"The death of Dr. Otis Hervey Babbitt, a native of the town of Otsego and for several years one of Cooperstown's foremost citizens, occurred at his home in Auburn, at an early hour Friday morning of last week of heart trouble. The funeral was held from his home in that city on Sunday and the body brought to Cooperstown Monday for interment in Lakewood cemetery. The Rev. Dr. T. F. Hall of Oneonta officiated at the grave. The pall bearers were close friends of Dr. Babbitt's Cooperstown days: Charles T. Brewer, Samuel S. Bowne, Dr. James Burton, Lee B. Cruttenden, William H. Michaels and Charles J. Tuttle. Dr. Babbitt was born at Flycreek, March 19, 1854, the son of Roswell Babbitt, also a native of this town, and Sally Delano of Jefferson county. He received his preliminary eduction at Baldwinsville academy and the Oswego Normal school and taught school for several years before he became interested in medicine. For some time he studied with Dr. George Harter at Hartwick and then entered the New York Homeopathic Medical College from which he was graduated with honors with the class of 1882. Upon graduation he took up the practice of his profession in Cooperstown devoting himself not only to the sick but to the interests of the village taking an active part in its affairs charitable, social and religious ... Dr. Babbitt married Mrs. Emma Wentworth Luce in 1878 and she with one daughter, Mrs. George Denman, whose husband is a member of the faculty of the Mackenzie School at Dobbs Ferry, and one stepson, Dr. Daniel Luce, of Oneonta, survive. Concerning Dr. Babbitt's life in Auburn, a newspaper of that city says: During his life in Auburn he made many friends and was very active in Masonic circles and charitable work ... For the past 18 years the doctor had been in poor health and frequently was confined to his home on account of illness. The past year and a half he has been in poorer health than before. About a year or so ago he was hurt in a trolley accident. Although he had been around at his duties until very recently, he was ill. Dr. Babbitt was well known and well loved by hundreds of people in every part of the city. He was admired by everyone. Many of his friends were among the poor whom he had treated for nearly nothing." ["The Otsego Farmer & Republican" (Cooperstown, NY), May 8, 1914, p. 4]
-- Many thanks to Kathryn Hill for the additional information.