Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-08
Reeard of Deaths.

Intelligence has been received at Boston %
the death ofthe Rev J. h VintOn, Missionary
at Ranaoon, Burmah. II occurred March Slst'
after a brief attack of fever. W Dawes
c;tv editor Of the New York Sun, died on the
2sth ult., aged 5s. H had been connected with
the New York press about thirty years-Mr.
Abraham Weiss, Buffalo merchant of Promi-
nence for a number of years, was drowned
while fishing from boat at Bird Island ias'
weet Mr. W. was about as, and left a wlie
and five ehiIdren.-C B. Brainard, an old
and prominent merchant Of Albany, died on
Monday Of last week. He was President oil
the Board of Trade in that eity--Mr Basaii
King. aged 63, died suddenly in Crawford Co..
Pa, May 2sth. The deceased was one oil the
early settlers Of Youngstown, having emigr@ted
from Maryland with his parents to Mahonng
county in 1905. Some fifteen years since he
removed to ennsylvania.--DanielH Hersey,
Past Grand Commander of the ODD Fellows OF
Boston, died last week Mr. II. was regarded
as the Father of Odd Fellows in Massachusetts,,
and was the first American initiated at the in
stitution of the Massachusetts Lodge in 1920.
He was barred under the auspices of the Or
der. The procession was very large and I'M
posing.-Mrs Susan Peterson, eolOred wo-
man aged Sc, died in Albany on the lst. Her
mother was a slave in the family of Gen. Ten
Brock, and "Amt Susan" as she was called,
remembered, when little girl waiting on Gen.
Washington at the mansion of Mr.. T.--Dr.
Peter Clark, after prOtracted suffering from the
infirmities of age, died in New York, May Slst.
The same day the Rev. John II. HOllings-
worth, aged 62.-Fleming Saunders, for a
number OF years distinguished Judge Of the
general CouIt of Virginia, died in Campbell
county on the 23d ult, in the sOth year OF his
are. Fourteen years ago he resigned the office
of Judge-thus proving himself an exception to
Jefierson's remark, that none resign otfiee.-
Henry Ehlers, a prominent German citizen OF
Mansfield, who settled in Ohio as early as 1919,
died on the 2lsl ult-Gen. Benz. King, died
at Arlington, Mass, on Thursday Of last week,
of heart diseass.-=ReV Mr. Atkins, of the
Methodist Church, aged so years, and much be-
loved by his people. died at Saco, Maine, few
days ago.-Mr. George Cornell died at New
Il port, II. l., lfSL WeeA- ne Nds Oil ooA4u INC
| Lawrence in the battle Of Lake Erie, and rem
dered brave and efficient service. The Relas
states that Captain RrOwnell U, S. Navy, of
Newport, aud DIR. Usher Parsons, Of PFOvi-
dence, are the only survivors of that memorable
contest in Rhode eIsland.--Lewis l.. Seabury,
an old merchant of Mobile, and nephew Of the
late Bishop SeabuTy Of Connecticut, died re-
Gently at Mobile, aged s2.--Wm. a. Bell, Of
Boston, aged as, and much respected citizen,
while raising window during an alarm Of FIRE,
fell out into the yard, and sustained such inju-
ries that he survived but few days--Mrs.
Elizabeth Woodward, died at Aurora, \. Y, on
Thursday, ct the great age of 81. Her husband,
Timothy T. Woodward, served throughout the
Revolutionary war. He removed from Yer
mcnt to Erie county in 1906, and after his
death the pension which he enjoyed descended
to his wilow-The Hon John Woodwork,
one of the patriarchs Of Albany, verging upon
he Tooth year, died last week Mr.. ". resid-
ed in Albany nearly half century, and was
appointed Judge Of the Supreme Court by Gov.
Clinton in 1919, in the place of the late Chief
Justice Spencer. The Journal says his erect
form and agile step indicated person of mid
dle age rather than one who had lived almost
through a whole century.