Soldier's Letter, Civil War, 114th NY Regiment, February 1864

 Oxford Times, March 9, 1864

Letter from the 114th NY Infantry

Franklin, La., Feb. 12th, 1854

Editor Times:  Thinking that perhaps you would like to hear a few words from the 114th, and matters connected with the army of the Gulf, I now take my pen in hand to write as my thoughts may direct.

The army, now under the command of Major General Franklin, is pleasantly encamped on the banks of Bayou Teche, around Franklin.  Probably shall remain here some time yet, for we expect our tents will come on the boat by tomorrow.  The Teche country has the name of being the richest tract of land in the State of Louisiana, denoted for its heavy growth of sugar cane.  Some plantations yield from six to seven hundred hogsheads of sugar annually. The town of Franklin is situated about twenty-eight miles from Brashear City and is the parish seat of Parish St. Mary.  Here lies the ruins of the gunboat Diana, which was burnt by the rebels after the battle of Bisland, our first campaign through the country. Above the town three or four miles is a large plain called the "Indian Bend." Here we have had a number of skirmishes with the enemy which resulted in a defeat of the rebels.  Here the bayou Teche takes a curve and is lost from view amid the wide spreading branches of the live oak, whose brawny limbs are encircled by moss common to the Southern clime.  Off as far as the eye can reach appears the lofty chimney of the sugar mill, while more at the left, herds of cattle are seen quietly grazing the tender grass.  Above this place twenty miles is situated the pleasant town of New Iberia, it being the head of navigation.  Here the rebels once had a foundry where they cast their shot and shell and used them on us at the battle of Bisland, but they were not sufficient to check the determination of true patriots.  At New Iberia we were encamped some time, but it was not long before everything in the shape of forage had played out.  Orders then came for us to march.  It happened to be cold and wet when we started, and consequently the mud was knee deep.  Onward we moved at the rate of seven or eight miles per day.  Wagons were left standing in the roads sunk in over the hubs.  Soldiers were seen straggling hither and there, bound to make the best of it, for it is not every day that we are subject to such marches, but as good luck would have it, we reached Franklin in pretty good order.

Then came a time of general fixing up.  Soldiers were seen coming in from all quarters with a goodly supply of lumber on their backs, while the bayou was filled with numerous rafts floating down the bayou to camp, some loaded with brick that they had smuggled from "massa's" sugar mill.  Others had tables and chairs all for the comfort and amusement of the soldiers.

The regiment is now in good health and is under the command of Lieut. Col. Morse.  We go through the regular routine of camp life such as the drill in the manual, facings and bayonet exercise.  Co. H are now doing Provost duty at Brigade Hd. Qr's and are under command of Provost Marshal Capt. York.  There are a number of our boys strung along the bayou as safeguard for the different plantations, two left for home today on a furlough, such being granted to those that are unfit for duty. We are favored with the best of weather, but little rain has fallen since being here.  It reminds one of the month of May, when everything in nature seems to spring forth with life, and it is seldom that you see many lying idle. While not on duty some are writing, others pass away the time in reading, some in conversation in regard to political movements.  Who will be our next candidate for the Presidency is one of the important questions of the day.  Upon this subject I ask to be excused, but I do know if honest, Old Abe ever runs again, the 114th will give him a large majority.

Yours, Respectfully, H.D.M.

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The author of this letter is possibly Henry D. Mason.  The Adjutant General report for the 114th gives the following information about him:

MASON, HENRY D.—Age, 20 years. Enlisted, August 13, 1862, at Oxford, to serve three years; mustered in as sergeant, Co. H, August 14,1862; killed in action, October 19,1864, at Gedar Greek, Va.  

Death of soldiers in the 114th Regiment:  A large circle of friends and our entire community were made sad last week by the tidings of the death in the late battle under Sheridan, of Joseph G. Washburn, Henry D. Mason, and Chas. F. Green of this village [Oxford, Chenango Co. NY].  They were young men of whom we were all justly proud, and it is hard to give them up.  But they died in the path of patriotic duty, and challenge at once our admiration and our tears.  They sleep in hero graves. They live in patriot hearts.  [Oxford Times, Nov. 2, 1864]

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, December 2 & 9, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, December 2, 1868

Marriages

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 17th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Aden Williams, to Mrs. Sarah Rogers, both of this village.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 15th, by Rev. A.M. Colegrove, Mr. Joseph Vollmer to Miss Almira Reynolds, all of Smyrna.

In German [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 30th, by Rev. E. Holroyd, Mr. L.E. Stanley, of German, and Miss Anna Cole, of West Monroe, Oswego Co. [NY].

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 23d, by Rev. F. Rogers, Mr. A.B. Bennett, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Maggie B. [Rouse], youngest daughter of the late Austin Rouse, of Oxford.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 17th, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. John Cline, of East Smithville [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Caroline Brigham, of Mcdonough [Chenango Co., NY].

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 25th, by Rev. A.M. Bennett, Mr. Lester W. Vail, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Emma Tuttle, of Sherburne.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 22d, by Rev. D.B. Collins, Mr. A.S. Bennett of Fillmore, Allegany Co. [NY] to Miss Melissa Manning.

Also, by the same, Nov. 24th, Mr. Egbert Joralemon of Coeymans, Albany Co. [NY] to Miss Sarah E. Phinney, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

Also, by the same, Nov. 25th, Mr. George R. Searles to Miss Ruby C. Davis.

In Peru [Clinton Co., NY], Nov. 19th, by Rev. G.R. Davis, Eli H. Wilcox, Esq., of Brownville, Nebraska (formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY]) to Annie E. Caldwell of Inland, Iowa.

Deaths

In Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 16th, Mr. Jared Mudge, aged 84 years.

In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 23d, Mr. Thomas L. Knap, in the 33d year of his age.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 19th, Mrs. Urania Race, aged 62 years and 8 months.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, December 9, 1868

Marriages

In St. Anthony, Minn., Nov. 26th, at the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. Harvey Webb, Mr. E.W. Brooke, formerly of Norwich, N.Y. [Chenango Co.], to Miss Fannie H. Lovejoy, of St. Anthony, Minn.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 24th, by Rev. R.C. Ransom, Mr. Willard Giles of Tioga, to Miss Frances Wells, of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].

In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 25th, by Rev. E.H. Payson, Mr. Oscar H. Reeve, of Middletown [Orange Co., NY], to Miss Hannah M. Rorapaugh, of Smithville.

In Bergen, N.J., Nov. 24th, by Rev. Mr. Arndt, Mr. Everett E. Blossom of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Frank Martin of the former place, daughter of the late Crowel Martin, Esq., of New York.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 24th, by S.S Anthony, Esq., Mr. Byron S. Ormsby, M.D., to Miss Mary L. Anthony.  

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 22d, by Rev. A. Brown, Mr. Daniel P. Law, of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Frank Tinker, of Plymouth.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 18th, by Rev. D.D> Brown, Mr. William D. Warner, to Miss Ezilda M. Dabin, both of Plymouth.

In Cortland [Cortland Co., NY], Nov. 26th, by Rev. A. Wilkins, Mr. Daniel Rogers, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] to Mrs. L. Jane Brooks, of Cortland.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 4th, by Rev. G. Turnbul, Mr. John P. Ketchum of Colesville [Broome Co., NY] to Miss MA. McLain, of Coventry.

At the same time, by the same, Mr. Justus Shaw, to Miss Josephine E. Minor, both of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

In South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 1st, Mr. Enos Johnson, aged 83 years, 7 months and 10 days.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 26th, Miss Mary E. Bixby, daughter of Frederick Bixby, aged 17 years and 7 months.

In Wellsboro, Pa., Nov. 14th, Hon. Levi I. Nichols, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], aged 60 years.

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, November 25, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 25, 1868

Marriages

At Emanuel Church, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Wednesday evening, Nov. 18th, by Rev. E.Z. Lewis, Mr. Charles T. Marston, of Hartford, Conn., to Miss Mary P. Hayes, daughter of E.T. Hayes, Esq. of Norwich.

In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 16th, by Rev. G.E. Flint, Mr. Andrew Pudney, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Emily Matteson, of Pittsfield [Otsego Co., NY].

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 17th, by Rev. A.M. Bennett, Mr. T.B. Lyon, of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Emma Holdridge.

In East Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 17th, by Rev. R.H. Spafford, Mr. James P. Smith, to Miss Katie W. Hollenbeck, both of East Greene.

In Smyrna Centre [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 5th, by Rev. S.M. Keeler, Mr. Thomas Sprague to Miss Rachel Messenger, both of Smyrna.

In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY], Oct. 24th, by Rev. R.H. Clark, Mr. A.C. Coats, to Miss O,M, Parker?, both of Pharsalia.

In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 11th, by Rev. W.W. Andrews, Mr. Charles R. Hawkins of Sandford [Broome Co., NY] to Miss Maria H. Davidson, of Afton.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 19th, by Rev. J.A. Robinson, Mr. Frederick Vincent, to Miss Ellen Firney?, all of Bainbridge.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 18th, at the bride's residence, by Rev. D.D> Brown, Mr. William D. Warner to Miss Ezilea? M. Sabin, both of Plymouth.

In Deposit [Delaware Co., NY], Nov. 19th, by Rev. C.H. DeLong, assisted by Rev. Thomas La Monte, Mr. Charles R. Smith to Miss Mary L. De Mandes,? all of Deposit.

At St. John's Church, Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], Nov. 6th, by Rev. Father Lynch, Mr. Clark J. White, formerly of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Margaret O'Brien, both of Binghamton.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 21st, of consumption, Mr. John Nelson, Jr., aged 24 years.

In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 17th, Mr. Luther Martin, aged 40 years.

Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, November 11, 1868

WAIT:  At his residence in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Monday afternoon, the 2d inst., Col. John Wait, aged 59 years.

Mr. Wait was born at Preston, in this County [Chenango Co., NY] in the year 1809, and was one of a large family.  In early life he gave indications of that energy and perseverance which commands success, with a desire for improvement that soon carried him so far as the common schools of the town could afford an opportunity.  With this he was not satisfied.  Desiring an academic education, but lacking the means to acquire it, he made an arrangement with his father who was carrying on a distillery, to chop wood for him, at two shillings per cord, the same price paid to others, and was in addition to be paid at the same rate for all he cut over an average days' work.  This privilege was so well improved that at the end of the winter he had earned $10 extra.  With this he brought two very fine sheep which he hired kept for $1.00 a year, having all the increase which was very large.  With this increase, as we are informed, he supported himself at Hamilton Academy, where he spent some time, acquiring a good education, and also while reading law in this village, the result being that after his admission to the bar, or about that time, he sold the remainder of his flock for about $100.

He commenced reading law in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], about the year 1833, and, as we are informed, with C.A. Thorpe, Esq., being admitted to the bar about 1836, and then entering into practice with Abial Cook, Esq., and remaining with him for several years.  After this, he practiced alone for a long while, but later was successively the partner of Harvey Hubbard, Franklin Beebe, and B. Gage Berry, Esqrs., with the last of whom he dissolved partnership in the year 1861, since which he has remained alone, and doing a comparatively small business owing to his failing health.

From the first, Mr. Wait had a fair practice and a deservedly high reputation, as a high minded, talented lawyer, which his success before a jury was beyond the average.  He principally excelled as a sound, wise and sagacious counsellor, whose legal opinion was of great value, implicitly trusted and rarely overruled even by our highest Courts.  In this department of the profession, he has never had a superior in the popular estimate, in the whole history of our county.

He was never an aspirant for public or political honors.  Nevertheless, he has been President of our Village, in the preparation of the Charter of which he took great interest and was one of the candidates for Judge of the Supreme Court of this district at the first judiciary election under the present constitution.  He was also frequently sent, by his constituents to State and other conventions, where his opinions and counsel were influential, and was also, in other respects trusted by the leading men in the old Whig party, and later of the Republican party, of both of which he was an active, and conscientious member.

He has been, for several years, the victim of a wasting disease, which has finally removed him from us.  He passed away with the unfeigned regrets of his many friends, leaving no enemies behind him, and in the full assurance of the Christian faith.

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, November 11 & 18, 1868

 Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, November 11, 1868

Marriages

FITZGERALD - BENNETT:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], November 1st, by Rev. Thomas Harroun, James E. Fitsgerald, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] and Carrie A. Bennett, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

SEARS - ACKERT:  In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], November 1st, by Rev. Thomas Harroun, Morrell B. Sears and Jane Ackert, all of Columbus [Chenango Co., NY].

DAVIS - DAVIS:  In Oxford, October 27th, by Rev. T.P. Hasted, Ebenezer Davis of Oxford, and Ada Davis of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY].

VAN WOERT - GREEN:  At the Church, in Afton [Chenango Co., NY], by Rev Wm. W. Andrews, Deloss Van Woert and Ester P. Green, all of Afton.

McCOMBER - HART:  In Earlville [Madison Co., NY], November 5th, by Rev. A.C. Swift, Charles McComber, of Eaton [Madison Co., NY] and Minnie Hart, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

HALL - ANGELL:  In Cuyler [Cortland Co., NY], October 6th, by Rev. CW. Burt, James R. Hall of Lincklaen [Chenango Co., NY] and Sarah B. Angell of Cuyler.

WEBB - WOLCOTT:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 4th, by Rev. C.W. Burt, Anson Webb of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] and Mrs. Mary Wolcott, of Pharsalia.

LAMB STANTON:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], October 19th, by Rev. R.H. Spafford, George W. Lamb and Lois Stanton, all of Oxford.

MONCRIEF - ENGLISH:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], October 24th? by Rev. John Cairns, William J. Moncrief and Carrie A. English, all of Greene.

WHEELER - WHEELER:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], October 26th by Rev. R.H. Spafford, George R. Wheeler and Maggie E. Wheeler, both of Greene.

BEACH - RHODES:  In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], October 28th, by William Priest, Esq., Sumner W. Beach of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY] and Susan Rhodes, of Pharsalia.

Deaths

MEDBURY:  In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], October 27th, Harris Medbury, Esq., aged 79 years 8 months and 20 days.

WAIT:  At the residence of D.D. W. Throop in Mt. Pleasant Iowa, November 5th, Mrs. Precilla Wait, widow of DeLane Wait, aged 62 years.

ROBERTS:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], October 21st? Mrs. Abigail Roberts.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 18, 1868

Marriages

At the American Hotel, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 17th, by Wm. N. Mason, Esq., Mr. James Conley, to Miss Bridget Davit.

In East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 7th, by Horace L. Barns, Esq., Mr. William Neff to Miss Charity J. Burlison, both of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 8th, by Rev. L. Lawton, Mr. Ransom B. Pike, of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary R. Nogae, of Steuben Co. [NY].

In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 12th, by Rev. C.E. Flint, Mr. Tracy Cone, to Miss Ella Kingsberry, all of New Berlin.

Nov. 7th, by Rev. E. Puffer, Mr. James B. Puffer, to Miss Mellie Warren.

\In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 5th, by Rev. E.T. Jacobs, Mr. Henry Carr, to Miss Mary A. Grover, all of Afton.

In Andes [Delaware Co., NY], Nov. 2d, b Rev. James Bence, Mr. Eri W. Lingee, of Hardenburgh, Ulster Co. [NY] to Miss Fidelia Landers, of Afton, Chenango Co., [NY].

In Norwich, Conn., Nov. 10th, by Rev. M.C. Dana, Mr. H.H. Beebe, of Brooklyn, NY. to Miss Frank M. Durand, of Norwich.

Deaths

Killed by a Horse:  Edson G. French, a young man some thirty years of age, son of Samuel French, of North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], met with an accident on Thursday last, which resulted fatally.  He was in the employ of Seth Chapin, in the northeast part of this town; and while engaged in harnessing a horse, he received a kick, striking him in the bowels, from the effects of which he died on the following morning.

Crushed in a Lock:  Henry Rose, Captain of the boat "Forest Rose," was crushed to death in a lock near Chenango Forks [Broome Co., NY], on Sunday morning last, while the boat was on its downward trip.  It appears that the boat had entered the lock, when the deceased took the line, and in attempting to leap to the bank, for the purpose of "snubbing," he fell between the boat and the side of the lock and was so badly crushed that he died before he could be extricated, he being so wedged in that it required several minutes to remove him.  His wife was on board the boat at the time.

Hon. Addison M. Smith, of Morris, Otsego Co. [NY], died at Huntsville, Alabama, October 28th, aged 51 years.  Col. Smith at one time represented the Counties of Chenango and Otsego in the State Senate.  He was a gentleman of strict integrity and sterling worth, and was highly respected by all who knew him.

The Greene [Chenango Co., NY] American of last week says:  We regret to state that Wm. Lucas, of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], who was injured by being thrown from a wagon while coming from a political meeting recently, died of the injuries he received, on Monday last.

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, October 28 & November 4, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, October 28, 1868

Marriages

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 14th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Isaac M. Mudge to Miss Sarah M. Brown, all of Norwich.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 26th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. William H.H. Van Tarber? of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Jane Case, of North Norwich.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] Oct. 13th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. W.S. Lewis, to Miss Celia Lewis, both of South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].

In South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 13th, by Rev. R.H. Clark, Mr. S.K. Bemiss, of Truxton, Cortland Co. [NY], to Miss E.Z. Hill, of South Otselic.

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 13th, by Rev. N. Ripley, Mr. Frederick Carhart, to Miss Eliza M. Smith, both of Guilford.

In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 24th, by Rev. A.M. Bennett, Mr. James Yarns, of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary B. Slater, of North Norwich.

At the Pettis House, Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 10th, by R.T. Davidson, Esq., Mr. John Stork, of Coventry, to Miss Sarah J. Judd, of Oxford.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 13th, by Rev. T.D. Hammond, Mr. Charles Dodge, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Addie Betts of Greene.

In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 13th, by Rev. L.E. Spafford, Mr. George S. Betts, of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Nettie E. Willcox, of Preston.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 19th, Mr. Charles S. Briggs, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Florence Cornish, of Coventry.

In Masonville [Delaware Co., NY], Oct. 22d, by Rev. N. Ripley, Mr. W.J. Place of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Martha K. Vanoise, of Masonville.

In Morris [Otsego Co., NY], Oct. 21st, by Rev. N. Ripley, Mr. A.S. Kirkland, to Miss Hattie E. Benjamin of Morris.

In Hamilton [Madison Co., NY], Oct. 21st, by Rev. C. Barstow, Mr. Burdett J. Simons, to Miss Dette Cady, both of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].

In Norwalk, Ohio, Oct. 14th, Mr. Thos. Hagaman, of Norwalk, to Miss Mary E. Woodruff, formerly of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].

At Suspension Bridge, Oct. 12th, by Rev. H.W. Barnes, Mr. Charles J. Byle of Leavenworth, Kansas, to Miss Laura M. Eggleston, of the former place.

In Kalamazoo, Mich., June 29th, by Rev. Job Pierson, Mr. Erastus T. Wilson, of Mattawan to Miss Harriet Willard.

Deaths

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 22d, at the residence of her son-in-law, John Fryer, Elizabeth Randall [Breed], widow of Elias Breed, aged 84 years.  Thus, comes to her final resting place the Christian, like a shock of corn fully ripe--one whose Christian virtues were a prominent trait in her character, and by which she became endeared to a large circle of relatives and friends.  Mrs. Breed was one of the pioneers to this town, having come here with her husband from New England in the early settlement of this county, when she became one of the constituent members of the Baptist Chruch of this village of which she has been a loved, consistent, and devoted member for more than half a century, and has now gone home to enjoy with her husband that rest which is reserved for the children of God.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 26th, Mr. Levi Carruth, aged 82 years.  Funeral on Thursday morning at 9 o'clock, at the residence of his son-in-law, William Card.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 20th, at the residence of her grandfather, Stephen Keyes, Mary V. [Olin], wife of H.P. Olin of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], aged 21 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 10th, Mr. Erastus Keyes, aged 63 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 14th, Margaret [Bearer], wife of Jacob Bearer, aged 45 years.

In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 16th, Mariam [Cole], wife of L.S. Cole, aged 67 years.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 20th, Miss Hettie E. Bennett, aged 23 years, 9 months and 22 days.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, November 4, 1868

Marriages

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], October 20th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Edwin L. Braves, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Malona A. Thurston, of Norwich.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 19th, by Rev. R.H. Spafford, Mr. George W. Lamb to Miss Lois Stanton, all of Oxford.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 24th, by Rev. John Cairns, Mr. William J. Mongrief to Miss Carrie A. English, all of Greene.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 26th, by Rev. R.H. Spafford, Mr. George R. Wheeler, to Miss Maggie E. Wheeler, both of Greene.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 14th, by Rev. D.B. Collins, Mr. Charles Petley, to Miss Harriet Johnson.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 22d, by the same, Mr. Lafayette Bixby, to Miss Frances Avery.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 26th, by Rev. L.V. Ismond, Mr. Albert Wilcox, to Miss H G. Sophia Pearsall.

At the Baptist Church in Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], Nov. 1st, by Rev. D.F. Leach, Mr. Levi W. Skinner of Sidney [Delaware Co., NY] to Mrs. Catharine Van Valkenburg, of So. New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY].

In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 28th, by William T. Priest, Esq., Mr. Sumner W. Brace, of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Suan M. Rhoads, of Pharsalia. 

In Colesville [Broome Co., NY], Oct. 20th, by Rev. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Cornelius C. Nickerson of Afton [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Adelia S. Merritt, of Colesville.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 2d, after a lingering illness, John Wait, Esq., aged 59 years.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 2, Mr. Benjamin Barber, aged 73 years.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 27th, Minnie F. [Tanner], daughter of Marvin and Frances Tanner, aged 1 year, 2 months and 18 days.

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 31st, Harris Medbury, esq., aged 79 years, 8 months and 20 days.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Nov. 2d, Mr. Samuel Hartwell, aged 70 years.

In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 21st, Mr. John D. Guile, late a soldier in Co. I, 20th? N.Y. Cavalry, aged 20 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 21st, Mrs. Abigail Roberts, widow of Wilmot Roberts, aged 65 years.

In Holmesville [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 24th, Mary Estelle [Holmes], daughter of Ira Holmes, aged 1 year and 3 months.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 23d, Mrs. Mary Ann Manning, aged 80? years and 4 months.

In Girard, Pa., Oct. 14th, Rev. Elijah Baldwin, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], aged 63 years.

Death of an Old Resident:  One of the oldest of our residents, Thomas Little, Esq., departed this life on Wednesday, after an honorable and useful career of three score and ten years in Newburgh.  Mr. Little's occupation was that of a builder, and a number of our principal residences, among others those of Mrs. David Crawford and Harvey Weed, attest his skill in that line.  Newburgh Daily Journal, Oct. 15th.  The deceased was father of B.F. Little, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, October 14 & 21, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, October 14, 1868

Marriages

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct 7th, by Rev. D.J. Whiting, Mr. John Taylor to Miss Ida P. Rhodes, daughter of Col. L.A. Rhodes, all of Norwich.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 29th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Girard S. Mead to North Norwich to Miss Julia C. Redington, daughter of John Redington, of Norwich.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 29th, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. Abner Ogden of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mercy Pittsley of Oxford.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 29th, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Mr. Benjamin F. Boyer of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Sarah E. Brown, of Coventry.

In Exeter [Otsego Co., NY], Aug. 25th, by Rev. A.M. McMaster, Mr. Andrew P. Merchant of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Hannah Phillips, of Exeter.

In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 11th, by Rev. A.M. Totman, Mr. Albert Law, to Miss Mary Brown, all of Pharsalia.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 7th, by Rev. Samuel Miller, Mr. J.E. Davies, of Utica [Oneida Co., NY] to Miss Vinnie Wright of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY].

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 6th, by Rev. Dr. Rogers, Mr. John S. Halsey, of Canton, China, to Miss Ann Amelia Ripley, of Greene.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY] Oct. 6th, by Rev. W. Burnside, Mr. Elverton Mead to Miss Jennie O. Burch, both of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 19th, Mrs. Betsey M. Parker, widow of Nathan Parker, aged 70 years.

At the residence of her son-in-law, N.P. Wheeler, Esq., in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 11th, Mrs. Mary Long, aged 70 years.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 9th, Pliny Augustus [Holbrook], son of G.F. and Eunice Holbrook, aged 2 months and 12 days.

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 30th, Mr. Easton Phetteplace, aged 52 years.

At White Store (Norwich) [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 9th, Mr. Joseph S. May, aged 42 years.

All alone in his lowly bed, / The husband and father is sleeping, / And he heeds not the sighs, nor the tears that are shed, / And he hears not the accents of weeping.

In the prime of his strength, he was smitten down, / And long were the hours of sorrow, / As the days went by in anguish and pain, / With no hope for the glad tomorrow 

No hope, till the angel of death came near, / And stilled the heart's wild beating, / And the sufferer gazed on his foe without fear, / And prayed for a joyful meeting 

With those he loved in a fairer clime / Where sorrow and sickness shall never / Be suffered to mar the peaceful rest / Of those who are saved forever.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 6th, Miss Amelia N. Buell, aged 18 years.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 10th, Jennie L. [Brooks], only daughter of Horace and Charlotte E. Brooks, aged 8 years.

In Eaton, Madison Co. [NY], Oct. 9th, Miss Frankie E. Bennett, daughter of Rev. M.L. and Mary L. Bennett, aged 17 years, 7 months and 10 days.

In Marshalltown, Iowa, Sept. 24th, Mr. Leonard Porter, aged 66 years, formerly of Coventry [Chenango Co., NY].  Mr. Porter removed to Marhsall co., Iowa in 1858, and died as he had lived, a Jefferson democrat, and for the past few years a decided Christian.  He held the office of Justice some four years, and that of Assessor, besides other prominent positions.  He had expressed a strong desire to see Horatio Seymour fill the highest position in the gift of the people, but in this he was disappointed.  His labors are over, and his rest is in peace.  In his decease, his family have met with an irreparable loss, and community a thorough, energetic man, which all who knew him truly feel.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, October 21, 1868

Marriages

At the Free Baptist Parsonage, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 18th, by Rev. D.J. Whiting, Mr. Frank Barr, of East Norwich to Miss Sarah E. Sharp, of Preston [Chenango Co., NY].

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 12th, by Rev. J.L. Burrows, Mr. Charles Walker, to Miss Emma L. Dietz, all of Sherburne.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 15th, by Rev. A.M. Bennett, Mr. Adelbert A. Handy, to Miss Ellen White, of Columbus [Chenango Co., NY].

In Zion Church, Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 8th, by Rev. Dr. Rogers, Mr. Martin M. Stevens, of New York city, to Miss Anna C. [Roberts], daughter of Dr. George W. Roberts.

Deaths

In this village, Oct. 15th, Bessie Davis [Worman], daughter of James H. and Emma P. Worman, aged 6 months.

In Tioga, Pa., Oct. 8th, Hon. Levi Bigelow, formerly of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], aged 84 years.

In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 20th, May [Gage], infant daughter of Leroy and Martha Gage, aged 2 months and 1 day.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct 12th, Mr. John Nichols, aged 67 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 11th, Miss Maggie Roome, aged 22 years.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 11th, Mr. Warren Pease, aged 65 years.

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, September 30 & October 7, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, September 30, 1868

Marriages

At the house of the bride's father, Sept. 15th, by Rev. C.M. Nickerson, Mr. John M. Law, Esq., of New York City, to Miss Jane R. Houk, daughter of Josiah Houk, Esq., of Guilford [Chenango Co.., NY].

In South Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 10th, by Rev. J.H. Robinson, Mr. John A. Place of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Frankie M. [Robinson], daughter of Dea, H. Robinson, of South Oxford.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 16th, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Mr. Sylvester Smith of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] to Miss Susan Winsor, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

In Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept. 8th, by Rev. Mr. Goodman, Mr. Arthur Webster to Miss Fannie R. [Knapp], daughter of L.H. Knapp, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

In Exeter [Otsego Co., NY], Aug. 25th, by Rev. A.M. McMaster, Mr. Andrew P. Merchant of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Hannah Phillips of Exeter.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 10th, by Rev. J.L. Burrows, Mr. Henry C. Scott to Miss Lovica Hally, both of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY]

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 18th, William H. [Newton], son of Isaac S. Newton, Esq., aged 9 months and 2 days.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 28th, Miss Sarah Jane Scott, aged 18 years.

In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 21st, Mr. Chas. Henry aged 27 years.

In Triangle, Broome Co. [NY], Sept. 15th, Mr. Peter Rockwell, formerly of German [Chenango Co., NY], aged 71 years, 1 month and 11 days.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, October 7, 1868

Marriages

At the Free Baptist Parsonage in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 1st, by Rev. D.J. Whiting, Mr. William Heady, of South Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Amanda Dorman, of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY].

In Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], Sept. 26th, by Rev. W.R. Cochrane, Mr. Charles G. Newton, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Mary F. Queal, of Worcester, Otsego Co. [NY].

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 22d, by Rev. L.E. Spafford, Mr. James D. Smith of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Lucina Main, daughter of Aaron Main, of Oxford.

In Oxford, Sept. 17th, by Rev. E.H. Payson, Mr. George D. Cole to Miss Maria A. Sharp, both of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY].

In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 30th, by Rev. Mr. Whittlesey, Mr. Nelson O. Aylesworth, to Miss Mary A. Deming.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 29th, by Rev. Samuel Miller, Mr. T.W. Barner, to Miss L.R. Wilcox, both of Sherburne.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 29th, by Rev. I.B. Hyde, Mr. Harrison H. Pudney, of New York, to Miss Harriet M. Wickham, of Sherburne.

In Finchville [Orange Co.., NY], Sept. 29th, by Rev. L. Littell, Mr. James Baulf, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Sarah F. McBride, of Finchville.

At the residence of the bride's father, in Cortland [Cortland Co., NY], Sept. 29th, by Rev. S.F. Bacon, Mr. Will F. Burdick, to Miss Josie R. Sperry, daughter of Dan J. Sperry, Esq., all of Cortland.

Deaths

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 28th, Mr. Kimball Wood, aged 72 years.

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 30th, of chronic diarrhoea, Mr. Nathan Prentice, in the 54th year of his age.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], Oct. 2d, Mr. Bonaparte Evans, aged 38 years.

In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 17th, Carry May [Crosby], daughter of James H. and Adelia E. Crosby, aged 1 year and 5 days.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 17th, Mr. Perry G. Johnson, aged 48 years.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 25th, Miss Jane Saunders, aged 35 years.

Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, October 7, 1868

Death of Samuel Ten Eyck

We are pained to announce the death of Samuel Ten Eyck, of this village [Oneida, Madison Co., NY], which took place Wednesday forenoon.  Mr. Ten Eyck was taken sick with typhoid fever on Wednesday of last week.  Medical aid was immediately procured but failed to afford any relief.  His disease soon assumed a malignant type and terminated as above stated, just one week from the time he gave up work.  Deceased was 43 years of age.  He was a native of Chenango County, having been born at North Norwich.  He removed to this village a number of years since, where he has been engaged in business.  He leaves a wife and one son and a daughter of mourn his loss.  Oneida Dispatch

Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, September 23, 1868

TEFFT:  In Edmeston, Otsego Co. [NY], September 16th, Stanton Tefft, aged 73 years.

Mr. Tefft was born at Stonington, Connecticut, June 12, 1795.  When a young man he came to Edmeston and settled upon a wild tract of land, which he cleared up with his own hands.  He was a man of sound judgment and noted for his strict integrity and fair d...ing among men.  In business or in politics he was always the friend of the poor and the oppressed and against the oppressor, and to the last rejoiced in the consciousness that he had never cast a vote against the helpless or downtrodden.  He raised a family of seven children, and faithfully instilled into their youthful minds the principles of true manliness and practical lessons of life. About a year before his death, he became aware that he could not live long, sold his farm and arranged his business accordingly.  He spent a part of last winter in this village with his sons, Henry M. and Calvin Tefft.  In his life he ever exemplified the principles of practical Christianity and died in the triumphs of faith.  His last words to his weeping children were, "Do not hold me here, let me go."  By his death his children have lost a kind parent, the church a faithful member, and those who knew him, an earnest friend.

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, September 16 & 23, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, September 15, 1868

Marriages

At the Congregational Church, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Thursday morning, Sept. 10th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. William Breese, to Miss Augusta Hale, daughter of N.B. Hale, Esq., all of Norwich.

In St. Matthew's Church, Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], Sept. 9th, by Rev. J.H. kidder, Mr. Charles Hopkins, to Miss Mahala Love, both of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 9th, by Rev. J.L. Jones, Mr. Orlando Randall, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY] to Mrs. Caroline M. Newton, of Guilford.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 13th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Alanson Hull of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] to Mrs. Betsy Tully, of Norwich.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 1st, by Rev. S.S. Hayward, Mr. Isaac Ingraham, of Preston [Chenango Co., NY], to Mrs. Mary C. Adams, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

In Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 9th, by Rev. T.P. Way, Mr. Jerry Starkweather, of Rochester [Monroe Co., NY], to Miss Amelia [Brown], daughter of Dea. E.P. Brown, of Pharsalia.

In St. Paul's Church, Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 8th, by Rev. Mr. Ayrault, Dr. George Jones, of New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Sarah J. Knight, of the former place.

In East Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 6th, by Rev. R.H. Spafford, Mr. Addison Millke, Esq. of North Fenton [Broome Co., NY] to Miss Anna E. Lenderson of East Greene.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on the morning of September 15th, Maud [Baker], infant daughter of T. Spencer and Lucy H.  Baker aged 11 weeks.  Funeral at No. 32 Mill Street, this (Wednesday) afternoon at 2 o'clock.

In King Settlement [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 13th, Little Fredie [Buell], infant son of William R. and Zilpha M. Buell.

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], August 24th, Lucy D. [Thurston], widow of Amos Thurston, aged 89 years and 7 months.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], August 31st, Ella Fowler, aged 21 years.

In Port Byron, Deborah [Howard], wife of the late Randall Howard, formerly of Sherburne, N.Y., aged 77 years.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 3d, Mrs. Nancy Northrup, aged 71 years.

In Kelso Cannon, kern Co., Cal., Aug. 11th, Mr. Rufus Bunnell, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], aged 48 years.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, September 23, 1868

Marriages

At the Free Baptist Parsonage in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 18th, by Rev. D.J. Whiting, Mr. Isaac Mower, of Norwich, to Mrs. Carrie Smith of Preston [Chenango Co., NY].

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 9th, by Rev. J.C. Ransom, Mr. David Coughlin to Miss Ellen G. Van Ostrand, all of Oxford.

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 16th, by Rev, J.L. Burrows, Mr. A.C. Peck of Binghamton [Broome Co., NY], to Miss Mariette O. Rowland, of Sherburne.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 15th, by Rev. S.MN. Keeler, Mr. Byron Southworth, of Earlville [Madison Co., NY], to Miss Julia Karr, of Smyrna.

Deaths

In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 7th, Mr. David Phettyplace, aged 95 years.  He had resided in the eastern part of this town upwards of seventy-one years.

In this town, [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 11th, Mr. Reuben Wells, aged 56 years.

Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, Sept. 16, 1868:  WELLS: In this town [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], September 11th, Reuben Wells, aged 56 years.  Thus, after an illness of only a few days, one of the old residents of this town is cut down in full vigor of life.  He was born in the town of Norwich in 1809 and has ever resided here.  His parents were among the very first settlers of the Chenango Valley.  As a citizen, he was honest, upright and manly, and was ever held in just esteem by those that knew him.  He was a kind, generous and sympathizing neighbor, a fond father, a loving companion.  In the fulness of time he sinks to rest, leaving a widow, children, and a large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 15th, Ernest? T. [Weed], son of Bradley T. and Anna Weed, aged 3 months.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 12th, Charles D. [Finch], son of William Finch, aged 23 years.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 12th, Miss Jane Robbins, aged 16 years.

Oxford Times, Sept. 23, 1868:  ROBBINS: In this village [Oxford, Chenango Co., NY], on the 12th inst., Jane C. [Robbins], youngest daughter of Mrs. Maria and the late Myron Robbins, aged 16 years.  This young girl was a victim to the same fell disease, Consumption, which carries so many to untimely graves, but young as she was, her amiable deportment, and strict attention to all duties confided to her, won the respect and esteem of all who knew her, and many testified their regard by paying the last tribute at her funeral, and conveying her to her rest beside her father and brother.

In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 1st, Mr. Sylvanus Cook, formerly and for many years a resident of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] aged 81 y'rs.

In Afton {Chenango Co., NY], Sept 2d, Susan B. [Fairchilds], daughter of Khil? Fairchilds, aged 1 year.

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], August 30th, Elery A. [Grover], wife of De Witt C. Grover, in the 40th year of her age.

In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 3d, Sophronia B. [Gleason], wife of Samuel Gleason, aged 71 years and 11 months.

Also, Sept. 7th, Mr. Samuel Gleason, aged 74 years and 9 months.

At the General Hospital in Boston, August 2d, Dr. A.C. Messenger, formerly of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], aged 48? years.

In Cincinnatus [Cortland Co., NY], Sept. 13th, Mrs. Rachel Kingsley, mother of Hon. Lewis Kingsley, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] in the 79th year of her age.

Sudden Death of a Singular Person

Miss Mary Hurlburt, daughter of Elias Hurlbert, of Butternuts [Otsego Co., NY], was found dead in her bed on the morning of Sept. 12th.  This was the eccentric, perhaps monomaniacal Miss Hurlburt, from whose person Dr. Sumner, then at Gilbertsville, and now at Rochester, extracted, about ten years since, such an incredible number of needles and pins - more than 300 in number!  She would never give any account of the manner in which they were introduced; whether she swallowed them or thrust them directly into her flesh; nor did her friends by watching her ever find out.  They were found at different times, working out on the surface of almost every part of the body, but chiefly on the limbs. A lady who had refused to believe the stories about their removal states that she went to satisfy herself and saw Dr. Sumner extract nearly fifty from one arm.  The girl seemed to be very little affected by the operation.  Oneonta Independent.

vital Records, Norwich, NY, September 2 & 9, 1868

 Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, September 2, 1868

Marriages

POTTER - McFARLAND:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], August 12th, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Wallace F. Potter and Josephene McFarland, all of Oxford.

WILD - BROWN:  In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], August 24th, by Rev. W.A. Wadsworth, Luzerne A. Wild of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY] and Lillie V. Brown, of Guilford.

Deaths

WILLIAMS:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], August 24th, after a lingering illness, Dea. Samuel W. Williams aged 50? years.

WILBUR:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], August 23d, at the residence of her son-in-law, Dwight Merrill, Mrs. Cynthia Wilbur, aged 65? years.

BLISS:  In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], August 18th?, James D. Bliss, aged 83 years.

CARRINGTON:  In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], August 1st, Enoch Carrington, aged about 89? years.

HAIGHT:  In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], August 29th, Willie Haight, aged 19 years.

Died at West Troy on the 27th day of August 1858, Seth G. Pellett, aged 46 years.  Mr. Pellett was well known as a resident of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].  His health having failed him, he removed in May last to California, but experiencing no relief, started on his return, but only reached West Troy, where he died.  He leaves many friends to mourn his loss, friends who loved him for his many excellencies which he certainly possessed.

Mrs. Rachael Posey, whose husband was a soldier under Gen. Washington, died at Valley Forge, Penn., a short time ago, at the good old age of 102 years and 10 months.  Her recollection went back to the time when Washington and his army were encamped at Valley Forge in 1777-78. That Winter made memorable by sufferings which have never been paralleled, except, perhaps, by those of Union soldiers at the prison pens of Andersonville.  Her reminiscences of this eventful period were very interesting.  Her husband, Micagia Posey, who was much older than herself, fought under Col. Bull, was wounded and taken prisoner, and after enduring many hardships, was exchanged.  After the war they were married, and lived happily together until his death, which occurred 41 years ago.  Mrs. Posey had 10 children, 81 grandchildren, 119 great-grandchildren, 33 great-great grandchildren, and 5 great-great-great grandchildren.8

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, September 9, 1868

Marriages

At the Free Baptist Parsonage, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 3d, by Rev. D.J. Whiting, Mr. Robert Ruthford of Norwich, to Miss Carrie Sterre, of McDonough [Chenango Co., NY].

In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], August 28th, by Rev. J.L. Burrows, Mr. Lee Richer, of Columbus [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Emma Purdy, of Sherburne.

In Albany, August 24th, by Rev. L.N. Wyckoff, Mr. A.A. Brown, of Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary J. Scobie, of the former place.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], September 3d, of Cholera Infantum, Grace Ford [Sherwood], infant daughter of Marvin R. and Fannie F. Sherwood, aged 3 months.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Sept. 8th, Charles [Conway], son of Cornelius Conway, aged 3 months and 5 days.

At the residence of his son-in-law, Chas. B. Brooks, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY] Sept. 7th, Mr. Henry Brooks, aged 89 years.

At Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., NY] September 4th, Kittie J. [Hammer], wife of Dr. Charles Hammer, in the 21st year of her age.

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] August 30th, Evelyn [Gillet], infant daughter of James M. and Laura Gillet, aged 9 months.

In King Settlement [Chenango Co., NY], September 1st, Miss Nancy A. Guile, aged 51 years.

In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], August 27th, Linn O. [Rich], aged 1 year, 7 months and 27 days.  "Death loves a shining mark."

In Cleveland O. August 14th, Jane Ann [Case], wife of L.H. Case, formerly of Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], aged 52 years.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], September 4th, after a brief illness, Thomas J. Bailey, M.D., aged 34 years.

On Friday morning last, our entire community was startled by the announcement that Dr. Bailey was dead. The shock was all the more severe from the fact that, but few had learned of his serious illness, till his death was announced.

Although he had not fully recovered from a severe sickness he had some months since, yet he was able to be about most of the time and attend his ordinary business affairs.  On Sunday, week, though quite unwell, he attended to some professional calls, which was the last work he did.  On Monday, he was severely attacked with cholera morbus, inducing a nervous prostration, which continued to increase, in spite of the best medical skill, till Friday morning, when about one o'clock he expired having hardly attained his thirty-fourth year.

Dr. Bailey was a native of Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], where his parents and other members of the family still reside.  Receiving a good common school education, and the advantages of a course of study both at Oxford and Norwich Academies, in 1856 he entered upon the study of medicine in this village, in the office of the late Dr. Blin Harris.  In the spring of 1860 he graduated with honors, at the University of New York, and at once, with rare advantages, commenced practice in this town.  In the month of June the same year, he connected himself with the Chenango County Medical Society, and was ever a consistent and respected member, holding inviolate the honor of the profession.

Dr. Bailey has been called to fill various positions of public trust, retaining continuously the office of Coroner since his first election in 1861.  He was connected with the Provost Marshal's Staff, as Assistant Examining Surgeon during the war drafts, and at the time of his death, in addition to Coroner, held the important trust of Pension Surgeon.

Few persons of his years have had greater favors shown them, few whose prospects for a long life of usefulness were as bright as his.  Genial, social, obliging, generous almost to a fault, he had gathered around him a host of friend, and in many sorrowing households and hearts he will be sadly missed and mourned.  Indeed, throughout the county, probably not one of his years was more favorably and extensively known.  He had a strong hold upon the public, which for a young man, it is no small matter to attain.  Gifted with excellent qualities of head and heart, it is not claimed that the was faultless as none of us are.  His estimable traits of character and his many virtues will ever be cherished and kept green in our memories, as will his pleasant and familiar face be remembered in our midst, for his goodness, his congeniality, and his numerous benefactions.

The little son, now an orphan in a selfish world, and the disconsolate widow, we are assured have the deepest sympathy of the community, of all classes. Whatever of consolation poor words can offer, from the depth of our heart we extend to them and all the bereaved, directing them in this sore affliction and in all their trials to a Comforter that is not of earth.  

On Sunday last, he was followed to the grave by a large concourse of people, including members of the medical profession from this and other localities, and Masons from various lodges to the number of nearly two hundred and fifty, who came to pay their last tribute to the memory of a friend and brother.  The body was committed to dust in accordance with the ritual of the Fraternity, the burial service being read by Rev. E.R. Clark, of Oxford.  The procession was led by Prof. Jacobs' brass Band, playing a dirge.  The occasion was one of the most touching and imposing it has been our forturne to witness in Norwich.  On a mellow Autumnal Sabbath afternoon, we left our brother, who by the wayside has fallen, to rest till the resurrection morn.

Soldier's Letter, Civil War, March 1864

 Oxford Times, April 13, 1864

At Columbus, Ky., on Steamboat Joseph Pierce, March 27, 1864

Editor Times:  Sir: Having been near the theater of operations of the guerrilla forces, I have had an opportunity of gathering some information relative to his attack on Paducah, which I desire to submit to the readers of your paper, trusting that coming from one of the boys of Oxford it will not be read wholly devoid of interest.  In the first place, Faulkner attacked and took Union City.  His force consisted of fifteen hundred infantry without artillery.  While this was doing, Forrest with a force comprising 4000 men (Infantry) and a Battery, marched on Paducah.  After the capture of Union city, the two bodies reunited for an attack on the latter place which they commenced about 2 o'clock Friday afternoon.  Col. Hicks commanding the town had but four minutes warning, when the attack began.  

After a sharp fire from the Batteries, Forrest sent a flag of truce demanding an immediate surrender of the Fort, threatening if the demand was not complied with, to take it by assault.  The reply of Col. Hicks was, that he should hold the fort in any event. Twice more during the attack the demand was repeated, with the threat that if the fort was not given up, so quarters would be shown to its defenders.  The whole sum of the defensive force at that time, was four hundred men and two gunboats.

The rebels held the town, and from the windows of the houses were able to severely annoy our forces, killing and wounding several of our men. The two gunboats and Col. Hicks behaved with great bravery, pouring a sharp fire into the enemy's ranks and shelling the town. The citizens had been warned by Col. Hicks that the necessity for doing this might probably arise. The state of sentiment renders it quite probable that the movement had not been made without complicity on the part of the disaffected portion of the population.

The consequences to Paducah were most awful.  As the sharp shooters continued to use their deadly weapons from windows favorably situated for their purpose, and the remainder of the enemy to fire from positions among the houses, affording suitable shelter, there was no other alternative for the defenders of the fort but to deprive them of their advantages.  The bursting shells told with desperate effect among the buildings which were soon in flames in several places.

The inhabitants fled in the greatest consternation, as many as could seeking safety by crossing to the opposite side of the Ohio.  The attack was continued until eleven o'clock at night, when the unwavering courage of the garrison and the effective operations of the gunboats compelled the baffled and mortified rebels to withdraw from a place, the conquest of which they had confidently counted upon, relying upon the immense superiority of their numbers.

They were reported to be retreating on the way for the May Flower, but strong reasons led to the belief that the attack would be renewed, to provide against which, reinforcements had been sent from Cairo. The loss of the rebels was heavy, between two and three hundred are reported killed. The number of their wounded was not known.  Among their killed was Brig. Gen. A.P. Thompson.  Our loss as far as ascertained was 15 killed and 40 wounded. the conduct of Col. Hicks receives the highest encomiums.  The effective fire of the gunboats receives high praise.  They rendered good service but suffered greatly from the sharp shooters fire. There was no faltering on the part of the garrison. The reports received from the spot gave the men the highest commendation. They behaved most gallantly, fighting bravely and handling the guns splendidly.   Those forces were negroes.  On several occasions we have heard of negroes fighting well.  Here is another and a striking instance that they can and will render efficient service.  How little they know of their qualities as soldiers, who, when the negroes were first organized into regiments, contemptuously exclaimed the negro can never be made to fight.  Their conduct at Paducah speaks for itself.

At the latest accounts Paducah was in flames.  The steamboat Tycoon which left there Saturday noon report that the place was burning.  The Louisville and Iowa were acting as ferry boats taking citizens across to the Illinois side. About 3,000 crossed, houseless and with little else among them than the clothing on their persons.  Gunboats patrolling the river in front of the city.

The White Cloud was a little distance below putting troops ashore, while above the fort the glorious old stars and stripes were triumphantly waving.  

Yours, &c.  I.

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, August 19&26, 1868

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, August 19, 1868

Marriages

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 2d, by Rev. Thomas Harroun, Mr. Geo. Blackman, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Euphema A. Thompson, of the same place.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 4th, by the same, Mr. Richard S. Wescott, of Richmondville [Schoharie Co., NY], to Miss Martha L. Gridley, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY].

In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], July 31st, by Ira Rich, Esq., Mr. John O. Follett to Miss Anna Perkins, all of New Berlin.

In Cortland, Ill., July 20th, by Rev. B.S. Williams, Mr. Geo. T. Davis, of Minnesota, to Miss Mary E. Sackett.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 6th, by Rev. H.W. Lee, Mr. James H. Sanders, of Bainbridge, to Miss Lydia A. Toombs, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

In Sidney [Delaware Co., NY], Aug. 10th, by Rev. A. McMaster, Mr. Isaac Ellis, to Miss Augusta Sexsmith, all of Afton [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 17th, Miss Bridget Griffin, aged 28 years.

At the residence, of L.W. Knott in Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 12th, Mr. Samuel Weeden of West Laurens, Otsego Co. [NY], formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], aged 72 years 10 months and 24 days.

In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 6th, suddenly, Mr. Nathan R. Baldwin, aged 43 years, 3 months and 17 days.

In East Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 5th, Harriet C. [Hyde], wife of Oscar R. Hyde, aged 35 years.

In McDonough [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 3d, Vernia [Root], son of Charles and Sarah Root, aged 13 months and 22 days.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], July 29th, Mr. Hiram Fuller, aged 34 years.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], Aug. 11th, Euphemia, [Foster], wife of Oscar Foster, aged 33 years, 5 months and 11 days.

In Lincklaen [Chenango Co., NY], July 11th, at the residence of his son, Hon. S. Beebe, Mr. Cary L. Beebe, aged 83 years.

At her mother's residence in Washington, D.C., July 8th, Mrs. Mary A. Close, aged 24 years, 9 months and 6 days.

In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], July 10th, of consumption, Mr. Edwin R. Bassett, aged 24 years.

Fatal Accident:  A child of Charles Root, of Mcdonough [Chenango Co., NY], aged 13 months was drowned on Sunday, the 2d inst., in a tub of buttermilk into which it had accidentally fallen unobserved, and which resulted in death in a very short time.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, August 26, 1868

Marriages

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], August 12th, by Rev. T.P. Halsted, Mr. Wallace F. Potter, to Miss Josephine McFarland, all of Oxford.

In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], July 26th, by Rev. F.F. Peck, Silas L. Rhodes, Esq., to Miss Sarah Peck, both of Smithville.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], August 24th, after a lingering illness, Dea. Samuel W. Williams aged 60 years.  Funeral at No. 7 Henry Street, this (Wednesday) morning at 10 o'clock.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], August 23d, at the residence of her son-in-law, Dwight Merrill, Mrs. Cynthia Wilbur, aged 65 years.

In Smithville [Chenango Co., NY], August 18th, Mr. James D. Bliss, aged 83 years.

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], August 1st, Mr. Enoch Carrington, aged about 9 years.

In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], July 30th, Mr. Reuben Bump, aged about 92 years.

Sudden Death:  On Tuesday evening, Alonzo A. Arnold, a relative of J.S. Keator, Esq., temporarily connected with the sawmill at Rapids City, came to a very sudden death by hemorrhage.  Mr. A. has been subject to attacks of heart disease.  On Tuesday evening near eight o'clock, he went into the bathroom to take a bath.  He had undressed, gotten into the tub, when blood suddenly burst from his mouth and nose.  He managed to get up to the door, where he was promptly seen by O.N. Land and Charley Wheeler, who carried him to a lounge. The bleeding however was so rapid that he was dead in three minutes.  He leaves a wife and family in Moline.  Moline (Ill.) Daily Union, July 30.  Mr. Arnold was formerly a resident of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY].

Found Dead:  Mrs. C. Crandall, of North Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], an old lady 73 years old, while on a visit to her son, Mr. Welch Crandall, of Upper Lisle [Broome Co., NY], was found dead in the bed on Saturday morning last. She retired in her usual health, and apparently died without a struggle.  She had two daughters near by - one slept on a lounge in the same room, and the other in the bedroom adjoining, neither of whom was awakened by any noise or disturbance from their dying mother.  The cause of her sudden death was disease of the heart, with which she had for some time been afflicted.  Whitney's Point Gazette.

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, July 29, Aug. 5 & 12, 1868

 Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, July 29, 1868

Marriage

WOOD - ELDRED:  In South New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], July 20th, by Rev. McK. Shaw, Henry C. Wood, of Laurens [Otsego Co., NY], and Sarah M. Eldred, of Otsego [Otsego Co., NY].

Deaths

EATON:  In Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY], July 20th, Nelson Eaton, aged 51 years and 9 months.

TAFT:  In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], July 19th, Stephen Taft, aged 56 years.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, August 5, 1868

Marriages

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], July 30th, by Rev. D.D. Brown, Mr. William F. Russell, to Miss Judith A. Flowers, daughter of John M. Flowers, all of Plymouth.

At the parsonage, July 23d, by the Rev. Robert Scott, Mr. Myron Fitch to Miss Helen E. Wilks, all of Smithville Flats [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], August 1st, Mr. Horace P. Hadlock, aged 78 years.

Suddenly in Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], July 25th, Angeline [Westcott], wife of Cyrus Westcott, aged about 21 years.

In Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], July 20th, Henry [Smith], son of Ersula Smith, aged 5 years.

We are pained to learn of the death, from typhoid fever, of Frederick Curtis, Esq., of the dry goods firm of Peck, Bradford & Curtis, which occurred at Sidney Plains [Delaware Co., NY] on the 26th ult.  Mr. Curtis formerly resided at Mt. Upton [Chenango Co., nY], where he prosecuted the mercantile business under the firm name of Truesdell & Curtis, subsequently that of Curtis Brothers.  He was a young man of excellent business qualities, agreeable and social in his private life, and highly esteemed by all.  His age was about 32 years.  He held an assurance [sic] policy on his life of $3,000, in the Mutual life, of New York.

Mr. J.H. Maydole (brother of David Maydole, Esq., of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY]) who has suffered for some years with partial paralysis, died at Eaton, Madison Co. [NY], Wednesday, July 23d.  His loss is felt very much throughout the village, especially by the Congregational church, of which he has been a member and deacon.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, August 12, 1868

Marriages

In Bloomington, Ill., July 30th, Mr. I.T. Merry, of Ogdensburg, N.Y. [St. Lawrence Co., NY], to Miss Ella A. Stackhouse, of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY].

In Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY], July 25th, by Rev. R.A. Clark, Mr. F.N. Eggleston, of Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Martha A. Redfield, of Unadilla.

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], August 7th, Addie M. [Weed], infant child of George O. and Electa Weed.

In Marietta, Ga., July 27th, David Buttolph, Esq., formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], aged 88 years.

In South Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], April 11th, 1868, Herbert Burdett Leach, eldest son of Horace and Mary Leach, aged 11 years.  Herbert was a kind, affectionate boy, and endeared himself to his parents and friends by his thoughtful care of a little lame brother, who misses him much.  The peculiar circumstances of his illness and death are painful in the extreme.  Yet we trust the afflicted parents will turn in their great sorrow to Him whose compassion never fails, and remember that of such as Herbert it is said, because they are pure in heart, they "shall see god."

In North Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], August 6th, after a long and severe illness, Mr. Kevine Chase, aged 34 years.  In the full vigor of manhood has a kind and affectionate father and husband been stricken down.  Patiently he suffered awaiting his final dissolution with that composure of which to him was evident, retaining his faculties to near the last moment, as only those can who possess that firm hope in the "God of our salvation, which is an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast."  "May his ashes rest in peace."

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, July 8, 15, & 22, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, July 8, 1868

Marriages

In Coventry [Chenango Co., NY], June 30th, at the Presbyterian Church, by Rev. Mr. Crocker, Mr. John Mandeville, editor of the Hoosac Valley News, of North Adams Mass., and a graduate from the Chenango Union office, to Miss Susan A. Kales, of Coventry.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], June 24th, at the Free Baptist Parsonage, by Rev. D.J. Whiting, Mr. Emerson C. Crandall of Norwich to Miss Frankie Aldrich, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY].

In East Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY], July 1st, by H.R. Powell, Esq., Mr. Marshall Johnson, to Miss Fanny C. Remington, all of Pharsalia.

In North Brookfield [Madison Co., NY], June 24th, by Rev. S.N. Westcutt, Mr. David Jenks of Sherburne [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Fanny Cuiler? of Columbus [Chenango Co., NY].

In Oxford [Chenango Co., NY], June 21st, by Rev. L.E. Spafford, Mr. Adelbert Seeley, to Miss Fila Mowry, all of Oxford.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], June 24th, by Rev. H. Garlick, Mr. G.W. Agard of Harvard, Ill. to Miss Suan H. Ramsey, of Greene.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], June 28th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Willis Figary, to Miss Lois Tracy, both of North Norwich.

Deaths

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], June 21st, Mr. Thomas Hopkins, aged 70 years.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], May 4th, of typhoid fever, Mr. Wm. S. Wilcox, aged 45 years.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], June 15th, of consumption, Miss Fanny Sprague, aged 37 years.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], June 11th, of typhoid fever, Almenzo Dixon Hunt, son of Geroge and Mary Hunt, aged 17 months.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co., NY], April 28th, of dropsy on the brain, Herbert Ralph Dixon, son of H.M. and Nettie Dixon, aged 2 years, 2 months and 9 days.

In Munnsville [Madison Co., NY], June 19th, Ruth E. [Ketchum], wife of Truman G. Ketchum, and daughter of Mrs. S.S. Roberts, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], aged 35 years.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], June 26th, Alice A. [Hubbard], aged 19 years.

In Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], July 2d, after a short, but severe, illness, Hortense [Green], youngest child of Thomas J. and Julia A. Green, aged 13 years and 7 months.

At the residence of his son, J.R. Holcomb, in Youngstown, Ohio, June 20th, Mr. Orange Holcomb, aged 84 years.

Sad Accident:  At 6 o'clock, Monday afternoon last, as Wm. Force, a lad of eight years, was busying or amusing himself near the lock at the Quarter, he lost his balance and fell in. The lock was nearly full of water, and before it was possible to rescue him, life was extinct.  Dr. Van. Keuren was summoned to hold an inquest, but he thought it unnecessary, though he volunteered his services for three hours.  J.C. Force, father of the boy, is connected with the factory.  Sherburne News.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, July 15, 1868

Marriages

At St. Andrew's Church, New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], on Tuesday morning, July 7th, by Rev. J.B. Robinson, Prof J.M. Sprague, Principal of the New Berlin Academy, to Miss Mary H. Todd, assistant.

In Greene [Chenango Co., NY], June 26th, by Rev. T.D. Hammond, Mr. Franklin Y. McCulloe to Miss Nancy Wheeler, daughter of Ephraim Wheeler, all of Greene.

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], July 2d, by Rev. L.V. Ismond, Mr. James A. Pierson, of Franklin [Delaware Co., NY] to Miss Augusta Dutton, of Bainbridge.

July 1st, by Rev. J.L. Bennett, James F. Fitts, formerly adjutant and Captain in the 114th Regt. N.Y.SV. to Miss Harriet E. Gooding.

In Dubuque, Iowa, June 23d, by Rev. Charles H. Seymour, Mr. Samuel B. Emmons, of Mt. Carroll, Ill. formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Mary Beattie.

July 4th, by Rev. S.F. Bacon, Mr. Edwin S. Cass, of Taylor [Cortland Co., NY], to Miss Lydia M. Meriole, of Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

In Strykersville, Wyoming, Co., N.Y., July 11th, Rev. Stephen Keyes, Jr., aged 38 years.

In Pitcher [Chenango Co., NY], May 9th, Lucius [Birdlebough], only child of J.R. and Addie Birdelbough, aged 1 year, 1 month and 3 days.  Darling child we sadly miss thee, / Yet we feel that all is well; / Jesus loved thee, and he took thee-- / With him thou wilt ever dwell.

At the residence of her husband, in New York July 9th, after a long illness, Elizabeth [Corbin], wife of A.R. Corbin, Esq.

In Amherst, Ohio, June 20th, Mr. E.B. Dimmick, formerly of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY], aged 59 years and 11 months.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, July 22, 1868

Marriages

At Emmanuel Church, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], on Wednesday morning, July 15th, by Rev. E.Z. Lewis, Mr. William H. Bishop to Miss Mary E. Gorton, all of Norwich.

In Sidney Plains [Delaware Co., NY], July 4th, by Rev. A. Palmer, Mr. Horace Ives, of Guilford [Chenango Co., NY], to Miss Maria Sheldon, of Unadilla [Otsego Co., NY].

At the Foundry M.E. Church, Washington, D.C., July 6th, by Rev. Mr. Brown, Mr. William E. Tew, of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Maggie Buchanan, of Washington.

Deaths

Suddenly, in the highway near Wood's Corners, from the effect of heat, Mr. Benjamin Cook, of North Norwich, aged 75 years.

Death from Heat:  On the afternoon of Wednesday last, between five and six o'clock, Mr. Benjamin Cook, an old and respected resident of king's Settlement, was found lying by the roadside, a short distance above Wood's Corners, in an unconscious condition, and he soon afterwards breathed his last.  It appears that he had visited this village on that day, on foot, and was on his return home, when he was struck down.  He was seen to pass the houses in the vicinity in the afternoon, and it is supposed that he lay in the road, exposed to a broiling sun, some three hours. the poor old man was literally melted.  Mr. Cook was a man of good habits and enjoyed the esteem of the entire community.  His age was 75 years.

In Oxford, July 6th, Susan A. [Hackett], daughter of James H. and Lucia Hackett, aged 18 months.

In Bennettsville [Chenango Co., NY], July 4th, Hattie J. [Benedict], daughter of Addison and Eliza Benedict, aged 1 year and 8 days.

Vital Records, Norwich, NY, June 17, 24 & July 1, 1868

 Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, June 17, 1868

Marriages

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], June 10th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. Robert Colwell, of Plymouth [Chenango Co., NY] to Miss Bessie Heady, of Norwich.

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], June 10th, by Rev. S. Scoville, Mr. William Makepeace, to Miss Hattie M. Barker, all of Norwich.  

In Waterbury, Conn., May 27th, by Rev. Henry Townsend, Mr. Willard F. Pardee, of Hartford, Conn., to Miss Carrie Townsend,, formerly of Greene [Chenango Co., NY], of Waterbury.

In Pitcher [Chenango Co. NY] June 5th, by Rev. S.P. Way, Mr. Wm. N. Howard, to Miss Anna A. Hicks, both of Otselic [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], June 14th, of throat consumption, Mrs. Elizabeth M. Sholes, wife of Richard M. Sholes, aged 34 years.  

In Preston [Chenango Co., NY], May 17th, Mrs. Lucinda Belden, wife of the late Jason Belden, aged 68 years.

In Afton [Chenango Co., NY], May 10th, Henry S. [Tubbs], son of Orris and Anna Tubbs, aged 1 year, 10 months and 29 days.

In Waterbury, Conn., June 5th, Mr. George L. Townsend, aged 46 years.

In Norwich [Chenango Co., NY], June 7th, of canker rash and scarlet fever, Carrie V. [Burlingame], daughter of Enos H. and Harriet E. Burlingame, aged 8 years, 8 months and 13 days.

Our home is again made lonely, / Our hearts bleed o'er and o'er; / Our Carrie, our pet and our only, / Is, alas too truly, no more.

How we miss that dear little one / Whose words and tone made hearts rejoice; / How we miss her blithesome song, / Her cheering and her comforting voice.

How we loved that little creature, / Full of joy, of love, and of mirth; / Too lovely of form and of feature, / Too pure to dwell on the earth.

In her sickness, suffering and pain, / No tears could bedim her mild eye; / Ne'er known to murmur or complain, / But would oft say, "mama, do not cry."

Oh, my darling, lovely Carrie / Thy mother's heart is with thee still; / Fain would I suffered for thee, / Had it been our Saviour's will.

Farewell, loved one, may we meet thee / In that world of light and love. / For we feel that angels greet thee / In the angelic choir above.

At the residence of his brother-in-law, B. Slater, in this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], June 9th, of consumption, Mr. Virgil Pendleton, aged 27 years.

The Oneida Dispatch contains the following tribute to Virgil Pendleton, whose death will be found recorded under our obituary head:  "Virgil Pendleton died at Norwich, Chenango County, June 9, at the early age of 27 years.  Mr. Pendleton's parents reside at Norwich.  He went to Syracuse in 1861, and entered the store of D. McCarthy & Co.  An intelligent and faithful discharge of duties won him unlimited confidence, and at the time of taking sick he was in charge of the immense business of the firm when the proprietors were absent.  Quick consumption has done its work.  A few months ago, he felt its first approaches - ten weeks ago forsook his business post in hope of better health soon. Three weeks later he went to his relatives at Norwich, and there he yielded up his spirit to the God who gave it.  A large circle of friends in Syracuse and Norwich will sympathize with those who mourn at this sad event."

Telegraph & Chronicle, Norwich, NY, June 24, 1868

Marriages

FOOTE - REDINGTON:  In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], June 18th, at the First Congregational Chruch, by Rev. S. Scoville, Samuel I. Foote and Laura A. Redington, all of Norwich.

FOSTER - SHERWOOD:  In Otselic [Chenango Co., NY], May 30th, by J. H. Stanbro, Esq., Orville Foster of Pharsalia [Chenango Co., NY] and Esther J. Sherwood of Otselic.

GILBERT - CAMP:  In New Berlin [Chenango Co., NY], June 9th, by Rev. G.E. Flint, Henry B. Gilbert and Athah J. Camp.

JUDSON - SUTHERLAND:  At the residence of the bride's father, in Milo, Yates Co. [NY], June 16th, by Rev. C.S. Coats, J. Watts Judson, of Memphis Tennessee, and Dora Sutherland, of the former place.

Deaths

LEWIS:  In Covington, Ky., Thursday, June 11th, at 15 minutes past 9 o'clock, Ellen [Lewis], wife of H.J. Lewis, leaving many friends to mourn her loss.

WALES:  In Earlville [Madison Co., NY], June 12th, Henry Wales, aged 66 years.

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, July 1, 1868

Marriages

In Bainbridge [Chenango Co., NY], June 18th, by Rev. H.W. Lee, Mr. E. Pratt Beach, of New York, to Miss Helen G. Moody of Bainbridge.

In Nashville, Tenn., June 4th, by Rev. O.O. Knight, Mr. W.T. Auton, to Miss Frances R. Knight, eldest daughter of O.J. Knight, formerly of Oxford [Chenango Co., NY].

Deaths

In this village [Norwich, Chenango Co., NY], June 29th, Mrs. Eunice Packer, widow of Capt. James Packer, aged 83 years.

In Smyrna [Chenango Co. NY], June 19th, Thomas H. [Sweet], eldest son of Leroy C. and Catharine Sweet, aged 20 years.

At his residence, in Markham, Canada West, June 9th, Benjamin Slater, Esq., aged 79 years, 2 months and 14 days.

Brutal Murder

Chenango Union, Norwich, NY, June 17, 1868

The Utica Observer gives an account of a brutal murder discovered in Brookfield, Madison county, [NY] on Saturday morning last.  The victim is a man about fifty years of age, who lived by himself in an old house in the southwestern part of the town.  His name was Moses Johnson.  Not long since he had purchased the farm which he occupied.  A payment on the property falls due in a few days, and Johnson had been collecting the amount required (about five hundred dollars) to meet the payment.  This fact was undoubtedly in the mind of the man who murdered Johnson, who was clearly killed for the money secreted in the house. The murdered man was last seen alive on Thursday. Saturday morning, a party of men working on the highway near Johnson's house, sent in for the "old man," as he was called, to assist them in repairs. The boy who was dispatched to notify deceased, soon returned with the intelligence that Johnson was nowhere to be found, and that the interior of the house bore marks of a bloody struggle. The men accompanied the lad to the house, where they found indications of a terrible fight.  An ax, covered with blood, was under the bed and handfuls of hair and clots of gore were scattered in all directions. The tracks of blood were traced to the well, and further search revealed the mutilated body of the murdered man with a stone attached to his neck. The back of his head was split open, and the body bore wounds that only an instrument similar to an ax could have inflicted.  No clue has been found to the murderer.  The deed has created considerable excitement in the locality where Johnson lived, and it is thought the guilty man cannot long go undetected. The murdered man had no family and by his solitary life had made few friends or acquaintances.