Union Advertiser
October 3, 1872, page 2
Rochester, NY
TERRIBLE CASUALTIES
THREE MEN KILLED.
THE DETAILS OF THRILLING INTEREST.
Two terrible casualties occurred in the village of Lyons, Wayne county,
yesterday and another one this morning, and all of them were attributed with
circumstances of peculiar interest and horror.
Tuesday evening an old man named KRELS, who resided on a farm in the vicinity of
Lyons, drove to the village on business. His team ran away and he was
thrown from the wagon and injured so badly that he died 12 hours subsequently.
These terrible accidents created the utmost excitement in the village as well
they might.
KRELS was an old man, and father-in-law of our townsman, Gotleib GOETZMAN.
How large a family he leaves was not learned.
FUCHS was forty years of age and he leaves a wife and nine children to lament
his loss.
This morning as we learn by a dispatch from the Western Union Telegraph operator
at Lyons, another man was killed or injured so badly that he will die. A
passenger standing on the platform of a car in the train which arrived in this
city at 11:15 this forenoon, lost his balance just as the train was on the
bridge and fell striking on the timbers of the bridge and falling into Clyde
river. His name was not learned.
This last casualty added fresh fuel to the excitement which already prevailed in
Lyons. Accidents attended by such a combination of peculiar circumstances
rarely occur.
An undertaker named Philip FUCHS, who resides at Lyons, went over yesterday to
Alloway to prepare the remains of Mr. KRELS for burial. In returning he
drove a team belonging to the son of Mr. KRELS. While in the act of
crossing the Central Railroad truck at Lyons, a gravel train backed against the
team, killing Mr. FUCHS as well as the horses. The mangled remains of Mr.
FUCHS were carried some distance and lodged upon the bridge over over the Mill
race. The locomotive and some of the cars were thrown into the ditch.
psm
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Evening Express
Sat Oct 5, 1872
DIED
GAWNE - In this city, October 5th, of
Consumption, Thomas GAWNE, aged 23(?) years.
-Funeral services at the Second
Baptist Church to-morrow (Sunday) afternoon, at 2 1/2 o'clock. Friends are
invited to attend.
GjS
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Democrat & Chronicle
Mon Oct 7, 1972
DIED
CARMICHAEL - Robert C. CARMICHAEL,
aged 35(?) years, eldest son of Hiram and Mary J. CARMICHAEL.
-Funeral from the residence of the family,
No. 57 Mount Hope avenue, this (Monday) morning, at 9 o'clock. Friends of the
family are invited to attend.
SELYE - In Cheyenne, Wyoming
Territory, Oct. 1st. 1872, William W., son of Hon. Lewis SELYE, aged 38 years.
-Funeral from the residence of his
father, on Lake avenue, on Tuesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Friends of the
family are invited to attend.
SINTZENICH - In this city, October
6th, Edwin Eugene, infant son of Edwin B. and Sarah A., SINTZENICH, aged 7
months and 28 days.
-Notice of funeral hereafter.
STEELE - At Marshal, Mich., on the
5th inst., Mrs. John STEELE, aged 72 years.
-Notice of funeral in afternoon
papers.
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LINES OF MEMORY OF FRANKIE BROOKS
By Miss S. J. B
His griefs and sufferings all are
o'er,
The quiet grave is now his bed:
Ten weary days of pain he bore.
But now his rest is with the dead.
He murmured not, but meekly bowed
Beneath his father's chas_ning rod,
And wished though life to him was
sweet,
Calmly to wait the will of God.
His virtues and his noble mind
Have left a sweet remembrance here;
And, though he numbers with the dead,
His name shall to our hearts be dear.
Farewell! Dear Frankie, fare thee
well!
Sweet be thy quiet, dreamless rest:
And while we weep around thy grave,
Thy home, we trust, is with the
blest.
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DEATH OF RODNEY L. ADAMS
Rodney L. ADAMS, one of the oldest
and best known journalists of western New York, died at Geneva on Saturday
morning, at the age of fifty-six. His demise was sudden. He was taken sick but
a week ago, the disease affected his brain, and its course could not be
checked.
Mr. ADAMS
was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., January 27, 1816. Early in life he removed to
Penn Yan, Yates county, New York, where he attended school, served as an
apprentice at the jewelers' trade and also taught a country school for several
terms. His newspaper career, which has been his business these many years past
commenced in the year 1840, where he entered the office of the Rochester
Democrat, first occupying a position in the counting room. With the Democrat
he continued until 1845, when he removed to Penn Yan, purchased the office of
the Yates county Whig - Now the Yates county Chronicle. Here he resided more
than six years when he sold his establishment to Messrs. CLEAVELAND &
LOOK, removed to Lyons, purchased the office of the Wayne County Whig, the
title of which paper he changed to the Lyons Republican, which he published
with success for six years, when it was disposed of to it present proprietor.
From Lyons, Mr. ADAMS removed to Syracuse, where he was managing editor of the
Daily Journal for three years. He then purchased the office of the Fulton
Patriot and Gazette, which he published for three years. In a pecuniary sense
this was doubtless the most successful of his several investments. In
September, 1865, he purchased the stationery and printers' furnishing business
of E. B. CULVER of Syracuse, then in a dilapidated condition. In this he
remained one year, expending large amounts in reviving and advertising the
business, and establishing the foundation of the new flourishing firm of J.
& F. B. GARRETT. In September, 1865, Mr. ADAMS came to Geneva, associated
with him his son, O. S. ADAMS, and purchased the office of the Geneva Courier,
which he continued to publish until a few weeks since, when he transferred its
sole management to his youngest son, C. L. ADAMS, he himself accepted the
position of editor and publisher of the Liberal Republican, a campaign paper
of this city.
Deceased
leaves a wife and two sons, Oliver S. and Corwin L.; the former is at the head
of the musical academy at Lyons and the latter is as said in the Geneva
Courier office. Mr. ADAMS was a brother-in-law of J. B. and T. J. SOUTHWORTH
and C. S. COLLINS.
Mr. ADAMS
was a man of unblemished character, an easy, effective writer and possessed of
excellent business qualifications. The latter were abundantly proved by his
success in conducting newspaper establishments. His acquaintance in this part
of the state was naturally extensive and he was respected as generally as he
was known by the community.
The funeral
takes place at Geneva at 9 o'clock this forenoon and the remains will be
interred at Oakwood cemetery, Syracuse, at 1 o'clock p.m. The members of the
publishers' association will attend the obsequies.
Our Geneva correspondent,
to whom we are indebted for part of the above facts, communicates the
following estimates of the character of deceased and tribute to his many
virtues.
As an
editor, Mr. ADAMS stood among the first in the ranks of journalism. An
excellent scholar, a constant reader, and careful observer; a concise and
pointed writer, he ever wielded a vigorous pen in defense of liberty, justice,
humanity, and the ___ ever aiming to make that paper with which he was
connected, whether the city daily, or the country weekly, the first of its
class.
As a printer
and publisher, Mr. ADAMS could endure nothing but the best, and his zeal in
this particular, was, doubtless, his greatest obstacle to the pecuniary
success, which his several successors have invariably attained. To no one man
does the country press of the State of New York owe more, especially of
Western New York, for its present eminence and high social position, than
to Rodney L. ADAMS. For his effort in this direction he will be sincerely
mourned, and his memory kindly cherished by his fellow-publishers. He, it was,
who introduced and stimulated the use of the power-press in the country
printing office, until to-day there is scarcely an office, so small, that its
paper is not printed by a power-press, while, in the job department, his
introduction of new and beautiful types, and conveniences so soon as they
appeared, has worked a complete revolution in this important branch of the
"art preservative." To-day, the country office which fails to keep
pace with the spirit of the age, may as well close its doors. By this has the
business not only been increased, but the country merchant has enjoyed equal
advantage with his city rival in the important item of advertising.
As a citizen
Mr. ADAMS was among the most esteemed, enterprising, - his motto, public
improvement at any cost. He was ever found an able and potential advocate of
every project which had for its object the promotion commercially, morally or
socially of the people with whom his lot was cast. Indeed, never have we heard
more feeling expressions of regret than has marked the mention of this sad
event in our own streets to-day.
In no two
things however, has Mr. ADAMS been more generally misrepresented, (from
ignorance_ than in his social qualities and in his religious convictions. Few
people ever became thoroughly acquainted with him, and this grew out of physical
difficulties, which were self-evident but beyond his control. During the past
few years of his life his hearing was badly affected and his eye-sight very
poor. No_ knew him but to respect his worth, and those who knew him best
esteem him most. Mr. ADAMS detested __, hypocrisy and deceit. He was one of
the most trusty and simple-hearted believers in a supreme and only God, the
creator of the universe, a God of justice, love, charity and truth, we
ever know. Everything which was pure, lovely, true and beautiful in life he
loved with all his heart.
To his
family Mr. ADAMS was most strongly attached. His wife and children he loved
with a fondness __onting almost to passion. No labor too arduous, no task
too great for him to perform which promised an additional comfort or a
moment's joy to any member of the family circle. In turn he was most dearly
loved as the husband, honored and revered as a father. In behalf of this
afflicted household our sympathies are most keenly enlisted.
As an
employer it behoves us to speak. A business connection of six years enable the
writer to testify to the kindness of heart, the generosity and forbearance,
and strictly honorable business character of the deceased. In all these years
we fail to remember an unkind or hasty word. We mourn his death as that of a
friend.
Though Mr.
ADAMS has been gradually failing for more than a year past, this sad
result has been hastened by excessive overwork and a multiplicity of
business anxieties. His disease was nervous prostration, combined with partial
paralysis of the brain and lungs, and congestion of the lungs. He came home
from Rochester, sick, on Friday evening of last week, took to his bed,
and from that time failed rapidly, lingering in an unconscious state for three
days.
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DEATH OF OLIVER SPENCER
Oliver SPENCER died September 24th,
1872, in Genoa, N. Y., at the house of his son-in-law, Rev. E. BENEDICT. He
was a native of Hartford, Conn., and he removed from that place at the age of
twenty-two and went to Madison, N. Y. Deacon SPENCER, with his wife, Electa
WHITE, went to Sweden in 1815 - the first of the families of the WHITES,
SPENCERS and STAPLES - who settled the farms in the school district west of
Sweden Center. He lived upon the same farm thirty-nine years. He was a deacon
and ___ elder, abounding is every good work of the Presbyterian church at
Sweden Center, and in 1860(?), after removal to Bergen, he was a member of the
general assembly at Pittsburg from the presbytery of Rochester. Late years his
residence has been with his daughters, Mrs. J. P. YOUNG at Chicago, and after
her death, nine years ago, with Mrs. BENEDICT at Jamesville, N. Y., Moravia
and now Genoa. Deceased was eighty-five years of age.
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Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Evening Express
Mon Oct 7, 1872
DEATH OF A PRINTER - Saturday
morning, Mr. Thos. E. GAWNE, an employe in the Union office, died of
hemorrhage of the lungs. At a meeting of the Typographical Union of this
city, Saturday evening, the following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Whereas,
It has pleased to remove from our midst our friend and fellow-craftsman,
Thomas E. GAWNE, be it.
Resolved,
That we humbly bow our heads in submission to the Divine will of our Maker,
in removing from among us one whom we all loved and who had not yet reached
maturity, and who was called away by his Father so suddenly.
Resolved,
That we deeply sympathize with his friends in this, their earthly
tribulation.
Resolved,
That these resolutions be published in the daily papers of this city, and
the p (unreadable) the usual badge of mourning __ the space of thirty days,
attend the funeral in a body, and a copy of these resolutions send to
the friends and relatives of the deceased.
Theodore J. VOGLL,
J.
B. SPINNING,
J. F. O'NIEL,
Committee.
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Yesterday afternoon the funeral
services of the deceased were held in the Second Baptist Church, Rev. T.
Edwin BROWN officiating. The remains were accompanied to the church by the
printers in a body, headed by Hebing's Band, and a large number of
friends. An interesting address and exhortation were made, particularly to
the printers, by Mr. BROWN, who was listened to with marked respect and
attention. The remains were then taken to their last resting place in Mt.
Hope.
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A DEATH IN THE ORPHAN ASYLUM
Last September a woman named Mary
BURLINGAME left a son in the Rochester Orphan Asylum she was born December
10th, 1871. She said it had been weaned three months, that she lived in
Scottsville, and had been deserted by her husband. She represented that she
was going to Scottsville to work. She left a dollar to pay for keeping
the child and promised further payment. The child died yesterday morning at
3 o'clock. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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A THIEF ARRESTED - A man named
FAIRBANKS has been arrested in Dansville charged with stealing goods in that
place. Articles were found in his possession stolen from hotels in this
city. A silver spoon and eleven napkins belonging to Hiram WOOD, proprietor
of the European Hotel, Fitzhugh street; also a pair of boots, the property
of the steward. One pair of boots were stolen from the National Hotel. The
fellow is a cunning rascal, well known by the police in this city, but has
covered his tracks hitherto so well as to escape arrest. He will now get his
just deserts.
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PERSONAL - Henry H. SPERRY, Esq.,
of Henrietta, (now residing in New York city), returned home on Saturday,
and in the evening addressed the citizens of Henrietta. There was a large
attendance and the meeting was one of the best of the canvass, and Mr.
SPERRY has reason to feel satisfied at his reception by his old friends.
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BURGLARY IN LOCKPORT - Chief
SHERMAN received a dispatch from Chief ANDERSON of Lockport this morning,
stating that a clothing store in that place was broken open last night and
$1,500 worth of goods stolen, consisting of beavers, broadcloths, cassimeres,
furnishing goods, etc.
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BODY FOUND - The dead body of
Robert CARMICHAEL, who had been missing for several days, was found in the
canal, between Fitzhugh street and Plymouth avenue, Saturday. Coroner
MORRISON took charge of the remains and held an inquest.
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A PAIR OF PEARS - Chas. MOUNTFORD,
of No. 12 Delevan street, presented us with a branch from a pear tree
containing 23 pears. The branch measures 2 feet and the pears are all good
size and excellent eating. Also two large pears weighing both together 2 1/2
pounds. Who next ?
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DIED
SELYE - In Cheyenne, Wyoming
Territory, Oct. 1st, 1872, William W., son of Hon. Lewis SELYE, aged 38
years.
-Funeral from the residence of
his father, on Lake avenue, on Tuesday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Friends of
the family are invited to attend. Carriages will leave C. V. JEFFREY's, No.
125 State st., at 2 o'clock, to accommodate all who may wish to attend.
HARDICK - In Fairport, on Sunday
evening, October 6th, Willie O., son of Frank and Louisa C. HARDICK, aged 2
years and 11 months.
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Democrat & Chronicle
Tue Oct 8, 1872
DIED
SELYE - In Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, Oct. 1st, 1872, William W., son
of Hon. Lewis SELYE, aged 38 years.
-Funeral from the residence of
his father, on Lake avenue, this (Tuesday) afternoon, at 3 o'clock.
Friends of the family are invited to attend. Carriages will leave C. V.
JEFFREY's, 125 State street, to convey friends to the residence, at
2 o'clock P.M.
SINTZENICH - In this city, October 6th, Eugene Edwin, infant son of Edwin
B. and Sarah A., SINTZENICH, aged 7 months and 28 days.
-Funeral from the house, No. 13 Lyell street, on Wednesday afternoon, at
2 o'clock. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
STEELE - At her son's residence, at Marshall, Mich., on the 5th inst., Mrs.
John STEELE, aged 72 years.
-Funeral from the residence of Samuel C. STEELE, No. 19 North Washington
street, to-day (Tuesday), at 10 1/2 o'clock A. M. Friends of the family are
invited to attend.
KNOWLES - At his residence, in Riga, October 7th, 1872, James KNOWLES, son of
Paul KNOWLES, deceased.
-Notice of funeral hereafter.
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SORROWFUL AFFAIR
Suicide of Ex-Supervisor James Knowles of Riga.
A dispatch received in this city late yesterday afternoon, announced the death
by his own hand of James KNOWLES of Riga; but his friends and acquaintances
here could not believe that it was otherwise than accidental. Later a telegram
was received at this office from Supervisor SAVAGE of that town, who started
for his home at once on receiving the intelligence, that Mr. KNOWLES had
committed suicide. We are at present without further particulars, and can only
regret, as will every one who reads this statement, that the mind of this
young man should by any cause become so unsettled as to drive him to
self-destruction.
Deceased was the son of the late Paul KNOWLES of
Riga, and resided near his old homestead, and was universally esteemed: He was
a person of strict integrity, of excellent business qualifications, generous,
noble in his bearing. Last year he represented Riga as supervisor, and
performed his duties with honor to himself. He was successful in taking care
of the financial interests of his town. Last spring a re-nomination was
tendered him but, he declined, pleading that his time was occupied with his
duties at home. He leaves a wife and two children.
Since writing the above, we learn that Mr. KNOWLES
was missed about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and a search resulted in the
discovery of his body in the barn on his mother's premises, near his own
residence. He had shot himself through the heart, and the weapon, a revolver,
lay close by. A letter was found addressed to his wife. The body was cold,
showing that the fatal deed must have been accomplished an hour or more before
its discovery. His wife saw him last about 1 o'clock, and noticed nothing
unusual in his manner. She requested him to convey the servant girl to a
friends whom the domestic intended to visit, and he answered he would do so at
4 o'clock. It is supposed that financial difficulties drove Mr. KNOWLES into
taking his own life. In conversation with a relative on Sunday, he appeared
despondent, saying he feared he was getting too deeply in debt. He had just
exchanged his farm of 100 acres for the Rochester farm in Canewa_gus. He had
already removed a part of his effects. The revolver had been presented him
five or six years ago by a friend in the army. Deceased was about thirty-two
years of age. The contents of the letter found are not generally known.
Probably it contains an explanation of the act not materially different from
that we have given. The suicide of Mr. KNOWLES created great excitement in the
town where he lived, and very general and deep regret has been occasioned by
the sad event.
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Rochester, Monroe, NY
Rochester Evening Express
Tue Oct 8, 1872
MARRIED
GRAVES - GILLESPIE - At Park Church, Erie, Pa., on the evening of the 7th
inst., by the Rev. Charles C. KIMBALL, Mr. John W. GRAVES, of this city,
and Miss Louisa GILLESPIE, of Erie, Pa.
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SUICIDE OF AN EX-SUPERVISOR
The melancholy news reached this city yesterday afternoon that
ex-Supervisor KNOWLES, of the town of Riga, had committed suicide in the
barn on his mother's premises, near his own residence, by shooting himself
through the heart. His wife saw him last about 1 o'clock, and at the time
did not notice anything unusual in his manner. He was not missed until 3
o'clock, and a search resulted in the painful discovery announced above.
It is supposed that the fatal deed was accomplished an hour before the
body was found, as it was quite cold. In conversation with a relative on
Sunday, Mr. KNOWLES appeared despondent and said he feared he was getting
too deeply in debt, and a letter found on his person stated his intention
to commit suicide on account of his financial difficulties. His neighbors
state, however, that cannot have been solely the cause, as there is only a
$4,000 mortgage on his farm, which is worth $16,000. He was about leaving
the farm he was living on, and it is supposed that his despondency was
induced by the fact that he was leaving the homestead where he had resided
for so many years. Mr. KNOWLES leaves a wife, and two children, was about
thirty-five years of age, and was very much respected in the town which he
represented in the Board of Supervisors last year. The revolver with which
he shot himself was presented him by a friend in the army five or six
years ago.
Coroner JORDAN, of this city, left here this
morning to hold an inquest on the body, and the suicide has created great
excitement in the neighborhood.
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Democrat & Chronicle
Wed Oct 9, 1872
MARRIED
GRAVES - GILLESPIE - At Park
Church, Erie, Pa., on the evening of the 7th inst., by the Rev. Charles
C. KIMBALL, Mr. John W. GRAVES of this city, and Miss Louisa GILLESPIE
of Erie, Pa.
MONTGOMERY - MACOMBER - At the
Universalist Church, on the 8th inst, by the Rev. Geo. W. MONTGOMERY, D.
D., assisted by Rev. A. SAXE, D. D., Mr. Geo. B. MONTGOMERY and Miss
Belle S. MACOMBER, both of Rochester, N. Y. - No cards.
PENNY - WARD - On the evening
of the 8th inst., by the Rev. ___, Wilbur D. PENNY of this city, and
Miss May WARD of Montreal, Canada.
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DIED
SINTZENICH - In this city,
October 6th, Eugene Edwin, infant son of Edwin B. and Sarah A.,
SINTZENICH, aged 7 months and 28 days.
-Funeral from
the house, No. 13 Vine street, on Wednesday afternoon, at 2
o'clock. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
KNOWLES - At his residence, in
Riga, October 7th, 1872, James KNOWLES, son of Paul KNOWLES, deceased.
-Funeral from his late
residence, to-morrow (Thursday), the 10th inst., at 3 o'clock P.M.
Friends are invited to attend.
ENGLISH - On Tuesday morning,
October 8th, Sarah, wife of Robert ENGLISH in the 54th(?) year of her
age.
-Funeral from the residence, 40
South Washington street, on Thursday morning, at 10 1/2 o'clock. Friends
are invited to attend.
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CITY AND VICINITY
Town Talk
--Maggie M_CHELL commences an
engagement at Corinthian hall, for three night, on Monday the 14th
instant.
--An inquest was held yesterday
upon the body of James KNOWLES, who committed suicide the day before in
Riga. It appeared that the occasion of his desperate act was business
perplexi_les.
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FUNERAL OF THE LATE WILLIAM W.
SELYE
The common council and the city
officers assembled at the city clerk's office yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock, and from there proceeded in carriages to the residence of the
Hon. Lewis SEYLE, on Lake avenue, where the funeral services of his son,
the late William W. SELYE were held. The attendance of the friends of
deceased, and of the family was very large, and the lower section of the
avenue was well filled with vehicles. Company "E" of the
fifty-fourth regiment, known also as the SELYE citizens corps, turned
out in a body, as did also the Alert hose company, of which the deceased
was a member. Rev. Dr. SHAW performed the funeral services. The casket
was made of costly materials, and its design and finish were rich and
elegant in the extreme. The funeral procession was unusually long, and
as it moved through the principal streets to the cemetery, it arrested
the attention of all the people along the route.
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DEATH OF J. C. SCHANCK
A great many of our citizens
will be surprised to learn of the death of J. C. SCHANCK, a gentleman
well known in Rochester, and in fact in Western New York, as a produce
merchant. Mr. SCHANCK came to this city about nine years ago for the
purpose of making it the central point in this section of the state for
buying and shipping produce. He continued to be a visitor every summer
thereafter, winning during this time hosts of friends among our business
men. About two years ago he removed to this city with his family, making
it his permanent place of residence. Something over a year ago he took a
trip to Bermuda and engaged in shipping potatoes from that island. He
overtasked his energies and strength in the performance of his labors,
and was suddenly attacked with bleeding from the lungs. His condition
for several weeks was critical; but, the climate being favorable, he
recovered. Since that time his health has been delicate, and the
disease, which showed itself in Bermuda, troubled him a good deal of the
time. This past summer he removed his family to New York city. A few
weeks ago he returned to Rochester, with health apparently much
improved, and he became the guest of Robert E. SHERLOCK. He was
attending to his business as usual up to Friday afternoon last, at which
time the hemorrhage came on, and he was conveyed in a carriage to the
residence of his friend, on South Clinton street. Yesterday morning he
exhibited great prostration and about 3 o'clock in the afternoon he
died, retaining the full possessions of his faculties up to the last
moment.
The
deceased was in the thirty-fourth year of his age. He leaves a wife and
three children, and a large circle of friends to mourn him.
Mr.
SCHANCK possessed those traits of character which was the respect and
esteem of all with whom he came in contact. The remains will be taken on
the 7:30 train this morning to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, for interment.
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Rochester Evening Express
Wed Oct 9, 1872
DIED
SPERRY - In Battle Creek,
Mich., Sept. 25th(?), 1872, after a brief illness, Clarissa, wife of
Edward SPERRY, and eldest daughter of Ashley and Margaret COLVIN, aged
32 years, 3 months and 24 days.
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DEATH OF J. C. SCHANCK
A large number of the citizens
of Rochester and Western New York will be pained to learn of the death
of J. C. SCHANCK, a young man well-known and highly esteemed by his many
friends. Our morning cotemporary announces his death as follows:
Mr.
SCHANCK came to this city about nine years ago for the purpose of making
it the central point in this section of the State for buying and
shipping produce. He continued to be a visitor every summer thereafter,
winning during this time hosts of friends among our business men. About
two years ago he removed to this city with his family, making it his
permanent place of residence. Something over a year ago he took a trip
to Bermuda and engaged in shipping potatoes from that island. He
overtasked his energies and strength in the performance of his labors,
and was suddenly attacked with bleeding from the lungs. His condition
for several weeks was critical; but the climate being favorable, he
recovered. Since that time his health has been delicate, and the
disease, which showed itself in Bermuda, troubled him a good deal of the
time. This past summer he removed his family to New York city. A few
weeks ago he returned to Rochester, with health apparently much
improved, and he became the guest of Robert E. SHERLOCK. He was
attending to his business as usual up to Friday afternoon last, at which
time the hemorrhage came on, and he was conveyed in a carriage to the
residence of his friend, on South Clinton street. Yesterday morning he
exhibited great prostration and about 3 o'clock in the afternoon he
died, retaining the full possession of his faculties up to the last
moment.
The
deceased was in the thirty-fourth year of his age. He leaves a wife and
three children, and a large circle of friends to mourn him.
Mr.
SCHENCK possessed those traits of character which won the respect and
esteem of all with whom he came in contact. The remains will be taken on
the 7:30 train this morning to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, for interment.
Rochester, Monroe, NY
Democrat & Chronicle
Thurs Oct 10, 1872
MARRIED
BARNARD - DAVISON - At the Unitarian Church, on the evening of the 9th
inst., by the Rev. N. M. MANN, Henry BARNARD, Jr., and Eugenia B.
DAVISON, all of this city.
KING - BAILEY - At the residence of the bride's parents, Oct. 9th, by
the Rev. Geo. R. MERRILL of Medina, Hiram A. KING of Chili, and Hattie
A. BAILEY, only daughter of D. L. BAILEY, Esq., of Henrietta.
BROWN - SMEED - On the 9th inst., at the residence of the bride's
parents, by the Rev. Asa SAXE, Mr. William C. BROWN and Miss Mollie
SMEED, both of this city.
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DIED
WILLIAMS - In this city, Oct. 9th, Edward E. WILLIAMS, aged 37 years.
-Funeral from No. 1_0 State street, on Friday, at 10 o'clock A. M.
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DEATH OF MRS. ANN STEELE
On Sunday afternoon last, the remains of Mrs. Ann STEELE, relict of
the late John STEELE, for a number of years employed in the New York
Central railroad, and a man well known over every rod of the line,
arrived in this city from Marshal, Michigan, where she died at the
residence of her son-in-law George W. STEELE. The deceased lived in
Rochester nearly forty years, coming to this city from New Jersey by
way of canal, when this method of navigation was scarcely known. The
deceased was a Christian woman, having lived and died in the full
enjoyment of her faith. She was among the first welcomed by hand into
the congregation of the Brick church, and she has ever since been a
member, assiduous and devoted in her attention to her duties. At the
funeral on Tuesday morning, held at Samuel S. STEELE's house, Dr. SHAW
performed the funeral services and spoke in a very feeling way
respecting deceased, with whom he was well acquainted. Mrs. STEELE
died at the age of seventy-two, respected and esteemed by all with
whom she became acquainted.
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Rochester Evening Express
Thurs Oct 10, 1872
DEATH OF MRS. EDWARD SPERRY - Mrs. Clarissa D. SPERRY, wife of Edward
SPERRY, formerly of Henrietta, died at Battle Creek, Mich., Sept.
26th, after a sickness of five days. Mrs. SPERRY was the daughter of
Ashley O. COLVIN. She was born in Henrietta, and removed with her
husband to Battle Creek six years ago. She leaves a husband and four
children. The husband is a brother of H. H. SPERRY, Esq., of
Henrietta. Deceased was an estimable woman, and her death has caused
great sorrow among her numerous relatives and friends.
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MARRIED
BARNARD - DAVISON - At the Unitarian Church, on the evening of the 9th
instant, by the Rev. N. M. MANN, Henry BARNARD, Jr., and Eugenia B.,
daughter of C. C. DAVISON, Esq., all of this city.
KING - BAILEY - At the residence of the bride's parents, Oct. 9th, by
the Rev. Geo. R. MERRILL, of Medina, Hiram A. KING, of Chili, and
Hattie A. BAILEY, only daughter of D. L. BAILEY, Esq., of Henrietta.
BROWN - SMEED - On the 9th inst., at the residence of the bride's
parents, by the Rev. Asa SAXE, Mr. William C. BROWN and Miss Mollie
SMEED, both of this city.
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ALLEN - Amelia Maria, daughter of S. P. ALLEN formerly of this
city, was born in Geneseo, N. Y., Jan. 6, 1846, and died in Detroit,
October 8, 1872.
SPERRY - In Battle Creek, Mich., Sept. 9th, 1872, after a brief
illness, Clarissa, wife of Edward SPERRY, and eldest daughter of
Ashley and Margaret COLVIN, aged 32 years, 3 months and 24 days.
Rochester Evening Express
Sat Oct 12, 1872
DIED
MOORE - In this city, October 11th, 1872, Nathelia E., daughter of
William B. and Margaret MOORE, aged 20 years and _ months.
-Funeral from the residence of her parents, No. 11 Harrison street, on
Sunday afternoon, at 2 o'clock. Friends are invited to attend.
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