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In this town on the 9th ipst Mrs. Sally, wife ofMr. Heman Osborn, aged 36---inserted last week the ] wife of Mir. Harmon Osborn

 In Hadley Mass. May 26, the venerable and pous Mrs. Sybil Smh, ,aged 1Ol years, month, and days. Her parents were Mir. Daniel Warrington and Mrs. Betsey his wife; the number of her children were l9 of whom 15 lived be the heads of families. Mrs. Smith was born in Colchester, Conn., April IS, 1726 was early dedicated to God in baptism, and favor had themselves known by happy experience, the transforming power ofthe gospel She, however,con-

 nued stranger to personal religion, till she had the charge of family when in the time of general stu, r.dity, she was suddenly and powerfully impressed with her guilt and danger; her distress continued ny months, and issued, there is to doubt in her cordial submission to the humblng of saliva ton through Jesus Christ It was some time after she had bccome happy in view of the government of God, and tic method of redeeming mercy, disclosed ir the Bbie before she expressed or even dared to cherish vction of her sinfuness was deep and overwhel- ming, while her joy in God was unutterable. After much sefexaminaton, prayer, and dgent study of the fsss bseome sd aewsSe 1gs r fsr away sad all aS 80 %1ea aaaadea fo ssh ut na s ample to the last day and last hour of nt. Thus for seventy years, she was known and honoieT asa follower of the Lamb, and member of his visible fam lily on earth Not an individual, is presumed in the circle of her acquaintance, has any doubt of the gen. uness of her piety. Her mental powers were more than ordinary; and she retained them, in remarka ale degree, till within two three of her last years Though her mind became then enfeebed, she enjoyed the use of her reason to her dying day. Her memmo ry richly stored with hymns and passages which to Dea Elijah Smith, of Belchertown, who died A. D. 177O, and at last Mir. Reuben Smith South Iadley who died A. h. 1797. One brother and three sisters survive herr of whom is 96 years of age, one 92, 90, 85. The total of their ages, added to hers, is 464 years The whole number of her decen- dants is children, all of whom lived until the young est had attained the age of 57-8 of them liV I.-c H. ~l. nx,l children, and of the fifth generation; making total of 266, of whom 2O4 are now living. Many of her prosterity professors of religion of whom are with Foreign Missions, under the direction of the A. mercan Board "As the days of a tree the days of my people. They shall bring forth fruit in old age; thy grave in full age as shock of corn cometh in its | season."