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1874 Wellsboro Agitator Obituaries
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Gen. Wm. S. Hillyer
Gen. Wm. S. Hillyer, of New York, died in Washington on Sunday of congestion
of the lungs. Gen. Hillyer was the last of Gen. Grant’s original staff.
(Tuesday, July 7, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Tod R. Caldwell
Tod R. Caldwell, Governor of North Carolina, died last Sunday evening of
cholera morbus. (Tuesday, July 7, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Patrick Foley
Patrick Foley died of cholera in Louisville, Ky., on Saturday last.
His physicians pronounce it the genuine Asiatic. (Tuesday, July 7, 1874,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Carrie Ostrander
Miss Carrie Ostrander, one of the injured in the Syracuse Baptist church
disaster of June 22d, died last week, making the 14th victim. (Tuesday,
July 7, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. John Moats and one child
At McConnellsburg, Pa., last week Sunday morning, Mrs. John Moats becoming
suddenly insane, shot her husband while yet in bed, killing him instantly.
She then with a razor inflicted a horrible wound upon the head and neck of one
of her children, and with a pitchfork almost killed another. (Tuesday,
July 21, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
David Tucker
David Tucker, of Portsmouth, NH, a well known job printer and publisher,
died last week aged 57 years. (Tuesday, July 21, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Fritz Reuter
Fritz Reuter, the German novelist, is dead. (Tuesday, July 21, 1874,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Barbara DeHart
Barbara DeHart, aged 101 years and 6 months, died on Thursday at
Harrisburg.--She was mother of 10 children, 42 grandchildren; 77 great
grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. She had been blind 20
years. (Tuesday, July 21, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Miss Agnes Strickland
Miss Agnes Strickland, the author of the History of the Queens of England
and Scotland, is dead. (Tuesday, July 21, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Chancellor Walworth
Mrs. Chancellor Walworth died at Saratoga Wednesday morning. (Tuesday,
July 21, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. William Pagendorff
Our readers will remember that we published an item a few days ago stating
that Mr. William Pagendorff, of Blossburg, a shoemaker, was hurt by having the
index finger of his right hand crushed in a crimping machine. At the time
the wound was not supposed to be at all dangerous, but we now learn that the
injured man died from the effects of it last Wednesday, his last hours being
passed in terrible agony. The wound to the hand probably resulted in
tetanus. (Tuesday, July 21, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Mr. David W. Reese
Mr. David W. Reese, a miner at Morris Run, was instantly killed by a fall of
coal in the “Salt Lake Drift,” at that place several days ago. The
deceased was a brother-in-law of Sheriff Bowen, and leaves a wide circle of
friends to mourn his loss. (Tuesday, July 21, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Ruth Van Etten
A fatal accident at Watkins Glen.--The Elmira Advertiser says an accident
occurred at Watkins Glen last Thursday afternoon, which resulted in the death of
a very estimable young lady, Miss Ruth Van Etten, of Auburn, NY. She came
out with an excursion party of a dozen or more companions, arriving at the Glen
about noon.--The accident happened a little above the second stairway from the
entrance to the Glen. The Glen is narrow at that point, with precipitous
sides rising many feet from the bottom. The pathway is quite narrow, too,
but we should think sufficiently protected by a stout railing to forbid any fear
of danger or anything untoward happening.--Miss Van Etten stood leaning on this
railing looking into the abyss below. In some unaccountable manner, either
some loose dirt or a slippery stone being the cause, she lost her footing and
slid down between the lower rail of the railing and the edge of the precipice,
into the gorge below. She first struck on the rocks on the opposite side,
but bounded back to the same side, down which she fell a distance in all of at
least 95 feet. She was literally dashed to pieces at the bottom, her neck
being broken and her brains crushed from her head. She was taken to her
home on the return boat. The young lady was well connected and highly
spoken of, and her untoward fate cast a feeling of gloom through every circle
where it was known. She was about 25 years of age. (Tuesday, July
21, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
W. G. Taylor
W. G. Taylor, of Towanda, aged 40, shot himself a few days since, and only
lived about an hour. He leaves a wife and one child. (Tuesday, July
241, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Mary Leib
Mary, daughter of G. D. and Edith Leib, July 14th, 1874, aged 25 years and 4
months. A resident of this county for the past 14 years, she was well and
favorably known. Of a very quiet disposition, and extremely reticent, the
passive elements of her character seemed most conspicuously developed.
From early childhood she had loved the Saviour, and four years since connected
herself with the Methodist church, at Manchester Farms, then under the pastorate
of Rev. O. Compton. For eight years she was a sufferer, her disease ending
in consumption. All the experiences incident to this flattering and yet
insidious malady were hers; but it gave abundant opportunity for reflection, and
the development, by grace, of a loveliness of Christian character. When
she found herself obliged to surrender to the “Pale Conqueror,” she called the
family together and poured out her heart in tender and affectionate pleadings
and loving hopes of a family reunion in the bright and beautiful home to which
she so soon was going. Her end was peace. And having safely passed
the “bridgeless river,” she is at rest with God. A large concourse of
neighbors and friends attended the funeral solemnities, showing thus their
sympathy and esteem. (Tuesday, July 21, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Admiral Pennock
The wife of Admiral Pennock died at Yokohama, Honshu, Japan, June 29th.
(Tuesday, July 28, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Edward P. Kempton
Edward P. Kempton dropped dead of heart disease at Milford on Thursday.
His wife fell dead from the same disease shortly after the arrival home of his
body. (Tuesday, July 28, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Elizabeth Ferguson
The Troy Gazette says a sad accident took place in Granville township a few
days ago, which resulted in the death of Elizabeth Ferguson, a young woman aged
26 years. Her father was busy drawing in wheat, and wanting a hand to load
was going to send off after a man, but she insisted that she could load as well
as any one. She was permitted to do this, and after the wheat was loaded
drove the team down a slope, and in holding back the horses, slid off with
several bundles under the heels of the horses, which started to run. The
wagon passed over her, injuring her very badly though she thought her injuries
were not much. A doctor was called and decided that she was very
dangerously hurt, which proved to be the case, as she lingered but a few hours.
(Tuesday, July 28, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Mary Carey
In Elmira, Sunday morning, July 19th, at the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Mary Carey, Mary Ann Caulking, aged 81 years. Deceased was the mother of
H. W. Caulking, of Tioga. (Tuesday, July 28, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Charles T. Beke
It is reported that Charles T. Beke, the African explorer, is dead.
(Tuesday, August 4, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Captain Samuel Erwin
Captain Samuel Erwin, formerly of Painted Post, brother of Charles H. Erwin,
died at Calvert, Texas, on Tuesday last. He was something over 50 years of
age. (Tuesday, August 4, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Joshua Bowman
Joshua Bowman, Esq., died at his residence in Muncy last Tuesday evening.
He had been a Director of the Lycoming Fire Insurance Company, since its
organization in 1840; was its Secretary for more than a quarter of a century,
and for the last two years its President, and to his untiring industry and the
devotion of his time and talents to the interests of the Company is the great
success of the Institution to be attributed. (Tuesday, August 4, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. S. M. Cooley
At Middle Ridge, on Saturday, July 18, at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. S. M. Cooley, Mrs. Elizabeth Hammond Wilson, wife of the late A. J. Wilson,
in the 77th year of her age. (Tuesday, August 4, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
John Stanton Gould
John Stanton Gould, widely known throughout the country as a man of much
learning and many attainments, died at Hudson, NY, on Saturday night.
(Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Lord Gordon Gordon
Lord Gordon Gordon, of Manitoba fame, committed suicide by blowing out his
brains last week. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Haskins
Brig. Gen. Joseph A. Haskins died at Oswego, NY, last week. (Tuesday,
August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
John Croley
John Croley, one of the oldest printers in the State of New York, died last
week, aged 74. He served apprenticeship in Ireland and worked at the case
over 61 years. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Samuel O. Murdock
A fatal accident.--Last Wednesday afternoon a sad accident occurred near
Germania, resulting in the death of Samuel O. Murdock, a prominent and highly
respected merchant of Westfield. We are informed that Mr. Murdock and a
friend, Mr. George Francis, had been engaged in fishing during the day.
Late in the afternoon they hitched up their team, one horse being a skittish
animal, and started for home. They had not gone far before the horses
started to run. They went at full speed down a hill at the bottom of which
was a bridge over the creek. When the wagon struck the bridge, which was
raised a little above the level of the road, the concussion threw both gentlemen
out. Mr. Francis was thrown into the creek and escaped serious injury, but
Mr. Murdock fell between the wheel and spring of the wagon. A subsequent
examination showed that his ribs were broken and forced into his lungs. He
was picked up in a state of utter unconsciousness, and remained in that
condition until 4 o’clock the next morning when he died. (Tuesday, August 11,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. John Hammond
Death of a patriarch.-- “Through night to light.” -- On the 15th of June
last, died Mr. John Hammond, at his home, in Cowanesque Valley of which he was
the oldest resident. John Hammond was born in the town of Goshen,
Litchfield Co., Conn., on the 8th of July 1791. His parents were sturdy
English people, his father’s brother of the celebrated people, his father
Lebbeus Hammond, and young Hammond was brought up and schooled to toil, whilst
the rudiments of education were imparted as the wont in those days.--When he was
eight years old the family removed to a farm in Chemung county, NY, in which
locality many of the descendants reside to-day. Some time in 1816 he was
married to Miss Marilla Stull of Southport, (near Elmira, then known as Newtown,
NY). Three years later he moved with his young bride, into the then
wilderness of the Cowanesque Valey, Tioga county, Pa., and began clearing and
breaking up the soil near the present village of Elkland. Here, he
continued the remainder of his years, following the pursuit of a farmer with
great success until the year 1835 when an untoward accident turned his remaining
days into physical darkness and sadness. This transpired whilst he was
husking corn on his farm one day. An ill-changed shot from a rifle put out
both his eyes and plunged him into total blindness. Although much
distressed at the loss of his eyes, he kept up his spirits and never lost sight
of the promised light which comes in the morning of our deliverance. His
wife, who survives him, by that wealth of love and sympathy incident to her
relation, added much comfort and cheery to his many day journeys through the
darkness. Mr. Hammond was the father of 12 children, 10 of whom lived to
the age of maturity and 9 of whom still live, four in the far west. His
descendants are among the most highly respected people of the localities in
which they reside. The subject of this sketch was the last of the early
settlers and was always highly esteemed in the Valley, where he became
familiarly known as “Uncle John.” He was very fond of young people and
often entertained them with his conversation. Previous to his death he
expressed the firmest hopes of immortal life, having declared an abiding faith
in the atonement of our Saviour. He was, therefore, willing to cross the
dark stream and rejoiced to pass from darkness to light. To his life, and
especially to the last 38 years of it, the laconic expression of the German poet
very aptly applies: --Through night to light. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Shearer
Mrs. Shearer, probably the oldest resident of Chemung county, died at the
residence of her son, Mr. David Shearer, in the town of Chemung, on Saturday
week, being within a month of 98 years of age. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga County Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co,
Pa.)
Mr. Abram Gross
The Coudersport Journal of last Wednesday says: “Abram Gross, 80 years
old, while at work in a grain field yesterday, fell down and instantly expired.
He resided with his son Andrew Gross, of Allegany, in this county.”
(Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co,
Pa.)
Rev. Thomas S. Sheardown
On Thursday evening, July 30th, the venerable Rev. Thomas S. Sheardown, of
Troy, Bradford county, died at his residence in the 83rd year of his age.
At one time he preached at Tioga in this county, and he was well-known and
greatly beloved by many in this region. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Nancy M. Packard
In Covington, July 2, 1874, by the bursting of a blood-vessel near the
heart, Nancy M., wife of J. M. Packard, aged 39 years and 7 months. She
has left a bereaved family and many friends to mourn her loss. But their
loss is her gain. God’s ways are not our ways, and He has called her home
to be with those that have gone before. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Lydia Starkey
In Richmond, July 23, Mrs. Lydia, wife of Joseph Starkey, aged 78 years, 9
months and 14 days. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Henry J. Whitehouse
Henry J. Whitehouse, Bishop of Illinois, is dead. (Tuesday, August 18,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
John Hussey
The hero of the “Mulligan Guards,” John Hussey, is dead. His more
enduring memory rests in the many lives he saved from drowning as a longshoreman
on the Irish coast. (Tuesday, August 18, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Cuyler Clemons
The Register says that Mr. Cuyler Clemons, one of the oldest residents of
Tioga county, died at his home--the well-known Clemons farm, half way between
Blossburg and Covington--on Monday, the 10th instant. Mr. Clemons had
resided upon the same farm all his life--64 years, and was well-known to all of
the old residents of Covington and Bloss townships. The deceased was an
ardent sportsman, and a fine specimen of the early settlers of Tioga county.
He is said to have been the first man to dig coal from the mines in Blossburg.
(Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Charles Stone
Fatal accident near Millertown.--To the Editor of the Agitator: On
Tuesday, the 4th instant, an accident happened on the plank road about three
miles below this place, which resulted fatally on Friday last. Charles
Stone, a young man about 15 years old, was thrown from a buggy against a pile of
wood, striking on his stomach and receiving injuries from which he died on the
7th. He was the son of Orrin Stone, who formerly lived in Jackson, a few
miles from Millertown. Charley was a boy of more than ordinary talents;
yet unostentatious and entirely reliable. His habits of industry were
remarkable for one so young; and whatever he undertook to do was done faithfully
and well. It is a sad blow to the family. He was buried at this
place on Saturday, the 8th. Millertown, August 11, 1874. (Tuesday,
August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Roy Bruce
At Sabinsville, August 5, 1874, Roy, son of Charles F. and Clarissa A.
Bruce, aged 1 year and 15 months. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Daniel D. Church
In Chatham, Pa., August 9th, 1874, Mr. Daniel D. Church, aged 64 years, 9
months and 24 days. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Jane Crandall
In Osceola, July 24, 1874, after a long lingering illness, Jane, wife of
Russel Crandall. (Tuesday, August 11, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
James Barnes
The Register says a young man named James Barnes, a bricklayer by trade,
while going to Roaring Branch in the stage, a few days ago, fell out, striking
his head on a stone. Before he could get out of the way the hind wheel of
the coach passed over his stomach, injuring him so severely that he died within
two days after the accident. His remains were taken to East Canton for
burial. (Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
John L. Mayer
John L. Mayer, one of the most prominent lawyers of York county, died of
heart disease. (Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Lucius French
Mr. Lucius French, an aged and respected citizen of Canton borough, Bradford
county died at his residence about 9 o’clock Thursday morning. He formerly
resided in Springfield. (Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
James S. Watson
A man by the name of James S. Watson, was run over and killed by train 7
near Rathboneville a few days ago. He was a resident of Towanda, Pa.,
which place he left a few days ago in search of employment, having been out of
work since last fall. (Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Truman Garrett
Truman Garrett, one of the earliest settlers of Elmira, died last week, aged
57 years. He has been a resident of that place for more than 40 years and
was always held in respect by the public. He was the first police
constable of the city and had held the office of constable for years while
Elmira was a village. (Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Nathanial Johnston
On Thursday, the 13th instant, Nathanial Johnston died at his residence in
Wellsville, NY, aged 88 years. Mr. Johnston was born at St. Johnsville,
Montgomery county, in April, 1792. Early in life he moved to Brainbridge
and engaged in lumbering. In 1830(or 1839) he moved to Southport or
Elmira, still following the lumber trade, and in 1850 he located permanently at
Wellsville. (Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Rev. Amos Brown, D. D.
Rev. Amos Brown, D. D., died at his residence in Havana last week Monday
morning, and was buried on Wednesday. Mr. Brown was a veteran educator,
having been for years at the head of Ovid Academy. He was also at one
time, President of the People’s College, and took a leading part in procuring
the passage of the act of Congress donating public lands to the different States
for the promotion of agricultural schools. (Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Byron G. Sanford
Byron G. Sanford, of Troupsburg, Steuben county, NY, was a cattle drover by
occupation. He was out buying cattle a few days ago and had a shot gun
with him.--Coming back to the village, toward evening, he went into his
brother’s store, and some conversation was had with a neighbor about shooting a
dog, which had bit a child a few days before. During the conversation Mr.
Sanford set down the gun with a muzzle upwards, and as he did so it was
discharged. The charge entered his mouth, and he dropped to the floor and
died almost instantly. (Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
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William Jack
A few days ago William Jack, of Richmond, NY, accidentally shot himself
through the heart. He worked in the harvest field in the forenoon as
usual, and was in good spirits. He went to his room about 4 o’clock and
soon afterwards the report of a gun was heard, and upon going to his room he was
found lying on his face on the floor, dead, shot through the heart, and his gun
beside him. It is supposed that his gun was lying on the bed loaded, and
he took hold of it by the muzzle to pull it toward him when the hammer must have
caught on the bed clothes and discharged the gun. The deceased was a young
man about 25 years of age. (Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Ella Willcox
In Delmar, August 17, 1874, Miss Ella Willcox, aged 28 years.
(Tuesday, August 25, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Sidney Dobell
Sidney Dobell, the well known English writer, is dead. (Tuesday,
September 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Rev. Stephen Smyth
Rev. Stephen Smyth, late agent of the American Bible Society, died on
Tuesday in Jersey City. (Tuesday, September 1, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. E. S. Gregory
Mr. E. S. Gregory, of Wyalusing, Bradford county, was killed while
attempting to get on a moving train of cars, at Lancaster, a few days ago.
(Tuesday, September 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Leonard White
Leonard White, an old and respected citizen of Scranton, died at his
residence in that city a few days ago, at the age of 66 years and 11 months.
(Tuesday, September 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. John Hughes
Mr. John Hughes, an old and well-known resident of Lycoming county, died at
his home in Linden a few days ago. His death was caused by injuries
sustained in falling down stairs. He was about 80 years of age.
(Tuesday, September 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Wilford S. Day
Wilford S. Day, a young man having recently gone into the boot and shoe
business in Troy, met with a serious if not fatal accident on Wednesday the 19th
ultimo. He was out driving, in the vicinity of Burlington, when his horse
became frightened and ran, throwing him from the carriage and breaking his left
arm in three places and bruising his head and right side very badly. It is
thought he will recover if not injured internally. (Tuesday, September 1,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Male Coleman
A little son of John Coleman, of Towanda, some four years old, was so
seriously burned on Monday week that he died on Tuesday. The child was up
stairs, and by some means secured matches, which it ignited, setting fire to
some cotton near by, and also firing its clothes, and before assistance was
rendered it was so badly burned that it died as above stated. The mother,
in attempting to save the child, had her hands badly burned. (Thursday,
September 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Walter Stanley Dockstader
On the 11th of August, 1874, of scarlet fever, Walter Stanley, oldest son of
David and Ella E. Dockstader, aged 9 years, 1 month and 16 days. (Tuesday,
September 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Thomas H. Morris
Thomas H. Morris, senior Bishop of the Methodist Church, died at his
residence in Springfield, Ohio, last Wednesday. He was 80 years of age.
(Tuesday, September 8, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Brevet Major General John B. Foster
Brevet Major General John B. Foster, U. S. A., died at Nashua, NH, on
Wednesday morning. (Tuesday, September 8, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. John Babcock
Mr. John Babcock, brakeman on first extra 36, fell from his train near
Cameron, Steuben county, a few days since, and was shockingly mangled by two
trains passing over his body. He was a resident of Hornellsville, where
his remains were buried. (Tuesday, September 8, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Washington Singerland
A brakeman by the name of Washington Singerland was killed last Tuesday at
Addison, by train two, on the Erie. He had been riding on the engine, and
had been put off from it. In attempting to climb on the baggage car he
slipped and fell under the wheels. He was taken up much mangled and dead.
It was stated that he was more or less in liquor. (Tuesday, September 8,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Daniel Mulhollen
Daniel Mulhollen, a soldier of the war of 1812, died Aug. 18th, near Ithaca,
and was buried in the town of Erwin, Steuben county, his former residence.
He lost an arm on the Niagara frontier, being a member of a company from the old
town of Painted Post. Old residents will remember “Uncle Dan,” and will
regret to hear of his death. He was a connection by marriage of the Erwin
family. (Tuesday, September 8, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Matthew Marshall
Mr. Matthew Marshall, the Treasurer of Bradford county, died a few days ago
at his residence in Franklin. (Tuesday, September 8, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
John Jones
A 14-year old lad named John Jones, residing at Hornellsville, was run over
and killed by the cars at Addison a few days ago. (Tuesday, September 8,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Robert W. English
In Shippen, August 15, 1874, Robert W., only child of Wm. W. and Emma E.
English, aged 7 years. (Tuesday, September 8, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Benjamin Watres
Mr. Benjamin Watres, of Harford, Susquehanna county, was assisting in
loading furniture material in the rough from a building into a wagon, when the
board that had been laid from the building to the wagon, and upon which Mr. W.
was standing slipped, frightened the horses, which started up and threw him
between the hind wheel and the bed of the wagon, and with one leg thrust between
the spokes of the wheel. He was carried around the wheel, which passed
over his body, crushing his ribs in. Finally he seized hold of the wagon
box--extricated his leg--and in his maimed condition held on to the box until
the horses, which ran a quarter of a mile, were stopped. During this whole
distance his leg was so caught between the wheel and wagon that it was fairly
ground to shreds, and the wheel had to be removed before his limb could be
extricated. It was found denuded of the flesh, presenting a horrible
sight. He lived four days in unutterable agony, when death relieved him
from his sufferings. (Tuesday, September 8, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Maggie Jones
On Monday morning, says the Pittston Gazette, a little girl named Maggie
Jones, four years old, a daughter of Philip Jones, of Hyde Park, died in the
most horrible agony, of hydrophobia. Last June Maggie was bitten by a
large Newfoundland dog with which she was playing. In the course of the
frolic she was bitten on the nose, and the wound being but a very slight one,
rapidly healed and the circumstance was soon forgotten by all, except the
mother, who insisted that the dog should be killed. She was informed that
the dog had been dispatched shortly after he had bitten the child. This
appeared to quiet her. Maggie became cheerful and played about as usual.
On Sunday morning she accompanied her parents to camp-meeting at Dalton, and
upon returning she was attacked by a slight choking sensation which the parents
thought was croup.--A physician was summoned who soon discovered that the little
one was the victim of hydrophobia. Quite a number of medical gentleman
examined the case, but nothing could be done for the sufferer, who lingered in
the most intense agony until she died.--This is the fifth death from the
dreadful disease which has happened within two years in Scranton.
(Tuesday, September 8, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Wilfred L. Fitts
Wilfred L. Fitts, the Lowell youth whose astonishing feats as a somnambulist
have made him famous, died last Thursday evening in Worcester Insane Asylum.
(Tuesday, September 15, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Joseph B. Hall
Very many of our readers of this county will regret to learn of the death of
Mr. Joseph B. Hall, although his immediate friends have known for sometime past
that his decease could not long be deferred. He expired at his residence
in Catskill, NY, last Monday morning. Mr. Hall grew up in this county and
resides here until about 1853. He learned the trade of a printer in the
old Eagle office in this village. When gold was discovered in California,
the young printer was one of those adventurous spirits who were attracted across
the continent to the land of promise. While making the slow and painful
journey overland he wrote to the Eagle a full and interesting narrative of the
trip which was then a novel one. After a time he returned to Wellsboro and
entered into trade. Here he married the daughter of John F. Donaldson, the
late Prothonotary of the county, and in 1853 he bade adieu to his old home and
moved to Schoharie, NY. From there he went to Catskill, and became the
proprietor and editor of the Recorder of that place, a Democratic paper which he
has since built up into a journal of large circulation and influence. A
couple of years ago Mr. Hall was appointed by Gov. Hoffman a member of the
Commission to revise the Constitution of the State of New York. He
discharged the duties of the post with credit; but it was evident even then that
failing health would soon compel him to relinquish all active pursuits, and on
the adjournment of the Commission he hastened to the mountains of Colorado, to
recruit if possible his declining vigor. After some months it became
evident, however, that his voluntary exile was doing him no sustaining good, and
he returned home. Since that time he has steadily grown weaker, until he
has finally died to the land where there is no weariness nor decay. He was
an able man, a firm friend and an honorable opponent. Peace to his ashes!
(Tuesday, September 15, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Betsey C. Benedict
Mrs. Betsey C. (or O) Benedict, at the residence of her son, Mr. James
Benedict, Esq., of Charleston, Pa., September 3d, 1874, aged 83 years, 4 months
and 16 days. (Tuesday, September 15, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Frankie Cramer
Frankie Cramer, infant son of Mr. David Cramer, of East Charleston, Pa.,
September 3d, 1874, aged nearly 6 months. (Tuesday, September 15, 1874,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Wm. N. Smith
Ex-Sheriff Wm. N. Smith, of Bath, NY, died at his residence in that village
on Sunday evening, September 6th, after a long and painful illness, in the 63rd
year of his age. (Tuesday, September 15, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Judge R. B. Curtis
Judge R. B. Curtis, of Massachusetts, died at Newport on Tuesday.
(Tuesday, September 22, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Charles Vandervoort
Charles Vandervoort, Grand Master of I. O. O. F., State of New York, died at
his residence at Harlem last week Monday. (Tuesday, September 22, 1874,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. P. Damon
Our Lawrenceville correspondent whose letter is crowded out by want of time
to set it, writes us that Mr. P. Damon, of that village died last Saturday
morning at about 8 o’clock. Esquire Damon had been a resident of
Lawrenceville many years, and had a large circle of friends all of whom will be
pained to learn of his death. He was just and true in all his dealings,
and enjoyed the unlimited confidence of all who came in contact with him.
(Tuesday, September 22, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Female Perkins
Mrs. Julia Perkins, wife of Chas. L. Perkins, of Cincinnati, last Wednesday
cut the throat of her only daughter, aged three year, killing her instantly.
She then cut her own throat, but the wound was not sufficiently deep to cause
death. She alleges domestic infelicity as the cause, and appears to be
sound in mind. (Tuesday, September 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Commodore Woolsey
Commodore Woolsey, of the Pensacola navy yard, died of yellow fever Friday
morning. (Tuesday, September 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Darius L. Wellman
Darius L. Wellman, one of the oldest residents of the town of Hornby, NY,
died in that town Sept. 27th, aged 59 years. He was formerly a Deputy
Sheriff during the war, Deputy Marshal and frequently chosen Justice of the
Peace of his town. (Tuesday, September 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Henry W. Dodge
Henry W. Dodge, executive officer of the Hayes Arctic Expedition, died
suddenly of apoplexy at Brooklyn last week, aged 74. (Tuesday, September
29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
George B. Todd
George B. Todd, surgeon at the Pensacola navy yard, died from yellow fever
on Sunday week. (Tuesday, September 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Eunice Howell
Eunice Howell, a maiden lady of 70 years of age, living alone in a cottage
near Washingtonville, Orange county, NY, was found last week Monday in a dying
condition from a wound in the head, and died Tuesday morning. It is
thought the wound was inflicted on the preceding Friday night, as she had not
been seen since that time until discovered. Her gold watch and a large sum
of money, known to have been in the house, were missing. (Tuesday,
September 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Rev. H. W. Lee
Rev. H. W. Lee, Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Iowa, died on Saturday, aged
60 years. (Tuesday, September 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Ann E. McNaughton
In Westfield, Sept. 22nd, 1874, Ann E., wife of Dr. D. McNaughton, aged 50
years, 3 months and 10 days. (Tuesday, September 29, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Anna Butler
In Blossburg, Sept. 20, 1874, Anna, daughter of Wm. M. and Eliza A. Butler,
aged 9 years. (Tuesday, September 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
D. A. Farnham
Mr. D. A. Farnham, the editor and publisher of the Mansfield Advertiser,
died last Tuesday afternoon at Mansfield, of congestion of the brain. He
had resided but a few months in that village, but in that time he had made many
friends and had fully demonstrated his ability to edit a spicy local newspaper.
We understand he was in his 37th (?) year, and was unmarried. The
following brief sketch of his career appears in the Elmira Advertiser. He
was the son of Dr. C. Farnham of Hamlin, Monroe county, and was born at
Brockport in which village he learned his trade as printer. He came to
Elmira about seven years ago and was employed in the Review office shortly after
taking a case in this office. After remaining here a short time he went to
Washington, where he obtained a position in the Government printing office and
was afterwards manager of the Washington Transcript. When that paper went
to pieces he returned to Elmira and was employed for two or three years again on
the Advertiser. He took charge of the Mansfield Advertiser in the early
part of last summer and has been assiduous in making that journal a bright and
entertaining one. On Saturday last he was out gunning and exposed himself
more than one in his health should have done. He took a cold which rapidly
developed the disease of which he died. He was a quiet, unassuming man but
intelligent, thoughtful and painstaking always doing his best and always to be
relied upon. He was a good printer. When he made a friend he kept
him, and none can be found who could speak of him aught save in commendation.
His remains were taken to Hamlin on Wednesday where the funeral ceremonies were
held the next day. (Tuesday, October 20, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Louisa Wetherbee
In Delmar, September 28th, 1874, Mrs. Louisa M., wife of Walter Wetherbee
and daughter of the late Ferdinand Stermer, aged 26 years and 2 months.
(Tuesday, October 27, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Stella May Wetherbee
In Delmar, October 10th, 1874, Stella May, infant daughter of Walter
Wetherbee, aged 14(?) months and 1 day. (Tuesday, October 27, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Jerry Picard
At Terre Haute, Indiana, last Sunday evening, Jerry Picard, a well known
citizen, was walking with his wife when two men rushed on them, and one of the
men held Mrs. Picard while the other shot her husband in the head, the ball
entering the right ear. The shot will prove fatal. The murderers
then fled. The motive for the act is not known. This occurred in a
public part of the city. (Tuesday, October 27, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Rev. Henry E. Montgomery
Rev. Henry E. Montgomery, D. D., rector of the Church of the Incarnation on
35th street, New York, formerly of Philadelphia, dropped dead at his residence
last Friday. (Tuesday, October 27, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
William Francis
In Delmar, on the 17th instant, William Francis, aged 62 years.
(Tuesday, October 27, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Samuel Mourhess
Mrs. Samuel Mourhess, of Tuscarora, died last week Sunday morning. She
was a very aged lady, being over 84 years old.--She was one of the early
settlers of that town, and the mother of a large family of children.
(Tuesday, October 27, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Adaline Retan
To the editor of the Agitator. It is my sad duty to announce the death
of one of our most worthy and highly respected townswomen. Mrs. Adaline
Retan, wife of Levi C. Retan, of this place, October 25, 1874, aged 43 years.
Mrs. Retan was the oldest daughter of the late George Seely, one of the early
settlers of Jackson township, in this county. She was well and favorably
known throughout the entire community, and her loss is keenly felt, not only by
her immediate friends and relations, but by all her numerous acquaintances. She
was a woman of more than ordinary energy and industry, which, combined with the
great executive ability for which she was peculiarly remarkable, made her home a
model of neatness and order. She had a remarkably keen sense of the
“eternal fitness of things,” and her criticisms, while they were for the most
part judicious, were always sharp and incisive. She was liberal without
lavishness, frugal without parsimony and pious without ostentation. It may
truly be said of the home over which she presided that it was one of comfort and
good cheer, while peace and harmony reigned throughout. The funeral
services were held on Monday, the 26th instant, at the M. E. church in this
place, Rev. A. I. Blanchard, of the Jackson charge, preaching the funeral
sermon. A large concourse of people were in attendance, thus testifying
their respect for the dead, and their sympathy for the bereaved family.
Her remains were buried in the Millertown church-yard, there to await the sound
of the last trump, which shall herald the second coming of Him who said, “I am
the Resurrection and the Life.” Millertown, Pa., October 29, 1874.
(Tuesday, November 3, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Archibald Campbell
Archibald Campbell, of the Union and Compton Works, Manayunk, Pa., died on
Saturday week. He left and estate valued at $1,000,000. (Tuesday,
November 3, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Rev. Dr. Bacon
Rev. Dr. Bacon of the diocese of Portland, Me., died in New York city last
Thursday evening. (Tuesday, November 10, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Sarah Thornton
The Binghamton Times of the 2d instant says: One of the most
deliberate, heartless and cold-blooded murders that it has become our duty to
chronicle, occurred at noon yesterday at Day Hollow, three miles from the
village of Union, in this county. The victim was Mrs. Sarah Thornton, wife of
Joshua Thornton, a respectable farmer of that place; the murderer being her
brother-in-law; Levi Thornton, a brother of her husband. The deed was
committed while the husband was at the barn, the assassin using a common pocket
knife, with which he inflicted a horrible gash in the unfortunate woman’s
throat, severing the wind-pipe, and probably the carotid artery. The facts and
circumstances as reported to us by a gentleman well acquainted with the parties
and who was called in soon after the occurrence, are as follows: The
murderer, Levi Thornton, who has always borne a bad character, succeeded some
time ago in inducing his sister-in-law to leave her husband to live with him,
but after some months’ separation she returned to her husband, was received by
him and was determined to have no further thought of her worthless admirer.
He, however, sought every opportunity to induce her to go and live with him, and
on yesterday he visited the house with this purpose. Taking advantage of
his brother’s absence he spoke to her upon the subject, threatening that if she
refused he would kill her. The woman begged of him to go away, telling him
that she could not leave her husband and children, but to all her entreaties he
turned a deaf ear, and when fully convinced that she would not abandon her home
and go with him, he attacked her with a pocket knife, inflicting fatal wounds.
Having committed the diabolical deed, and while the woman was struggling in his
grasp, the cold-hearted fiend placed the knife in her hand, and with his own
drew it across his own throat, inflicting a serious but not necessarily fatal
wound. He thereupon fled from the house, and proceeded to Point Hill, a
mile away, his wound bleeding freely, so that the neighbors who pursued him were
enabled to follow him by the blood stains on the ground. Arriving at the
Hill he was very much exhausted, and in reply to inquiries stated that he had
killed his sister-in-law and explained the manner in which he had committed the
act, and exhibited the bloody weapon as proof. An officer was sent for
immediately, while a number of men in the vicinity kept watch to prevent his
escape. His statement was corroborated by the murdered woman, who when
discovered, was able to explain the whole transaction. Drs. L. D.
Witherell and Wm. Whiting, of Union, were summoned to attend Mrs. Thornton, who
was still alive at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon--at which time our informant
left--but there was no hopes whatever of her recovery. Thornton was also
placed under medical care, and although badly injured, will doubtless recover.
It appears that on Saturday the cut-throat in a conversation with parties at
Point Hill, said that if his sister-in-law refused to go away with him he would
kill her, but the remark did not attract serious attention until his return home
in the condition described, and his subsequent confession. Mr. Joshua
Thornton, the husband of the murdered woman, is a farmer, owning a small farm at
Day Hollow. He is highly respected, and his wife, until her unfortunate
elopement with the villain who murdered her, was regarded as a very fine woman
and above reproach. She was about 30 years of age and had been married
five or six years and was the mother of two children.--Thornton, the murderer,
has always been regarded as a dissipated, worthless person. He is of small
stature and between 25 and 30 years. The woman whom Thornton attempted to
murder was still alive at the date of our latest reports. It is not
improbable that she may yet recover, although it would appear almost impossible.
(Tuesday, November 10, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Frederick Carter
The Lockport Journal learns that a terrible accident occurred at Medina on
the night of the 3d instant. As the westward bound train which is due in
Lockport at 7:50 p.m., was approaching the depot in Medina, it struck a man
named Frederick Carter, knocking him down and cutting off his legs close to his
body. He was otherwise mangled in a terrible manner. His brother,
who was with him at the time, had him removed to a place of quiet. Medical
aid was summoned, but it was of no avail. The injured man died soon after
the accident. (Tuesday, November 10, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
George S. Wagenor
George S. Wagenor, of Pennsylvania, Senate Librarian, died in Washington
last Thursday of congestion of the lungs. (Tuesday, November 17, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Sarah Thornton
Sarah Thornton, whose throat was cut by Levi Thornton, her brother-in-law,
at Day’s Hollow, died on Saturday. Her murderer lies in jail in a critical
condition from his self-inflicted wounds. (Tuesday, November 17, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Hon. John W. Head
Hon. John W. Head, Democratic Congressman elect from the 4th District of
Tennessee, died at Gallatin, Tenn., last week. (Tuesday, November 17,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Lydia Holden
Mrs. Lydia Holden, one of the first settlers and oldest residents of
Mansfield died last Tuesday morning of congestion of the lungs. She was in
her 82nd year. (Tuesday, November 17, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
David Armour
David Armour, arrested for drunkenness at Ingersol, Ontario, was burned to
death in his cell Sunday morning. It is supposed that he set fire to the
woodwork for the purpose of gaining liberty. (Tuesday, November 24, 1874,
The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Frank P. Lewis
In Wellsboro, October 20, 1874, of typhoid fever, Frank P., youngest son of
Samuel and Ellen F. Lewis, of Rushford, Allegany county, NY, aged 21 years, 8
months and 20 days. (Tuesday, November 17, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. William Austin [SRGP 09028]
Mr. William Austin, who lived in the edge of Ward township, died last week,
and left a large family in poor circumstances. Mainesburg, Nov. 20, 1874.
(Tuesday, November 24, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
John Lattimer
The Index says that on the 5th instant, John Lattimer, about 13 years of
age, son of Alex. Lattimer, living on the Jamison, was found in the barn dying
from a wound in the temple. It is thought that he fell from the ladder and
his head struck on a pitchfork, as a fork with a broken tine was laying near him
and the wound was such as a broken fork-tine would make. When found he was
breathing his last and speechless. (Tuesday, November 24, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Manville C. Pritchard
At Westfield, Pa., November 11th, 1874, Manville C., son of Morris and Sarah
Pritchard, aged 20 years, 8 months and 11 days. (Tuesday, November 24,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Mary Elizabeth Wells
In Elmira, November 6th, 1874, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Warren Wells,
aged 17 years. Remains taken to Daggett Mills for burial. (Tuesday,
November 24, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Minnie Hockenberger
In Blossburg, Pa., on Friday morning, Nov. 30th, Minnie, daughter of Wm.
Hockenberger, aged 25(oe 26) years. (Tuesday, November 24, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
John McCord
John McCord, at one time a prominent journalist newspaper writer and
contractor, died at his residence in Highland, Bradford county, on Saturday,
Nov. 7th, aged 84.--Mr. McCord had been in feeble health for some years.
He was well known in Northern Pennsylvania, and highly respected by a large
number of friends. (Tuesday, November 24, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
D. B. Frink
D. B. Frink, editor of the Truckee Republican, was shot and instantly killed
at Truckee, Nevada, last Tuesday night by an unknown man. Frink was a
member of the Vigilance Committee of that place. (Tuesday, December 1,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Wesley Underwood
Wesley Underwood, sentenced to be hanged at Palmyra, Mo., for the murder of
Richard Menafee in 1872, hanged himself in jail last Tuesday night.
(Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Hon. T. B. Mitchell
Hon. T. B. Mitchell, a well-known lawyer of Schenectady, died suddenly last
week Monday from heart disease, it is supposed. (Tuesday, December 1,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Julius A. Spencer
Julius A. Spencer, Assistant Superintendent of the Utica and Schenectady,
Syracuse and Utica, and New York Central Railroads since their organization, and
recently adjuster of the latter company, died in Utica city last week Monday,
aged 72 years. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
John M. Read
John M. Read, ex-Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, died on
Sunday after a brief illness. He was father of Gen. J. M. Read, United
States Minister to Greece. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Eliza A. Cranston
Eliza A. Cranston, while intoxicated, upset a kerosene lamp and was burned
to death at Providence, Pa., last Sunday. Her husband was in bed too drunk
to save her. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Brig. Gen. Wm. H. Lawrence
Brig. Gen. Wm. H. Lawrence, aged 40, died suddenly at Boston on Saturday.
He left with Col. Cowdin’s regiment at the beginning of the war as Adjutant, and
was subsequently appointed on Gen. Hooker’s staff, and was with him through the
war. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Major William H. Fowler
Major William H. Fowler of Elmira, died in the city of New York on Thursday
evening. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro,
Tioga Co, Pa.)
Richard Kneeland
During a quarrel, Friday afternoon in Boston between two young men, Richard
Kneeland and J. W. Gainey, the latter stabbed the former, the knife entering the
left lung. Kneeland died and his assailant was arrested. He
confessed his fault. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
George Simms
George Simms, colored, was hanged last Friday at Covington, Ga., for the
crime of committing an outrage on a white woman in November, 1873. He
confessed his guilt. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Joseph Stuart
Joseph Stuart, an eminent New York banker, died from an apoplectic fit
Wednesday last. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Jacob L. Michaels
Jacob L. Michaels, Grand Senior Warden of the Grand Encampment of Odd
Fellows of New York State, died last Wednesday night in New York city. He
was quite young. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Isaac Butts
Isaac Butts, a wealthy and prominent citizen of Rochester, for many years
editor of the Union and Advertiser, died on Friday morning after a painful
illness of two weeks. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. William Joseph
Mr. William Joseph, one of the early settlers of Brookfield township died
recently at the advanced age of 83 years. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Michael Hopkins
Last week Monday the dead body of a man, lying face down in a shallow pool
of water, was found on the Gulick farm south of Blossburg. The body was
soon identified as that of Michael Hopkins, a miner employed at Morris Run.
An inquest was held before F. Welch, J. P. The verdict was that deceased
came to his death from causes unknown to the jury--probably from exposure to the
weather. We are informed that the word “bottle” might well have been
substituted for “weather” in this verdict. Poor Hopkins died a victim to
the demon Alcohol.--But he was not the first, nor will he be the last prey of
that demon. Think of it! (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
John Day
Last Wednesday a party of young men of this village, consisting of Geo.
Sturrock, John McInroy, John Day, Curtis Culver and Hiram Bellinger, started out
to hunt deer on Marsh creek. Arrived on the ground, they separated, Day
being left alone near Hiltbold’s, about three miles from this village, at a
point in the woods where a fire had been built. In about half an hour
afterwards Mr. Sturrock went back to where Day had been left, and found his body
lying on its side on the ground as naturally as though the hunter had simply
fallen asleep. But a glance at the open eye showed that the sleep was one
from which there was no awakening in this world, and a short examination
rendered it certain that the unfortunate man had been fatally shot by his own
gun, although no report had been heard by his comrades. When left alone Day had
set his gun down by the roots of a large pine stump, and it is supposed that it
either fell or that in reaching for it in a hurry he drew it towards him by the
barrel, when the hammer caught and discharged the piece. The gun was
loaded with both small shot and buckshot and the whole charge entered Day’s body
about 2”above the navel, the piece being so near at the time that his vest was
burned by the powder. The gun was found lying with its breech toward the
dead man and a few feet from him. It is supposed that he must have thrown
it from him by a convulsive movement when shot; but it was evident that the
wound must have proved almost instantly fatal, for there was no other evidence
of any struggle or movement of the body having taken place after the shot was
fired. The body was brought to the village the same evening; and next day
Justice Brewster held an inquest, the following gentlemen being called as a
jury: Dr. N. Packer, B. T. Van Horn, N. T. Chandler, Alvarus Smith, S. B.
Warriner and A. G. Sturrock. After hearing the testimony the jury found
the following verdict: “That John Day came to his death on the 25th day of
November, 1874, in Delmar, by a gunshot would made by himself while hunting,
accidentally, casually, and by a misfortune, of which said would he, the said
John Day, then and there instantly died, and so the jurors aforesaid do say; and
the said John Day, in manner by the means aforesaid, accidentally, casually, and
by misfortune, came to his death, and not otherwise.” The funeral, which
was under charge of the Odd Fellows, of which order Day was a member, was held
at his late residence in this village Friday morning. The religious
services were conducted by Rev. N. L. Reynolds, and a very large concourse of
friends and neighbors were present. Day was a steady, industrious young
man, a son of Solomon Day, of Keeneyville. He was but 21 years of age, a
mason by trade, and had worked for several years past for Mr. McInroy, of this
village. He was married about a year ago, and by his sudden death a young
wife and a babe but a few weeks old are deprived of the loving care of a tender
husband and father. The case is truly a sad one, and it has excited the
sympathies of the whole village. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Miss Zena L. Hall
In Charleston, November 21, Zena L. Hall, aged 18 years, 4 months, and 21
days. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga
Co, Pa.)
Catherine Blake
Last Tuesday morning, a widow woman by the name of Catherine Blake, working
in the family of Joseph Bartholomew, of Elmira, was found dead in her bed.
Her disease was dropsy of the heart. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The
Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Joseph Carter
Mr. Joseph Carter, an old and well known citizen of Bath, died at that place
on the 16th ultimo. (Tuesday, December 1, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Phebe Utley
Mrs. Phebe Utley, for many years past the hospital nurse at the Soldiers’
Orphan School at Mansfield, died on the 6th instant. She is highly spoken
of by the local paper. (Tuesday, December 15, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mr. Allen Webster [SRGP 09339]
In Sullivan, Nov. 23, 1874, Mr. Allen Webster, aged 69 years. In the
death of Mr. Webster his family have lost a kind husband and father, the Baptist
Church a worthy member, and society a good neighbor and friend. Our loss
is his gain. (Tuesday, December 15, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Hon. John B. Rice
Hon. John B. Rice, member of Congress from the First District of Illinois,
and formerly Mayor of Chicago, died at Norfolk, Va., last Thursday evening.
(Tuesday, December 22, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Samuel Payson
Samuel Payson, Postmaster of North Warren, Me., and his wife were found dead
in bed Thursday morning, suffocated by coal gas. Another couple were
nearly dead when discovered. (Tuesday, December 22, 1874, The Wellsboro
Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
John Clark
John Clark, engineer of the Harrisburg water works, was killed and a laborer
by the name of Taylor injured on Thursday by a pressure of water forcing the cap
off a 20” main. (Tuesday, December 22, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Mrs. Carrie Benson
In Onalaska, Wis., Thursday afternoon, December 3d, 1874, Mrs. Carrie
Benson, formerly Mrs. Tutton, daughter of John Aiken, formerly of Middlebury,
Tioga county, Pa., aged 39 years and 6 months. (Tuesday, December 22,
1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Thomas Cottrell Clark
Thomas Cottrell Clark died last Tuesday in Camden, NJ. He was the
first editor of the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post, and at one time editor
of the Saturday Courier. In 1849 he was associated with Edgar A. Poe, and
under the firm of Clark & Poe they published a magazine entitled the Stylus.
While editing the Courier, Mr. Clark engaged the services of Mr. Poe as literary
and art critic. (Tuesday, December 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator,
Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Venerable James Walker, D. D.
Venerable James Walker, D. D., formerly President of Harvard College, died
Wednesday afternoon at his residence in Cambridge, aged 80 years.
(Tuesday, December 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
Walter Whitney
A few days since a young man named Walter Whitney, while skidding logs near
Holidaytown, met with an accident by which his leg was broken below the knee.
Surgical aid was called, and the bones were found to be badly smashed; but no
doubts were felt of the young man’s final recovery. He was taken home, and
in the evening morphine was administered to alleviate the sufferer’s pain.
In the night it was found he was sinking rapidly, and another physician was
called; but his efforts proved vain, and Mr. Whitney died the next evening.
He is spoken of as a young man of industrious habits, and was respected by all
who knew him. He was engaged to be married on Christmas day.
(Tuesday, December 29, 1874, The Wellsboro Agitator, Wellsboro, Tioga Co, Pa.)
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