The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-03
U

Mrs. Mary Denniston, widow OF tho late Comp
troller of New York State. Robert D. Dennis
ton. died yesterday ut her homo in Washington.
vile, Orange county. Mrs. Denniston was SO
| years old. She was born in Elizabethtown. NJ j.,
being a daughter of William and Abbey L. Scott,
and the house in which she was born is still
standing. Sho had eleven children. seven of
whom are living. The Hon. Augustus Dennis.
ton. President of the Highland National Bank.
Newburg; JEANNE. wife Of Robert E. Deyo.
lawyer in New York; the Rev. James o.. Dennis
ton, pastor of q Presbyterian church in Penn
sylvania, and Henry NJ. Denniston. Pay Director
OF the United States Navy at Portsmouth, y. H.,
are four OF them. Mrs. De nniston,s husband
Jesse Harris. a cousin OF the late Senator
Harris of Tennessee, whom he greatly re-
sembled, died in Garfield Hospital, Washing
result OF a surgical operation. He was rs years
old. "Uncle Jesse" as he was familiarly known.
many years. He was tall and dignlfed in APP
pearance. and always well dressed. Last year
at the tennessee Centennial Exhibition. Al.
though a Democrat. Uncle Jesse was retained
by the Harrison and Mckinley administrations.
Mrs. Mary Workman. who died at 1913 Carroll
sixth year. She was a Daughter Of the Revolu.
tion. her grandfather having served az a minute
was stationed at Jamaica, IL. The Rev. DIR. J.
Howard Suydam is her son by her first husband.
Henry ouJuhIu, 10 WUuHl SIT WIFE ultTTltu III
1920. Her second husband was John :. Wort.
man. The funeral will take place to-day from
the First Reformed Church at Carroll street
Oldest member OF that church.
Joseph Lennon. vino for thirty years had been
a hotel reporter in this city. died OF apoplexy at
Mr.. Lennon was born In England. but came 10
this city during the war and secured employ;
With the paper after It's consolidation with the
Mai, when it became the Matt and Express,
and he was on the stnff of the latter when he
years old.
Joseph b. Holman, Assistant Secretary of the
State Board of Arbitration Of Illinois and for
Qua Chicago newspapers. died yesterday In
Springfield. Mass. soon after his inauguration
Coy. Tanner appointed MT. Holman to the office
John w. Kane. who was formerly a Justice of
tho Peace, died OF a stroke Of paralysis on Tues
day at his homo, 204 York street. Jersey City.
Democratic politics and was a member of the
Robert Davis Association and of the Thomas ].
Kelly Association.
Miss Edith Beecher. a daughter Of Henry b:
Beecher, died suddenly yesterday morning Mt
her home. 50 Pineapple street. Brooklyn. in her
twenty-sixth year., She had been a victim OF
epilepsy from her childhood.
Henry Collard. 50 years old, died in the lodg-
ing house. 81 Fulton street, Brooklyn, last
night, lie represented the Sixth ward OF Kings
county in the Board of Supervisors for two
terms, about fifteen years ago. He was then en-
gagged in tho grain business. Subsequently he
became poor.
The widow of Gen. William Preston died at
her home in Lexington. KY, on Tuesday. aged
So. She was tho mother OF the wife Of Gen. W.
suffering for some time with heart trouble.
Philo p. Blinn. Jr, of Chatham. died in that
village yesterday. He was a partner OF super.
intendent of Insurance Louis r. Payn In tho
manufacture OF box board at their mill In
Chatham.