Marriages/Deaths; The Republican, Jan 1855-Dec 1855 Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives December 14, 2003 by Bill Porter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Issues transcribed: January 1855 to December 1855 (Version - 12/14/2003) Transcriber's Notes: The following files were transcribed from a microfilm copy of The Republican newspaper obtained from the Wisconsin State Historical Society. Entries are listed in chronological order. News items were not reviewed in detail to ferret out every possible entry. When noticed, local news items regarding births, deaths or marriages were also transcribed. Many deaths were reported by other regional or national papers and then reprinted in the news sections of The Republican. I did not systematically transcribe these remote press accounts for this document, as it was my intention to find reports on local residents. Therefore, if you are seeking a particular event in Dodge County during these years, you should consult the microfilm again, to truly satisfy your instincts or hunches. I have done my best, but for any changes or additions please contact me via my email link and I will update any missing elements. I hope this is useful to you, Bill Porter on December 14, 2003. Transcriber comments are shown between [ ] brackets. Volume 2, Number 47; 3 January 1855 Page 2, Columns 4 and 6, as follows: [News item] OBITUARY - It becomes our painful duty this week to record the death, by Consumption, on Saturday evening, December 30th, 1854 at the residence of M. Vandercook, Esq., in this village of Elbridge Van Eps, in the 25th year of his age. The deceased was one of our most prominent, active, business men, and by his many acts of kindness had endeared himself to this community in such a manner that his loss is most severely felt. He was always found with an open hand and generous heart, ready to relieve the wants of the distressed, or assist in schemes for the benefit of the place in which he resided. His loss is severely felt, and his memory will long be cherished by the living. His funeral was attended on Monday, the first day of the year, at the Baptist Church by a very large concourse of sympathizing friends and acquaintances. The sermon was preached by the Rev. N.E. Chapin in a very appropriate manner, and we hope with good effect upon the Congregation, for many were the eyes that were moistened by the insuppressible tear on that occasion. His remains were finally consigned to the grave by the hands of his former young associates in as tender a manner as possible, and the universal desire is that he may sleep sweetly. MARRIED In Waupun, on the first inst., by John Ware, Esq., Mr. Jas. T. McGlashan, to Miss Abigail Graham, both of Beaver Dam. A liberal present accompanied the above and we wish the parties a long and happy life. On the 5th ult. By the Rev. J. M. Walker, Mr. Lewis Sawyer, of Burnett, to Miss Hannah Wilson, of Haverhill, N.H. By the same, on the 31st ult., George Purdey, Printer, in this office, to Miss Phebe Seares, of Trenton. By the same, on the 1st inst., Mr. John F. Shaw, to Miss Helen S. Hay, all of Beaver Dam. In this Village, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. Reuben Smith, Mr. Randolph Rathbun, of Granville, to Miss Emily t. Messervy, of Fox Lake. By the same, on the 1st inst., Andrew L. Clason, of Beaver Dam, to Miss Helen M. Brookins, of the same place. At Oak Grove, on the 1st inst., by Rev. H. M. Parmelee, Mr. Simeon S. Evans, to Miss Thankful Owen, all of Oak Grove. In Watertown, on the 27th ult., by J. D. Reynolds, Esq., Mr. Homer Germain, to Miss Helen Cadwell, both of Fox Lake. DIED In this Town on the 18th ult., Livona C., twin daughter of Russell and Mary Thompson, aged three months and five days. She sleeps - how sweet the thought, Free from all pain and woe – No more upon that little cheek The loving tear will flow. She sleeps – though it were sad To lay her there to rest, A thwart the cloud of sorrow beams A rainbow promised blest. She sleeps – but soon the trump Will rouse her from her bed; ‘Twill be but short, her season there, Among the lonely dead. Then in the morn all bright And beauteous she’ll arise – To gladden her fond parents’ hearts – A gem in Paradise. Volume 2, Number 49; 17 January 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: MARRIED In this town, Jan. 11th, 1855, by Rev. J. M. Walker, Mr. Wm. Knapp to Mrs. S. Maria Kempton, all of Beaver Dam. By the same, on the same day, Mr. Geo. Kellogg, of Sauk Co., to Miss Elizabeth Hotchkiss, of Beaver Dam. DIED In this Town, on the 12th inst., Albert Eugene, oldest son of Albert S. and Harriet J. Rockwood, aged 17 months and 27 days. In this Village, on Thursday morning, 11th inst., of Scrofula Erysipelas, Evy Jane, youngest daughter of Allen and Betsey Aldrich, aged eleven months and three days. Sleep on, sleep on, thou wilt not wake, Although thy Mother’s heart would break, To see thee thus so calmly ly, Unmindful of her tearful eye. And thou art gone my little Jane, Oh! Art thou no longer mine – Then fare thee well, why should I weep, To see thee thus so sweetly sleep? This world was never fit for thee, It was not meant thy home to be; Thou was to us a season given, But thy abiding place is Heaven. Volume 2, Number 50; 24 January 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: MARRIED On the 17th ult., in Elba, by Rev. J.M. Walker, Mr. Benjamin J. Yule to Miss Lucy Pomeroy, all of Elba. At Depauville, N. Y., Dec. 21, by Rev. D. Raney, Mr. Aaron Beard, of Lowell, Wis., to Miss Eliza Babcock, of the former place. Volume 3, Number 1; 28 February 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: MARRIED By the Rev. J. M. Walker, in the village of Aztalan, on the 6th inst., Edgar S. Kellogg, of Beaver Dam, to Miss Helen J. Risdon, of Aztalan. By the same, on the 8th inst., in this village, Joseph Shafer, to Miss Rachael Lockman, both of Beaver Dam. By the same, on the 10th inst., in this village, Edmund J. Wright, to Miss Louisa L. Waters, all of Burnett. DIED In Montello, Marquette County, Wisconsin, on the 21st inst., of disease of the heart, Lewis Chapman, aged about 62 years. The deceased was one of the earliest settlers of the western portion of this County, and was universally respected by a large circle of acquaintances. In this Village, on the 18th inst., Frances Ella, only child of Andrew J. and Louisa Wadsworth, aged 18 days. In Trenton, on the 11th inst., of Billious Fever, Anan Andrus, aged 70 years. Volume 3, Number 2; 14 March 1855 Page 3, Column 4, as follows: MARRIED In Chester, Dodge County, Wisconsin, on the 25th ult., by David Moul, Esq., Mr. Frances G. Conway to Miss Susan Chase, both of Lowell, Wisconsin. In Calamus, on the 20th ult., by Milton Montgomery, Esq., of Beaver Dam, Mr. Walter Markham, of Calamus, to Miss Lucelia Buck, of Columbus. At Oak Grove, Sunday eve, Feb 25th, by Rev. H. M. Parmelee, Mr. S.S. Woodward to Miss Caroline C. Bortle, both of Oak Grove. DIED In Oak Grove, Feb’y 2nd, of Consumption, Thomas Fanshaw, aged 22 years, a much respected citizen of that village. Volume 3, Number 4; 28 March 1855 Page 3, Column 2, as follows: MARRIED At Watertown, on Monday, March 19th, Mr. George Paine of Madison, to Miss Maria P. Dutcher, of Watertown. DIED In Beaver Dam, on the 19th inst., of Consumption, James Elderkin, in the 36th year of his age. Volume 3, Number 5; 4 April 1855 Page 2, Column 8, as follows: DIED In Sauk Village, on the 28th ult., of Measles, Naoma, wife of Curtis Cass, and daughter of Elder Samuel Drown, of this place, in the 33rd year of her age. Volume 3, Number 7; 18 April 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: DIED In this Village, on the 8th inst., of Consumption, Erastus T. Silsbee, aged 34 years. In this Town, on the 17th inst., of Measles, Edwin, youngest son of Fredrick H. and Julia R. Kribs, aged one year, 2 months and 23 days. In Madison, on the 14th inst., Herbert, only son of Philo Dunning Esq., aged one year and ten months. Volume 3, Number 8; 26 April 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: MARRIED On the 19th inst., by Rev. N.E. Chapin, Mr. George W. Marsh, and Miss Christiana Fenstermocker, all of Beaver Dam. On the 15th ult., by Wm. L. Parker, Esq., Mr. W. W. Patterson, of Trenton, to Miss Adelia Hudson, of Beaver Dam. DIED In this Village, on the 19th inst., of typhoid fever, Rosa K., wife of Erhard Propst, aged 29 ys. Volume 3, Number 9; 2 May 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: MARRIED On the 19th inst., by the Rev. N.E. Chapin, Mr. George W. Marks and Miss Christiana Fenstermocker, all of Beaver Dam. [duplicate] At Lake Emily, on the 19th ult., by Ebenezer E. Jones, Esq., Mr. Horace Hill to Miss Emily Clark, both of the Town of Fox Lake. Volume 3, Number 11; 16 May 1855 Page 2, Column 4, as follows: [News item] ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER GONE We learned last week with much regret of the decease of Jacob L. Bean, Esq., of Waukesha, and who has, for some time past been connected with the iron business at Mayville, in this County. He was a very estimable and influential citizen, had formerly been President of the La Crosse and Milwaukee Rail Road Company, and leaves, in this place and elsewhere a host of friends who will long cherish his memory. Volume 3, Number 12; 23 May 1855 Page 2, Column 4, as follows: MARRIED May 15, by Rev. J.M. Walker, Hugh McMullen to Mrs. Harriet Wilks, all of Dodge Co., Wis. By the Rev. R. Smith, at Beaver Dam, on the 17th instant, Mr. Joseph R. Root to Miss Laura A. Hoyt, all of the above place. DIED In Appleton, Wis., May 1, Esther Francisco. Eastern papers please copy. Volume 3, Number 13; 30 May 1855 Page 2, Column 5, as follows: MARRIED In the Presbyterian Church in this Village, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. Reuben Smith, Mr. Joseph H. Root, to Miss Laura A. Hoyt, both formerly of Sennett, Cayuga Co., N.Y. [duplicate] In Westford, on the 20th inst., by Francis Peck, Esq., Mr. Charles Pickering to Miss Lucy Ann Bright, both of Westford. Volume 3, Number 14; 6 June 1855 Page 2, Column 4, as follows: MARRIED In Chester, on the 5th inst., by the Rev. Wm. Lawson, Mr. Lewis C. Moul, to Miss Mary W., (?the only) [?] daughter of John Purdie, Esq., all of Chester. A shining Gold Dollar accompanied the above notice, which convinces us that the happy couple are possessed of more than ordinary discernment, and we wish them a long and happy life. In Clyman on the 30th of May, by the Rev. H. M. Parmelee, Mr. David Moulton, Jr. of Beaver Dam, and Miss Elizabeth Bruce, of Clyman. Volume 3, Number 17; 27 June 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: DIED On the 19th inst., of Dropsy, at Mauston, Adams Co., Wisconsin, Jane M., wife of Geo. W. Green, Esq., late of Beaver Dam, now of Steele Co., Minnisota [sic]. Mrs. Green was of the age of 33 years, daughter of Samuel Knapp of this place. Being in feeble health she had, nevertheless, the fortitude and a strong desire to emigrate with her husband to Steele Co., Minnisota, to which they removed sometime in August last. Her health remained much as it had been, until about the middle of May, when she more rapidly declined, and she set out to visit her friends, in this place. Her disease finally assumed the form of Dropsy of the chest, and she died suddenly, at the above named place, at a public house, and in her chair. Mrs. Green was of retiring disposition, and not extensively known beyond her own family, where her great worth as a mother and wife were known and appreciated. She has departed early and left a young family, to whom her loss can scarcely be supplied. The inhabitants of this place deeply sympathize in this affliction, with their esteemed, and for many years, useful fellow-citizen. Volume 3, Number 19; 11 July 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: MARRIED In Westford, on the 8th inst., by Francis Peck, Esq., Mr. Lewis Londstaff, of this village, to Miss Julia Gates of Westford. Volume 3, Number 20; 18 July 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: MARRIED On the morning of the 5th inst., by the Rev. Moses Ordway, Mr. N. W. Goodman, merchant, of the firm of Goodman & Genung, of this village, to Mrs. Mary C. Bristol, daughter of Rev. Moses Ordway, also of this village. In this town, on the 11th inst., by the Rev. R Smith, Mr. Charles Gaton, to Miss Mary Ann Taylor, both of Beaver Dam. Volume 3, Number 21; 25 July 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: MARRIED On the 1st inst., by Benj. B. Thompson, Justice of the Peace, in the town of Plymouth, Adams Co., Wis., Mr. Ira Burden, to Miss Ann Phillips, both of Plymouth. DIED On Thursday night, July 19th, Lucas R., only son of Henry G. and Julia Bicknell, aged 7 months and 13 days. He came – a beauteous vision – Then vanished from our sight, His wing one moment cleaving The blackness of our night; Our glad ears caught its rustle, Then, sweeping by, he stole The dew-drop, that his coming Had cherished in our souls. He came; - but as the blossom Its petals closes up, And hides them from the tempest, Within its sheltering cup; So he his spirit gathered Back to his frightened breast, And passed from earth’s grim threshold, To be the Savior’s guest. [Com. Volume 3, Number 22; 1 August 1855 Page 2, Column 6 and 7, as follows: [News item] Last Wednesday, a subscription amounting to $60, was taken up amongst our citizens for the aid of the widow and orphans of John Williams - one of the men who was recently killed by lightning on our lake. Such actions speak volumes. - Horicon Argus [A Dodge Co. newspaper] MARRIED At Watertown, on the 24th of July, by the Rev. Wm. A. Niles, Henry W. Lander, Esq., of this place, to Miss Lizzie E. Spaulding, of Lowell, Massachusetts. DIED In Trenton, of Dropsy of the Brain, Thomas D., son of Lyman and Harriet F. Morey, aged 15 months and 18 days. At the residence of the late Col. J. Wood, in West Brighton, near Rochester, N.Y., July 22d, Caroline J., wife of Hiram Wood, daughter of Mr. J., and sister J.W. Robinson, of this village, aged 27 years. In this village, at 3 1/2 o’clock, A.M., Thursday the 26th ult., Norris, infant son of Louis E. and Rosetta B. Schuyler, aged two years, seven months and twenty-one days. In this village, on the 27th ult., of Dysenterry [sic], Hollett, son of Robert V. and Celinda Bogert, aged 20 months and 24 days. “Hope looks beyond the bounds of time, When what we now deplore, Shall rise in fall, immortal prime, And bloom to fade no more.” Volume 3, Number 23; 8 August 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: DIED In this village, on Saturday evening last, Ida M., only child of Hiram A. and Helen M. Clark, aged 3 months and 10 days. Volume 3, Number 24; 15 August 1855 Page 3, Column 1, as follows: MARRIED At the residence of her brother, at Fox Lake, July 31st, by the Rev. O.W. Cooley, Mr. J.L. Townsend, of the firm of Townsend Brothers, and Miss Ann, daughter of Rev. John Raines of Canandaigua, N.Y. DIED In St. Francisville, Mo., on the 6th inst., Maria Olivia, youngest daughter of William H. and Melissa J. Civer, and grand daughter of E.A. Cooley, of Fort Howard. Volume 3, Number 25; 22 August 1855 Page 2, Column 8, as follows: OBITUARY. The following notice of the death of Mrs. McAllister, Consort of Mr. J.J. McAllister, whose short residence amongst us has secured for him so many friends in this community, we take from the Orleans American, and it will be read with interest. Mr. McAllister was in this village at the time of the decease of his wife, but went directly home on hearing the sad news. He has again returned, and we believe it is his intention to make this place his permanent residence. DIED, In Gaines, Orleans Co., N.Y., on the 11th of July, Mrs. Eunice McAllister, wife of John J. McAllister, in the 34 year of her age. The virtues of this highly esteemed and amiable female, are well worthy of more than a passing notice. Such were the excellences of her character, such her habits of social intercourse. That she won the affections of all who knew her. And now she has passed away none speak of her, but to praise her. Her generous spirit and kind manners are embalmed in the memory of all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance in life. In all her social relations as a child, a sister, a mother and a wife, she performed her responsible duties with the most scrupulous fidelity. But while all this may be an occasion of delightful reflection to friends, it only adds to the bitterness of separation, and inflicts a wound that neither time nor circumstances can heal. - The disease with which she died, though of a lingering and fearful character, was not deemed hopeless. And at a moment fear had measurably subsided, and hope was predominant, her husband left home, for a time, on important business, but before his return she had been numbered with the dead for nearly a fortnight. Although he was not present, she was not without the tenderest sympathy and kindest attention of numerous friends, who, with her physician, spared no exertions, though in vain, to save her life. Thus in the inscrutible providence of God the brightest earthly prospects of the surviving, though deeply afflicted husband, and their only son, are clouded, and their fondest hopes are blasted. "So unsearchable are his judgements, and his ways past finding out." It will be a source of richest consolation. At least to Christian friends, that SHE DIED IN PEACE, relying alone on the mercy of God for salvation, through the atoning blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. Her funeral was attended on the 13th at the Presbyterian Church, by a large concourse of deeply sorrowing relations and friends, when the writer endeavored to improve the solemnities of the occasion by preaching a sermon from Titus 3, 5; "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing regeneration, and renwing of the Holy Ghost." "And I heard a voice from heaven, saying unto me, write, blessed are the dead, which die in the Lord from henceforth, yea, saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors works do follow them." D. J. B. Hoyt. Volume 3, Number 26; 29 August 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: MARRIED In Watertown, Wis., Sept. 25th, 1849 [typo?, misprinted year?], by Jacob J. Enos, Esq., Justice of the Peace, Mr. Nathan Williamson, to Mary Kenyon. DIED In Fox Lake, on the 24th inst., Gideon Francis Andrus, aged 18 years and 6 months. In this place, on the 17th inst., Sarah Jane, daughter of George W. and Emerett C. Barker, aged 1 year and 4 months. Volume 3, Number 27; 5 September 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: MARRIED On the 1st inst., at Congress Hall, by G. H. Allen, Esq., Mr. Stephen Draper, of Fox Lake, and Miss Charlotte Nickerson, of Trenton. Also, at the same time by the same, Mr. Edward Nickerson, and Miss Flora Levulett, both of Fox Lake. On Tuesday morning, 4th inst., at Congress Hall, by the Rev. N.E. Chapin, Mr. Charles E. Havens, of the firm of Clark & Havens, of this village, and Miss Mary Jane Tracy, also of this place. DIED, In West Brighton, near Rochester, New York, on Sunday morning, August 26th, Herbert W., son of Hiram and Caroline J. Wood, and grandson of Mr. J. Robinson, of this village, aged 4 months and 20 days. In this Village, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 4th, of old age, Paul Brower, in the 81st yar of his age. [pointing hand] Funeral this (Wednesday) forenoon, at 10 o’clock, at his late residence. Friends and acquaintances are invited to attend. The deceased was one of the earliest settlers in this County, having located where now stands the Village of Fox Lake in the spring of 1838, where he resided until the spring of 1842, when he removed to this place, where he has lived ever since. He leaves a deeply afflicted widow with whom he had lived 58 years. He was a soldier in the late war with England [1812], having been drafted into the militia service, and served in the vicinity of New York. He had always enjoyed an unusual degree of health, scarcely ever having had a sick day. His son and only child Jacob P. Brower, who died in the fall of 1846, was a founder of this village. The deceased had always pursued a most quiet, placid life, never taking any part in strifes and commotions which so often agitate and disturb the peace of mankind, and now having lived to a ripe old age, exemplifies his former character by falling asleep in the embrace of Death as quietly as he had formerly lived. Volume 3, Number 28; 12 September 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: MARRIED In Watertown, on the 3rd inst., by J, D. Reynolds, Esq., Mr. Rodolphus Burgit, to Miss Mary E. Hews, both of Beaver Dam. In Lafayette, N. Y., on the 28th ult., by the Rev. Dr. Gregory, of Syracuse, A.G. Darwin, Esq., of Madison, Wis., to Miss Kate, daughter of Andrew Van Denburgh, Esq., of Lafayette. DIED In Chicago, on the morning of the 29th ult., of Dropsy, Mrs. Prudence Abbott, aged 56 years. Volume 3, Number 30; 26 September 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: MARRIED In Beloit, Wis., on the 17th inst., by the Rev. F. W. Graves, Mr. Geo. E. Redfield, of the firm Redfield & Clark, of this place, and Miss Harriet A., daughter of Dr. A. Clark, of Beloit. A large slice of excellent cake accompanied the above notice, and the parties have our best wishes for a long and prosperous life. In this village, on the 10th inst., by Rev. N. E. Chapin, Mr. John Lewis to Miss Catherine Evans, all of this place, late of Wales. In this village on the 25th inst., by the Rev. N.E. Chapin, Mr. Henry Benedict to Miss Sarah Blair, all of Lowell, Dodge Co., Wis. Volume 3, Number 31; 3 October 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: [News item] FATAL ACCIDENT. – The Jeffersonian, published at Jefferson, Jefferson Co., says that Mr. Rodolph Shatlarzick, who lived about 2 miles north of that village, fell into a well on the 20th ult., and was killed. He was a native of Troppan, Silesia, in Austria, where his father now resides. DIED In this village, yesterday morning, of Bloody Dysentery, E.W. Edick, in the 25th year of his age. The deceased has been struck down in the prime of life, and but two weeks since was in the enjoyment of the most robust health. He leaves a wife and one child, to mourn his early loss. - He was a good citizen, and much respected by all who knew him. Funeral this morning at ten o'clock, at the Presbyterian Church. Volume 3, Number 34; 24 October 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: DIED On Saturday evening, Oct. 20, Clarence Albert, son of Newell and Mary A. Noyes, aged one year and ten months. Volume 3, Number 34; 24 October 1855 Page 2, Column ?, as follows: [News item] SUICIDE. Lydia Hyde, of this town, who had been confined in the County House for about two months past, terminated her life about 7 o'clock last Sunday evening by hanging herself with a silk handkerchief. She had for some time past, (nearly three years) been suffering from insanity, caused we understand by excitement occasioned by spirit rappings, and had frequently been wandering through our streets, preaching and praying in her peculiar manner. She leaves quite a number of very respectable relations, with whom our community deeply sympathise [sic] in the great affliction they have undergone on her account. She took the precaution to form a regular hangman's knot, so it would slip easily, then got into a chair and fastened the end of the handkerchief to the upper gratings of the door and swung herself off. She was 49 years old. Her funeral will take place at one o'clock this afternoon in the Baptist Church, in this village. Volume 3, Number 35; 31 October 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: MARRIED In the village of Horicon, on the 16th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Freeman, Martin Rich, Esq., of Horicon to Miss Modenia Tyler, daughter of Samuel Tyler, Esq., of Oak Grove. At Juneau, on the 17th inst., by the Rev. R. Cobban, Mr. Fayette M. Spear to Miss Lucy A. Sutliff, both of Hustisford, Wis. DIED On Saturday evening, Oct. 20, Clarence Adelbert, son of S. Newell and Mary A. Noyes, aged one year and ten months. In this Village, on the 3d inst., of Consumption, Mrs. Anna Maria Coburn, wife of S.W. Coburn, aged 29 years. In this village, on the 19th inst., of disease of the liver, Mr. Hosea Ballou, late of Bristol, N.H., aged 55 years. In Calamus, on the 28th inst., Oliver Washburn, [ends in mid sentence]. Volume 3, Number 37; 14 November 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: MARRIED In Lowell, on the 1st inst., by the Rev. S. Dearborn, Mr. John M. Dogan, of this village, to Miss Eliza A. Nickerson, of the former place. FUNERAL NOTICE The funeral services of Mrs. Mary Fenstermocher, lately deceased, will be attended, next Sabbath, at the Baptist Church at 10 1/2 o'clock a.m. All friends are invited to attend. DIED At Montello, of Congestion of the Liver, on the 22nd ult., Arthur Chapman, formerly of this plate [place], in the 24th year of his age. On the 9th inst., of Consumption, at the residence of Judge Rose, James H. Hall, late of Syracuse, N.Y., aged 18 years. The deceased was on a visit at the house of his uncle, whither he recently came, in the delusive hope that change of climate might benefit his health. An only child, of great promise, is thus cut off in the midst of early manhood, leaving an aching void in the affections of fond parents which time can never fill. He was a young man of unusual intellectual powers, thoroughly refined and chastened by an assiduous, unremitting application of study and reading, greatly overtasking his physical powers, and hastening him to an untimely grave. Many of our readers will remember the thrilling news of the sudden death of young Botsford, a cousin of the deceased, at the residence of Judge Rose one year since, from hemorrhage of the lungs. A singular coincidence, in all the attending circumstances, each having come to our village a few weeks before their respective deaths, with the same disease and objects in their visits. In each instance, Judge Rose was absent, on his way to Milwaukee, and was overtaken by a messenger informing him of their respective deaths, at the same hour of night, 2 a.m., of the same day, of the same month, at the same house, and in the same room, twenty-two miles distant from his residence being at the American Hotel in Watertown. Young Botsford was the eldest son of the eldest surviving sister, and young Hall being the eldest and only son of the next eldest surviving sister, and each being residents of Central New York. Volume 3, Number 40; 5 December 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: MARRIED At Beaver Dam, on the 28th ult. By Rev. R. Smith. Mr. Isaac Clason, to Miss Melissa Hewit, both of the above place. At Beaver Dam Nov. 29, by the Rev. S. Dearborn of Lowell, Rev. J.C. Hurd and Miss M.B. Crosby of Beaver Dam. In Waupun, Nov. 28, by Rev. Mr. Williams, Mr. R. C. Dodge to Miss Nancy Carrington, all of that village. May Heaven’s blessings crown their joys, And fill their arms with girls and boys. DIED, At Beaver Dam, Nov. 12, 1855, Geo. H. Smith son of Harvey Smith, aged 20 years and 10 months. On Nov. 16, a child of Mr. Powell, of this village, aged 15 months. Nov. 15, a child of Mr. Bright, Dunning Prairie, aged 5 years. Volume 3, Number 41; 12 December 1855 Page 2, Column 6, as follows: MARRIED In Beaver Dam on the 29th of Nov., by Rev. N. E. Chapin, Mr. Conant Hinchley and Miss Augusta Mier, all of this place. Volume 3, Number 42; 19 December 1855 Page 2, Column 7, as follows: MARRIED At the residence of the bride’s father near this village, on the 12th inst. by the Rev. Reuben Smith, Mr. Evan J. Jones, of the firm Jones & Burgit merchants of this village, to Miss Julia, daughter of Abraham Ackerman, Esq. A nice collection of excellent cake accompanied the above notice, and the parties have our best wishes for a long and happy life. In this village on the 10th inst., by G.H. Allen, Esq., Mr. Duane R. Rathbun, of Horicon, and Miss Catharine J. Post, of Beaver Dam. Also on the 17th inst., by the same, at the Rail Road Hotel, in this village Mr. Eli Fort, of Aztalan and Miss Phebe McIntyre, of Burnette. [NOTE: Due to newspaper reporting delays, please check the early 1856 issues of The Republican for additional events which may have happened in the calendar year of 1855.