The Binghamton (N.Y.) Republican notices the death of a remarkable woman, named Mrs. Sarah Backus, daughter of Col. Eleazer Lindsley, an officer of the Revolutionary
War. The deceased was born at Morristown, in this state, in 1776. When she was 8 years old, her father removed to Central New York. When quite a young woman, she
traveled on horseback from the Hudson river, her path marked with blazed trees, to the site where Binghamton now stands, then almost a wilderness. The deceased was
endowed with a constitution naturally strong and robust, which was hardened in the stern school of her early endurances and experiences. She possessed a mind well
harmonized with her body - fresh, original and vigorous. With a great tenacity of memory and superior powers of conversation, she delighted to talk of the "olden time,"
and was, in the fullness of her powers, the charm of the intellectual and social circle.
Trenton Star Gazette (Trenton, NJ) May 18, 1858; pg. 3.

SUDDEN DEATH. - Mr. David Bain, of Bath, Steuben county, NY, who was married to Miss Eliza Wallington, on Wednesday evening, died on Thursday (the next) night. He retired to bed that evening in ordinarily good health, and during the night his young wife awoke and found him dead by her side. He was about 40 years of age.
The Sun (Baltimore, MD) Friday, December 25, 1846; page 1.

David Bain, of Steuben co., New York, was lately found dead in his bed, by the side of his wife, to whom he had been married but one day.
The North American (Philadelphia, PA) Monday, January 11, 1847; pg. 1.

AGNES L. BAKER.
Agnes Laree Baker, aged 1 year and 7 months, only beloved child of Mr. and Mrs. Erba Baker of Woodhull died at the home of her parents, Friday evening, April 25th, from measles. She was born at Troupsburg, September 4, 1917. The funeral services were held from the home Monday, April 28th, at one o'clock; and from the First Baptist church of Woodhull at two o'clock, Rev. M. M. Shaut officiating. Burial in the Woodhull cemetery.
A little rosebud from us has gone,
The voice we loved is stilled;
We still possess the vacant chair
Which never can be filled.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our sincere appreciation to the many relatives, friends and neighbors for expressions of sympathy shown us during the sickness and death of our little sunbeam, Agnes Loree Baker, and for the beautiful flowers sent.
MR. AND MRS. ERBA BAKER,
MRS. MARTHA BAKER.
Canisteo Times, (Canisteo, NY) May 7, 1919, page 4, col. 1.

Orlando Merriam Baker
     Orlando Merriam Baker, one of Springfield's oldest and most beloved citizens died at his home February 2. Mr. Baker had for the past nine years been president of the G. & C. Merriam Co., publishers of Webster's Dictionary. He was born in Canisteo, Steuben county, New York in 1832. His grandfather was a pioneer in that part of the country and his father was the first white male born in Steuben county. He received his early education in the public schools and afterwards studied in Alfred University and in Geneseo Wesleyan Seminary. In 1853 he began teaching in a little district school in Towlesville, Steuben county, New York, and continued teaching there and in other places in the county for two years.
     He temporarily gave up teaching on account of his failing health and went to work as a clerk on a Lake Superior steamer in which position he remained from 1855 to 1857. He then resumed teaching in Spring Prairie and Elkhorn, Wis. and later became principal of the eighth ward and then the fifth ward school in Milwaukee. In 1867 on account of poor health he was again compelled to give up his teaching career. He subsequently became connected with Ivison, Blakeman and Taylor Publishing Co., with headquarters at St. Louis.
     In 1882 he became a member of the firm of G. & C. Merriam Co., and when ten years later the firm was incorporated he became treasurer. When Homer  Merriam, the president of the company moved to California in 1904, Mr. Baker was called to take his place and served continuously as president of the firm until his death.
     One of his noteworthy activities was the general direction in 1890 of the revision of Webster's International Dictionary.
     The high standard maintained by the Merriam company has caused the dictionaryto have a reputation far greater than nation-wide and to be accepted as authority wherever English is spoken. To this work which he regarded as his high calling, Mr. Baker applied his fine mind up to the very end of his long life. In spite of his years he had the heart of a boy and his friendship was a never failing delight to scores of people. Until his last brief illness, his mind had remained absolutely unimpaired, as was evidenced by the fact that he had continued in active work, and had just left his desk when he went out on his last walk. He was a man of the greatest geniality and he found keen enjoyment in his clubs and other social activities.
American Education, by Boston University School of Education; pub. by New York Education Co., 1918. pgs. 438-440.

OBITUARY NOTICES.
     The Hon. Lyman Balcom, a wealthy farmer and stock-raiser of Steuben County, died at Painted Post on Thursday at the age of 81 years. He was at one time a member of the Assembly.
The New York Times (New York, NY) May 22, 1881.

DEATHS
Mrs. Amelia Barnes Died Monday Afternoon
     Mrs. Amelia Barnes, one of the most respected residents of Jasper died Monday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. S. Dennis in Russell street aged 84 years, from a general period of failing health. For the past 12 years she had lived with her daughter, Mrs. D. C. Hunter, but went to the home of Mrs. Dennis when Mr. Hunter went to Buffalo for an operation.
     She was born in Woodhull and spent her life in Woodhull and Jasper until coming to Canisteo. She is survived by 2 daughters, Mrs. D. C. Hunter and Mrs. Geo. S. Dennis. The funeral will be held from the home of Mrs. Dennis at 2:30 this afternoon, Rev. C. X. Hutchinson officiating. Burial in Hillside cemetery.
     Her husband was the late Chester Barnes of Jasper, a widely known resident.
Evening Tribune (Hornell, NY) 1926.

HORACE BARNES.
     Horace Barnes, 82 years old, died last week at his home in Wellington, O. He was a native of Jasper and a civil war veteran. After the war he went to Ohio, where he had since resided. He leaves four children, Mrs. Lena Dibble, Mrs. C. H. Gardner and Lafayette Barnes of Wellington, O., and Mrs. C. Fisher of Delta, Mich. His nephew, J. Edward Colegrove of Canisteo, attended the funeral on Wednesday.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) June 2, 1918; page 1, col. 4.

MARY LOUISE BARRETT
     Mary Louise, infant daughter of Raymond and Eva Borden Barrett, died at the family residence in the town of Woodhull Sunday morning following a short illness. She was born in Hornell, Oct. 21, 1955.
     She is survived by her parents, maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Borden of Hornby; three brothers and four sisters.
     The body was at the Smith Funeral Home in Woodhull where a prayer service was held Tuesday at 2 p.m. Rev. Harold Royee, pastor of the Borden Baptist Church, officiated, and burial was in West Hill Cemetery, Hornby.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) November 24, 1955, page 5, col. 5.

EDWIN J. BATCHELDER.
Edwin J. Batchelder died at his home in this village at 6 o'clock yesterday morning following an illness of several weeks. He had been in poor health for a long time, but had continued to work until several weeks ago. He was 70 years old and was well and favorably known in Jasper and Canisteo, as well as many other places where he had sold a very useful salve called "Honey Ointment." He prepared th formula for this salve years ago and had sold many thousands of boxes of it.
He spent most of his life in the town of Jasper. He moved to Canisteo fourteen years ago and had since made this place his home. He was an active member of the Canisteo Methodist church and a member of the official board. He had the respect and esteem of all. He was 70 years old.
He leaves his wife, one daughter, Mrs. B. E. Taft of Canisteo, two sons, Lynn of Arkport and Fayette of Painted Post, and one sister, Mrs. Viola VanOrman of Andover. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 o'clock p.m., from the house in 4th street, Rev. Dr. M. J. Hill officiating. Burial will be made in this place.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) January 23, 1918; page 1, col. 1.

DEATHS.
In Steuben County, N. Y. 18th ult. Deacon Joseph Batchelder, aged 82, formerly of Greenfield, N. H.
New-Hampshire Statesman and Concord Register (Concord, NH) Saturday, May 29, 1830; Issue 2; col. C.

DIED.
In Canisteo, N.Y. Mrs. Mary J. Batchelor, aged 28, daughter of Mr. John and Hannah Humphreys, of Athol, Mass.
National Aegis (MA) Wednesday, September 21, 1825; pg. 163.

Oldest Resident Dies
Mrs. Eunice Bates is Dead at 102
Friends this afternoon laid to rest, Mrs. Eunice Bates, 102, Steuben's oldest resident, who died Saturday after three days' illness, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Sanford of Jasper where she had resided 18 months.
Her funeral was conducted at Woodhull where she lived for many years. The Rev. B. R. Croft of Strykersville, former Baptist minister there, and the Rev. D. H. Davis, present pastor of the Woodhull Church, officiated and burial was in East Troupsburg Cemetery.
Mrs. Bates was born Eunice Miller, fourth of 11 children, on February 23, 1836. She was brought up in a solitary log cabin in the Southern Tier. In 1852 she married Eli Bates who died in 1919. For many years, after she was past 90, she continued to live alone, doing her own housework and some sewing. She was a member of the church for 80 years and attended regularly until advanced in age. Her 100th anniversary in 1936 was the occasion of a big gathering in the Woodhull Church. She then lived in South Woodhull.
Two sons, Horace Bates of Grand Forks, N. D., and Frank Bates of South Addison are her only survivors.
Canisteo Times (Canisteo, NY) 1938.

Mrs. Elvira Belknap
     On the second day of January, 1909, Mrs. Elvira Belknap, of Hornell, N.Y., died. She had been indisposed for a few hours only, when, with a slight outcry of pain, she threw up her hands and instantly expired. Life to her, however, had been a steady preparation for the exit, whether it should come as a surprise or by slow degrees.

     She was born February 28, 1839, and spent just half of her seventy years in Hornell, a member of more than ordinary activity and efficiency of the Park Methodist Episcopal church. She came to this place from Deposit, N.Y., where she began her Christian life, and united with the church. Her husband, Daniel K. Belknap, died twelve years ago. He, too, was a worthy member of Park church. One daughter, Laura Josephine (Mrs. Charles Hart Hartsborn) survives, at whose home Mrs. Belknap died. The Northern Christian Advocate was her lifelong religious paper. Mrs. Belknap was a very Dorcas among the poor. “She taught me how to live!” was the exclamation of one whom she had befriended. Never merely sentimental, it was the passion of her life to unobtrusively relieve distress.

     A great concourse of people tearfully waited upon her burial, passing the casket the day before the funeral, and pressing to the services, which were conducted by the writer, assisted by Rev. Dr. G. C. Jones, her recent pastor, and Rev. Dr. E. M. Deems, pastor of the First Presbyterian church.

     Park church is poorer, but heaven is richer for this loss!     Melville R. Webster.

Northern Christian Advocate (Buffalo, NY) May 13, 1909; pg. 9.

OBITUARY NOTES.

     Ira S. Bennett, one of the most prominent lumbermen in Buffalo, died yesterday, at the age of 42 years. He was born in Painted Post, Steuben County. His early life was spent in Alleghany County. While yet in his teens he entered the employ of the late John McGraw, afterward became his partner, and acquired a comfortable fortune.