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(From the scrapbook of Eddy C. [1857-1944] & Helen White Gilbert [1855-1929].  Clippings are not dated and newspaper unknown, unless noted. Most dates supplied were handwritten and initialed by the collectors.)  Transcribed by Joseph Damiano

Local Record of ‘88

Births, Deaths & Marriages


 

LOCAL RECORD.

Births, Deaths, and Marriages as reported in the Spectator, for 1888

The publishing at the close of each year of the births, deaths, and marriages which have occurred in this vicinity during the year is a feature of the SPECTATOR which has received the favorable comments of many exchanges, but none, to our knowledge, have taken the trouble and time to furnish its readers with a like report. The number of births, marriages and deaths for 1887 and 1888 were as follows:

1887                                                1888

Births,30                                  Births, 22

Marriages, 14                          Marriages,13

Deaths,31                                Deaths,28


BIRTHS,

During the past year children were born as follows: to

Evan James, boy   Jan.11

Mark Bliss,  boy, 

True Horton,   boy    Feb.14

Mike Towell,   boy  "  21

Guy Hanks,   boy,   " 22

E.C Gilbert,    boy,    " Mch.18

Samuel Williams, girl  " 28

C.C Gould,            girl, " 24

D.S Damon,  boy,    "     25

J.J Wilson,   boy,     Apr. 2

Frank Morrison,   boy,    " 2

W.D Pratt,             girl,    " 14

W.W Merrill            girl,    " 29

John Fender            girl,  "  22

Wesley Phelps,        boy, June 17

Walter Howard,        girl,  "       22

Chas. Tuller,            boy, Sept. 11

Lincoln Olthof,         girl,    "        11

Jerome Cole,           boy,    Oct.  20

Jeff Rice,                 girl,      "       24

L.H Mason,               girl,     "       Nov.26


MARRIAGES

L.H Mason, Amelia Wood Feb.7

R.N McFarlan, Mrs.Strait, Mch.22

E.R Belknap, Carrie Morton, Apr.11

Plin White, Nellie Clark,          Apr.8

Frank Adams, Grace Rich,      June 3

E.G Dietrich, Nelia Metcalf,      Oct.11

H.G Hall, Bertha Denio,            Sept. 30

C'rley Shafer, Nettie Williams,    Oct.31

Fred McElheny, Anna Haynes, "   "

George Naylon. Laura Lyon,    "  "

Geo. Conway, Lizzie Stewart,   Dec.20

R.H Chamberlain, Mrs.Young "     9

E.R Abbott, Nora Wallace,      "     24


DEATHS

                        Age                  Died

Mrs. Sarah A. Clark 72 yrs   Jan.7

Mrs. Boyce,         65   "          "  18

Irving Bond,         28  "           "   15

Alpheus Howser,  68  "           "   18

Mrs. This. Moran, 59  "            "   Feb.24

Mary Benson,       9 1/2 mos.  "   Mch.15

Wm.Gordon,         79 yrs.        Apr. 23

Miss Champlain, 1 3/4 "          "       27

D.B Wood,            58    "          May 29

John Ely,               42    "          June 8

Austin Perry,         75     "          " 13

Nathaniel Jewel,    77    "          "   30

S.E Talcott,             42    "         "   Aug.3

Mrs. A.J Lyon,          43    "        "    28

Hanks,                     6 mos.       Sept. 12

C.G Leavens           79 yrs.        "      16

Mrs. H'rr'tt Morrison, 78   "          "       20

"   Mary Hitchings,    81   "           "      28

" E.E Mulliken,          72   "           "       29

W.O Kingsbury,         73   "           Oct. 1

Jeff Rice, infant daughter, "           Nov.6

W.A Stewart, 78   "       "             "    22

J.N Kingsburry, 65 "      "             "    25

E.H Worden,    62  "             "       27

Mrs. Amy West,   62 "            "      24

Mrs. H.C Elmer,    29     "       "      21

Mrs. C.McDonald   82     "      "   29