The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-03
GBIIt ARR.

Col Joel J. Scaycr who died last "Wednesday
al his home. Malone n. Y, was man II lrGu.
rnce in northern New York politics tor nIorc than
aquarter OF n century. He was born in Salisbury.
Vt. in 1922. and went 10 Malone in lsis For
four years he taught school and then he joined tie
staff Of the Malone Palladium. With his brother.
j X Seaycr nc purchased the Palladium later
and as its editor he was influential IN shaping
the local policy ot the Republican party for man Y
years When President Lincoln issued his first
call Tor troops Mr. ScaNcr WAS the first man IN
Franklin County To- oi'rr hls services He was
subsequently chosen Captain Of Company !. Six.
tenth Regiment and alter Srvns as Major and
and within two years he was in command IL a
brigade lie participated IN sixteen cngasr.
ehcksburg lights and Antctarr. Col Seavcr
was y member Of the Constitutional Convention
q 1867 and during the Hayes \dmns'ration
wears lie vas President u nc Board 81 EUucatl, u
tol S"aver studied law and was admitted TO the
on oar tho out al l many years ear 'a ~Sr
uo,i- Tor its force and clcarnrss lie was n ready
speaker and hls ocension"l camma,cn addresses
widow and three sons Frederick !. who succrcdcd
his father on N" rdiladium, and who is now
Chief Clerk 81 the State banking DEPARTMENT
Albert IL. who has been an engineer IN Japan
for many years. and II. II. Schycr vi the People =
bank oi Malone. The Rev T Is Hall ui Pat,s
burg. who was Col Seavcrs tent mate aud the
Chaplain 81 his regiment conducted tie funeral
SERVICES yesterday.
Charles Potter, Ir.. inventor and manufacturer
Of tho Potter printing prcf'es, died yesterday
morning al his home on West Seventh street
plainilcld !; j. after long. Illness, lie was
born in Madison county, \ ", Ami p. ,H2I
in association with George. II Fabcock who in
vented press Of about letter rage s2r The
with Mr. Babcock he saw a large field for "a cylin
der press for newspaper printing. lie thrn went
III S. II" " %s a Ss @
and are well known To- day Mr. Potter waS
identified with the Seventh bay Baptist demon
ination. lie amasscd large fortune, and gave
ton, M well a. 10 public charities
-, Nolun'ino {, Turner, a wei known citizen &
in thn, city IL" was .rduca,,d at Williams t,!.
lcCc Tor the legal Ir fcsNion aud prarti>rd in
,hicag" ;evcrnl years In isC2 nc became score
pany. continuing IN that capacity for several
years IN 1871 he became prcsidcn, II he c, m
!" he Yertes SynIc6ic Wr n Fur !" m" S s',.h
pccially fond Of hunting and fishing and an cx.
pert in both. Al ,hc time q his death h" was
~ years cid
John Cannon for forty years train baggage
master on the Erie Railroad. died al his home in
r a. tho 'r nxs of on 7s ft ye"ys Of hTG ""
a native Of County Roscommon, Ireland, and
entered the servic" of the, Fri" a, Pictmont,
years attcrward, His sons, with one exception,
are officials on railroads, one of whom is Frank s
Cannon, third vice president and general manager
Of the southern Railroad.
John Ellis n hermit writer who was con.
trbutor for several metropolitan periodicals. tx
dead al his hut above Jefferson, IN delaware cuun.
", y. y. Years ago Ellis Was tAc senior member
OF Connecticut publishing house, he came
to Delaware county and built hut on a rock
living alone for years 1t Is said that a dIsap
pOntmcnt IN love was the cause Of his retirement
from the world but he always refused to talk
uf his past
Dr., William b GarsIdc died on Friday, a, his
hnp atp NJ lN,
fourth year lie was long connected with The
Homeopathic Hospital ana he s.rycd Tor several
years ~ president 81 the IruukiNn Natrtnity
Hospital and New York School Tor Nurses. lic
once had charge OF n sanitarium at AtantIc CITY
Mrs Mary Peters died al lcnnkcr ~ H. yc..
tcrday al the axe OF 100 years ana II month.
She was born in Warner y, H., on Jan 2 I7O9
and was n daughter Of L, Sawyer a soldier 0i
the Revolution, pom her one hundIcdth birth
day, with The mercury At 10 below zero thc took
ten mile sleigh ride.
Announcement was made on the New York
Cotton Exchange yesterday OF the death Of .Iustus
Morris, a member Of the Exchange since 1855.