Mr RS ou bape ibiodils wit ail as a 
Friday,: February 2d, he appeared in unusually good health, 
_ him on the streets can testify to. At the close of business he ¥ 
in excellent spirits; was a little wakeful in the night; awoke 
with a headache, which increased very rapidly after he got up, an 
into congestive apoplexy, from which he died in about fifteen how 
In closing this biography we will say that the citizens of Kauai 
of its best supporters. Mr. Anthony identified himself with the ii 
adopted town; was ever ready to lend a helping hand to any ent 
tended to thejbenefit of Kasson, Although not a member of any of 
organizations}in Kasson, he always contributed liberally to each and all « 
"He was born of Quaker parents, and inclined to that belief himself. His 
took place from the house, on Wednesday afternoon, whence a very large 
course of people,followed his remains to their last resting place. May eac 
our readers leave behind them the record of alife as fragrant with good dee 
Nors.—Mr. Anthony became a member of the Minnesota State Horticu ° 
Society i in 1875, and subsequently took great interest in its objects and proceed- 
ings.—SECRETARY. 
M. W. LELAND. 
Marsnatt W. Lenanp, an honored member of the Minnesota State Horticul- 
tural Society, died at his residence in Rochester, Minnesota, July 17, 1877. He 
was also at the time of his decease, a member of the Olmsted county Horticultural 
Society, of which he was president. He took a lively interest in horticulture, and 
grew a fine orchard on his farm within the city limits. He was one of the first 
and foremost in making experiments with hybrid varieties, which were grown 
by him successfully. His death by apoplexy was very sudden and unexpected. 
Mr. Leland was born in Chester, Vt., June 50th, 1810, and was over 67 years 
of age at the time of his death. In 1833 he entered the Madison university, at 
Hamilton, N. Y., but left the institution while in the senior class. He after- . 
wards entered Columbia college in the District of Columbia, graduating in 1838. | 
He was soon after ordained a minister in the Baptist church, preaching in the 
Navy Yard church, and also taught a classical school. After a year and a half 
he went to east Virginia, where he labored as an evangelist, meeting with great 
success. In May, 1840, he married Miss Julia H. Anson, of Cuba, N. Y., a most 
estimable lady. Afterwaads he was pastor of the churches in Hamburg, Pa., 
Post Wilham, Ohio, and Door Village, Ind. In the latter place his lungs failed, 
when he went to Cuba, N. Y., and was engaged in mercantile pursuits for six 
years. He came to this city in 1861, and has reaided here since. He purchased 
the place on which he resided here of Rodney Whitney, and built the “‘ Leland 
block’’ on Broadway. His wife died in May, 1873, of the same disease that car- 
ried him off. He leaves five children. 
WILLARD C. FLAGG. . 
[Norr.—Mr. Flagg’s death is a loss not alone to his own state, but to the agri- 
cultural and horticultural interests of the entire country. Therefore, although he 
was nota member of the Minnesota Horticultural Society, it is deemed appropri- 
ate to give a place to the following tribute from the pen of Hon. M, P. Wilder, 
which we find in the report of the American Pomological society. —-SECRETARY.] 
