Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-08-14
"A NARIS' DEATH.
cTCH OFONEOF wlLM
IS,s MOST PROMlNEnT
vrIpENTIAL MEN.

!, s,a,ea in Wednesdays late
y y,be REPUBLICAN,, Joshua
old and highly esteemed oiti.
% al his residence, No. 101d
rsst. az shortly after noon of the
After q lingering illness Of
ion. For several weeks past
;on % has been in q critical state
oath M was not therefore unex-
although by it Wilmington
Of her most widely known
ential citizens, who thus ends
N brilliant career.
Siect Of this sketch was born
;ovn township, Chester Coun-
kpril 7th, 1882, and was conse-
N his sd year. He was the
lsb Maris, who was q highly
miller OF the place where the
was born. At the age OF ak
Maris was left fatherlsss,
Ich he made his home with q
nntil he was 16 years OF age,
was placed as an apprentice
kbinet.making business, which
ssfully mastered at the age oi
and then /. was that he de-
10 educate himself. With thif
in view he entered the Acade
Fewark, De-, where he iinprov.
opportunity and afterward
school in this city, where hi
1 himself FOR college, entering
Ion College, at Carlisle, Pa, II
after remaining at this institn
1 year, during which time b.
mid progress, he was compelled
a home, owing to various adver
Sefore be finished his course.
| his return he taught schoo
wear, an! in 1856 entered tn
|ce of the late Chancellor DAME
les, where lie began his lega
| After nearly three years hart
L passed very creditable OK
fon, and IN 1859 was adm itted Il
y Castle County bar. where b.
bilt up a fair practice.
las formerly a lie nber OF the OLE
barty, but after the organization
Republican party in Delawar
|eL with them. His first acces
|oiiice was IN 1859, when he wa
Clerk OF City Council, in whisl
\ he served three CONSECUTIVE
bf one year each. He declined
Ion for fourth term and devote,
|his entire attention to the praC
Ibis profession. In 1868 he wa
brought into prominence by re
! the noInination for Mayor G
6gton, to which position he wa
by a majority OF 447 votes owe
)Onen',
ADMINISTRATION as chief exeuutiv
Eiiy met ,he approval of all I'm
citizens. ana at the close of LII
BE- was again nominated land n
this time receiving 495 majority
las again proposed for q thir
but refused the proposed homo
d, he was elected President {
buncil, and served two terms. l
|e was elected as a member of th
bture from New Castle County
|ich body lie made an able an
pt uelnber.
edition 10 these Offices of homo
ceased has been a prime mover l
Der of loan associations where h
Iid Offices of trust for a numbt
lrs. He was a member of tt
ic Order, Independent Order Cd
Fs, the Improved Order of Re
and the United American Nj
IS.
hese orders ne held many hig
and was always among the leat
especially in the Red Me
he has been Great Chief of Ret
the Grand Council of the Unite
for severa. years. He has rel
Ed the Grand Lodge of Della war
}. f., in the Grand Lodge of I'll
! States three different times.
vas a Friend by birth, but for
n Of years he has been a consis
emher of st. Andrews Z. ]
l. He leaves a widow and thr,
EN- 10 mourn his death. George
Esq, a brother, is a we'll know
yarcer Of this city, both gentl
having occupied offices joint
ach other. The funeral will tai
IN Saturday afternoon at 2 2o'cloc'
lelt at Rlverview cemetery.