The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-22
OBfTE4RI.

Joshua Crane died OF heart trouble az hi.
home in Dedham. Mass, yesterday after an
Illness OF only a week, aged 20 He was grad =
uated from Harvard in is4g and was vice presi-
dent OF the Hastv Pudding club After gradua-
ton he went TO Melbourne. Australia. and
WAS IN he shipping business there for SIX
years. On his return 10 Boston he was en-
ployed hy the Sub.Treasury. becoming
chief clerk -Four years later he entered the
tre1surers onice OF the Michigan Central
Railroad. where he remained until they re-
moved TO Detroit when he resigned
few months later he became a clerk to the
trustees Of the Hemenway estate. which Of
fee he held up 10 his death lie was also
trustee OF the Eastern Railroad Company
and treasurer AT the National Sailors Home
Of quincy 4 wife. two sons aud one
daughter survive,
Dr. William Edward Grlnlths, n well-known
Brooklyn physician. died on Monday at his
home 800 'Schermerhorn street in his sixty
third year. His great grandfather. lohn
Grifiths. came from France as a Lieutenant
under l1lay cite In lI71 and served all throuR h
the Revolut ,onarv War Before his gradua-
ton from the College OF Physicians and sur
geons Of New York IN 1893. DR.. Grifiihs
on the United States frlgate Colorado IN the
civil war. He was visiting surgeon and
consulting ,physician Of 81. Mays Hospital
and a member OF the Kings County Medical
Society. He served for fourteen years in
the BROOKLYN health department as a sani-
Ia gious diseases He was the author OF
many scientific papers
The funeral OF Edwin Roberts, who died
on Saturday in his nome at Union avenue
and Ten Eyck street. Williamsburg took
place yesterday He was born In london
in 1929 and came 20 America when he was II
years old. Few years later he moved to
Williamsburg. whore he engaged in the poultry
business. He became known 10 poultry
raisers throughout the country Tor the Leg
horn hens he bred and his stock was sent
all over the world. lie was q dwarf
". c, Wolf a pioneer resident Of Dallas.
Tex, who was born q years ago in Charles
ton, 5. G.. died at HIS home in Dallas yester-
day. For more than thirty years he was
known as Trinity River" Wolf because OF
his Efforts in behalf OF Federal aid for the
ma yigaton OF that stream He was q lawyer
OF ability, but retired from practice ten years
ago.
DR. John ". lawson. q ged es. former Con-
gresham and nembertof the 10 IL Virginia Ton
sttutionRl Convention. died yesterday at
Smithneld, Va. His dying request that he
be buried IN his Confederate uniform OF gray
viii be complied with lie was chairman
OF the board 81 visitors Of he historic William
and Mary College at WILLIAMSBURG Va.
John r. Tacott the hfth Mayor OF New
Britain Conn. died al his home IN that city
Yesterday. aged 80 years. He was graduated
from ale IN 1919 He was a member or the
Hartford county bar. He was president OF
the Mechanics National Bank OF New Britain
he was twice married.
Henry ]. Botthof editor Of the JHusirdisd
Eecord, sporting paper published in this
eases at his home 81 Linden avenue Jersey
City. lie leaves two sisters. one or whom
is the wife of Police Captain Thomas Nugent
OF the Fifth precinct.