Lt. Robert F. Smith, a pilot in Italy, and Fayette L. Smith, Jr., S 2/C, AOM, of Memphis, Tenn.  Pvt. Smith was born in Bainbridge June 9, 1914.  He attended Bainbridge High School and St. Peter's Church. Before entering the service he was employed at the Scintilla Magneto Co., Sidney.  Surviving besides his parents and three brothers already mentioned are two brothers, Claude Smith and Kenneth Smith, both of Bainbridge; his grandmother, Mrs. Belle Smith and an aunt, Mrs. Nina Lovejoy, both of Harpursville.

Marriages (March 6)

Priest - Evans

Married September 22, 1898 in Great Bend, PA

Married, Thursday evening, Sept. 22d, at the home of the bride's parents, Rev. and Mrs. J.N. Lee, at Great Bend, Pa., Mrs. Gertrude Lee Evans to Herbert E. Priest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Priest of Bainbridge.  After a short wedding tour they will reside in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  congratulations are extended.

Humphrey - Goodenough

Married October 13, 1898 in Bainbridge, NY

Married, at the home of the groom, Thursday evening, Oct. 13th, by Rev. Arthur Spaulding, Miss Levantia Goodenough and Mr. Frank Y. Humphrey, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

Burrows - Taylor

Married November 2, 1898 in Deposit, NY

At the home of the bride, on Main street, at eight o'clock last evening, in the presence of a few intimate friends and relatives, Mrs. Aliph Taylor and Mr. James T. Burrows, were united in marriage by Rev. Dr. G.A. Liggett.  All Deposit congratulates.

Burlison - Howe

Married January 4, 1899 in Bainbridge, NY

Married by the Rev. J.E. Vassar at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Howe in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], their daughter, Emma A. Howe, to Fred E. Burlison of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]Wednesday evening, January 4th.

Gardner - Griggs

Married October 9, 1943 

Mrs. Hazel Esther Gardner of 33 Fayette Street and William L. Griggs of Afton [Chenango Co., NY] were married Saturday night, Oct. 9, in the parsonage of the First Baptist Church by the Rev. John Sivewright. They will reside at 84 Main Street, Afton, after Nov. 1.

Northrup-Taylor

Married March 1, 1958 at East Guilford, NY

Miss Joan Wanda Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Taylor of Mt. Upton, R.D. 1 [Chenango Co., NY], became the bride of William E. Northrup of Mt. Upton Saturday, March 1, at 2 in the East Guilford First Presbyterian church.  Mr. Northrup is the son of James Northrup of Treadwell and Mrs. Theresa Northrup of Cliffside, Goodyear Lake.  Rev. LeRoy A. Gemmell, pastor of the church, officiated at the double ring ceremony, Clinton Taylor, uncle of the bride, furnished the wedding music. The bride was given in marriage by her father.  She wore a floor length gown of white lace over taffeta with pleated skirt and scalloped neck line.  Her veil was fingertip length.  Her attendants were Miss Barbara Markert of Cazenovia, maid of honor; Miss Marjorie Northrup and Miss Dolores Northrup of Goodyear Lake, bridesmaids; Miss Sharon Northrup, flower girl. The Misses Northrup are sisters of the bridegroom. Their gowns were styled identically of net over taffeta.  Miss Market was in pink, Miss Marjorie Northrup and Miss Sharon Northrup in Yellow and Miss Dolores Northrup in blue.  Jon Boyce of Sidney was best man and Charles Ostrander and Rodney Schultes of Rockdale ushered. A reception for 100 guests was held in the church parlors. The bridegroom is a 1957 graduate of Mt. Upton High school and is employed at the Atlantic service station on Riverside, Sidney.  Mrs. Northrup was graduated from Sidney Central school in 1957 and is employed at the state police barracks.

Clark - Briggs

Married September 7, 1946 in Deposit, NY

Miss Vera Jean Briggs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Briggs of Deposit [Delaware Co., NY], was united in marriage to Lloyd A. Clark, Jr., of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday, Sept. 7.  The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride's parents by the Rev. Clyde H. Snell, pastor of the Methodist church. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Durwood Briggs, sister-in-law and brother of the bride.  The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a suit of gold gabardine with brown accessories.  Her corsage was of talisman rosebuds.  Mrs. Durwood Briggs wore a brown suit with gold accessories and a corsage of yellow rosebuds.  Mrs. Briggs, mother of the bride, wore a black crepe dress and a red corsage.  Mrs. Henry Dooley, mother of the groom, wore a navy crepe dress with a red corsage. A buffet luncheon was served following the ceremony to the 20 guests present. Refreshments included a three-tier wedding cake. The bride is a graduate of Deposit Central school.  She completed two years at Ithaca college and has been attending the University of Miami. The groom is a graduate of William and Mary college in Virginia.  He spent three and a half years in the navy.  The couple will make their home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Marriage Notices - 1845

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th ult. by the Rev. Lyman Sperry, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Mr. Philo Hoag to Miss Mary Sexton.  [Chenango Telegraph, Jan. 1, 1845]

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] on the 13th inst. by the Rev. J.T. Goodrich, Henry Olendorf, Esq. to Mrs. Eliza Presson, both of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].  [Chenango Telegraph, Jan. 15, 1845]

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 15th inst. by the Rev. M. Lawson, Mr. Cyrenas Crosby, merchant, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY] to Miss Ruth R. Per Lee, daughter of Walter Per Lee Esq. of the former place.

Obituaries (March 5)

Rhoby (Winsor) Delavan
December 18, 1821 - February 25, 1909

Guilford [Chenango Co., NY]:  The funeral services of Mrs. Rhoby Delavan, aged 88 years, were held Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W.T. Robinson, Rev. W.B. Rogers, of Christ Church, officiating.  Mrs. Delavan was born in this village, and has spent most of her life here.  She was the widow of the late George Delavan and leaves two daughters, Mrs. W.F. Robinson and Mrs. I.S. Truitt.

R.W. Akerly

June 22, 1821 - June 22, 1912

R.W. Akerly, one of the oldest residents of this village, died Tuesday morning at 8:30.  Mr. Akerly was 91 years old, having passed his last birthday on the 22d day of this month.  His advanced age had brought on failing health for several weeks.  Two days previous to his death he took to the bed and his life gradually ebbed away.  Mr. Akerly had been a resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] for over fifty years and up to a few years ago successfully followed his trade of carpentry and many of the houses which stand in this village today testify to his artisanship.  He was born in Delhi [Delaware Co., NY], June 22, 1821.  In 1848, he was married to Harriet L. Root, who died January 30, 1871.  Two daughters and one son were born to this union, Cora E., wife of Adelbert Smith, who died November 30, 1874, Mary L. wife of Dewitt Chamberlain, who died some fifteen years ago, and Owen Dwight Akerly, who went west when twenty years of age and since has been given up as dead as no information has come from him in many years.  In 1874, Mr. Akerly married Elizabeth Scriber, who survives him at the age of 92.  The deceased was a highly respected citizen.  He had been for many years a vestryman of St. Peter's Church and was always a regular attendant at the church services.  He was a very friendly man, well liked and regarded.  He was much admired for his long life, retaining his capabilities and activities nearly to the last. The funeral was held today, Thursday afternoon, with prayer at the house at 1:30 and services in St. Peter's Church at 2 p.m.  Members of the vestry acted as bearers.  Rev. L.L. Weller conducted the services.  Burial was in the Episcopal cemetery.  Besides the aged wife, the deceased is survived by two nieces, Mrs. Daisy Akerly, of Binghamton, and Mrs. Andrew Lawrence, of Windsor, and one grandson, Leon Smith, of Schenevus.

Chester Jarvis Bresee

Died April 14, 1953 in Afton, NY

Chester Jarvis Bresee, 96, died Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Daniel Grant, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], after a short illness. Besides his daughter, he is survived by two granddaughters, Mrs. Thomas Randall of Gloversville and Mrs. Harvey Wehmeir of Lafayette, Calif.; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  He was an honorary member of Union lodge 108, F&AM, of Towanda, Pa., and a life-long member of Afton Methodist church. The body was removed to the Karschner Funeral home in Afton, where friends may call.

Michael Ryan

Died October 19, 1954 in Deposit, NY

A retired farmer and lifelong resident of Deposit [Delaware Co., NY], Michael Ryan died at his Beebe Hill home at 12:40 Tuesday morning, Oct. 19, 1954, after a long illness.  He was 86 years old.  Mr. Ryan was born May 13, 1868, at Deposit, son of Dennis and Kathrine Leo [Ryan].  He was married Nov. 27, 1908 to Mary Margaret Dunleavy who survives him.  Mr. Ryan was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church of Deposit.  Surviving besides his widow are two daughters, the Misses Kathrine J. and M. Eileen Ryan, both of Deposit and four sons, Paul, Lancaster; Bernard, Green Village, N.J.; Lawrence, West Hurley, and Vincent, Deposit.  A rosary was recited Thursday evening at 8:15 and high mass of requiem is to be celebrated this Friday morning at 9:30 at St. Joseph's church, Deposit. Burial is to be in St. joseph's church cemetery.

Emery Newby

Died June 25, 1958 in Oneonta, NY

Emery Newby, 58, of 5 Potter Avenue, Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], died Wednesday at Fox Hospital, Oneonta.  He is survived by a nephew, Lloyd Wayman of Afton.  Born April 8, 1900 in West Sanford [Broome Co., NY], Mr. Newby was a carpenter's assistant on the D&H Railroad for 30 years. The body was removed to the Brookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.

Edna Couse

Died September 12, 1958, of Deposit, NY

Mrs. Edna (Ferry) Couse of Deposit [Delaware Co., NY] passed away Friday, Sept. 12, 1958, while en route by ambulance to the Sidney hospital. She had suffered a stroke a short time before.  She was 70 years of age.  Born near Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ferry. She taught school for many years in the vicinity of Masonville and Barbourville.  Her husband, Edgar Couse, passed away several years ago.  She was  a member of the Masonville Federated church. The funeral was held at the Walter A. Dains Funeral home in Deposit on Sunday with the Rev. Ronald Thomas, pastor of the Deposit First Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial was in Masonville.  She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Clara Hager of Bainbridge and several nieces and nephews.

Obituaries (March 4, 2019

Mrs. Uriah Yale

Died August 8, 1906 in Minneapolis MN

Mrs. Frank Cooper of Bainbridge is in receipt of a letter from her nephew Stephen M. Yale of Minneapolis, announcing the death of his mother, who was the wife of the late Uriah Yale of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].  Mrs. Yale was living with her son at Minneapolis.  We give below an extract from the letter:  "Mother's illness dates back to last March.  She had pleurisy and one lung filled up so that she had but little use of that for the last sixty days, however, the immediate cause of her death was a difficulty with the kidneys and the end came Wednesday, Aug. 8th, at nine in the evening.  The funeral was from our house on Friday, the 10th, at 2:30, and burial at Lakewood here in Minneapolis.  Our reasons for this would be apparent to every one that has been here and visited Lakewood.  Mother was born, as you know, in the town of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] March 31, 1820, thereby making her 80 years of age, March 31st last.  She had during her illness the best of care by a competent nurse as well as all the attention that both Cora and I could give her, and also the services of the best physicians; but the race was run and I am so thankful to be able to say to you that the end was most peaceful; and I am also very glad to say that during her entire illness of about five months, she suffered very little pain, and was up in her chair a part of the time three days before she died. The funeral was conducted by Rev. E.R. Pope of the Central Baptist church of this city of which she was a member, and the bearers were the deacons of this church.  Our office was closed that afternoon and services were attended by the office force in a body."

William Thayer

Died December 11, 1906 in Bainbridge, NY

William Thayer, died from consumption at his home, on River street, Thursday afternoon, at the age of 66 years.  Mr. Thayer had been ill for about a year but had not been considered seriously so until about three weeks ago, since which time he has been confined to the house.  He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Frank Mead, who resides with her parents. The funeral will be held today (Thursday) at 2 o'clock, at the Methodist church, Rev. G.E. VanWoert officiating. Burial in Green Lawn cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY], conducted by the Masonic fraternity.

William H. Carr

Died September 16, 1946 in Afton, NY

William H. Carr, 77, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died this morning at the Afton Hospital, following a long illness.  He is survived by his wife, Clara Craig Carr of Afton; six daughters, Mrs. Ethel Fletcher, of Afton, Mildred of New York City, Susan of Hartford, Conn., Mrs. J.R. Stroup of Newtonville, Mass., Mrs. Arthur MacDonald of Norristown, Pa., and Marion Carr of Washington, D.C.; two sons, Robert and John P., both of Washington, D.C.; a brother, Geroge H., of Brookfield, N.Y.; and eight grandchildren.  Arrangements by Karschner Funeral home in Afton.

Dorothy M. Hyatt

Died April 13, 1944, of Endicott, NY

Miss Dorothy M. Hyatt, 23, of 110 Roosevelt Avenue, Endicott [Broome Co., NY], died at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Pa., after a long illness.  She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hyatt of Endicott; a brother, J. Edgar Hyatt of this city; also two nieces and several aunts and uncles.  Miss Hyatt was a member of the Frist Methodist Church of Endicott and an IBM employee. The body was removed to the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Street, Endicott.  

Dorothy (Brandt) Shubert

Died October 21, 1940, of Franklin, NY

The death of Mrs. Paul Shubert of Franklin [Delaware Co., NY] occurred on Monday, Oct. 21, at Homer Folks hospital in Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY].  While an hospital patient only a few days she had been in ill health the past two years.  A native of Denmark, she came to Bainbridge with her parents when a child.  In June, 1938, she married Paul Shubert of Franklin.  Surviving is her husband.  She leaves also her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kristian Brandt of Bainbridge, two brothers and two sisters.  The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at the Howard funeral chapel in Franklin, Rev. S.E. Sargeant officiating, with burial in the Ouleout Valley cemetery.

Hattie (Woodford) Bradish

Died November 27, 1943, of Bainbridge

Mrs. Hattie Woodford Bradish, wife of P.F.C. Asa L. Bradish, of the U.S. Air Force, died Nov. 27 in a hospital in Philadelphia where she had gone for treatment.  When her husband entered the service she was very patriotic and continued her work at the Scintilla Magneto plant in Sidney; although failing in health she carried on her work until October.  On Nov. 10, she went to Philadelphia for treatment accompanied by her mother and sister who were at her side to do all they could to relieve her suffering. She kept up hope until the end of getting medical aid, and for her husband's return. Born Nov. 24, 1908 at Jackson, Pa., she was the daughter of Leigh and Louise Woodford. She was graduated form Afton High School, and on Nov. 23, 1927, she was united in marriage to Asa Lawrence Bradish at Norwich.  Most of their married life was spent in Bainbridge and vicinity. She is survived by her husband, P.F.C. Asa L. Bradish, somewhere in Italy; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leigh Woodford, of Sidney Center; two sisters, Mrs. Earl McCann, of Seneca Falls, and Mrs. Gleason Higley, of Sidney Center; and one brother, Albert Woodford, of Sidney Center. Funeral services were held at Colwell's Chapel, Bainbridge; Dec. 1, at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Hall, of Sidney Center, officiating.  Interment was in the vault in Greenlawn Cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY].

Rest, dear Hattie, thy work is o'er,

Thy loving hands will toil no more,

Time was too short to say farewell

To those she thought of and loved so well.

Yes, we miss her, oh, we miss her

When we see her vacant chair,

And how sad the room without her

For there's no dear Hattie there.

Friends may think the wound is healed

But little do they know our sorrow,

That lies within our hearts concealed.

150th Anniversary, First Methodist Bainbridge, 1966

Bainbridge DAR Presents First Methodist Church with Plaque

December 1966:  The Ag-Wron-Doug-Was Chapter of the DAR presented a bronze plaque to the First Methodist church of Bainbridge on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the church's establishment.  

Left to right:  Charles Loller (church trustee), Kenneth Benson (church trustee), Alan Nichols, Gary Holdredge, Clifford White (church trustee), Donald Sweet, Tom Hovey, Kermit Nichols (president of the Board of Trustees, Cal Loker (church trustee), Mrs. Newton Hovey (DAR), Ronald Drachler, the Rev. Donald Washburn (church pastor), Harry Smith and Ronald Drachler, Jr.

Blog Post Listing February 18 to March 3, 2019

Listing of blog postings for February 18 to March 3, 2019

Obituaries

Posted February 18, 2019

Isabella (Baker) Dalrymple (Marlboro MA, Pharsalia, 1859)

Roy Brown (Hamilton, 1900) Drowning

Clark Johnson (Willet, 1900)  Accidental

Gilbert Stanton (Brookfield, Smyrna, 1900

Death Notices - 1859

     Stephen Winsor (Guilford 73y)

     Mrs. Leonard Cole (Guilford)

     Benjamin Davis (New Berlin, 81y)

     Lydia May Willard (4y)

     Lydia J. Hyde (Pitcher, 9 months)

Posted February 19, 2019
Reuben T. Comstock (Brooklyn, Norwich, 1875)
Rev. Jonathan K. Peck (Brakel, Kingston, 1900)  Died in the pulpit
Herman H. Dimick (White Plains, Southampton, L.I., Plymouth, 1900)
Dr. Flavius Packer (Smyrna, Pawling, 1930)

Posted February 20, 2019
Details of Tragic Accident, Harpursville, June 1912--Death of Lewis H. Morgan

Posted February 22, 2019
Elizabeth A. (Ward) Walker (Guilford, Oxford, 1912)
Elizabeth Tifft (Coventry, 1912)
Mary Smith Lawton (Greene, 1912)
Dr. Frank E. Gray (Binghamton, Greene, 1912)

Posted February 23, 2019
Charles Jackson (1912)
Randolph King Atwater (Greene, 1912)
Sarah Beach (Greene, 1912)
Harry G. Horton (Afton, 1958)
George W. Hill (Johnson City, 1957)

Posted February 24, 2019
John Van Wagenen (Oxford, 1846)
Harriet Elizabeth Foote (Smyrna, Batavia, 1846)
Emiline A. Doolittle (Binghamton, 1954)
Charlene (Johnson) Archer (Bainbridge, 1944)  Train/car accident
Francis B. Fisher (Norwich, Brooklyn, 1883)
Death Notices - 1894
     Dwight Babcock (New Berlin, 30y)
     Caroline Adams (Scrantin PA, Norwich)
     Irving Taintor (Sangamon IL, Oxford, 84y)
     Lovina Jaynes (East Troy, WI, 62y)
     Hattie E. Lansing (Cedar Rapids, IA, Greene, 31y)

Posted February 26, 2019
Tirzah A. Gregory (Norwich, 1842)
Isaac Foote (Smyrna, 1842)
Emily T. Moses (Deposit, 1906)
Myra R. (Lum) Silvey (Bainbridge, 1956)
Milo A. Saxton (Endicott, 1959)
Death Notice - 1842
     Edith Parker (Norwich, 73y)

Posted February 27, 2019
Oria R. Baker (Bainbridge, 1894)
Edna (Davis) Ireland (West Bainbridge, 1897)
Rena B. Teetsell (Endicott, 1953)
Leona M. Davey (Port Dickinson, 1959)
Myra (Margaret) Smith Tingley (Norwich, 1954)
Death Notices - 1847
     Aleada Cady (Smithville, Norwich, 24y)
     L. Keanett Brewer (Plymouth, 18y)

Posted March 1, 2019
Thomas Jefferson Lyon (Binghamton, West Bainbridge, 1903)
Richard E. Guile (Unadilla, Oneonta, 1955)
Verna R. Snyder (Endicott, 1957)
Gertrude M. (Ireland) Loomis (Oxford, 1959)

Posted March 2, 2019
Peter M. Packard (Bainbridge, Cowanesque PA, 1903)
Sophia P. Davis (Afton, 1904)
William Fields Doolittle (Broad Acres, 1944)
Whit Yeoman McHugh (Afton, 1955)
Lemuel B. Mitchell (Endicott, 1955)
Death Notices - 1847
     Sally R. Barnes (Norwich, 28y)
     Lorin Cushman (Plymouth, 45y)
     Naomi Purdy (Norwich, 86y)
     William Peters (Oxford, 28y)

Marriages

Posted February 21, 2019
Morell W. Ketchum - Hattie E. Race (Smithville, 1883)
Jessie White - Merton E. Graves (Holmesville, 1900)
Pearl M. Slater - Franklin M. Heady (Norwich/Oneida, 1911)
Marriages Notices
     William  H. Stewart - Helen M. Huntley (Plymouth, 1865)
     Myron Ford - Malvina Barber (German/McDonough, 1865)
     George Bently - Maryette Miller (Guilford/Afton, 1865)
     George W. Little/Anna Kelsie (Sherburne, 1870)
     George C> Mericle - Adelaide S. Wilson (Omaha NB/Wellsville, 1870)

Posted February 25, 2019
Esther Warner - Charles L. Fuller (Deposit, 1945)
Phyllis Gifford - Ralph Lowe (Afton, 1959)
Barbara Hope Hager - Dale Richard Wagner (Masonville, 1959)
Marriage Notices
     Smith Slocum -Almira B. North (Norwich, 1846)
     Seth G. Pellett - Mary Westcott (Norwich, 1846)
     Edward F. Thomas - Francis A. Shedd (Cuyler/Truxton, 1846)
     Silas Cheesbro - Permelia Blodgett (Brookfield/Plymouth, 1859)
     Lamott Crowell - Cornelia Hall (Sherburne/Lebanon, 1875)
     William H. Dwight - Frances A. Graves (Syracuse/Norwich, 1875)
     Uriah Crandall - Lucy A. Burchard (Norwich, 1875)
     Abel Comstock - Sarah J. Bennette (Smyrna, 1875)
     Albert Gould - Mary Wyman (Sherburne, 1875)
     Jay T. Potter - Mary E. Bulger (Stockbridge, 1875)
     DeVer S.  Higgins - Ida J. Cook (Otselic, 1875)
     Willis L. Aylesworth - Gertrude Bradshaw (Afton, 1875)
     W.H. Purdy - Mary Boswell (Sherburne/Howard Lake MN, 1875)

Posted March 3, 2019
Leverette P. Hall - Mary Burlison (Oxford, 1902)
Harry W. Lee - Nellie M. Kellogg (Oneonta, 1900)
Charles P. Knight - Minnie Briggs (Binghamton/Smyrna, 1901)
Leland C. Yale - Ida May Rowe (Bainbridge/Oneonta, 1901)
Marriage Notices
     Johnson F. Paddock - Temmy E. Bushly (Herkimer Co/Norwich, 1842)
     George N. Carhart - Ann Eliza Foote (Bainbridge/Oxford, 1847)
     William H. Bearsley, M.D. - Catharine T. Phillips (Coventry, 1847)
     Thomas Pryce - Miss Newell (Rochester IN/LaPorte IN, 1847)
     Augustus Wheeler - Lydia Ann Eddy (Greene, 1847)

Miscellaneous

Posted March 3, 2019
Bainbridge DAR presents plaque to Methodist Church - 1966 (Photo)

Marriages (March 3)

Hall - Burlison

Married February 10, 1902 in Bainbridge, NY

Married Monday evening, [February] 10, at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. J.S. Crompton, Miss Mary Burlison of Oxford and Leverette P. Hall of South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY.

Lee - Kellogg

Married April 15, 1900 in Franklin, NY

The Oneonta Star of Monday announced the marriage of its editor, Harry W. Lee with Miss Nellie M. Kellogg, which occurred Sunday morning at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.F. Kellogg of Treadwell, N.Y. [Delaware Co., NY] Rev. J.N. Lee of Great Bend, Pa., father of the groom, performed the marriage ceremony.  Mr. and Mrs. Lee upon their return from a wedding trip will begin housekeeping in Oneonta and will receive their friends after May 15th.  The groom was a student of Bainbridge during his father's pastorate over the M.E. church of this place several years ago.  His friends here all join with the Republican in hearty congratulations upon his assumption of marital honors.

Knight - Briggs

Married June 19, 1901 in Smyrna, NY  

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Toby and Mr. and Mrs. Abner Searles drove yesterday to Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY] to attend the wedding of Charles P. Knight, of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], and Miss Minnie Briggs of Smyrna, which event occurred at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the bride's home in the village. The wedding festivities were on a large scale, many guests being present who were served to refreshments by a caterer from Utica. The groom, Mr. Knight, is employed in the Western Union telegraph office in Binghamton, and is the son of Mrs. Eva Parsons Knight, of that city, and grandson of Nelson Parsons, a former well known citizen of Bainbridge, but now deceased.

Yale - Rowe

Married May 15, 1901 in Oneonta, NY

Ida May [Rowe], daughter of Mrs. Carrie Rowe of Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY], was married last Wednesday afternoon, May 15th, at four o'clock to Mr. Leland C. Yale also of this village. The ceremony was performed at the Free Baptist church by the bride's pastor, Rev. Charles S. Pendleton, in the presence of a large concourse of relatives and invited guests. The church was handsomely decorated for the occasion with palms and fragrant Easter lilies.  Miss Carrie Rowe of Cooperstown, a sister of the bride, acted as bridesmaid, and L.H. Lincoln of Charlotte as best man. The ushers were Dr. J.M. Shay, Horace Stanton and Clarence Kirby of Oneonta, and S.R. Hollenbeck of Bainbridge. The wedding march was played by Miss McDermott and little Misses Ethel Edmunds and Helen Seybolt were flower girls. The bride's dress was of white silk mull and she carried a bouquet of white roses. The bridal veil was crowned by a wreath of white roses. Following the ceremony, a reception was held at the home of the bride's sister., Mrs. Jay Bouton, 14 Valleyview street, bride and groom left on the evening train for Albany, where they will sojourn for a few days. Returning, Mr. and Mrs. Yale will reside at Bainbridge, where the former is one of the town's most estimable young ladies, and the latter, who has for several years been employed in the pharmacy of A.D Rowe, is a worthy and popular young man whose friends will wish for him a life of prosperity and of continued happiness. The presents were numerous, both ornamental and substantial as well as valuable--Oneonta Herald  The groom, who was born and reared in Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], is an estimable young man and he will be warmly welcomed with his wife to establish a home in our village.  They will reside in the W.B. Matterson house on West Main street and will take possession next week.

Marriage Notices

Chenango Telegraph, March 2, 1842

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 22d inst. by the Rev. V.M. Coryell, Mr. Johnson F. Paddock of Herkimer county, to Miss Temmy E. Bushly, of this village.

Chenango Telegraph, December 8, 1847

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th ult. by the Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. George N. Carhart, published of the Bainbridge Freeman, to Miss Ann Eliza Foote, of Oxford.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], on the evening of the 25th ult. by the Rev. J.B. Hoyt, Wm. H. Beardsley, M.D. to Miss Catharine T. Phillips, all of the above place.

Chenango Telegraph, December 15, 1847

At Laporte (Ind.) Mr. Thomas Pryce, of Rochester (Ind.), to Miss Newell, of the former place.

Chenango Telegraph, December 29, 1847

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], on the 23d inst., by the Rev. J.T. Goodrich, Mr. Augustus Wheeler, to Miss Lydia Ann Eddy, both of that place.

Obituaries (March 2)

Peter M. Packard

February 10, 1903 in Cowanesque, PA

Peter M. Packard, a former prominent resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] died Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A.B. Strang, in Cowanesque, Pa., aged eighty-three years.  Mr. Packard was the proprietor of all the stage routes in this section for many years and up to the time of the completion of the railroad service between Albany and Binghamton.  He was also a hotel keeper and with his esteemed wife served the public in a very satisfactory manner.  When he left Bainbridge he resumed hotel keeping at Spring Mills, N.Y.  Later he removed to Oxford where Mrs. Packard died in 1895.  Mr. Packard is remembered by many in Bainbridge and was esteemed for his liberality, kindness of heart and honorable life.  He was a plain man, unassuming in manner, but his dry, quaint humor made him an enjoyable companion.  He is survived by four children; two daughters and two sons, Joseph E. of Oxford, and Peter Packard of Elmira.  The remains were brought to Bainbridge on the 11:02 train this morning and interred in the Episcopal cemetery.  They were accompanied by all the children of the deceased.  Rev. Mr. Broughton, rector of St. Paul's church, Oxford, officiated.

Sophia P. Davis

Died July 9, 1904 at Afton, NY

Sunday morning, July 10, Mrs. Oliver Davis was found dead in her bed.  She had been ill with congestion of the lungs for the past two weeks but the immediate cause of her death was valvular heart trouble.  She is survived by her husband, two sons, Frank, who is here, and Fred, both of Elma, Iowa, and one sister, Mrs. Adaline Angell. The funeral was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. with interment in East Side cemetery [Afton, Chenango Co., NY], Rev. George Huntley officiating.

William Fields Doolittle

Died March 17, 1944 in Chenango, NY

William Fields Doolittle died at his home, 1451 Upper Front st., Broad Acres [Broome Co., NY], Friday at 4:30 p.m.  He is survived by his widow, Maude May Doolittle, one daughter, Mrs. John H. Rinker of Broad Acres; one son, Raymond E. Doolittle of Lisle, and four grandchildren. The body was removed to the William R. Chase & Son Funeral home, 44 Exchange st., where the funeral will be held Monday at 2 p.m. the Rev. G Arthur Woodsey will officiate. Burial in Chenango Valley Cemetery.

Whit Yeoman McHugh

Died September 23, 1955 9 in Afton, NY

Whit Yeoman McHugh, of 30 Spring Street, Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died at 2:45 p.m. Friday at his home, after a short illness.  He is survived b his wife, Mrs. Jessie E. McHugh; a son, Donald Coburn McHugh; a granddaughter, Colleen M. McHugh, and a grandson, Donald Sheridan McHugh, all of Afton.  He was a member of Afton Lodge 360, F&AM, and was a volunteer fireman for the Afton Fire Department for 48 years.  The body was moved to the Karschner Funeral home, Afton.

Lemuel B. Mitchell

Died September 24, 1955 in Endicott, NY

Lemuel B. Mitchell, 76, of 114 Roosevelt Avenue, Endicott [Broome Co., NY], died at 4 a.m. today at his home, after a long illness.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rose Mitchell, a daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Clink of Owego; two sons, the Rev. Floyd B. Mitchell of Nigeria, British West Africa, and George E. Mitchell of Endicott; 11 grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.  He was a member of the First Baptist church of Endicott and lodge 925, IOOF, of Endicott.  He was a retired IBM Corp. employee, a member of its Two Generation Club and a life member of the IBM Country Club.  He operated an automotive and radio sales store in Washington Avenue, Endicott from 1925 until 1935.  The body was moved to the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Street, Endicott.

Death Notices

Chenango Telegraph, December 8, 1847

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on the 27th ult., Mrs. Sally R. Barnes, wife of Erastus Barnes, aged 28 years.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 27th ult. Mr. Lorin Cushman, son of Luke Cushman, of Stafford, Ct., aged 45 yrs.

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the 30th ult., Mrs. Naomi Purdy, mother of Mr. O.G. Rundell, aged 86 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 24th ult., William Peters, aged 28 years.

Obituaries (March 1)

Thomas Jefferson Lyon

Died June 9, 1903 in Binghamton, NY

On Tuesday, June 9, T. Jefferson Lyon, a former resident of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died at his home, Park Terrace, Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], aged 69 years.  Mr. Lyon had been a sufferer from Bright's disease a number of years, his health gradually failing, but with wonderful will and determination he kept up until a few days before his death, when he sank rapidly, the vital forces giving out entirely.  Mr. Lyon's disease is apt to affect the eyesight and in the case of the deceased he became partially blind two years ago and within the last six months of his life was unable to see at all.  But with unexampled courage he fought against the inevitable, pursuing a line of duties, which had always been a science with him, as caring for stock, his horses and cattle being the best grade in the market. Until a year or two before his death, he drove unaided his horses upon business about Binghamton when unable to see to guide them, but his skill and intuition always returned him in safety to his home.  It was a pathetic sight through the last winter and spring to see Mr. Lyon with his infirmity of sight groping his way to his cattle in the barn or in the field to look after their wants because of his affection for them.  Mr. Lyon left Bainbridge for Binghamton to reside fifteen years ago.  He built a tenement house on Liberty street and later sold it and purchased  a large tract of land in the vicinity of Ross Park, the development of which and the name Park Terrace, brought him prominently before the public, as having promoted one of the prettiest suburbs of the city.  Mr. and Mrs. Lyon became allied with the Centenary M.E. Chruch soon after going to Binghamton, and were among its most faithful generous and enthusiastic supporters.  T. Jefferson Lyon was the son of Briggs Lyon of West Bainbridge, and was born in 1834.  He was united in marriage to Ellen E. Kelley of West Bainbridge, December 31, 1856.  Mr. Lyon was engaged in farming in his home town for ten years and then removed to Pike, N.Y., where he continued that occupation until 1877 when he returned to this section settling in Bainbridge village.  He opened with his brother-in-law, James Kelley, a boot, shoe and grocery store on West Main street, and later went into the clothing business in the Clark block and also in Thomas block, being associated with his son, Frank R. Lyon.  The deceased was a much esteemed citizen of Bainbridge, genial in a social way, honorable in business, and devoted to the interests of the Methodist church.  His removal to Binghamton in 1888 was much regretted.  Mr. Lyon is survived by his wife and two children:  Mrs. Frank D. Lyon of Binghamton, and Frank R. Lyon of Manistee, Mich.; four sisters, Mrs. Hamilton Greene, Mrs. Smith Lane, Mrs. Marietta Lane and Mrs. Frank Davis of Bainbridge; two brothers, Joseph E. Lyon of Bainbridge, and Orville J. Lyon of Scranton.  The funeral was held Friday afternoon, Rev. Dr. Taber officiating, assisted by Rev. D.N. Grummon.  Burial was in Floral Park cemetery.  Those in attendance from Bainbridge were Hamilton Greene, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Lyon and Mrs. Marietta Lane.  The son, Frank R. Lyon, of Manistee, Mich., reached Binghamton in time for the funeral.  The sorrowing wife has the sympathy of many old friends in Bainbridge.

The funeral of Thomas J. Lyon was held from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank D. Lyon, Park Terrace Heights, Friday afternoon at two o'clock and was largely attended.  Mr. Lyon was prominently identified with the real estate interests of the city [Binghamton, NY], coming from Bainbridge twenty years ago.  He at once entered into the real estate boom of the city, doing much to build up certain portions of the city  He assisted in the development of St. John and King avenues on the west side and about fourteen years ago purchased the large tract of land known as the Park Terrace location, just east of Ross park.  At that time the property consisted only of undeveloped farm land and Mr. Lyon at once set about making it a residence district.  In this he has succeeded well, the location now being one of the best developed residence sections on the outskirts of the city.  He also did much toward the development of other portions of the South Side. The services yesterday were conducted by Rev. Dr. James M. Taber, Jr., and Rev. D.N. Grummon.  The bearers were Nelson Cahoon, Frank B. Smith, James Belcher, H.J. Saunders, Alexander Woolsey and William Van Vorce.  Burial was in Floral Park cemetery.  [Johnson City, Broome Co., NY]

Richard E. Guile

Died September 30, 1955 in Oneonta, NY

Richard E. Guile, 69, former resident of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], died at his home in Oneonta [Otsego Co., NY] Friday, Sept. 30, of a heart attack.  He was born in 1888 at St. Johnsville [Montgomery Co. NY].  On October 9, 1932, he married Ida Spickle in Masonville.  He lived on a farm near Unadilla until his retirement about five months ago.  He is survived by his wife, three sons, Ellis, Edwin and Dentish and a daughter, Ella, all at home. The funeral was held at the Sacred Heart church, Sidney, Monday at 9:30 a.m.  Burial was in Masonville cemetery [Delaware Co., NY].

Verna R. Snyder

Died March 12, 1957 in Endicott, NY

Miss Verna R. Snyder, 74, of 110 Roosevelt Avenue, Endicott [Broome Co., NY] died at 4:28 p.m. yesterday at Ideal Hospital after a long illness.  She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Bert Hyatt of Endicott with whom she resided, and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Endicott, its Bethany Class, the Clover Leaf Rebekah Lodge, 136, of Endicott, and the Clover Leaf Club. She was a former employee of Burt's Department Store, Endicott. The body was moved to the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Street, Endicott.

Gertrude M. (Ireland) Loomis

Died October 1959

Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Jesse Loomis, 52, of Oxford RD3, was killed instantly yesterday when she was pinned under a pickup truck in a dirt road near her farm home. The accident happened a short distance south of her home in the Basswood Meeting Road between Oxford and Bainbridge yesterday afternoon.  According to Gene Johnson, a Chenango County sheriff's deputy, Mrs. Loomis was driving toward her home when the truck skidded on a curve, flipped end-over-end and then rolled over in a roadside ditch. The truck skidded and rolled some 450 feet, Mr. Johnson said.  Mrs. Loomis was pinned under a door of the truck, which was loaded with eight, 100-pound bags of food.  Mr. Johnson said that several men driving to a clambake of Guilford Rod and Gun Club nearby discovered the accident.  Dr. Hugh D. Black of Oxford, a county coroner, was called to the scene.  He ruled the death accidental and said that Mrs. Loomis died instantly of a broken neck.  Mrs. Loomis was born Gertrude M. Ireland, on Jan. 17, 1907 in Bainbridge.  Surviving are her husband, a son, Donald Loomis of Oxford RD; a daughter, Miss Tena Loomis at home; her father, Walter Ireland of Oxford RD, and two brothers, Kenneth Ireland of Ilion and Stanley Ireland of Bainbridge. The body was moved to the Seymour Funeral Home in Oxford where funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday by the Rev. George Dutton rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Chruch, Oxford. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery, Afton [Chenango Co., NY]

Obituaries (February 27

Oria R. Baker

Died March 2, 1894 in Bainbridge, NY

A pall was cast over our village, when word was received last Friday morning, of the sudden death of Oria R. Baker, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D.J. Baker, of this place, who died at her home after a brief illness, in the twenty-third year of her age.  Miss Baker was born in Sanford, N.Y. [Broome Co.] removing to this place with her parents about twelve years ago.  She was for some time a student at Bainbridge Academy, and was a young lady of marked ability and much beloved. She will be sorely missed among us, especially in her home where she was very dearly loved and was helpful to her father in his extensive business. She leaves, besides her father and mother, one sister and one brother with a large circle of friends and relatives to mourn their loss. the esteem in which she was held was shown by the large attendance at her funeral, which was held from the home, Sunday afternoon, at 1 o'clock.  The services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. T.F. Hall.  The floral tributes were very beautiful.  The interment took place at Green Lawn cemetery [Bainbridge, Chenango Co., NY]

Edna (Davis) Ireland

Died December 11,1897 in West Bainbridge, NY

Mrs. Edna Ireland, wife of Frederick Ireland, died Saturday evening at her home in West Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], of an attack of neuralgia of the heart.  Mrs. Ireland was the only child of Eldredge Davis of West Bainbridge, and her early death at twenty-three years of age is specially sad to her mourning friends.  She was a young woman of pleasing manner, bright and social, and the life of her parents' home and her husband's fireside  The sadness of her death is all the more increased that the infant child of but a few days old is so suddenly bereft of a mother's fostering care. The deceased was well known in Bainbridge, having been educated at the Bainbridge academy, holding a high record in her studies and maintaining a prominent position among the students.  Upon leaving school she was engaged in teaching until her marriage to Mr. Ireland, since which time she has been a most devoted wife and companion.  Mrs. Ireland was a member of the Methodist church and the graces of her Christian character were markedly felt in the circle in which she moved.  Her life was brief but she has left a sweet influence behind and a memory that will not fade.  Of her immediate household the husband and one child only remain.  Her funeral occurred Tuesday at 12 o'clock at the home and burial was at West Bainbridge.  Rev. Mr. Sackett officiated, and his fine address upon the life and untimely death of the departed one, the excellent music, the profusion of flowers woven into various devices, and the large attendance of people, among them being a delegation from Bainbridge, were so many expressions of regard for the deceased, and so many tokens of sympathy for those bereaved.

Rena B. Teetsell

Died September 24, 1953 at Endicott, NY

Mrs. Rena B. Teetsell, 63, of 1906 Monroe Street, Endicott [Broome Co., NY], a veteran Endicott Johnson employee, died at her home yesterday after a long illness.  Mrs. Teetsell retired from EJ in 1948 after 32 years of service.  She was a member of the First Methodist Church of Endicott, a past noble grand of Endicott Clover Leaf Rebekah Lodge and a member of Kayam Zuanna and Oneactah Reservation 87 of Pocahontas. She is survived by her husband, LeRoy E. Teetsell; a brother, Harry L. Ingram, both of Endicott, and several nieces and nephews.  The funeral service will be held on Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Street, Endicott, with the Rev. Leon W. Bouton, pastor of the First Methodist Chruch of Endicott, officiating.  Burial will be in Vestal Hills Memorial Park.

Leona M. Davey

Died November 30, 1959 at Binghamton, NY

Miss Leona M. Davey, age 68, of 20 Beacon St., Port Dickinson [Broome Co., NY], died Monday at 6 p.m. at Binghamton City hospital.  She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Glenn B. Goodspeed, of Port Dickinson; one brother, Charles Davey of Washington, D.C.; one niece, Miss Alice Davey of Washington, D.C.; three nephews, Robert Davey of Washington, D.C., Charles Davey of Afton, and Morris Goodspeed of Binghamton; two grandnieces.  She taught at the Lowell School of Business for over 40 years. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd. The body was removed to the Hopler & Georgia Funeral home, 483 Chenango St., where the funeral will be held Thursday at 2:30 p.m.  The Rev. L. Densmore Jacobs will officiate.  Burial will be in the Nineveh Cemetery, Nineveh, N.Y. [Broome Co.]

Myra (Margaret) Smith Tingley

Died August 31, 1954 at Norwich, NY

Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]:  Mrs. Myra (Margaret) Smith Tingley, 24, of 58 Henry Street, died this morning in the Chenango Memorial Hospital, as a result of a gun shot wound she suffered on Aug. 23.  Police broke into the Buchanan Hardware Store in North Broad Street shortly after midnight on the morning of Aug. 23 and found Mrs. Tingley on the floor, wounded. She was rushed to the hospital suffering a wound in the side from a .22 caliber rifle bullet.  After investigation, Police Chief Harold O. Mattice said that Mrs. Tingley entered the store with a key belonging to her father, Lynn Smith, an employee of the store.  Chief Mattice said she took a .22 caliber rifle to the back of the store, loaded it and tested it, and then returned to the front of the store and shot herself.  She called the telephone operator, who called the police, the chief said.

Death Notices

Chenango Telegraph, December 15, 1847

On the 8th instant, at her father's residence, in Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], Miss Aleada Cady, formerly of this place [Norwich, NY], aged 24 years. She was a member of the Baptist Church in this village, and died, as she had lived, trusting in the merits of her Redeemer.

\Chenango Telegraph, December 29, 1847

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], on the 4th inst., of Consumption, Miss L. Keanett Brewer, aged 18 yrs.

Obituaries (February 26)

Tirzah A. Gregory

Chenango Telegraph, March 2, 1842

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] on the 21st inst., Miss Tirzah A. Gregory, in the 19th year of her age.  Sudden and awful is the approach of death.  When age, full of honors is summoned to depart, we bow with reverence at the decree of an All-wise Providence, but when youth is cut down in the spring time of its existence, it touches every tender fibre of our nature, and proclaims to us in legible characters too plain to be misunderstood, that we too must die. The deceased was a young lady of a mild and amiable disposition, beloved by her friends and acquaintances, and has gone down to the tomb, leaving a lasting evidence of her confidence in the smiles of her Redeemer.

Isaac Foote

Chenango Telegraph, March 9, 1842

At Smyrna, Chenango County, New York, on the 27th February last, Hon Isaac Foote, in the ninety-seventh year of his age.  Judge Foote was a native of the town of Colchester, in the State of Connecticut, from whence he removed to the town of Stafford, in the same State, where, for many years, he held the office of Magistrate, and often represented the town in the General Assembly of the State.  In the year 1795, he removed to the place first above mentioned, it then being a part of the town of Sherburne, in the county of Herkimer, and in the year 1799 was elected to represent said county in the most numerous branch of the State Legislature, and subsequently was elected a Senator for the Western District of said State.  And when the county of Chenango was incorporated, he was appointed to the office of first judge of the Court of Common Pleas and General Session of the Peace, which office he held until constitutionally disqualified, having arrived at the age of sixty years; after which, he retired from active life, and devoted the principal part of his time to reading, especially the Scriptures, and having been an exemplary member of the viable Church for seventy-five years or more, and contributed to the support of the Gospel, and the dissemination of its truths, he died a peaceful death, and has, as there is reason to entertain a strong hope, been transferred to the Church Triumphant.  "where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary are at rest."

Emily T. Moses
Died August 1, 1906, Deposit, Delaware Co., NY

Mrs. Emily T. Moses, widow of the late Squire Moses, for many years a prominent lawyer of this village, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frances Aumock, corner Court and Second streets, last evening, aged eighty-three years.  Mrs. Moses has been gradually failing for over a year, but has been confined to her bed only a few weeks.  Deceased is survived by four daughters--Mrs. Frances Aumock, Mrs. William Beardsley, and Mrs. Sara Freeman, of this village, and Mrs. Georgianna Hitt, of Oneonta; also three grandchildren--Miss Ella Freeman and Harold and Lulabell Beardsley.  Funeral private.

Myra R. (Lum) Silvey

Died May 10, 1956

Mrs. Myra R. Silvey, 70, of 20 Newton Avenue, Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], died Thursday morning at her home. She is survived by her husband, Rexford Silvey, three daughters, Mrs. Edna Stimpson, Mrs. Harold Miller, both of Oneonta, Mrs. Lynn Lanfair of Mount Upton; three sons, Charles R. of Bainbridge, Edwin M. of Mount Upton and Frank A. Silvey of Newington, Conn.; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Madden of Brisben and Mrs. Nellie Silvey of Binghamton; four brothers, Howard Lum of Brisben, Homer Lum of Smithville Flats, Elmer Lum of South Edmeston and Stanley Lum of New Berlin; several nieces and nephews. the body was moved to the Harold Sherman Funeral Home, 58 West Main Street, Bainbridge.

Milo A. Saxton

Died August 9, 1957

Milo A. Saxton, 62, of 105 Roosevelt Avenue, Endicott [Broome Co., NY], died at 4:15 p.m. yesterday at Wilson Memorial Hospital, after a short illness.  he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ethel Saxton; one daughter, Miss Ida Saxton, both of Endicott; three sisters, Mrs. Louisa Collins of Haskenville, N.Y., Mrs. Lynn McDaniels and Mrs. Sylvia Grey, both of Hornell, N.Y.; three brothers, Grant, in and Irving Saxton, all of Hornell; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.  He was a veteran of World War 1, a member of the Union-Endicott American legion Post 82, KEndicott, and of the FOE, Aeriel 2269.  He was an IBM employee for the last 36 years, a member of its Quarter Century Club, and Country Club, an dof its safety council advisory board  The body was moved to the Allen Memorial Home, 511-513 East Main Street, Endicott.

Death Notice

Chenango Telegraph, March 2, 1842

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Saturday morning last, Mrs. Edith [Parker], wife of Nathan Parker, Esq., aged 73.

Marriages (February 25)

Fuller - Warner

Married January 7, 1945

Deposit [Delaware Co., NY]:  Miss Esther Wagner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Warner of Deposit, was united in marriage on Sunday, Jan. 7, to Lieutenant Charles L. Fuller of the U.S. navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Fuller of Deposit.  The ceremony was performed at the groom's home by the Rev. John C. Eason, pastor of the Methodist church.  Mrs. David Biggs of Hancock, sister of the bride, and Gerald Fuller of Deposit, brother of the groom, were the attendants.  Mrs. Fuller is a graduate of Deposit Central school.  She will make her home in Deposit.  The groom returned to his duties on Jan. 15.

Lowe - Gifford

Married November 21, 1959

Wedding vows were exchanged by Miss Phyllis Gifford and Ralph Lowe Nov. 21 in Afton Baptist Church.  The Rev. Allan Douglas officiated  at the double ring ceremony.  The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gifford of Afton [Chenango Co., NY]. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lowe of Afton.  Miss Carrolyn Tryon of Afton was maid of Honor.  Best man was Gary Budine of Bainbridge.  Reed Packer and Ronald Brewer ushered.  The reception took place in the church parlors after the ceremony.  Mr. and Mrs. Lowe are living in Sidney.

Wagner - Hager

Married November 21, 1959

In the Masonville Federated church at 2 o'clock Saturday, Nov. 21, 1959, Miss Barbara Hope Hager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Hager, was married to Dale Richard Wagner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wagner, Rev. Harry Palmer officiated.  Candelabra and bouquets of white and yellow chrysanthemums decorated the church. Archie Wood was soloist, accompanied by Mrs. Louis Willis, organist.  Escorted by her father, the bride was attired in a blue, street-length sheath dress, with white collar and cuffs, and carried white roses on a white Bible.  Maid of honor for her sister, Miss Linda Hager wore a two-piece, beige street-length dress, and a corsage of yellow pompons.  Norman Chruch was best man for his brother.  A reception for immediate family and friends was held in the church dining room, following the ceremony.  Mrs. Archie Wood was hostess.  Mrs. Greta Paveglio and Mrs. Edward Frank served.  For the wedding trip, the bride wore a turquoise and brown plaid sheath dress.  Mrs. Wagner graduated form Sidney Central school and attended Wilson Memorial.  Her husband attended Deposit and Sidney Central schools.  He is a farmer.

Marriage Notices

Chenango Telegraph, July 15, 1846

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], on the 3d inst., by the Rev. J.T. Goodrich, Mr. Smith Slocum to Miss Almira B. North, both of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

On the 5th inst., by the same, Mr. Seth G. Pellet to Miss Mary Westcott, both of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

At Truxton [Cortland Co., NY], on the morning of the 1st by the Rev. Mr. Shedd, Mr. Edward F. Thomas, of the firm of E.F. Thomas & Co., of Cuyler, Cortland Co., to Miss Francis A. [Shedd). , daughter of O.M. Shedd, Esq. of the former place.

Chenango Telegraph, April 6, 1859

CHEESBRO - BLODGETT:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] on the 27th ult. at the home of Col. E. Proctor by ---alon, Esq. Silas Cheesbro of Brookfield [Madison Co., NY] to Miss Parmelia Blodgett of Plymouth.

Chenango Union, September 23, 1875

CROWELL - HALL:  In Lebanon, Sept. 10, 1875, by Rev. C.C. Johnson, Mr. Lamott Crowell of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Cornelia Hall of Lebanon [Madison Co., NY].

Chenango Union, September 30, 1875

DWIGHT - GRAVES:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 22, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. William H. Dwight of Syracuse [Onondaga Co., NY] to Miss Frances A. Graves of Norwich.

CRANDALL - BURCHARD:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] July 26, 1875 by William N. mason, Esq., Mr. Uriah Crandall to Miss Lucy A Burchard, all of Norwich.

COMSTOCK - BENNETTE:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 22, by Rev. H. Fox, Mr. Abel Comstock to Mrs. Sarah J. Bennette.  All of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY].

GOULD - WYMAN:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] by T.J. Matterson, Esq., Mr. Albert Gould to Miss Mary Wyman, all of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

POTTER - BULGER:  In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 22, by Rev. L.C. Hayes, Mr. Jay T. Potter to Miss Mary E. Bulger, all of Stockbridge, Madison County.

HIGGINS - COOK:  In South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 22, by Rev. H.C. Leach, Mr. DeVer S. Higgins to Miss Ida J. Cook, both of Otselic.

AYLESWORTH - BRADSHAW:  In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 21, by Rev. T.P. Halstead, Mr. Willis L. Aylesworth to  Miss Gertrude Bradshaw, both of Afton.

PURDY - BOSWELL:  At Howard Lake, Minn., by Rev. Frank Newton, Mr. W. H. Purdy, formerly of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary Boswell of Howard Lake.

Obituaries (February 24)

John Van Wagenen

Chenango Telegraph, July 15, 1846

In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 2d of July of a disease of the brain, John Van Wagenen, merchant, in the 42d year of his age, son of Garrit H. Van Wagenen, late of the city of New York, for many years one of its most respectable citizens.  Possessing a reputation unblemished, thewdeceased sustained through life and in all its relations the character of a true and devoted friend, an active and upright man, and a good citizen.  His loss is deeply deplored by a large circle of relatives and friends.  Oxford Times

Harriet Elizabeth Foote

Chenango Telegraph, July 22, 1846

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], on the 11th inst., at the residence of her grandparents (Dear Isaac Foote), Miss Harriet Elizabeth [Foote], daughter of Justin Foote, deceased, aged 20 years.  She was taken sick and died while on a visit at her grandparent's with whom she had spent the greater part of her life, till about two and a half years since, when she went to reside with her widowed mother in Batavia.  When she came to Smyrna, far from herself and friends was the thought that her youthful and lovely form was so soon to waste away by disease, and to find a grave by the side of her father's sleeping dust.  All that love and skill could do was done to arrest the progress of her disease.  It gradually became evident that death had marked her for his prey--that her time had come. To her friends it was consoling that she was prepared to meet it.  At an early age she manifested an attachment to Christ and made a public profession of her faith in Him.  By her life she adorned her profession--on the bed of sickness she was meek, patient and submissive.  She had a desire to live, but wished above all, the will of the Lord done. Till the last hour she confessed herself to be a sinner, and if saved it must be by nothing she had done, but all through the merits of Christ. She peacefully fell asleep in Jesus (as we trust) leaving many to weep over her early grave.

Emiline A. Doolittle

ca 1863 - October 11, 1954

Mrs. Emiline A. Doolittle, 91, widow of Ivey W. Doolittle, died at 4 a.m. today at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles B. Meredith of 1 Chapman Street [Binghamton, Broome Co., NY].  Besides Mrs. Meredith, she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Virge Livingston of Harpursville and Mrs. Raymond Hurlbut of Chenango Bridge; two grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; 12 great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.  The body was moved to the William R. Chase & Son Funeral home, 44 Exchange Street.

Charlene (Johnson) Archer

ca 1910 - January 1, 1944

Mrs. Elmer Archer of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] was killed Saturday evening when a D.&H. freight train struck the automobile she was driving on the Johnson street railroad crossing in that village.  Mrs. Archer and her husband were planning on going to a movie and while he went downtown on an errand she was to get out the car and pick up some friends on Johnson street, where they lived, who were to accompany them to the show.  The crossing is unprotected after 8 o'clock in the evening.  The car was caught on the southbound track by a freight train and the machine demolished, Mrs. Archer's body being later found about 100 feet below where the crash occurred lying between the rails of the northbound track where another train had passed over her body without hitting it. This train also picked up the wreckage of the car and carried it about 500 feet north of the crossing. The crew of neither train was aware that an accident had occurred.  Neighbors heard the crash and hurried to the scene.  Mr. Archer discovered his wife's body.  State troopers investigated the accident.  Mr. Archer is employed in the control chemistry laboratory of the Casein division of the Bordon company at Bainbridge.  Mrs. Archer, who was 34 years old is survived by the husband, Beverly, a ten-year-old daughter, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nat Johnson, of Afton.  The funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon.

Francis B. Fisher

Chenango Union, February 1, 1883

Francis B. Fisher, Justice of the Second District Court, of Brooklyn, died at his residence on Sunday last, of Bright's disease, in the fifty-first year of his age.  Judge Fisher was a son of the late Jared Fisher, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].  He was born in Bolton, Mass., in August 1833, and during his infancy his parents moved to Norwich, where his boyhood was passed.  In the spring of 1847 he entered the office of the Oxford Republican--of which the writer was then foreman--as an apprentice.  During the summer and fall he rode the post route, alternating with the carrier of the Times, delivering both papers to subscribers in the towns of Guilford, New Berlin, Columbus, Sherburne, Smyrna, Plymouth, Pharsalia and Preston--a ride of two days.  Many of our older subscribers in those towns will remember the delivery of their papers at their doors by the bright-eyed, genial lad of fifteen, who had a pleasant word for all, and left sunshine in their homes.  In October, 1847, the Oxford Republican and the Norwich Journal were consolidated, under the name of the Chenango Union, and the Oxford office was discontinued, as was also the post route.  "Frank" as he was familiarly known, removed with the office to Norwich, where he remained until the expiration of his apprenticeship, when he went east for a time, being employed in several job and newspaper offices.  His first venture in business was about the year 1852, when he formed a partnership with Thomas L. James, late Postmaster General, in the publication of the Madison County Journal, at Hamilton.  Some two years later he associated himself with the late E. Max Leal, in the publication of the Chenango Telegraph, in this village.  From this place he went to Greene, where, in 1855 he established the Chenango American, in company with J.D. Denison, who is still one of the proprietors of that paper. While a resident of Greene he was twice elected to the Assembly from the Second Assembly District of this County.  From that time he took an active part in politics, and was well known among the leaders of the Republican party.  He was the life of the social circles of Greene, and foremost in promoting the interests of the town.  An active member of the fire department of that village, he endeared himself to his associates at home, while his visits with the members of "Ocean" company to our village, in the palmy days of the department were always welcome.  Many of the old firemen of Norwich look back with pleasure to these reunions, and to those which occurred in Greene, where the deceased was prominent among the many gallant boys of those days in making their Norwich friends doubly welcome.  In 1865, Mr. Fisher established a job printing office in New York city, removing with his family to Brooklyn in the following year.  He became a member of the Kings County Republican General Committee, and in 1872, 1874 and 1876 he was elected to the Common council, and in his last term was President of that body, and for several months acting Mayor.  In 1879, he was appointed justice, to fill the unexpired term of Sheriff Riley.  He drafted the bill abolishing the elective judiciary system, which was passed by the Legislature in 1880. and the same year was appointed by the Mayor, Comptroller and auditor Justice of the Second District Court, which position he held until his death.  He was last year admitted to practice at the Bar.  In all the relations of life, judge Fisher was honest and upright, and his friendship was sincere and lasting.  He was  a shrewd politician, and a thorough business man. There are many in this the home of his boyhood, who learn with regret of his death, while yet in the zenith of his usefulness.  His widow survives him, but no children, two having died.  his aged mother, Mrs. Jared Fisher, and sister, Mrs. Harvey E. Dingley, with a brother, Austin H. Fisher, reside in Utica. The Court of which he was a member, and the Board of Aldermen of Brooklyn, met Monday, and took proper notice of Mr. Fisher's death. The remains are to be buried in Albany, in the family plot.

Death Notices

Chenango Union, November 15, 1894

BABCOCK:  In New York, Nov. 12, 1894, Mr. Dwight Babcock of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], aged 30 years.

ADAMS:  In Scranton, Pa., nov. 10, 1894, Caroline [Adams], wife of Dr. Charles Adams, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

TAINTOR:  In Sangamon, Ill., Oct. 30, 1894, Mr. Irving Taintor, aged 84 years, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY]

JAYNES:  In East Troy, Wisc., Nov. 5, 1894, Mrs. Lovina Jaynes, aged 62 years, and mother of Mrs. E. Hartwell of Sherburne.

LANSING:  In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Nov. 7, 1894, Hattie E. [Lansing], wife of W.H. Lansing and daughter of T. Bates of Greene, aged 31 years.

Obituaries (February 23)

Charles Jackson

ca 1839 - June 14, 1912

The death of Mr. Charles Jackson occurred Friday, June 14, very suddenly.  Mr. and Mrs. Jackson were with friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hall for tea, and during the meal he was suddenly stricken with apoplexy and fell back dead.  Mr. Jackson was 73 years old and is survived by his wife and one son, Elmer Jackson of Binghamton.  He was a veteran of the Civil war and a member of the Masons and Eastern Star Lodges. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon.

Randolph King Atwater

March 20, 1860 - July 1, 1912

Randolph King Atwater, one of Greene's most prominent citizens in business, social and church life, died at that village Monday.  Mr. Atwater was born in Greene [Chenango Co., NY] 52 years ago, the son of J.S. Atwater and Urana King.  Mr. Atwater had been a great sufferer at times with rheumatism, but of late had been pretty free from his trouble.  He was born in the house where he died, March 20, 1860.  His entire life was spent in Greene and early in life he succeeded his father in the furniture and undertaking business, and his genial personality and kindly disposition won him social recognition.  He was always deeply interested in public affairs and was identified with all movements for the improvement and upbuilding of his native town.  As a communicant and vestryman of Zion church, Mr. Atwater found expression for his religious faith and was esteemed a devout and loyal Christian.  He was also a member of Genegantslet Tribe I.O.R.M.  Mr. Atwater is survived by his wife, three daughters, Madeline, Grace and Marjorie, and a son, Gerald.  The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the house, Rev. Percy T. Olton officiating.  Geneganslet Tribe of Red Men escorted the remains to the cemetery.

Sarah Beach

ca 1846 - September 1, 1912

Greene [Chenango Co., NY]:  The death of Mrs. Sarah Beach, widow of the late Frederick Beach, occurred Saturday morning about six o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Walker.  Mrs. Beach was 66 years old and is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Minnie Stodder of Syracuse, Mrs. May Walker and Mrs. Cora Gross of Greene.  The funeral was held at the home of Mrs. Walker Monday afternoon at three o'clock, Rev. J.R. Foster of the Congregational church officiating.

Harry G. Horton

1881 - May 5, 1958

Harry G. Horton, 77, of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], died at 1:32 p.m. yesterday at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown [Otsego Co., NY], after a short illness.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Margaret Horton of Afton; two  nieces, Mrs. Martha Jeffers of Afton and Mrs. Mary Peet of Gouverneur; a nephew, Robert Tew of Syracuse, and several cousins.  He was a member of the Afton Baptist Chruch and had operated a hardware store in Afton for many years. The body was moved to the Karschner Funeral home, Afton. [Buried Glenwood Cemetery, Afton, NY]

George W. Hill

1873 - December 1, 1957

Funeral services for George W. Hill, 84, of 27 Jenison Avenue, Johnson City [Broome Co., NY] who died yesterday afternoon at Wilson Memorial Hospital, will be at 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at the J.F. Rice Funeral Home, 150 Main Street, Johnson City.  The Rev. Francis Freeman, pastor of Sarah  Jane Johnson Memorial Methodist Church, will officiate at services for the brother of William H. Hill of Westover, Broome County Republican chairman and publisher of the Binghamton Sun.  Burial will be in Riverhurst Cemetery, Endwell, at the convenience of the family.  Mr. Hill was admitted to the hospital early yesterday after he suffered a heart attack.  A native of Forty-Fort, Pa., he had been a resident of the Triple Cities area for about 65 years.  Until his retirement 10 years go, he was employed by the John City Publishing co.  In addition to the GOP chairman, Mr. Hill is survived by one other brother, James B. Hill, and a sister, Mrs. Bessie H. Fell, both of Johnson City, and several nieces and nephews.

Obituaries (February 22)

Elizabeth A. (Ward) Walker

ca. 1864 - June 23, 1912

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Walker, wife of Ray E. Walker, long respected resident of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], passed away early Sunday evening at her home on Main street, after an illness of several weeks.  Mrs. Walker was born in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] 48 years ago and was married to Mr. Walker June 3, 1882.  She was the daughter of Lora B. and Clarissa Church Ward, and the greater portion of her life was spent in Oxford.  Early in life she united with the Baptist church in this village.  A wide circle of relatives deeply mourn her passing and many friends extend to the sorrowing family their sincere sympathy. She is survived by her husband, two children, Charles L. Walker and Miss Mabel Walker, and her mother Mrs. Clarissa C. Ward, and a brother, Charles J. Ward, all of this village.  The funeral was held at the home Wednesday afternoon t 2 o'clock, Rev. R.A. Gates and Rev. Inman L. Willcox, D.D., officiating.  Interment was in Riverview cemetery [Oxford, NY].

Elizabeth Tifft

ca 1827 - June 28, 1912

Elizabeth, widow of Thomas Tifft, died in Coventry [Chenango Co., NY] June 28, aged 85 years.  She had resided with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Kelley, for the past year and a half.  Mrs. Tifft had been poorly in health for a number of months.  Her birthplace was Coventry and the greater part of her life she had resided in that town.  She was united in marriage September 17, 1828, to Mr. Tifft at Millbury, Mass., and lived in that place a few years.  She was a consistent member of the Baptist church of Coventry and her death has caused sorrow among the ones who knew her best.  The funeral was held Monday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. C.S. Beardslee of Hartford, Conn., officiating.  Besides the daughter, Mrs. Tifft is survived by two sons, George Tifft of Brisbin and Frank Tifft of Greene.

Mary Smith Lawton

ca 1851 - June 9, 1912

Mrs. Mary Smith Lawton, wife of Roswell Lawton, died very suddenly at her home Sunday evening with acute Bright's disease.  Deceased was 61 years of age. Besides her husband she is survived by four children, a son, Leon Lawton of Lestershire, and three daughters, Mrs. Hazel Bixby, Mrs. George Barnett and Miss Lila Lawton, all of this town. The funeral was held Wednesday at the house at 2 p.m. Rev. S. Lee Whiteman officiating. Burial in Sylvan Lawn Cemetery, Greene [Chenango Co., NY].

Dr. Frank E. Gray

ca 1848 - 1912

Greene [Chenango Co., NY]:  The death of Dr. Frank E. Gray occurred at the State Hospital, Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], Friday at the age of 64 years.  Dr. Gray was a well known dentist in this town for a number of years, but has been in feeble health for several years.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rita Gray, and a daughter, Madula Gray, who is a trained nurse in Binghamton; a brother, Charles W. Gray and a sister, Lucy Gray, of this village The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from his late home, Rev. O. Lee Warren officiating. Burial in Sylvan Lawn cemetery [Greene, NY]