[J. Thomas Scharf (1886)] was a graduate of Princeton College. David gradu-ated at Yale College. They, with their brother, Tompkins, became ministers of the Presbyterian Church. Jesse, another son, was in the colonial military service, and died at Half-Moon Point in 1758. John Close, a descendant of Solomon, resides in the town, in a comfortable home, thickly sur-rounded with trees and shrubbery, near the Episcopal Church. At one time he, with his brother, conducted a hotel here, but of late years he has not engaged in active business life. Odle Close, of Croton Falls, the present supervisor of the town, is a member of another branch of the Close family, always resident in Greenwich, Conn. Mr. Close resides at Croton Falls in a handsome res-idence beautifully situated on an elevated plateau just east of the depot, and commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country. The residence is built of wood, in the modern style of architecture, with irregularly arranged angles and a finely propor-tioned tower. The grounds surrounding the dwelling are kept scrupulously neat and attractive and are well filled with shrubbery. Here Mr. Close enjoys the privacy of an elegant home, surrounded by all the accessories of a cultivated taste and the refinements of an educated mind. His private law-office is lo-cated in the village, and near his home, but he spends much of his time at White Plains, in the general office of Close & Robertson. He is widely known as a talented and most efficient member of the bar.