Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-05-05
OBITUARY.
nnnrh OF Alderman ~. Is. MiioY.

an alderman OF this city, dicd OF apoploxy,
Saturday evening, in the 6jth year OF his
age, ut his residence, East King street,
Tho alderman was stricken with paralysis
several years ago, which greatly crippled
him, and affected his speech, but loft his
mental faculties in good condition, and
permitted him 10 continue his professional
duties until two years ago, whom ho
resigned his uiliUc and rOtlrCd to private
life. lie had occasional spells of illness,
but up to q fow days ago, no WAS in tho
habit OF taking daily walk. On Saturday
morning he was missed FOR u short timo,
and search being made for him ho was
found in n private room In his dwelling in
an unconscious condition. Medical aid
was summoned, but nothing could be
done for him. llo fingered unconscious
until o'clock, when ho died.
Alderman Wiley WAS uativo of this
city son of the htc Alexander
Wiley. After receiving II common school
education, ho was apprcnticCd tO the print.
ing trade with tho late Thos. Fcron. In
1915 he became Publisher of the Lancaster
Democrat, which no sold somc time after
to J. Forsyth Carter. In 1851 he entered
into partnership with II. ). Myers in tho
publication Of tho LdRcds,Cridn. In 1854
Mr.. Myers retired aud Mr., Wiley cOutin-
when he sold tho paper tO Capt. George
SaudcrsOu who merged it in tho lNrELII-
OENCEE. From 1862 to 1869 Mr.. Wiley
printed the Lancaster Bar, which he sold
a Few years afterwards To John III. Barnes.
In 1858 Mr. Wiley WAS elected an alderman
Of the old "NOrthcaSt' ward which was
subsequently divided into tho Second aud
Sixth wards, and he continued "a alderman
of the Second ward until no resigned two
ycarsHgO, as above stated lie was nom
Der of the Lancaster school board for about
fOuI zen years, and was for tCyrrAl years
treasurer Of tho board.
Mr.. Wiley's first wife was Miss Mary
+. Fram , tho offspring OF this union was
son and daughter he was marc CT the
second time to Mss AMMO l. Brown Of
Philadelphia, by whom he had also two
children.
Fureral.oi George Dulor
The funeral Of George Dillcr, Of Leaman
Place, from his late residence there, which
occurred at l p. m, yesterday, WAS one of
the Argest over held in the eastern end OF
tho county. For hours previous to the
time fixed for the services to begin, there
was steady coming Of people from al
sections aud upon their arrival they view
cd the remains which lay in a cloth cover
ed caskct, suitably inscribed aud ON which
rested appropriate hogal omblem5. At
o'clock o short service was conducted by
Rev. ID. w. Gerhard, of New Holland,
after which tho coffin was borne TO the
hearse by six pail bearers from Lancaster
cOmmandery Of Knights ICmplars Sir
Knights John Roland, Aaron Rnam, Dana
Graham, Geo. w. Brown, DR.. Isaac
BushOng and Wm. 4. Morton.
The funeral cOrtoge then formed and
moved to Roland's Schenectady Re.
formed church, between Intercourse aud
New Holland, and between five and six
miles from Lcaman Place. The Knights
| Tomplar, in full uniform, who had charge
OF the ceremonies, rodo in the cabs, IL
which they had gone dowu from this city
AS tho procession moved by tho highway
and over the hills, it was OF great length
and numbered hundreds OF carriages
| Arriving At the place OF iutormcut, tn,
! conCoursc Of mourning friends aud ac
| Quaintancos there was scarcely less il
| lumber. and the church was sOoE
thronged. Rev. Gerhard preached brie
and impressive funeral sermon, anC
the ritual Of the Tempar order was use,
at the grave, Sir kni INT B +. Brenomal
acting a. chaplain. From the place o
burial the attendants upon tho funeral
from this city drove directly to Lancas
te:.
There were about 70 members OF th
knights Templar order present ut the
funeral, an unusually large turn out,
circumstauco which, together with th,
great outpcuriug of people from all tn
suurouudiug township 10 pay their las
tribute TO a worthy man, atteRtcd tn
universal respect ia which ho was held b
his wlio c.rGIo Of aCuuaiutanCcs