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STEUBEN FARMER'S ADVOCATE
Bath, New York

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By:  Laurene Matthews Grimes
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May, 1990 ©

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NO PAPERS BETWEEN MARCH 26, 1856 AND OCTOBER 8, 1856

October 8, 1856 Wednesday

• Married - On Oct. 2nd at the residence of M. Billington in Bath by Rev. George D. Stewart, Mr. Alonzo S. Hewlett and Miss Sarah Jane Billington, all of Bath.

NO PAPERS BETWEEN OCTOBER 8, 1856 AND MAY 13, 1857

May 13, 1857 Wednesday

• Died - On Sat., 2nd inst., Henry Seymour, only son of J. P. Case, Esq. of Arkport, killed by accidental discharge of one barrel of his own gun, while reloading the other barrel; aged 13 yrs.

May 20, 1857 Wednesday

• Accident - On Mon. morning last, Robert Stewart of Bath, three fingers almost entirely cut off while cutting feed for horses with newly invented straw cutter.

May 27, 1857 Wednesday

• Married - At Whitney's Point, Broome Co. on May 20th by Rev. Wm. Gates, Mr. La Rue P. Thompson of Corning and Miss Harriet A. Beach of the former place.
• Married - In Corning on 20th inst. by Rev. C. Morton, Mr. Henry G. Tuthill and Miss Kate A. Townley, both of Corning.
• Married - In Coopers Plains, May 17th, by Rev. P. P. Anderson, Mr. P. H. Castle and Louisa Van Etten, both of Gibson.
• Married - On 19th inst. by Rev. Dr. Murdock, Samuel Hotchkin, Esq. and Miss Mary Ann Gray, of Elmira.
• Departure - Wm. M. Nichols, Esq., leaving town on "tour of inspection, in reference to his final location in the great west"; a gentleman, ardent Democrat, good lawyer, would "commend him to any community."

June 3, 1857 Wednesday

• Visit - Benjamin Ruggles, Esq., formerly of this place and late Editor of Atlanta, Ga. "Intelligencer" dropped by on his way to Superior City to locate there.
• Married - On Tues. May 19th at Clinton, NY, by Rev. Samuel D. Burchard of NYC, Miss Margaret B. Burchard and C. N. Waterman of Winona, MN.
• Married - On Tues., May 26th, by Rev. A. S. Baker, Mr. L. B. Van Scoter and Sarah S. Gorton, daughter of Mr. Rufus Gorton, all of Corning.
• Married - On Thurs., May 28th at residence of bride's father in Painted Post, James B. Finch, Attorney-at-Law of Hornellsville and Sarah Ann Patterson, daughter of John M. Patterson.
• Married - On Thurs., May 28th by Rev. P. Mc Kinstry, Mr. James Wilcox and Jane Spraker, all of Bath.

June 10, 1857 Wednesday

• No listings.

June 17, 1857 Wednesday

• Died - By drowning, John Bleeser, aged about 14 yrs.; fell through the railroad bridge at Painted Post into the river; June 8th.
• Died - Very suddenly, June 4th, Mr. N. Vischer Knickerbocker, aged 49 yrs. Born in Waterford, NY but for many years a resident of this place. Family will mourn husband and father's loss.
• Accident - John Gorman, lad of 14 yrs., hurt by steam sawing machine at Painted Post and suffered broken and lacerated leg and skull fracture.

June 24, 1857 Wednesday

• Died - Dr. Andrew F. Oliver at his residence in Penn Yan on 11th inst.
• Died - In Hornellsville, June 14th, Frank, son of R. L. Brundage in his 9th year.
• Died - At Greenwood, June 10th, Mrs. Charity Brundage, wife of Benjamin S. Brundage in the 70th year of her age.

July 1, 1857 Wednesday

• Biography - Gen. George Mc Clure, who moved to Elgin, Kane Co., IL in 1835; Died summer of 1851; had mills in Cold Springs, which he sold in 1814 to Henry A. Townsend for $14,000.
• Died - Thurs. morning last, Henry Hill, a businessman in the 39th year of his age, after falling near a railroad bridge and fracturing skull; leaves wife and 2 children. (from Elmira Advertiser.)
• Died - At residence at Cooper's Plains on Wed., June 24th, Mr. Daniel Ogden, aged 48.
• Married - At res. of bride's parents in Wheeler on 25th inst. by Rev. B. C. Smith, Mr. Joshua Healy, Jr. of S. Dansville and Miss Julia A. Chichester.
• Married - In Prattsburgh on 15th ult. by Rev. B. C. Smith, Mr. Simeon Crandall of Baraboo, WI and Miss Mary B. Bridges.

July 8, 1857 Wednesday

• No listings.

July 15, 1857 Wednesday

• No listings.

July 22, 1857 Wednesday

• No listings.

July 29, 1857 Wednesday

• Memoir of William Scutt, late of Pulteney, descendant of one of the first settlers of Ulster Co.; Married Hannah Jones; was the descendant of Petrus Scutt and Katrina of Stone Arabia; memoir continued on Aug. 5th.

August 5, 1857 Wednesday

• Died - Walter Sands, single man about 40 years, committed suicide on the 21st inst. in T. of Benton.
• Died - Daughter of Deacon Beach of S. Dansville was so severely burned on Thurs. of last wk. that she Died next day. She was reading in bed with a candle; a sister also badly burned.
• Married - In Addison July 15th by James Whittenhall, Mr. George C. Crooks and Miss Helen Stiles, both of Nelson, PA.
• Married - In Bath July 20th by Rev. C. M. Gardner, Mr. R. Barrett and Mrs. S. Odell, both of Urbana.
• Died - In Bath on July 22nd, Spencer Howell, youngest child of R. L. and F. M. Underhill, aged 2 yrs., 22 days.
• Died - On July 30th, Daniel Howell, son of R. L. and F. M. Underhill, aged 6 yrs., 10 mo.
• Died - In Bath on Sat., Aug. 3rd, Helen Augusta, daughter of Charles and Betsy Purdy, aged 1 yr., 2 mo.
• Died - In Avoca on July 28th, Mr. John B. Payne.
• Died - In Thurston July 14th, of consumption, Lucinda, wife of Samuel K. Wilber, in her 45th year.
• Died - In Clinton, NC, Mrs. Cornelia M., wife of Dr. Wm. G. Micks and daughter of Gen. Ransom Rathbone of Rathbonesville.
• Died - July 25th, Fri., at home in Rathbonesville, Mrs. Catherine Rathbone, wife of Gen. Ransom Rathbone, in the 67th year of her age. She was a native of England, immigrated when young and lived in NYC and Oxford, Chenango Co.; for past 17 yrs. she has lived in Rathbonesville.

August 12, 1857 Wednesday

• Accident - Mon. evening last, Mr. Van Duzer, station agent at Painted Post with his wife and two other ladies; horse over-turned buggy and all thrown to ground; none seriously injured.
• Accident - Miss Frances Sweet, daughter of Senator Sweet of Bath, on a visit to Syracuse fell and broke both arms.

August 19, 1857 Wednesday

• Biography - Henry W. Rogers, Esq.; born in Unadilla, Apr. 4, 1806.
• Died - Rosorous K. Barnes, about 24, of T. of Orange, drowned last week in Allegany River near Hemlock Mills, Catt. Co.
• Died - At residence in Painted Post, Dr. George Traver.
• Died - Mary Gunsolus of Prattsburg, daughter of John E. Gunsolus, about 19 yrs. Also Died within the last 2 yrs, her sister Christina, about 16 yrs. Mr. and Mrs. Gunsolus have no other children.
• Accident - Fri. morning the 7th inst., Irishman named Gollagher getting in an empty cattle car, while train in motion, fell back on track and lost left leg below the knee.
• Accident - Mr. Mason Bolt, resident of Bath, engaged in profession as a painter at Groff's Mill, fell from scaffolding and broke leg. Dr. Case attended.

August 26, 1857 Wednesday

• Biography - Josiah Flint, who Died Nov. 19, 1848.
• Accident - Tues., James Dailey, driver from Millport boat, caught between two boats causing dislocation of hip.
• Died - At Bath, Fri., 21st inst., Mrs. Mary Pawling wife of Thomas Pawling.

September 2, 1857 Wednesday

• No listings.

September 9, 1857 Wednesday

• Died - By drowning, Fri., 4th inst., John Laughlin in Crooked Lake, Hammondsport; appears he was intemperate to excess; friends warned him of the danger of rum.

September 16, 1857 Wednesday

• Died - Mr. John Mitchell of Johnson settlement, accidently shot by his gun; about 50 yrs.; leaves family. (from Elmira Adv.)

September 23, 1857 Wednesday

• Died - At Elmira on 15th inst., Alvin Corbin, formerly of Painted Post, aged 56.
• Died - At Springwater on Sun., the 20th inst., John Metcalf, formerly of Bath.
• Died - At residence in Bath, on 20th inst., George B. King.
• Died - Jonathan Andrus, 22 yrs., run over by train at Starkey Station; has mother and father in Starkey.
• Accident - Fri., last, F. M. Patten, proprietor of Hornellsville House, seriously injured using threshing machine while getting wheat for Mr. Erastus Stephens.
• Died - Samuel M. Chamberlain, formerly of Bath, killed near Brownstown, IN on 5th inst. by falling from platform of railroad car; employed by railroad; remains buried in Osgood where he lived.
• Died - Shocking and fatal accident killing Anna Burdick, wife of Edwin Burdick at Honey Run, 2 mi. from Hornellsville last Sat. She was shot through the heart and killed instantly by gun discharged by Lewis Peterson who was trying to kill a chicken. Mrs. Burdick leaves husband and 8 children, the two youngest being twins nine months old. Mrs. Brudick was about 40 yrs.

September 30, 1857 Wednesday

• Died - Miss Harriet M. Secor, aged 25 yrs., 2 mo., 11 da. in Bath.

October 7, 1857 Wednesday

• No listings.

October 14, 1857 Wednesday

• Married - At Branchport, Yates Co., on 7th inst. by Rev. B. C. Smith, Rev. Henry H. Joseph of the Syrian Mission and Miss Caroline Bush.
• Married - In Prattsburgh on 9th inst. by Rev. B. C. Smith, Mr. Hiram Johnson of Kenosha, WI to Miss Maria S. Briggs.
• Married - By Rev. E. Benedict on 12th inst., Edwin Guthrie of Humphrey, Catt. Co. and Mary S. Mack of Bath.
• Died - In Norwich, Oct. 1st, Daniel Weatherby of Addison, 41 yrs.

October 21, 1857 Wendesday

• Died - In Bath on 14th inst., Lucinda A., wife of Peter Hunter, in 58th year.
• Died - In Meridan, CT, Sept. 25th, Amos Curtis, aged 78 yrs.
• Died - At residence in Pulteney, May 18, 1857, aged 90, Mrs. Jane Vroom; a member of the Presbyterian Church for last 28 yrs.

October 28, 1857 Wedensday

• Married - At Bath Oct. 21st by Rev. N. N. Beers, Mr. James Poole and Miss Jenette Scott, all of Bath.
• Died - In Bath, Tues. Oct. 13th, Charles Morris, youngest son of S. M. and Eugenia M. Seymour, aged 2 yr., 20 da.

November 4, 1857 Wednesday

• Accident - Ira Irway of Bath getting out of wagon, fell, dislocated his spine last Sat.; still alive but recovery doubtful.
• Married - On 29th of Oct. by Rev. E. Benedict of Bath at the home of H. Sherwood, Esq. in Addison, Mr. George Edwards of Bath and Miss Sarah A. Sherwood of Woodhull.
• Married - On Oct. 26th by James Lindsay, Esq., Mr. Jacob Hammel and Miss Julia Hammel (sic), all of Bath.

November 11, 1857 Wednesday

• Accident - At Hammondsport Nov. 1st, Sun., Mr. Otis B. Smith, wife and child and Mr. Bancroft, crossing bridge in buggy, horse frightened and leaped bridge; all injured.
• Died - At Brattleboro, VT, on 2nd inst., James D. Bemis for many yrs. editor of Ontario Repository in Canandaguia, in 75th yr.
• Died - In Canisteo at residence of son on 5th inst., George W. Taylor, Esq., one of early settlers of Canisteo.
• Died - In Bath on 7th inst., Hattie, youngest daughter of George B. and Eliza R. Richardson, aged 9 mo.
• November 18, 1857 Wednesday
• Married - At Bath Wed., Nov. 4th by Rev. George D. Stewart, Mr. E. C. Peters and Miss Matilda Lenhart.
• Married - At Crooks House in Bath by Rev. G. D. Stewart, Sat., Nov. 14th, Mr. J. P. Ackerman and Miss Amelia M. Decker of Bath.
• Died - Tues., Nov. 11th, at home of son-in-law, John C. Campbell, Ann Maria, wife of Joshua Hallock, aged 79 yr., 9 mo.

November 25, 1857 Wednesday

• Divorce - At proceedings of Elizabeth Finch against Smith P. Finch in Circuit Court, Justice Strong presiding, divorce granted.
• Married - In Prattsburgh on 29th ult. by Rev. B. C. Smith, Mr. James B. Jones and Miss Margaret C. Mackery.
• Married - At residence of bride's parents in Italy on 11th inst. by Rev. B. C. Smith, Mr. W. B. Larselere of Jerusalem and Miss S. D. C. Sheppard.
• Married - At Ah-waga House, Owego, Nov. 11th by Rev. L. D. Chase, Mr. B. B. Wilcox and Miss Ann Brower, daughter of Maj. R. Brower.

December 2, 1857 Wednesday

• Married - At Bath on Nov. 25th by Rev. N. N. Beers, Mr. A. L. Coon of Pulteney and Miss Mary L. Daniels of Bath.
• Died - In Bath on Nov. 20th at residence of M. Graham, Mrs. Lucy Gustin, aged 75.
• December 9, 1857 Wednesday
• Letter - Newspaper had a letter from Col. Uri Balcom, formerly of Steuben Co., now a resident of Stiles, Oconto Co., WI

December 16, 1857 Wednesday

• Married - In Davenport, IA, Nov. 26th at residence of Nathaniel Squires, Esq. by Rev. George F. Magown, Mr. P. B. Reynolds of Prophetstown, IL and Miss Lizzie G. May, daughter of Gen. S. S. May of Bath.

December 23, 1857 Wednesday

• Married - In Weston by George Balcom, Evangelist, Dec. 15th, Mr. Albert Vaughn to Miss Adelia Baskins.
• Died - In Bath Thurs. last, Sarah, daughter of A. J. and M. A. Mc Call, aged 4 mo.
• Died - At Bath Tues., Dec. 15th, Mortimer, only son of P. J. Daniels, in the 12th year of his age.

December 30, 1857 Wednesday

• Married - At Lawrenceville, Wed., Dec. 23rd, Mr. J. F. Rusling of N. Brunswick and Miss Stella S. Orton of Lawrenceville.
• Married - In Prattsburgh on 8th inst. by Rev. B. Smith, Mr. Edward P. Sturdevant and Miss Sarah Ann Ardell.
• Married - On the 3rd inst. at Cong. Church in Elmira by Rev. T. K. Beecher, W. Albert Armstrong, Esq. of Hornby and Miss H. Maria Carter of Elmira.
• Married - In Bath by Rev. George D. Stewart on Mon., Nov. 23rd, Mr. Elisha Miller and Miss Harriet Wood.
• Married - By Rev. George D. Stewart, Mr. Daniel Shearer 2d of Howard and Miss Mary Ann Warren of Bath.
• Died - In Hornellsville on 22nd inst. of dropsy, Mrs. Jane T., wife of Hon. J. K. Hale, aged 49 yr., 9 mo.
• Died - In Canandaigua, Dec. 16th inst., Diana, wife of Thomas B. Lyon and daughter of late James Smedley, Esq.; aged 51 yr.
• Notice - Declaration by William Loghry that he would no longer pay the debts of his son Ebenezar as he "did run away on the 13th inst." and left home "without any just cause or provocation."

January 6, 1858 Wednesday

• Married - In Coopers Plains on 1st inst. by J. A. Shults, Esq., Mr. Gideon Morehouse and Miss Jane Read, both of Campbelltown.

January 13, 1858 Wednesday

• Married - In Bath on 6th inst. by Rev. George D. Stewart, Sherman S. Rogers of Buffalo and Miss Christina Davenport of Bath.
• Married - In Bath on 7th inst. by Rev. N. N. Beers, Mr. Samuel Barrett and Miss Hannah Badan, both of Urbana.
• Accident - Mr. G. D. Williams of Corning met with an accident Fri. last, loading timber; badly bruised but no broken bones.

January 20, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

January 27, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

February 3, 1858 Wednesday

• Married - By Rev. George D. Stewart on Thurs., Jan. 28th, George Loucks of Bath and Miss Henrietta, eldest daughter of Charles Brundage of Thurston.
• Married - At Bath on Wed., Jan. 27th by Rev. O. R. Howard, Francis M. Bixby of NYC and Louisa, daughter of the late William W. Mc Cay, Esq.
• Married - In Campbell on Jan. 27th by Rev. O. P. Alderman, Mr. Orson D. Davis of Little Falls, Herkimer Co., and Miss Melissa Noles of Campbell.
• Died - At Kanona, George, 12 yr. old son of Zeba Brdley (sic). George and brother Zera, age 14, were skating on mill pond above Kanona Mills. Zera went on ice too thin and broke through the ice. George came to his rescue, but the ice gave way, his strength failed, and he passed under and drowned. Zera succeeded in getting out safely.
• Died - At Wheeler on 12th ult., Albertus Larrowe in the 82nd yr. of his age. He was born in NJ in 1776; in 1797 he moved to Steuben and was employed by Col. Williamson as a carpenter. He Married the daughter of late Wm. Aulls, one of earliest settlers of Urbana. Albertus located in Reading in 1800, then in Wheeler in 1807. His son is Hon. Jacob Larrowe, late a County Judge.
• Died - At residence of son Rev. A. Wright in Cleveland, OH, Erastus Wright, formerly of Bath, in 71st year of his age.
• Died - At Kanona on 19th inst., William J. Neally, aged 68 yr.
• Died - At St. Clair, MI on 26th ult., Parmelia, wife of Henry Whiting, formerly of Bath.

February 10, 1858 Wednesday

• Died - Darius Crosby at his residence in T. of Cohocton, aged 68. He was from Hurtwick, Otsego Co. and one of earliest settlers of Cohocton.
• Died - At his residence near Savona, Fri., Feb. 5th, Henry Mc Elwee in his 88 yr. He came to Bath with Col. Williamson 63 yrs. ago; purchased land on Mud Creek, now occupied by son Henry Mc Elwee, Jr.
• Rumor - "Rumor current in town" that Edwin Miller, formerly of Bath, who removed to Kansas, was shot with a revolver by a man whose vote he'd challenged in a late election there.

February 17, 1858 Wednesday

• Died - At Bath on 13th inst. of apoplexy, Mr. James T. Johnson, aged 77 yr.
• Died - At Bath on 6th inst., Agnes Ayers, daughter of the late Nathan Stevens, aged 9 yr., 10 mo.
• Died - At West Farms, Westchester Co., on 9th inst., Rev. Isaac W. Platt, aged 69 yr.; was for many yrs. pastor of the Bath Presbyterian Church.

February 24, 1858 Wednesday

• Died - Suddenly on 7th inst. at Prattsburgh of nervous apoplexy, Miss Fedelia A. Whitehorn of Penn Yan, aged 22 yr.
• March 3, 1858 Wednesday
• Married - At Belfast Mills, Thurs., Feb. 18th by Rev. George D. Stewart, Mr. Ezra Tiffany of Kanona to Miss Lucy Ann, daughter of Russell Brown.

March 10, 1858 Wednesday

• Illness - Mr. George Wisk, resident of Hammondsport, is suffering from hydraphobia, from the bite of a mad dog last Oct.

March 17, 1858 Wednesday

• Married - In Prattsburgh on 13th inst. by Rev. B. C. Smith, Mr. Levi Chapman of Urbana to Miss Antoinette Edson of Pratts.
• Accident - Train accident at Adrian, near Hornellsville. Capt. Ayers, the conductor, broke his ribs.

March 24, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

March 31, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

April 7, 1858 Wednesday

• Died - At Wheeler on 24th ult., Mrs. Dolly Amelia, wife of Gen. O. F. Marshall, in her 69th yr. She was the daughter of the late Mathew Nealy and a native of Schenectady Co. She lived in Wheeler 40 yrs. and was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
• Accident - John H. Dailey of Pulteney was kicked by a horse in the head; he is 28 yr. old, with a wife and 3 children. (Taken from the Penn Yan Democrat.)

April 14, 1858 Wednesday

• Died - Hon. John Grieg of Canandaigua on Apr. 9, aged 77. (Paper of Apr. 21 gives biography.)
• Court proceedings - Mariah Chapman brought divorce action against husband Richard L. Chapman; complaint amended and case will go to the next term.

April 21, 1858 Wednesday

• Married - In Springfield, CA, Mar. 10th, Elijah M. Smith of NY Volunteers, formerly of Bath, to Miss Elizabeth Youle of the former place.
• Married - In Bath, Mar. 14th by Rev. P. Colgrove, Mr. Thomas Scarvill and Miss Harriet Nash, all of Bath.
• Married - In Bath, Apr. 11th by Rev. P. Colgrove, Mr. Benjamin F. Ferris and Miss Mary Ann Mowers, all of Bath.

April 28, 1858 Wednesday

• Married - In Cameron, Apr. 18th by L. C. Pierson, Esq., Mr. Charles Lee of Whitesville to Miss Harriet R. Drake of Cameron.
• Died - In Horseheads, Apr. 18th of consumption, Charlotte, wife of C. D. Welles of Wayne, aged 19.
• Died - Last Sun. night, Mrs. Fraley, wife of Frederick Fraley; by suicide; resided 6 miles west of Bath.
• Died - Mr. Sliney, engineer aboard steamer "Ben Loder" on Seneca Lake; killed instantly by movement of machinery; brother resides in Bath.

May 5, 1858 Wednesday

• Died - At Pulteney, Mar. 25th of typhoid fever, Mrs. Rhoda Eleander, aged 28 yr., 7 mo. John Eleander, husband of deceased, aged 37, Died Apr. 9th of same.
• Died - At Pulteney, Apr. 23rd of typhoid fever, Sarah Stone, aged 24 yr., 2 da.

May 12, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

May 19, 1858 Wednesday

• Died - At residence on Mt. Washington, Apr. 21st of dropsey on heart, Mrs. Catharine Richardson, widow of the late John; she was 75 yr.; native of Hagerstown, MD; came to Bath over 50 yrs. ago; was a Lutheran, then Presbyterian.
• Died - Of inflamation of the lungs at residence in Bath, John Billington, in his 40th year; was born in Montgomery Co.; four yrs. resident of Bath; member of Dutch Reformed Church, then Presbyterian.

May 26, 1858 Wednesday

• Letter - Old townsman, P. P. Hubbell, has been elected one of the Supervisors of Winona, MN.
• Married - At Milwaukie, WI on 22nd ult. by Rev. J. N. Buchanan, Hiram Potter, Jr., formerly a resident of Bath, to Miss Julie E., daughter of Dr. A. Blanchard, of Milwaukie. Mr. Potter is the city editor of the "Daily Wisconsin."
• Accident - At Painted Post, conductor E. C. Gray of Hornellsville considerably bruised in a railroad accident; also injured were track supervisor, H. D. V. Pratt of Hornellsville and brakeman Mr. Johnson.

June 2, 1858 Wednesday

• Visit - From an old townsman, A. J. Brundage, on his return from the south, much improved in health.
• Married - In Kanona on 18th ult. by Rev. H. G. Clark, Mr. Franklin Bradley to Miss Elizabeth Dawley, both of Kanona.
• Accident - Hiram Wygant, proprietor of the Prattsburgh Steam Grist Mill, in an accident at the mill; injured and leg amputated.

June 9, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

June 16, 1858 Wednesday

• Married - June 9th at residence of L. V. Church, Esq., by Rev. G. D. Stewart, Jonathan Robie to Miss M. Amelia Church.
• Married - In Prattsburgh on 10th inst., by Rev. B. C. Smith, Charles W. Parsons to Miss Ruth Adeline Oberheiser.
• Died - By suicide, Edward Cook, 20 yrs., native of Elmira; hung self in jail in Natchez, where confined for robbing employer.
• Graduation - John A. Howell, a townsman, graduated from the Naval Academy at Annapolis, second in his class.

June 23, 1858 Wednesday

• Moved - Rev. E. Benedict, late Pastor of New School Presbyterian Church in Bath, accepted an invitation to the charge of the Congregational Church at Jamesville, Onondaga Co.
• Married - In Prattsburgh on 25th inst., by Rev. B. C. Smith, Mr. John B. Allen to Miss Julia Almira Bramble.

June 30, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

July 7, 1858 Wednesday

• Married - At the Eagle Hotel in Bath on July 3rd by Rev. George D. Stewart, Mr. Henry P. Patterson and Miss Catherine B. Rappelyea, both of Bath.
• Married - In Prattsburgh on 1st inst., by Rev. B. C. Smith, Mr. James P. Scott and Miss Jane Irving Platt.
• Married - In Hammondsport on June 17th by Rev. D. E. Loveridge, Jacob L. Garrison of Rochester and Henriette Randal of Hammondsport.
• Died - In Jasper on June 1st, Thomas B. Sheffield, 61 yrs. old; native of Yorkshire, Eng.; last 40 yrs. in this country; last 30 yrs. in this county.

July 14, 1858 Wednesday

• Accident - The wife and daughter of William Brooks, who live one mile east of Bath, had a serious accident while riding in their carriage; Mrs. Brooks found lying under the horse and carriage; both were recovered.
• Drowning - A child by the name of Murphy, a boy, aged 6 or 7, in Canisteo River near Hornellsville.

July 21, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

July 28, 1858 Wednesday

• Accident - Rev. P. Mc Kinstry, a presiding elder of the Bath district, was in a horse accident at Whitings Mills; he is recovering at home in this village.

August 4, 1858 Wednesday

• Died - At her residence in Painted Post, Mary Patterson, wife of Robert Patterson, Esq.
• Died - At Prattsburgh, Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins, on the 31st ult.; widow of the late John Hopkins, Esq.; in the 91st yr. of her age; moved to town in 1806.
• Visit - A fellow citizen and friend, H. M. Miller, formerly of Bath, now of Coloma, CA, visiting in town.

August 11, 1858 Wednesday

• Died - Capt. Benjamin Smead, veteran printer, on 8th inst., at the residence of his grandson, T. G. Swart, in Bath; 83 yr., 3 mo.; former editor, who started publishing in 1816.
• Died - Judge Healy, at his residence in Dansville on the 28th ult.; he was among the first settlers of this county; removed from Vermont to Dansville in 1816.

August 18, 1858 Wednesday

• Biography - Memoir concerning Benjamin Smead, who Died last month. He was born in Greenfield, Mass. on 3 May 1775, son of David Smead and youngest of 12 children; served in the War of 1812.

August 25, 1858 Wednesday

• Married - At Mansion House in Bath on the 17th inst. by Rev. H. E. Johnson, Mr. George H. Fairbank and Miss Jane Barber, both of Cameron.
• Married - At Thurston, on 4th inst., by Elder O. P. Alderman, Mr. Alva Carpenter to Miss Mary R. Sharp, all of Thurston.

September 1, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

September 8, 1858 Wednesday

• Accident - On last Wed. a son of James Willour of Bath fell from a shed near the Methodist Church and broke his arms; he climbed on the shed to pick apples.
• Died - In Painted Post, Sun. evening on 5th inst., Louisa, wife of Washington Barnes, Esq.
• Died - At his residence in Corning on 6th inst., William Bonham, Esq., one of the early settlers of the county.

September 15, 1858 Wednesday

• No listings.

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