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ices to hia'ticulturc. Removing to this 

 country sliortly after the Civil war, ]\Ir. 

 Laiige located at Worcester and for more 

 than a quarter of a century lias been en- 

 gaged in Ihe greenhouse business there, 

 building up the largest range of glass in 

 his section and achieving a national repu- 

 tation. ]lc was one of tlio staunch sup- 

 porters of the Worcester Horticultural 

 Society and tiie principal exliibitor at all 

 its flower shows. 



Carl Jurgens, 



(ail 11. durgens. well known through- 

 out Aim rii-a as a Imlb iiiijiorter and 

 grower of lilies of the \ alley, died sud- 

 denly in his honie. in Newport, 11. I., Fri- 

 day, isoveniber I'd, of heart failure. He 

 had not been out of his house since the 

 Saturday ]ire\ious, suffering from a se- 

 vere cold, liut had been able to be about 

 tiie hoiHi', reniaiiiiiig indoors as a pre- 

 (■autioiiaiy nieasuie. He Avas suddenly 

 affected that inoniiiig and dietl within a 

 short tiiiif. 



Carl H. durgens was born in Holstein, 

 Ceriiiaiiy. Frbniary I'G. 1S44, and was the 

 :iu\^ of \\'iill' and Catherine (Horn) Jur- 

 gens. his father having also been a native 

 of that province. Mr. Jurgens received 

 his eihicatinii in the public schools of 

 ilolsicin ;;iid at the age of fG years be- 

 wail til h-arn the llorists' business at 

 llaiiiliiiig. After an apprenticeship of 

 live yr;ir>- in that city he went to Paris 

 and served in the Imperial Gardens of 

 I he Tiiilli'iiis. From I'aris Mr. lu'-gens 

 removed to London, where for two and 

 one half years he was employed in the 

 largfsi florist "s establishment of that 

 iiietropoli-., Wliile in England ho was 

 .•ailed JHPirh' for military service, beino' 

 placed in the Keservcs. 



Altrr ^ir\ing the time demanded by 

 his count ry. he decided to try his furtunes 

 111 the I'liited States and arrived in jS'ew 

 ^'ork in r)ctol)er. isGO. For two years he 

 \\a> cnuvitii'd with a ilorist in Astoria, 

 Cong l-l.-iiid. and in ls72 removed to 

 Xrwpott ;iiid o-;t;ildi>hcd the business 

 which lie iia^ conducted for thirty-seven 

 year<. Jlo maclo a specialty of importing 

 and growing Jilics of the Valley for the 

 whoh'>;dr market. Jn iliis he was cmi- 

 iienUy >uccessl'ul, establisliing the leading 

 Musiness of its kind in this country, which 

 made it necessary for him to make a trip 

 10 Furope every summer to secure the 

 oest ]\\]>< obt.ainable for the American 

 aiarkri. 'rii,. business increased steadilv 

 ind rcrh-hi'd such jirojiortions tliar Mr. 

 •li'i-u.'ii-' ;ii:imal s.ale^ have reached S' v 

 ■lal inilli,.bs of valley and more than a 

 "''.l'i"i' "''"•!■ lailbs. He is credited with 

 ••n;:iii:i'in_. ,i,,. pi,H!oss of freezing the 

 '''!'> "f valK\. ;,||,| ki oping tiiem in cold 

 "'"'•'-'' '■' I'Miiu iiiio tiio greenhonses as 

 ■"l'iii''d. 11-1 ihis I,,. ,:,,-|v ap|.li(^d t, 



-'-•"ll'll"' ;'ln| ,,tlirr bulbs.' II,. .hippe.l 



'''^ '"'^ •" 1- <ioii. .\cu \'oilc, Cliiladol- 



'''■••' and ..t i,rr inai kcts. 



"' '" -.-'11 in rt Miiiill \\;r,- m. his garden 

 '" "^''1' -'!• ' i. l'rM\|,|rnce. -nid as the 



':"-""" nicl. ;,„.,| he puivha.e.l 1;|,|,| ,,,, 



'' ""■ "aieiuorks, and there buili alar-er 

 i^i'iue ,,t -roenhouses, gradually acquir 

 I'll: l.arue ,nK-ls of Innd and erectin- a.l- 

 ;'""'"'il l'""se,. until the estnldishinent 

 ■"■'■'■""" """ "'■ I'lK^ lar-eM in the coinitrv 

 •I. \oi, ,1 ;., .penal ilnu,.,- or,,\vini:. In 



'■'•'""'"'" i:'l"-"f il:c A,.,liev he devoted 

 :'•■'','■•'' '""'-"-^ 1« t!i'' gr.,\;ing uf the 



ii^iKT uiade. ,,f ro<es. iioijiblv American 

 '•:;.';•>• ^"" . ^'>pplie,l not 'onlv local 

 """>'-; bai .h.tant markets as ^u^\\ \f 

 ■"'■'■'"" --i-'!'^ -t the vear the .Tin-ens 



Cat! Jurgens. 



IJeauties were always coiint(>d on as sine 

 to be ol' higher (jiiality than the local 

 siiiiply "f "tlier markets. His greenhouses 

 cover from three to four acres and hi- 

 market for lilies of the valley and roses 

 extends as far south .as Falm" i'.i.ach. lie 

 liad as many as fifty men at all times in 

 his employ, his bulb-forcing estaldishment 

 being the second largest in the world. 



Mr. Jur^^eiis maiiied. Ajiril In. l.>77, 

 ^iiss I,()uise J\'ulin, .laugliter of William ' 

 C. I\ulin, of Newport, who siiiAi\es him. 

 '"Uctliei- xvith three children. Katheime. 

 '\iio married F. (. Sch.-'i.T. ot .Xew 

 Y'l-k; Louis.\ win, iiianie,! (haijes 11. 

 I'aiker, ,,f l'io\ i.lriic.', and ('arl .liiroeii,. 

 di.. who icsiile-. a; .Newport .and lias l.ieen 

 '•'ii^aL;,.,! a- hi- fathei'-s ;issj>iani in the 

 I'l^iiia-eni,'!:! ,,11 h,. I.ai-^e business. 



Ml-. .Inii^eiis \\as .a s,.li ii,;,,|,. man ami 

 achie\,.,| nis sue,-, ss thi,,i|oii i,i^ ,.|M-ru\. 

 1'''"'^ ■III I 1" r-e\, r.ance. r,,iipled with a 

 ^'i""'i. (arefiil l,iisi,|,... instill, -t. Fhl^ 



"•l~ -llo\M, I,,,, ,,||!v il, ,],,. ,,v..|,|^ht ef 



III- liiiaiKoal .alfaiis. |,i,i j,, ,1,,. kin.llv ,-,oi- 

 ""''''■•"l"ll fol liis eniplo\,.,.s. \Uiich 



i".""i"l'M to ,a peis,,,ial fiieinlsiii,,. Man-.- 

 '|l his eiii|.l,,yees had be, mi in liis s,.r\iee. 

 '"'■ •' ''."1.^ i'erio,| ,,)■ y,ars. lli- h,,MI,. llle 

 '^=1^ "'■ the h,a|,pies; ,diai,a,-le|-. his aiiV,- 

 '""1 '"'• III- wif,. .aiel .-hiMivn. .in,! tor 

 ''"■ '•■•"'■I '- •diihlren. I,. i,,e ,n,|,ni,i,,l,.,|. 



"•' '""l^ ll'lle .a,-ti\.. interest III pill, I,,- 



allairs. altli,ni-li he vv.as .alu.axs ,oi the , 



shU^ of goo, I -ovei-nment and ci\i,' |„.t- i 



''•'•in.-nt ami ready t.. s,ip|„,,t ;i„y ,ii,,ve- j 



I'li'ii' fi'i- tiie iinpre\ein,'iit ot the ,-itv \ 



■I'ld the advam-.'ment ,,i' its best interests. I 



W. II. M. 



Miss Anna Cronin. 



Miss Aiiii.a ('roniii. who had Im^'h in 

 'li'-' tjowcr business; at < ev inj^t,,,]^ Kv.. 

 I'er a mimlier e|'' years. ,ii,.,| Xo\ ,.|iih,.i- 

 -■J. I'r.ini ptom.aiiie p,,is,iniii;4. s,ai,| i,, have 

 be, II the rt-nl! of eating ,,\st,as. i[,.r 

 estidilishment on Madison a\,.mu'. bo- 

 lv\e,.ii l-'oiirth and l'"iftli sire, is, ^\as one 

 "f till' well known p|a,-es ,.f i ■,,\ii|Mt,,n, 

 bn' the h,,iii.. ,,t' her ,-iiil,lho.„l wiTs in 

 ' ,\ nthiana. \\\ .. w li,.|,^ ; j,,. i,.|iKiiiis i. ,.,,. 

 ':d<eii t,.r liiirial .\o\ .ml,, ]■ -j i. 



George H. Brown. 



I " .0'^,. I j;iy |;|-,,u a. I.i III-, a p. -aid. her 

 ■■f public l,iiih!in:.rs and -i.Min.js in Wasl, 

 i'ii:''"i. 1). I ■.. -lied a* his lieiue jn that 

 e|ly la-t \\,',k. I ),:it i, \\a- due. pronaiilv 

 'o a ,-,.l.| , Mii'i-act,.,! .\,,\,.nilMr l'". .Mr 

 I 'I"" a vv.as !,.,ru in I ;. i i id ,!, i ^h. S,-, • ::ind. 

 'II l^-"'^- an. I id- la'h.r w:i- a Ian. I-, ape 

 ^•■ii'demr file piiMh- -i..,iieis ,,i' tiie 

 ii.a'ieaal .•.apilal. in.du.lin^- ",,.-. , . i. tji,. 

 \\ liil." lb. lis,. :,|i.| ,i|,. ( :i|.|;,,|, ^^,,,,. |.|;,j 



"III nihhr Ills dire,-ii.ni. .ami Im- hiol 

 'diar^' of tli,> i],iiai .|e,-,,iat i .n- at the 

 While House I'or many ,,i' ;!i,. |,|- -,,,-iai 

 ami -late affairs of the la-' Ow v,ars. 

 lie w.a- Well kmoMi 1.1 the 'ra.!.. m W.a-i,- 

 I n^;! lui. 



' iai.iKsT,)-:. Mi:,-;. .\[,. \\ ,.||,,..,,,. ,,r 

 ihe •■arnati(ni Store, lias i,.ni.,N,.,l tV,-,ni 

 'lie I'alace ||,,t,d bl,„ k i.. ii„. ,,1.| I'o.st- 

 MlTice bail, ling. His n,.\\ si,,,,, ha- l.e.-n 

 hands, ,iiiely le.l, ,-,,1 :, i ,■,! ...n.l is ,,,|,. ,,f 

 the finest establishments m ih,. ,.i,v. 



