The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-26
OBITUARY.

Marvin Briggs, the president OF the
Greenpoint. N. Y. Young Mems Christian
Association, died suddenly on Wednes-
day. in his seventy-fourth year at his
home in GreenDoint. He was born in
New York City, and during the civil war
he looked after the religious interests of
Union soldiers. Twenty years ago he set
tied in Greenpoint and Joined the Noble
Street Presbyterian Church and Sunday
school. He was one of the founders of the
Cireenpoint Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation, and seven years ago he became
its president On Monday he attended the
Brooklyn Presbytery meeting as a lay del
egate. He leaves a widow.
James Nj. Marvin, who represented the
Saratoga district in the Thirty-eighth,
Thirty-ninth, and Fortieth Congresses,
died at his home in Saratoga, ". Y,
Thursday at the age of ninety-two years
He was member of the Saratoga County
Board of Supervisors several terms. He
was for number of years a director in
and the New York Central and Hudson
River Railroad. Formerly he was .presi-
dent of the Saratoga Racing Association
and at the time of his death was preSi-
dent of the Saratoga Club and the First
National Bank of Saratoga Springs He
was a widower and leaves four daughters.
Mrs. Maria Saxton, an aged aunt of
Mrs. Nc Kinley, died yesterday at Canton.
She had been in falling health for some
time and the announcement of her death
was not a surprise. although it was keenly
felt by Mrs. Mckinley. She was famil-
iarly referred to by Mrs. Mckinley and
her relatives as Aunt Maria She has
visited at the White House since Mr.. Nc
Kinley has been President. Mrs. McKin-
ley will not be able to attend the funeral,
much to her regret The death of Mrs.
Saxton will not interfere with the Presi-
dents Western trip.
James Naughton, of Gil Lexington Ave
nue., New York. died yesterday in Lake
wood n. j. He was sixty-eight years
old and well known as an undertaken and
livery stable man He came to this coun-
try when boy and had been in business
for himself forty years. He was formerly
a member of the County Democracy and
afterward of Tammany Hall He leaves
a widow and four children.
Mrs. Maria White Gulick, of 26s Airing
ton Avenue, Brooklyn. died on Wednes-
day at the Women's Memorial Hospital.
where she had been under treatment for
a few weeks. Previous to her marriage
to William Gulick, SIX years ago. she had
been a teacher in public school No. 49, for
nearly twenty-five years. She was one of
the leaders in the work of organizing the
vacation schools.
Mrs. Martha NJ. Williams. ninety-six
years old, died at the old Williams home
stead. 40 Harrison Avenue, Kearney. n.
j., on Wednesday night from old age She
was born in Madison. n. j. and was the
daughter of Philander Carter Mrs VIII
liams had lived in Eearney for seventy
five years. She leaves two sons and one
daughter.
DIR. S. W. Stevens, twenty-nine years
old, a well-known local practitioner of
Scranton. Pa, died yesterday at private
hospital there as result of an operation
for appendicitis. DIR. Stevens was n grad
uate Of the Jefferson Medical College of
Philadelphia and for long time was
house surgeon at the Lackawanna Hos
pital in Scranton He leaves widow.
Capt Thomas B. Hawkins died at his
home in Port jefferson. L. l.. early yes
terday morning. He was eighty-two years
old. Captain Hawkins was formerly a
yacht owner. He built the schooner yacht
Wanderer. which was used at one time as
a slave trader. He was formerly Il mem
Der of the New York Yacht Club having
Joined in 1852.
Charles II. Walcott. well-known
Massachusetts, lawyer. and for many
years chairman of the State BoarC. Of
Arbitration and Cancellation. died at his
nome IN concord, MASS, yesterday. He
was born on November 49, 1S4S and was a
graduate of Harvard Law School. With
II. +. BUSHNELL he published Il law book
and later wrote History of Concord
in Colonial Days. He leaves a. widow
The Rev. Charles H. Park died at his
home. Otisville, N. Y, yesterday. Mr.
Park was born in Jerseytown, Pa, In 1870
He was graduated from Princeton Theo-
logical Seminary in 1855 and was ordained
by the Presbytery of Northumberland in
1853.