The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-07
OBITUARY.

Sylvester Dearstyne, 90 years of age, a brother
Of Chester +. Dearstyne, superintendent Of tho
Albany Penitentiary, died in Albany yesterday
Of heart trouble and the effects Of wounds re-
ceived during the war. He enliated on Sept. 8,
1861, as o privatein the Forty-fourth Regiment,
New York Volunteers. He participated In tho
battles Of Yorktown, the seven days fight,
Gaines's Mills. Malvern Hill, and Groton. and
was wounded In the neck. near the jugular vein.
NAMED at the time of his death.
Richard Bolster, q, Democratic politician Of
Stamford, Conn.,, died ut his home In that city
yesterday. He was about 40 years old. He was
o member of the Democratic Town Committee,
and had served as deputy sheriff for several
can high sheriff was elected two years ago. He
was one Of the defendants In the suit brought
i Hy Re- res npsiint of Of qMHba ertsy. The s1o case was 1Sr de-.
cided In favor OF Bolster by the Supreme Court
on Wednesday.
ch5is S.an, Me mel 2 Trsa 81 Of the cpnS S3ii
He had suffered with q tumor for some time.
for a month. Mr.. Mcnnei was born on jan. IL.
1882, ip Auerbach, Bavaria. He went to Pater-
Gustave sprattier in the brewery business. On
the organization OF the Paterson Consolidated
Brewing Iswar ,. Company n. the sprattier q Mennei
Dr. Samuel Fl. McIlroy died on Wednesday at
bs years. He was a civil war veteran. having
break OF The rebellion. After his muster out be
was an acting assistant surgeon in the regular
tice in Mott Haven. He was a charter member
Of Alexander Hamilton Post, 1872, g.. A. X. He
was likewise prominent In Masonic circles.
Edward Baldwin, one of tho Oldest residents
Of Utica. died yesterday at the age of IS years
He was born in Utica and always made that
city his home. with the exception Of twenty
the mines Of the Gold and silver Mining Com:
Miss Martha jenkins Of this city. whose death
occurred while they resided in Colorado.
Theodore Smith, one of the oldest printers In
the country, died at his home in Montrose. Pa,
on Wednesday. When the city Of scranton was
a small village he founded the Republican.
which Is now one Of the leading pnpers; In tho
where he had since been connected with the
Independent REPUBLICAN of that placein the ca
pacity of writer and compositor. Mr.. Smith
was "a years OF age.
The death Of William French was announced
on tho Now York Stock Exchange yesterday.
juno 1S, 1869. and was formerly q prominent
trader having been the broker of William
His home was in Brooklyn. lie was about 20
years old. and leaves a widow. son. and daugh.
ter. Tho cause OF death was pneumonia.
Capt. Julius Smith. a prominent brewer Of
years ago he suffered a stroke OF apopicxy. two
yCuTo uBO u bOCOuu bIIOht. III u LHlEu
stroke yesterday. terminating in death. Capt.
Smith was born in Germany and came 10 this
country and to Rome in 1850. His widow is the
only survivor of the family.
Charles Schmolze. 90 years old. dlcd on
Wednesday at his home. 81 Old Bergen road.
Jersey City, OF peritonitis. Mr.. Schmolze was
tho proprietor of the lithographing establish
ment at Pearl and Rose streets. this city. He
had lived in the Greenville division of Jersey
City for forty years. A widow, three sons, and
one daughter survive him.
Thomas Coles Lyman died suddenly OF hoart
disease on Wednesday evening at his home, 8
Hartford. Conn. but for many years had been
actively engaged in business in this city AS the
head OF theT. c. Lyman Company. brewers. lie
was 66 years old.
Aunt" Malinda Fulton. colored. died nj
TullahOma, Tenn, on Wednesday night. She
was born n slave of Col. John Washington
brother OF George Washington, H. years ago
She could give u correct history OF the branches
OF the Washington family.
John l.. Ballantyne died at his home in Eliza
tetl, \. j., yesterday. lie was Al years old, nnG
u native OF EastOn, Pa. He was q well-knowI
amateur oarsman. He leaves a widow and sew
eral children.
Mrs. Katherine Worth. the oldest resident o.
years. She leaves seven children and many
grandchildren and great'grandchildren.
Ruth c. Bass, wife of the Rev. Job q. Bass, the
venerable jail and penitentiary chaplain. died
yesterday at her home. 43l Waverly avenue
Brooklyn. aged SO years.
Mrs. Rhoda Il. White. widow of Judge James
w. White. died in this city yesterday, at thu
age of SO years. She was the daughter OF Gen
Thomas G.. Waterman.