Potsdam Courier and Freeman, March 13, 1873
Canton, N.Y. - March 10, 1873
On Tuesday evening, March 4th, about half-past six, Mr. and Mrs. C.N. Conkey left Canton for their home, distant from the village about two miles; having gone a little over a half mile when, in reining the horses from a ditch into the road, the sleigh tipped over, throwing Mrs. Conkey with terrible force upon a body of ice, the sleigh box also falling over her, where it remained till Mr. Conkey detached the frightened and fractious horses. On being extricated, the extent of her injuries were apparently slight. She was carried to her home and Dr. Preston hastily summoned, but her injuries were so severe that she was past the aid of medical skill, and at midnight she die. The disaster caused much anxiety throughout the night to those who had heard of it, but when, early in the morning, it was announced that she was dead, a feeling of solemn awe filled every heart, and sat a brooding grief upon every face. Born in Canton where she had always lived, an active member of the Presbyterian church, of large and generous impulses, known and esteemed by all, with high and unblemished character, - the suddenness of her death - all unite to affect this community most deeply.
Her funeral services were observed on Sunday, the 9th inst., in the Presbyterian Church, - conducted by Rev. Jas. Gardner, the pastor, assisted by Rev. L. L. Palmer, pastor of the M. E. church - all the different congregations of the village uniting with a large number of strangers to make an unusually large assemblage of mourning relatives and friends, among whom were Orville Paige and his wife, Sarah Paige, Webster Paige and Charles Currier of Chicago, Ill; William Page of Boston; Frank Simonds, of New York; Hamilton Conkey and wife of Appelton, Wis; and many others from different parts of the country.
Mr. Gardner spoke from the text: - "Her sun is gone down while it was yet day." Jer. 15-9. His remarks were eloquent, full of faith and earnest Christian devotion, and large hearted consolation. Mrs. Conkey was a daughter of the late E. C. Paige, an old and worthy citizen of Canton; was forty-two years of age, and leaves four children deprived of a mother's love and care. Though her husband and family have all the consolation which the death of a Christian alone gives to surviving friends, and which comes from an intelligent faith in a great reunion, they must often sigh-.
The Ogdensburg Journal, March 14, 1873
Mrs. Charles N. Conkey - The Plaindealer says: "The funeral services of the late Mrs. Conkey took place at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday forenoon, and were conducted by Rev. Jas. Gardner. The attendance was very large, and indicated the sorrow which was felt throughout the community for the loss of this worthy woman. Among the mourners we noticed the following relatives of the deceased: - Orville Page and wife, and Webster Page, of Chicago; William Page of Boston; Mrs. Sarah Page of Woodstock, Ill., Charles Currier, of Ill.; J. Symonds of Colton; Frank Symonds of New York; Hamilton Conkey and wife, and Mrs. Theodore Conkey of Appleton, Wis. The Pages are one of the oldest families of Canton and the strong family feeling which exists amongst them is one of their many sterling qualities."
Canton, N.Y. - March 10, 1873
On Tuesday evening, March 4th, about half-past six, Mr. and Mrs. C.N. Conkey left Canton for their home, distant from the village about two miles; having gone a little over a half mile when, in reining the horses from a ditch into the road, the sleigh tipped over, throwing Mrs. Conkey with terrible force upon a body of ice, the sleigh box also falling over her, where it remained till Mr. Conkey detached the frightened and fractious horses. On being extricated, the extent of her injuries were apparently slight. She was carried to her home and Dr. Preston hastily summoned, but her injuries were so severe that she was past the aid of medical skill, and at midnight she die. The disaster caused much anxiety throughout the night to those who had heard of it, but when, early in the morning, it was announced that she was dead, a feeling of solemn awe filled every heart, and sat a brooding grief upon every face. Born in Canton where she had always lived, an active member of the Presbyterian church, of large and generous impulses, known and esteemed by all, with high and unblemished character, - the suddenness of her death - all unite to affect this community most deeply.
Her funeral services were observed on Sunday, the 9th inst., in the Presbyterian Church, - conducted by Rev. Jas. Gardner, the pastor, assisted by Rev. L. L. Palmer, pastor of the M. E. church - all the different congregations of the village uniting with a large number of strangers to make an unusually large assemblage of mourning relatives and friends, among whom were Orville Paige and his wife, Sarah Paige, Webster Paige and Charles Currier of Chicago, Ill; William Page of Boston; Frank Simonds, of New York; Hamilton Conkey and wife of Appelton, Wis; and many others from different parts of the country.
Mr. Gardner spoke from the text: - "Her sun is gone down while it was yet day." Jer. 15-9. His remarks were eloquent, full of faith and earnest Christian devotion, and large hearted consolation. Mrs. Conkey was a daughter of the late E. C. Paige, an old and worthy citizen of Canton; was forty-two years of age, and leaves four children deprived of a mother's love and care. Though her husband and family have all the consolation which the death of a Christian alone gives to surviving friends, and which comes from an intelligent faith in a great reunion, they must often sigh-.
The Ogdensburg Journal, March 14, 1873
Mrs. Charles N. Conkey - The Plaindealer says: "The funeral services of the late Mrs. Conkey took place at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday forenoon, and were conducted by Rev. Jas. Gardner. The attendance was very large, and indicated the sorrow which was felt throughout the community for the loss of this worthy woman. Among the mourners we noticed the following relatives of the deceased: - Orville Page and wife, and Webster Page, of Chicago; William Page of Boston; Mrs. Sarah Page of Woodstock, Ill., Charles Currier, of Ill.; J. Symonds of Colton; Frank Symonds of New York; Hamilton Conkey and wife, and Mrs. Theodore Conkey of Appleton, Wis. The Pages are one of the oldest families of Canton and the strong family feeling which exists amongst them is one of their many sterling qualities."
Potsdam Courier and Freeman, March 13, 1873
Canton, N.Y. - March 10, 1873
On Tuesday evening, March 4th, about half-past six, Mr. and Mrs. C.N. Conkey left Canton for their home, distant from the village about two miles; having gone a little over a half mile when, in reining the horses from a ditch into the road, the sleigh tipped over, throwing Mrs. Conkey with terrible force upon a body of ice, the sleigh box also falling over her, where it remained till Mr. Conkey detached the frightened and fractious horses. On being extricated, the extent of her injuries were apparently slight. She was carried to her home and Dr. Preston hastily summoned, but her injuries were so severe that she was past the aid of medical skill, and at midnight she die. The disaster caused much anxiety throughout the night to those who had heard of it, but when, early in the morning, it was announced that she was dead, a feeling of solemn awe filled every heart, and sat a brooding grief upon every face. Born in Canton where she had always lived, an active member of the Presbyterian church, of large and generous impulses, known and esteemed by all, with high and unblemished character, - the suddenness of her death - all unite to affect this community most deeply.
Her funeral services were observed on Sunday, the 9th inst., in the Presbyterian Church, - conducted by Rev. Jas. Gardner, the pastor, assisted by Rev. L. L. Palmer, pastor of the M. E. church - all the different congregations of the village uniting with a large number of strangers to make an unusually large assemblage of mourning relatives and friends, among whom were Orville Paige and his wife, Sarah Paige, Webster Paige and Charles Currier of Chicago, Ill; William Page of Boston; Frank Simonds, of New York; Hamilton Conkey and wife of Appelton, Wis; and many others from different parts of the country.
Mr. Gardner spoke from the text: - "Her sun is gone down while it was yet day." Jer. 15-9. His remarks were eloquent, full of faith and earnest Christian devotion, and large hearted consolation. Mrs. Conkey was a daughter of the late E. C. Paige, an old and worthy citizen of Canton; was forty-two years of age, and leaves four children deprived of a mother's love and care. Though her husband and family have all the consolation which the death of a Christian alone gives to surviving friends, and which comes from an intelligent faith in a great reunion, they must often sigh-.
The Ogdensburg Journal, March 14, 1873
Mrs. Charles N. Conkey - The Plaindealer says: "The funeral services of the late Mrs. Conkey took place at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday forenoon, and were conducted by Rev. Jas. Gardner. The attendance was very large, and indicated the sorrow which was felt throughout the community for the loss of this worthy woman. Among the mourners we noticed the following relatives of the deceased: - Orville Page and wife, and Webster Page, of Chicago; William Page of Boston; Mrs. Sarah Page of Woodstock, Ill., Charles Currier, of Ill.; J. Symonds of Colton; Frank Symonds of New York; Hamilton Conkey and wife, and Mrs. Theodore Conkey of Appleton, Wis. The Pages are one of the oldest families of Canton and the strong family feeling which exists amongst them is one of their many sterling qualities."
Canton, N.Y. - March 10, 1873
On Tuesday evening, March 4th, about half-past six, Mr. and Mrs. C.N. Conkey left Canton for their home, distant from the village about two miles; having gone a little over a half mile when, in reining the horses from a ditch into the road, the sleigh tipped over, throwing Mrs. Conkey with terrible force upon a body of ice, the sleigh box also falling over her, where it remained till Mr. Conkey detached the frightened and fractious horses. On being extricated, the extent of her injuries were apparently slight. She was carried to her home and Dr. Preston hastily summoned, but her injuries were so severe that she was past the aid of medical skill, and at midnight she die. The disaster caused much anxiety throughout the night to those who had heard of it, but when, early in the morning, it was announced that she was dead, a feeling of solemn awe filled every heart, and sat a brooding grief upon every face. Born in Canton where she had always lived, an active member of the Presbyterian church, of large and generous impulses, known and esteemed by all, with high and unblemished character, - the suddenness of her death - all unite to affect this community most deeply.
Her funeral services were observed on Sunday, the 9th inst., in the Presbyterian Church, - conducted by Rev. Jas. Gardner, the pastor, assisted by Rev. L. L. Palmer, pastor of the M. E. church - all the different congregations of the village uniting with a large number of strangers to make an unusually large assemblage of mourning relatives and friends, among whom were Orville Paige and his wife, Sarah Paige, Webster Paige and Charles Currier of Chicago, Ill; William Page of Boston; Frank Simonds, of New York; Hamilton Conkey and wife of Appelton, Wis; and many others from different parts of the country.
Mr. Gardner spoke from the text: - "Her sun is gone down while it was yet day." Jer. 15-9. His remarks were eloquent, full of faith and earnest Christian devotion, and large hearted consolation. Mrs. Conkey was a daughter of the late E. C. Paige, an old and worthy citizen of Canton; was forty-two years of age, and leaves four children deprived of a mother's love and care. Though her husband and family have all the consolation which the death of a Christian alone gives to surviving friends, and which comes from an intelligent faith in a great reunion, they must often sigh-.
The Ogdensburg Journal, March 14, 1873
Mrs. Charles N. Conkey - The Plaindealer says: "The funeral services of the late Mrs. Conkey took place at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday forenoon, and were conducted by Rev. Jas. Gardner. The attendance was very large, and indicated the sorrow which was felt throughout the community for the loss of this worthy woman. Among the mourners we noticed the following relatives of the deceased: - Orville Page and wife, and Webster Page, of Chicago; William Page of Boston; Mrs. Sarah Page of Woodstock, Ill., Charles Currier, of Ill.; J. Symonds of Colton; Frank Symonds of New York; Hamilton Conkey and wife, and Mrs. Theodore Conkey of Appleton, Wis. The Pages are one of the oldest families of Canton and the strong family feeling which exists amongst them is one of their many sterling qualities."
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