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11 () liT 1 C ULTURE 



April 20, 1918 



Obituary 



Harry Michell. 

 Word lias been received by Mr. and 

 Mrs. Frederick J. Michell, of Ridley 

 Park, Pa., of the death of their son, 

 Harry, 22 years old, a member of the 

 United States Engineers' Corps, In 

 Prance. 



The dispatch from Washington did 

 not give details of how the young 

 engineer met his death, simply stat- 

 ing he had been drowned on April 9. 

 The presumption of his friends is that 

 he was engaged In bridge building or 

 similar operation at the time, pos- 

 sibly near Xoyon. 



Harrv Michell was born in Philadel- 

 phia, jime 15, 1895. He attended the 

 public schools here. For the past two 

 years he studied scientific agriculture 

 at the State College. Last July he 

 enlisted in the engineers' branch of 

 the service, entering the class which 

 5vas then receiving instruction at the 

 University of Pennsylvania. 



He was a member of Company D, 

 19th Railway Engineers. He is sur- 

 vived by his father, a twin brother, 

 Frank B., engaged in agricultural 

 ■work on his father's farm; another 

 brother, Frederick J., Jr., and four 

 sisters. 



He wrote home regularly, his father 

 receiving the last letter from him two 

 weeks ago. in which he expressed op- 

 timism regarding the war and con- 

 cluded with "we are going over the 

 top soon." 



The above item is from the Phila. 

 Inquirer of April 11 and is more cor- 

 rectly put than most of the other ac- 

 counts appearing in the daily press. 

 Harry Micbell was a young man of 

 most engaging personality and great 

 promise. He was well known to the 

 horticultural trade, having been more 

 or less associated in the business of 

 his uncle, H. P. Michell. at 518 Mar- 

 ket street. We extend our he->rtfeU 

 sympathy to his sorrowing family. 



G. C. W. 



Edward A. Baker. 

 Edward A Baker, who until recent- 

 ly conducted a greenhouse on Fast 

 Main street, Ilion, N. Y., died at his 

 home on Fr=day. April 5. He had 

 been suffering from the gripre for 

 several weeks, but would not give up 

 and was out as usual. On Tuesday 



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 angwereil p:ibII.v fur over 1000 trees and 

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 planted In the eastern St:ite« and In 

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 aid of the ■.ihi pau-e book. "I'lant M«- 

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pneumonia developed. He had suf- 

 fered from a heart ailment for some 

 time, which was a great handicap In 

 combating the disease. 



The decease was one of the beat 

 known young men of the village, 

 where he was known by everyone and 

 was highly respected. He was born 

 In Thomastown, Conn., 38 years ago 

 and came to lllon with his parents H5 

 years ago and had always lived here. 

 About 10 years ago he purchased the 

 greenhouse business from Hakes & 

 Son. This business he sold to Seward 

 Hakes only a short time ago. His 

 death so early In life will cause pro- 

 found sorrow to all who knew him. 

 Surviving are three daughters, Marion, 

 Katherine and Martha L., also his 

 father, Edward Baker. 



Glenn had become caught in a barbed 

 wire fence and was terrll)ly burned. 

 Glenn leaves a son and two daughters. 



Eliza McKinley. 



Miss Eliza McKinley, daughter of 

 William O. and the late Jane Rahe 

 McKinley, died on Wednesday, April 

 10, at her home in Pittsburgh, Pa., 

 following a lingering illness. She 

 was one of the best known and re- 

 spected women in floricultural circles, 

 having been associated with the Ran- 

 dolph & McClements staff for nearly 

 twenty years. She resigned her posi- 

 tion last July, but for some time pre- 

 vious had been coming into the store 

 only a few hours each day, owing to 

 her failing health. Prior to taking up 

 floral work. Miss McKinley taught for 

 a few years. She is survived by her 

 father, one brother, of St. Paul, Minn.. 

 and two sisters, Mrs. Clara Carlin 

 and Mrs. Margaret Brooks, of Pitts- 

 burgh. 



Peter Barker- 

 Peter Barker, foreman of Olmstead 

 Park, in the Boston park system, died 

 on Monday, April 15. Mr. Barker 

 had been in precarious health most 

 of the winter. About two months ago 

 he was laid up with pneumonia and 

 this was followed a few weeks later 

 by a relapse due to exposure. The 

 cause of death is given as pleurisy 

 and pneumonia. Peter Barker was 

 born in Carrickfergus, near Belfast. 

 Ireland, fifty-one years ago. He came 

 to this country in 1887 and located 

 first with a market gardener near 

 Manchester, N. H. Afterwards he 

 filled several private and commercial 

 positions near Boston and then went 

 into the Boston Park Department. 

 Mr. Barker was an efficient and al- 

 ways dependable employee of the park 

 department for many years and his 

 death is deplored. He leaves one son 

 and one daughter, also a brother, 

 Micliael Barker, who is editor of the 

 American Florist of Chicago. He 

 was a member of the Gardeners' and 

 Florists' Club of Boston. 



John J. Glenn. 



John J. Glenn. 72, of Park avenue, 

 superintendent of Mount Pleasant cem- 

 etery, died on Monday night, April 15, 

 of injuries received in a fire at the 

 cemetery grounds. Mr. Glenn was 

 burning leaves and sent his assistant, 

 Spencer Howland, to sound an alarm, 

 as the fire got beyond his control. 

 When Howland returned he found 



Mrs. George W. Smith. 



Mrs. Louise M. Smith, wife of 

 George W. Smith of the Cleveland 

 Florists' Exchange, passed away at 

 her home on April 4th. Mrs. Smith 

 was the first president of the Wom- 

 en's Florist Club of Cleveland, and 

 was secretary of the Ladles' Society 

 of American Florists at the time of 

 her death. She is survived by her 

 husband and three boys. 



Joshua Vose. 



Joshua Vose. veteran in-rlet gar- 

 dener and florist of Pont lac, R. I., 

 died on April 10, at his home on May- 

 field avenue, in his 80th year. For 

 45 years Mr. Vose had been eneaged 

 in market gardening for the Provi- 

 dence market. He was a member of 

 the Rhode Island Horticultural So- 

 ciety. He is survived by his wife and 

 two daughters. 



Mrs. A. C. Rapalje. 



Sympathy is extended to A. C. Ra- 

 palje of Atlantic avenue, Rochester, 

 N. Y. The death of his wife on Mon- 

 day was a shock to his many friends. 

 Mr. Rapalje is a well known Roches- 

 ter florist and seedsman, now with 

 the Cushman Co. 



Frank K. Lamereaux. 



Frank K. Lamereaux, florist,, do'ng 

 business at 14 Spring street, Port Jer- 

 vis, N. Y.. died on Monday night. April 

 8. after taking poison. He was born 

 in Binghamton but snent the greater 

 part of his life in Port Jervls. He 

 leaves one brother and one sister. 



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