The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-28
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Tho Hon. Sheridan Shook. widely known in
political and theatrical circles rs "Shcd
Shook" died Yesterday at his country place
in Rcd Hook. Duchess county,, whore he had
been sick for several months. Mr.. Shook was
born in Red Hook in 1872. and anne to this
city when he was II years old. He obtained
employment In a butter and egg market owned
by John Boyco and from the beginning was
successful. In ten years he owned tho bust
ness, and had made himself felt in the politics
Of tho city. being ono of the foremost OF tho
old line Wings in the Third ward. whose
@ NiiSh'9 ltrSSt. M meap u Wa aafrSn 5 lie He'e wn 's o ons Of
IN he vo GesiieGntT wnoI to Lathe The first fro nePaDii w,s
nominated for the Presidency. He became
one Of the most enthusiastic supporters OF
Lincoln. and was. able to do much to advance
nation. Mr.. Shook was elected President Of
the kenuhlica4 County Committee in ls2s,, and
him is and, pIed ICED ihliss' SUPPORT W p port ''i Lincoln s'rH" apt
pointed Mr.. Shook Collector Of Internal Rev
enue for, the Thirty-second district. which in;
the Stock Exchange. MIR. Shook held the col.
lectorshiP eight years: being dismissed by
can. National Conventions up to and including
That of 1870 He was not able to attend that Of
he had urgrdthe selection OF the man from Maine
Hscandidate. In 1871 Mr.. Shook built the Union
SSgnare whcRtrG' which he ran With 4: NJ;
theatre for ten years. when MIR. shook retired.
Mr.; raI%sr Was . Mr.. sGaSk.. $ltt: n.
Shook was also in the brewing firm Of shook
\ Everard. and. was a. partner with John II.
M MRSsn, l.. rTj2 2sG Mn.n Of Il , The ci Mor'9 Hs w ns~ nns
ofthc representative OF the Fifteenth Assembly
district in the County Committee. and kent up
times. Among, his Associates were Magistrate
Clarence W. Meade. Gx-ColleGtor Murphy.
Augcnt.
The Rev. Alexander Huntington Clamp.
p 81, died Yesterday In hi aharimemt H. the
i" 1915. and Wv was 9' grn ID MSli" from Ya siS'f ii
81 and from II" AndIi ~ Ihsol?y it S"mi:
rhe!oric in Middlebury College. Vermont. In
tional Home Missionary Society. and from
that time until his death he remained with the
STTTSesSn sHrt a and HfS as EDITORIAL aITS Secrafary. h2HH H. @ns
the author of a number Of books and histories.
Nine Marie raur wifeot Emil r2ur. leader
rhony Orchestra, died yesterday at her home.
lU1 East ScyentiHth street: She was born in
Baden in 1859. She came from a musical fam
ny. and rs u child was IA prodigy on. the piano.
She studied under Schumann and later under
p~aderewski. whose ~favoritc pupil she was.
occasion divided the honors with liubinstein
at Berlin; She was married in 1882 in Man
iltllil anu cdillt To tIllS country WIFI HpT nus
band seven years ago. She frequently per
formed in concerts in Boston and this city.
Her body will be cremated at Fresh Pond.
The Rev. Charles w. Morrill,, pastor OF ST.
Johns Roman Catholic Church at Mentyille.
Conn. died there Wednesday evening OF con-
s@a wdS , n Patner q NT Gndgo was NJ H. yf Ia st Of nSG
theology at Cambridge; and AT, tho completion
Of his course accepted a call to st, JamcS's
1883; he became a convert to the Roman ,Cathu-
lie CHURCH. He was 4 r%Hlrntc for %srvcral, years
NJ ~, Mary ) thurrh. New London. where Il
pontiflcal high mass will hc celebrated for him
to-day by Bishop Tiern"y.
Thomas Lord. who died of heart, disease on
lviHG tsmpor +" iIy al ! ! ) Ia tI o"' avenue "Sn!i "y was
formerly q resident of this city. but had for
s sSi' Of lj TSom !" % SaG fIisEaSaiih p p q l.o iif n M"T 1 1ns
IN his siXty-iifth year. During the civil war
hc served in the EnGincerCorps OF. the seventh
tant.. General with the rank Of Major OF the
stan Of Gen Ply; He was a member of Lsfay-
Seventh Regiment.
Cant. George C. Gibbs died at Orient Point
House. /. J.. on Wednesday, aged ~ years. lie
tim" President Lincoln aud tho Confederate
Commissioners held n conference on board OF
her on the James, River, He was for many
Bank and was u director in the pcconic Bank.
He leaves Il widow.
Henry i. Montgomery. for more than n quar-
ter of "a century ronnec1ed with the Washing
ton ID. G., public schools. lately as, supervising
principal. died yesterday after Il long illness.
Mr.. Montgomery inaugurnted the holding OF
summer institutes in Virginia and North Caro-
lima. and was one of the founders of the indus
trial school at Manassas. Va.
Henry Clay stewart. II leading resident and
real estate dealer of Washington. is dead. from
neuralgia of the heart. aged, ~. He was, Il
native Of the CITY. having been horn in Wizards
Hotel, then known a. Bornard's Hotel. Henry
Mr.. Stewart left Il son. H.. C.. Jr.. and two
daughters,
Miss Mary f.. Reynolds. u daughter Of Police
Captain James Reynolds Of Brookivn. died on
Wednesday at her home. III Garfield place. in
her twenty-lirst year. Her health brok" down
about six months ago while she was studying
in her final year in the Girls High School.
DIR. William T.. Kissane OF GreenpOint died
OH Wednesday night AT his home. 7O2 Leonard
street. He was born in GrcenpOint 40 years
ago and graduated from the Now York Medical
College. For several wears he was on the stan
Of the New York Eye and Lar lnlrmary.