August 20, 1912. 



The Florists^ Review 



21 



Oleveland, O. — Lloyd F. Charles- 

 worth, of D. Charlesworth & Son, and 

 Miss Jessie W. Foote, also of this city, 

 were married August 7. 



Lake Forest, 111. — Maurice Fuld, of 

 the H. F. Michell Co., Philadelphia, Fa., 

 lectured before the Garden Club August 

 27, on dahlias and gladioli. 



Wimted, Conn.— Mrs. John O'Neil, 

 mother of Daniel O'Neil, the Moore- 

 t^ille florist, died at Torrington, August 

 19, at the age of 74 years. 



Greensboro, N. C. — C. W. Moorby has 

 resigned his position with the J. Van 

 Lindley Nursery Co. and will return 

 to Philadelphia September 1. 



Worcester, Mass. — Frank Connors, for 

 five years employed at the greenhouses 

 of George W. Knowlton, in West Up- 

 ton, has now taken charge of the green- 

 houses owned by Denholm & McKay, 

 in this city. 



Clarksville, Tenn. — The Evergreen 

 Lodge Greenhouses were sold August 

 7, at public auction. The sale included 

 four vacant lots and the greenhouses 

 proper, and a new cottage. The entire 

 property was bid off by Dancey Fort 

 for $5,500. 



Helena, Mont. — Leon I. Milot, of the 

 Mills-Milot Florist Co., of Wenatchee, 

 Wash., and Miss Emma Latsch were 

 married at the bride's home here Au- 

 gust 12. Prior to removing to Wenat- 

 chee three years ago, Mr. Milot was a 

 florist in Helena. 



Shelbume Falls, Mass.— W. E. Shaw 

 has nearly completed his new green- 

 house on Creamery avenue, and will 

 soon be fully equipped for business. 

 The greenhouse is 40x130 and is pleas- 

 antly situated on the west bank of the 

 Deerfield river, at the rear of Mr.- 

 Shaw's residence. 



Salina, Kan. — A recent fire at the 

 greenhouses of Edward Tatro caused a 

 loss of about $700. The garage, in 

 which the flames originated, was de- 

 stroyed. The automobile was some- 

 what scorched before Mr. Tatro suc- 

 ceeded in removing it, and the wind 

 shield was broken by the heat. Part 

 of one greenhouse was also ruined. 



Davenport, la. — Frank Davis, for- 

 merly a member of the B. R. Davis Co., 

 of Morrison, 111., has entered into 

 partnership with his brother, James W. 

 Davis, of this city, and the new firm 

 has been incorporated under the name 

 of irhe Davis Iloral Co., with a capital 

 stock of $25,000. They will grow both 

 flowers and vegetables, making a spe- 

 cialty of cucumbers. Frank is pres- 

 ident and James is secretary of the 

 new company. 



Bochester, N. Y. — To commemorate 

 the consolidation of the various Vick 

 concerns as announced in The Review 

 for August 15, plans are being made 

 to hold a Vick-pick-nick, the officers 

 for which are announced as follows: 

 Chairman, George Arnold; chairmaness, 

 Miss Burns; chairmanee, Miss Klotz; 

 chairmanest, Miss Gage; vice-chairman, 

 Albert Vick; assistant chairman, Mor- 

 ton Hogan; lieutenant chairman, 

 Stephen Peachy. 



Des Moines, la. — The Society of Iowa 

 Florists is holding its tenth annual 

 meeting here this week. 



Pembroke, N. Y.— The W. E. Kirch- 

 hoff Co. has received word from Eng- 

 land that the National Gladiolus Society 

 there gave Gladiolus Princepine an 

 award of merit July 30. 



Millington, Mass. — A new fern ship- 

 per has entered the field, called the Mill- 

 ington Fern Co. It has recently bought 

 the buildings and the premises of the 

 New Salem Cooperative Creamery Co. 

 and is to buy and ship ferns in large 

 numbers. 



Albion, Mich. — Arthur H. Dew pur- 

 chased a new touring car this summer 

 and spent his vacation autoing with his 

 family. Mr. Dew reports that the Al- 

 bion National Bank failure of last win- 

 ter, instead of crippling, has apparently 

 increased business in Albion, judging 

 from his own trade. 



Parsons, Elan. — The uptown store of 

 the Wirt Floral Co., known as the Store 

 Beautiful, is closed for a month or 

 more this summer, as usual, so as to 

 permit the owners and their assistants 

 to have a vacation. Miss Mabel Modlin, 

 the young lady who has charge of the 

 store, is spending her holidays near the 

 Walnut river, in southeastern Kansas. 

 Mr. and Mrs. Wirt are camping and 

 fishing for a month among the Ozarks. 

 The store will be reopened early in Sep- 

 tember. 



North Yakima, Wash. — Arthur Judges, 

 president and treasurer of the State 

 Floral Co., recently returned from a va- 

 cation trip to Alaska. 



Grand Kapids, Mich. — The Norton 

 greenhouses, on Plainfield avenue, have 

 been purchased by J. Baker, who will 

 make extensive alterations and addi- 

 tions. 



Battle Creek, Mich. — Leo C. Aldrich 

 has purchased the flower store of H. A. 

 Fisher Co., in the Ward building, and 

 will continue the business under his 

 own name. 



Bockford, HI. — The Sullivan green- 

 house, at the corner of North Main 

 street and Auburn street, has been sold 

 to Charles E. Rogers, who will continue 

 the business. 



Goshen, Ind. — Miss Dora Brown and 

 H. F. Powell and family recently re- 

 turned from a six weeks' trip to the 

 Pacific coast, going by the Canadian 

 route and returning by the southern 

 route. Miss Brown is manager of the 

 Colonial Flower Shop. 



South Hadley Fallsi, Mass. — The 

 greenhouses and nurseries of Joseph 

 Beach have been sold to Reginald S. 

 Carey, of Holyoke, formerly landscape 

 gardener in the employ of Joseph A. 

 Skinner, of South Hadley. Mr. Carey 

 will take possession early in September. 

 Mr. Beach has conducted his florist busi- 

 ness in the Falls since 1898. He was 

 the first to open a greenhouse here. 



Winchendon, Mass. — Wm. H. Bhu- 

 land is building a greenhouse 30x75. 



Marquette, Mich. — E. R. Tauch is add- 

 ing another greenhouse to his range. 



Lyons, la. — George E. Dallam is 

 building another greenhouse, 12x50, 

 making four. 



McGraw, N. Y.— W. D. Gates is build- 

 ing an addition to his greenhouse, 21x40, 

 for carnations. 



Baraboo, Wis. — E. T. Ross has had so 

 much business that another greenhouse 

 is being erected. 



St. Joseph, Mo. — Mt. Mora Cemetery 

 Association has taken out a building 

 permit for an iron frame greenhouse, to 

 cost about $4,800. 



Farmington, Utah.— The Miller Floral 

 Co. is pushing the work of adding to its 

 range. It is said the plant already is 

 the largest west of Denver. 



Ogden, Utah. — The new greenhouse 

 at the State School for the Deaf and 

 Blind is almost completed. It is 22x55 

 and will be in charge of W. T. Stilwell. 



West Bend, Wis.— Fred C. Kesting is 

 adding 18x40 to his glass, which will 

 give him 6,000 feet. He also is putting 

 up a shed 10x26 and installing a new 

 boiler. 



Enosburg Falls, Vt.— J. H. Mears, on 

 Orchard street, is erecting another 

 greenhouse, 21x60. 



Pontiac, Mich.— Mrs. L. C. Lewis has 

 material on the way from Chicago for 

 two greenhouses 22x80. 



Auburn, Ind.— C. M. Ten Eyck & 

 Son are building a large addition to 

 their greenhouses in North Auburn. 



Pittsfield, ni. — Mrs. George Hansen's 

 business has outgrown her facilities, so 

 she is remodeling the plant, putting in 

 an up-to-date heating system and add- 

 ing three houses. 



Minneapolis, Minn.— The park board 

 is planning an enlargement of the 

 greenhouses at the Lyndale farm, and 

 Superintendent Theodore Wirth has 

 asked that an appropriation of $8,000 

 be made to cover the work. It is hoped 

 that the work of construction can be 

 started before November. 



Eiver Forest, 111.— The three new 

 Moninger greenhouses, 28x133, being 

 built by E. C. Waller, are nearing com- 

 pletion. Mr. Waller is the agent of 

 the Rookery building, in Chicago, 

 which has as tenants many well known 

 concerns in the construction trades, 

 and these houses are said to have been 

 selected as models of permanence. 



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