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Tuesday, February
17, 1852
Married.
At Penn Yan on Tuesday morning last, by
Rev. J. H. Kellogg, Mr. Samuel Botsford, to Miss
Esther Spangler, both of Jerusalem.
At Mt. Morris, Livingston Co., on the 12th inst., by Rev.
In Potter on the 11th inst., by Rev.
At his residence in Jerusalem, Feb.14th,
by A. S. Kidder, Esq., Mr. George Dains, to Miss
Betsey Hopkins, of Potter.
Tuesday, March 2, 1852
Married.
On Thursday the 26th ult. at residence of
In Barrington
on the 25th ult., by the Rev’d D. B. Olney, Mr. George Campbell and Miss Elizabeth
Gibbs, both of the aforesaid place.
By the same, on the 27th ult., in the Baptist Church at Warsaw, Mr.
William Beach to Miss Adelia Ann Carr, both of Barrington.
Died.
At Milo Centre, on
the 21st February ult., Mr. William P.
Sands in his 58th year of his age.
In this village on Friday the 27th inst. Miss Eliza Conger aged 18 years, daughter of Jacob Conger, Esq.
Tuesday, March 9, 1852
Melancholy
Accident
On the afternoon of the 4th inst., Mr. E. P. Potter was accidentally shot, in the town of Potter,
in this county, under the following circumstances:
Mr. P. had been hunting for foxes and was
some three miles west of his residence, and in the neighborhood of Wyman’s sawmill.
He had hunted with some two or three others, and come out of the woods to the
road and then parted with his companions, they taking one direction and he
another. A sled with a saw log coming along and going the same direction, viz, to the sawmill, he jumped on
the sleigh, and seated himself on the log. In a short time the driver heard the
report of the gun and Potter exclaimed “I’m a dead man.” The horses started
from the report of the gun and run a few rods before he could hold them up:
when he did so he found Mr. P. upon the ground insensible. His companions
hearing the report of the gun returned. He was carried to a house and breathed
his last in about three-fourths of an hour after the accident. The gun was
loaded with shot and had a cap lock. It is supposed that the gun slipped from
Mr. P.’s hand, and that the lock struck the rail of the sled with sufficient
force to explode the cap, and that in following the muzzle was brought into
contact with the right side just below the armpit, as the entire contents of
the gun entered his person in the right side and passed oblikely to near the left shoulder. He did not speak after his first exclamation.
Mr. P. was aged 28 years. He leaves a young
wife and a large circle of friends to mourn his sudden death. He was much
respected for his worth in the neighborhood of his residence, and his
melancholy fate will be sincerely mourned by a large number of friends and
acquaintances.
Tuesday, March 16, 1852
Married in Jerusalem, on the 15th inst., by Rev. Abner Chase, Mr. Henry Brown to Miss Elizabeth Carl.
Tuesday, June 1, 1852
Death of Mrs.
Lawrence
By a telegraphic dispatch from Washington
received yesterday, we learn of the death in that city of Mary
Lawrence, widow of the late Samuel Lawrence. Her
remains will be buried here, and the funeral services will take place at the Methodist
Church in this village, this
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o’clock p.m.
Tuesday, August 3, 1852
Back Again - M. H. N. Kendig,
Esq., is in town, having just arrived from California,
where he has been sojourning for the last three years. Mr. K. was among the
number who took the overland route via Fort Smith,
and as a consequence he had to endure everything but death to reach the land of
gold. The march of the Penn Yan company from Fort Smith to California, down the
Gila and up the coast, was one of romance united with stern reality, and proved
to beyond question that the boys had the pluck and the metal for anything.
Mr. K. has resided much of the time in California,
at Nappa Valley
- has held the office of Post Master, County Register,
Married, on Saturday, the 28th ult., in Penn Yan, by L. V. Van Men, Esq., Ephraim I. Webster, to Miss Sarah C., daughter of John Pruner, all of Penn Yan.
Died - In Milo, on Sunday, August 1st, Chauncey Jones, aged 73 years.
Died - Suddenly of Cholera in Columbus, Ohio, on the 5th of July, Miss Henrietta Gale.
Miss Gale will be remembered by a large
circle of young ladies in Yates and Ontario
counties, as an associate pupil in the Geneva Female Institute, where she
graduated in 1848. She was young, beautiful and accomplished a member of the
Episcopal Church, and much beloved by her many friends. She was on a visit to
the home of her late brother Gen. Gale, in Columbus, who died of Cholera three
years before, and lived only 9 or 10 hours after she was attacked by the same
fatal disease.
Tuesday, August 10, 1852
Married - In Milo, August 8, by Rev. J.
Jones, Mr. Daniel H. Hughtailing, of Jerusalem, to
Miss Sarah J. Jackson, of Milo
Died in Benton on the 27th ult., of Consumption, Charles R. Kelsey, aged 30
years.
Tuesday, August 24, 1852
Married - In Benton, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Goldsmith of Bellona, Mr. George Loree, to Miss Elizabeth M. Wiley, both of Steuben.
Died.
At Somersite, on
the 13th inst., Mrs. Ann T., wife of R. Kitridge,
aged 40 years.
At the same place, on the 13th inst., Mrs. Subrine, wife of John Campbell, aged 42
years.
Tuesday, September 7, 1852
Sudden Death - Thomas Bassett, of Milo,
came to his death on Friday evening last as follows:
He was milking, and observed to his brother
that he felt unwell, took his pail of milk and started for the cellar. In
descending the steps, he either slipped and fell, or fell from faintness,
striking his head against a stone, which fractured his skull, and he died about
eight o’clock in the evening. Mr. B.
was a man of generous heart and right impulses. We would let the grave cover
his faults. He was aged --- years and a bachelor.
Married.
In Urbanna,
Steuben Co., August 22nd, by Rev.
In Milo, on the 2nd inst., by Rev. Abner Chase, Mr. Miles V. Bush, to
Miss Elizabeth M. Shearman.
In Penn Yan, August 19th,
by Rev. J. Jones, Mr. Silas Gayton, to Miss Sarah Ann Boley.
In Penn Yan, August 27th,
by Rev. J. Jones, Mr. John Norman, of Torrey, to Miss Eliza J. Schofield, of
this village.
At Benton
Centre, on the 30th ult., by Rev. Ira
Fairbanks, Mr. Holmes W. Haveland, to Miss Ruby Hatburt, all of Rushville, Yates Co.
In Barrington,
on the 2nd inst., by Rev. D. B. Olney,
Tuesday, September 14, 1852
Married - In Penn Yan, on the 11th inst., by Rev. A. Chase, Mr. Henry M. Smith, of Vermont, to Mrs. Cynthia Pembroke, of Benton, Yates Co., N. Y.
Died - In Buffalo, on the 15th of August, of congestion of the lungs, Mrs. Rhoda C. Lord, wife of Mr. Andrew A. Lord, and daughter of Zenas and Fidelia Phelps, of Highland, Michigan, aged 23.
Tuesday, September 21, 1852
Married - In Havana, on the 19th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Clark, Mr. Richard A. Bassett, of Penn Yan, to Miss Mary A. Hendrickson, of Havana.
Tuesday, September 28, 1852
Rufus Schofield, one of our prominent citizens and business men, died at his residence in this village, on Thursday, 23d inst. of dysentery. He leaves a wife and four children to mourn his loss.
Death of George
Hanford (from the Albany Argus)
We are called to announce the death of
George Hanford - one of our most estimable and valuable citizens. He expired at
his residence in this city, on Wednesday afternoon - of an attack of apoplexy -
which he survived but a few hours.
A correspondent favors us with the
following reminiscences of the career and character of the deceased: -
“Mr. Hanford was an old resident in this
city. He came here when quite a youth, and apprenticed himself to the printing
profession, as long since as when Southwick & Barber were State Printers.
He married a daughter of the late Joseph R. VanZandt,
and soon after entered into co-partnership with his father-in-law, with whom he
continued until the death of the latter, having been successful in obtaining a
handsome competency. In the course of a few years he met with repeated reverses
in business, which it was his lot to struggle with to the end of his life.
JURORS.
Drawn at the
office of the Clerk of Yates County, on Saturday, September 25, 1852, pursuant
to due previous notice, to be summoned to attend the Circuit Court, and Oyer and Terminer Courts, and
Special Term of the Supreme Court, appointed to be held at the Court House in
Penn Yan, in and for said County, on Monday, the 18th of October,
1852.
Grand Jurors.
Names. Residence. Occupation.
1.
George W. Wolcott Barrington Farmer
2.
William Mitchell Benton do
3.
Benedict Lewis Starkey do
4.
Harry S. Dunn Starkey Miller
5.
Timothy M. Blodgett Potter Farmer
6.
7.
8. Torrey
Holbrook do do
9.
David Coleman Benton Carpenter
10. Stephen
Chubb Barrington Farmer
11.
John Schultz Milo Miller
12.
John Kennedy
13.
Hiram Tinney Potter Mechanic
14.
Moses L. Rugar Benton Farmer
15. Lancaster Dusinbery Milo Farmer
16.
17.
Charles Swarthout Barrington do
18.
Peter Merritt do do
19.
Charles Easton Middlesex do
20.
Nelson Thompson Milo Livery
Keeper
21.
Samuel Benham Starkey Mechanic
22.
James Thayer Milo Farmer
23.
Jacob R. Vanorsdell Potter Mechanic
24. Delansen Munger Jerusalem Farmer
Petit Jurors.
Names. Residence. Occupation.
1.
Andrew Bullock Barrington Farmer
2. Albert Buell Milo Livery
Keeper
3. John
P. Castner do Farmer
4.
Moses Heartwell Jerusalem do
5. Joel
M. Clark
6.
Oliver Stark Milo Clerk
7. Isaac VanTuyle Jerusalem Farmer
8.
9. Rial Lindsley Middlesex do
10.
John R. Rush Benton do
11.
William Van Deventer Milo do
12. Azor Kimble Jerusalem do
13.
14.
Asbury Harpending Starkey do
15.
Henry Pratt Milo Mechanic
16.
Christopher Willis Starkey Farmer
17.
Richard Green Potter Farmer
18.
Harris Cole Jerusalem do
19.
Thomas Lamoraux Starkey do
20.
John Merrifield Benton do
21.
Claudius B. Brace Milo Merchant
22.
Rowland J. Gardner Milo Farmer
23.
24.
Joseph Embree Torrey do
25.
James Wright Starkey do
26. Eli Sunderlin Barrington do
27.
Orrin Bishop do do
28.
Samuel Millspaugh Jerusalem do
29.
Jacob Koons Starkey do
30.
31.
Samuel Allen do do
32.
John Baskin Milo do
33.
William Fowler Starkey Mechanic
34. Elisha D. Barker
35.
Stephen Gilbert Milo Mechanic
36. Washington
Barnes Torrey Farmer
Isaac N. Gage Benton Merchant
(Drawn in place of Moses Heartwell, removed from Co.)
Given
under our hands this 25th day of September, 1852
John
L. Lewis, Jr., Yates County Judge,
Alfred
Reed, County Clerk,
George
Wagener, Sheriff
Tuesday, October 12, 1852
Camphene
Accident, - A daughter of Mrs. Sally Randall, residing on Clinton
Street, in this village, was very seriously
injured by a camphene explosion on Monday evening. She attempted to fill a lamp
while it was lighted. The girl is very dangerously burnt on the breast and
right arm. Dr. William Oliver expresses the fear that the arm may have to be
amputated, while there is some danger of a fatal termination.
(From
the Yates County Whig)
Married.
In this village, on the 7th inst., by the Rev.
In this village, on the 28th of
September last, by the Rev. E. Eells, Mr. Robert
Sweet, to Miss Emily Murdock, all of this place.
In this village, on the
3d inst., by the Rev. A. Chase, Mr. Nicholas Turner, to Miss Watty Ann Andrews, both of Potter.
In Penn Yan, September
22d, by the Rev. A. Chase, Mr. Daniel Sutton, and Mrs. Menty Pierce, both of Benton.
Tuesday, October 19, 1852
Died, at Ottawa, Illinois, on the
2nd inst. of cholera, Horace M. Towns, in the 38th year
of his age.
Mr. T. moved from our village about a year
and a half ago, to “try his fortunes in the west,” and left behind him many
acquaintances, all of whom were his friends, (for enemies he had none) who
mourn his sudden demise. He was upright and generous, and if he did not at all
times relieve the wants of those who applied, it was only because his means
were not equal to his benevolence. A favor was never asked of him in vain if it
were in his power to grant it. As a brother, he was beloved by all the members
of the fraternity to which he belonged, and to use the words of one who was in
her early days placed under his care, “they feel many regrets at parting with
him, he was so kind.” He died trusting in God and the fullness of his
salvation.
Tuesday, October 26, 1852
Died.
In this village, on
Oct.18th, of Consumption, Sarah Emily, wife of George M. Allen, of
the City of Detroit, Mich., and daughter of the late Doct. Wm. Cornwell, aged thirty years.
In this village, on the 14th inst., Richard Henry, only son of Richard and Henrietta Chamberlain, aged 11
years and 9 months.
In Benton,
after a severe but brief illness, on Friday & Saturday, the 15th and 16th inst., Mary S., Jesse T., and Elenor Ann, aged 3, 5, and 15 years, children of Reuben M. and Ann Gage.
Tuesday, November 9, 1852
Married - In this village on the evening of the 17th, by the Rev. Mr. Clark, Fitch Howes, M. D., of Vernon, Oneida Co., to Mrs. Cornelia M. Crane, of this place.
List of
Petit Jurors
Drawn to be summoned to attend the December
County Court and Sessions appointed to be held at the Court House, in the
village of Penn Yan, in and for the County of Yates, on Tuesday the 14th day of December, 1852 at 10 o’clock A. M. to wit:
Names. Occupation. Residence.
1.
Smith Shoemaker Mechanic Starkey
2. Erastus Griswold Farmer
Jerusalem
3.
Morris B. Flinn do Potter
4. Amasa Tuells Merchant Milo
5.
Henry Larzelere Farmer
Benton
6.
Gideon Wolcott do Jerusalem
7. John
Armstrong do Milo
8.
Samuel F. Curtis Mechanic do
9.
William Baxter Farmer do
10.
Thomas J. Lewis do Benton
11.
James Lawrenceville do Milo
12.
Benjamin McDonald do Potter
13.
Richard M. Smith Clerk Milo
14.
William H. Fiero Merchant do
15. Volney Vorce Farmer do
16.
William Segar do
17. Chillion Stoll Mechanic Starkey
18.
David Reddout Farmer Potter
19.
Arthur Earl do Benton
20.
James T. Davis do do
21.
Caleb Hazen do do
22.
George Oxtobey do do
23.
William Sisson do
24.
John A. Owens Cooper Milo
25.
Henry B. Vrooman Farmer Jerusalem
26.
Henry H. Hobert do Middlesex
27.
Hosea C. Williams do Jerusalem
28. John VanNess do do
29.
Robert F. Shay do
30.
Ezekiel Casner Miller Milo
31.
Andrew Haight Merchant Torrey
32.
Isaac Kress Farmer Starkey
33.
Thomas J. Hawley do Middlesex
34.
Lewis E. Jacobus Grocer Milo
35.
Simeon Royce Mechanic Starkey
36.
Michael Martin Farmer Middlesex
Given under our hands at the office of the Clerk of Yates County, November 17, 1852.
John
L. Lewis, Jr., Yates County Judge
George
Wagener, Sheriff
Alfred
Reed, Clerk
Tuesday, November 30, 1852
The Steuben Farmer’s Advocate announces the death of William W. McKay, Esq., of Bath village, in that county, for many years the chief agent for the Pultney estate. He was 62 years of age, and his life was marked by strict integrity, fairness and liberality.
Tuesday, December 7, 1852
Married in Seneca, November 2[ ]th, Mr. Thomas Watkins to Ann [ ].
Tuesday, December 14, 1852
Accident. - Theodore Savage, (Printer,) a young man employed in this office, was thrown under the cars at the Depot in this village last night, the wheels of the cars passing over and crushing one of his hands and part of the arm in such manner that amputation was rendered necessary, just below the elbow. The operation was performed by Drs. F. Hammond and Wm. Oliver. The patient is now doing well.
Died - At Goshen, Indiana, on the 7th day of December inst., Ebenezer Brown, formerly a sheriff of Yates County and Post Master of Penn Yan for six years.
Tuesday, December 21, 1852
Married.
At the residence of
In Penn Yan, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. A. Chase, Mr. Isaac W. Conklin, and Miss Nancy L. Sperbeck, both of Jerusalem.
Died.
At the residence of her father, in this
village, on the 18th inst., Miss Adelia Hopkins aged 20 years.
In Penn Yan on the 14th inst., John E. Stewart, aged about 50 years.
In Elmira,
on Thursday morning, Frances, daughter of the Rev. W. H. Goodwin, aged 13
years, 9 months, 7 days.
In this village, on the 8th inst., at the residence of his uncle, E. P. McAllaster,
Wm. Japhet McAllaster, aged
15 years, the cause of his death was hemorrhage at the nose.
In Milo, on Friday,
the 10th inst., Robert Shearman, aged 58 years. He was a native of
Died - At his residence in Benton,
on Wednesday the 15th inst., Hon. Elijah Spencer in the 76th year of
his age.
The sudden and unexpected death of this
venerable and excellent citizen, though at an advanced age, produced a painful
shock in this community where he had been so long known and universally
esteemed. Eminently loved and respected in all the relations of life, a brief
record of his history is the slightest tribute due to his memory.
Mr. Spencer was a native of the county
of Columbia in this State, whence
he removed, in early life to the county
of Ontario. Possessed by nature of
a strong and discriminating mind which through life, he was constantly
improving by varied reading and reflection, he soon became a man of
consideration and [ ] in the county
of his adoption. He was c[ ] at an early period, a Justice of the
Peace, which office he held for several successive terms, by appointment from
Gov. Tompkins. He was subsequently, through the generous confidence and just
appreciation of his fellow citizens, elected Member of Assembly, and, more
recently, the Representative in Congress, from the Ontario District - a
district, which, [ ].
Died - A t the residence of Hon. Henry Wells, in
this village, on the 11th inst., Ferdinand Parker, oldest son of
Theodore B. and Emily Hamilton, of Brooklyn, N. Y., aged
3 years, 11 months, and 5 days. The subject of the above was on a visit to his
grand-parents, in this village, and had been with them just two weeks, when he
was taken with the Croup and died the second day thereafter. - So sudden
unexpected was his death that intelligence of it reached his parents before
they heard of his illness. His death has caused many hearts to wring with
anguish. He was an intelligent, active child, and possessed a very affectionate
disposition, and had entwined himself most thoroughly and closely around the
hearts and affections of all his kindred. To his parents this affliction is
truly severe, as a little more than two years ago they lost their oldest child
- a lad of 6 years - under the same afflicting circumstances. It is hard to
part with those we love but doubly hard to part with those we love as devotedly
as we did little Ferdinand.
Com.
Tuesday, December 21, 1852
Deaths
In Penn Yan, December 8th,
after an illness marked with peculiar severity, Mrs. Polly, wife of Carlton
Legg, Esq., for many years a resident of this place, aged 69 years, 7 months
and 17 days.