MABCii 4, 1915. 



The Florists^ Review 



25 



OBITUARY 



W. T. Barnes. 



W. T. Barnes, of Lapel, Ind., died 

 .Muddenlyi at his home, February 26. 

 The immediate cause of his death was 

 lieart failure, following a mild attack 

 of pleurisy. He was born in North 

 (JaroUna and removed to Indiana when 

 .1 child. In 1879 he was married to 

 Miss Maggie Brattle, of Fishersburg, 

 Ind. In 1892 he erected a home at 

 hapel, {tut up some glass and engaged 

 in floriculture, in which he did a flour- 

 ishing and profitable business. His 

 place was noted for its neatness and 

 method. 



Mr. Barnes was a man of sterling 

 integrity, who^e word was as good as 

 ;i bond. He was of a genial, happy 

 disposition, had a kind word at all 

 times for every acquaintance and never 

 was morose or disagreeable. He en- 

 deared himself to all who were fortu- 

 nate enough to know him, and his pres- 

 ence was always welcome. He was of 

 (Quaker extraction and lived his belief, 

 liaving all the lovable traits of that 

 sect. Besides his wife, he is survived 

 by Walter and Vernie Barnes, of Lapel, 

 and Orange Barnes, of Spokane, Wash. 



J. A. E. H. 



S. Y. Haines. 



S. Y. Haines, of Rockford, 111., died 

 suddenly from myocarditis, Saturday 

 morning, February 27, at the age of 

 (U years. He was at his desk as usual 

 up to the previous evening. He was 

 born' in Tennessee. He had been promi- 

 nent in the seed trade for the last 

 forty years, having held responsible 

 positions with W. Atlee Burpee & 

 Vo., Northrup-Braslan-Goodwin Co., 

 Vaughan 's Seed Store and L. L. May 

 & Co., and he was the founder of the 

 Miss Lippincott business, at Hudson, 

 Wis. For nearly seven years he had 

 l)een connected with the advertising 

 department of H. W. Buckbee, at the 

 Kockford Seed Farms. Mr. Haines 

 leaves a daughter, Ruth, 9 years old; 

 ^Irs. Haines died nearly two years ago. 

 The remains were taken, in the care 

 of H. W. Buckbee, Ruth Haines and 

 other relatives and friends, to Rives 

 Junction, Mich., where the funeral took 

 place March 2 and the body was in- 

 terred beside that of Mrs. Haines. 



Philip Enunerich. 



Philip Emmerich, 72 years of age, a 

 retired florist, died February 2.3 at his 

 home at College Point, N. Y. He was 

 liorn in Germany, but had lived in 

 College Point the greater part of his 

 life. 



James Conlin. 



•lames Conlin, retired florist, 70 years 

 <»f age, died March 1 at his home in 

 Brooklyn as the result of a complica- 

 tion of diseases. ^Ir. Conlin was a 

 well knowfi and highly respected florist 

 ind gardener in Brooklyn for nearly 

 lialf a century. He leaves a wife, son 

 !ind five daughters. James Conlin, 

 whose flower store is at 1 Smith street, 

 Brooklyn, is a nephew. Interment, 

 March 3, was at Holy Cross cemetery. 



Charles E. Bessery. 



Horticulture met a great loss in the 

 leath of Dr. Charles E. Bessery, of the 

 ^*ebraska State University, at the age 



of 70. He had been professor of botany 

 for forty years. He was dean of the 

 faculty and for a time was acting chan- 

 cellor. He was a student of Asa Grey, 

 and since the latter 's death was prob- 

 ably the leading botanist of America. 

 He not only taught, but published sev- 

 eral works on the subject. He always 

 attended state society meetings, aiding 

 greatly by his advice and experience. 



William Bee. 



The funeral of William Roe, an old- 

 time florist of Lockport, N. Y., took 

 place February 24, at the family home, 

 188 Walnut street. Services were in 

 charge of Charles P. Sprout post 76, 

 G. A. R., of which he was a member. 

 The remains were taken to Buffalo the 

 following day for cremation. 



Mr. Roe was 85 years old. He was 

 a native of England, received his edu- 



cation in the schools there and came 

 to America when 25 years of age, locat- 

 ing in Lockport, where he resided up to- 

 the time of his death. He leaves a 

 widow. 



Charles R. Geiger. 



Charles R. Qeiger, well known in 

 Cromwell, Conn., where he was at one 

 time in the employ of A. N. I'ierson,. 

 Inc., died February 17, at the Green- 

 field, Mass., hospital, of concussion of 

 the brain. While throwing empty 

 crates out of a doorway he lost his 

 balance and fell a distance of about 

 fifteen feet, striking on his head. He 

 never regained consciousness after the 

 accident. Mr. Geiger was married last 

 October to Miss Jane Lamb, of Crom- 

 well. Besides his wife he is survived 

 by his mother, one brother and five- 

 sisters, all of Philadelphia. 



Ypsilanti, Mich.— A. Trotter & Son 

 have purchased the greenhouses of John 

 G. Worden. 



Shreveport, La. — James W. Begbie 

 recently has moved to a new store at 

 614 Market street, which he is fitting 

 up in attractive style. 



Carthage, Mo. — A slight loss from 

 broken glass was the result of a minia- 

 ture whirlwind that hit a corner of the 

 greenhouses of Stephen Hvde Febru- 

 ary 22. 



La Junta, Colo. — The building occu- 

 pied by the Valley Floral Co. and the 

 large residence on the lots just south 

 of the establishment have been pur- 

 chased by Joseph Posz. 



Washington, D. C. — A company to 

 conduct a system of destroying by elec- 

 tricity, in the soil and on plants, in- 

 sects harmful to plant life, has been 

 incorporated for $.300,000. Its name 

 is the American ElQctro-Cide Co., and 

 its officers are: President, G. Edward 

 Woodward; secretary, M. W, Sparks; 

 treasurer, G. L. Peckham; manager, 

 James M. Chadsey. 



St. Paul, Minn.— The St. Paul Flo- 

 rists ' Club will hold a spring flower 

 show March 19 and 20, the first ever 

 held by the organization. Exhibits 

 from other cities will be invited and 

 admission to the public will be free. 

 The show committee consists of An- 

 drew Lauritzen, O. J. Olson, Max 

 Kaiser, Gust. Colberg, C. R. Fuhl- 

 bruegge and Chris. Hansen. 



East St. Louis, HI. — Miss Lucy Dous- 

 sard, who recently purchased the stock 

 from the Paul Slack Floral Co., has ar- 

 ranged with her landlord, at 309% Col-^ 

 linsville avenue, to enlarge her present 

 location, put in a new store front and 

 otherwise improve the building. Busi- 

 ness is exceedingly good. Miss Doussard 

 states, -and the indications are that it 

 will improve greatly the coming season. 



Deerfield, Mass. — Paul R. Burtt is a 

 candidate for the office of selectman. 



Jamaica Plain, Mass, — A flower store 

 has been opened at 12 Birch street, by 

 B. J. Wall & Son. 



Steubenvllle, O. — G. L. Huscroft is 

 moving to the store recently vacated by 

 the Ohio Valley Rubber Co. A new 

 front and other improvements will b& 

 installed. 



Denver, Colo. — A. E. Mauff, president 

 and manager of the Mauff Floral Co., 

 remarks that inasmuch as business is 

 good, he expects to continue at least 

 long enough to celebrate, in 1917, the 

 thirty-fifth anniversary of the firm's en- 

 trance into the flower business, and at 

 the same old stand. Mr. Mauff has 

 been a subscriber to The Review from 

 its first issue. 



Houston, Tex.— Finding that the 

 city gained in looks through last year's 

 contest, the Houston Florists' Club 

 and the Post have decided to make the 

 pretty yards competition an annual 

 affair. Two prizes, one awarded in 

 .lune and one in November, are offered 

 in various classes, in which the yards 

 are grouped according to their size 

 and pretentiousness. 



Union Qrove, Wis.— At a special 

 meeting of the stockholders of the 

 Union Grove & Yorkville Greenhouse 

 Co. the directors were authorized to 

 borrow the sum of $12,000 to pay the 

 remainder of the company's indebted- 

 ness on outstanding contracts. The 

 officers' reports showed that since the 

 organization of the company $38,829.65, 

 including the bond issue of $20,000, had 

 been received and all, with the excep- 

 tion of $35.31, had been expended. The 

 present value of the establishment is 

 placed at $53,000. The average annual 

 rental paid by Guy French and Richard 

 Salm, whose lease began March 1, will 

 be $6,400 for at least three years. 



