The sun., 1897-05-17
OBITUAR RI.

Alfred p Edgerton. formerly United States
Civil Service Commissioner. died last Friday al
Hicksvile. Ind. He was born in Plattsburg y.
y, on Jan. IL, 1913. He began his career az
the editor Of a newspaper in his native town.
but in 1888 he gave this up and removed to this
city to engage in business. He then moved to
Ohio and was elected to the State Senate there
in 1915, and in 1913 was delegate at large to
the Democratic National Convention. He was
elected Il member OF Congress in 1850 and
served in the Thirty-second and Thirty.third
Congresses, when he was Chairman of tho
Committee on Claims. He was a member Of the
Democratic National Committee from 1862 to
1856 and was Chairman OF the subcommittee
that organized the National Convention OF ! s5U.
In 1868 he was the Democratic candidate for
Licutenant-Govcrnor of Indiana on the ticket
with Thomas A. Hendricks but was defeated.
He was nominated in 1872 as "a 'straight.out
was appointed by President Cleveland in 1883
United states Civil Service Commissioner. He
became President or the commission, succeed
ing Dorman Is Eaton. and remained member
OF 1t until 1889.
George X. Reed. prominent in the banking
and business circles OF Lancaster, Pa, for nearly
half century died suddenly Yesterday OF heart
Conestoga National Bank OF Lancaster and ths
strasburg National Bank OF Strasburg. in both
OF which he WAS II director. He was IA director
also OF the Central Transportation Company, a
founder and active spirit IN The Lancaster Gas
Sora School and Of the vi oms for SSss
Children. He served as President OF the Lam
caster Common Council, and was once the Re-
publican candidate for Mayor. lie was tho pio-
nccr in the private banking business in LanCas-
ter.
George +. Savage, the ianitor OF the Manhat-
tan and Merchants building, IO-i2 Wall street,
died on Saturday in his apartments in the build
ing from BRONCHITIS Mr.. Savage, who was IS
years old, had been jantor OF the building since
Its COMPLETION. thirteen Years ago. He was born
in New Hampshire and was n direct descendant
OF the famous Savage family which CHme TO
New England in 1910, part Of il settling in
Massachusetts and part in New Hampshire.
for II long time engaged in the building trade.
81. V incent's Hospital. aged Al years. He was
born in Canada and educated for the priesthood
at -: Joseph's Seminary, now NJ DunwoOdie.
near NOnkers, but then at Troy. He wns gradu-
altd from the seminary eighteen ycnrs GgO.
since then he had been connected with u plumber
OF churches in this and other cities. Two months
ago he went 10 ~. NinCcnt's Hospital i'll from
The funeral will be to-day from 81. Jo4rphs
Church in sixth avenue.
Mrs, J. McCarvcr, widow Of Gen. ". NIcCar.
yer, the founder OF Burlington, la; Sacramento,
Cal, and the city Of Tacoma, died on saturday
evening at Tacoma, Wash. She was born IN IT.
Charles county, Missouri, in lS25. she removed
To Oregon when II years old, settling in Oregon
CITY. and in ls6S she removed 70 Puget Sound.
Mrs. MCCarvcr leaves nine children. all daugh.
ters. Gen. MCCarvcr died in 1877.
John Butler. who served for nearly thirty
years as al oiiCGr In the County Court in Brook.
lyn, died on saturday ~ his home, - johnson
street. in his SD year. He wns active In Demo.
cratic politics, and was "A member OF the CHthO.
lie Benevolent Legion.