The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-06

uB IltN. JOSEPH Johnson W hltp, aged az,
diet yesterday at his home. SO South Third
street; WilliamsburRh. lie Was horn in Caven-
os sPd ne apd ms fs, nix sronsrS studied
minister WHO had served in the war 81 1872
mud had had both arms shot OH. There wero
were girls. IN 1871 he was called 10 the At.
torney street NJ. 4 church in this city. 'rwo
years att"rwnrd the, church was sod and the
at south Thirt street and, ned'od ave-
Mr. Bernard reiers. 'H the s edit"r OF ihe
Ihrooklyn h,m'; was the pastor Of that
street church ACQUIRED the property the name
OF the church was changed to tho Fourth
street NJ. l.: Church. and Mr.. White retained
many marriage ceremonies he performed.
The white frame house on the southeast cor
lived. became Mecca for young couples.
IheI went to the house at all hours OF tho day,
away a couple. and became known far and
near as Dominic White. the marrying
EHrson:% Sometimes Young people from
Hudson and other distant places would
call unon him TO get married At the golden
iriends that during his pnstornte In Williams
hurgh he, believed he had married between
5000 and 10000 couples. Ahout seven years
ago he became involved in financial trouble
with the trustees OF tn" church. and tho socl-
o,y was united with that oi the Trinity n; 4.
streets Tho trusteea wnntod to sell the prop.
sry hut Mr., White ", appealed to the courts 4
OF his own money In meeting debts upon the
church andt courts decided In his favor. The
TILE OF the property rema med in his name. Half
OF tho church was changed to the Bedford
preach there until recently, when the church
was r rented f1r lodge nHrp1MSes Until within
the North Third street Mission. Recently
there there. was smal,rGS IN his family and his
tune greatly to heart and Ills he".t hi Isrsn to
fail. On SATURDAY he WAS seized with a con-
gGestiye chill He died YESTERDAY morning. lie
ment will be on Friday morning in Cedar
Grove Cemetery. near Corona, l. /.
The Rev. Thomas ]. Fsshan. one Of the
OF the Scapular Of Mount Carmel, died yester-
day at the CARMEL prlory in East Twenty
Ireland. forty eight years ago. He entered the
tarmeIte order in Rome in 1850. and was or
santa Maria in TRANSPORTING. Thereafter he
iGborGd with his SarInelits brethren among
sGS wne1 Until he
Ggisheh himself by the Kindness and zeal with
the poorest Of the city. When Arch6ishop
GorriGan invited the Cnrnelite fathers q
and the surrounding parish, Father Feehan
was one OF those chosen To undertake the mis-
hospital and the church has been one OF I'M
rrInG lah h At . 0eiGek last THURSDAY
Hospital and caught cold From the eject oi
this he died. The remains win be taken into
the church ct clock this afternoon. and the
fathers at i o'clock. The funeral viii take
place tomorrow morning.
Ex;Senator David NJ Read. President OF the
Company, died yesterday in bridgeport. Conn.
He was born at Hoosac Falls. y. Y. oct. II.
necticut National Guard as a brigade commits
sary, with the rank Of MAJOR, He represented
his district IN the Connecticut State Senate In
1881 and 1891. and was President OF the SEN
Ate during the famous deaaloek. He was
M%nsger S az WS. on. Of tGs
Fair On Connecticut day. Oct n. In the last
election lie was . Democratic Presidential
eector,
Geo. W. Grandey. known TO every lawyer In
Vermont ms Glen. Grandey, died at his home in
Nergrnnes on Monday. He was 81 years old
tho Senate and House term after term and
was Speaker Of the House two terms As
said to have drafted more laws now on the
statute hooks than any man In Vermont. He
Was chairmSn Of the safe PTTy A iol
years. ten. Grandsy was an authority on
lnglsh literature, and the chair Of English In
Columbia College was once offered 10 him,
Douglas Robinson. n former member Of the |
Union club. died OF pneumonia on the steam |
shin Kaiser Wilhelm on Nov 30 Tho news |
Robinson was 20 Years old. He was the son OF |
Rose Robinson 81 scotland. aud came TO this |
country when IL years old, lie became clerk |
in philadelphia aud later came TO New York |
and Jnined with James 4. CuA in tho Organiza-
tion ui the United States llnYds. In 1871 no
retired from business aud went 70 live at his
country home at Henderson Hall. lleTk inner
county His wife and daughter survive him.
The Rev. Robert l. Montgomery. pnstOr OF l.
the Greene Avenue Baptist hurch in Brook
Ign. died yesterday morning az his nome tsl
MilloughbY avenue. aged % years. About
week ago he caught u cold which developed
into pneumonia. lie was norm IN Scotland, and
his early life was spent in work on farms in
Canada. lie had heen pastor 81 the Greene
avenue church for Inc last thirteen years.
Dr. tieorpe r. FOX OF lobleskill died on Mon
dAy aged ~ years. lie was elected to the
AssemIl " on tie Dc,pocratic titket IN lSSS
had a wide acquaintance. Two sons and two
daughters survive MIN
DEL n. Luck ~ Penn Yam was stricken with
apOplexy on Monday and died In few hours.
lie was one Of the prominent physicians OF the
Yates CoInty Medical Society. lie Was 90
years OF age.
James Mcmillan OF Rotterdam. sK-sherln Of
Schenectady county, died Of heart disease yea
lerday while riding into Schenectady in his
aIr 80 nd 4