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THE NATIONAL NURSERYMAN 
ABNER HOOPES 
Abner Hoopes, senior member of the firm of Hoopes 
Brother & Thomas, Maple Avenue Nurseries, West Ches¬ 
ter, Pa., died July 24th at the age of 84. 
In the death of Mr. Hoopes another grand old nurs( Fry¬ 
man has quietly passed on. 
in West Chester about 1853, later associating with them 
George Thomas. The nursery became the largest in the 
Middle Atlantic States. Abner Hoopes was president of 
the company. 
Mr. Hoopes was a member of the Union League, Phila¬ 
delphia. He belonged to High Street Meeting of Friends, 
Ahner Hoopes, senior member of the firm of Hoopes Bros, and Thomas, West Chester , Pa, 
It is only a- few years ago Mr. Hoopes* was a regular 
attendant .at theiconventions, 1 his genial personality and 
activities will be recalled and news of his death will 
bring a pang of regret to many who knew and loved him 
Abner Hoopes, in company with his brother, the late 
J ositi li Hoopes, established the Maple Avenue nurseries 
the West Chester Club and other organizations. 
ri For several years he was a member of the Board of 
Trustees of the State Asylum for the Insane, at Norris¬ 
town. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Malinda 
Hoopes a daughter, Mrs. Louis Baker, of Bala; a son, 
WiInter W. Hoopes, of Paoli, and nine grandchildren. 
