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OBITUARIES OF THE WEEK
ADLAI E. STEVENSON DEAD.
VICE-PRESIDENT 1893 TO 1897.
Had Long Been Prominent in Councils
of Democratic Party.
Adlai E. Stevenson, vice-president of the
United States through the second Cleve
land administration, died Saturday night at
a hospital in Chicago, after an illness of
severe- months. His three children were
at his bedside.
The career of Adlai Erring Stevenson
was notably typical of his time. His
ability and personal qualities, with a
marked readiness to fit into the situation
in which circumstances placed him, helped
him to success in his profession and in
politics, eventually giving him prominence
such as his talents alone would hardly
have afforded turn. He was able to sat
isfy opposing factions without lacking in
force and earned a doubtless deserved rep
utation of being a “safe” man.
Stevenson was born in Christian county,
Ky._ October 23, 1835, the son of John T.
and Eliza (Ewing) Stevenson. After at
tendance in the public school* of his na
tive cotinty he entered Center college at
Danville, from which he was graduated at
the age of 20. On December 20, 1860,
he married Letitia Green, daughter of Rev
Lewis W. Green of Danville, president
of the college. Later Center college con
ferred upon him the honorary degree of
doctor of laws. The young man was ad
mitted to the bar in 1857, iu Bloomington,
111., to which place be had removed with
his father. In 1859 he settled in Meta
mora, 111., and during his 16 years’ resi
dence there he was master in chancery of
the circuit court for four years and dis
trict attorney for a like period. His serv
ice in these offices attracted such gener
ally favorable attention that he was nom
inated, in 1864. for presidential elector on
the democratic ticket. He stumped the
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state for Gen McClellan, the candidate for
president, speaking in every county.
In 1869. on the expiration of his term
as district attorney, Mr Stevenson re
turned to Bloomington and formed a law
partnership with J. S. Ewing, which existed
tbr ™any years. In 1874 Stevenson was
the democratic candidate for Congress
and, after a vigorous canvas, was elected
by a, majority exceeding 1200, though the
district bad generally gone republican by
about 3000. He was defeated for .re
election. but in 1878 he was again re
turned.^ this time by a majority of 2000.
In 1877 he was appointed by President
Hayes a member of the board to inspect
the military academy at West Point. He
was a delegate to the democratic national
convention of 1884 in Chicago and. after
the election of Cleveland, he was appoint
ee first assistant postmaster-general, un
der Vilas.
Mr Stevenson was serving as delegate
at-large from Illinois to the democratic
national convention in Chicago in 1892,
when he was nominated for vice-president
°n. the ticket with Cleveland, afterward
going into office with him. The choice of
Stevenson was the result of the sort of
dickering and compromise that has so
often accompanied the selection of the
‘‘running mate” of the head of the ticket,
ge was believed to he acceptable to David
B. Hill and the Tammany leaders and at
the same time not displeasing to Cleve
land. 9 ne of th® l ast official acts of Pres
ident Cleveland, during his first term was
to nominate him for justice of the su
preme court of the District of Columbia,
but the republican Senate failed to act
upon the nomination.
Upon the occasion of Mr Stevenson's
selection by President McKinley, in 1897,
as a member of the commission to try to
secure international bimetalism. it was
recalled by a Washington correspondent
that, the former vice-president had come
out as a “sound-money” man when run
ning on the Cleveland ticket, although be
fore that he had been an ardent green
backer, and a bitter opponent of the na
tional banking system. Regularity was
always his care as a democrat, and the
various platforms of his party met with
his formal approval as a loyal party man.
Me was not distinguished as a leader in
making these platforms. The corresnond
recan® that the tetter in
which Mr Stevenson camo out as a sound
money man began with a paragraph
against the force bill, from one of his
A orth Carolina campaign speeches and
concluded with a discussion of the tariff,
the sound money part of the letter being
contributed by George F. Parker of the
national committee to meet the need felt
in the party councils at headquarters.
Mr Stevenson was again nominated for
vice-president in 1900, on the ticket with
Bryan, and was the democratic candidate
for governor of Illinois in 1908. Mrs
Stevenson died last December. She had
been president-general of the Daughters
of the American Revolution four times,
and had recently published a history of
that organization. Mr and Mrs Stevenson
had one son, Lewis Green, and three
daughters. Mary Ewing. Letitia Ewing
and Julia Scott.
DR HENRY F, ALLEN DEAD.
Former Boston Minister, Who Had
Also Had Pastorate* In Stockbridge
and Amherst.
Rev Dr Henry F. Allen, formerly the
rector of the church of the Messiah in
Boston, died suddenly Friday night at
the home of his eon. Dr Freeman Allen,
at 200 Beacon street, Boston. Mr Allen
wag taken ill on the. steamer Canopic,
which brought him home front Europe
on June 1, but he appeared to be improv
ing until Friday night, when his illness
took a sudden turn for tile worse and he
succumbed to heart failure.
Dr Allen had a distinguished career in
the ministry. He was born in Pemberton
square, Boston, on March J. 1838, the son
of Freeman Allen, a prominent merchant
of the day, and Harriet Reed Allen. He
prepared for college in Boston. Latin
school: and was graduated from Harvard
in 1860. while in Harvard he was.*
member of the Phi Beta Kappa society.
After his graduation from Harvard he at
tended Andover theological school, where
he prepared for the ministry. Dr Allen's
first parish was at Stockbridge, where
he was rector of the Episcopal church.
Thence he wont to Amherst, and came to
Boston in 1877 as rector of the church
of the Messiah, then on Florence street
and which now is St Stephen's church.
He continued there till 1894. when his
resignation was reluctantly accepted. Dr
Allen shortly after this went abroad to
pass his last years quietly, but the de
mands on him kept him almost constantly
busy. During the last 15 years there
have been few Sundays that he has not
conducted services. First at Lucerne.
Switz., and latterly at the church of the
Holy Trinity in Florence. Italy, Dr Allen
had kept in active religions work, al
though nominally retired, and American
visitors to both these places have a lively
recollections of Dr Allen’s sermons.
In 1865 he married Miss Georgianna
Stowe, the youngest daughter of Harriet
Beecher Stowe. The marriage took place
in Hartford. Ct. Mrs Allen died January
13. 1890. Dr Allen is survived by a son,
Dr Freeman Allen, and a sister, Mrs
Alfred B. Ely! both of Boston.
END COMES TO PETER DOLAN.
Pioneer Street Railway Man Yields to
n Complication of Diseases.
Peter C. Dolan, 58, one of the pioneers
in street railway building in New England,
died Friday at his home, 611 North street,
Pittsfield, of a complication of diseases.
He had been confined to his bed only since
Sunday, and death was sudden. Mr Dolan
had not been in the best of health for some
years. He was born in Ireland, November
9, 1855, son of Charles and Bridget Dolan,
and came to this country, from County
Cavan when seven years old with his par
ents, who settled in Connecticut near New
Britain. Mr Dolan was first heard of in
business as proprietor of the Basset house
in New Britain. Ct., when still in his teens.
He had a brother. Rev Philip W. Dolan,
and another brother, Patrick H. Dolan.
When Peter C. Dolan was 22 and his broth
er, Patrick H. Dolan, was two years
younger, they bought a controling interest
in the New Britain traction company, a
horse railway. They made a success of
the venture and later converted it into a
trolly road, and it was the first success
ful trolly system in Connecticut.
In 1891 they sold out to the Connecticut
light and power company. In June, 1892,
they bought a controling interest in the de
crepit Pittsfield street railroad, a horse road
that had just been converted into a trolly
road, but still used light single-truck horse
cars made over in the flimsiest manner to
trolly cars. The road had three miles of
light rails extending from the corner of
North and West streets in Pittsfield to Pon
toosuc lake. They obtained a new fran
chise, rerailed and refitted the road, ex
tended the tracks to the Pittsfield depot on
West street, and bought new cars. From
the time that they bought the road it was
steadily enlarged, until in 1908 it had 30
miles of track, and the present Pittsfield
street railway system has added' but little to
it. The brothers moved to Pittsfield in 1893
and assumed active management of the sys
tem.
The Dolans went to Pittsfield as
strangers, but their business acumen soon
won for them a place of honor among
the rock-ribbed and conservative business
men. During their management the Pitts
field street railway stock was hignly con
sidered. for the road was looked upon as
the best piece of street railway in the
state. It was honestly capitalized and well
equipped. Through hard work, skilful study
and attention and scrupulous honesty the
Dolan brothers became known as leading
street railway authorities and came to be
wealthy men. Peter C. Dolan had con
tinued his residence at Pittsfield since re
tiring.
About 30 years ago My Dolan married
Miss Rose A. McGarrity in TariffviUev
Ct. He was a member of St Joseph’s
church and of several of its societies.
When the Father Mathew building fund
was in its infancy he made a gift to' it
which gave it impetus. Besides his wid
ow. Mr Dolan leaves three sons, George,
a student at Fordham university; Charles,
a student in the law school of the univer
sity of Virginia; Frank, a broker at Colo
rado Springs. Col., and formerly superin
tendent of the Pittsfield street railway,
and a daughter. Mrs Bartholomew Brick
ley of Brookline.
JUDGE HORNBLOWER DEAD.
Associate Judgre of New York Coart of
Appeals Had Been 11l Long Time.
William Butler Hornblower, associate
judge of the New York court of appeals,
died early Tuesday morning at Litchfield,
Ct. He had been ill for a long time and
several times in the past few weeks his
condition was so grave that death was ex
pected. (
Judge Hornblower was regarded as one
of the most eminent lawyers in New York
state. Before his appointment to the court
of appeals in February last, he had spent
much of his time in recent years as a
writer and lecturer on legal topics. At
one time Mr Hornblower was president of
the state bar association and since 1904
he had been a member of the board ap
pointed to codify the laws of New York
state.
Grover Cleveland, when president, ap
pointed Mr Hornblower fop the supreme
court of the United States, but because of
a factional fight in the United States Sen.
ate, the nominee failed of confirmation.
Judge Hornblower was born May 13, 1851,
in Paterson, N. J., and was graduated from
Princeton in 1871 and from Columbia law
school in 1875.
HARRY E. COOK KILLED.
Hit By a Motorcycle on Peeowtlc Ave
nue In This City.
Harry E. Cook, 38, of 18 Hiawatha ave
nue, this city, was struck and fatally in
jured by a motorcycle, owned and driven by
Frank Ginsberg of. 101 Hartford avenue.
New Britain, Ct., near the Pecowsic en
trance to Forest park about 4.40 Sun
day afternoon. He was taken to the Hamp
den hospital in the police ambulance, where
he died about 5.15 o'clock. Death was due
to a fracture at the base of the skull. The
accident, according to the police, was di
rectly due to a violation of the traffic laws
and to speedy driving. Ginsberg was ac
companied by Samuel Baumstein of 585
Front street. Hartford, an employe in the
Hartford post-office department, who was
riding on the rear of the cycle. Ginsberg
was held on a charge of manslaughter and
Baumstein will figure as a material wit
ness in the case. Mr Cook was accompa
nied at the time of the accident by nis
wife, and little sou and I^arry P, Ellis, a
student at the Young Men’s Christian as
sociation college, who lived with him.
Witnesses who saw the accident were
almost unanimous in their statements that
the motorcycle was on the left side of the
road when the accident occured. This
according to the police, is a direct viola
tion of tlie traffic law. It is claimed that
if they had been on the right side of
the road the motorcycle would have
skirted the trolly tracks and would have
Avoided traffic coming north from Long
meadow. While it is not possible to ob
tain an accurate estimate of the speed of
the machine, the police aay, that wit
nesses declare that it was running fully
60 miles an hour. It was probably due to
this great speed that the accident occured.
Mr Cook was well and favorably known
in this city; He took a prominent part ia
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social and religions work and was su
perintendent of the church of the Unity
Sunday-school. His interest in that or
ganization was manifested in a very suc
cessful administration. He had lived in
this city only a short time, having come
here from Reading,. where he was well
known. He was connected with the Phoe
nix lodge of Odd Fellows and at
various times held office in the organiza
tion. He was also connected with the
Masonic lodge of Reading. Mr Cook, with
>' . J. Fisher, practically founded Phoe
n’x of Odd Fellows in this city,
and Air Cook was a past grand of
the organizatiop. His paternal lodge was
Security lodge of Odd Fellows of Read
ing, of which he was also a past grand.
He was a commercial traveler and
was in the employ of the E. W, Nash
company of Boston. He leaves, besides
his widow., a son, Harold, 13, also his
parents and one brother.
DEATH OF LANESBORO MAN.
Accident While Driving la Fatal to
Henry A. Newton.
Henry A. Newton, about 70, selectman
and a life-long resident of Lanesboro, was
almost instantly killed late Friday aft
ernoon in an accident on the River roa 1
north of that town, while returning from
work. He had been superintending the
construction of a stretch of state highway
on the river road and as the work was
finished started home in a wagon. Several
other Lanesboro men who had been work
ing on the road followed in another
wagon. The drivers of both wagons were
urging their horses forward in a friendly
rr.ee when a wheel on Mr Newton's
wagon struck a stone, causing him to lose
his balance and fall from the seat. The
wheels passed over his chest, fracturing
several ribs on the left side and causing
internal injuries.
Dr Franklin C. Downing of Lanesboro
was called, but Mr Newton died within a
few minutes. He was born in Lanesboro
and followed farming there throughout his
life. He had held the position of select
man for many years. He leaves a widow,
four sons. Charles. Henry, Sidney and
Dean, and a daughter, Vera Newton, all
of Lanesboro, and a married daughter in
Albany, N. Y.
SUICIDE OF EDWARD DONOVAN,
Hanged Himself to a Tree Near We»t
Street In Florence.
Edward Donovan, 30, who disappeared
Sunday night from the Florence hotel,
where he lived, was found Monday
morning hanging lifeless from the branch
of a tree near West street. Florence. The
halter with which Mr Donovan hanged
himself was taken from the barn of Will
iam Manning on West street. Mr Man
ning’s horse was taken from the stable,
and it appeared that Mr Donovan drove
the horse from under himself after fasten
ing the halter to his neck and the tree.
The body was discovered by James Ryan.
The banns of marriage of Mr Donovan
and Miss Lena Harder of Florence had
been published and the marriage license
secured, and it is supposed that he be
came despondent because of obstacles
which had arisen to the marriage.
THE DEATH OF THOMAS DOLAN.
A Philadelphia Financier Who Made
a Fortune In Street Railway Prop
erties.
Thomas Dolan, one of the wealthiest
men in Philadelphia, and once a member
of the Wideuer-Elkins-Whitney street rail
way syndicate, died Friday at his home
in Torresdale, near Philadelphia. He was
82 years old and had been in poor health
for a long time. Although- he conducted
as chairman ,of the board of directors
until recently the operations or the United
gas improvement company, which owns
gas and electric light plants, street rail,
ways and water companies in various cit
ies from the Mississippi valley to the At
lantic coast, Mr Dolan practically had re
tired from public activity since the gas
lease fight in Philadelphia in 1905.
The son of a poor tollgate-keeper, Mr
Dolan started his business life as a clerk,
entered the textile trade, and became one
of the largest manufacturers of textiles in
Philadelphia. Later he went into finance
and became interested in street railways,
in which he made a large fortune. Mr,
Dolan was associated with P. A. B.
Widener, the late William L. Elkins and
the late William 0. Whitney in many
street railway deals, notably in the Metro
politan street railway company of New
York.
In February, 1892, Dolan became presi
dent of the United gas improvement
company in Philadelphia, and immediately
its phenomenal growth began, thus clear
ly reflecting the sagacity and enterprise
of him who was responsible for its man
agement. He was its president at the
time of his death. The company is now
the greatest of its class in the world, and
continues to show a progressive develop
ment. Dolan was also interested in ship
ping, being a large stockholder in the
Cramps corporation and in the Inter
national navigation company.
DR OTTO G. RAMSAY DEAD.
Had Been Profeaeor at Yale Medical
School for Laat 16 Years.
Dr Otto G. Ramsay, 45, professor of
obstetrics and gynecology at the Yale
medical school for the last 15 years, died
Friday night at a New Haven (Ct.) hospital
of pleurisy, which set in after two suc
cessful transfusion of blood operations Lad
been performed. He was a graduate of
Johns Hopkins and Yale gave him the
honorary degree of master of arts in 1901.
He was an authority on obstetrics. Dr
Ramsay was popular in medical school
and when the first transfusion operation
was performed recently the entire senior
class volunteered to give their blood. No
student was accepted, however.
DEATH OF HENRY H. RICE.
Sonth Athol Man Wm Box Manufac
turer for 40 Years.
Word was received last week of the
death iff the hospital at Winchendon of
Henry H. Rice. 73, for over 40 years a
manufacturer in South Athol. He was
taken to the hospital recently suffering
with hardening of the arteries and cancer.
Mr Rice had engaged during late years in
the manufacture of boxes at South Athol.
He was a native of New Salem, the son
of Mr and Mrs William Rice. Henry
Southard of Athol has been his clerk for
nearly 40 years. He leaves two brothers
and three sisters, Orrin T. of Gardner and
Lucius W. of South Athol, Mm George
Whittemore and Mrs Jennie Barker, both
of South Athol, and Mrs E. E. Haskell
of North Brookfield.
DEATH OF LEVI P. DICKINSON.
Old Resident of South Hadley Falla
and Veteran of the Civil War
Passes Away.
Ler> P, Dickinson, 81, died early Mon
day morning at the home of his daughter,
Mrs A. W. Hoffman, of 49 North Main
street. South Hadley Falls, Mr Dickinson
was for nearly 40 years a resident of the
Falls and had served the town as police
officer and "as known to nearly- every res
ident in the village. He was always in
terested in town affairs and was of a
genial disposition, -easily ■ making friends
and always keeping them He was a vet
eran of the «ivil war. serving with the 37th
Massachusetts regiment during the war
and while in the service contraeted a severe
illness from which he never entirely recov
ered. For a number of years he served
a guide at Mt Tom to the tourists and
sightseers.
He was born in Hadley in 1833 and
(i'ed in that town for 40 years and from
ro th " Falls an<l from
> r ,o Hol-'oku. where he lived three
l, more moving back again to the vil
e wa ? a member of the Holyoke
m Wr fOr ?Ar r ’ r ,™ P yeM - K 'gbt years
Ulckmson celebrated their
« D n' T eraary. Mrs Dickin
as J®uuary. her death being a
severe blow to Mr Dickinson. He leaves
Swaesn? n daU * h T M ’^ Hoff man. a son.
L. Dickinson of the Hol
-5 oKe police force.
Heath of Mr» Lettie E. Warren.
Mrs Lettie E. Warren. 67 rears of age,
widow of Richard A. Warren, died last
week at her home, 30 Hall street,
She w Ad '?’’ a ? ter a -'ears illness.
H,to>r Oft 8 tfe Williamstown, Oe
iam S ‘end /be.^laukbter of Will
r. d J . eanette Myers Ford. When
mortZtn ?‘ th hPr I' arp nts. she
ITJ, * th , e fßrm at wliat is now
V^n” A^ 8 Lo, 'rame. She had lived in
-'oitn Adams for a good manv vears and
"as one of its best known and most high
ly respected residents. Over 40 vears
ago she became affiliated with the Congre
gational church, and throughout her life
was one of its most consistent and active
members. She was a charter member and
past president of the Fortnightly club and
a charter member and past matron of
>aomi .chapter. Order of the Eastern
rirai, in 1866 she was married to Mr
W arren, who died in 1891. Mrs Warren
"as.a. woman of refinement and appealing
qualities and enjoyed the esteem of all
with whom she came in contact. She
leaves one brother, Charles W. Ford of
North Adams, and several nieces and
nephews. She was a sister of the late
Marshall R. Ford, an ex-mavor of the
city.
Mr« Jane B. Campbell.
Jane B. Campbell. 83, widow of John
Campbell, died at the home of her daugh
ter, Mrs G. G. Morse, 62 Jefferson avenue,
this city, Friday night, after an illness of
severa^ months. She was born in Stir*
Scot., but came to this country in
1841. She lived in Ijowell and New York
was married in New York to
Mr Campbell in 1851. She was a mem*
her of the Olivet church, but later united
with the First Baptist church. She
leaves, besides her daughter, Mrs Morse,
two sons, John M. Campbell, foreman of
the Blake Knowles pump company of East
Cambridge, George A. Campbell of the
risk rubber tire company of Boston;
hve grandchildren, Miss Jessie C. Morse,
superintendent of drawing, South school
district. Hartford, Ct., Miss Beatrice, and
Helen and Jeanie Campbell of Boston,
and Mrs W. H. Griffin of Greenwood:
one great-grandson. Hobart W. Griffin of
Greenw'ood; one sister. Mrs Jessie Han
nibal of Brooklyn. N. Y’.. and two broth
ers, James Burgess of Utica, N. Y.. and
Thomas Burgess of Minneapolis, Minn.
Mian Florence E. Matthevra.
Miss Florence E. Matthews. 37, a
well-known nurse, died suddenly Monday
evening at the home of her sister,
Mrs J. W. Culver. 82 Vermont
street, in this city. She was born
in England, but came to this country
when a child. Her early life was spent, in
Huntington, but for the last 15 vears
she had lived m Westfield or Springfield.
She was a member of the 1.902 graduating
class of the Springfield hospital, and also
a member of the Second Congregational
church of W estfield. She leaves a father,
Samuel Matthews us dim city, and thr-e
sisters, Mrs J. W. Unt^cr. with whom she
lived, Mrs E. H. Prbritiss of this citv,
and Mrs Byron, E.’ Pease of Chester, and
two brothers. W. H, ^utthews of New
York city andv, RoWrt Matthews of
Mineral, Wash.^ K
Death of Wlllinm of Lanes-
boro; * '
M illiam S. Royce, 88, died in his home
in Lanesborq Sunday after an ill
ness of two years. Mr 1 Royce
was born and has always lived
in I.enesboro. For the past 16 years,
however, he and his wife have closed
tfieir home in Lanesboro in order to
spend the winter with their two sons in
M est Springfield. He was a republican
in politics, and w r as active for his party,
though he never sought election to any
office. He w-as a member of the. Congre
gational church of Lanesboro. Besides
his wife, he is survived by two sous. E.
•I. .Royce and A. F. Royce of West
Springfield, one daughter, Mrs W. E.
H hite of Holyoke, and two grandchildren,
and one brother, Joshua Royce of Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Jamex W. Carpenter Passes Away at
Colrain.
James W. Carpenter, 78, died late Fri
day afternoon at his home in Elm Grove,
Colrain. He was nn old resident of Col
rain and highly respected by his towns
people. He served during the civil war
in Co B, 52d Massachusetts regiment,
and was a member of H. S. Greenleaf
Grand Army post of Colrain. He leaves,
besides his widow, one son, Arthur of
Colrain. Five sisters and one brother also
survive him—Miss Olive Carpenter, Mrs
Hannah Joy, Mrs Primelia Graves and
Mrs Cornelia Thompson, all of Colrain,
Mrs Mary Cummings of Ware, and New
ton of Whitingham. Vt.
Death of Ell M. Forbes.
Eli M. Forbes, 66. a lifelong resident of
East Brookfield, died last week Wednesday
at his home on Main street. Death was
caused by rheumatism around the heart.
He had been afflicted with rheumatism
for the past 45 years, and it was neces
sary for him to go around on crutches.
He had conducted a variety store in East
Brookfield for more than 40 years. Three
years ago M.r Forbes came to the con
clusion that the smoking of cigaret? was
harmful to the younger generation, and
since that time had refused to sell any or
have any in his store. He was born in
East Brookfield, the son of Mr and Mrs
George E. Forbes. He is survived bv a
eon, Malcolm Forbes of East Brookfield,
a brother. George E. Forbes of Boston,
and a sister. Mrs Emmons W. Twichell
of Brookfield.
Death of Mm H. G. Ro^ern.
Mrs Henry G. Rogers, 78, died at her
home on Lincoln street. Monson, Saturday
afternoon after a long illness. Mrs
Rogers suffered a stroke of apoplexy
about two years ago. She has continued
to fail since that time. Mrs Rogers, who
was Miss Elvira Beebe, daughter of Ansel
and Mary Spencer Beebe, was born in
Wilbraham January 1. 1836. She mar
ried Henry G. Rogers of Monson. Febru
ary 21. 1864. and had spent the greater
part of her life in Monson. Three chil
dren were born to the union, one of whom
is now living. She was a member of the
Methodist church and the ladies' benevo
lent society. She leaves, besides her hus
band, one daughter, Mrs Rose Ballard of
Hampden, and one sister, Mrs Jane Day
of Monson,
Death of Warren B. Houghton.
Warren B. Houghton, one of the best
known residents of North Adams and at
one time a prominent business man there,
died at the North Adams hospital before
midnight Friday night after au illness
of four days. For the last few years he
had been in business in Wilkes-Barre. Pa.,
but retained his residence In North Adams.
He was taken ill Tuesday last week with
appendicitis and returned tv his home
from Wilkes-Barre. On Thursday he was
operated on at the hospital and sank rap
idly until he died. He was 67 years of
age and during the construction of
Hoosac tunnel was among the leadiug men.
in North Adams. He is survived by his
widow, who was with him at the hospital
when he died.
Mra George Karg-nt Dies.
Mrs George I Dixon) Sargent, 65. died at
her home on Wesl Main street. Ware,
Monday after a few days' illaess with
pleurisy and heart trouble. She waF born
in Spencer. December 15. 1849. The family
moved to Ware In the early 189Ws, where
her husband was employed by the J. T.
Wood boot and shoe company. Mrs Sar
gent was very prominent in church affairs,
being an active worker in the woman's
relief corps and King’s Daughters of the
Methodist Episcopal church. She is sur
vived by her husband, three daughters,
Mrs Fred Johnson of Ware, Mrs Frank
Stuart of Albany, N. Y.. and Mrs Walter
Sibley of Springfield.
Death of John Kilmer.
John Kilmer, 75, died at his home on
Maple street. Chester, Friday morning.
Mr Kilmer was bom in Aneram. N. Y„
and for the past 33 years had lived in
Chester. For several years he was en
gaged in the wood and coal business,
which he sold out when his health began
to fail. He had been confined to his fed
for several months and his death was
due to a general breaking down. He
was a member of Greylock encampment
in Pittsfield and Samoset lodge of Odd
Fellows He is survived by his widow and
three children, Mrs Ida Ferguson of
Chester. William H. of East Longmeadow
and Edward of Thomaston, Ct.
Death of Mrs Andrew Gowdy.
Julia R. Allen, widow of Andrew
Gowdy, died Saturday night at tlw- home
of her son, H. A. Gowdy, in Seitieo, Ct.
She had been an invalid for eight years.
Death was due to hardening of the
arteries. Mrs Gowdy was born in En
field, the daughter of Lathrop and Sophro
nia (Thompson) Allen. On April 9. 1857,
she married Andrew Gowdy, and thev
lived in Scitico all their lives. Mrs Gowdy
is survived by three children. Mrs Minnie
Bacon of Springfield. Harry A. Gowdy
of Scitico and Burdette L. Gowdy of
Springfield : also two grandchildren. Doris
E. Gowdv of Springfield and Wallace E.
Gowdy of Scitico.
Death of Watson F. Brown.
Watson F. Brown, 76, died at the Ware
almshouse Monday morning about 9
o’clock. He was taken to that place in a
weak condition Saturday as a boarder and
lived only 48 hours. Death was due to old
age. Mr Brown was born in Whately in
November, 1837. but had lived in Ware
the greater part of his life. The family
moved to Ohio about 1860 and in 1862
Mr Brown enlisted in the 88th Indiana in
fantry. In 1863 he was discharged. Shortly
after he moved to Ware, where, he had
since made his home. He was a machinist
b.y trade and was considered an expert in
his line. In 1900 he joined the J. W. Law
ton post No 85. of the Grand Army. He
leaves no near relatives.
Benjamin W. Wood Dies.
Benjamin W. Wood. 45. died Thursday
at his home on Cedar street. Northampton
after a short illness. He was a former resi
dent of Lowell and had lived iu Northamp
ton about two years. He had been chan
cellor commander of Wamesit lodge of
Knights of Pythias of Lowell. In North
ampton be was employed as foreman on
painting work at the state hospital. Mr
Wood is survived by bis widow, a daugh
ter, Grace E.. his parents. Mr and Mrs
E. Allen Wood of Nicholville, N. Y.. two
sisters, Mrs Dwight H. Cutler of Barre.
Vt., and Mrs Judson A. Mosier of Meira.
N. Y., and a brother. Hila L. Wood of
Nicholville, N. Y.
Death of John Huxley.
John Huxley, 79, a well-known con
tractor and veteran of the civil wap,
died Tuesday at his home on Franklin
street, Northampton, after a short illness.
He was born in Alburg. Vt. He lived in
Whately before the civil war and en
listed from there in the 21st Massacbu
setts regiment. Mr Huxley served 3U
years in the war. and. after his return
lived in Florence. Later he moved to
the Center. His wife died a number of
years ago. and he is survived by a son,
Frank L.. and two daughters. Miss Alice
Huxley and Miss Florence Huxley of
New York.
J. Vedersol la Drowned.
Julius Vendersol 39, of Holyoke was
drowned in the Miller pond on the Three
Rivers road Saturday evening about 11.30.
while fishing. The body was not re
covered until Sunday morning at 8
o’clock. Vendersol accompanied by a
nephew hired one of the boats on the
pond, it leaked some when thev started
out. but they bailed it out successfully
until the time of the accident when the
boat filled rapidly and began to sink.
They grappled with the boat but Vender
sol went down and was not seen again.
Death of Milton C. Butler.
Milton C. Butler, 51, son of Mrs John
W. Butler of Elizabeth street, died early
Thursday morning in Northampton, where
he had lived for eight years. He was
born in Lenox, the sun of John W. and
Frances (Cooper) Butler, and for a long
time owned and conducted a farm in Len
ox, which he sold and moved to Pitts
field. retiring from business. Besides
his mother, he leaves a sister. Mrs George
R. Blake of Pittsfield, a nephew. Martin
L. Butler of Lanesboro, and a niece. Mrs
Frank Lewis of Otis.
Death of Dwight S. Priest.
The body of Dwight S. Priest. 81, who
died at his home in Shenandoah. la.. was
brought to Northfield the other afternoon
for burial in the family lot in the ceme
tery at West Northfield. He was born
in West Northfield in 1833, and married
Susan Caldwell, who died several years
ago. He built the hotel at South Ver
non and ran it for about 15 years. He
went West about 35 years ago. where he
had since made his home. He leaves one
son and two daughters.
Death of Mrs George Hamilton.
Adah Luella (Merritt) Hamilton. 65,
wife of George Hamilton, died at Memori
al hospital. Worcester, Sunday morning,
after an operation. She was born in Bos
ton. a daughter of Dorcasma iWatson)
and Joseph E. Merritt, but had lived in
West Brookfield for many years. She
was a member of the Eastern Star,
Daughters of Rebekah and the grange’
She leaves, besides her husband, a sister.
Mrs Annie Quimbq Beazey of Bangor, Me.
Thomas J. Anderson.
Thomas J. Anderson, the well-known
cigar manufacturer, died at his home, 14
cigar manufacturer, died at his home in
Holyoke Sunday evening, after a short
illness. Mr Anderson was born in Pater
son, N. J., 54 years ago, and came to
Holyoke from Westfield in 1881. starting
in the cigar business on High street, con
tinuing until a short time ago.
Mrs Lndnda H. Ellison.
Mrs Lucinda H. Ellison. 70, wife of
Albert. C. Ellison, died Saturday morning
at the home of her son. G. A. Ellison of
68 Beacon avenue, Holyoke, after a short
illness. She was born in Charlestown,
N. H.. and came to Holyoke 50 years ago.
She leaves besides her son. a brother,
George 11. T».vnds of Holyoke.
Two appropriation hills, one of $153,000
for improvements and new buildings for
the state school at Wrentham, and the
other of SIO,OOO for the treatment of in
ebriates. were vetoed by Gov Walsh Mon
day. In n message to the House, the
governor said his refusal to sign the bills
was in the interests of economy and iu
line with his announced poliev of keeping
the state tax under $8,000,000.
DOINGS IN THE LEGISLATURE
LATEST CAUCUS VOTING PLAN
One Ballot for All Parties Vote® for
By the Roose— Snrtalnlng the Gov
*mor'« Gestalty Vetoes — Varlona
Other Matters.
Polities plays an important part in the
debates of the House. After mneb talk
the House Monday voted. 64 to
8. for a primary enrolment bill,
which provides that the names of
ail candidates at a caucus shall be
printed on one ballot. But there is
more talk coming on the next stage.
By overwhelming majorities the govern
or's vetoes of gratuities to the widows of
Judges Pratt and Flaherty were sus
tained.
The adverse report on a sanitary
station in Court square ia Spring
field was accepted Tuesday without
debate. The bill to allow the iisne of
bonds for the Fulton-street improvement
was ordered to a third reading after the
failure of an effort to strike out the
amendment adopted Monday. The con
stitutional amendment tor the initiative
and referendum was advanced one stage
without debate. The resolve for investi
gation of transportation facilities in the
five western counties was put at the end
of the calendar of the House without ac
tion.
Tour-workers in the paper mills will get
nothing out of the Legislature this year,
for the Senate order substituted for the
House bill was killed in the House Tues
day by the ffiends of the bill. Several
proposed radical tax reforms to penalize
tax-dodging property and to enlarge offi
cial powers were rejected.
The blue sky bill was passed to be en
groesed by tbe House and goes to the
Senate.
The appropriation for a state highway
from Cummington to Adams gets a favor
able report from the House committee on
ways and means, but with the prodigious
cut from $75,000 to SIO,OOO.
The bill to promote agriculture by coun
ty corporations has finished its passage of
the House without further opposition.
A bill to extend until 1920 the time
within which the Hampden railroad cor
poration may construct its proposed
branch line from Chicopee to Holyoke
was reported in the House last week by
the committee on railroads. The bill
would also authorize the Boston and
Maine to lease the road, which has never
been operated. Four members of the com
mittee dissented.
Aimed nt Chicken Thieve*.
Poultry owners may now be their own
policemen and jailers, thanks to a law
recently passed by the Legislature that
provides that a chicken-bouse raider may
be kept in the custody of the owner of
the about-to-be-raided poultry, or an agent
or employe of the owner for a period of
not more than 24 hours. This at once
vests poultrymen with a certain legal au
thority and perhaps those of them who
are fond of display will decorate their
manly chests with badges to warn the
would-be chicken thief. Th^ title of the
law is. "An act relative to detaining per
sons breaking and entering places in which
poultry are contained.” The act follows:—
Section 1. Whoever, with intent to commit
larceny, breaks or enters, or eaters in the
night without breaking any building or in
[‘lo’uire wherein are kept or confined any
Kind or poultry, may be detained or kept in
y a place by the owner
of the poultry, or by his agent of employe,
more than 24 hours. Sunday excepted.
1 Dt '’ * complaint can be made against him
for the offense and he be taken upon a war
rant issued upon such complaint
Section 2. Whoever h, convicted of such
trespassing or breaking or entering shall be
a -s ne of not more than SSOO or
nv nnpnsanmeht In the bouse of correction
for not more than rwo years.
The reunion of tbe House of Representa
tives of 1884 at the Exchange club Saturday
afternoon was an occasion doubtless with
out a parallel in the history of the state.
Ao other House has ever held a 30-year
reunion, and no other House certainly had
so many members that afterward rose to
high position in the state and nation. From
that House came three governors, Messrs
Brackett. M olcott and Douglas; three pres
idents of the Senate. Messrs Boardman,
Hartwell and Smith: two judges of the su
perior court, Judges Hardy and White;
four mayors of cities. Messrs Kendrick of
Springfield. Rantoul of Salem, Woods of
Somerville and Clark of Northampton; one
member of Congress. I'resident O'Neil of
the Federal trust company, and a number
of others who have filled positions of high
honor.
WALSH ON SITUATION.
Separation ot Boston and Maine and
New Haven ia L’rgted.
Commenting on the New York, New Ha
ven and Hartford and the Boston and
Maine railroad situation. Gov Walsh said
Saturday at Boston that the separation
of the two systems should be emphasized
in the bill now being prepared by a sub
committee of the legislative committee on
railroads. "I do not wish the railroad
committee to put too much stress tipon
the state retaining any string on the Bos
ton and Maine stock held for the New
Haven by the Boston railroad company,”
said the governor. "The essential feature
is the separation of the roads.” Refer
ring to the committee’s opposition to a
referendum on the question of the state
purchasing the Boston and Maine stock,
Gov Walsh said he still believed that the
voters should pass upon the matter at
the November election.
Gov Walsh, commenting Monday on a
report that he intended to bring suit
against some former and present directors
of the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad company to compel them to
restore to the stockholders the money al
leged to have lieen unfortunately invested
in the purchase of steamship and trolly
lii.es and in the management of the Bos
ton and Maine railroad, said: “1 hare con
sidered bringing such a suit and 1 may act.
But whatever conclusion I come to it
"ill not be until after the absolute separa
tion of the Boston and Maine and New
Haven railroads has been effected.”
Charles S. Bird of Walpole, speaking at
a dinner given in his honor by the Rhode
Island progressives at Providence, R. 1..
Friday night, declared that the purchase of
the Boston and Maine railroad by the state
of Massachusetts would be preferable to
the loss of control which he declared would
follow the carrying out of Gov Walsh's
poMey. Mr Bird said that he believed it
would be criminal for the state to relin
quish its control of the property, a control
"hich. he declared, would alone keep it
from falling into the hands of hostile in
terests. He denied that he or any mem
ber-of his family had ever owned a’dollar's
worth of New Haven stock.
WILL OF MISS S. J. MOORE.
Request toe tharchea—Give* In All
960.000 to Worthy Cannes— SprlnK-
Held Hospital to Get 910.000.
A large number of local charities, the
city library. Christ. St Peter's and All
Saints' churches will receive legacies from
the estate of Miss Sarah J. Moore, who
died Sunday afternoon. The charitable
l.e>|ucsts ot the estate were announced ’
Thursday by Charles H. Barrows, the ■
executor. Miss Moore proved her civic
ideals n few years before, her death by
selling to the city for a modest price the
land on Court street that made part of
the site of the municipal group. She will
long be remembered in Springfield for the
honorable character of her business
dealings with the city and her honesty in
demanding only a moderate price for her
land, even when its sale meant the loss to
her of the home she had occupied for
many years. Miss Moore's land was ab
solutely necessary for the city if the mu
nicipal group was to he placed advan
tageougly. on Court square, and it would
have been easy for her to have demanded
a large price from the city, which doubt
less would have been paid* because of the
•.'“sirahility of the land.
The following schedule of Miss Moore's
bequests was announced Thursday by Mr
Earrows;—
To the Springfield hospital, $16,000 for
the purpose of establishing a free bed.
to be called by the name of my father.
Roger 8. Moore.
To Christ Episcopal church of Spring
field I bequeath SS*XX).
To the city library association of
Springfield I liequeath $5000: also, for the
art gailery, the painting, “Cliffs of Grand
Menan.”
To the corporation having in charge
the public library in Southwick in said
county I bequeath S3OOO.
To the First Congregational society in
said Southwick I bequeath S3OOO. the in
come to be used in the support of the
gospel.
To the Springfield home for friendless
women and children I bequeath SSOOO
for th<> benefit of the children's home.
To the Union relief association of said
Springfield I bequeath SSOOO.
To the Springfield rescue mission I be
queath S3IHX).
To the Doane orphanage in Longmead
ow in said county I bequeath S3OOO.
To St Peter's Episcopal church of said
Springfield I bequeath S3<XX).
To All Saints church in said Spring
field I bequeath SSOOO.
THE LASSEN VOLCANO AGAJN.
Geyser Theory Is Scouted—Opinions
About It Conflict.
Mt Lassen, 90 miles south of the Oregon
line and 90 miles west of tbe Nevada line,
the world’s newest active volcano, splut
tered through the early hours Monday.
What may come from her two new cones
which came into existence Sunday night
or the third, which has been growing larger
steadily since May 30, is a matter of much
scientific conjecture. Her activities be
ginning with geyser-like steam clouds two
weeks ago, have augmented steadily, until
a burst of smoke rising 2000 feet Sunday
morning, was followed Sunday night by a
pillar of fire visible 100 miles down the
Sacramento valley. W. H. Storms, for
mer state mineralogist, who arrived to
Red Bluff. Cal., Sunday, to make observa
tions, scouted the geyser theory.
“Indications are that Lassen will imi
tate the performance of Krakatoa, a vol
cano on the island of Java,” he said.
"Krakatoa in 1883, after a few minor dis
turbances similar to lessen s present activ
ity. burst into one tremendous explosion
which destroyed the mountain and spread
a pall of darkness qver thousands of
square miles. It is a mistake to put the
disturbance in tbe class of geysers. Gey
sers do not eject rocks, scoria, cinders and
ashes. These are the characteristics of
genuine volcanoes lessen is in active
and violent eruption.”
Prof T. J. J. See, observer at Mare
Island navy-yard, a scientist of interna
tional reputation, was more comforting.
"I hardly think the activity of Lassen
will become so great as u> produce erup
tions of lava." ne said. "It is likely to
maintain a feeble and comparatively harm
less activity. Lassen is 200 miles from
the ocean, which is too far inland to
become a source of much real danger. The
really dangerous volcanoes depend on
the leakage of the oceans and the forma
tion of vast accumulations of steam be
neath their roots. No volcano is now
active over 125 miles from the ocean, and.
as the study of the earth shows, they
all die out inland. The chances of any
real danger appear to me to be small.”
From it Sunday rose the great black
cloud, “like a burning oil well," observers
said, which attracted many persons within
a radius of 50 miles. It lured Lance
Graham, a lumberman, and seven com
panions. up the slope until they were al
most overcome by the noxious vapors. The
eight threw themselves into snow banks
while hot ashes and rocks fell among
them. One rock cut off Graham's arm and
tore open his breast. Relay parties tried
to bring him down the mountain in a
blanket litter.
Two identical reports received in Red
ding. Cal., at noon from different stations
ot the Northern California power company
said that Mt Lassen was smoking heavily
Tuesday from a new vent on the south
slope.
Lacey Graham, the only victim of the
eruptions to date, was taken Monday night
from Viola to the hospital in Redding-
He withstood the 50-mile trip well, and
physicians said Tuesday that his remark
able vitality will pull him through provid
ing blood-poison does not develop from
the wound in his sidL which was filled with
volcanic ash during the six hours he was
lef for dead on the mountainside a quarter
of a mile from the crater.
SUFFRAGE IS INDORSED
By Women's Federation—Reaolalioa
Easily Passed.
The principle of woman suffrage was
indorsed at Chicago Saturday by the
general federation of women's clubs. By
this action, a 20-years' fight by the suf
fragists to break down tbe federation's
constitutional bar on political and religious
subjects was successful. The actual
operation required less than five minutes.
The motion was made by Mrs E. G. Den
niston of San Francisco, chairman of the
resolutions committee. There were sec
onds from all over the house, but Mrs
James Lee of Kentucky insisted upon be
ing heard and read a paragraph of the
hymnlike woman's creed. Others would
have spoken, but Miss Lutie E. Stearns
of Milwaukee objected. ”1 don't see why
there should be any discussion.'’ she said
" Eight million women are waiting for us.
As Mrs Carrie Chapman Catt said in her
address last night, the women of the
world are waiting for our action to-day.”
When the question was put there was a
chorus of ayes, but scattered negatives
were plainly heard. While Mrs Percy V.
Pennypacker was declaring the motion
carrife and pounding with her gavel for
order, the prosnffragists arose and clapped
their hands. There were tears in many
eyes. Then in a distant gallery to which
the Illinois delegates as hostess had con
sigued itself, the women raised their
voices above tbe tumult in the “Battle
Hymn of the Republic.” The refrain.
"Glory, glory, hallelujah,” was taken up
in various sections of the auditorium- The
resolution follows:—
Whereas, the question of political equality
of men and women is to-day a vital problem
under discussion throughout the civilized
world:
Resolved. That the general federation of
womens clubs give the cause of political
equality its moral support by recording Its
earnest belief In the principle of political
equality regardless ot sex.
Nominations were made at the morning
sessions Monday and as no opposing ticket
was named from the floor, Mrs Percy V.
Pennjbaeker was Tuesday re-elected preoi
dent. The advance of the suffragists
was agaiu reflected at Monday's session,
when Miss Mary Garrett Hay of New
York was nominated alt a director. Miss
Hay is president of a big suffrage or
ganization in New York and known as a
vigorous worker for equity at the polls.
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