The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-04
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Evan Jones died at his home in Plainfeld. y.
j.. on Thursday night. aged 70 years. He was
born IN Aberayron. Wales, and came to this
country when IL years old. Two years later he
returned to his native land and married. after
which he came to this country and settled in
Jersey City. where he lived until 1858. He WINS
a builder. He built the first City Hall that Jer-
sey City had. He accumulated a large fortune.
and when he moved to Plaintield about thirty
eight years ago he was worth $500. He
invested largely in real estate and engaged in
building: In his Younger days he entertained
Henry ard Beecher, Samuel j. Tilden. Wen
dell Phillips and many other men of note. He
was II prominent worker IN the Baptist Church
and contributed much money TO churches and
educational institutions.
The Rev. William O'Hara, Bishop of Sc-an-
ton. Pa. died last night at the age of 80, He
came to this, country with, his parents in 1920,
and received his early education in Philadel-
phia. He atterward entered Georgetown Col
lege. but left before he finished the course. az
College; In 1913 he was ordained q priest
Philadelphia. where he remained until 1855.
subsequently he was a professor in the Semi
nary OF St. Charles Bq Trrr and acted for some
Of the diocese in 1850. In 1853 the diocese Of
Scranton was formed. and DR.. O'Hara was ap-
curing on July y.
Alfred D, Traphggen. aged 93 years. the
oldest resident of Millburn township, and one
" lIlpNt w ll' was lill'It ~ III scar TOWIn
died at his residence in Old Short Hills on
THURSDAY night: He vas the first Postmaster
State Serihn eRf,iaii6 M;'fi in rs 1875 8" ana q m Hs77! He OF w Shs
several times a II member OF the County Board Of
ErcchOlders and was a member the Township
Committee for several years. He served one
term as justice. OF the Peace. and was Collector
for Springfield for a long time. He was u Dem
ocrat in politics until 1856. Then he voted for
John {. Fremont. and remained a Republican
ever since. Until recently he took an important
part in, religious work in connection with the
Springfield Presbyterian Church. He is sur
vived by three children.
Edmund Aylburton Willis. the artist. died
yesterday at his home in Brooklyn, He was
born in Bristol; England. in 1907. and came to
this country in lS5l. His best-known pictures
are A Prairie Fire" and IA portrait of himself
Brooklyn Art Society. His wife died two
months ago. Ten chiIdren survive him His
English artist. and his brother is Henry Bur
ton Willis. a fellow of the Royal Water Color
Society.
Prof. ,tMSIiI chi IL Of f W@st P % {' died q on nf fha ST@ St
in JohnstQwn. Pa. He was a promising engi-
neer and had charge of the. improvements on
the Icnnsylvania Railroad. including the great
GallitHin tunnel. near Altoona. He was the
only surviving son OF Prof. Niche. The other
son was killed at Santiago.
William, Thomrson. well known to juvenile
readers of this country as 4 writer q stories
Mich. He was ~ years old. He had travelled
as an explorer in Africa. and many of his stories
were founded on his adventures there.
Walter $. Mccall. Postmaster at milestone.
died OF consumption yesterday. He was 20
years old. He was q leader In the Republican
party. and up to the time OF being appointed
was a newspaper correspondent.
Charles NJ. Jacobs. a loading Democratic
politician OF the Cumberland Valley. former
Register Of Wills and Justice of the Peace,
died yesterday ut Carlisle. Pa. aged 30,