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FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
for quite a term of years, after having 
made a fine grove of his own in Turnbull 
Hammock, and which he brought into 
profitable bearing condition and sold 
shortly before the freezes of the winter 
of 1894-5. 
For thirty-seven years Benj. F. Chil¬ 
ton served his adopted country and state 
nobly and well. He was a true man: 
true to his God, his country, his family, 
and true to his fellow men. He was a 
public spirited citizen, always active in 
fostering every good cause with which he 
was connected. As a citizen of New 
Smyrna he served on the Council for a 
number of years, was elected President of 
that body nearly every term and was fill¬ 
ing that position when called to his rest. 
He was a consistent member of the Con¬ 
gregational Church, a deacon and a trus¬ 
tee. Also he was a member of the New 
Smyrna Lodge of F. and A. M., of Do¬ 
lores Chaptei in Daytona, and was a 
member of the F. U. of A., holding 
the highest offices in all excepting the 
Chapter. For many years he was an act¬ 
ive and valued member of the Florida 
State Horticultural Society, ever ready 
to assist in its advancement in every way 
he could. At the time of his death he 
was one of the Vice Presidents of this 
Society. Mr. Chilton was a skilled hor¬ 
ticulturist and florist, and loved his work. 
In his decease this Society looses one 
of its most loyal members; his adopted 
town of New Smyrna, one of its most 
respected and public spirited citizens, his 
family a loving husband and father, and 
the community a worthy man who will 
be sadly missed. 
The deceased leaves a wife, five sons 
and two daughters to mourn his loss, and 
these have the deepest sympathy of all 
who knew him. 
N. L. PIERSON. 
Mr. N. L. Pierson was born in Swed¬ 
en November 14, 1841, and died at Pier¬ 
son, Florida, in 1910. 
Mr. Pierson came to America in 1874, 
and in the following year to Florida, 
where after a short time he took a home¬ 
stead at Pierson, living there until his 
recent death. He was deeply interested 
in the general progress going on in the 
country and in his adopted state, and was 
particularly alive to the farming and hor- 
ticulturaal industries carried on about 
him, and in which he was always active 
and enjoyed his work. He was one of 
those sturdy souls whose delight it is to 
see things moving forward continually, 
improving existing conditions, lightening 
the burdens of the race. 
Mr. Pierson was twice married. His 
first wife died in 1885 ' m Sweden, while 
on a visit to that country. Six years later 
he married a second time, his second wife 
surviving him. He leaves no children. 
The sympathy of the Florida State Hor¬ 
ticultural Society is extended the widow 
of Mr. Pierson and the many friends who 
mourn his death. 
