Litchfield enquirer., 1876-08-17
GoRHAM. N. Y. Aug. l. 1876.

GoRHAM, N. 4., Aug. l, 1oIO.
 MIR. ED1ToR:-The following brief no- tice of Benoni P. Beardsley, taken from the Elmira Advertiser, N. Y., will inter- est many of the former friends of that gentlemen. MT. Benoni Peck Beardsley was the only son of James Beardsley and Martha Peck, better known in Warren and Cornwall as aunt Peggy. He was born in Warren, little west of the meet ing house, and commenced business there as a merchant in the front part of his fathers house, opposite George Woods.
 He subsequently, put up a new store on the west side of the Green, and moved from there to Raumaug, in 1884, as agent for the Raumaug Iron Co.,. which, we be- lieve, never did much more than to erect their buildings. He left there about 1888 and came to western New York and en- gagged in the manufacture of edge tools in Seneca Falls, and from thence went to EImira. Burton Gilbert. Esq, now the veteran merchant of Warren, commenced business with Mir. DeardsIey as clerk, then as partner, and finally succeeded .him as principal. Forty years ago Beno. nj P. Beardsley and MT. Gilbert were names quite famous in all that region of country as merchants and dealers in gen. eral produce, taking the farmers produce, cheese, pork and poultry to Hartford, New Haven and Poughkeepsie. MT. Beardsley married Miss Hannah. daugh- ter of John Smith, Esq, of Kent. Sever al children blessed their union, but their sons died early in life, one whose sudden death in Elmira produced profound sor- row in the city at the time. But few of his compeers, if any, now remain, but many of your business men will remem- Der hls noble, manly form in their youth, and the frequent mention of his name at an early day in their memories. ...s
 May we add line to say that one other family associated with that period are also gone. Mir. Harman Morgan, wife, and two sons, all deceased, once embraced in the same community but long since left for better earthly inheritance, but soon found, rather. their final possession in the tomb. N. A. D. DEATH OF BENoNI P. BEARDs1EY.- Benoni P. Beardsley, for long time res- ident of Elmira, died in this city on Sun day evening in the 76th year of his age. For some years he has been in very fec ble health and year or more ago he ex- perienced a paralytic stroke from which he never entirely recovered. For num- Der of weeks he has been confined to the house.
 Mir. Beardsley was born in Connecticut in November, 1900, and for time, lived near Canandaigua, in this State. From there he came to Elmira about l848 or g and for few years carried on the busi- l ness of a merchant, his store being on Lake street. Soon after, however, he en-
 gagged in the manufacture of axes, his shop being situated on the northeast cor 1 ner of Market and Lake streets. He was connected here with a son of the late Hon. Asher Tyler, but for some time after the decease of that gentleman conducted the business alone. Retiring from that he l engaged in the manufacture of boots and
 shoes, which he continued until within
 few years, admonishel by increasing age and infrmity that act1ve business cares must be given mp. Mir. Beardsley was sincere Christian and zealous churchman, warden for some yeaFs of Trinity church, and war
 den of Grace church since it's organiza- tion.i He was particularly active in church work and duties, efficient in all ways in which he was called. He was al. so goal Mason. being high in the order