The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-09
OBITUARY..

The Hon. Henry H. Fay died in Newport yes
terday after an illness which had extended over
a period OF FIVE years. He was born in New
Platz, Ulster county, y. V, in 1885. and
was the son of the Rev. Elipaz Fay. a former
President Of Waterville College, Maine. Mr..
Fay received the degree of Master OF Arts from
the University of Rochester in 1856. and that
year went 10 Newport and assumed direction OF
the well-known school which had been conduct
ed by the late Fiev. john uverton Chouies, i. u.
representative from Newport in 1875 and WAS
reelected for four successive years. In 1880 he
was elected Observation-Disclosures on the ticket
with the late Alfred II. Littlefeld and was twice
reelected to that office. He was again o member
Fay was appointed Postmaster in 1890 by Presi.
dent Harrison. Mr.: Fay married in 1854 Miss
His brother. Mr.. William ". Fay. has been for
many, years a professor in the United States
Naval Academy.
Archibald D. Green. who died on Tuesday at
Boonton. n. j.. was born at Troy. Morris county.
NJ. Oct. "a. 1873: He belonged to one of the
S e.Ess' !a@5t,e s le New a ! COUSIN 81 III The tal ReT. T D4'
Ashbel Green. who was for many years Presi.
dent Of Princeton College. MI: Green in early
he returned to Troy. i. j.. and with bis brothers
succeeded his father in the cotton business.
the war. Alter that he lived at Boonton. SS, s. J.,
for many years He settled in Brooklyn in 1855.
Gen: Isaac Wheeler Avery. c. S. A. died in
tine, Fla. in 1887. He was a practicing attorney
In Savannah when the war came. His military
record brought him rapid PROMOTION. BE was
COnstitution, holding that place until he went
TO Washington as the private secretary of the
a history OF Georgia. OF late wears he had been
acting as promoter of the Southern direct trade
movement, which has for Its object the develop
ment of through Southern ports.
Matthias Soyerel. one of the best-known resi-.
dents OF the Oranges, died on Tuesday at WI.
oldest house in the Oranges on Sept. %, 1916.
1t is situated in Springdale avenue. East Orange,
and was erected In 1852 by Mr.. Soverel's grand.
f Mr sovS Jo59 W Wright tt pnrdin aSI the R lev
against the British until he was overpowered
by Hessians, who wrested his gun from him and
fractured his skull. leaving him dead upon the
snow.
Dennis Short died yesterday at his home, l2s
jefferson avenue. Brooklyn, in his forty.
seventh year; hs T VS. a veteran 11i 4 m sm;
. .na served efse aI as CHIEF IN e RsR0'f fcr the 0nIi afs
rotary OF the Excise Board. He was an ardent
Irish Nationalist and In 1870 participated, in
the p Fsnian raid on Canadsii He WAS a brother
Benjamin Babcock. believed to have been the
oldest Odd Follow in this state. died at the Mar.
shall lnfirmary In Troy YESTERDAY morning after
g. 1877. and was a pioneer in the order, having
been q member OF Trojan Lodge No. 81 since
May 3; ls4l' and was connected with it when
Harvey T. Litchfeld died on Tuesday night ~
the Union Hospital in Roston. 1t was he who
first opened mp Nantasket Beach as a summer re,
sort by running steamboats, TO Strawberry Hin
several years ago. He was n wi6ower and leaves
q son and daughter, DIR. William III. Litchteld.
Treasurer OF the Town OF Hull, and Miss Ellen
Litchiield. also of Hull.
Thomas Howe. a member OF the Produce FIX
change for many years. died on Tuesday at his
home. 72l, President street, Brooklyn. He WAS
81 years old, and had not been in active business
for several years.