The sun., 1908-03-19
OBITUARY.

jeremiah Slocum Briggs died al hoChedge
Farm, South KingstOwn, \ OF SUNDAY
last lie was born In South kingstoWn
on June ?, 1895, and was direct descendant
OF John Briggs one Of the earliest settlers Of
Narfdgansett county, aud u grandson ol
Sweet Briggs, soldier 10 the Revolutionary
War he was also a lineal descendant Of
Roger Williams and William Dyer Of New
port and OF Philip sherman and Gen. Slocum.
members OF the Colonial Assembly. In
1855 he established the ElGnNood House al
Narragansett Pier, the site OF which Is now
occupied by the Gladstone Hotel: He after
ward managed and conducted hotels at
kqtskll, New York, Newport and during
the worlds fair in Chicago, tie leaves four
Church OF Nsrragansett; Phoebe W, wife
OF Clarke n. sheldon OF Wakefield, r.. H.,
Edith Evelyn, wife Of John u Hanan OF New
York city; Le,wella G., wife Of MeTvn \.
Webster of Narragansett Pier, lie was
married twice, and his wife. Sarah Ford OF
Vermont, survives him,
Adam b. jeffrey died yesterday morning
In Paterson, y, j.. Of heart trouble, brought
OIL by having his leg broken ~ two places
by fall on an icy pavement siy weeks age,
Mr. jeffrey was born in Falkirk Scotland.
His father was a blacksmith who apprcntiCed
his sou TO a harrister when the boy was u
years old, After serving three years he
came TO america and got work in the Passaic
Rolling Mill. He rose TO be foreman, but
later went 10 work as a reporter on the Morn
iuJ CW lie represented several New York
daiies ln Paterson, While doing newspaper
work Mr. jeffrey studied law lie was ad.
mtted to the Passaic county bar several
wears aEo. lie was aUpoiute ed School Com
missioner by Mayor Mcbride. on January
last lie leaycsa widow ana BABY daughter.
William Pancoast Barber treasurer Of the
United States Shipping COMPANY, died yes
terdav Of kidney trouble at his home In Eliza
beth ~ H., after an Illness Of three weeks.
MIR Barber was 90 years old, and was born IN
Paterson lie was married in 1865 In Eliza.
beth 10 Miss Susan Chet wood, daughter Of
John j. ChetwoodA Mr., Barber is survived
by his wife. three sons. John !. ChetwOod
barber. william Pancoast Barber lr., Henry
u. Barber, aud daughter, Mary A. llaTber
Church, Elizabeth, and had served in the
choir there for thrty-lye years lie was a
member OF the Society Of the Cincinnati
Charles 4. Todd 81 years old died yes
terday In New Rochelle, He, Was born in
ibe G'GSI' fTst ASsembymaHS m" and first Surrogate
of that county. When the gold fever broke
out In California IN iSia Charles Todd Was
among the first to leave Tor the Coast lie
made money there and returned TO New
York. serving twenty years in the United
States Assay ONCE. For many years Mr.
Todd was a director and treasurer Of The
Knickerbocker Press Company, Mr. Todd
was widower. The burial will be IN Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery,
Matthew Frank Askew, proprietor Of the
Fair Oaks Hotel, near MddIetown, \. J.
died Tuesday ght as result Of injuries
received IN a portable sawmlll One Of the
men operating the mill was and MI, Asksw,
who wished some material, took his place
for few moments. His clothing caught
In the machinery and he was thrown With
great violence against the irOnWork. lIem-
orrhage OF the brain resulted. pMrl AsEeE A,.
Company In New York but took charge
of The hotel on the death OF his father in 1904,
Edwin II. Smith, president Of the Phoenix
Paper Company. died on Tuesday OF pneu-
monia at his home ~ Hicks street Brook.
sented the American Trading company
i'm China and Japan for several Years, he
was veteran OF the Seventh Regiment ana
member Of the. Hamilton club, the Down
town Club the Meadow club, the New Eng.
land Society and the Society Of Colonial
Wars He leaves widow, son aud Il
daughter.
The Rev Ralph Pierce. D. D., died in Nash
inglon Tuesday. he was born In Molra,
y Y, In 1929, was graduated from Dick
inson College In 1859 aud was ordained q
MethOdrt minister the same wear IN 1851
he went to India as missionary and remained
there until 1885. In 1865 he returned 10 the
United States and WAS engaged In church work
in Tennessee. where he had been Presiding
Elder Of different conferences,
Mrs. Sarah Ann Wood died yesterday az the
home Of her daughter Mrs James Earl, IN Dun
kirk, !. J. She was q years ana months months
20. 1910 She had had excellent health aud pre-
served her faculties and sound Judgment IN
the last She II survived by seven o. her
twelve children, twenty-lour Rrandchlldren,
thirty-one eat-grandchildren and ten great
great grandchildren.
CAPT Alexander W, June, we'll known
river captain, died yesterday oi pneumonia
NJ his Home, 1870 Milton. street Greenpoint.
IN his hfty-siIth year He was born on Iona
Island. and In early life he commanded several
well known Yachts, lie leaves widow
one son and a daughter
Joseph q. Darlington. head Of the firm
of Joseph G. Darlington 4 Son of Philadelphia
and for several terms president OF the PhilH
delpha Union League, died yesl erday A. his
home in Hsveriord, Pa. Death, which Was
Bright 5 disease and heart roube