The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-07
OBITUARY.

James X. Hill. a well-known lawyer OF this
city. died on Tuesday night at Narragnnset
Pier aged II years. He was born in Mont
Gomery. this State. and was the son Of
Nathaniel P. Hill and Matilda Crawford
Nathaniel p. HILL OF Denver. Col. former
United Statos Senator is a younger brother
Mr.. Hills mothers ancestors were among
the earliest settlers In Orange County. The
town Of Crawford received its name from tho
family. Mr.. Hills father was Judge OF tho
Court OF Common Pleas in this State. was
several times member OF the state Legisla-
tnre., and also was a, presidential eieclor.
Montgomery, New York. and at Winston
Seminary at Easthamp,ton Mass, whore he was
Prepared for Or, e0iiGge H. fradqn,ed from Yale
the Harvard Law school he came to New
York and continued his legal studies in
ns ss Of B G me H Rsw YorR Bar % 1
and shortly afterwards began practice with
his elassym q. Iames G NiHe, under the firm
wards organized, tho lrm OF Hill. Wing &
shoudy. 81 which firm. the present firm OF
Cowen. Wing, Putnam & Birmingham n 10 sue
cessors. HIS specially was mercantile law. in
which he attained both prominence and sue
cess appearing in leading cases that
practice in 1897 Tntil the Windsor f Motei
va, burned Mt Hill made it hi, Is. res,aenSs
shefs p yesFE;;: The shock pGcasionef hy the
' sa inf his r hR Ink
Windsor was burned he went to live at the
Waldorf Astoria. Heart disease was the cause
OF death.
leading memSsr Of the jewish comm nn i" of
philadelphia. died Yesterday at his home in
s SS.sH IN e snd
Lafayette College; Ea.ton, Pa. He studied
SSnx was tho sd~ Gs Var Il The Re bar il s
F;t Leuts ssH, was Assistant
battle Of Gettysburg in this capacity and at six
elected a Justice Of the Peace and Ia 1858 Assoc
eiate Judge OF Carbon county On returning to
Phsaephiad be o1 * an active interest IN lew
Mercantile Club.
Tho Rev. Michael J. Reiphart. a Catholic
as pastor OF the Church OF Our Lady Of VICE VICE
tory IN Mount yern9n; died at the ,pectory on
iii during nearly all q his two years pasto SFse
IN Mount Vernon. He was born in this city
G coss snf w
In 1882 he was ordained priest and was frst
the Church g. Bos"ce in his ety N He wat at
next assistant at the Church of the Assumption
at St. Nicholas Church In Second street liz
also had churches at Tivoll and Pleasantviiie,
Henry, Martens. who was the oldest con-
ductor In the employ OF the North Jersey
Street Railway Company. was buried yester-
day from his late home. 10 Aeder street, Jer-
aey City, He was 10 years old. and for mora
than thirty years never missed a days run
Thomas Richards. another old employee. ran
pension line.
Nelson b. Doremus son Of Sheriff Henry NJ
Doremus OF Essex County N. j.. died last NIGHT
at 234 Mount Prospect avenue Newark 4ss
was % years old and unmarried and was am
ployed by the Fidelity Trust Company Of
Newark. having charge OF the safe denosit del
partment. Death was caused by peritonitis
Joseph L. Benham, one Of tho largest WHOLE
sale grain dealers In Connecticut, died YES
terday at his summer cottage, near Ssw
Haven. Of apoplexy. He was Us years old ana
leaves family, He had been In poor beSItSS
for several weeks. He was born In Hamden
and went to New Haven whom a young man
A. Swan Brown, formerly Of PssHaic N J.
81 New SO York died last night OF appfndCtis az
widely known dry goods man, having been
prominent 10 developing large stores In
twenty-five or thirty cities. He leaves family
Dwight Phelps, aged 65 years. one of the
best known Inasons In Connecticut dial
suddenly at his home in Winsted in thai stntou
yesterday. while sitting in a chair Death wa.
two children. an"
Former Deputy Factory Inspector John y
Yanatta. son Of the late Henry H. Vapatta ard
COUSIN OF ex-Gov, George r. Wsrtz. dad IN
dbordsntoWn. N. J.. yesterday from BriGht'a