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In this place, q, the residence of John n. Pomeroy
ESQ., after an illness of some weeks Miss ELIZA
JEANETTE LEsrEn, of the city of New York, aged
% years.
Deith rarely takes as victim one more interesting
than her whose decease is above recorded 1t is but
few short months the deceased made her tenn
poray residence with us, and yet she had endeared
herse TO large circle OF indeed, she
had made them all her friends. She was lady, IN
the best sense of that term-combning good sense,
Kindness and dignity, with cultivated mind and
graceiupess of manners Her religious impressions
were evinced by The fidelity wi h which she dis
charged the Obligations which religion impossible
love and practice of sticc, benevolence and truth
The funeral services were attended on Sunday after
noon by an unusual number of persons, who seemed
anxious to testify their respect for the memory Of the
deceased And although these solemn services were
pelf)rncd in the absence of relativss and Of one
dearer than fien the earth has seldom closed over
one whose unlimely de 'arturc has called forth SO
strong EXPIRE ,on Of f,siing, or whose grave has
been mo-tcncd by 50 mnay tears.
On Sabbath morning, March 9th, at the residence
of her son-in-law Rev. Absalom Peters, ID. d.. in
the late Reuben Hatch, Esq., of Norwich. VT, IN the
18th year of her age On the sabbath previous to her
death she attended church, in her usual health. On
Monday she took cold followed by violent conges-
tive fever which resisted all lies, and at the ear
~ dawn of another Sabbath, her spirit took its flight
to the sanctuary above. She had been for many
years consistent professor of religion, and died. as
she had lived, in the enjoyment of cheerful hope in
Christ. Having been the mother If n numerous fam
lily, her children and chldren's children, tn the third
generation, now living to mourn her death, are more
than 10 in number, and, like most of the families of
New England, have become residents of different and
distant IL for the nflrmotiOn Of large n
circle of relatives, well numerous friends of the
deceased, that The writer has prepared this brief no.
tce the departure of mo her in 1scral who though
at an advanced age, died in the midst of her useful
ness, having retained in remarka lie degree, to the
time OF her last sickness, both her physical and in
tcliectual strength and activity. She had answered
life great end in respect 10 this world, in larger
circle of influence than is allo ted to most mothers
But though her work was DONE and well DONE her
prayer was answered. which she had often express
cd that she might not survive the termination of her
ustfullness. Surely i's prayer is an wered. 1t will
continue 10 be answered Though >hc rests from her
low her HT n1n ,nce still lives and her prayers,
we rust vii! continue to be answered in the
son and salvation of her MN 'ro S pos'crfy, for
many years TO come. lie; her children and friends
remember what hg', privilege vel duty, t, is.
50 10 live as to be the lrs'rumenis of commencing
such succession of influence for Qond wni n snail
reman and act when they are dead, until time sia be
no more.
IN this town. on Sn'ur lay, Cd inst. RosE Wilson.
wife of John H. Wagner prnt,r AGED 43 veais. She
was acconrn ned 10 the grave by a number Of res
peotable Canadians of the town.
In F. OK. on : N av morning the 81 h ul,. LUTHER
C. FRtEMAN, N the "a h year of hi. az.
Ala! that ne 20 lovely an anna h.,--'v n pro-
pct's Of iretInc s % fair and 'n,!om'c,l IN the
MIDI of The ion'c hove AMI hchc ASPIRATION, =
IN the vc-y prime life when ,lr'uoI and promi ng
vor'h was in 'riycn'nr into active mamie o when
high in'eicrni culture and pa cn and pcr,evcr,nc
q sid in the stnt- # iic LEGAL pruie., ion cave
ri-h' aN.i trance Of a higher destiny - htLll fall
victim 10 " Pac Consunip'lon";-ycI srnh i. the rn
'cr;an lot of tral humanity. i 4 .horch this Dis
iien>a ion ui Prov den j. deeply afllcirr yc, it is
'on>ollng 70 reflect that the de ga 'el prepare
for his early cxi--wa> thri tan ;-'h,' his on'v
rel anrc was upon Him who j. all powef i 10 ave
that dtrnc hi> long sickness not nt''rmur escaped
his lip, bat lLa Ire almost cons anilv cnl,vel iha
sweet peace aud 'Crcniy OF mind when alone Inc
f. 1t of 'r rl gion an that he has only ee SIM
monel from the circle Of car'hy 10 re- AM a r.,ion
% Io'n with hoc 10 icy f sweep the golden vrc'
amid the glory an hlc,scdnc Of heaven B.