Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-12-12
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
OBITUARY..
Death of William nlii!ar.

Wm. Millar died 1T his residence, No.16
North Queen street, last evening about )
o'clock, in the j5tb year of bis age, after
an illness of considerable duration.
Mr.. Miliar was tho only son and last
survivor of the family of the late DR.. John
Miliar, q prominent physician Of this city a
quarter of y century ago. and previously a
surgeon in the British army. On coming
to America he settled in Lancaster, and
here his son William, the subject of
this notice, was born. He attended the
best schonls in this city, and finished his
education at London Grove academy.
When 1S years of age he made Il trip to
Ireland, being sent out by his father to dis
tribute some money due the heirs of the
estate of VIM. Boys, of which his father
was an executor. While abroad he took
occasion to visit the former home of his
parents, and made a tour of Ireland, and
points OF interest in Great Britain and the
continent. On returning to Lancaster he
built 4 machine shop and foundry (Which
now forms part of the Penn irOn-works)
and entered business in connection with
the late David Felleubaum under the firm
name of Millar & Fellenbaum. The business 5
was continued successfully for several
years, when NJ. MilIar sold out his interest
to Mr.. Fellenbaum and engaged in real
estate and stock transactions. On the
breaking out of the war in 1861, when the
government was badly in need Of small
arms, he entered into partnership with
Henry f. Lcman, and the firm altered
thousands of old fashioned muskets into
arms of more modern and efficient pattern.
In the year 1870 he formed partnership
with II. l.. Zabm, and under the firm
name of II. l.. Zahm & Co., carried on tho
.iewelry business quite extensively for
about nine years. Mr.. Millar, at the end
of that time, purchased Mr.. Zahm's inter-
est, but retained him as manager for a
year longer, and closed tho business by
selling out at auction. For year or two
past, being in failing health, he lived
retired, and died finally, us stated above.
Mr.. Millar was shrewd, discreet and
successful business man, and added largely
to the patrimony left by his father. lie
was man Of fine taste, and having much
leisure devoted great part of it in deco
rating and beautifying his North Queen
street properties, in one of which he put a
fine marble front (thc only one i'll this
city,, aud in the rear of the other he ar
ranged a beautiful flower garden, in which
he took great pride, as lie did in the quaint,
old-fashioned furniture with which his
dwelling house is filled.
Mr.. Millar was Presbyterian and took
much interest in church affairs. He was
for years a trustee of the First Prcsby-
terian church, this city, and was the first
secretary Of the South Queen street Pres
byterian Sunday school and chapel, and
continued to fill the position for several
years.
In politics Mr.. Millar was Democrat,
and adhered to the party and its principles
with great tenacity through evil and
through good report. He never sought
political preferment, but was occasionally
put on the Democratic ticket, and served
in the city councils and other minor offices.
Sudden Death.
Mrs. Susan Lutz, wife Of George Lutz,
sexton of Lancaster cemetery, died rather
suddenly yesterday morning about 1
o'clock, at her residence, East Lemon
street near Lancaster cemetery. Mrs.
Lutz was of fragile figure, and had been in
delicate health for some time, and on Sat
urday, having been rather indiscreet in
her diet, was taken with cramp, and being
She was an amiable woman, and was we'll
known and well.liked by the thousands
who have visited the cemetery since her
husband has been sexton.
James Peoples Funeral
The funeral of James Peoples took
place this morning at $50 from his resi-.
dence on Vine street near st. Mary S
church. The remains were taken to the
church where solemn requiem mass was
celebrated by Rev. DR.. McCullagh. The
funeral was largely attended. D. A.
Altick, Daniel Mclaughlin, John A. Doyle
and II. J. Hegener were the pall-bearers.
The interment took place in St. Mary's
cemetery.