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LUCIUS TUTTLE DEAD
FORMER RAILROAD HEAD
ATTACK OF ANGINA PECTORIS
former President of the Boston and
Maine System Has Fatal Seizure
at His Home in Boston.
Lucius Tuttle, <3B, former president of the
Boston and Maine railroad, died Monday
night at his home in Brookline. Death
was due to angina pectoris. Mr Tuttle’s
health had been impaired since an opera
tion three years ago, in which one leg
was amputated. Notwithstanding this
handicap, he bad continued many of his
activities until a week ago, when the ill
ness set in which resulted in his death
late Monday night.
While Mr Tuttle resigned from an active
post in New England railroading somewhat
before the storm of public criticism broke,
the recent vicissitudes of the Boston and
Maine system, so long under his direction,
obviously had an effect upon his condition.
Much of the criticism to which the Boston
and Maine has been subjected bore upon
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LUCIUS TUTTLE.
the Tuttle administration more or less di
rectly, for many of the railroad combina
tions which placed northern New England
under a single railroad management took
place while Mr Tuttle was president. He
was essentially a railroad executive of the
old school, masterful in many ways, but
disposed >to use his railroad power to con
trol politics and Legislatures in the inter
est of the corporation. New Hampshire
rose against him under Winston Churchill’s
leadersip, and it was clear before he re
sined in 1910 that the era which produced
such men was ended.
Mr Tuttle descended on both sides from
pioneers. His paternal ancestor, William
Tuttie, who came out from England in
1636, after four years in Boston, became
one of the founders of New Haven. His
homestead there, originally of 10 acres,
reclaimed from the wilderness, stood in
what is now Yale’s athletic grounds.
I.ater the Tuttles moved to North Ha
ven, and. ultimately settled permanently
in Hartfbrd, Ct., which has since been
the ancestral home. On the maternal side
Mr Tuttle is of the family which founded
the Connecticut town of Windsor, in 1635.
He was born in Hartford, March 11,
1846. His father was a farmer. When he
had graduated from the high school, in
his 19th year, he got a place as probate
clerk of the Hartford district court. But
the next year politics tipped out the judge
and the young clerk found himself out of
a job. Soon, however, he got a place as
ticket clerk in the station of the old
Hartford, Providence and Fishkill rail
road; and then began his railroad career.
That was in August, 1865. The very next
year he was advanced to the position of
general ticket agent for the same road.
Here he remained till 1878. when the
Hartford, Providence and Fishkill was
absorbed by the New York and New
England, whereupon he was apointed as
sistant general passenger agent of the
absorbing road, and went to Boston.
Enters Service of Boston and Maine.
After less than four-months’ service he
accepted the position of general passenger
and ticket agent of the old Eastern rail
road. then under the presidency of Gen
Rockwell. Later he became assistant to
the general manager, ami continued in this
place till the Eastern was absorbed by the
Boston and Maine, in 1885. Tpon this
consummation he passed to the service
of the Boston and Maine a's assistant gen
eral manager under the late .lames T. Fur
ber. the then autocrat of this road. But
a few weeks later he resigned to accept
a call to the old Boston and Lowell, as
general passenger and ticket agent of its
system, which at that time included the
Boston, Concord and Montreal under
lease.
After being with the Boston and Low
ell till January, 188", he entered the serv
ice of the Canadian Pacific, becoming pas
senger traffic manager of all its lines, with
headquarters at Montreal. The next two
years—from May, 1889. to May. 1891—he
was a commissioner of the trunk hue asso
ciation. chairman of the passenger depart
ment. his selection for this position being
a recognition of his popularity and of
his tact in dealing with conflicting inter-
Called to New Haven.
Theft he was called to the New York,
New Haven and Hartford, and placed in
the position of general manager, which
office had been vacant for a considerable
time, its duties having been performed by
Vice-President Reed, with the co-operation
and counsel of Charles P. Clark, then
voting in the presidency of the Consolidat
ed. Again, after two-years’ service in this
capacity, he was advanced to another sta
tion.—that of vice-president of the same
road. And he was holding this position
when, in the autumn of 1893, he was called
back to Boston to take the presidency of
the Boston and Maine, which he had since
occupied.
The ability and ambition of Mr Tuttle
became apparent when he began absorbing
into the Boston and Maine various other
lines. Beginning in the early ’9os the ag
gressive policy of expansion, Mr Tuttle
staked out virtually all nortuem New En
gland as his empire. He took over the
Boston and Lowell railroad, the Connecti
cut River, the Concord and Montreal, the
Fitchburg, and effected an alliance in 1899
with the Maine Central, with himself as
president, of that road. Smaller lines fell
almost automatically into his grasp. While
repeating in his field the success of the New
Haven, Mr Tuttle encountered this differ
ence. The. New Haven, through its Con
necticut charter, was enabled to absorb
and.control a vast system of trolly lines,
as feeders, while the Boston and Maine
under .Massachusetts law was forbidden to
do n similar thing. One of the most mem
orable fights in the Massachusetts Legisla
ture came over Mr Tuttle's unsuccessful
efforts to secure the right to absorb trol
leys.
I .easing of the Fitchburg;,
Probably the most conspicuous thing ac
complished by Mr Tuttle while president
j was the leasing of the Fitchburg railroad
in 1900. during Gov Crane's administra
tion. This lease required the consent of the
Legislature. The state of Massachusetts,
which built at tremendous expense the great
tunnel through the Hoosac mountain for
the avowed purpose of preventing monop
oly and maintaining competition in the in
terests of her commerce, had after some
years of unsuccessful operation by the
state of the short line of railroad connect
ing the Fitchburg at Greenfield with the
Troy and Boston, sold the “great bore”
to the Fitchburg railroad, taking in pay
ment certain shares, common and preferred,
of the Fitchburg road, and these shares
constituted a controling interest, which it
was necessary to vote in confirming the
lease which the directors of the two roads
had negotiated.
Mr Tuttle persuaded the Legislature
and the governor of the great advantage
to the state in transferring this costly
white elephant to the corporation which
he represented, and finally he offered to
buy outright the state stock, which had
but little value except for its voting pow
er. The offer was accepted and the deal
won the public approval of that day. In
late years, however, when the Boston and
Maine system has been staggering under
its heavy financial burdens, ascribed by
manay to the excessive fixed charges of
the leased roads, it has been questioned
whether Mr Tuttle’s Fitchburg deal was
not too costly.
Mr Tuttle strongly opposed government
regulation of freight rates and during the
agitation of the issue in the Roosevelt ad
ministration he made several addresses in
favor of the old system of private control.
When he retired on September 13, 1910,
from the presidency of the Boston and
Maine, the system had already been ab
sorbed by the New Haven und* circum
stances very familiar to New England
people. In one sense Mr Tuttle had failed,
inasmuch as his system was the one to
succumb and be absorbed, but the final
outcome was a great railroad tragedy all
around.
Physically Mr Tuttle was a big man.
He was of large frame, standing six feet
and weighing nearly 250 pounds. His
head was large, well shaped; his face,
clean-shaven, broad and strong, suggest
ing Tom Reed's. His voice, too, was
strong and of groat volume. It had. as
one aptly described it, “the resonance of
a voice that has been used in all kinds
of weather, and outdoors and in; but when
he speaks low, as he does very often, it
has the ingratiating persuasiveness of a
man who must have made a very efficient
ticket and passenger agent.” He had a
town and country house, the former in
Boston, on Commonwealth avenue, the lat
ter in Lynn, on the seaside. His family
was small, consisting of his wife, who
died in 1911. and two daughters. He was
a great reader, and possessed an excellent
library in his Back Bay home. He be
longed to two or three clubs, the Algon
quin among them. In 1912 he was a can
didate on the Taft ticket for delegate-at
large to the republican national conven
tion-
DEATH OF AUGUSTUS FRY.
Well-Known Citizen and Grand Army
Man Passes Away.
Augustus Fry, 78. one of Orange's well
known citizens and a Grand Army man.
passed away Tuesday morning about
7.30 o’clock at uis home on North Main
street after an iliness lasting about a week.
He had been in feeble health for the past
year or more and had failed considerably
in the last six mouths. Mr Fry was a
veteran employe of the New Home sewing
machine company, being a foreman in the
machine department for nearly 45 years.
He retired on his 75th birthday, three
years ago. at which time he was generous
ly remembered by his shopmates. Since
that time he had lived a retired life.
Mr Fry was born in Jaffrey, N. H..
November 12. 1836; the son of Mr and
Mrs. Richard Fry. He was the only
child and his father was a stonecutter by
trade. When four years old his parents
moved to Troy, N. H.. where he remained
until he was 10 years old. He then went
to live with relatives on a large farm m
Templeton. Four years later he went to
Athol and was educated in the public
schools of that town. In 1857 he went
to Orange and began work for Clark &
Lloyd, manufacturers of hand sleds, pro
pellers and clippers. After a year or two
here he went to work for Windsor White,
who was carrying on a chair business, and
later started the miinufactu.ro of sewing
machines in Orange. In 1860 Mr Fry
wont to Meriden, Ct., where he was em
played as a carpenter in a sewing ma
chine factory. In 1863 he enlisted from
Meriden in Co K. Sth Connecticut infan
try. one of the fighting regiments. After
the war he returned to Athol, where he
began work for Fred Richardson. On
March 13. 1867. he went to Orange and
bepan work in the New Home sewing ma
chine factory, where he continued until
three years ago. During his 44 years of
service he misled but eight weeks of
work owing to illness.
He was married on June 28. 1860. to
Frances D. Wheeler, a sister of the late
John D. Wheeler, and she died several
years ago. He leaves one daughter, Mrs
Frank Waters of Salem. Or., and a sou,
George IV. Fry of Orange. For 23 years
he had been a member.of the Congrega
tional church and attended when able. He
was also nn active member of Gen Sedg
wick Grand Army post of Orange. He
was formerly a member of the Orange fire
department, but never belonged to any
other organization or cared for public of
fice.
DEATH OF ANSEL C. SMITH.
Colrain Nnnagenarlan Passes Away
at Dangrliter’s Home.
Ansel C. Smith. Colrain’s nonagenarian,
died Tuesday afternoon about 5.30 at the
home of his daughter, Mrs Charles H.
Wileox of Bridge street, where he and
Mrs Smith had been making their home
for several weeks. His death was has
tened by a shock sustained a few weeks
ago, previous to which be had been un
usually active for a man of his advanced
age,
Mr Smith was born in Wilmington, Vt.,
December 29. 1816. and had he lived four
weeks longer would have attained his 98th
year. His parents were Luther and Ach
sah Ingram Smith. After the death of
his mother he went to Colrain at the age
of seven years, where be lived with An
son Browning on his farm in the eastern
part of the town When he was 16 years
old he went to Greenfield to learn the shoe
maker's trade, which he afterward car
ried on at Griswoldville and Foundry
Village in. Colrain. He later moved to
the Willis place in the same town, where
he operated a saw-mill and shot; for the
manufacture of wagon shafts. In 1863
he bought the store in Colrain City of C.
W. Shattuck which he successfully con
ducted until 1888. when he sold out to
Thompson & Hillman. Following his re
tirement from merchandising he engaged in
farming until about 17 years ago, when
he retired from active business. Until re
cently he hnd made his home in Colrain,
where his many years of residence and
business transactions with the townspeople
had gained for him many friends. As a
citizen he was highly esteemed and many
times had been intrusted with the offices
of the town, serving ns town clerk and
treasurer a period of 27 years and as se
lectman and assessor several terms.
In 1870 he was honored by his district
by being elected to represent it in the
Legislature. He was married in June,
1848, to Miss Sophia Thompson of Col
rain, who survives him at the advanced
age of 88 years. Their golden wedding an
niversary was observed 16 years ago and
the record of 66 years of married life
together is seldom equaled. Mr Smith
leaves besides his widow, one daughter.
THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBLICAN: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1914.
| Mrs Charles H. Wilcox of Shelburne Falls,
one granddaughter, Miss Maude H. Wilcox
of Shelburne Falls, and a daughter-in-law,
Mrs Catherine Smith of Colrain, widow
of Henry A. Smith, who died December
18, 1913. _______
RAILROAD VETERAN PASSES.
Charles W. Poole's Death Remove!
Oldest of Boston and Maine's En
gineers.
Many people up and down the Con
necticut valley, especially those associated
with railroad men, were sorry to hear
of the unexpected death Monday morn
ing of Charles W. Poole, the oldest engi
neer on the Boston and Maine railroad.
Mr Poole would have been 76 years old
January 16 and he had been railroading
since he was 16 years old. His death
was due to heart failure. When he re
turned from his usual run to South Ver
non Sunday evening he complained of not
feeling well, but thought little of it. At
about 3 o'clock Monday morning he com
plained again to his wife and telephoned
the railroad that he feared he would be
unable to make his usual run. About an
hour later he died.
Mr Poole was the dean of railroad engi
neers in this section of the country, and
he enjoyed not only the distinction of un
usual length of service, but he also had a
record free from serious accidents. Ex
cept for being snowed in near South Ver
non during the famous blizzard of 1888,
his service was characterized mostly by
efficient uneventfulness. He was usually
given the first trial of all new locomotives
which came into the yards, and had his
pick of the runs. For many years he had
the morning run to South Vernon, which he
made for the last time Sunday.
Mr Poole was a member of Hampden
lodge of Masons. He was married twice,
his first wife having been Mrs L. Cooley, •
who died about 16 years ago. Ten years
ago he married Mrs Frances Barrett, who,
with one brother, Luther Poole of Pitts
field, survives him.
DEATH OF JOHN KAVENAUGH.
Prominent Millers Falls Man Passes
Away.
John E. Kavenaugh; 49, of Millers
Falls, died at the Farren hospital at Mon
tague City at 1 o'clock Saturday morning
of valvular trouble of the heart. Mr Kav
enaugh was born in New Britain. Ct.,
and came to Millers Falls with his pax
ents when quite young. Mr Kavenaugh
was a graduate of the Erving grammar
school and during his early manhood was
employed as shipping clerk by the Millers
Falls tool company. He was of a studious
nature and devoted much of his spare
time to reading law; he was also an influ
ential member of the democratic party in
that section, having been elected and
served two terms. 1897-1898. in the Legis
lature, representing the 3d Franklin dis
trict He was also a member of the board
of assessors of Montague for nine years,
and was chairman and clerk of the Mil
lers Falls water commissioners for 10
years.
Mr Kavenaugh always took a keen in
terest in Millers Falls and was instru
mental in establshing the present water
district and also the electric lighting sys
tem. For several years Mr Kavenaugh
has made his home in Boston. The past
vear he was in pot>r health and had been
living at bis home in Millers Falls He
leaves beside his widow, his parents, Mr
and Mrs Maurice Kavenaugh. three broth
ers, Philip S„ Henry W„ and Patrick J.
and three sisters, Mrs F. R. Elmer. Mrs
W. C. Horrigan and Mrs H. J. Ward all of
Millers Falls.
DEATH OF C. H. BRECKENRIDGE.
Former Palmer Resident Passes Away
at FttehbnrK —Was Well-Known
Railroad Man.
Charles H. Breckenridge died early
Tuesday morning at his home in Fitch
burg, after an illness of one week. Mr
Breckenridge was born in Palmer, De
cember 7. 1835, the son of Azel and Eliza
(Smith) Breckenridge. He removed to
Fitchburg about 1872. During most of
bis life he worked on the railroad, run
ning on the New London Northern road
between Palmer and New London, and
later on the New York, New Haven and
Hartford road between Fitchburg and
South Framingham. Of a genial dispo
sition. he made a host of friends. Mr
Breckenridge was fond of music, leading
nt different times the choirs of the Con
gregational and Baptist churches and later
doing similar work in Fitchburg. Many
of the older residents will recall the old
folks' concerts which he conducted. He
was the second oldest member of Thomas
lodge of Masons. also a member of Hamp
den chapter. Royal Arch Masons. For
many years he had been a member of
Rollstone Congregation*! church of Fitch
burg. besides being active in the work
of the Railroad Men's Christian associa
tion of that city.
Mr Breckenridge was married Decem
ber, 1857, to Nellie M. Webber, who died
in 1897. He leaves a son. George W., a
daughter. Belle, and a grandson. Robert
D., all of Fitchburg, a sister. Mrs Mary
L. Robinson of Palmer, and a brother.
John A. Breckenridge of Mount Vernon.
N. Y.
DEATH OF MRS J. F. BROWNE.
Wife of Former Selectman Saecnmbn
Suddenly to Pulmonary Embolism.
Mrs Virginia Yarrington Browne, 35.
wife of former Selectman J. Francis
Browne, died suddenly at her home in
Thompsonville, Ct., early Thursday. Medi
cal Examiner Dr Thomas G. Alcorn ar
rived later and pronounced death as hav
ing been caused by pulmonary embol
ism.
Mrs Browne was a native of Boston,
the daughter of Richard Henry Yarring
ton. who was au old sea captain, and a
native of Virginia. He died in 1886. Her
mother some years later married Prof
Francis C. Croy, an elocutionist and pbys
leal director. Mrs Browne lived in Spring
field with her parents about 17 years: dur
ing which time her stepfather taught elo
cution. She was married to Mr Browne
n private institution for the study of elo
cutin. She was married to Mr Browne
February 7, 1900. and had since lived
in Thompsonville. She was a woman of
retired disposition, and was talented as a
pianist, vocalist and reader, and enjoyed
the esteem of a large circle of friends.
Besides’ her husband, she is survived by
live young children. Virginia, Mary. Fran
cis. William and the four-weeks-old child.
Richard Yarrington Browne. She also
leaves her parents, Prof and Mrs Croy
of Somerville, Mass., a stepbrother, Leon
Croy, who is a clerk in the Boston post
office, and a stepsister. Gladys, who is a
pupil in the Somcr.illc high school.
DEATH OF ISAAC R. PRINDLE.
Old Resident ot Great Barrlngrton
Pannes Away.
Isaac Race Prindle, one of the oldest
and most respected residents of Great Bar
rington, died last week Wednesday morn
ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs J.
C. Benton on Berkshire Hights. For the
pest few weeks he had been failing and
his death had been expected for several
days. Since giving up active business a
few years ago ne has been In a feeble con
dition and has at times required the serv
ices of a trained nurse.
He was born April 8, 1832 in Sontb
Egremont and was the son of Smith Prin
dle. On August 28, 1855 he was married
to Miss Lydin E. Baldwin. The marriage
took place at the Old Soda Springs hotel.
which his father managed at that time.
Early in life h- learned the Jewelrr busi
ness, which he earned on during his life.
For more than 50 years he was a mer
chant of Great Barrington and there was
never a store better known than Prindto’s
jewelry store. A few years ago he sold
his business to George Chittenden and
led a retired life on account of his health.
In 1857 he joined Cincinnatns lodge of
Masons and was one of th» oldest members
in Great Barrington. His wife died six
years ago. Mr Prindle is survived by two
sons, Louis W.. of Washington, D. C.,
and Barry M„ of Hood River, Or., anil
a daughter, Mrs John C. Benton of Great
Barrington.
DEATH OF HENRY TILLSON.
Resident of North Amherst Passes
Away at Age of »O.
Henry Tillson. 90, died Sunday morn
ing about 5 o’clock at the home of Albert
Cowles on Leverett street. North Am
herst. where he had made his home for the
last seven years. He was the oldest mem
ber of the North Amherst church and
Pacific lodge of Masons. Until about a
year ago, when Mr Tillson broke his hip,
he was a regular attendant at church and
interested in town affairs. He was born
in Worthington. November 27. 1824. He
learned the trade of a carpenter and soon
after moved to Shelburne Falls, where
his eyes gave out and he had to give up
his trade.
In 1870 he moved to Sunderland and
bought a farm, which he developed for
35 years. As his health was giving out,
he gave up work and moved to North
Amherst seven years ago, where he had
lived since. He leaves a niece, Mrs
Parker of Dalton, and a nephew, Rev
Mr Bartlett of Waterville. He was mar
ried twice, his first wife dying a few
years after the marriage in Shelburne
rails; his second wife died last vear after
they had celebrated a 60th wedding an
niversary. He had two children.' who
have both died. He had a wonderful
memory. He had read the Bible through
four times in the last two years.
SON W.AS KILLED IN BATTLE.
Peter Jones ot Summer Street Geta
Word From England of the Fate ot
Peter Jones, Jr., of the Lincoln
Regiment
Peter Jones of North Adams received
a letter Friday from the war depart
ment of England announcing the death in
battle of his son, Peter Jones. Jr., killed
in one of the battles recently fought in
France. The young man was 22 years of
age and was a member of the Lincoln reg
iment of the British regular army. He
enlisted at the age of 18 and his term of
enlistment would soon have expired Ac
eompanying the notification of the death
was a copy of the death certificate and
a circular letter of condolence bearing
the names of the king and queen of En
gland and Lord Kitchener. This is the
hrst death in the European war to be of
direct concern to any North Adams peo
ple. and much sympathy has been extend
ed to Aly and Mrs Jones in their bereave
ment.
DEATH OF MRS MARY A. MUNSON.
Native of South Amherst Had Lived
Many Years in This City.
Mrs Mary A. Munson, widow of Par
nell Munson, died Friday at her home
314 St James avenue. Mrs Munson, who
was 86 years old a week ago Friday,
was born in South Amherst. November
20, 1828, the daughter of Erastus and
Mary (Thayer) Coy. Her early life was
spent in South Amherst, but when about
20 years old she went to the middle West
with her grandfather^ She lived for a
While in Michigan and later in Wisconsin,
where she was married to Mr Munson.
For some years they lived- in Cliieago,
where a son and a daughter were born,
both of whom died. In 1882 Mr and Mrs
Munson removed to Amherst, where they
bought and furnished Prospect villa. Mrs
Munson removed to Springfield in 1894.
a few years after her husbands death.
She had lived here ever since and attended
Park Congregational church until she be
came enfeebled about two years ago.
Although Mrs Miinson was never active
in society on account of her years, she
always took an active interest in all
worthy charities and quietly bestowed
many benefactions. She was well known
tor her strength of character and rare
qualities of friendship. She won many
friends in Springfield. Amherst and near
by towns. She is survived by one nephew,
A. C. Coy, of Chicago, and two nieces
in California and Wisconsin.
DEATH OF SMITH STANNARD.
Manager of Stannard Manufacturing;
Company Dies Suddenly at His Home.
Smith Stannard, manager of the Stan
nard manufacturing company on Wilbra
ham road, died suddenly at his home. 379
Allen street, this city. Sunday of cerebral
hemorrhage. He went to bed apparently in
his usual good health Saturday evening,
but was found nuvousiimis in bed Sun
day morning. He had lived in this eity
many years and was well known as a
business man.
Mr Stannard was born at Oak Hill,
Green county. N. Y., 57 years ago. He
began his business career as a grocer in
Albany. N. Y„ 32 years ago. He sold
that business and came to Springfield in
1884, going to work for the Charles Hall
store. When he left that store in 185)6
he started a store of his own with art
goods on Harrison avenue. About this
time he invented a "sleeve” for fasten
ing marble work against interior or ex
terior walls of buildings. He left the
store business to manufacture this article
and had been quite successful with it.
He is survived by his widow, one son,
Leon, and throe brothers. Harry of New
York. Lyman and Wellington of this eity.
DEATH OF MRS J. B. DUNTON.
Had Been Resident of Brattleboro for
Past 23 Years.
Mrs Mary Abbie (Payson) Dunton, 49,
wife of John B. Dunton, died early Fri
day in the home of Mrs Etta A. Cham
berlin, in Brattleboro, Vt. Mrs Dunton
had been in rather poor health for several
months and at the time of the fire on Flat
street election night received a severe
fright so that she had been in a very ner
vous condition since. Mrs Dunton was
born in South Hope, Me., September 23,
1865, a daughter of George F. and Emily
H. Payson. She was married August 29.
1888, in Union. Me., to Mr Dunton and
they went to Brattleboro 23 years ago. Mrs
Dunton was a member of the Congrega
tional chutch, but lately had attended the
Christian science church. She leaves, be
sides her husband, three daughters. Mrs
Frank Woodbury of Brattleboro, Carrie, a
student in Middlebury college, and Helen,
a student in the domestic science college
in Worcester, and one son, John 8.. Jr., of
Brattleboro. She leaves also one sister,
Mrs Mark Crockett of Waltham, and three
brothers, Oscar Payson of Camden, Me.,
and Fred L. and Sanborn of South Hope,
Me.
DEATH OF ARVIN PEASE.
f.lte-Lon* Resident Sucennihs to Lon*
Illness.
Arvin Pease, 80. a life-long resident of
Haurdville. CL. died Thursday morning
at 6.25 at the home of bis daughter. Mrs
Willis King, after being confined to the
house for nearly ’five years. Mr Pease
was born in Hazardville April 14, 1834,
the son of Arvin and Polly (Gowdy) Pease.
Mr Pease was a successful farmer and
for a great, many years was employed in
the powder industry. A little over four
years ago Mr Pease was struck by a pass
ing grocery team while alighting from a
trolly car in Thompsonville, fracturing his
hip. and had been confined to the house
most of the time since then. The even
ing before Thanksgiving in 1857 Mr Pease
was married to Mary Ann McCandless
Elcock. He is survived by three daugh
ters and one son; Mrs J. D. Smith of
Wissahickon, Pa., Mrs Thomas Morrison
of Springfield, Mrs Willis E. King of
Hazardville, and Henry Elcock Pease of
Philadelphia.
MBS MILO M. BELDING DEAD.
Wife of Well-Known Silk Mannfae
tnrpr Faases Away In New York.
Mrs Emily Leonard Belding, 82, wife
of Milo M. Belding of the Belding silk
manufacturing company, which has a
plant at Northampton, died Saturday at
her home, 10 West Seventy-second street.
New York. She was a native of Ashfield,
where her husband also was born. They
had been married more than 50 years. A
daughter died a number of years ago.
and Mrs Belding leaves, besides her hus
band, a son, Milo M. Belding. Jr., who
is president of the yielding company.
Death of Mrs A. C. Wakefield.
People throughout the section were
grieved Thursday to learn of the death on
Tuesday night of Mrs A. C. Wakefield,
53. at her home in North Orange. She
had been in poor health since Irtst Febru
ary, though her condition was not consid
ered serious. Her illness was the result
of an injury sustained in an accident in
which she was thrown from her team. She
was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph
Hill and was horn in Barnstead. N. H.
Her father was killed in the civil war
when she was a young girl. Mrs Wake
field was much interested in the growing
of fruit, and it was largely through her
endeavors 'and help that the Wakefield
farm came to be known as one of the best
in the production of fruit in this section.
She was a member of the North Orange
grange, the Worcester-Franklin Pomona
grange and was the first woman member
of the Massachusetts fruit growers’ asso
ciation. For many years she peddled fruit
in Athol and enjoyed a large patronage.
She leaves her husband and five stepchil
dren.
Death of Harrison Hemenway.
Harrison Hemenway. 73, a civil war
veteran and former guard at the govern
ment paper mill at Coltsville, died at his
home on Foote avenue. Pittsfield. Tues
day, after an illness with heart disease.
For several months he had been unable
to lie down at all. as it affected his
breathing. Mr Hemenway was born in
Nassau, N. Y.. but spent most of his
life in Pittsfield. At the outbreak of
the civil war he went to the front with
the Allen Guards and saw active service
for three years and three months. For
many years he was employed by Charles
E. Merrill and later, for 18 years, he was
a guard at the government mill, retiring
two years ago on account of ill-health.
Ho was a member of Crescent lodge of
Masons. He married Miss Caroline
Aiken of Philmont, N. Y„ who survives
as do six children. Miss Blanche, Arthur,
Lester and Guy Hemenway, all of Pitts
field, George Hemenway of Springfield
and Cleveland Hemenway of North
Adams.
Death of Mise Harriet Lyon Carter.
Word comes from Talmadge, 0., of the
death, on November 30, of Miss Harriet
Lyon Carter, 81. Most of Miss Carter's
life was spent in Chicopee Falls, where
she went in her ISth year and entered the
public schools. The latter years of her
stay were with her sister, Mrs Charles A.
Taylor on Church street. She is remem
bered as a most efficient and helpful work
er, both in the home and in the interests
of the Second Congregational church of
which she was a member. Miss Carter
left Chicopee Falls in 1896 to make her
home in Ohio near her brother. W. W. Car
ter. and her four sisters, Mrs Sidney C.
Barnes. Mrs Helen E. Jagger, Mrs Wil
liston Alling and Mrs Dora C. Arnold, all
of whom survive her. She had two other
brothers. James Carter, who was killed in
the battle of Antietam, and Elias M. Car
ter, a w ar veteran, who died recently at his
home in Hesper, la.
Death of Charles S. Williston.
Charles Stanley Williston. 78. died last
week Wednesday at his home in Suf
field, Ct. Mr Williston was born in Suf
field. the son of George and Sophrona
■Stanley Williston. He was one of a
family of seven children. On April 25,
1861. Mr 'Williston was married to Miss
Eunice A. Curtis of Maine. Broom county,
N. Y. When he was 21 years old he
joined in the rush to the West and spent
a year farming in Illinois. He returned
to Suffield and took up farming. He later
went into the meat business nnd for 35
years he had conducted a meat wagon in
the town. He leaves one sister, Mrs A. C.
Strong of Suffield, and four children. Mrs
Alice J. Wright and William C. Williston
of Suffield, Walter and Burton S. Willis
ton of Torrington, also a niece. Mrs A.
B. Crane, and two nephews. George T.
and Harry Williston Of St Albans. Vt. Mr
Williston leaves nine grandchildren.
Francis M. Cooke, an Old Northamp
ton Resident.
Francis M. Cooke, 80. died Saturday
at his home on Massasoit street, North
ampton, from apoplexy, after an illness
of two weeks. He was born April 29,
1834, on the former Cooke homestead,
which occupied a part of the present Smith
college campus. His father and grand
father lived in a house on the site of
the Lilly hall of science. Mr Cooke moved
to the present Cooke homestead 44 years
ago and has engaged extensively in farm
ing and stone contracting work. He is
survived by two brothers of a family of
eight children. They arc Edwin D. Cooke
of High street and Henry Cooke of
Glenwood avenue. Northampton. Mr
Cooke is pi Iso survived by three sons.
Eugene L. and Howard W. of Northamp
ton and Frederick M. of Waterbury, Ct.
His wife died four years ago.
Rollin Thompson.
Rollin Thompson. 67. of the lumber firm
of Thompson & Stow and for many years
a well-known business man in this city
and Connecticut, where he lived for many
years before coming to Springfield, died
Thursday morning at the home of J. D.
Stow, 84 Monmouth street, after an illness
of three years. Mr Thompson was for
merly of Thomaston. Ct., where he was
proprietor of the Thomaston house for 20
years. He had been in the lumber busi
ness for the last 12 years and had lived
in Springfield for the last seven years.
He was a member of the Knights Tem
plars of Thomaston and also of the Con
gregational church of that town. He is
survived by two nieces. Mrs James Hall
of Winsted, CL. and Mrs Jessie Coe of
Riverton. Ct.; also one nephew, James
Smith of Winsted.
Death nt Levi C. Perkins.
Levi C. Perkins, 58. died at his home on
Russell street. Huntington. Tuesday after
n short illness following a shock he had
last Thursday while at work He was
born in Littleville. July 26, 1856. the
son of Augustus Perkins and Rose La
Clair. The family moved to Huntington
nearly SO years ago and he received his
education in the public schools of that
town. Mr Perkins learned the paper
making trade when a young man and
followed it all his life. Ho entered the
employ of tbc Chester paper company,
where ha remained several year*. He
then went to work for the Chapin & Gould
paper company, where he remained until
last Thursday. He was married August
I. 1883 to Miss Margaret Keefe of V re9-
cent Mills, who survives him.
Death of Mr* Henry E. Rice.
Mrs Lucretia Carter (Smith), 77, widowof
Henry T. Rice, died at her home in the
Rice Corner district. Brookfield, Sun
day afternoon. Her death was caused
by chronic myocarditis. Mrs Rice bad
been in poor health for the past year. She
was born in Townsend, May 20, 1837,
the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joshua
Smith. She married Henry E. Rice in
Townsend December 5, 1859. The cere
mony was performed by Rev George
Brown. Mr Rice died October 24 of this
year. Mrs Rice had teen a resident
of Brookfield for the past 55 years. She
was a member of the First Parish church.
She is survived by a son, Arthur H. Rice,
and a daughter, Mrs Lura Noyes, both of
Brookfield.
Death ot William W. Barnes.
William W. Barnes, 83, died at the home
of his son, W. W. Barnes, Jr., on West
Main street, Ware, Thursday. Mr Barnes
was born in Warren and was the son of
Henry and Fanny (Hill) Barnes. The
family moved to Ware when he was eight
years old and he had lived there since,
with the exception of three years in Mil
waukee. Wis. Mr Barnes, for several
years, was engaged in the carriage manu
facturing business with his brother Henry,
who died last week, and was a member
of the overseers of the poor for many
years. He is survived by three sons,
Frank W. of Worcester. Myron B. of
Springfield and W. W. Barnes. Jr., with
whom he made his home, and one daugh
ter, Mrs James Richards of Springfield.
Dies in Cleveland, O.
News has been received in Westfield of the
death at Cleveland. 0.. last week Wednes
day of Mrs Martha Scott, widow of H.
H. Scott. Mrs Scott’s maiden name was
Martha Roys and she formerly lived in
Sheffield and Great Barrington, Her hus
band died in the latter town, where he
was principal of the high school. Mrs
Scott lived in Westfield for some years.
Her ,-husband was a brother of the late
Joseph G. Scott, formerly principal of
the Westfield state normal school. The
body was cremated and the ashes were
taken to Sheffield, where services were
held Sunday. Shi- leaves one son,
Harry E. Scott of Cleveland, with whom
she made her home.
Death ot Rev James Stnrgls Pearce.
Rev James Sturgis Pearee. 79. for 11
years rector of St John’s Episcopal
church. Northampton, died Monday after
noon at Newport. He was for more than
25 years rector of St Paul’s church. Ports
mouth. R. I. He was born in Provi
dence and educated at Trinity college and
Middletown divinity school. He was rec
tor in Pomfret. Ct., and Lanesboro before
going to Northampton. His wife died
September 8 and he is survived by two
sons, Berkeley, a lawyer of Cleveland.
O._ and Rev Reginald Pearce, rector of
the Episcopal ehureh at South Framing
ham. and a daughter. Edith, of Newport
Another son. Harold, a lieutenant in the
army, died six years ago.
Death ot Julius A. Whiting;.
Julius A. Whiting. 55. died Monday at
his home, 146 East street, Chicopee
Falls, after a short illness. He was born
in Whitneyville, Ct„ January 16. 1859.
He was first employed with Eli Whiting
of Whitneyville. later with Pratt &
Whitney of Hartford. Ct., and then with
Smith & Wesson of Springfield, where
he remained until his last illness. He
married Miss Fannie Bliss of Chicopee
Falls in 1888. He was a member of the
Royal Areanum of the Falls. He leaves
besides his widow, two sons. Lianiel IL
and Charles A., one granddaughter and
two brothers. EUworth of Hartford and
George A. of New Haven. Ct The body
will be cremated.
Mrs James W. Clark.
Mrs Julia Eliza Clark, wife of James
W. Clark, died at her home, 34 Myrtle
street, this city, Thursday after an illness
of three weeks. She was born at Sandis
field April 27. 1845, but had lived nearly
all her life in this city. She was mar
ried in this city to James W. Clark.
April 1, 1865. She was a member and
regular attendant of St Paul's Univer
salist church of this city. Besides her
busband she leaves one daughter. Grace
E. Clark, two sons, J. Albert of this
city and Bliss W. Clark of New Britain.
Ct., one brother, Frederick W. Bliss of
Worcester, and two grandchildren.
Death of Henry L. Parkman.
Henry Lyman Parkman. 74, a veteran
of the civil war, died at the home of his
son. George G. Parkman, on the Oakham
road, North Brookfield. Friday of heart fail
ure. Mr Parkman was the son of Ebenez.T
Parkman and was born June 30, 1840. He
married Mary E. Bush, May 28, 1562.
She died a few years since, leaving three
sons. William 11. of Oakham and George
G.and Fred T.of North Brookfield. He also
leaves two brothers. Charles and Alfred
D. Parkman. Mr Parkman enlisted Septem
ber 3, ,1862, in the 42d regiment for nine
years and was honorably discharged at
expiration of service.
Arthur L. Devens Dead.
Arthur Lithgow Devens, 61, of Boston,
head of the banking house of Devens, Ly
man & Co. president of the Somerset club
and vice-president of the Boston stock ex
change. died Monday in Cromwell, Ct.,
where he went about three weeks ago
with the hope of benefiting his health by
means of absolute rest. He suffered a
shock on Thursday and died from hemor
rhage of the brain. Mr Devens was vice
president of the Cape Cod canal company
and a director of the Utah-Apex mining
company, and, apart from his various
business interests, was well known in club
circles.
Death ot John M. Judge.
John M. Judge, 51. died Monday in his
home on Maiu street. Amherst, after a short
illness. He had been in the grain and to
bacco business in town* for about 18 years.
He was born in Brattleboro on March 7,
1863, and married Miss Flora Leonard in
1899. He went to Amherst iu 1596 and
carried on a grain business. Later he gave
that up and established a tobacco store
on Main street, which he sold out recent
ly. He leaves besides his widow and son,
taonard. 11. three sisters and two broth
ers.
Death of Georgce Charles Tucker.
George C. Tucker. 34. died Sunday at
the home of his sister. Mrs Charles D.
Hawks, in Leo. Mr Tucker had been night
operator at the local telephone office for
14 years. He was of a kindly disposition
and’ well liked. He was particularly help
ful to the firemen and policemen in cases
of emergency, and many citizens will re
call his kindness during serious illness at
night. Mr Tucker leaves a sister, Mrs
Hawks, and a brother. Frank Tucker,
who was taken to the hospital Sunday,
suffering from a serious rheumatic troubD.
Edward H.
Word has been received iu Holyoke of
the death at Kansas City of Edward H.
Rugg, formerly proprietor of the Toggery
shop in Holyoke. Mr Rugg was born in
Leominster and came to Holyoke in 1890
being employed for a number of years by
the Besse-Mills Company. Later he eu
tored in business for himself, and four
years later sold out his interests and went
to Kansas City, where he entered the em
ploy of the Besse-Averv company. He
leaves a sister in Leominster, where the
body will be taken for burial.
Dies at Montague City.
Elizabeth E. Goddard died Wednesday
last week at the Farren hospital in Mon
tague City as the result of au operation.
She was operated on in the morning at 9
o'clock but did not rally from the ether.
The news of her death came as a great
shook to a host of friends and acquaint
ances throughout the section. For many
years she was postmaster at the store
in Wendell Depot. She leaves two sisters,
Mrs Jennie Cotton and Mrs Addie Gil
bert, and two brothers, Fred and Leon
Goddard, all of Athol.
Deatk of Mn William R. OnmflM
Mrs William R. Crompton died Monday
in her home. 18 Wint worth street. CMcopee.
after a very brief illness. She was bom 3
in Willimantic, Ct. about. 42 years ago,
and had lived in Chicopee for about 22
years. She was a member of Grace Epis
copal chnreh. She leaves, besides her
husband, four sons. George. Calvert. Mel
ville and Edward, all of Chicopee; one sis
ter. Mrs Wniiam Douglas of Springfield,
and three brothers. George and Albert
Brown of Chicopee and William Brown of
Westfield.
Death of Mia* Helen J. Wood.
Miss Helen J. Wood. 81. died about 12
o’clock Monday night at the home of her
sister. Mrs Edward Tower, in Lanesboro.
She had been in poor health for some
time, but death was not expected. Miss
Wood was born in Lanesboro and spent
all her life there. She was a member of
the Episcopal church and was very gen
erous in administering to neighbors who
were ill. The only survivor is a sister,
Mrs Tower.
Death of Northampton Woman,
Mrs Hattie A. Whitbeck, 59. died Thnrs-jS
daj- at her home. 16 Bright street. North
ampton. She is survived by her husband,
George S. Whitbeck, and three sons,
Harry, Clarence and Sterling; a daughter,
Mildred: her mother, Mrs A. E. Sturr of
Mount Washington, and two brothers, Al
bert Sturr of Mount Washington and
Charles Sturr of Egremont.
Death of Mm E. R. Wake«el4.
Mrs Effregene R. Wakefield, 53. of Tul
ly died Wednesday last week after a long
illness. She was the wife of Alonzo C.
Wakefield and was associated with her
husband in market gardening and often
peddled in Athol and Orange. She was
born in Barnstead, N. H.. the daughter
of Mr and Mrs Joseph Hill.
Mrs Marie H. Shaw.
Marie H. Shaw, 65, widow of Frank
Shaw, died at her home, 265 Main street.
West Springfield, Thursday morning after
a short illness. She was born in Beeket
and had been a resident of West Spring
field for a number of years. She leaves
one son, Clarence Waite of Springfield,
and several cousins.
Mrs Elizabeth S. Day.
Mrs Elizabeth S. Day, 63, widow of
Isaac W. Day. died Monday at her
home in tills city. She Was born in
Ossining. N. Y., but had lived in this
city many years. She is survived by Harry
M. Day and Maude Elizabeth Day, her son
and daughter, both of whom live in this
city.
Mra Chloe H. Evanz.
Mrs Chloe H. Evans died Tuesday last
week at her home in Holyoke. Shc wns
born in Holyoke in 1826 and was a mem
ber of the Daughters of the Revolution.
She leaves two nieces, Mrs Ida J. Searles
of Southbridge and Mrs M, B. Ingham of
Granby, and a nephew. Edward S. Day of
Willimansett.
MURDER OF nuBERT CASE.
Barkhamsted (Ct.) Postmaster Suc
cumbs to Blows Inflicted Saturday
Night With Wagon Axle.
Hubert B. Case, 58, chairman of the
board of Litchfield county ( ommisskmera
and for some 30 years treasurer of the
town of Barkliamsted, Ct, where for many
years he conducted a general store typical
of the small New England village and
had been poetmaster since 18S1 with
the exception of two or three years, died
at his home about 2.15 Sunday after
noon. the victim of one of the most brutal
murders ever perpetrated in northwestern
Connecticut. Death resulted from a bad
ly broken skull which he received Saturday
night between 8.45 and 9.15 o’clock, when
two men. both strangers, entered the
general store as Mr Case was about to
close the place for the night, struck him
three vicious blows on the head with an
iron wagon axle measuring about a foot iu
length, and weighing exactly six pounds,
robbed him of all money on his person,
and escaped unnoticed after extinguishing
the two kerosene lights in the store.
Just how much money the murderers
secured probably never wUI be known,
but it is believed by his relatives that ha
had more than S2UO in a wallet which was
rifled of its contents and in a roll of
greenbacks missing from his trousers
poeket. Two cigar boxes well filled with
money which Mr Case had placed on a
counter, preparatory to taking them to
the safe at his home, locatedjOnly a stone's
throw from the store building, were evi
dently overlooked by the robbers, because
neither was molested. The empty walle*
and the bloody wagon axle, which the mum
derers secured from a blacksmith shop
near the store, were found close by ths
pool of biood in which Mr Case was lying
when discovered by his wife and her maid.
Miss Lillian M. Johnson. 20 years old.
capture of the assassins. Col C. H. Casq
and Dwight S. Case, both of Hartford,
brothers of the dead man, are very well
to-do, as was the murder victim, and tha
surviving brothers are determined not tq
let the guilty escape the gallows.
The Connecticut authorities are bending
every energy to locate Harry Carroll, aged
about 22. former inmate of the Gilbert
home for dependent children at Winsted,
who served two terms in the county jau
at latchfield for burglary, in connection
of Barkhamsted. Ct. That Mr Case stood
in fear of Carroll is admitted by Coronel
S. A. Herman. Carroll committed, three
burglaries in Barkhamsted, including one
at the Case store in 1911 and 1912. aud
after the boy bad been sent to jail fol
the crime, he seemed to harbor a grudge
against the commissioner.
He was discharged from jail on Janu
ary 23. 1912. and Jailer M. S. Todd, act<
I ing on a request of Commissioner Case,
sent Carroll out of the county to Hart
ford. Frequently, said Jailer Todd yes
terday. Mr Case had inquired, as to Car<
roll's whereabouts, and more than once
the commissioner had intimated if not ad'
mitted that be feared him.
PROF JAGGAR IN PERIL.
M. I. T. VnlcanoloKlst (uuxhl sq
Snowstorm on Side* ot Vtnnna -Loa,
Helpless among snow drifts hi the path
of floods of lava erupted from the crater
of Mauna Loa, Prof Thomas A. Jaggar,
head of the observatory in Honolulu o<
the Massachusetts institute of technology,
barely eseaped with his life Monday.
Mauna Loa become active Friday, dis
charging large quantities of molten lava.
Prof Jaggar and his assistants, making
au ascent to study the eruption, were
caught in a snowstorm near the summit
and were overwhelmed by snowslides
while streams of Inra were cutting their
way down the mountainside. None of the
party was seriously injured.
Official returns at Salem. Or., from the
recent election Tuesday showed that rhe
amendment to abolish capital punishment
in Oregon carried by a majority of 157.
The affirmative vote was 100.552 ami tha
L negative 1W.395.
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