The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-06
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The Rev Ben amin Whipper. a noted cclored
preacher with Il remarkable history. died in
Norris own Pa, on Wednesday. aged 81 ana
WINS buried on saturday at West Chester lie
was ut one tmo slave but in 1888. at the age
OF %. contrved to make his escape over the
Maryland line and went TO Canada There no
secured service In an indulgent English lam
lily. and, making goo use OF his opportunities
learned to read ard write, and later studied for
the ministry. During his theological studies
II $40 he happened TO DO at Atglen, over in |
Chester county and whilo there distinguished |
himself by rescuing, In a heroic manner, q rum
away slave girl who was being taken lack |
South into slavery. The girl, who as child |
lived on tho plantation where Whipper hau |
served had escaped few months before anu
was living with family at Atglen but her
owner, with civil authorities from Maryland.
aprrehended her and was about to take her TO
Lancaster and thence South. Nhipper learneu
Of the girls Sapure and toG frIapHs ali
mounted he attacked the southern cavalcaue
on the roadside Just east of Lancaster mum;
her Of shots were exchanged on both sides and
killed but Whipper succeeded in securing the
girl and bore her to 2 place OF SAFETY On morse
ward was licensed TO preach, and assumed
charge OF II congregation in Slmcoe. aht1h.
Ten yIars c s2 ne was on ba daebbed He ar
rived before the dea'h OF the lnN9!ld; an 0lu
colored woman; but Lefore lie lett ne n I, tdie
happy salts action Of knowing tnat this woman
was none other than the colored girl whom he
| had delivered from her capIors forty years PEI PEI
| preacher resided al West Chester Pa. he had
two daughters. Ono of them lives III West
| Chester and the other in Norrstown.
p6Iit acniIItd din in ortand u " on Monday.
aG ce'i SO years lie was born in Goshen; Conn,
rents rem Men a boy and most Of his business lfe
WAS spent in Homer and Cortland. a. re was lnr
| / SchcImrrhorn. produce merchants, at Cort-
| land e served two tel ms Us the representa-
ys G 4o s a 81 1rVSd the n Shcr
OF CortIGud county, h9Vip: been electeI Frs IN
25 and ID "pn II he aS@
With lo1or. He is survived by his wife and
two daughters.
Ira Chamberlain, the oldest resident of
! died on Monday, Mr.. Chamherlain was born
in Damarscotta in 1893. He had been II resi-
he c'' was vigorous ami active and took long
walks about tho city every pleasant Day not to
much interest in roitics as any young man.
was very rmnctual in Voting the Democratle
men. was will ing to admit that men and thlngs
had adyanced, ana iwnroyGd since ne b, GU nS
particular aIlment but resulted from old age
william b. Woodward died yesterday at l72
Clinton street. ro%kyn in his tItieh year, OF
arm Of +. ongera q Co. Of North William
Hna oIS lie 6Sonped S to The Hamtan
Club, the Apollo Club, and the Rembrandt
Club. lie was laymaster In the war ana he
its organization. lie leaves widow. the
daughter OF :. = TOWNSEND ma one son; u,
at tie house The interment Will be in Green-
wood Cemetery.
pr. James H. Patterson. County, Clerk Of
nj his home nj Shrews' uty on Friday night,
IL hG T hs ifotSsr and deputy w It Is
thought. be appoim'e ed t. servo out the vacant
intt.rson leaves n wife and daughter The
funeral will occur at o'clock tomorrow alter
noon.
snre ton mics from syracuse. to day Nhe
hnI reached tho advanced age OF ~ years.
FH 1 II" Ui@" var "a '9 Of ~ sR r ar r"tt
ways Ell, Dyed the b"st Of hea lth, and during
lie S SS"5f Of no 'S "SS os sE Of
whom died II few years ago ut u good old age
Joshua DO Wit, the ,ffomntssIr and tho IrGsi;
f sRn sIror ~" H" S H6 d" nOS?ie. & S
dvad In ono Of lhe cot RECs ut Munrocs, Nor
W"od ak at opT hrIp En n nm Gf'eay , nGI
M children lie was 10 oriEinaoSot several
Kinds OF brass aud wire cloth. Death whs
caused ~ apopie"E
Col. |. A. Harris died in Cincinnati Yesterday.
lie wa y member Of the Board Of MHnngrrES, OF
kutioUa al Soldiers Homes. IiS served Win ais
tiuction during tho War IT the rebellion: was
nm eN-May or OF IT. cinnqti, ana wns 1T one
lima col eCior of internal revenue In The dis
tr,rt His uilment was chr nir, but not con-
| sideTel alarming. lto Ind preihrol TO cave
Inst nj ght for kennehunk, Me-. iorrccnperatiun.
Prof EobeIt II. B.hop died yesterday in OK
ford o. from paralysis. His father was one
of tho early Preaidents OF Miami University,
and tho son WAS professor Of Latin n that m
siitution from 1852 until 1879 he was prUtcs.
sor emeritus and secretary OF the loard or
Trustees until his death. Few men in llke
calling had wider circle OF irends.
Annie Van Auken. wife Of the Row. J. G. Sim
mons pnstor OF the Third street Methodist
Church nj Troy. is dead. aged "a years. ~he
had suffered for the past three years with con-
sumption.
DR. Daniel Wells aged rs, died at his resi-
dence in Nrwburgh on Friday night. lie was
educated in New York. whore he once held an
office under the municipal Government.
] DR.. Samuel b. Mcclellan. a former resident
Of Hudson n. Y. recently died In kenosha.
Wis. at the age OF 81 years.
Dr. W. j. Allen physician OF Petersburg
Va, aged 80 years. died very suddenly yester-
day OF heart disease.
Mrs. Sarah Wilde, one OF the Oldest residents
OF CTainesyie. n y. il dend. aged ~.
W. C, Powell. n druggist 4 Omaha died sud
denly OF heart disease on Friday
Edwin Chadwick, the social economist, is
dead.
Tho Census ia Northern Michigan.
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