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| LAKE.-At his home. at BiBghanton " Y June
| % OF Brights disease. Capt. seneca Lake Co. X
llith n Y. aged 80 Capt Lake, while holding ths
PostmasteFship Al CaZenovia- organized his CON-
pany, resigned his POstmasteFship and went To he
front He remained with the regiment until ss6l
when he resigned on account OF disability
MOSEOE--At his home in New London Conn
June -, Charles H. Monroe, liih Conn, aged 50.
lie WAS killed By the ears while attempting To cross
the track near his home He WAS member OF ".
/ W. PeFkins Post, No. AZ, GAR, Department of
Connecticut and was buried by that oFrauI z4tiou
He leaves a widow and four children
SDiPsOS-At GeoTgeyIle Pa David SimBson
Co +, lO5th Pa. July :, BY being thrown from a
wagon He was n member of Post 2I9, "A r. De-
PaEtment of Pennsylvania He was wounded AZ the
battle OF the Wilderness The funeral WAS attended
by the comrades Of his Post
MEETOS--At his home. in Essex. Vt. June d,
Gilbert Merton, Ensign, .. = Y, aged IL He Was
born at Independence o.. and entered the Msr-
chant Marine Service in 1880 He enlisted in the T. :
Navy October. ls6I, as Gunner IN Commodore
Footes estern dotiila, and was dlseharse Has
ter at BALTIMORE Md, sept - 1S5 He was commits
stoned Ensign and placed the retired iist Of the
Navy IN February lsI4 for disability incurred IN line
ofduty. HE was severely wounded at Fort D0nelson
while ON the Euuboat CouestOga, and commanded
the Eunboal Gen Thomas and did eiIicens service
advance lie WAS q brave and fearless officer and
. member Of Stanngrd Post, No. . c. r Bur
HnSton, VT, by which he buried as Essex
PHISSEY--At the home of his daughter sol
Madison avenue, Elizabeth y J.. Coz James H.
PhiHuey. July 81. aged 90 He was che son Of the
Rev. DIR. Phinuey, OF Newbcrg y. Y. He VAS a
Young man when the gold fever boe out in 1873 and
one of the pioneers OF California He entered
th. army Ia June ia isl and served through Tine
ia the Vest, first Major and afterwards IS
Colonel and Paymaster. He lefs the army ia Oeio-
her, $50 rendering his resignation. Col Phiuney
has spent considerable time in Washington. aud
has recently i'yeti IA North Carolina
PEELEE.-At his hoaie, IA Norwich. y. Y Nay
=. Gen Samuel r feriee, Colonel II4lh y "
aged Il, of congestion OF the bowels. He entered
the service the Adjutant Of the lfilh. but was
soon commissioned Lieutenant Colonel Of the re.I-
nlent. Tie afterward promoted Colonel and
and uIrritoriOJ- service. lie WIS buried by smith
Post, GAR, ohicers OF the llith y. y. acting
paith bearers
SrIiLE-At san Antonio Tex Mai Louis r.
StIlle of the I'd Inf, u ;. A. lie was "a uativs Of
Philadelphia, and leaves swIdOw- He entered the
volunteer service IN No. As second Lieutenant IA
the Sd Pa Cav, was transferred To the san Pa Cav
and rose to the grade of Captain He served through
the and brevetted Major for gallant and
merjtoriOus service before Richmond. Atthe close
of the Mai. Stlie entered the Regular Array.
He WIS 81 years old at the time of his death.
CowAN.-At his home, IN Superior, Wis, Capt.
Thomas Cowan. Co \, l5th Wis, June = aged Is.
lie buried by AlOnzo Palmer Post No. 10,
Department OF Wisconsin.
DTFToN.-While firing the sunset gun at Auburn
\. Y, recently, Thomas DitIOn, COwan's LIST " Y.
battery. He was a loved eomrade of sword Post,
No. Sc, Of Auburn. He was killed by the prena-
turc explosion of a I2-pound hOwitzer Hs, leaves
4 wife aud three children destitute q small home
being heavily mortgaged The comrades of sword
Pest are endeavoTing TO raiss money 10 In the
mortgage.
VAN BURES-At his home, in PlainfieId. y J..
July To- ten Daniel 4. Van bIFGu, aged o. lie
was son of Judge John Van Buren, of Kingston,
n. Y, where be born and spent the grealsr
portion OF hls life. He a graduate OF che West
Point Military Academy and subsequently a Pro-
fe~sor there. When the civil broke cot he
offered his services TO the Government and served
ou the staff of Gen. John A DIX. At the close Of
the war he returned TO his native place and prsc-
ticed surveying and civil engineering. At one
time lac CIIy Engineer Of kingston
DEPUY.-At hts home. IN Wabash. Ind, July Is
Col. HiTmin u. pepuy, Sth Ohio, and Also q vet
eran OF the Mexican war, Of inflammation of the
bowels, after = short illness, aged - He had not
been IN robust health for a number of months. but
even his most intimate friends did think he was
in danger. For years before the rebellion he was
while living Sandusky. o., was locked M ia
Jail at Cleveland for refusing 70 surrender some
fugitive slaves 10 their master. The episode
created Juror all over the country At the time.
He WAS buried with military hOnOFs.
ROYS.-At his home. in Lyons. " Y, Mai Chas.
HI. kOys, by his own hand. aged IS. He served ia
the issh and Il5th y. Y. He was a leading lawyer
of his County. He had shown signs OF insanity for
several days before he committed suicide, which he
did with knife while reclining IN 3 hammock on
the piazza IN front of his house. he was Captain
at the time OF the assault Fort Fisher and was
duct that occasion. After the war he entered
upon the practice of law and achieved success
therein. He had been District Attorney OF Wayne
County.
MuRRIs-At his home, in HerkimeF, n Y Mat
Byron b. Morris, July 2. of heart disease aged 81
years. Mai. Morris went out in the Slst ~. Y. in
1861 a private, and won his shOulder-siraps by
bravery and good soldier qualities being mustered
out with his regiment in 1862 He was a member
OF Aaron HelmeT Post, No. 4Oi GAR, and Was
buried by his comrades. he leaves = wife and
nine children.