The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-07
OBITUARY.

James Mcconnell, one Of the, be,st-known
ns1 o. dsd on rqss
&c, TIVE at ,hS case adjoining that Of The late
Isad.r F: cs Ss sSa 'fRSS
sSsf By Sgs John PSne *. II %as nss
S John HSsss Young became ns% psf eaton
Of the New York Tribune under. Horace Greeley.
with the Tribune was successfully day editor.
Albany correspondent travelling political cor
rsspondeht night editor and political editor in
the office, After serving the Tribune he went
to PHILADELPHIA and associated himself with
the Ercnino star, which had been established
John Blakely and Charles Z. School He was
managing editor Of the Star when stricken
with paralysis year ago.
Martin Bennett msnSSseE for AmsScs al and
Fire. Insurance Company, OF Edinburgh and
the Liop Fire Insurance Company OF London.
heart S troable' he was born n Bristoi. X, l..
advance In the insurance business was rapid.
He worked up FRONT general agent to President
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the place which he held at his death. He was
one o. the best-known Insurance men IN the
Insurance matters. He leaves a wife. a
daughter and a son. The latter. NJ; Toscan
Bennett. Is a student at Yale law school.
death at Yokohama in November OF Mrs. Louise
Il. Plerson. some time a missionary OF the
Womans Cn n. Missionary S Society Mrs.
ago she went to Yokohama. where she founded
the first Christian school for girls in. japan.
women to be Bible readers. She built three
chapels IN various parts OF the empire. working
wholly along eyangelistIc lines. Mrs. Person
was the author Of several pamphlets and es-
says. written in Japanese, A YOKE hama pub
fishing house Is shortly TO issue in English her
Sithe native Bibls readers In a cottage, No 80
Bluff, within tho area set aside by the In
peral Government for foreign missionaries.
The Rev. DR.. WILLIAM n. Barbour. formerly
died At the home of fi, son Fred NJ Barbour.
snsss OF churS a ron to PaS From o
Y ISL br AS shco Il fss hs
cchooi connected win MsdiII Isss99inary; Mon:
and four children survive. Frank II. 4. Bar
bour. the Yale quarter back OF the class OF ~.
10 one Of his sons.
HIS home. The Evergreens." 10 New Windsor.
n. Y. aged ~ years, He was born In Albany.
d wRsTS ago sSsness
chant .' II lie leaves leave thres daaghters. one Of
whom 10 wife OF the Rev. pr. Charles Cuthbert
n New Tes John scott Boyi New Yoi
was brother.
Mrs. Amelia +. Sanford died OF an apopleetio
stroke In Bloomington. H., yesterday She
was the treasurer OF tho Illinois State organ-
cation OF tho Womon's Christian Temperance
Union and for years was one OF the most
active workers OF the association IN the West.
She was an intimate friend and co-laborer OF
Miss, Willard, and was one OF the organizers OF
the W. c, 4. U. In Illinois.
Walter s. Corwin. the oldest living Erie Rail-
road station agent and highly respected citi-
zen OF Narrowsburg \. Y, died at his home
there on Tuesday night OF inhrmities. due 70
half a century. from tho completion OF the road
until three years ago. when he resigned on ne-
WAYNE county. Pa. elghty-three years ago.
Joseph W. Hayes, veteran Of the Civil War.
died on Tuesday at his home. % Debevoise
place. Brooklyn. In his siXty-seventh year.
He had been in the advertising business.
His wife and eight children survive him.
Augustus C. Wilcox, retired dry goods mer-
chant OF New Haven. died Yesterday OF Bright q
disease. He was 81 years old and was one OF
the pioneer merchants OF the city. He leaves
a widow,