The sun., 1898-01-08

James T. Ball. head Of the clothing house Of ].
City and Paterson. died at 4 o'clock yesterday
morning, at his home In Newark, Of kidney
he ns at S work n6 In tine "a
III until after dinner in the evening. He was
so years old and began business in Newark with
nine years ago Mr.. Ball was married to a
daughter of the late George B: Jenkinson. and
was a member of the Board OF Trade, the Essex
Club, the Republican, Club, the New York Club
Of this cit, and the Essex Country Club Of West
Orange. He was also member of st. John Q
Lodge, F. and A. NJ.
DIR. joseph ODwyer Of 967 Lexington avenue
died in his 9th year at 10 o'clock last night. He
had been sick for some time with tubercular
colless Of Physicians and Surgeons in in 1866. c
the inventor of an intubation system for
the treatment of membraneous Group. which
reduced the death rate H Of that disease % 25 per
staff of the Founding Hospital about twelve
years ago. and it has been adopted all over the
some time ago, and had expected the end for
several days.
Homer. A. Holt one of West virginia's fore
yesterday. aged 6s, years For many. years he
was Judge Of the Greenbrier Circuit;
OF appsals n by the resi- Of Judge
Judge Holt to fill the vacancy. He was subse-
Quently elected to the Office and was member
Of West Virginia 8 highest court until five years
ago when he declined TO stand for reelection.
Judge Holt was a Confederate soldier and q
extensive coal and timber lands.
The Rev. E. +. Jones. who was for many years
fct. Il. j.. died at his home in Piainfeid yester-
day after long illness He was "a S 6rother;in. rim
Jones was born in Philadelphia in 1S45. He
was graduated from Bucknell University in
Railway. He afterward had charge OF churches
in bridgeport, Newmarket Coatesnel. Pa. Mid.
dletown, and Clinton.
Aaron G. Baldwin of Newark died yesterday
after an illness of year. aged 7s, He was once
an Assemblyman from the Ninth district and
%sn @s #rFS sng be
he was deputy attached to his office, and for
the last fifteen years he had been engaged in
the wholesale fancy goods business with his son.
George p. Baldwin.
John Frasier Cabot died at his homo in Eliza
beth, n. j.. YESTERDAY. He was SO years old and
scendant Of Sebastian Cabot, tho famous dis
coverer. Mr.. Cabot had resided In Elizabeth
be IN This e m Is
by widow. one son. Sebastian Cabot, and two
daughters.
John Harrison scmmcs.. for many years a
prominent business man OF Washington. d. c.,
died at his suburban home. Chevy Chase, Nd
on Thursday. OF paralysis resulting from fall 9
Raphael semmes of the Confederate Navy.
John c. Hancock, desccndant of John Han
cock of Revolutionary fame, died on Tuesday at
his home, 376 Cumberland street, Brooklyn,
aged 20 years. He was born in Franklin. n. IL,
and for a quarter OF century was in the build
ing business in Concord. lie was buried In
Evergreens Cemetery Yesterday.
Edward ID. Harlow. for many years auditor of
the Boston. Concord and Montreal Railroad
and also Treasurer OF the Maverick Wharf
Company, died at his home in Salem. Mass. yes
terday at the age OF 63. He leaves a widow,
two sons and one daughter. Appendicitis was
the cause OF his death.
Ernest Hart editor of the Sanitary Record
and London Medical Record and for many
years prominent in sanitary and medical i'm
provcments died at Brighton, England. yester-
day. He was in his 62d year.
M1rtha Wren Gill, formerly a great stage
favorite in New York, died yesterday at Phoenix.
Ariz. She was, the younRDt OF the famous
Wren family. all OF wbRD>yere favorites in the
Fast twenty-five ycarSNdRo.
Susan w. Turner of Washington. ID. C., died
on Thursday at 10 Hancock street. Brooklyn.
aged 92 years. She was n sister of Prof. William
Turner, who was formerly employed in the
Patent Office.
Richard Gray, traffic manager OF the South
ern Pacific Rairoad, died at San Francisco yes
terday. He had been suffering for two years
from paralysis. He was about so years of age.