The sun., 1895-04-17
Obituary Notes.

Charles IL. Mansur of Missouri, Deputy Comp
after an illness of several weeks, during which
his death has been daily expected Early in tho
hope that fingered and discontinued administers
ing medicine. Only his robust constitution and
friends have prolonged his existence until this
morning. Mr.. Mansur was so years old on
He was large portly man. popular in all cirCes.
an enthusiastic fisherman, and noted story tell
er A l'hiladelphian by birth. he was educated in
Massachusetts. receiving the finishing touches
ton. Removing to Missouri. Mr.. Mansur was
admitted to the bar at Richmond in that state
cothe. where he had resided since that time His
as n member OF the Chillicotho Board OF Educa-
ton. member of the Democratic state Cen
the National Democratic Convention in New
York in 1868. Prosecuting Attorney Of Living
at large % to the National Dem Democratic @ Con Con-
vention at Chicago in 1854. In 1879 Mr..
Of h Sns and Smss for G
licans in the Tenth district, and was again
the the Mornings nee Of the Democracy in the same dis
tirst, and Fifty.second Congresses, He was
Congress by Uriah Sebree Hall. and soon after.
yard Mr.; Clsveland .l appointed him second second
cry law reorganizng the executive deparment?'
went into effect recently Mr.. Mansur found
mcdiately reappointed to the Office OF Assistant
Comptroller, corresponding to the abolished
his death.
Mrs. Fletcher Harper died of apople1y yester-
day at 3GJ Madison avenue In her eighty
youngest Of the four original Harper Brothers.
dt ris!dher died In dso year after at his golden
ME- j. Henry uf Harper .nf he eS apopec H
tic stroke came upon her on Sunday She
S2rn on o1g r mnas
an old New York family. She was married in
1896. Since tho death Of her husband she had
lived most of the time at her home In irvington.
grandGhildren, Mr.. !; Henry Harper Mrs; Theo-
and Mr.. WI ilie u. Harper. The funeral will be
on Thursday at Mir. j. Henry Harpers resi-
City Heights. His wife, Harriet, died on Mon
severe cod which She contracted willie nursing
her husband. who had been confined to his bed
wifc's sickness or death Mrs Fitch was -
years year OLD, and tho couple had been married
yc r MI a,a ensnesr liz rI or <
was on the construct ion Of the Erie Railroad. Iis
was once general ticket agent OF the rond. Later
tune. Then he became the head of n firm OF
brokers in Wall street. He had not been nc-
the first Mayor OF Bergen City The double fu-
neral will take place Tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Elizabeth Birdsall Davis Of Cortland.
nephew. John W. Iawes. in Peekskill. was tho
daughter of William I3irdsall and Ann Hawes,
n granddaughter OF Solomon Hawes of Peek
skill. and IL great-granddnughter Of Peietiah
liawes. who settled in Ded ham. or Wrentham,
Mass. in 1924. She was also the great-grand-
dauGhtcro OF Daniel William Birdsail, who built
headquarters OF Washington and Lafayette.
She was born in l'eoEskill on Aug. 3. 1924. She
was married on Nov. 23 lSi", TO i. Bacon Davis
Davis was descendant of stephen Hopkins. tho
HhoIe Island sgner of the Declaration Of lnde-
pendeDcc.
Cornelius V. r. Vrecanl, who was born in
Jersey City sixty-ninc years ago. died yesterday
Wests!de and Virginia avenues, Jersey CRY
Heights. Mr.. Nreelnnd's ancestors we're among
the first settlers OF what Is now jersey City; The
Vreeand family owned large tracts Of land and
became wealthy as the city grew.
Prof. AGolph Aweng. who has been Gn in-
structor in French in the schools and academies
OF poughkeepsie since 1883. died today OF old
lie taught French in the old College lIl and
lutchess county academic and in tho latter
Institution numbered Cornelius Vanderbilt
among his pupils.
Edgar hewitt Of the firm of +. V. Hewitt %
Sons, leading Grocers Of Saratoga. died on Mon
dag evening Of blood poisoning resulting from
an a"Cidouia! crushing OF lingcr mil last
-four lie was 40 years of age. He 4. survived
by widow. two sons. his father, and younger
brother.
Col. J. 7. Waterman, private secretary TO ex-
Spe"Hgr crisp, died died Yesterday IN Atialta: e. For
and more recently of tho Iiawk.nsyiiic Higpn'Ch.
lie has been secretary 10 Judge Crisp since that
gentleman has been speaker Of the House OF
Ecprcscntatiyc+.
stephen Shirley AtwOod an old-lime news
paper man. died At his home. j3I bloomfield
street. IIobOkrn. on Monday night. He GGd been
connected with the Herald for thirty cars.