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Renark able Preaeut latent.In the last Doyicstowit Democrat we find »notice of the death of Beniah Holdren, of Nock*amixon, al the advanced age of 94 rears. Hedied on the 14th of October; and the correspondent uf the Democrat stales that on the Saturday previous to his death, his daughter, with1other friends, paid a visit to the old people;found them in good health, and passed a veryagreeable everting and morning. The old gentleman was sensible, agreeable, talkative andhappy, and partook of a hearty breakfast; afterwhich he observed—“ Now my friends, this itthe last meal I shall ever eat ; I am about to die.'’ It was in vain that his friends endeavored to dissuade him from such an idea—bethe more resolutely persisted in it, and said bewas called and must obey; but while he yet hadbreath and the power of speech, he wished togive some instructions with respect to hit worldly concerns, his burial, lt;fcc., and immediatelycommenced. Some few moments after he closedhis last directions, he was struck down with aparalytic stroke, and never spoke more. lielingered, however, on the brink of death, untilMonday morning, when he expired, without agroan,I 1
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Milford Jeffersonian Republican
Milford, Pennsylvania, US
Thu, Nov 28, 1844
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