JUMBO'S KEEPER DEAD.
     BATH, N. Y., Dec 30 - William Newman, who brought the elephant Jumbo to this country for P. T. Barnum and who was the elephant's keeper, and trainer, until the animals death, died in the Soldiers' Home today.
Gazette-Telegraph (Colorado Springs, CO) Friday, December 31, 1909; page 7, col. 7.

DIED, At Bath, (Steuben County) Rev. John Niles, pastor of the presbyterian church in that town, aged 37 years - formerly of Colchester in this state.
Norwich Courier, February 10, 1813.

DEMENTED WOMAN'S BODY IS FOUND IN WELL AFTER FARM BUILDINGS HAD BEEN BURNED
Mrs. Gilbert Northrope of Jasper Ended Her Life by Jumping Into a WellWhere She Perished by Heart Failure Due to Exposure. - She Could Not be Restrained from Going Alone to the Desolate Spot, Evidently With That Purpose in View. - Found Next Morning.
     JASPER, N. Y., Jan. 28 - The people of this town were horror stricken on Friday morning when it was learned that Mrs. Orpha Northrope, wife of the late Gilbert Northrope, had ended her life by jumping into a well. Mrs. Northrope had been living with her daughter, Mrs. Bert Woodward, since the death of her husband last June. She left the home of her daughter Thursday morning, saying that she was going to spend two weeks with old friends and neighbors on South Hill, her former home, and where she still owned a farm, but it was unoccupied. She seemed to be well and in her usual state of mind when she left, but in spite of the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. Woodward, who insisted upon taking her, she was determined to walk, which she did. The farm is located in a desolate place about one and one-half miles from any other house, back from the highway.
     That night about 10 o'clock the buildings on her farm were all burned, together with the contents. As the farm is located off from the road and there are no near neighbors, the only person who saw the fire and went to the scene was Will Halninen, who saw nothing of anyone about the premises. The next morning Oscar Dennis, Jerry Sherwood and Edward Lane, hearing of the fire, went to view the smouldering ruins. They discovered that the cover had been removed from the well and laying beside it was a suit case, woman's coat and a cane, and to their horror in the well was the lifeless body of Mrs. Northrope. Investigation proved that she had not entered the well until after the buildings burned. She was standing in the well with one had raised and grasped into the stones above. She was not bruised and as there was but little water in the well, the autopsy proved that death was not due to drowning, but to heart failure and exposure.
     Mrs. Orpha Northrope was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Davis and was born in this town 57 years ago last April. She was married to Gilbert Northrope on May 31, 1882. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Bert Woodward of the town and Mrs. Darius Broughton of South Canisteo, and two sons, Fred Northrope of Almond and Lewis Northrope, who is in the U.S. service and has recently returned from France to Camp Upton, where he is recovering from wounds received in battle, and one step-son, George Northrope of Almond.
     The funeral was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Woodward, on Tuesday afternoon at one o'clock. Burial in the Gully cemetery. The family have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) January 29, 1919; page 1, col. 1.

JASPER - Marguerite F. Nye, 84, formerly of Jasper, passed away Thursday (Nov. 2, 2006) at Hornell Gardens, Hornell.
Born Dec. 10, 1921, in Greenwood, she was the daughter of William C. and Zoe Olive McMindes O'Dell.
A graduate of Greenwood Central School, she was a former employee of Jasper Central School and Westinghouse Electric.   
She is preceded in death by her husbands, Ira VanOrsdale and Clifford Nye; her son, Garry VanOrsdale; brothers, George, Gus, Robert, Wilbur, William and Richard O'Dell; and sisters, Sara Padden and Geraldine Harkenrider.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Bernard Lubberts, of Addison; daughter-in-law, Darlene VanOrsdale, of Jasper; sister, Veronica (Paul) Crosby, of Troupsburg; grandsons, Darrin VanOrsdale, and Michael and Robert Lubberts; four step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; stepsons, Richard, Dennis and Douglas Nye; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be no visitation.
Funeral and committal services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at the United Church of Jasper. The Rev. Dr. David Barnard will officiate. Burial will be in Jasper Cemetery.
Memorials will be received for the United Church of Jasper, c/o Marjorie Butler, P.O. Box 95, Jasper, N.Y. 14855.
Arrangements are by H.P. Smith & Son, Inc. Funeral Home, 1607 Main St., Woodhull.
Hornell Evening Tribune. Hornell, Steuben Co., NY, Saturday, November 4, 2006