The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-02
Obs,naPy Notes.

George " Root, q we'll known civil enRt.
neer ana did resident Of staten Island. died
Thursday night NJ the home Of his son. Talbot
Root. IN Glen Ridge. y . Mr. Root was n
| active Tor one 81 his advanced years. an d
| took an act i've int prest IN hs profession TO
hs last illnese Ne was q sfeat.srandson
Constitution and later Conmodore Talbot
He received the degree OF master OF arts
from Columbia. hts alma mater. and es1an
they we're finished Mr. Root always took
keen personal Interest In hs native S,at for
lis betterment. He was considered an
AUTHORITY on water grants and had much TO
amended 40 as TO include the entire island
lie was a member Of a commission appointed
by the Legislature TO consider the future
destruction OF quarantine by the people. he
began the editing OF 2 paper ~ stapset on
sTs'oT Of Of t he Sand I:lSnsd. n hs TTi1s R H. nf Fl nss
with watercolor sketches Of hist orio places;
L. the old Vanderbilt mansion he married
vanderbilt. She died in 1901. leaving four
grown sons who survive their father Mr..
Root was a member OF the Sons oil the hey0-
luton, the American Scenic and Historic
Preservation Society and a number of other
historic societies.
Granville Lewis. principal examiner OF
Patent Once and a we'll known expert in that
branch, died at his home In WASHINGTON
Thursday, at the age OF o. years: He was
Washington public schools and was employed
in the Washington. Navy Yard until the out;
H fm ak Of I,n 1he es Slyil Pennsv I've 5nen vo snl1sssq
infantry. being shortly afterward tTanlerre9
to the navy, as assistant engineer. he served
and on the South Atlantic and Pacific stations.
After muster out he was a mechanical en-,
gineer and draftsman in Washington and
an. 4 Hha Iaa
1sE'nee'"4
Charles A., Fish. president of the, G gorge
ioa East twenty sixth street. MI, .Fish was
So years old and born IN Utica ,, \ ne
the fruit commission trade, Ten years ago
he became associated with George 4. Nissan
In the street railway adyertis,nS business ,ha esss and
S o% Of Il" Sew YorE Athletic and Hardware
by two sisters. who live in Utica,
Lieut.. Col. James Mcmillan, l.. S. A., re-
tired. died at his home in w %ashinS s tom yes 81
S 's5% "a f r. =. y aas ss srsduat ed fF %&s be ?SF? Vest ;%
Point Academy in 1850 in the class Of which,
Gems, ,Fitzhugh Lee, Lomax,. Poe Carroll and
OF the civil war he was First Lieutenant in the
Third Infantry and served with distinction
,hrGHshO s m thst ,%cHnts snd t SfIRE e sesyiessl
MAUI " Iifl iIohH one NV
Transferred TO the cavalry arm in 1871. he
served with that branch OF the service until
his retirement in 1882 on account OF disability.
James Cassidy. said to, be the inventor
Of the dining room car, which was first used
on the Pennsylvania line between Philadelphia
and Baltimore. died at his summer home in
Mrs. Ida v, M,ontford OF BrSoklyR, and enc
funeral will be held on Monday at 1890 o'clock
In the morning from his residence, 22S Hancock
street, Brooklyn.
Stephen Haines Plum OF 81 Park place.
IN 1892. He was connected with the National
R Iaa4 y Of the f II y lsss h Ia i iatbs city SSls sGF s sTfH NJ.
private interests He travelled extensively,
yxlii, s !! hnso5a n dje F5ssefe: u.s. l'a lsSs. r. mssra asd
Miss Mary Runyon, who survives him,
Simon s; Porter, father of of Woeob Rev;
home Of his son. i,4o Watching avenue, Mont
clair, YESTERDAY, in his seventy-eighth year
the Aftieth anniversary, OF their wedding.
Mrs. Porter died about. eighteen months ago,
Porter and Miss Ida Porter.
Company X, Fifth Regiment. y, q, n, j.,
and a son Of Edward Lancaster, formerly
Company Of Newark EGike' died Yesterday at his
home, 81 Maple street. Bloomfield, at the age
OF % years. Death was due to tuberculosis.
James e. Henry Snyd Pr re- M6n who died. died on p wsdpss-
The Novelty Drum Package Company 81
H iasRss |" Tid fST %G scn shsp two ss'fds sus sSsss. no
Aaron Miller, died on Wednesday at biz
home. e4e Herkimer street. Brooklyn. In his
f liz Ead lan ye Been a aet was n e o RspS TsT Sete poii..
tics. He leaves a widow, a son and a daughter.