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OBITUARIES
DEATH OF LEWIS WARNER
FAMOUS BANK EMBEZZLER
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SERVED NINE YEARS IN PRISON
Former President of One Northampton
Bank and Treasurer of Another—
Dies of Heart Failure
Lewis Warner, 76, who served nine
years in the state-prison at Charlestown for
embezzlement from the Hampshire County
national and Hampshire County savings
hanks of Northampton, died, suddenly.of
heart failure in the Dickinson hospital
at Northampton last week Wednesday at
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LEWIS WARNER
As He Appeared 16 Years Ago
9.15 a. m- Mr Warner was at one time
one .of the best known and most respected
figures in Hampshire county. He worked
his way' upward until, at the time the
fraud in the banks, was discovered, he was
president of the national and treasurer
of the sayings hank, after 33 years of
service with them.. He was county treas
urer for 15 years. The confession in
April, IS9B, that his thefts had covered
B period of 30 years was contained in a
letter he left bn Ids' flight from the city.
The ' information that Lewis Warner,
respected; admired and trusted from one
end of the county to the other, had left
she city and that “his” banks, as he al
ways called them, were hundreds of thou
sands of dollars short in their accounts,
broke like a thunderbolt on Northampton,
Friday. April 29, 1898. Then, it was
disclosed that the deficit had been dis
covered. April 25, when a savings bank
examiner found that two certificates of de
posit for SIO,OOO each, ■ supposed to have
been placed in the national bank, were
missing. United States Marshal Rice
from .Springfield arrived Friday, but when
he came to look, for the president of the
bank he was not to be found. A few hours
before he had cashed a check for SIOO and
an hour later he had driven from the city
in a closed carriage.
The police of the surrounding country
rteye. notified, and it v as later discovered
that he drove to Westfield, where he took
a train. Here all trace of him was lost.
Day after day brought fresh develop
ments in the local situation. From SIOO,-
000, which was the first estimate of the
embezzlement,, the amount grew as the
examiners carried on their work, until
the final report showed that the amount
was nearly $500,000. A few days after
his departure a note was found .in his
desk, stating that for 30 years he had
been juggling the funds of the two banks,
and that in this, time he, had appropriated
about $300,000 nearly evenly divided be
tween the two banks. This meant that
three years after he entered the employ
of the bank as teller ne had begun a sys
tematic appropriation of its funds and
of those of the savings bank that had con
tmued undiscovered for 30 years.
As the days went by the excitement
died down, the depositors in the savings
bank were paid part of their savings and
the stockholders were assessed. Suddenly
the report that 'Warner had been seen
by a friend ifi the South galvanized in
terest into life again. A few days later
he was arrested in Louisville, Ry., and
brought back to Northampton. July 29.
He was ■ arraigned August 27 on the
charge of embezzlement and on October
15 his lawyers asked for a bill of par
ticulars. He was arraigned December 8
on a charge of perjury. The trial began
December- 2-7, and two days later he was
found guilty, but his lawyers carried the
case to the supreme court. The plea of
insanity was brought in extenuation, and
alienists pronounced him insane, but the
judge sustained the finding of. the lower
court in June 1899, and November 9 he
was sentenced to “not less than nine
years in the Charlestown state-prison.” He
entered that institution November 11, 1.899
He emerged from prison November 9.
1908. Northampton, where he had
known the highest honors and the deep
est humiliation, called irresistibly, and
there he came to spend his last years.
There was no work for him to do, and
for nearly five years he had made his
home, broken in spirit, in the city that
once found no honor too high for him.
He did hot feel well Tuesday last week
and Wednesday it was thought best to
take him to the hospital. He-sat down in
a chair and was talking cheerfully when
suddenly he became unconscious. Dr
Huston E. Hayes, who was in the build
ing, was hastily summoned, but the man
was dead.
Lewis Warner was born in Springfield,
September 21, 1830. He began his bank
ing career in the Agawam bank as clerk.
February 4, 1857. He became teller of
the Chicopee bank of Springfield, March
4, 1860. and held this position until De
cember 26, 1865, when he came to the
Hampshire County national bank. He
was successively teller, cashier, treasurer
and president of that organization, and
was also - treasurer of the Hampshire
County savings bank.
He was elected county treasurer in 1880
afid held that office for 15 years. In
1886 he received the democratic nomina
tion for state treasurer and received 500
more votes in Hampshire county than the
head of the ticket. He served as alder
man from ward 3 in 1893 and 1894, being
president of the board the last vear. He
was chief of the fire department from 1877
to 1881 and again in 1883.
He is survived by one son. I.ewis E.
Warner of Northampton, and-one daugh
ter, Mrs Frank Metcalf of Holj-oke.
KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Leon K. Velth Loses 'Lite and oJhn R.
Nevreil, Classmate, is Badly Injured
at Paterson, N. J.
Leon K. Veith. 22. a member of the
IDltj class of the Young Men’s Christian
association college in this city, re dead, John
Ru Ktwell, a classmate of his at college,
Is suffering from internal injuries, a
broken arm and severe lacerations about
the head and Veith’s fiancee. Miss Marion
Whitmore, a school-teacher. George Tier
ney and his sister. Miss Theresa Tier
ney. all of Paterson, N. J„ are suffering
from injuries as the result of an' automo
bile accident on the Boonton turnpike
about seven wiles from Paterson shortly
before 11 o’clock Friday night Defective
wiring caused the lights suddenly to go
out and the driver, unable to see. swerved
mto a wood. Newell's condition is serious,
but unless complications..set it he will re
cover. All of the injured are at St Jo
seph s hospital in Paterson, where they
were taken by Dr Cuthbert White of
Boonton, who attended them.
DEATH OF EDWARD R. TINKER
FRIEND OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Former Republican I,carter—Said to
Have Been Responsible for Lincoln’s
First Nomination to Presidency—
Dies at Age of 63
North Adams lost one of its best known
and most remarkable citizens in the death
of Edward R. Tinker, in Washington, D.
C., Thursday evening. Mr Tinker was 95
years old., and had been in poor health for
about a year. His death for some time had
been expected and for many days past
his son, Arthur M. Tinker, had been at
his bedside at the Ebbitts hotel.
A friend of Lincoln, and said by many
to have been the one man responsible for
the first nomination of the great eman
cipator for the presidency, Mr Tinker was
long a commanding figure in the republican
party, and his counsel and advice was
sought and heeded in state and national
politics. He was one of the founders of
the republican party and was present at
the memoral)le convention in the city of
Worcester in 1855. when that party was
launched. Ever since that year he had
been conspicuous in the party councils,
find his leadership in Western Massachu
setts was never questioned until after
setts election of Grover Cleveland in 1884.
Since that time Mr Tinker had been liv
ing in. comparative political retirement,
although his advice was frequently sought
and given in matters of party policy. His
Part in the Chicago wigwam convention
was frequently related with considerable
pride by him and he modestly admitted
that it was his strategy that brought, about
the naming of the martyred president. It
is said that, his power of persuasion over
the delegates from Pennsylvania was
mainly responsible for the result arid he
did not claim more credit for it than was
actually du? him.
Mr Tinker was a regular attendant at
all the state and national conventions of
the republican party for more than 50
years and he was a commanding figure
in all of them. His influence on legisla
tive matters was felt and he was a strong
advocate of measures for the benefit of
his native city. He is generally credited
with being responsible in a large measure
for the state’s interest in the building of
the Hoosac tunnel.
Mr Tinker was also a great friend of
Gen Grant and of William H. Seward.
He was, too, the. campaign manager of
the late Senator Dawes. All of these men
Were politically indebted to him and free
ly acknowledged their obligation bn more
than one public occasion.
Edward R. Tinker was born in the
North village of the town of Adams (now
the city of North Adams), July 18. 1822.
the son of Giles and Zirtha Knight Tinker,
both of whom were from pioneer stock
and among the early settlers of Western
Massachusetts. His father was a manu
facturer of machinery and made much of
the equipment that, went into the small
mills that then, abounded in ■ northwest
ern Massachusetts.
The young man had a thorough school
ing. in . the academy of the village . and
Has fpr a titne engaged in the business
conducted by his father. Ip 1849 he was
appointed postmaster of the town of Ad
ams and he remained in that capacity
until 1853, when he resigned to engage
in the manufacture of gunpowder. He re
mained in this latter busines for 20 years,
although in 1862 he was named as col
lector of internal revenue for *he district
of Western Massachusetts., He filled this
office until removed by President Cleve
land and had not accepted any other posi
tion in public life since then. He did.
however, become interested in the public
market at Washington. D. C., and in
the cold storage business and he was
singularly successful in both enterprise*,
afterward acquiring a controling interest
in the former.
Of late Mr Tinker had spent most of his
winters in Washington, returning to North
Adams only for the summer. He lived at
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EDWARD R. TINKER
Delegate to Wigwam Convention That
Nominated Abraham Lincoln for
Presidency
the Richmond hotel and was a familiar fig
ure about the office of that hostelry as
well as on the streets of North Adams. Au
accident in Brooklyn four years ago in
jured one of his feet, and since that time
he had carried two canes in walking
about. His long, flowing white beard und
white hair, as well as his well-preserved
frame, made him a striking figure, and he
attracted attention wherever he went.
He married in 1840 Phoebe Wellington
of Adams and she died in 1882. He is
survived by three sons, Arthur M. Tinker
of Washington, Giles E. Tinker of New
York and Henry W. • Tinker of Boston.
HAD s2dbo 'IN HIS POCKETS
Clarksburg Man Who Die* In Soldiers’
Home Found to Have Large Sum
George D. Horton of Clarksburg, a
veteran of the civil war, had upward
of S2OOO in his pockets when he died at
the soldiers’ home in Bennington, Vt,
Sunday morning, according to informa
tion that reached North Adams Monday
Horton was an inmate of the North Ad
ams hospital lor some time until last week
Wednesday, when he was removed to the
soldiers' home in Bennington. He was a
native, of Windsor and was 74 years of
age. During the civil war he enlisted as a
member of Co A, 2d Vermont regiment,
and after the war he settled in Clarks
burg, where he had since lived. He
owned considerable property at one time
and was highly regarded by all who knew
him. For several year* past be had been
a member of C. D. Sanford posh
THE SPRINGFIELD WEEKLY REPUBUCAN: THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1915
DEATH OF MISSIONARY
WIFE OF DR C. D, USSHER
PASSES AWAY IN TURKEY
Dr Ussher Seriously Ill—Both Repre
sent First Church of This City
Mrs Elizabeth Barrows Ussher, wife of
the First Congregational church’s mis
sionary to Armenia, Dr Clarence D.
Ussher, worn down with wartime priva
tions and harrassed by the terror of Turk
ish massacres, has died at her post. The
story of her death was brought to the mis
sionary center at Tiflis by 15 refugees
who, with the marks of disease and want
upon them, had made their way mostly
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Fir®t Church Missionary Dead la
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afoot from the little interior town where
Springfield’s representative 'has ’ labored
for 16 years in tbe cause of Christianity-
Dr Ussher was one of them. He-is-nira
self desperately ill in a Tiflis hospital.
These facts were telegraphed Monday
in press dispatches to Washington. There
has been an epidemic of typhus in Van,
and Rev James L. Barton, foreign secre
tary of the American board of comrnis-,
sioners for foreign missions, announced in
Boston that te believed the refugees had
left the town- to. escape the plague.
Whether Mrs Ussher died of it is not
known. The American board is attempt
ing to learn further details.
Although fears for the. safety, of the
Usshers have been entertained ever since
Turkey became involved in the war, no
account^ of danger threatening them had
been received prior to Monday. A little
more than a week ago one ot their sons
arrived in New York, a^ter a railway
journey through Russia to Archangel, and
reported his mother, and father very busy
but in good health. In her last letter to
the missionarj’ col-respondent of the First
church. Mrs Ida Farrar, of 5 Lincoln
street. Mrs Ussher stated briefly that she
had just been put'in charge of the Van
hospital. Friends Monday night held.to the
theory that she had probably contracted
t.’ phus while nursing the sick. ' ' -
Mrs Ussher was never definitely connected
with the local church, although she and ter
husband have co-operated in .their mission
ary work since their marriage, which took
place at the time Dr Ussher became medical
missionary on the First church pay-roll. For
many years Mrs Ussher taught in’ a mis
sionary school in Van. Recently she had
conducted several lace-making classes for
the native women, who find ■ a large output
for wares of this kind in the United States.
Throughout her service she had helped her
husband in his medical work, and her ap
pointment to the superintendency of the
hospital at a time of crisis was taken as a
proof of her unusual ability in this re
gard.
Mrs Ussher was born in Norwich, Ct,
the daughter of Rev John O. Batrows,
and was a graduate of the Northfield
seminary and of the woman's college: of
Baltimore. Md. Dr Ussber was. borp at
Aurora. 111., in 1870. and was educated
nt Montreal. P. Q., the Philadelphia Re
formed Episcopal seminary and the uni
versity medical college of Kansas City,
Mo. He practiced medicine in tbe last
place and preached there until he re
ceived his appointment to Turkey. Be
sides her husband, Mrs Ussher is sur
vived by three sons. Neville, Sidney Rey
nolds-and Richard Beverly, and a daugh
ter. Eleanor Elizabeth. She is also a
relative of Charles H. Barrows of this
city. Another daughter. Dorothea Bar
rows Ussher, died during their visit to
America on a year's furlough in 1909.
This was the only occasion during their
ministry when the Usshers visited Spring
field. They were the guests of First church
members for a week.
In the Van missionary group were also
Miss Gertrude Rogers of New Britain,
Ct., Mrs Martha W. Raynolds. a Veteran
of 40 years' experience in the field, and
Mr and Mrs Ernest Yarrow, well known
in this city owing to the fact that Mrs
Yarrow is the daughter of Rev Henry
M. Tuckley, former pastor of the Trinity
Methodist church.
In spite of the hardships entailed, Dr
Ussher has always professed to be de
lighted with his location and with his
work, “I would not exchange it for the
best practice in America and $50,000 a
year.” he wrote in February. During the
war he has contributed to a military mag
azine articles on the fighting in liis dis
trict. This fighting, it is believed, had al
ready freed the little missionary circle of
the dangers of Turkish violence. The
Russian troops are believed td have oc
cupied Van some time before the Usshers
took their departure.
A dispatch Monday night said that the
Turks recaptured Van August 11 and that
the Russians, in retreat, are destroying
the neighborhood.
DEATH OF ALEXANDER VICE
Prominent Rsslnm Man of shelbnrne
Falla
The sudden death of Alexander Vice, at
his home on Bridge street, about 2.45
o'clock Tuesday, morning came as a shock
to Shelburne Falls. He was apparently
as well as usual upon retiring Monday
night, but early Tuesday morning .he
awoke with a severe nosebleed. His wife
succeeded in partially stopping the flow of
blood, but his condition warranted calling
a physician. Dr C. 1.. Upton was sum
moned. but Mr Vice died before the doc
tor arrived.
Mr Vice was born in Germany about 65
years ago and came to the United State*
when a young man. Since 1877 he had
conducted a clothing business in Shelburne
Falls, and for the past 22 years the busi
ness has been located in the block which
he built oli Bridge street. Recently he
had taken his two sons into partnership
^*ith him. He was twice Carried. His
first wife was Frances Chresteller of New
York, who died about four years ago.
His. second wife was Bertha Holmes of
Providence, R. 1., and sbe survives him.
Mr Vice was a man who was much in
terested in bis business yet one who spent
as tßueh time as be could with bis fam
ily. to which he was very devoted. He
was. active for a number of years in the
Odd Fellows, where he was a constant at
tendant. He was of a pleasant, genial
disposition and will bo missed as one of
Hie familiar figures in the business section.
He leaves, besides his widow, two sons,
Louis and Fred P„ both of Shelburne
I alls.
DEATH OF WILLIAM H. CHAPMAN
Member of Distinßulfthed KaMhamp
ton Family Dies in New York
News of the death of William Henry
Chapman at his home, 251 West F ghty
seventh street, New York, Thursday morn
ing. has been received by friends in East
hampton. Death was due to weakness in
cident to old age. He was born in East
hampton September 24, 1834. the son of
Mr and Mrs Almon Chapman. His an
cestor. David Chapman, settled in East
hampton in 1772. From the city of North
ampton-, from which Eastbampton had not
then been set off, he bought the property
for- $1.91 an acre on which the First
church and parsonage and the home of
Miss Clara Harris and the Park primary
school now stand. His home was built
where the residence of. Miss Harris now
stands, and was later used as the parson
age of the First church.
David Chapman’s grandson. Almon, Mr
Chapman's father, owned the entire tract
of land now occupied by the Williston
seminary, and here he erected the house
which he moved to its present location on
Union street when the land was sold.
William Chapman was born in this house.
He was educated in the school which oc
cupied the lihrarv location, that which is
now a part of the residence of D r Fond
and the ’‘select school’’ which occupied
the upper part of the town hall. He was
a graduate of Williston seminary, in the
class of 1854.
Mr Chapman first began work with Capt
Ferry in his store and post-office. Be
fore 1.860 he became hook keeper in the
New York office of the Williston & Knight
hutton company, and rose to the vice
presidency and finally the presidency of
the company. He held this office when
the company was taken over by the United
button company in 1902. Mr Chapman
was twice married. He survived both of
his wives. He leaves two daughters. Mrs
Alice Mosenthal and Mts Paul Gould, and
one nephew, William F. Chapman, all of
New York..
GEN JOHN C. BLACK DEAD
Former Commnnder-ln-Chlef of G. A.
R. and Heed of United States Civil-
Service Commission
Gen John C. Black, civil war veteran,
former congressman and former United
States commissioner of. pensions, died sud
denly Tuesday in his room at a Chicago
hotel. Gen Black was a member of the
United States civil-sernce commission. He
enlisted at the outbreak of the civil war
as a private'and was breveted brigadier
general in April. 1865. fdr ‘‘gallant services
in assault on Fort Blakely. Alabama.”
He was. commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army in 1903.
Gen Black was borfi’ in Lexington. Miss-,
January 27. 1839, and was educated in the
common schools and at Wabash college.
Serving in- the f'nioii army from April 14,
1861. to Avgust 15,; 4865. he rose from
the ranks to be colonel and; brevet briga
dier-general, * After tfiv war he studied
law and. tvas jo the bar.. He
was United States Commissioner of pen
sions, 1885-9: membes-ef .Onngress-at-large
from Illinois. 1898-5. Sand United States
attorney for rhe' - northern'district of Illi
nois, 189,5-9.
Gen Black had been; prominent in the
military . order 'of the ioyal Legion and
in the Grand Army. Knox college con
ferred upon him the degree of LL. D. At
the beginning of 1904 fa? succeeded John
R. Proctor as head-of zthe United States
civil-service commission.
C. M. MATHER DEAD
Once AMerman From Ward 4 and Can
dldatetor Mayor nt SprlngUeld
Charles' M. Mather. 81, a lineal de
scendant of Rev Richard Mather and of
Rev Cotton Mather, nnd well known in
this citj. where be had been for the past
25 years engaged in the real estate busi
ness, died at his home.. 29 Spring street,
Friday after a year’s illness of diseases
incident to old age. He had been -sick a lit
tle over a year. Mr Mather had lived in
Springfield since 1864, and had been
prominent in the business, social nnd
political life of the city during his entire
residence here.
Charles M. Mather was bom in Lyme,
Ct.. January 26, 1834. His father. Dan
IV. Mather, was a contractor and builder.
When Charles Mather was very young the
family removed to East Lyme." and it was
here that lie received bis education and.
after leaving school, was an apprentice
in the carriage-making trade. About the
year 1860 he went to Middletown. Ci., and
established a factory there, remaining in
that town until 18(14. when he came to
Springfield. For the first 20 years of his
residence in this city Mr Mather was em
ployed in , the stocking department at
Smith & Wesson's, a position he gave up
to enter the real estate business with
George H. Clark. Upon the withdrawal
of Mr Clark from the firm because of the
fact that be had heen made probation of
ficer. L. H. Mayott came into the firm.
Mather and Mayott became a well-known
real estate firm, with offices for years in
the Republican building.
In 1857 Mr Mather married Miss Marin
T. Comstock of East Lyme Ct. She died
in 1859. leaving one daughter. Mr Mather
married in 1.861 Miss Helen W Martin,
daughter of J. R. Martin of Hamburg. Ct.
Mr Mather's first trial nt politics was
in the fall of 1891. when he was elected
to the board of aidermen from ward 4
nn the democratic ticket. The follow
ing fall he ran on the democratic ticket
for mayor, but was defeated by Edmund
P. Kendrick. Ho was chairman of the
fire committee of the board of aldermen
during his term and also served as a mem
ber of the pauper and health committees.
His social life centered about the Win
throp club, of which he was a charter
member, and Of Masonic orders, those of
which he -was a member being Roswell
Lee lodge of Masons. Morning Star chap
ter, and Springfield commandery, Knights
Templars, Ho was for some years a
trustee of the State-street Methodist
church, which was locAted at State and
Myrtle streets. His home was for many
years at the corner of High and Myrtle
streets.
He. leaves one daughter. Miss Maria T.
Mather, with whom he had made his
home in this city. Several nieces and
nephews in Connecticut also survive him.
DEATH OF OSGOOD L. LEACH
Served as Selectman, Con nt y Com mt a
. eloner and Representative
Osgood Luke Leach died at the Brattle
boro Memorial hospital Thursday after
noon following an operation performed a
w<>ek before. He was born in Wendell. Sep
tember 18, 1848, where he attended the
public schools of the town. L«t«r Im nt-
tended New Salem academy and Monson
academy. He was in the lumber business
with the late Charles H. Green for many
years, and since Mr Green's death has been
associated with his son.
Mr Leach served the town as selectmen
and assessor for many years, and also
served some time on the school board. He
was one of the present county commis
sioners. which office he has held for the
past 15 years. He represented the 4th
Franklin representative district in the Gen
eral Court m 1895 He was a member of
Harmony lodge of Masons and Orange
chapter, Loyal Arch Masons, and Orange
commandry, Knights Templar.
He married, March 1, 1871, Bessie Anne
Eastman of Lowell, who survives him with
one daughter. Mrs Mary Bancroft of Som
erville, and two sons. Charles and Ralph
of Northfield, also one brother John N.
Leach of Boston, and three sisters. Mrs
KJ hs S Bowen of Wendell, Mrs J. E. Cone
of Orange, and Mrs E. B. Bemis of Orange.
death of henry b. rice
Was One nt the Oldest Residents nt the
City
Henry B. Rice, 94, one of the oldest res
idents of this city, died at his home. 435
Inion street, Friday, after an illness
of bronchitis. He was a man of remark
able memory and he eould remember when
what is now North Main street was only
a couple of narrow lanes. He also re
called when the city was so small that it
had a town crier, whom, he said, would
mount the steps of the old First church
at midnight each -night and give the cry
that all was well.
Mr Rice was born in this city August 1,
1821, one of 12 children of John Rice, one
of Springfield's earliest residents. He was
a painter by trade and a man who was de
voted to domestic life. The only time that
he ever left the city was for .12 years in
the middle of his life, when he went to the
West for his health. He returned a well
man and never again left the city for any
protracted period. In 1845 he married
Sarah Maria Burbank of Thompsonville.
For the past few years he had not been
able.to do any work. It was the pleasure
of his last years to contrast the present
size of the city with what it was when he
was young. H« had a keen, alert mind,
which was unimpaired to the- last years
of his life.
He leaves two daughters. Mrs S. South
worth of Neagher connty. Mont.. and Miss
Lizzie Rice of this city-, eight grandchil
dren and 10 great-grandchildren.
BARON BLEICHROEDER KILLED
For Whom Princess Sophia of Saxe*
Weimar Committed. Suicide
Baron von Bleichroeder, son of the fa
mous German banker, was killed while
fighting on the 'Warsaw front on August
1, according to an Amsterdam dispatch
to the London Exchange telegraph com
pany. He was at one time secretly en
gaged to Princess Sophia of Saxe-Weimar,
who committed suicide in 1913 because her
father. Prince William, refused to permit
their marriage.
The lore affair of Princess Sophia and
Baron von Bleichroeder which led to her
suicide aroused intense interest throughout
Germany. The young baron was .the old
est.son of the head of one of the most
powerful banking houses in Germany, who
was ennobled for his valuable financial
.services to the empire,. Grand Diike Ernest
of Saxe-Weimar, the head of the house,
was said to have been responsible^ for pre
venting the marriage of, the banker's son
tc the princess. He refused to sanction
the Union Unless the princess, his third
cousin, renounced all her titles and dig
nities. which she refused tn do.
Her father was.said to have' been in
clined to yield to her w»sh that she tnight
wed the man she loved but was unable
to take an independent stand owing to
his financial relations , with the grand
duke, who based his objections to the
match upon the ground, that a princess
should uot wed an inferior in rank. Bar
on von Bleichroeder was in New York
in 1910 to study banking methods. The
young man. who was said at that time
to be heir to $40,900,000. kept his iden
tity secret for 10 months from all except
his most intimate friends and spent his
time studying finance. It was said at
one time that he intended to enter the
diplomatit service of his country, but for
some reason he failed to do so.
MRS CAMILLA A. TIFFANY DEAD
Had Been in Poor Health for Several
Y ea ra
Mrs Camilla Allen Tiffany. 77, widow of
Franklin G. Tiffany, died at her home on
Main street. Blandford, last week Wednes
day night. Mrs Tiffany had been in poor
health for several years, but until a few
days ago had been able to be about the
house, receive visits from her friends, and
to take short drives. Recentlv she. had
failed rapidly and death, which was due
to troubles incident to old age, was not
unexpected.
Mrs Tiffany was born in Westfield Oc
tober 27, 1837. She was a daughter of
the late Alonzo and Eunice Chapman Al
ien. Her education was gained at West
field academy and at Wesleyan academy
in Wilbraham. In both schools she won
honors because of her scholarship. For
a number of years she was a successful
teacher. Her marriage to the late F. G.
Tlffanv of Blandford took place November
21. 1867. Mrs Tiffany was a woman of
unusual strength of character and keen
perception’. Her many fine qualities of
mind and heart greatly endeared her to
those who knew her best. She gave gen
c-rously of her means for the support of
the Congregational church and the needy
knew her as a helpful friend.
Mrs Tiffany is survived by two broth
ers. Edward A. Allen of New York and
S. A. Allen of Westfield; a sister. Miss
Frances E- Allen of Westfield, who has
lived with Mrs Tiffany in Blandford since
the death of Mr Tiffany December 28,
1911. She also leaves two nephews, Park
W. Allen of Westfield and Burton Allen
of New York, and two nieces. Mrs Vergie
E. Vilen and Miss Ethel 1.. Allen of West
field.
DEATH OF JAMES H. WALKER
Wales Loses a Valuable Official—U sa
» Civil War Veteran
In the death of James H. Walker. Wales
has lost one of its most valuable and trusted
officers. During the 35 years that he had
lived there he bad held various official po
sitions. At the time of his death he was
clerk of the board of selectmen and seal
er of weights and measures, having held
both positions for several years. He had
also served as assessor in past years. He
was horn in the town of Woodstock, Ct..
February 10, 1842. the son of James
Walker and Mary Hiscock. During the
civil war he served Ms country for more
than three rears. He enlisted in Co G
of tho 46th Massachusetts infantry and
was elork for the provost marshal at New
bern. N. C. He enlisted again in Co D
of the 2d Massachusetts heavy artillery,
in which company ho held the position of
corporal. He was stationed at Fort Macon
and took part in the battle of Kingston.
Mr Walker married in 1867 Miss Maryett
Handy of Newton. He had been engaged
in farming roost of his life, although he
taught school in h>« younger da?a and w as
employed in the factories of Wales' for
m S- y .* ars ' l,a< l secretary of
the tvales veteran association since its or
ganization. He was a member of the Baptist
church. Mr Walker was one of a family of
three children and is survived by a broth
er, Albertus Walker of Staffordville, and
* •* Bt A r . Jennie Baker of Eastford,
~ Walker leaves a son, Henry S.
It alter, of Wales; a daughter. Mrs Flor
ence Sowerbutts of Fitchburg, and two
grandsons.
MRS ADELAIDE B. SLATER DEAD
Formerly Member of Various Ch arch
Choirs la This Cily
Mrs Adelaide Bumham Slater, 71 years
old, wife of William D. Slater of 65 High
street, this city, died Monday in her
home, after a long illness. She was at
one time well known in musical circles in
this city, belonging to various church
choirs, the Tuesday Morning music club,
as well as to several old amateur organ
Izations which produced a number of
operas. She will be remembered by a for
mer generation for her association with
Mrs I^ura Mattoon in the production of
musical plays.
Mrs Slater was born in Norwich, Vt-,
May 2. 1844, daughter of Joseph T. and
Mary Bundy Burnham. When she was
three years old, she was taken by her
family to Holyoke, where she spent her
early life. She was married August 23,
1862. in Holyoke to William D. Slater,
and three vears later Mr and Mrs Slater
came to this city. She had since made
ner home here. Mrs Slater wus a member
of State-street Baptist church and for
many years she was active in Sunday
school and benevolent organizations. Dur
ing recent years, she took an appreciative
interest in the affairs of the Tuesday
Morning music ripb.
Three years ago Mr and Mrs Slater
quietly observed their 50th wedding anni
versary, and August 23 of this year the
couple would have celebrated their 53d
anniversary. August 23 would have had
double significance, since it is also the
sol ‘ marriage of one of her grand
children. Miss Margaret W. Robinson,
daughter of Mr and Mrs George E. Robin
son, 46 Temple street.
Mrs Slater leaves her husband, two
daughters, Mrs George E. Robinson of
this city. Mrs Herbert L. Wheeler of New
York; one son. Dr Arthur F. Slater of
^ew H a T en . g gigt e P Mrg barren Qark
n 8 n lsces. Mrs George W.
Balch of this city and Mrs Charles Barto
Hrown of Orono. Me., and seven grand
children, Margaret, Wilfred, Emily and
Gertrude Robinson, all of this city, and
Arthur, Catherine Adelaide and Clifford
Wheeler of New York city.
Y. M. C. A. COLLEGE STUDENT
Ernest F. Monlion Drownetl at Bridge
port, Ct.
The body of Ernest F. Moulton. 23, of
Brockton, a student at the Young Men's
Christian association college, was found in
New Haven harbor off Sperry light, Fri
day. Mr Moulton was drowned Saturday,
the 7th, while he was canoeing near
Bridgeport with Maurice Marpile. The
two started out in a canoe from Bridge
port in the afternoon and when they were
more than a quarter of a mile offshore
in the vicinity of Steeplechase island, the
canoe capsized. Moulton could not swim
and as the body did not come to the sur
face Marpile struggled to shore, barely
saving his own life. He notified the po
lice, who dragged the river for two days.
Moulton was working this summer as a
playground instructor in Bridgeport and
Marpile was a fellow-instrucror in the
playground. Mr Moulton was a member
nf the class of• 1917 of rhe Young Men's
Christian association college and of the
Sigma Delta Alpha, a local college fra
ternity. A fraternity pin and a triangle
emblem were the single marks of identi
nearion that were found on the body. He
was a good student and was popular
among his college mates. He was taking
the physical course and was a member of
the 1914 baseball team.
Death of Frederick S. Ellis
Frederick S. Ellis died Sunday morn
ing at the home of his mother, Mrs Mary
Hathaway Ellis Freeman of Morse Vil
lage. He was seriously ill for only a
few days, although he had been in poor
health for a long time. Mr Ellis was a
son of the late Amos EHis of New Salem
and was edwated at New Salem acade
my. He married Miss Annie Burt of
Morse Village and they lived in Orange
for many years. Since her death on Jan
uary 1. 1912. he had lived much of the
time with his mother, Mrs Freeman, in
New Salem. He leaves a son, Leslie
Kilis of Orange .two daughters, lira Earl
J. Johnson of North Dana and Mrs Ben
jamin Crowell of Brookfield, and several
grandchildren.
Death of Colrnin Man
James W. Cole, 65, one of Colrain’s
highly respected citizens, died suddenly at
his home in that town Friday night about
7.30 o'clock. He had been ill but a few
days with pneumonia and heart trouble.
He had been employed as foreman at the
Griawoldyille manufacturing company’s
works for more than 45 years, and was a
most efficient and trusted employe. He
was a member of Mountain lodge of Masons
of Shelburne Falls and the Colrain camp
of Sons of Veterans. He is survived by a
widow, one daughter. Mrs Grace Chamber
lain of Pittsfield, and three sons, Joseph
XV., William F. and James W. Cole, Jr.,
all of Athol,
Robert B. Wheeler of Yew Salem Dies
at Wesson Hospital
Robert B. Wheeler of New Salem, who
was so badly burned on July 15 when his
house, barn and all the contents except
two trunks were destroyed, died early
Thursday at Wesson memorial hospital in
this city. He leaves a widow, whose maid
en name was Bertha 1.. Whitcomb, two
daughters, J. Etta and Ella B. Wheeler,
a mother, Mrs Ella G. Wheeler of Cush
man. two sisters, Mrs Whitney O. Haskins
of New Salem and Mrs Lula G. Glover
of Worcester, and four brothers, Henry
W. of Amherst, Fred W. of Worcester.
Charles S. of Amherst and Perley W.
Wheeler of Sb utesbury.
Death of Francia B. Willard
Francis B. Willard, 72, died Wednes
day last week at his home on Laurel street,
Northampton, after a long illness. He was
born in Northampton. September 5. 1843.
and hail spent nearly all of his life in that
city. He enlisted in September. 1861, at
the ane of 18. and was a member of Co A
of the 27th Massachusetts volunteers, serv
ing to the close of the war. He is sur
vived by liis widow and six children. Miss
I cna Willard of Northampton. Mrs Sny
drr of Boston. Mrs Earl Kron of Hol
>oke. Mrs George Hanson of Springfield,
Frank of Idaho and Raymond of Marl
boro.
John Foster Robertson
John Foster Robertson. 73. died Thurs
day afternoon at tbe city hospital after a
short illness. He was born in New York
state, hut spent the greater part of his
life in Springfield. For years he was em
ployed at the Roger carriage company,
bnt left their six years ago to accept a
position with the Knox automobile com
pany, where he was employed up to the
tiuje of his removal to the hospital. He
had made his home for the last 15 years
at the Chandler hotel. He was a civil
war Veteran and a member of the E. K.
Wilcox Grand Army post.
Hermit Dies nt Orange
Orange’s aged hermit was found dead
in his small shanty in the wooda on the
lot of .1. Henry Webster Thursday after
noon by Baxter H. Worden, who lives
in the vicinity. The hermit was a Rus-
S*"! * t ‘ d ,bou t 80 y*”* ® w - !t « thought
ne had been dead about two hours, death
being due to natural causes. He' was
Known as Mike and had lived m the vicin
ity for a good many years. Nothing was
knawn about him because he could speak
no English and alwaya shunned people.
He had worked at times at lumber camps
and for farmers.
ReT W .1. Phelan Dies at Plrmonth
Hospital
Rev William Ignatius Phelan, for more
than four years curate of the church of
the Holy Family in this city, died Thurs
day morning at a hospital in Plymouth
after an operation for stomach trouble.
He had been a sufferer for years and dur
ing the past few months his case became
so acute that he spent most of the spring
and summer at Mercy hospital. Abou* 10
a 3° wh ile he was at White Horse
beach he was stricken again and was hur
a. where efforts to save
his hfe were unavailing.
Death of Northampton Woman
Mr« .Tomsha A. Woodruff, 79. died at
her home, 79 W'eat street. Northampton,
Saturday afternoon about 3 o’clock. Mrs
Woodruff was horn in Shelburne Falls De
cember 13, 1835. the daughter of Jerusha
»-L nr Ashfield and Frances Williams
Conway. In 1862 she married William
Curtis M ondmff of Smithboro, N. Y.. and
10 years of her married life were spent
ln Btate - the past 38
years Mrs Woodward had lived in North
ampton. She is survived by two daugh
ters. Miss Martha A. Woodruff of North
arnpton and Mrs John C. Breaker of
Worcester.
Death of Mr. Ellen O. Graven
Mrs Ellen O. Graves, 71. widow of
Charles H, Graves, died at the home of
her eon, C. Harry Graves, 18 Pineywoods
avenue in this city. She was bom
in West Chesterfield, tbe daughter of Loren
L and Sophronia (Bates) Tower. Shs
spent the first few years of her married
life tn Haydenville, and for the past 32
years she had lived in this eity. She leave*
a son. C. Harry Graves of this rity, three
sisters. Mrs Herbert L. Bradford of North
Adams. Mrs Eugene H. Stevens and Mr*
Edward M. Cole, both of West Chester
field, and a brother, Walter M Tower of
Northampton,
Death of Mrs Anna L. Converse
Mrs Anna L. Converse, 53, died Sun
day night at her home in Westfield,
after a lingering illness. She was the
daughter of Job G. and Chlora A. Hazard
and was born in Westfield, where she
spent most of her life. Besides her
mother, who is 93 years old. Mrs Con
verse leaves two sisters. Mrs Emmons
Howard of Westfield and Mrs FIG Hook
of Springfield; one brother. Frank A.
Hazard of Houston. Tex.: four nephews,
Walter A. Howard of Freeport. L. I.
Harold E. Howard of Westfield, Virgil
and Arthur Hazard of Cromwell, Ct. and
one niece, E. Anna Hook of Springfield.
Henry H. Smith
Henry H. Smith. 74. died Friday at his
home. 1563 Northampton street. Hol
yoke. after a two-weeks’ illness. He was
born in Chicopee and for the greater part
of his life In Holyoke he was connected
with the Holyoke warp company. He
was prominent in Masonic circles, and was
treasurer of the Mount Holyoke council,
a member of the Mt Tom lodge and the
Knights Templars. He was a member of
the Pequot club. He leaves, besides a
widow, a brother. Edward T. of Worces
ter. and a sister. Carrie S. of Chicopee.
Death of R. G. Hermance In California
Mrs R. W. Volk of Pittsfield has been
notified that her father. R. G. Hermance.
died Monday in San Mateo. Cal. Mr
Hermance lived in Pittsfield for many
years and was superintendent of the city
farm for 12 years. He went to California
with Mrs Hermance a few years ago to
make his home with his son. H. P- Her
msnee. as he had been in raffing health
for some time.
Drath of Mrs George Stevens
Mrs Nettie C. Stevens, 67, wife of
George W. Stevens, died at her home on
the Templeton road Sunday after an ill
ness of 11 vears. She was born in North
field and had lived in Athol about 50
years. Mrs Stevens leaves besides her
husband one son. William H. Newton of
Keene. N. H.. and one daughter. Mrs
George H. White of Fitchburg. Mrs Ste
vens was a member of the Matrons of the
Republic.
Death of Mrs Jalia C. Rider
Julia C. Rider, 85, native of Cheshire
and one of the oldest women in the town,
died early Monday morning She was the
last of the family of Edmund and Lucinda
Rider. Leonard Rider, her husband, sur
vives, The couple celebrated their golden
wedding bv ascending Greyloek mountain
on foot. They used to walk to the top of
the mountain every Thanksgiving day.
Death of Mra Charles Denel
Mrs Charles Deuel. 8L for many years a
resident of Amherst, died at 9.30 Monday
morning after a prolonged illness. She
was born in Chesterfield. She leaves three
sons, Charles Deuel. C. F. Deuel and F.
D. Deuel, all of Amherst, and two grand
children.
Harvard Curator Dead
Prof Frederic Ward Putnam. 76. hono
rary curator of the Peabody museum nt
Harvard, and a noted anthropologist and
zoologist, died ar Cambridge Saturday.
He had edited all of the publications of
the Peabody museum since 1573.
COL CLEM RETIRES
Last Officer in Regnlar Army Wha
Saw Service in Civil War
The last officer on the active list of tbe
United States army who saw servic* in
the civil war was placed on the retired Hat
at Washington Friday, when Col John
L. Clem, quartermaster's department,
reached the age of 64 and wound up his
official duties at the war department, where
he has been stationed for many years. He
retires with the additional rank of brig
adier-general in accordance with an act of
Congress.
Col Clem, commonly is known as “The
drummer boy of Chickamauga." because
as a lad of 10 he ran away from home and
attached himself to the 22d Michigan in
■ ' s , , .
of the bloodiest battles in which that or
ganization participated, notably at Shiloh
and at Chickamauga, where he is cred
,ted with having killed a Confederate colo
nel He was wounded twice at Atlanta
and was made a sergeant for bravery.
President Grant anpointed him a 2d lien
tenant in the regular army in 1871.
SWORDFISH RAMS SLOOP
Thinking that his ship bad been rammed
by a submarine, Capt Potter of the sloop
Nickerson of Boston jumped from his bunk
one day recently only to strike his leg
against something protruding from rhe
lower end. Upon investigating the captain
fonnd that it was the sword of a largo
swordfish, which had pierced the bottom
of the boat. The Nickersoa was fish
ing for swordfish on the Georges bank
and had already caught 19 fish. All
hands were trailing the fish except the
captain, who was resting on his bunk.
When the fish came in contact with the
ship the erew thought that they had been
torpedoed, and it was only when the
captain showed them the sword, which
broken off elose to the bottom of the snip,
that they rushed to the pumps until tha
hole could be closed. With the sword as a
trophy, Capt Potter brought hi* ship to
the fish pier at South Boston.
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