NEWTOWN, (Tioga Co.) June 24. Suicide. - On
Monday last, Jacob Hallet esq. of
the town of Addision, Steuben county, committed the act of suicide by hanging
himself; which appears to have been effected by bending down a pine sappling,
withing the top end around his neck, and then letting it spring up. He had been
in ill health for about eight months, of a consumption, and had bcome very low
and feeble. He got up sometime in the night previous to the day on which he was
found, and left the house unobserved - went about half a mile ascending a very
steep hill, and was found suspended to the sappling. The horrid deed is supposed
to have been the result of insanity. He had been for many years a respectable
farmer of that town and for several years a justice of the peace. He was about
55 years of age. The American, June 29, 1820.
From the Geneva
Gazette of July 5. Nathan Hallet, a
respectable magistrate of Canisteo, Steuben County, put a period to his
existence the 19th ult. by twisting a yellow pine shrub into a withe and
fastening it around his neck. The National Advocate, for the Country, (New York,
NY) July 11, 1820; col E.
MRS. ADDIE HALNINEN Addie, wife of John
Halninen Sr. of this town, died at the home last week Monday morning after an
illness of one wek from a paralytic stroke. She was born at North Jasper 58
years ago and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Talbot, deceased. Having
spent her life in the vicinity in which she died, no woman in the town was
better known than Mrs. Halninen and she was held in the highest esteem. She was
a member of the North Jasper M.E. Church. She is survived by her husband and
three sons, Ira and John of Cameron and Adelbert of Olean; also one sister, Mrs.
Marie Marlatt of North Jasper, and a large number of other relatives and
friends. The funeral was held on Wednesday at one o'clock p.m. from the house
and at two o'clock from the North Jasper M. E. Church, the Rev. Geo. J. Porter
officiating. Burial in the North Jasper cemetery. Canisteo Times, (Canisteo, NY) Wednesday, February
12, 1919, page 5, col. 4. ULCERATED TOOTH FATAL SAD DEATH OF LAWRENCE CRAIG HAMLIN OF
JASPER AT HORNELL SUNDAY MORNING ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST AND MOST THOUGHTFUL
BOYS IN THIS SECTION DIED FROM PNEUMONIA CAUSED BY INFECTION FROM A DISEASED
TOOTH. Lawrence Craig Hamlin, only child of Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Hamlin,
died in Hornell at three o'clock Easter morning from pneumonia which the
attending physicians state was caused by pus from an ulcerated tooth. He was a
native of Jasper, and was born there 18 years ago Aug. 31, last. He spent his
life there with his parents until six months ago when they moved to Hornell,
residing at 86 Elm street, Mr. Hamlin being a tinner for a hardware store of
that city. Lawrence went through the Jasper school and last year and the year
before he attended Canisteo Academy. He was one of the most popular boys in the
Academy, quiet, of the highest character; exemplary habits, respectful of the
rights of everyone else, and unusually bright both in studies and in his outside
work. He attended the Hornell high school and worked in Hawley's drug store
nights and mornings. He was preparing for college and expected to complete this
year the four years' high school work in three years, which gives the measure of
his ability in school work. In the drug store he became very popular with the
public and had the affection and confidence of his employer to the fullest
degree. He was clean, gentlemanly and courteous and those who knew him predicted
a bright and promising future for him. PNEUMONIA FROM TOOTH. On Monday
morning, April 17, he got up with a severe toothache, but went on with his work
and attended school. At night, the pain was severe and he went to a dentist who
"froze" the tooth, stating that it was apparently sound and should be "saved".
He went to bed, but was awakened during the night with a violent toothache. The
next Tuesday night the ulceration of the tooth broke. The next morning he was
very ill. Dr. Raymond Kelly was called and found he had a temperature of 104
1/2. H soon pronounced the patient ill with pneumonia, and stated that the
pneumonia was caused by a few drops of pus from the ulcerated tooth running down
into the lungs and being absorbed into the system. The disease spread from one
lung to the other. Dr. O.K. Stewart was called as council, but he stated that
everything possible had been done, and that the boy was in an extremely critical
condition. He gradually grew worse until he passed away, early Easter morning.
The parents have the deepest sympathy in their great bereavement. He was the
nephew of Mrs. Wm. Burrell of this place and E. Mae Craig of Rochester. The
body was taken to Jasper Monday night to the Craig homestead and the funeral
will be held there this afternoon at 2:30, Rev. G. A. Wilkinson officiating.
Burial will be in Jasper cemetery. Canisteo
Times, (Canisteo, NY) April 23, 1919, page 1, col.
3. DEATHS. GEORGE A. HARDY. George A.
Hardy, aged 79 years, died at his home in this village yesterday at 12:30 p.m.,
following an illness of four days. He had been in failing health for som time,
and gradually gave way to the infirmities of age. He was born in Jasper, the son
of Deacon Adin and Levisa Hardy. He was an invalid in early life and labored
under the most severe physical handicap, but being possessed of a strong will
and steadfast determination, he overcame these difficulties, and while never
robust, he lived a long and energenic life and amassed a comfortable property.
Mr. Hardy moved from his large farm in Jasper to this village 21 years ago and
has lived here since. He was a soldier in the civil war, serving ten months in
the 9th heavy artillery. He leaves his wife and three children: Lynn L. Hardy of
Canisteo, Dr. Glenn H. Hardy of Detroit, and Miss Pearl Hardy of
Canisteo. The funeral will be held on Friday at 2 p.m. from the residence.
Burial in Jasper. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) April 17, 1918; page 8,
col. 4.
F. GERALDINE HARKENRIDER REXVILLE -
F. Geraldine Harkenrider, 75, of Loomis Road, Rexville, entered into rest on
Friday (November 26, 2004) at Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville following a
long illness. Geraldine was born July 26, 1929, in Greenwood, the daughter of
William and Olive McMindes O'Dell. She married James Harkenrider Dec. 2, 1950,
in Canisteo, who predeceased her in November 1999. She was also predeceased by
brothers Augustus, Richard, William George, Robert and Wilbur O'Dell and sister,
Sara Padden. Geraldine had been a homemaker, wife and mother who helped run
the Harkenrider Farm in Rexville for more than 50 years. She was a graduate of
Canisteo Central School class of 1947 and had been employed at the Hornell
Evening Tribune at one time. She is survived by four sons, Michael
Harkenrider of New Holland, Pa., Stephen (April) Harkenrider of Whitesville,
Christopher Harkenrider and Patrick Harkenrider, both of Rexville; two
daughters, Monica (John) Dean of Andover and Susan Harkenrider of Rexville; two
sisters, Marguerite Nye of Hornell and Veronica (Paul) Crosby; four
grandchildren, Krista Harkenrider, Kathleen Buckius, Joshua Harkenrider and
Caitlan Dean; three great-grandchildren, Hunter Leeanne, Alexander Jean and
James Lee and several nieces and nephews. At Geraldine's request there will
be no calling hours. A Mass and Christian burial will be held Monday at 11 a.m.
at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rexville. Burial will be in the St. Mary's
Churchyard Cemetery in Rexville. Memorials in Geraldine Harkenrider's name
may be made to St. Mary's Church in Rexville c/o Betty McCormick, Christian
Hollow Road, Rexville, NY 14877 or to St. Jude's Shrine, 512 West Saratoga St.,
Baltimore, MD 21201. Hornell Evening
Tribune, (Hornell, NY) 3 Dec 2004
Ida E. Heart Canisteo -
Ida E. Heart, 84, of Russell Street, died early today, Monday, Sep 21, 1981 in
St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell where she had been a parient over three
weeks. Born July 15, 1897 in the Town of Rathbone, she was the daughter of
Herbert and Anna Torance Welch. She had resided in the Town of Cameron for
several years priot to moving to Canisteo 36 years ago. Surviving are: four
sons, Earl Thompson of Yorkshire, Merle, Herbert and Lyle, all of Canisteo;
three daughters, Mrs. Wilbur O'Dell and Mrs Leo Bailey, both of Canisteo; Mrs.
albert Subject of Clarksville; several grandchildren and great grandchildren and
one great-great-granddaughter; four sister, Anna Flahive and Emma Parks, both of
Canisteo; Ethel Loucks of Cameron Mills RD and Lula Smith of Wellsville RD;
three brothers, Arthur Welch of Canisteo RD2, Harold Welch of Corning, John
Welch of Canandaigua. Friends may call at the H.P. Smith and Son Funeral
Home, Inc. in Canisteo today 7-9 pm and Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Services will be
there Wednesday at 4pm with the Rev. Ronald Reichman, pastor of the First United
Methodist Church of Canisteo, officiateing. Burial will be in Town Line
Cemetery, Town of Rathbone. Friends who wish may make memorial donations to
the Ambulance Fund or the Fire Department in Canisteo, in care of Roy
Greenfield, Canisteo 14823.
Mrs. Jerry Heart Canisteo - Mrs. Ida E.
Heart, 84, of Russell Street died early today (Sept. 21, 1981) in St. James
Mercy Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past three and one-half
weeks. A native of the Town of Rathbone, she had lived for several years in
the Jasper-Cameron area before moving to Canisteo in 1945. She was the widow of
Jerry Heart. Survivors are four sons, Earl Thompson of Yorkshire and Merle,
Herbert and Lyle Thompson of Canisteo; three daughters, Mrs. Wilbur O'Dell of
Canisteo RD1, Mrs. Albert Subject of Clarksville and Mrs. Leo Bailey of
Canisteo; four sisters, Mrs. Anna Flahive of Canisteo RD2, Mrs. Ethel Loucks of
Cameron Mills RD, Mrs. Emma Parks of Canisteo and Mrs. Lula Stewart of
Wellsville RD; three brothers, Arthur Welch of Canisteo RD2, Harold of Corning
and John of Canandaigua, several grand-children, great-grandchildren and a
great-great granddaughter. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 pm today and
from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm Tuesday at the H.P. Smith and Son Inc. Funeral Home
in Canisteo, where a service will be at 4 pm wednesday. The Rev. Ronald Reichman
will officiate. Burial will be in Town Line Cemetery, Town of
Rathbone. Friends wishing may make memorial contributions to the Canisteo
ambulance fund or fire company in care of Roy Greenfield, Canisteo, N.Y.
14823 The Hornell Tribune, (Hornell, NY) 21
Sep 1981
Mrs. Heckman, Among Oldest Jasperites, Dies Jasper -
Mrs. Jane (Jennie)
Heckman, 98, of Jasper, died Sunday at Bethesda Community Hospital in
North Hornell following a long illness. She was one of the oldest residents of
Jasper. The widow of the late Seymour D. Heckman, she was a lifelong resident of
Jasper, where she was born Sept. 20, 1873, the daughter of Uzal and Addie
VanOrsdale McMindes. She at one time taught school in the Jasper area and was a
member of the Jasper Methodist Church, which she had represented at general
conferences for a number of years. She is survived by three sons, Lawrence
Heckman of Canisteo, Howard Heckman of Jasper and Lyle Heckman of Greenwood; two
daughters, Mrs. Archie Foster of Canisteo and Mrs. Joseph McCraig of Jasper RD;
one sister, Mrs. Maude Whiting of Chester, W. Va.; 25 grandchildren, 82 great
grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Smith
Funeral Home in Canisteo today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to
9 p.m. A funeral service will be held there Wednesday at 2 p.m., with the Rev.
Earl Burdick of Canisteo officiating. Burial will be in Woodlawn Cemetery,
Canisteo. The Hornell Tribune, (Hornell, NY)
December 1971
Woodhull - Seymour D. Heckman died
suddenly Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at this home in Jasper where he lived for the
past 60 years. He was born September 22, 1870 the son of George and Betsy Saxton
Heckman of West Union. Mr. Heckman was a member of Jasper Grange. Surviving is
his widow, Mrs. Jennie McMindes Heckman; two daughters, Mrs. Archie Foster and
Mrs. Joseph McCaig, both of Jasper; four sons, Lee of Woodhull; Lawrence,
Canisteo; Howard, Jasper; and Lyle, Greenwood; a sister, Mrs. Frank Woodward,
Jasper; 24 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be
held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the late home in Jasper with the Rev. Mabel Johnson of
Lawrenceville in charge. Interment will be in Canisteo Cemetery. The Evening Leader, (Corning, NY) Friday, October 4,
1946
FREDONIA, NY
OCT. 31 Afflicting dispensation. - As
Jeduthan Higby, Esq. Jonathan Wales, George Copper, Noble Sweet, and Chauncey
Phelps, were passing in a wagon, in the town of Pulteney, Steuben county, on the
11th inst in a severe storm of wind, just as they came out of a piece of woods
into a clearing, a large walnut tree was torn up by the violence of the wind,
and, shocking to relate, fell directly across the wagon, and killed three of
them, viz: Jeduthan Higby, Esq. Jonathan Wales, and George Copper. Daily
National Intelligencer, November 13,
1820
TROUPSBURG HENRY HOLT. Henry Holt
died at his home Wednesday morning, after an illness of two years from heart
disease. He leaves a wife and two daughters, Mrs. Lena Reynolds of Rochester and
Mrs. Lewis Minard of this place. Funeral services were held from the home
Saturday at 11 a.m., Rev. A. R. LeRoy, a former pastor, officiating. Interment
in Mount Hope cemetery. Mr. Holt was an honorary member of McClean Lodge No.
649, F. & A. M. Those from away to attend the funeral of Henry Holt Saturday
were: Mrs. Orcelia Fitch, Mr. and Mrs. David Fitch, Thomas Fitch, Mrs. S. L.
Griggs and Mrs. Ellen Coates of Knoxville. Canisteo Times, (Canisteo, NY) Wednesday, April 2,
1919, page 4, col. 4.
KILLED BY A FALLING TREE PERRY HOUGHTALING, A PROMINENT RESIDENT OF JASPER,
THE VICTIM OF AN ACCIDENT. Was Cutting Down a Tree When it Fell on Him,
Inflicting Fatal Injuries. - He Was Highly Respected in His Home Town and Well
and Favorably Known in Canisteo. - Leaves a Family. JASPER, N. Y., Jan. 1,
1917. - Th funeral of the late Perry Houghtailing was held from the Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon, and was largely attended, Rev. G. A. Wilkinson, the
pastor, officiating. Burial was made in Jasper cemetery. The tragic death of Mr.
Houghtaling caused in the woods Thursday cutting down a tree when it became
lodged in the top of another tree nearby. In his efforts to dislodge the tree he
was caught beneath it as it fell in such a manner as to inflict fatal injuries.
His daughter Mildred, aged 12 years, was playing near him, but she had gone to a
place of safety while he was chopping down the tree. She heard him call for
assistance. Help was summoned but when it arived Mr. Houghtailing was
dead. He was one of the most successful and respected farmers of the town of
Jasper, and was a well known horseman and stock breeder. His farm was on the
state road to Woodhull, near the Five Corners. He was well known in Canisteo. He
leaves his wife and three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Carey of Harrison Valley, and
Hazel and Mildred, who live at home; also three brothers, Wesley and Floyd of
West Union and Theron of Coneville, and one sister, Mrs. Wm. Margeson of West
Union. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) January 2, 1918; page 1, col.
1.
EDDIE HOUSE. Late Saturday afternoon occurred the death of Eddie House, age 32
years. His death followed a long period of illness from cancer and he suffered
intensely. About a year and a half ago he went to Buffalo, where he was operated
on and for a time his condition was improved, but the trouble developed again
and he grew gradually worse. Three weeks ago he went to Bath for an operation,
in the hopes that some help might be received. However his condition proved
worse than was anticipated and beyond the help of medical skill. He returned to
his home in a very serious condition to await the inevitable. During his long
illness he was under the constant and kindly care of his family and no effort
was spared in their ministrations to his relief and comfort. Although an intense
sufferer he endured with remarkable patience and faced death with indomitable
courage. Mr. House was born Feb. 2, 1886, and had spent his life in this
place. He was the son of Mrs. Genevieve Hilborn. He was married to Cassie Bebout
of Woodhull and they have one daughter, Flona, aged 9. He was a good fellow in
every sense of the work, industrious and a faithful worker as long as health
permitted. The fact that he was no longer able to do his part in active work was
especially painful to him. He was conscientious and maintained certain
commendable ideals by which he lived. He was faithful and kind as a husband and
father and his loss is an especially tragic one to the sorrowful family that
remains. Besides his wife and daughter, he is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Genevieve Hillborn, two brothers, Justin and Merle House of this place. The
funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Presbyterian church, Rev. G. A.
Wilkinson of Dresden, former pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. G. G.
McChesney of the Methodist church. Burial in Jasper cemetery. The floral
oferings were many and beautiful. Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) May 22,
1918; page 5, col. 3.
MRS. EDGAR
HOUSE The funeral of Mrs. Mildred Evelyn House of Jasper, who was burned
fatally Sept. 2 at her farm home, was held from the Jason H. France funeral home
in Jasper Saturday, Sept. 5 at 2 p.m. Rev. Mabel Johnson of Belmont, formerly of
Jasper, officiated. Interment was in the Jasper cemetery. Mrs. House was 32,
daughter of Edward and Hattie E. Whiting Davis. She was born Jan. 7, 1910.
Survivors include her parents, her husband Edgar House and 4 children: Barbara
June, 11; Ronald, 7; Vane, 5; and Glenn 3; one brother Carl Davis of Buffalo;
two sisters, Mrs. Margaret VanFleet of Jasper and Mrs. Victor Dence of
Wellsville. Canisteo Times, (Canisteo, NY)
September 10, 1942, page 4, col. 6.
JASPER WOMAN VICTIM OF
FIRE Mrs. Edgar House Filling an Oil Stove Yesterday to Get Dinner When it
Ignited. - She was Horribly Burned, 90% of Her Body Being Scorched. Mrs.
Mildred Davis House,
wife of Edgar House of Jasper sustained fatal burns yesterday while getting
dinner. She was filling the oil stove in the kitchen when it ignited. The oil
sprayed her clothing which was ignited and burned fiercely. Her first thought
was for her little children. She then apparently rushed out doors and rolled on
the grass to put out the fire. The kitchen was ignited and the back end of the
house was burned off, it is stated. A neighbor, Mattie Murphy, saw the fire or
heard the screams of the agonized woman and ran to her assistance. She was then
taken to the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Davis in Jasper village.
Dr. Koenigsberger of Jasper administered hypodermics and first aid and had her
taken to St. James hospital, Hornell. She remained conscious till 6 p.m., when
she died. Ninety per cent of her body was covered with crisp burns. There was no
chance for her recovery. All of her clothing was burned from her body. Mrs.
House was a native of Jasper about 40 years old. Her husband who trucks milk,
was absent from home on his route. Their farm was once known as the Nellis farm,
later as the Frank Viall farm, located one mile north of Jasper village on the
Talbot Creek road. She is survived by her husband, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Davis, 4 children, Barbara June 11, Ronald 7, Vane 5, Glenn 3; one brother, Carl
Davis in U.S. service in California; Mrs. Mildred VanFleet and Mrs. Madelyn
----- recently married. Canisteo Times,
(Canisteo, NY) September 3, 1942, front page, col. 5.
