The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-01

DEATH OF JOHN p. moLEAR.

AZ Severe 1iness-Brief Sketch of His
history Services Held.
. John p. McLear of the real estate
IS IIrW OF Clark X McLenr, Southeast
+ colner of Eighth and Market streets
4iea nj his RESIDENCE No. 1907 West
Ihlrteenth street at IL, Do o'clock yes
1citiay morning. Of acute pneumonia.
'|On Thursday last. Mr.. Mel4ear feeling
basIiy left his Office and went home,
4 45Ad Feeling no helter on Friday, Dr..
~. z. Bush, the family physician, was
3 1unmond.
The doctor, however. at that time
felt no reason for alarm ut his pa
M &ient's condition. On Saturday about
z Noon MIR McLear grew much worse
md DIR. w. Il. Bullock was called in to
+ consult Acute pneumonia developed
& md his condition became very alarm-
AZ lux, DR.. Bush remained at his cdsde
L O'clock, when he was relieved
|'by Dir. Lowber, who remained with the
* Dying man until tho last, The flnerai
&: Mill take place on Wednesday, Febru-
& MY 5. at Ii O'Clock a. nj. lntefment
private.
John P. McLenr was son Of John
s and Elizabeth Bush Mclcar, and was
ter receiving common school eduea-
ton he learned to be Il telegraph opcr-
n ntor and was employed by the Morse
Telegraph Company in this city, ana
he was employed in the same capacity
T. in Philadelphia and in Newark, n. j..
When he came back to Wilmington, he
accepted clerkship in the National
Bank of Wilmington AMI lirandywine.
but soon after left the bank to join his
1AI father In the Dauklnn buSlupsS
As, He afterwards became Interested in
the Wilmington Jute Manufacturing
Company, then located at Fourth and
Spruce streets. Upon his retiracy
4 from that company ha formed co
pa tine ship W IN John G. Clark, under
4 the name of Clark ~ 5lci.ear and car
s ried on the real estate business. When
the Portland Paving Company was or
Ranized he became its secretary anC
~ treasurer. He leaves Il wife, the daugh
ter of Thomas O. Alrich, and three
daughters. Two brothers, Henry C.,
& Of this city, and Samuel b. of Ihila
& delphia and a sister Elizabeth McLeal
oil this city also survive him.
Mr. McLear was n member and eide
n In Hanover Presbyterian church. bu
b Withdrew and became an active organ
M lzer of West Presby terlan church, Ii
which he retained his membership un
I'll he died. He was also nm activl
worker In the Sunday school. He wa
m active Republican, assessor OF In
M fernal revenue in 1862, aud chairman
Of the Republican State Central Com
mittee in 1864. He recently acted a
An election commissioner in place o
George =. Capelle.
In West Presbyterian Church yes
terday forenoon it had been lntendn
10 make an effort to raise money /
Hquldate the debt on the church, bu
the news of the death Of Mr.. McLen
came with snch solemn force that tn
IS object OF the meeting was postponed
and memorial meeting in memor
OF Mr.. Mcl.ear was held. Rev Nj
Ksigwin preached a brief sermon,
which he viewed The Christian life {
the deceased and paid a glowing on
logy to his Chris tian character
The meeting was then thrown ope
Tor voluntary speakers, when Charl,
Baird, Robert X. Schultz, Mr.. Evans
William W. Crawford, Isaac Baird an
Morris d. Crossan, with great EN-
tional feeling paid glowing tributes
the memory OF the deceased. III
meeting was of a most solemn Chura
Saf and was tltly concluded by lad
% tho choir singing, Nearer My &c
60 Thee"
At a meeting of the Sunday scho
class OF John 2. McLear, held at We
Rresbyterian Church yesterday ate
noon, the following was unanimous
adopted.
WHEREAS, The brightness and ic
with which this Sabbath began hi
been changed to gloom and sadness
the announcement Of the death Of or
who has long gone in and out anon
ns as faithful lHbofer In West ChIrt
and Sunday school, and
WHEREAS We 10 day sadly miss hlr
zzh IN xva m pD tf, Gat "a ~ Al n n ~