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Gazette & Courier - Monday, August 9, 1875
Probate Court record
Greenfield, Aug. 3, 187 - Administration granted - on estate of Anna P. Alexander, late of Northfield, H. Alexander, Jr. of Springfield, Adm’r; Charles S. Brown, Greenfield, John J. Graves, Adm’r. de bonis non; Rufus S. Phillips, Greenfield, Sally Phillips and John P. Griswold of Greenfield, Adm’r.; Asa S. Ruddock, Buckland, Lee Baron D. Ruddock of Buckland, Adm’r.; Willard Ward, Orange; Asa A. Ward of Orange, Adm’r.
Wills proved - Martha S. Johnson, Coleraine, Morris Pierce of Coleraine, Ex’r.; Lyman Dickinson, Whately, Lyman M. Dickinson and Dennis Dickinson, Adm’rs. with will annexed; Baxter Harding, Conway, Mattie J. Harding of Conway, Ex’r.
Guardians appointed - Dennis Wilson, Coleraine, over Jennie V. Newell of Coleraine.
Accounts rendered - On estates of Philinda Bowman of Leverett, Chester Hinsdale of Monroe, Edward Jones of Leverett, Barnard Fisher of Warwick.
License granted - To sell real estate of Moses M. Huse of Leverett, Charles Pelton of Shelburne. Widow’s allowance - made in estate of Benjamin Tilton of Deerfield, $200.
Inventories filed - In estate of Hubert Morton, Shelburne, $872.78; Lyman Rice, Charlemont, $3129; Samuel R. Smith, Coleraine, $2658; Dexter Drake, Buckland, $18,051; Esther Dickinson, Deerfield, $72,271; Henry M. Fisk, Shelburne, $9858; Eli T. Green, Shelburne, $17,407.
Affidavits filed - In estate of Rebecca L. Burrows of Bernardston, George Childs of Leyden. Commissioners appointed - On insolvent estates of Charles S. Brown, Greenfield, R.A. Packard, R.W. Cook, Jonathan H. Cary, New Salem, R.D. Chase, Hiram Orcutt; Robert Richardson, Greenfield, Charles L. Lowell, F.G. Fessenden. Next Probate Court at Greenfield on the 1st Tues. of Sept.
Whose death was lately mentioned in the Gazette, was born in Warwick Dec. 25, 1798, graduated in 1825 at Amherst college and was one of the few who were organized as a Collegiate Institution in Amherst Sept. 19, 1821. Only 9 of his college class survive. He studied theology with Revs. Dr. Humphrey and Daniel A. Clark, was licensed to preach in Feb. 1827, preached in numerous towns in the States of New York, Penn. and Ill., was a faithful and successful Home Missionary for many years and revivals crowned his preaching and labors.
In 1828 he married a daughter of Deacon Francis Leonard of the Warwick Orthodox Congregational Church. For a few years past he had engaged in farming at Kearney City, Kearney Co., Nebraska, where he died June 30, in his 77th year.
Blake, James E., age 57, a native of Warwick, died in Granville, Putnam County, Ill. on July 8 of cancer. He was a son of the late Hon. Jonathan Blake.
Gould, Rev. Nahum [Nahum Gould], age 76, died in Kerney Junction, Nebraska on June 30. He was a native of Warwick, and married the eldest daughter of the aged Mrs. Leonard of his native place.
Mrs. Stimpson met with an accident some days since which was bad but might have been worse. She found an old package of what she called lampblack, on a beam in the shed, and placed it in the stove, but an explosion followed, which burned her hand and arm very badly, and in connection with a humor, is very bad.
Death has at last invaded the ranks of the advanced guard, and taken Samuel Williams, thus reducing the no. of those nearing their century of service to four. Mr. Williams was born in the house in which he died, 94 years ago. He entered on his 95th year May 15, and died June 10. Although he lived to a great age, the first 50 years of his life he was an invalid, and ill health prevented his filling positions for which his intelligence fitted him.
/ His life, therefore, was a quiet one, but eminently sociable in his nature, his home was a most hospitable one, and his door opened quickly at the call of friend or neighbor. He found the last winter a severe test of his endurance, and it was hoped the spring would restore him, but his attempt to resume his farm labors proved too much for his strength - he had turned his last furrow, and he laid him down to die. He calmly awaited the summons - the last movements of his lips being apparently a whisper of aspiration. Mr. William's father came here, a young man from Roxbury, in the early history of the town, and was a leader in revolutionary times, being a member of the provincial congress - the first commander of the minute men, and came out of the war commander of a regiment, but died a few years after - a great public loss. The following epitaph is found upon his tombstone:
/ "Here lies the body of Col. Samuel Williams Esq., called from this lower world to join the heavenly choir, May 9, 17[?], age 44 - his death a universal grief, but we'll adore". Mr. William's grandfather, Joseph Williams of Roxbury, was a colonel in the revolution, and William Williams, signer of the Declaration of Independence, from New York, was of a branch of the family, and the name was a prominent one in our colonial history. Mr. Williams leaves 2 in town 4 years older than himself, and Mrs. Conant is 4 days older.
Again have we been made to feel death's power, in removing so suddenly from our midst our dearly loved sister, Mrs. Ella R. Doolittle of Orange. She was a daughter of C.W. Delva of Warwick...[medium sized article].
Gazette & Courier - Monday, May 17, 1875
Probate Court record
Northfield, May 11, 1875 - Administrations granted - on estates of Fanny Delva, Warwick, Calvin W. Delva of Warwick, Adm'r.; Lucy Webster, Northfield, S.W. Dutton of Northfield, Adm'r. Wills proved - Charles F. Field, Northfield, Mary H. Field and Otis E. Field of Northfield, Ex'rs.; will of Mark Woodard, Northfield, disallowed, C. Pomeroy for the will, John A. Aiken against it. Accounts rendered - on estates of Jeremiah Harrington of Rowe, Abigail Stratton of Northfield. Affidavit filed - in estate of William Stow of Conway. Next probate court at Conway, on the 3rd Tues. of May, tomorrow.
We take the following from the Winona (Minn.) Daily Republican of May 6. Mrs. Hatch lived in Warwick many years. Mrs. Hannah Hatch, widow of the late Rev. Roger Hatch, died at Peoria, Ill. on the morning of May 3rd, at the advanced age of 79 years. Born Apr. 29, 1798, of Puritan parentage, she was reared in simplicity and cultured in all those trials which constitute a strong, thoughtful and well balanced character, so that when in 1829 she assumed the duties and responsibilities of a pastor's wife, she was eminently endowed for the position...Her body sleeps in the beautiful cemetery of Woodlawn in the sure and blessed hope of a resurrection into eternal life. The funeral took place this afternoon from the residence of Senator Windom, and was largely attended.
Herbert Hastings gave the inhabitants a sugar festival at Elmore's Hotel Thurs. eve. 100 persons of all ages were present. They had a delightful time. It took 3 gallons of thick maple syrup to sweeten the whole mass.
Gazette & Courier - Monday, April 12, 1875
Probate Court record
Greenfield, April 6 - Administration granted - on estate of John Arms, Gill, Nelson Burrows, Adm'r.; Avery Clapp, Montague, William W. Thayer, Adm'r.; Jonathan H. Cary, New Salem, Daniel R. Streeter, Fitchburg, Adm'r.; A. Lovice Oakes, Orange, George E. Priest, Adm'r.; Mary Purple, Gill, Nelson Burrows, Adm'r.; Sarah Ann Rice, Buckland, Edwin Poulton, Adm'r.
/ Wills proved - Seorem Cushman, Bernardston, P.L. Cushman, Ex'r.; Cephas Clapp, Deerfield, Austin DeWolf, Greenfield, Ex'r.; Mary E. Giffen, Orange, Rachel Goddard, Ex'x.; Elizabeth C. Gray, Sunderland, John R. Smith, Ex'r.; Polly C. Howes, Ashfield, Mark H. Vincent, Hawley, Ex'r.; Urania D. Robinson, Sunderland, Horace Lyman, Ex'r.; Calvin T. Swan, Northfield, George B. Swan, Potsdam, N.Y., Ex'r.; Asaulah Sears, Ashfield, Edwin Sears, Ex'r.; Baron Stow, Conway, Henry W. Billings, Ex'r.
/ Guardians appointed - Charles W. Billings, Deerfield, over Fanny O. Beals, Conway; Oren Streeter, Shelburne, over Frank Loveland, Montague; Austin D. Sheldon, Northfield, over Abby J. Sheldon; David W. Snow, Coleraine, over Walter D. Thompson, Troy, Ohio; Nathaniel Lamson and Flora Lamson, Shelburne, over Emily E. Thompson; Thomas S. Dickinson, Conway, over Heroine Stow.
/ Accounts rendered - on estate of John Barnard and Leonard Harwood, Deerfield; Abner Chandler, Montague, James Dwyer, Leyden; Asa Dole and Caroline M. Hunter, Shelburne; Fanny Delvy, Warwick; Lawsop H. Donelson and Malinda Johnson, Coleraine; Henry Sheldon, Northfield; Caroline Temple, Orange.
/ License granted to sell real estate - of Nancy S. Abbott, Ashfield; Albert E. Barber, Coleraine; Alanson Chapin, Bernardston; George C. Gale, Charlemont; Leonard Harwood, Deerfield; Ephraim Murdock, Orange; James M. Reynolds, Erving.
/ Widow's allowance made - in estate of John Barnard, Deerfield, $49; James M. Reynolds, Erving, $375. Inventories filed - in estate of Jane H. Ames, Greenfield, $6616; Clarissa Battle, Orange, $4515; Amos Dexter, Erving, $1599; Caroline A. Morgan, Greenfield, $6769; John C. Peters, Deerfield, $636; Urania D. Robinson, Sunderland, $4046; David Scott, Whately, $9872; H.H. Taylor, Greenfield, $11,400; Octavia H. Warner, Sunderland, $1070.
/ Affidavits filed - in estate of Clarissa Battle, Orange; Albert Bullard, Wendell; Albert E. Barber, Coleraine; Allen Eason, Leyden; Timothy Graves, William Warner and Octavia H. Warner, Sunderland; Moses Underwood, Heath.
/ S.P. Stratton, C. Hilliard, S.G. Pratt, commissioners to partition estate of Azubah Stacy, late of Gill; Robert Abercrombie, Seth Field, Lyman G. Barton, Commissioners to partition estate of Aaron Fuller, late of Deerfield.
/ Estate of John Barnard, late of Deerfield, represented insolvent. Next Probate Court at Greenfield on the 1st Tues. of May.
Gazette & Courier - Monday, April 12, 1875
Warwick
James E. Blake, a native of this town, now a resident of Granville, Ill., has suffered extremely from a cancer on his face for 1 1/2 years, and has spent much on physicians, is now very low and to human view can survive but a short time.
Gazette & Courier - Monday, April 12, 1875
Warwick
Mrs. Amy Forbes has been deeply afflicted by the death of her only daughter by consumption the past winter, and now of her oldest son James M. Forbes. She greatly deserves the sympathy and prayers of all her friends in this community.
The Center school district has chosen W.K. Taylor clerk, and Dr. French, agent. The district voted to begin their school year and put in new seats, and chose Messrs. Witherall, Delvey and Pierce a committee of repairs. Mr. Elmore has taken the hotel.
- Fri, Feb 12, 2010
