New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-08-02
RECENT DEATHS.

DEATH or Two OH MEY.-The death of Pardon Sails
bury and Payion Dana two OF the oldest men IN this city,
was recorded in our issue OF SATURDAY. Both OF them
were nearly ninety years OF BOh OF them were me-
chanics: the former shpwrght and the latter watch
maker During their long lives they sustained the envi-
able reputation of useful citizens ana honest men, Mr..
Salisbury has harmless eccentriCtes OF character
He was snguary reserved in his habits and manners
much So that he has not for the last half century mingled
even in negbborhood society. The most urgent soca-
ton. personal friends could hot induce nln IN times OF
the greatest political excitement 10 vote IN election
Mr. Dana the contrary, enilnently social and
rcpal in his nature He took lively interest in all
ers Of pubs concern and almost uniformly exercised his
right OF suffrage. He an ultra Washingtonan Fed
erali.t and ike most al aged men Of that school, con-
stanty depored the degeneraey of these latter days His
knouied Of our local history, and OF the who haze
made that history for the last seyentyve years not
surpassed by any in the city. Nor was his Dfouna-
ton confined TO local topics. Through life he was great
reader and his memory exceedingly retentve Pos
-essng be did remarkable degree the rare faculty
Of growing old his companionshp was a. agreeable to
the Young the old. Although nearly four and
ten be enjoy ed the world and all its pleasures with nearly
as keen zest as many in their youth. lie leaves
hume rous postery. of whom in the fourth gem
Grafton. providence Journal, Jlst ult'
DEATH or A CESrENARIAS.-Ano old coored woman IA
mlialy known Hagar died in this village Saturday
last Her age i not exactly known, but from the most
reliable data command infer that she must have
been upward of hundred years. She was born slave
in Newark, y. j. ana brought to Stanford when she
was i've years old aud lived here until the day of
her death lady, Mrs. Knapp, now living, aged 90 re-
members that fagar used 10 carry her when child A.
suming that Mrs Knapp have been three years old
az the time to which her recollection extends and that
Hagar have been IS TO be charged with the Ot
Children will make her at the time OF her death 100
years. Another circumstance confirms this view OF the
case During the Revolutionary Hagar a cook
in Weeds Tavern, and her husband, George Dykns
hoser in the establishment Iagar used to reit
that she cooked dinner for Gen. Washington when
he stopped the while his way Cambridge
Mass the headquarters of the American army, in june
1913. On the occasion Washington presented to
her husband silver dollar for his names sake. Suppos
ing Hagar have been q that time il would make her
age 100, in the of the first supposton In all
probability this is very nearly her age.
Stamford Advocate Aug |.
SUDDEN DEATH-George {. Skinn@, Superintendent
Of the swego ard Syracuse Railroad died suddenly at
his residence in this city at about clock on Saturday
evening He had spent the day in the discharge OF his
duties Superintendent the railroad and had been
I'd TO Fulton and above. He returned in the afternoon
and spent time at the depot in cheerful conversation
with friends and in apparent good health. lie walked to
his residence tea-time; and reaching home he sat
down, and Immediately complained OF being tired and ILL.,
and in a few moments expired in his chair with scarcely
struggle and before medical aid could be procured Mr.
Skinner n worthy citizen OF moral character aud
empary life and his sudden departure from the Of
earth will be mouned by large circle of friends. Mr.
skinner about 50 years of age native of COnnect-
cut and formerly resided at Manchester Hartford
lie came this city about the time the Oswego and SYRIA
cuse Railroad completed and has since been in
the employ OF the company. He correct business
man. of the stricest integrity upright and truthful in all
the relations OF life and deyOut worshper in the Pres
byterian church. Oswego Times and Journal 3lst