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North Carolina hoping to rebuild his shat¬ 
tered system. 
Mr. Holworthy was a man of versatile 
ability, which had he chosen to exercise in 
the commercial or industrial world, would 
undoubtedly have brought him material 
success. He was much loved in Lakeland 
and his work was recognized throughout 
the State, so that when he rose to speak in 
any gathering he was listened to with at¬ 
tention and respect. He died February 
28, 1922, and was buried in Corpus Chris- 
ti, Texas. 
D. T. McCARTY 
By the death of D. T. McCarty on 
April 14, 1922, Florida lost one of its 
ablest horticulturists and most reliable and 
substantial citizens, and St. Lucie county 
and Ft. Pierce have lost one of whom they 
were justly proud. 
Daniel Thomas McCarty was born in 
Vinton, Iowa, March 31, 1880, the son 
of C. T. McCarty, who was the third 
president of the Florida State Horticul¬ 
tural Society. He was therefore 42 years 
old at the time of his death. In 1898 he 
graduated from the Til ford Academy at 
Vinton, Iowa, and moved immediately to 
Ft. Pierce, Florida, where he spent the 
remainder of his life. 
On October 25, 1905, he was married 
to Miss Frances Lardner Moore, at Char¬ 
lotte, N. C., and to this union six children 
were born: Anna Lardner, an infant, 
Daniel Thomas, Jr., Brian Kenelm, John 
Moore, and Evelyn Wallace. He is sur¬ 
vived by all of the children, except the in¬ 
fant, who preceded him. 
Mr. McCarty was one of the largest 
independent fruit growers in Florida. 
His magnificent grove west of Ft. Pierce 
is the result of his labor and planning and 
is one of the finest citrus groves in the 
world. For nearly two years he has been 
president of the Ft. Pierce Bank and 
Trust Company, having served as a direc¬ 
tor since 1907. For a number of years 
he has also been a director of the East 
Coast Lumber and Supply Company and 
of the Dade Lumber Company of West 
Palm Beach. He was a progressive cit¬ 
izen, a careful and successful business 
man, devoted to his home and business, 
city and county and unceasingly strived to 
make all of his business enterprises uni¬ 
formly successful. One of his striking 
characteristics was his determination to 
stick by his friends. Always loyal to his 
own, he drew close to him friends and ad¬ 
mirers by the hundreds. His devotion to 
his family and church was often noted, 
and his very generous nature never per¬ 
mitted him to refuse an appeal for aid. 
His untimely death leaves a host to 
mourn his departure and to sympathize 
with the stricken family. 
