288 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



OBITUARY. 

 Arthur Horne. 



As announced last month, Arthur Horne has passed away. He 

 had been for some time suffering from a very grave illness, and 

 although several operations afforded temporary relief, the inevitable 

 end came on September 25th last. 



The subject of this notice was the son of the late Mr. Arthur 

 Horne, of Longside, Aberdeenshire, where he was born on October 

 16th, 1861 ; he was thus in the fifty-eighth year of his age at the date 

 of death. An excellent business man, he rose from small beginnings 

 to a position of affluence. He was the founder and principal partner 

 of " Homes Limited," one of the chief commercial houses in 

 Aberdeen. 



Ever since his boyhood Mr. Horne has been one of the best known 

 of Scotch Lepidopterists, and although he contributed little to the 

 literature of the science, he was an. excellent practical Lepidopterist 

 and field worker, and undoubtedly knew more of the Highland 

 species than anyone now living. He was also well known as an • 

 ornithologist and horticulturist. Mr. Horne was a familiar figure 

 at the sales of British Lepidoptera held at Stevens's Rooms from 

 time to time, but, although he would not grudge paying £15 or £20 for 

 a choice aberration, his judgment and sense were excellent ; he was 

 not one of those men who must have a coveted specimen no matter 

 what the price might run to ! Although he had been seriously ill for 

 many months, almost to the end he continued to take a keen interest 

 in his loved science. He was elected a Fellow of the Entomological 

 Society in 1897. 



A typical Aberdonian, Mr. Horne was shrewd to a degree, a man 

 of his word, absolutely upright in all his actions, good natured, full 

 of humour, and with much personal magnetism; he was liked and 

 respected by all he came into contact with, and his early decease is 

 deeply to be regretted. He was one of the, also too few, Lepi- 

 dopterists who appreciated and possessed a fine library, practically 

 every book that could assist his studies being included in it. His 

 collection of British Lepidoptera, one of the very finest in the 

 country, it is understood will be disposed of, the library being 

 bequeathed to his son Eustace, who shows (marked signs of a desire 

 to follow in his father's steps as an Entomologist. We trust he will 

 carry on. 



_ Mr. Horne was twice married, and leaves a widow and several 

 children, to whom we desire to express our deep sympathy in the 

 heavy loss they have sustained. W. G. S. 



We very much regret to have to record the death of Mr. G. Orby 

 Sloper on September 22nd last. 



Also with very great regret we record the death of Mr. H. J. 

 Elwes on Sunday, November 26th, at Colesborne, Gloucestershire. 



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