The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-30
THE GRIM HAND OF DEATH.
Unusual Mortality Among Morris
town People This Week.
The End of Life Came to Two While suffer
ing with Heart Disease, One Died Of
Pneumonia. and Fourth succumbed to
Dread Paralysis.
JOEL w. MUcHMoRE.

seriously Ill for the past week with
pneumonia, died at his residence on
Ridgedale avenue Wednesday morning
about o'clock.
Mr.. Muchmore was born in Chatham
on the Goth day of April, 1915. When a
boy he learned the carpenter trade with
Ashbel Bruen, in Madison. Mr.. Bruen
having received the contract for the
carpenter work on the old New Jersey
Hotel, Mr.. Muchmore did his first work
on this building in Morristown. After
marrying he came here and engaged in
business for himself and erected many
of the residences constructed fifty years
ago. In 1850 he entered into partnership
with the late Edwin L.. Lounsbury, and
this firm carried on successful business
for number of years. After dissolving
partnership with Mr.. Lounsbury he went
into the lumber business with Francis
A. Day, continuing it until 1885, when
he retired. Since then he has lived a
quite and peaceful life at his home on
Rldgedale avenue. Mr.. Muchmore was
a man of strong character, sound judg-
ment and of scrupulous honesty, and one
who was held in high esteem His end
came ithout apparent suffering and
with simple resignation he bowed to the
divine decree.
The funeral services will be held at
his late residence Saturday afternoon at
2 o'clock. He leaves four daughters
Mrs. A. A. Vance, Mrs. G. P. Chew,
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and two sons, George and Fred. The
interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
DIR. JAMES 9. DUsTAN.
After an illness OF about six weeks DIR.
James G. Dustan died on Wednesday
evening at $50 o'clock. Death was due
to enlargement of the heart.
The deceased was one of the best known
of Morristown's citizens, and being the
possessor of genial and kindly DISPOSE
ton, was genial fayorite. DR.. Dustan
was born in New York and came to
Morristown about twenty-five years ago,
since which time he had practiced veteri-
nary surgery. He was member of the
First Presbyterian Church. He was also
a member of Resolute Hook and Ladder
Company, Royal Arcanum, Cincinnati
Lodge, F.. and A. NJ, and Madison
Chapter, r. A. al. He is survived by
six children-four daughters and two
sons, The daughters are Mrs. Theo-
dore Naughright of Perris, CAL;
Mrs. Henry Morton of Boston, Misses
Lutte and Bessie Dustan of Morrtstown.
One of the sons, William. resides in
Cleveland, Ohio, and the other, Henry,
is veterinary surgeon here.
The funeral will occur tomorrow
morning from DR.. Dustan's late resi-
dence. 30 DeHart street.
WILLIAM c. PAUL.
William G. Paul, who had been i'll for
two months as the result of a paralytic
stroke, died at $50 o'clock Sunday after
noon. He was 81 years old and is SUR
vived by mother, two brothers and a
sister.
The deceased had a wide circle of
friends in Morristown. Since 1888 he
had been member of the local police
force and for seven years past did duty
as night sergeant. He was assigned to
the latter work on account of injury re-
ceived several years ago while making
an arrest.
Mr.. Paul learned the machinists' trade
at the old Speedwell Iron Works, where
he was employed several years. He
afterward spent nine years in the em-
ploy of Andrew McIlravey.
The funeral took place at 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon from his late resi-
dence, so Speedwell avenue.
The pail bearers were the six police
men, who were in uniform and followed
by their chief.
S. B. MILLS.
Sebastian Bach Mills. a we'll known
composer and pianist, who recently died
in Wiesbaden, Germany, from a stroke
of paralysis, was always a favorite in
this city. Mr.. Mills was bornin London
sixty years ago, and at an early age
showed that he inherited musical talent
from his father. He was educated at the
Leipsic Conservatory, and came to this
country in 1859, where be soon gained
a national reputation.
ROBERT GRAHAM.
Robert Graham, who for FIVE years
l,sT7 t,,o,, chm :, for Etze<,,o II;