1/1/1875 > Obit - Garrett SMITH died Dec. 28 in New York City; born Utica Mar 6, 1797; son of Peter Smith, one of the pioneers of what now constitutes Oneida & Madison counties and one of the largest land owners in the State. [incomplete] > Murder at Guilford-About half past ten o'clock Sunday morning last, the little village of Guilford, Chenango county …. by one of the most horrible and unaccountable murders that was ever perpetrated. The victim was Mrs. E. H. FITCH, a well known and highly respectable old lady of 75 years of age. The murderer is John P. HALL. … Mrs. Fitch at the time of the murder was committed, was on a holiday visit to her niece, Mrs. Hall and her family. (Binghamton Times, Dec. 29) [Incomplete] > Surrounding Counties- Hon. Silas SWEET died at his residence in Blenheim, on Monday, December 21, at the age of nearly 42 years. MARRIED. > In Oneonta, December 30, by Rev. H. H. Allen, at the home of the bride, Mr. W. L. SLOAT, of Delhi, and Miss Anna VAN ALSTINE, of Oneonta. DIED. > In Otego, on the 25th of December, of scarlet fever, Maud Estella, infant daughter of Albert H. and Addie M. HUNT, aged 11 months and 19 days. 1/18/1875 MARRIED. > At the parsonage, Davenport Center, by Rev. W. W. Taylor, Mr. Milo DEAN, of Oneonta, to Miss Elizabeth A. LIVINGSTON, of Davenport Center. > In Otego, Dec. 21st(?), by Rev. A. Thomas, Alonzo M. MILLER, of Unadilla, to Sarah M. HOWARD, of Otego. > At West Laurens, Dec. 24th, 1874 John A. HUGHES, of Bloomington, ILL. To Miss Lillie BEETS of West Laurens. > Dec. 21st(?), 1874, at the bride's father, Oneonta Plains, by Rev. H. Brown, George H. JENKS, of Otego, to Flora K. BEACH, of Oneonta. > Jan. 5, 1875, at the bride's father in Milford, James L. PEET, of Oneonta, to Mary S. DRIVER(?), of Milford. DIED. > In North Franklin, Delaware county, January 3, 1875, Noah M. PHILLIPS, aged 10(?) years. > In Oneonta, Jan. 2d, 1875, Alanson(?) BENEDICT, aged 72 years. 1/15/1875 > Surrogate Court…week ending January 4, 1875 Dec. 29 - Estate of Rebecca GARRATT, of Unadilla, deceased. Warren, ACKLEY, of Milford, deceased. Dec. 31- Estate of John C. BROWN, of Richfield, deceased. Aaron BRIMMER, of Otego, deceased. Jan. 4 - Estate of Maria COFFIN, of Exeter, deceased. Margaret BENNET, of Laurens, deceased. Cornelius TEACHOUT, of Hartwick, deceased. George W. BENTLEY, of Westford, deceased. Norman K. RANSOM, of Richfield, deceased. Seth HUBBARD, of Exeter, deceased. MARRIED. > At Franklin, Dec. 24th, by Rev. E. F. Barlow, Isaac MILLSPAUGH and Miss Delia A. WARD, all of Franklin. > At the residence of the bride's father, in Masonville, Dec. 24th, 1874, Duane HAND and Henrietta FINCH, both of that place. > In Franklin, Dec. 24th, 1874, Samuel BURRHUS, of Walton, and Miss Marietta PIERSON > In West Delhi, Dec. 31st(?), 1874, David CHAMBERS and Miss Mary A. MIDDLEMIST. > In Sharon, Jan. 5th, Henry BELLINGER to Libby PARSONS. > In Sharon, Jan. 6th, 1875, John VAN SHAICK to Magdalene RACE. > Jan. 6th, at the residence of Mrs. Willis Holmes, by Rev. A. Wing, Mr. Morris C. SMITH, of Otego, to Miss Ada HOUGHTALING, of Oneonta. DIED. > In Franklin, Dec. 25th, 1874, Lillie, Neva UNDERWOOD, aged 3 years. > In Stamford, Dec. 30th, 1794, at the residence of J. B. Van Mousen, Mrs. BRAZEE, aged 83 years. > In Guilford, Jan. 1st, 1875, Jonas HAYNES, aged 83 years. > In Harpersfield, N. Y., Jan. 2, 1875, Miss Hannah L. HOAGLAND, aged 33 years. She was born in Harpersfield, and in early life consecrated her all to her Redeemer. Through life she was distinguished for her fidelity to every trust committed to her. For seventeen years she had been an exemplary member of the Presbyterian Church in Harpersfield, a living epistle against all those vanities which like a flood threatened to overwhelm the church. Lovely in her life, she was beloved by all, and her cheerful face and pleasant voice are missed not only at home but by all who knew her.-She lived trusting in Jesus, and when the time of departure came, went calmly down in to the valley, preparing to cross the river of death. Thus leaning on the beloved, she passed out of sight to enter the Paradise of God. [poem attached to notice] 1/22/1875 > Edward S. STOKES, the gentleman who murdered James FISK, Jr., has come to the conclusion that he has been confined long enough, and is making frantic appeals to Governor Tilden for a pardon. [incomplete] > The obituary notice of Alanson BENNETT is delayed for another week for data. > The remains of Mrs. Louise GASKIN, of Ithaca, reached Oneonta on Saturday last for re-interment. She was a former resident of this place and will be remembered by the older inhabitants as a person of singularly agreeable and sprightly manners. Her death occurred some months since and in accordance with her expressed wish, her final resting place will be in "Riverside Cemetery". [died May 31, 1874 in Ithaca] > Morris - W. H. HARRINGTON, a former pastor of the Universalist Church, was married on Monday last to Miss Ella V. ADAMS, of this village. > Andes - O. A. SWART was married on the 12th, to Miss Gussie, daughter of Hon. G. G. DECKER, Member of Assembly. MARRIED. > At Portlandville, Jan. 10th, by Rev. H. Brown, Geo. BUSH and Julia KING, all of Milford. > In Morris, Jan. 18th, by Rev. Orrin Perkins, Rev. William H. HARRINGTON, pastor of the Universalist Church in Belvedere, ILL., to Miss Ella V. ADAMS, of Morris. > At the Susquehanna House, Jan. 20, by the Rev. H. H. Allen, Hiram REYNOLDS to Elmira SNYDER, all of Mount Upton. DIED. > In Otego, Dec. 4th, 1874, Mary F., wife of Hiram BALDWIN, and daughter of Daniel and Lynda EDWARDS, aged 32 years. > In Oneonta, Jan. 15, Betsey, relict of Isaac GREENE, aged 72 years and 4 months. > Rev. Milton H. STEWART, aged 81 years, died at the residence of C.C. Stewart, last Sunday night. He was born in Kortright, Del. County, N. Y., 1794. At the age of 20(?) years he was converted and joined the M. E. church. Soon after he felt called upon to enter the ministry. His natural diffidence(?) prevented this until he became impressed that God's displeasure would rest upon him if he did not obey the call made by the Church, and his own convictions. Accordingly in 1830(?) he joined the Troy Conference of which he was a member at the time of his decease. He served the Church with great acceptability for eleven years, when his health became broken because of excessive labor in a revival which brought to his church 200 converts, and at his request his Conference granted him a rest of two years, after which he re-entered the effective work, and was appointed to the Charlotte Circuit. After serving in various appointments for ten years, he was granted a super-annuated relation and moved to Illinois where he served different charges as a supply until he came to Oneonta with broken health as he often said, to die. It would be impossible to estimate his trial and hardship experience in the early itinerant ministry. But he did his work well, and faithfully, and left a bright evidence of a blissful future to his friends, and although to them there is a sense of loneliness, they do not mourn, but rejoice in the fact that their loss is his eternal gain. 1/29/1875 > Fatal Accident At Colliersville - Death of Floyd EVERY … died Sunday… about 25 years of age...leaves wife and two children. [incomplete] > Mrs. Olive PATTENGILL DRAPER, of Morris, died in that town on the 5th inst., at the great age of 94 years and 11 months. She was one of the oldest residents of the county; came to Butternuts when 14 years of age. She left six grandchildren, 47 great grandchildren and one great grandchild. She retained all her faculties to the day of her decease. > Surrogate Court Jan. 13 - Estate of Abram SITTS, late of Burlington, deceased. Jan. 14 - Estate of Hiram FUNK, late of Springfield, deceased. Jan. 15 - Estate of Rose McGARITY, late of Cherry Valley, deceased. Jan. 16 - Estate of Francis MANCHESTER, late of Hartwick, deceased. Jan. 18 - Estate of Ira PALMER, late of Exeter, deceased. Ezra WHITE, late of Oneonta, deceased. Clark HUESTIS, late of Burlington, deceased. > Surrounding Counties. Franklin-The remains of Miss Lulie PORTER were brought here and her funeral sermon preached on Saturday last. MARRIED. > At the Baptist Church, Mount Vision, January 12th, by Rev. Walter Fry, Lewis WOODCOCK to Adan FENTION(?), all of Laurens. > At the bride's father's, January 20th, by Rev. Walter Fry, Allison HALL to Ellen GREGORY, eldest daughter of Mr. Isaac Gregory. > In Schoharie, at the residence of the bride's father, on the 14th inst., by Rev. W. C. Handy, Mr. Abram DIETZ to Miss Sarah WARNER. > In Richfield Springs, at the residence of the bride's mother, January 20th, 1875, by Rev. J. H. McGahen, Mr. Edwin H. WEBSTER, to Miss Elsie HERKIMER, both of Schuylers Lake. > At Afton, Jan. 17, 1875 by W. S. Landers, Esq., Nathan BARBER to Mrs. Mary M. GARDNER, both of Sandford. > At Bainbridge, January 13, 1875, by Rev. G. W. Abrams, Alden E. TEED, of Sidney Centre, to Delia M. BEACH, of Masonville. > At the residence of the bride, Jan. 19th, 1875, by Rev. H. Halstead, Mr. Lester HAYNES to Miss Cynthia COVEY, both of Unadilla. > At the home of the bride, Jan. 19th, 1875, by Rev. M. Scofield, Henry C. RAYMOND, of Charles City, Iowa, to Mrs. Julia A. SIVER, of Unadilla. > At the residence of the bride's mother, Jan. 19th, 1875, by Rev. Stephen Wood, Mr. Henry H. HAM(?), of Pine Plains, N. Y., and Miss Hannah H. HARRIS, of Sherburne, N. Y. > At Sherburne, at the M. E. parsonage, on the 20th inst., by Rev. H. Fox, Mr. Joseph BENNETT of West Edmeston, and Mrs. C. J. LOOMIS, of Brookfield. > At Schuyler's Lake, Jan. 11th, 1875, at the home of Mortimer Watson, by J. F. Gray, Esq., Mr. William COFFIN, of Exeter, to Miss Anna BROWN, of Cooperstown. > At Cooperstown, Dec. 24th, 1874, at the residence of Erastus Ray(?), by the Rev. B. E. Backus, Sardus W. GRASFIELD, of Schenevus, to Jennie SECOR, of the same place. > At Mount Vision, at the residence of the bride's grandfather, Dr. E.(?) P. Byram, on the 16th ult., by Rev. H. W. Lee, of Laurens, Mr. Herman E. GREEN to Miss Agnes F. HILLMAN, both of Mount Vision. > At the residence of the bride's father, by Rev. H. Brotherton, on the 26th inst., Mr. W. S. BROWN and Miss Alice BOYLE. DIED. > At Utica, Jan. 14th, 1875, of typhoid fever, Giles C. SMITH, formerly of Cooperstown, where his remains were brought for interment, aged 37 years. > At St. Paul, Minnesota, suddenly of paralysis, Jan. 15th, 1875, Mr. James GOODING, aged 52 years. Mr. G. was a native of Groton, 'Tompkins county, N. Y., and was for several years a resident of Cooperstown. For the last 17 years he has been a resident of St. Paul. > At Otego, of consumption, Jan. 13th, 1875, James BROWN, aged 71. Services held at his late residence by Rev. A. G. Hammon. > At Schoharie, on the 17th inst., Mrs. Rebecca STERNBERGH, wife of Adam DRIESBECK, aged 72 years, 5 months and 23 days. > At the residence of his son-in-law, Charles Hitchman, in Schoharie, N. Y., on January 16th(?), 1875, William GETTER, Sen., aged 98(?) years and 23 days. > On the 22d inst., at the Quarter, in the town of Scoharie (sic), Nelson THRASHER, son of John Thrasher, aged 4 years. > At Binghamton, of billious pneumonia, on the 18th inst., Mr. Oriandon IRONS, formerly of Schoharie, aged 65 years. > At Colesville, Jan.16th, 1875, very suddenly of apoplexy or heart disease, Clarence VANDERBERG, formerly a Justice of the Peace in Afton, aged about 60(?) years. > At Masonville, Jan. 14th, 1875, Becca, daughter of Irwin WILBUR, aged 9 years. > At Schenevus, Jan. 14th, Harvey W., infant son of Warren and Maryette DUNHAM, aged 1 year, 6 months and 24 days. > At Morris, Jan. 25th, Mary C. SHAW, daughter of Rufus SANDERSON, Esq., aged 35(?) years, 2 months, and 7 days. > Died of Diptheria, Jan. 20th, Gracie VOSBURG, only daughter of Elijah M. and Jennie E. Vosburg, aged 9 years. [poem included with notice.] Sandy Goodspeed, Maryland, NY