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In 1856 he married Miss Juliette Roberts of East Hartford, n^ho- 

 died a little over a year later. By this marriage Mr. Smith had one 

 daughter, who died in 1898. It was on January 17th, 1866, that he 

 married Miss Lucy F. Nichols, of Gilead, who has been his faithful 

 and efficient helpmeet for very nearly forty years. Their home, 

 whether in East Hartford, New Britain, or Berlin, was always the 

 gathering place of ministers, missionaries, temperance workers, and 

 all who were interested in any aggressive Christian work. From 

 this home many have gone forth refreshed in spirit and liberally 

 assisted financially to do the Master's work in various parts of this 

 and other lands. Mr. Smith leaves eight children: Mrs. Dwight L. 

 Rogers, now living in Massachusetts ; Laura C. Smith, a missionary 

 under the American Board in South Africa ; Miss Alice C. Smith,, 

 living at home ; Miss Edith Smith, Elliott N. Smith, civil engineer,, 

 who makes his home in New York City; Harry J. Smith, a professor 

 at Oberlin College; Roy B. Smith, who has just graduated from Wii- 

 liams, and Miss Faith W. Smith, who is also at home. There are four 

 grandchildren, the children of Mr. Smith's oldest daughter, Mrs. Fanny 

 L. Rogers, and Dwight L. Rogers, general Y. ]\I. C. A. secretary of 

 Massachusetts. 



A. G. Sharp of Richmond, Mass., passed away in January 

 last. A fruit grower of long experience, he made a specialty 

 of the culture of raspberries and his fruit was well known in 

 Boston and other markets. The Society first made Mr. 

 Sharp's acquaintance as a speaker on berry growing at its 

 annual meeting of 1900. Since then he has been a frequent 

 visitor at Connecticut meetings and made many warm friends, 

 and was esteemed for his genial ways and willingness to help 

 others. He was a member of the Society since 1889. Mr. 

 Sharp had been president of the Massachusetts Fruit Grow- 

 ers' Association, and his loss will be keenly felt in his home 

 state even more than among his Connecticut brother fruit 

 s;'rowers. 



As this book is in preparation comes the sad news of the 

 death of Hon. Theodore Sedgwick Gold, of JJ\^st CornzvaU, 

 which occurred at his home March 19th, 1906. He had 

 reached the ripe age of 88 years and retained in a remarkable 

 degree his wonderful mental faculties until the last. 



