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The Silent Tomb: A private letter announce the sudden death of PHILLIP JENKINS at Washington, Minn., Dec. 14^th. He was 47 years old and passed his youth in this town. He was 47 years old and passed his youth in this town. He was the second son of JAMES JENKINS and will be remembered b our older residents. The deceased leaves a wife, then daughters and two sons. His wife was a MISS TURNER, also a former Delevan resident.

Little VIOLA, elder daughter of MR. AND MRS. DAVID JAMES, died Saturday, Dec. 17^th, after an illness of six days. Inflammation was the cause assigned. The deceased was in her ninth year. The funeral was held on Sunday in the Baptist Church, REV. B. R. SMITH officiating. Interment in Mapledale

Protection: BACK FROM RICHMOND, --THE NEW BOARDER: MRS. ANGELINE JONES, wife of C.B. JONES, died May 17, 1898, aged 88 years.

A husband and three children are left to mourn the loss of wife and mother, namely: R. F. DAVIDSON, G.W. DAVIDSON of Delevan, and MRS. DAVID JAMES of Arcade; also an aged and feeble mother, MRS. MARY A. LITTLE, who resides with MRS. MYRON CHAPMAN, a sister of deceased , and WILLIAM C. LITTLE, a brother:
Those from out of town who attended the funeral were MR. and MRS. MYRON CHAPMAN, of Franklinville, N.Y.; GEO. DAVIDSON and wife of Cuba, N.Y.; WILLIAM of Hornellsville, JOHN LITTLE and wife of Sandusky; WILLIAM C. LITTLE and wife of East Aurora; MRS. FRANK OGELVIE of Buffalo. The deceased had many warm friends outside the home circle, who mourn her seemingly untimely end.

As the old year was drawing near its close the messenger of death came & called away our aged & beloved mother & grandmother, MRS. JOHN MORRILL, thus bringing to a close a life of 90 yrs. at the going out of the old year & spirit taking its flight to enter a new life at the beginning of the new year. SOPHRONIA SEWARD was born in New Lebabon, Columbia Co., N.Y., March 27, 1802. While a child her parents moved to Honeoye, Ontario Co., N.Y., where they resided at the time of their death. When about 20 yrs. of age she came to live with her sister, MRS. JOHN FRARY. In 1823 she was married to JOHN MORRILL, who with his father was one of the first settlers of the town. Six children were born to them, 3 of whom with their father have been called away & now after many yrs. of patient waiting & a longing to go, she has gone to join her loved ones where parting will be no more. Three children yet remain. NELSON, who with his wife has carefully cared for her, & with whom she died: DR. BYRON S. of Hastings, Neb., & MRS. DANIEL HOPKINS of Lincoln, Neb., are left to mourn her departure. She has been a member of the Congregational Church at this place for nearly 60 yrs., being one of those, & we believe that the last remaining member who joined when the church was organized. The funeral was held at the Congr. Church, Sun. Jan. 3 REV. JAMESON, pastor of the church preached a very impressive sermon from the text “Oh grave, where is thy victory? Oh death, where is thy sting?” --I Cor. 15:55. The remains were interred in the cemetery south of Napoli Corners, by the side of her husband, who preceded her to the grave 8 yrs. ago.

A BROKEN HEART: A year ago last March MILLARD ELLITHORPE, in company with a party from Arcade, went to the Klondike, He left behind a wife & little daughter. MRS. ELLITHORPE was the daughter of the late MORRIS JONES of Elton, & during her husband’s absence, she & her little MARIE came from their home at Northeast, Pa., to stay with MRS. JONES at Elton. MR. ELLITHORPE met with the average success of the thousands of men who leave home & friends to case an empty bubble & after enduring the hardships of the frozen North for more than a year, determined to return home. During all these month he had received not one word from home. Meanwhile the health of MRS. ELLITHORPE began to fail & her malady was pronounced consumption. Letter after letter was sent to the far-away gold seeker, telling him of her rapid decline, but only to be lost in the mails. Oh! Had the mail carrier but known what an important message the missives contained! Each day the patient sufferer would say, “Perhaps he will come today,” or, “he will come tomorrow.” But he did not come, & the Death Angel would no longer tarry & at last MRS. ELLITHORPE was forced to give up the thought of ever again meeting her husband in this life; & with her wee MARIE clasped in her arms, closed her eyes forever on this world. Loving hands tenderly bore her to her flower-strewn grave in the early springtime, & little motherless MARIE went to live with an aunt in Cadiz. Last week Thurs. morning MILLARD ELLITHORPE, tired & travel-stained, stepped off the 10 o’clock train, his pulses quickening with the eager expectation of once more clasping to his bosom the wife of his heart. Little did he dram of the crushing news that awaited him. The tale was told as tenderly as a sympathizing friend could tell it, but the blow was a severe one –one that would crush a strong man whose health had not been broke by a year in the dreadful Klondike--& MR. ELLITHORPE was nearly frenzied with grief. He did not even know his wife was ill, & to come home & find her “neath the sod, his…..” (clipping ends)

Resolutions of Respect…(by Franklinville Lodge, No. 626 F. & A.M., signed by LUCIA L. RANDALL, L.A. CORTHELL, and J.M. FIELD, Com. And by Machias Council, No. 182, R.T. of T. signed by H.G. BUTTON, MRS. J.C. CRADDUCK, and MRS. M.N. ORNE, Com., also HENRY VANAERMAN, D.S. TILDEN, and W.A. JOSLYN, Com.)

GEORGE JENKINS, a young man who had been about Arcade for some time was struck by a train on the Pennsylvania Railroad early Tuesday morning and instantly killed. He was walking the tracks between Arcade and Chaffee at the time with a companion, JOHN DONAHUE of Varysburg, who was slightly injured.

The coroner was called and issued a verdict of death by accident in accordance with the facts. Undertaker PERSONS of Delevan took charge of the remains, which were badly mutilated.

The funeral services were held at the home of WILL JENKINS on the Sandusky Road Wednesday. Interment at Delevan

MRS. DORCAS BISHOP DOW was born in Otsego County, town of Otsego, on the 6^th day of November, 1835. At about 6 years of age she, with her parents, moved to the town of Yorkshire, then a dense wilderness, where her life has been principally passed. At the age of 14 she made a public profession of religion, and baptized by one ELDER TURNER of the Free Will Baptist faith, and became a communicant of that Church.

At the age of 18, she married HENRY DOW, who remains to lament her loss. She was a discreet child, a faithful sister, and exemplary wife, and honored mother. She was the mother of four children: a son, their first-born, entered into rest at a little past 2 years of age, and the 10^th day of February, six years past last.

Two children survive: MRS. EMMA SMITH and MRS. ANNA JENKINS, both of Yorkshire. Two brothers and two sisters are left of a family of nine, awaiting their call. MRS. DOW died on Friday, July 25, at her home in Delevan. The funeral was held in the M. E. Church on Sunday. Interment in Mapledale. (no year mentioned)

MRS. SOPHIA WATERMAN, mother of our townsman, ROBERT W. THOMPSETT, died at the latter’s home on Forest Street in this village, on Sunday evening, April 22^nd, at 10 o’clock, at the advanced age of 82 years, 6 months and 2 days. MISS SOPHIA HAWKS (the deceased) was born in Kent, England, and was united in marriage to STEPHEN THOMSETT at the age of 17 years. Ten children were the result of the union, 6 of whom are living, namely: EMILY JANE and SALINA of Kent, Eng., MRS. H. J. WHITE of Sandusky, MRS. E. D. SHEDD of Arcade, and R. W THOMPSETT of this village. Her husband died in 1855. Two years later she married JAMES WATERMAN, also of Kent, Eng. One child was the result of this marriage, CHARLES WATERMAN of Arcade.

In 1858 the family came to America and located at Punkshire of the “JACK”HADLEY farm now owned by MR. KIBBEE. Her second husband JAS. WATERMAN died at their home in Arcade in 1894. The deceased from that time had resided with her son R.W. THOMPSETT in this village. She was blessed with extremely good health until with 2 days of her death, at which time she suffered a shock of paralysis and from that moment sank gradually until the end came as above stated.

Friday morning, the 20^th, she replied in her accustomed pleasant voice to a call to breakfast. Five minutes later she was prostrate and was assisted to a bed by MR. THOMPSETT and his wife, for which she said in her ever grateful manner, “Thank you. God bless you”

The funeral took place at her late home Tuesday at 1 p.m., REV. ROBINSON officiating. The interment was a Java by the side of her husband JAS. WATERMAN. Those in attendance at the funeral from out of town, were MR. L. A. DAVIS, MRS. RICHARDSON, MRS. HORACE JONES, MRS. ELIAS STEELE and MRS. JAS. HOWARD, all of Arcade. Realizing her advanced age, she, when in good health, chose her bearers, who were 4 grandsons, namely: BERT D. SHEDD, DANA SHEDD, FRED BENARD, of Arcade and CHARLES BENARD of Rochester.

MRS. FRANCES DAVIDSON, wife of ALEXANDER DAVIDSON, for many years a resident of this village, died at the home of her son FRED DAVIDSON, on Railroad St.., Monday evening, June 9, at 7:40 o’clock. She had been ill but a few weeks, the cause of her death being diabetes. The funeral services were held at the home of her son FRED at 13 o’clock, and at the Baptist Church at one p.m., yesterday, REV. WARREN officiating. MRS. DAVIDSON is survived by her husband, one daughter MRS. MARY JAMES of Arcade, and two sons FRED and WILL DAVIDSON, both of Delevan; also an aged mother and one sister. The obituary will appear next week.

On Friday morning, April 27, 1900, at 3 o’clock, our townsman MR. DANIEL K. BAILEY passed from the portals of his earthly home to the home that is eternal. MR. BAILEY had been confined indoors since Jan., by illness, and at times his sufferings were intense. All that human hand could do was of no avail; the frail house of clay was too weak to withstand the fierce ravages of disease, and finally collapsed. Although at the eleventh hour, MR. BAILEY felt his need of a pilot across the dark river, and a few days before his death, yielded his heart to the Savior. He died peacefully and with the assurance that all was well with his soul.

MR. BAILEY was born in Groveland, Livingston County, N.Y., Jan. 27, 1838, and was therefore 62 years and 3 months old. He was the youngest of 12 children; one brother, MR. GEORGE BAILEY, of Delevan, and one sister, MRS. ELIAS REYNOLDS of Valley Center, Kas., also 3 half-brothers, ANDREW BAILEY of Arcade, JAMES BAILEY of West Liberty, Ohio, and ELIAS BAILEY of Buffalo, and one half-sister, MRS. E. H. HITCHCOCK of Delevan, surviving him. Deceased was the son of THOMAS and MARY BAILEY, nee JONES, his mother dying when he was but 2 weeks old. The family came to Delevan when the deceased was 14 years of age, locating on what is now C.A. CHENEY farm east of the village. On Feb. 23, 1862, MR. BAILEY was united in marriage to MISS PHOEBE A. LOWDEN of this village, to whom were born 2 daughters, namely, MRS. LIBBIE WOOD and MISS GRACE BAILEY, who, with their mother, survive MR. BAILEY. The subject of our sketch was a person of untiring energy and exceedingly industrious, always up with the sun, if not before, and evidently possessed of the idea that it is better to wear out than to rust out. He had many good qualities and his familiar figure will be missed from our streets. The funeral services were held at the Baptist Church on Sunday, April 29, conducted by the REV. JAMES E. SCOVILL, recent pastor here…The interment occurred in Mapledale. Among the many friends who gathered to pay farewell tribute to the departed dead were ANDREW BAILEY and wife, WM. DARBEE, wife and daughter, Arcade; MRS. MOSES BAILEY, GEO. BAILEY and wife, Leek, MRS. and MRS. WALLACE MARTIN and children of Franklinville; MRS. DELL MARTIN of Cowelsville; MRS. FOLLETT LANGMADE, East Otto; MRS. GEORGE NAPIER and daughter, MRS. WM. NAPIER and MISS PIXLEY, Machias.

MR. JOSEPH DEMMON was born in Ware, Mass., July 9, 1821, and died suddenly of apoplexy at his home in the town of Ashford, N.Y., Dec. 1, 1904. MR. DEMMON has resided on his large excellent farm since he was a boy. When but 13 years of age he came West (as they called it then) in a wagon with his parents, 3 sisters and 2 brothers. The father and sons felled trees, built a log house and tilled the soil. The log house has long since been replaced by a frame one. In early life MR. DEMMON married PERMILLIE SAMPSON who passed from earth life Jan. 9, 1899. To them were born 32 children. MRS. LYDIA DEMMON FOLTS of Ashford, N.Y., ADDISON W. DEMMON and MRS. MARGARET DEMMON DAVIS. The 2 latter children preceded their father to the life beyond. On Feb. 7, 1900, MR. DEMMON was married to MRS. LORANCY HADLEY, who survives him.

MR. DEMMON has always been known as an industrious, quiet, and highly esteemed citizen. His pleasant smile and cheerful word were often supplemented by kindly deed and financial aid. Beside being a prosperous farmer, years ago he owned any cheese factories, all of which he had sold. He was a man whose word was considered as good as his bond.

A large concourse of friends attended the funeral services held at the family residence Dec. 4^th, 1904, at 11 a.m., conducted by REV. WEST of West Valley, N.Y. The bearers were his grandsons, ENOS A. DEMMON, CLIFFORD DEMMON, DWIGHT J. DAVIS, CHAS. FOLTS, BERT FOLTS and JOSEPH FOLTS. There is one more grandson, WESLEY DEMMON, of Albert Lea, Minn., who was not able to come. The 3 granddaughters, MISSES NELLIE L. DAVIS, and JESSIE DEMMON and MRS. JENNIE DEMMON HUFSTATER, were present also one nephew, CHAS. DEMMON of New York City, and MR. GEO. W. DAVIS, MRS. MERTIE DEMMON and MR. E. L. JONES of Delevan. Burial was made in the family plot in Mapledale Cemetery, Springville, N.Y.