The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-16
OBITUARY NOTES.

George y BirdsalI, for many years con-
nected with the Office Of the United States
appraiser Of customs, died on Wednesday
n MS sixty-ffth year at his home, 6S8
Macon Street, Brooklyn When the in
teTnal revenue act was passed and John
Williams was appointed assessor he Sc
lected Mr. BiTdsau as chief clerk In 1858.
when the supervisors OF internal revenue
were appointed, the supervisor Of the
eastern and southern districts Of New
York made Mr.. BiTdsalI chief clerk. which
place he held until The Office of supervisor
was abolished In 1877 he was appointed
10 q place IN the Office OF the United
States appraiser Of customs. He was an
examiner IN that department and subse-
quently was chief clerk and assistant ap-
praiscr. He was for many years a trus-
tee IN the Union Dime Savings Institution,
and when President Chaplin died and Col
Charles z. SpTague was promoted to the
presidency Of the bank Mr.. BirdsaH was
elected treasurer At the time of his
death he belonged 10 the Lincoln and the
Union League Clubs He is survived by a
widow, one son, and three daughters.
Walter s Davies died yesterday at his
home, 308 Washington Avenue. Brooklyn.
in MS siXty-seventh year He vas born
in Liverpool England. and came 10 this
country with his parents when twelve
q IlTITl
Of James Davies & Sons, manufacturers
OF dextrine. and had retired from business
in 1892 He leaves q widow, q son. Wal
ter r. Davies, a lawyer, and a daughter.
The funeral services viii be held tcmGr-
row evening Al the house, the Rev Dr.
David Gregg pastor Of the Lafayette Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church of which MI
Davies was for many years q member, Of
Rotating.
Mrs. Wealthy H. Cooley. eighty eight
years old. died in South Deer6eld, Mass
on Wednesday night. she was for years
the only surviving member OF the first
class graduated from Mount HoIyoke Col
Iege, which she entered when twelve
years old. She was the roommate CT Mary
Lyon, who founded the college. Her IA
Their was Joseph E T. Shepard, one Of the
minute men at Lexington Two sons, HoI-
lis E. and Amos s Cooley, of New York
city. survive her
Cart. Samuel McKeever. L s a. re-
tired, died yesterday ID SomervilIe, Mass
Of cancer Of the liver. Re was IN charge
OF the provost guard in this city on the
night Of President LincoIn's assassination
He was born in St John. y. B., on No
yember Is 1898. He was retired from the
army in 1887.
Charles " Swift, Of Pennington. Vt, IS
dead ct the age of eighty-one- His father
was Df- Heman Swift and his mother was
a d lighter OF Col Moses Robinson. OF
Revolutionary fame Mr.. Swift for sew
eraI years was a member of the firm oil
Tiffany & Co., Of New York, and later g
broker there
James F. Mann, one of Utica's most
prominent and pubIie-spiTited citizens
died suddenly yesterday afternoon while
seated in q chair at his home. He was z
brother of DIT. Matthew D. Mann. Of Buff
faIo. one OF the surgeons who attended
President Mckinley at the time of his as
sassination.
Charles E. Stump. assistant manager oil
the Christian Herald, died yesterday a
his home IN Flushing, /. !, in his forty
seventh year. He was formerly manager
of the Electrical World"