Union News, Union, NY, September 9, 1858
Deaths
In this village [Union, Broome Co. NY] on the night of the 1st inst. Daniel Hebard son of William Henry and Hannah M. Galior(?), aged 7 months and 7 days.
Lay the turf lightly over his breast, / Calm be his slumbers, peaceful his rest. / Beautiful, lovely, he was but given - / A fair bud to earth, to blossom in heaven
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At the house of Charles N. Wheeler in Fulton City, Illinois, on the 31st of Aug. of congestion of the brain, Julia [Fanning], only child of Franklin and Sarah L. Fanning, aged 1 year 7 months and 12 days.
Mr. F. left his home in Iowa with his family, all of them enjoying good health, for the purpose of visiting their relatives and friends in this village [Binghamton, Broome Co. NY] and Waverly, N.Y. [Tioga Co.], and on arriving at Fulton City, their "precious jewel" was taken sick, where in a few days it died. The corpse was brought to this village and the funeral attended from the house of its grandfather, Mr. Asa Fanning, on Friday last the 3d instant, and a very appropriate and excellent discourse delivered by Rev. Mr.. Bacon, from Mark x:16, "And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them."
The parents of little Julia, brought their blighted bud from the far West where she died, to lay her beside kindred in the Union churchyard where the shadow of the old church almost falls upon her little grave in certain hope that on the morn of the resurrection it will bloom in beauty in the Paradise of God. It is well so, "well with the child" -
safe, eternally safe / are in the bosom of her God / Thy darling's sleeping now. / she needs no more a mother's hand / To cool her burning brow. / No pain, her tears all wiped away / She lives with God in endless day.
Union News, Union, NY, September 16, 1858
Marriage
On the evening of the 6th instant at the Parsonage in Union Center [Broome Co. NY] by the Rev. Mr. Gaylord, Leonard F. Bancroft Esq. to Miss Rebecca Brigham. The youthful pair have the warm congratulations of a numerous circle fo friends.
Union News, Union, NY, September 23, 1858
In Vestal, N.Y. [Broome Co.], at the residence of Epenetus Platt, September 18, 1858, Mrs. Rachel Alloway in the 80th year of her age.
Seldom are we called upon to chronicle the death of one so widely and universally loved as "Grandma Alloway"
For twenty-one years has she been a widow, and for over thirty years a resident among us, smiling at our bridals, weeping at our burials and always radiating the light and purity of a Christian life. During the last years of her pilgrimage, with no home of her own, she has found a most welcome one in the hearts and by the hearths of a few families who have thereby "entertained an angel unawares." With no means of support save the charity of friends to whom it was a privilege to give, her history is a striking exemplification of the truth that "the righteous shall never be forsaken."
Her path had often led against driving misery and through stormy sorrows, but she always came up from the white heat of the furnace of affliction with spotless garments. the close was peaceful and happy, slowly ripening for the Reaper, Death. She is gathered at last - triumphantly, happily gathered to her God.
At the noon of a Sabbath day, when we of the earth were only looking heavenward, she cast off the mantle of mortality, the shining hands of angels let down the immortal's starry crown and God took her.
What a prospect must she have had that sabbath morning! Who of us would not be glad to have it insured to us? Standing upon the shores of two worlds, she might have looked back with sadness over the wearily wept years of earth - over the trials and afflictions, the crosses and perils, and all the evils escaped; but she must have looked forward with joy to the other shore, where the friends of her youth, the angels and her Saviour were gathered, and where the glory won was already in view.
Passing out from under an archway of mingled tears and joy to the gates of pearly whiteness! Her feet weary and worn with the lifepath should now walk peacefully the Ivory Floors of the Palace Beautiful; her eyes heavy with weeping should close on earth and open upon the green pastures and beside the still waters of the Better Land!
It is not sad to die as Grandma Alloway died. It is only passing from a low narrow room into a more glorious and spacious temple. It is only closing dimmed eyes, folding weary hands and hushing a restless heart, for a moment to sleep - then awakening with eternal beauty, vigor and youth in the Golden City!
May her mantle fall upon those who have shown her so much kindness and may they at last be gathered as happily and peacefully home! M.D.
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In the town of Owego [Tioga Co. NY] on the 17th instant, Mrs. Polly Brown, aged 82 years.
The subject of this brief notice was born in Boston, Mass., on the 10th of June, in the memorable year of 1776. With her companion, who died ten years since, she moved into this country in 1818 & during a residence of forty years formed an extensive circle of admiring friends. The uneasiness and impatience so common to age, seemed to have had no pace in her mental constitution; hence, her society continued to be pleasant and desirable. She loved her Bible and when by the failure of her sight, she found it difficult to read it herself, a generous and piously inclined grandson, who loved her as he loves his mother, performed the grateful task of reading the precious volume to her. Until about a week before her death she enjoyed her accustomed health and occupied her place at the family board. But then she began rapidly to decline, and on Friday made, as we believe, the great ascent, and received a joyous welcome to the skies. She leaves to embalm her name two sons and three daughters, thirty grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Her funeral was attended at the Presbyterian church in Apalachin, by a large assembly on Sunday last, expressive of the high esteem with which our aged friend was regarded by the entire community. E.W. Breckenridge
Union News, Union, NY, September 30, 1858
Marriage
At the residence of the bride's father in Binghamton [Broom Co. NY] on the 27th inst. by Rev. S.M. Johnson, Mr. J.W. Stratton of Stratton's Falls, NY [Delaware Co.] to Miss Marie E. Minkler of Binghamton.
Deaths
At Colesville, Broome County, N.Y. Sept. 18, 1858, Mr. Harvey Bishop in the 74th year of his age.
In Kalamazoo Mich. at the residence of her son's on the 6th instant, Mrs. Amy Ladd wife of the late Jehiel Slosson of Maine, Broome County, N.Y. in the 70th year of her age.
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