The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-21
rorg,, the corrr.-. r,.euor.
OBITUIR 4.

John Wolfe. q well-known art connoisseur,
died at his home. g Fast Eixty-eiEhth street,
on Wednesday. lie made two remarkable co.,
lections Of paintings. the first OF which was
sold In 1853 for STA. $50. and the second in
1882 for Sl3l. 400. In the first was Couture's
Day Dreams" which brought St.75O. and
is now In the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art In tho second was Bouguereau's
"Nymphs and Satyr." bought by Edward S.
Stokes for $1,000. and now in the
Hoffman House. and CAbaners Birth
OF Venus" which sold for $4,000 Mr.. Wolfe
was a second cousin of Miss Catherine L. Wolfe.
and it was largely due to his influence that she
made err bequest to the METROPOLITAN Museum.
He was one OF the founders OF tho Academy OF
Design. and a member OF tho Architecture!
League the American Art Association. and
the Museum OF Natural History. lie was also
a member Of the Century Club. Hc leaves q
wife and two children. Mrs. Granville Kane
and Christopher Wolfe.
James II. Norton. n veteran newspaper pub
Usher and writer. died yesterday morning in
Middletown. \. Y. aged 20 years. lie was
born in Goshen. Conn. and was admitted to
the bar In Litchleld in the same state. lie
atterward served as Prosecuting Attorney OF
Wayne county. Pa. where he entered journal
ism buying the UdyuP Comfy H,7'nh In 1916.
lie never remained long on one paper
but sold and bought again or estab-
lished others. lie started the BoPnyiile
then the Mlddletown Mercury, and later
established the Port Jervis Gn2e'ie and the
Middletown AerS. lie was a pioneer in the
printing OF patent outsides. establishing the
Franklin Printing Company IN Middletown.
PrintTnG Company. in the. same Linz" 'Whie
there he had an attack OF heart trouble and
was advised to give up active work; Until a
eral New York papers.
Joseph T, MolIer. the sugar. renner, died at
e4Ss last at ms Mas south
years old and was born in Hanover, Germany.
nee came to soon AmeGilS WSn 'ea.S
the sugar business in Washington and
Nestry streets under the ,irm name 81
nership was dissolved in 1867 Mr.. Molier went
TO WILLIAMSBURG and associated himself with
MoiIer SiercS 4 Co AboutItwo years ago the
refinery. which was In Division and Kent nv
enues was sold and torn down. and the Brook
lyn City railroad Company now has ITS power
house there. ON Friday morning Mr. Mollsr
was stricken with apopleYy, Ills estate is said
TO be worth more than Sl,pOO.UOo. lie leaves
four sons and one daughter.
The Hon. S. NJ. Allen OF Boston. who died at
Sharlottesyilie. Va on M Friday was born horn IN
dent OF the Webster Historical Society. lie
took quite an active part in roliIics. icing an
ardent Republican and lrohIhitionist: He
opened the Butler indepen!ent Convention 10
celebration at which President Arthur was
present, in lSS2. lie presided over the DELHI
erations OF the Convention held on WorcesteA
Common July 20. 1891. which. by resolution.
adopted the name OF the Reputli AN party.
He was an intimate associate ~ Henry Will
son, John PierpOnt, Theodore Parker, lylwS I'd
Beecher. Increase sumner. and John |. Eaker.
Robert Rognrdus DunPlnG. a member Of the
Consolidated stock Exchange. died yesterday
at his home. 4 Fast Fifty-eiGhth street, aged
~ years. lie was member OF tho New York
Athletic Club, aud had reputation rs tennis
Hlaysr ne sTa2oaiea AZ i{I bac 6Es GysTIy
the Con- olidated Exchange about three years
ago. Besides his mother he leaves Il sister
and two brothers
The Rev Charles Inrham, an English cler-
Ryman attached 10 the American Baptist Mis-
sion on the Lower Congo, is dead. Ills head
STart TsGi S lie had Siei over haRdrai
elephants. but, though he was a famous shot.
lie was tTampled TO death in December by an
Kill "AH' ""''" 10 ' '1O' " A ''N "
Sidney Heminsley. for sixteen years the SUI
perinten lent o; the Cedar Lawn Gem et"rT
COMPANY OF Paterson. was stricken with apo
pleNY on Wednesday afternoon while walk ing
throu Oh the cemetery, and he died yesterday
and leaves wife and five children
Or. Amlstead Il. Mott one 81 the best known
PHYSICIANS OF virginia. died In Leeshurg In
fsderate army as Chief surgeon on the stats
o. Generals Robert ltansom and -. II. Hi
lie was the father Of Lieut. I. Is. Mott l, ,. A.
William GilPin died In Denver yesterday at
the age OF - years. lie was appointed first
Governor Of Colorado TERRITORY. BY Abraham
Lincoln. and had been Identified with ia" his
tori OF the state up to the time Of his death,
Charles Allen. eX-Shsrin 81 Monmouth
county, died at his home IN PeTrlneyiilei \. d.,
eiartsd IWic,. To- tbs New JeTssy Assembly and
he served two terms as sheriff
The wife OF James /. MintuTn. the CORPORA
yesrdsr mopning st her home on Hudson
street in that CITY