The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-30
OBITUARY.

Capt. Ambrose NJ. Matthews. one Of the best
known citizens Of Orange. N. j.. died at his
home. % Berkeley place In that city yester-
day Of kidney trouble after an illness Of more
than q year. He was 70 years old and had
spent his entire life in Orange. He got ms
military title from service In the Thirteenth
was wounded three timss In battle. After the
wsr he took a leading part in Grand Army
S;f9 hc and and served one tern as commander
coal business in Orange and dealt IN real
estate and became well to do. He was the
OF Orange. He was always an enthusiSstIo
Republican and one Of the largest contributors
TO the party funds. When a post ONCE was
eisS Of Orange " o 6as ssm Sttt,e from Pf rs S Of sss
he accepted the place Of postmaster az a
nominal salary as a matter OF public spirit !.
profitable. His father was John L. Matthews,
one of the best known old line Democrats in
Isst nsnaur ne" ne Ser Is sur N sss b STSt = n sifs Of tive sas
daughters. a son. a brother and a sister.
Chsrlemasne LauIies died at Montreal.
6 eaS Ssff b az hsae OF OF t the Pg. sSisains sir W #i, Ess
LauTier. The mother, q Sir Wilfrid was
Adeiine Either. He was born at ST. LIN.
L'Assomption county. province Of Quebec. on
g&snusry, ! 1852, He vas first elected to the
and again in 1904. He was married In 1875 10
Utalis Pauze.
Michael Gavin, q former member Of the
New York Produce Exchange. died In Middle
town, N. Y, yesterday, at the age Of 90 years.
lie was born in County Limerick. Ireland, and
came 70 this oonntry In early NE, He became
prominent on the Produce Exchange. where
ne was recognized as an expert on wheat, He
retired from active business in 1883 and had
since lived in Middletown.
Mrs. Emily Vandervser pevendorf, widow
Of George smith DevendOrf, died in Amster-
dam, N. Y. yesterday at the age Of 90 years.
She was prominently connected with the
charitable institutions OF Amsterdam and
possessed considerable literary and musical
lawyer OF Amsterdam, died six years ago.
Joseph @. Bigbie died az the home Of his
daughter. Mrs. b. Foster. at Inwood, l.. J..
yesterday. For twenty-throe yea rs he was a
the Town Board he had Jurisdiction over all
lands under water In Jamaica Bay. He was Oh
years old. He was the grandfather of Under
Sheriff Joseph Foster.
Herbert i. Kinney. a Brooklyn journalist,
died yesterday Of pneumonia at his home.
l75 Wyckon street. In his forty-nfth year.
After graduating from st. Francis Academy
Erun iner. He was dramatic critic on the
Brooklyn Citizen for several years. He was
unmarried.
Charles. x. Psrmelee. son Of tho founder
and one OF the directors Of the Frank Parmelee
Transfer Company Of Chica go, died at his
home in K~enilworth, Ill. yesterday as a result
Of an operation which was Performed In New
York several months ago. He wns 20 years'old.
his home. 80 Forest street, Montclair, ". j.,
on Friday night. For forty years he had
been connected With the Bank for Sa wings
in this city. He Ia survived by his wife and
Alexander Mitchell GriswoId. son Of the late
BUR-. ". Grlswold died Yesterday NJ the Post
Graduate hosp,tsi. lie was a member o. the
LapoH. The burial viii be at ~roVtdenos