April 8, 1915. 



The Rorists' Review 



21 



OBITUARY 



WlUiam WeU. 



William Weil, for ten years in the 

 retail end of the business at Chicago, 

 was found dead early in the morning 

 of April 5, in the rear of his store at 

 421 West Sixty-third street. All the 

 circumstances pointed to murder by 

 robbers, who appear to have obtained 

 from the cash register some $200, the 

 Easter receipts. Mr. Weil, who was 55 

 years of age and a bachelor, without 

 known relatives in this country, or close 

 friends, lived back of the store and the 

 room gave evidence of a terrific strug- 

 gle before the intruders were able to 

 bind and gag their victim. There were 

 onljr slight marks on the body, from 

 which it is adduced that he died as 

 much from the shock of the midnight 

 attack as from the injuries received in 

 the battle. It seems probable the rob- 

 bers did not plan the death of their 

 victim, for' after tying him they ran- 

 sacked the place with a thoroughness 

 calculated to uncover anything of value. 

 The money from the cash register is 

 all that the police miss. Several sus- 

 pects have been arrested. Efforts are 

 being made to communicate with rela- 

 tives at his birthplace in Germany. 



Mr. Weil was not widely known in 

 the trade, but in the Englewood dis- 

 trict he had been a familiar figure for 

 years. When he appeared there it was 

 as an employee of George Walther, with 

 whom he at length had a disagreement 

 that led to his starting in business for 

 himself at first almost across the street 

 from his former employer. Both pros- 

 pered and recently moved into better 

 stores. Mr. Weil did a good business, 

 paid his bills promptly, enjoyed the re- 

 spect of his business acquaintances and 

 the esteem of the people of his neigh- 

 borhood, for he was one of the first to 

 respond to an appeal for a worthy 

 cause. 



Charles Scallen. 



Charles Scallen, who eight years ago 

 owned a large flower shop in New York, 

 adjoining the Knickerbocker hotel, 

 killed himself with gas April 4 in the 

 room he rented at 300 West Fifty-first 

 street. His suicide was the culmination 

 of seven and a half years of misfor- 

 tune in which he lost his wealth, his 

 family and his health. 



As a florist Scallen was known to 

 many who follow Broadway flower 

 fashions. For many years he did a large 

 business, supplying hotels and theaters 

 with cut flowers and making a specialty 

 of bouquets to be presented to actresses 

 across the footlights. He also special- 

 ized in corsage bouquets. He had in- 

 vested heavily in stocks, and in the 

 panic of 1907, when his cash was tied 

 up in the closed banks, he was unable 

 to protect his holdings and practically 

 lost everything. That was the begin- 

 ning of his misfortunes. He lost his 

 store, and later his wife obtained a 

 divorce. With the little money he had 

 saved Scallen attempted two or three 

 business ventures, but he was not in 

 Broadway, where he was best known, 

 and he failed each time. Finally he 

 went to work as a clerk in a Broadway 

 flower shop, but quit a few weeks ago 

 to take another place downtown, but 

 he found that the new one did not de- 



velop and then he was out of work. 

 Henry Scallen, 337 West Forty-second 

 street, is a brother and took charge of 

 the remains. 



Ellas G. Stockman. 



Elias G. Stockman, 74 years old, for 

 many years in the nursery business at 

 Prospect, O., died of ulceration of the 

 stomach March 31, at his home near 

 Prospect. He had been in failing health 

 for two years, but had been confined to 

 his bed only a few weeks. 



Mr. Stockman was born in Marion 

 county, Ohio. He was a veteran of the 

 Civil war, having enlisted in the Sixty- 

 sixth regiment, Ohio Volunteer In- 

 fantry, in 1862. He resided at Prospect 

 from the close of the war till his death. 



Besides his widow, Mr. Stockman is 

 survived by three children, Mrs. Wil- 

 liam Thorpe, of Columbus, and George 

 and William Stockman, of Marion; two 

 brothers, Francis Stockman, of Lansing, 

 Mich., and Sanford Stockman, of New 

 York city, and a half-sister, Mrs. Wes- 

 ley Cook, of Marion. The funeral ser- 

 \iees were held April 2 at the Baptist 

 church. Prospect, of which Mr. Stock- 

 man was a deacon. 



ATTENTION, INDIANA FLORISTS! 



Everybody take due notice of the fol- 

 lowing, and prepare to make the April 



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13 meeting and exhibition of the State 

 Florists' Association of Indiana the 

 largest spring turnout in its history. 

 The Muncie members have interested 

 the Commercial Club of that city, 

 which has generously offered its 

 club rooms for the meeting and exhibi- 

 tion and is preparing to give us a grand 

 reception. 



We want you to bring along some- 

 thing in the way of cut flowers or 

 plants, either standard variety or nov- 

 elty, for this exhibition. If unable to 

 come yourself, send same in care of 

 William M. TreflBnger, Commercial Club 

 rooms, who will arrange the staging of 

 the shipment. 



The following is a program of the 



day: 



Register, or make yourself knowu at the Com- 

 mercial Club rooms as soon as you arrive. 

 11:30 A. M. — Short business session. 

 12:30 P. M. — Lunch at Commercial Club rooms, 

 followed by discussion on new 

 business, led by W. J. Vesey, 

 Jr., and J. S. Stuart. 

 2:10 P. M.— Automobile tour of the city, visit- 

 ing various places of interest, 

 arranged by Commercial Club. 

 6:00 P. M. — Dinner. 



Entertainment, music, etc. 

 Address by E. G. Hill, of Kich- 

 mond. 



The officers especially urge that all 

 make a special effort to be present, as 

 a good time is assured and the Muncie 

 members are preparing for you. 



O. E. Steinkamp, Sec 'y. 



W. J. Vesey, Jr., Pros. 



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Pittsfleld, Mass. — Max Engelmann 

 leased the store at 257 North street, 

 in the Wright block, to help dispose 

 of his stock during Easter week. 



Pittsfleld, Mass. — The Rosery has pur- 

 chased an automobile delivery car. It 

 has a blue body, with the name of the 

 concern in gold letters on either side. 



Silver Lake, N. H. — David Knowles 

 has been running a hotel in Bermuda 

 during the last season. He will man- 

 age the greenhouses here upon his re- 

 turn. 



Auburn, Me. — The George M. Roak 

 Co. has some fine White Queen snap- 

 dragon, the flower spikes of which are 

 from eight to fifteen inches in length 

 and the stems from twenty-four to 

 thirty-six inches. 



Holyoke, Mass. — Hugh Clark cele- 

 brated the first anniversary of his 

 Maple street store March 27 with a 

 special sale. He is well pleased with 

 the success with which he has met in 

 the twelve months. 



Lowell, Mass. — John McMenamin has 

 had surveyors at work laying the lines 

 for an addition to the greenhouses on 

 Marshall avenue near Stevens street, 

 /the addition will probably be completed 

 before the end of the summer. 



Newburyport, Mass. — J. J. Comley Is 

 planning to ask for an extension of the 

 Amesbuiy water main, which now ends 

 about 1,300 feet from his estate. The 

 proposed addition of several green- 

 houses will make the town water supply 

 more advantageous, if, indeed, not nec- 

 essary. 



Dover, N. H. — James M. Hayes, of 

 •J. M. Hayes & Son and assistant secre- 

 tary of the Rochester Agricultural and 

 Mechanical Association, is slowly recov- 

 ering from a severe attack of sickness 

 of several weeks' duration. 



Randolph, Vt. — A recent addition to 

 the employees of H. M. Totman is 

 Bruno Heine, of Berlin, Germany. He 

 had been in this country sixteen 

 months when the war broke out. He 

 is a reservist, but was unable to get 

 back to Germany, although he reported 

 to the recruiting officer in New York. 



Shannock, R. I. — I^ast year the Car- 

 michael Orchards added to their busi- 

 ness the growing of gladioli, peonies 

 and hardy plants for cut flowers, bulbs 

 and plants. This year extensive plant- 

 ings will be made, as these lines have 

 grown rapidly. G. A. and W. S. Car- 

 michael are the members of the firm. 



Brattleboro, Vt. — Carl S. Hopkins had 

 an excellent window for St. Patrick's 

 day. A large doll dressed as an Irish 

 youth, wearing green silk trousers and 

 a green silk high hat, leaned on an old- 

 fashioned fence, apparently on his way 

 to Tipperary. The floor of the window 

 was covered with tiny pots of shamrock 

 and clay pipes. 



Manchester, Mass. — The North Shore 

 Horticultural Society will hold its an- 

 nual exhibition at Manchester August 

 4 and 5. The schedule of prizes just 

 issued includes 150 classes, twenty- 

 eight of these being specials. There 

 are, in addition, twenty-six classes for 

 school children, the society taking an 

 active part in encouraging this work. 



