Vital Records, Chenango County, NY, August 3, 1876

 Chenango Telegraph, Norwich, NY, August 3, 1876

Deaths

PIKE:  In King Settlement [Chenango Co. NY], July 31st, Phebe T. Pike, Aged 85 years.

COLBURN:  The funeral of Miss Carrie Colburn was attended at the residence of her father, July 19th.  A large concourse of people from all parts of the town, showed their respect for the deceased and sympathy for surviving friends by following the beautiful clay to its last resting place.  Rev. J.G. Eckman, preached the funeral sermon, Rev. E.P. Eldridge made the prayer. The youthful friends with whom she had mingled so recently, bore the precious burden from the hearse to the grave, while fair young girls in white, strewed the casket with flowers, fit emblems of her who slept the long sleep of death.

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NEWELL:  In North Norwich [Chenango Co. NY], on Sunday July 30th, Horace Newell, aged 79 years.

In its appropriate place will be found the announcement of the death of Horace Newell of North Norwich, which occurred at his home on Sunday evening after a brief illness of but one week, caused by paralysis.  Mr. Newell had reached the advanced age of 78 years, most of which, if not all, have been passed within the limits of this county.  He was a pleasant, genial old gentleman, always respected and esteemed by those who knew him for his sterling honesty and worth.  He was for many years a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his funeral was attempted by Rev. B. B. Carruth of that denomination on Tuesday last, and the remains were interred in the cemetery at Smyrna where his first two wives had preceded him.  Some fifteen years since he married Miss Phebe Cahoon, youngest sister of Stephen Cahoon of this village with whom he has since lived pleasantly and happily and who now survives him. Three sons also survive him one of whom lives at Earlville, Horace Newell who is now Ass't Superintendent on the Chenango Canal.

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ALLEN:  In Philadelphia at the residence of her sister, Emily L. Allen, youngest daughter of Hon. S.P. Allen, formerly of this village [Norwich, Chenango Co. NY], aged 21 years.

The community was shocked on Friday evening last by the sad intelligence that Miss Emily Allen was dead.  But few had heard of her illness and her death was wholly unexpected to all.  She had gone to spend the summer with her sister, Mrs. Alfred Smith, at Germantown, Philadelphia, and to visit the Centennial exhibition. The intense heat oppressed her exceedingly and she frequently said she could not endure it much longer - she must go home unless a change of weather came soon.  She attended the exhibition for the last time on Tuesday the 11th inst, and was very much prostrated by the excessive heat.  Soon after this she was attacked with brain fever of which she died on Thursday the 20th, after an illness of only five days.  Her mother and sisters although watching over her constantly and noting every change, were entirely unaware of the approach of the dread messenger until a few moments before she breathed her last.  This sudden termination of her disease, unlooked for alike by physicians and friends, left no opportunity to summon to her bedside her father who was anxiously awaiting tidings concerning her.

Emily was the youngest child of S.P. Allen, long known to the public as editor of the Rochester Democrat.  she was born in Rochester and received most of her education there.  Four years ago, she came to Geneseo to finish her course of study in the Normal school here, and after two years graduated with the confidence and respect of all.  Immediately upon her graduation she was selected to teach in the Normal school - a fact which of itself witnesses to her ability and character, - and she has ever since maintained her position and performed her work with increasing acceptableness.

Very early in life she united with the Brick Church in Rochester and has maintained an earnest Christian life ever since.  And so has passed away one for whom our whole community mourns. She will be missed around the family altar.  She will be missed from her accustomed seat among the "sweet singers."  She will be missed in many a social group and the young men and young women of Geneseo will miss her ready and efficient aid in planning and executing schemes for innocent pleasure and enjoyment.  Her companions will miss her bodily presence, but the remembrance of her integrity and Christian character will ever be influential in restraining them from wrong and in leading them to understand the value of a Christian life.

By none will she be missed more than by those who were accustomed to meet her daily in her chosen employment.  The pleasant greeting, the willing hand, the open heart and the earnest life they cannot forget, and deeply rooted in the memory of pupils and teachers are her numberless deeds of kindness and her words of inspiration and encouragement and as this sad intelligence reaches them the unbidden tears will flow for their departed friend.

The ways of an All-wise Providence are inscrutable to us, and so we can only say, "Thy will be done," but it is sad to see one cut down in the morning of life who gave such promise of usefulness and of a brilliant future. The entire community, we know, mourns her loss and extends its sympathy to the bereaved parents.  Livingston Republican

Miss Allen will be remembered by our citizens as the youngest daughter of Hon. S.P. Allen, for four years the associate of the writer in the editorship of the Telegraph.  Her many friends here will bear cheerful evidence of the truthfulness of the above sketch and unite with the Telegraph in sympathy to the stricken parents in their great bereavement.