On the Fourth of July our beloved sister, Orrilly Maria, wife of the late lamented David G. Whitford, of Berlin, N. Y., departed this life in the blessed hope of a glorious immortality in the bright world beyond. Our sister was the daughter of Abel and Hannah Burdick, formerly of Rhode Island. She was sick several weeks and bore her sickness with resignation to the divine will, and longing for the hour of her departure to come. She was a good and consistent member of the church; was baptized by Eld. Orson Campbell in her 14th year, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist church, during a revival of the work of grace in this place. She was born March 18, 1814, and was married by Elder Satterlee, Oct. 29, 1836. She leaves two daughters to mourn her loss - Mrs. W. D. Green and Mrs. Caleb Bentley, who reside here; and an only sister, Mrs. Azubuah Davis, also of Berlin. She had reached her 85th year. Her husband died eleven years ago. At the funeral, her pastor endeavored to speak comforting words to the sorrowing relatives.
George Seeley
