Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-03-12
G. n. y. DAY DEAD.


yer at Dover on Saturday.
Dover, March Charles ii. B.
Day, a prominent Kent county lawyer,
died tonight aged 6S years. Death
was the result of paraytic stroke, :
which Mr.. Day received last Sunday;
night, after returning home from
| church.
Charles II. b. Day, son of Matthias
Day, was born in Kent county MAY
18th, 1923. He was brought IN on the
farm and received good common
school education, but his father dying
when no wac very young, leaving his
mother with a large family, he was
after that obliged TO labor very hard. .
he was engaged in farming until he
was 80 years of age, when he deter
mined to prepare for the legal profess
sion, and studied three years in the
law office of Hon. Nathaniel y. Smith
ers Admitted to the bar in 1861, he at
once commenced the practice of law in
Dover, in partnership with Hon.
George L. Fisher, then a member of
Congress, In August, 1862, he was
appointed by President Lincoln colec-
tor OF internal revenue, which office he
held until May LIST, 1863. lie then re-
sumed tho practice of law, which he
continued until tho time of his death.
lie had large share of the legal bust
hess of the town ard at the time of his
decease was solicitor for the town coun.
Gil. In politics Mr.. Day was Re-
publican until 1870, when he joined
the Democratic party. In 1877 he was
clerk of the House of Representatives.
He was member of the Methodist
Church, ia which he was several years
steward and Sunday school superin-
tendent. He was married in 1850 TO
M lss Mary, daughter of Samuel War
rem, q farmer of Kent county, and
granddaughter Of Capt. John Warren,
who commanded company 10 the
battle OF Trenton, and was one of those
who bore Col. Hazlett, the distin-
guished Delaware soldier, from the
battlefield when MORALLY wounded.
THOMAS M'CLARY
Thomas McClary, Unknown and
highly citizen, died ON Sun
day afternoon, at his home, No. TOT
King street, aged T6 years. He expired
soon after eating dinner. Years
ago no was furniture dealer, but for
some time had lived retired. He was
. member of the shipping firm OF
BARTLETT IL Shepherd of PHILADELPHIA
and was director of the Fifth and
Sixth streets railway in that city. He
was a trustee of tho First Unitarian
Church. lie was president of tho
Home for Friendless and Destitute
Children and "A director of the Will
mington Savings Fund Society,
JOHN CHANDLER.
On Saturday death claimed John
Chandler, retired builder, who had
recently been living at No. 700 Adams
street lie was IS years of age and a
native Wilmingtonian. He built many
houses in Wilmington, but recently had
lived retired.
JOHN TAYLOR.
John Taylor, after an illness Of sew
eral weeks, died on Saturday, at his
home, No. 0l2 Madison street. aged
" years. He was born in Troy. N. Y,
and came TO Wilmington in 1860. He
had national reputation as a manu-
facturer of block pumps. One daugh-
ter survives him.
JOHN MCLURE.
John Mcclure, who built MANY Of
tho bridges along the p, w. & b. rail-
road, and who for some time was in
charge of that work on the line between
Philadelphia and Baltimore, died in
Chester on Sunda morning, aged 81
years. lie was born in County Done
gal, Ireland, and came to this country
in 1886.
GEORGE N. ELLISGER.
George N. Ellinger, prominent local
musician, died Saturday afternoon at
his home, No. COL Monroe street, aged
81 years. lIe was native of Wurtem-
burg, Germany, but had lived in
America long time. He served with
the S7th Pennsylvania Volunteers in,
the late war