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beginning of the new year, to hear of his 

 decease, and sadder still when they learn 

 that the summons came suddenly, just as he 

 was about to embark in business with a friend 

 of years' standing, and with every prospect 

 of success. 



Mr. Prouty had been in the employ of 

 Messrs. Bradford & Anthony, of this city, 

 for twenty-seven years, and was known far 

 and near by all lovers of the rod and gun as 

 a gentleman particularly adapted for the po- 

 sition which he occupied at the head of the 

 fishing-tackle department of the above house. 

 He was a true sportsman, a keen lover of 

 nature, a companionable friend, a tender 

 husband, a devoted father, and a man of the 

 strictest integrity. 



It was expected, by his intimate friends, at 

 least, that he would have an interest in the 

 business of Messrs. Bradford & Anthony 

 after their retirement, he having done so 



