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Obituary. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm- 
June  J  894. 
Professor  Bentley  was  probably  best  known  in  this  country  through  Bentley 
and  Trimen's  "Medicinal  Plants."  This  work  has  been,  and  will  continue  to 
be,  a  standard  authority  in  America.  On  account  of  the  elaborate  colored 
plates,  however,  its  expense  places  it  beyond  individual  libraries,  but  it  is  none 
the  less  sought  after  and  consulted. 
Hugo  Wm.  Conrad  Martin  was  born  at  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.,  March  8,  1853. 
At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  entered  the  employ  of  Huber  &  Co.,  of  Fond  du 
Lac,  remaining  with  them  for  three  years. 
He  went  to  Chicago  in  1873,  and  clerked  for  L.  Schreiber,  and  afterward 
with  C.  M.  Weinberger.  Mr.  Martin  graduated  from  the  Chicago  College  of 
Pharmacy  in  1875,  and  after  graduating  joined  the  College,  becoming  one  of 
its  most  active  members. 
He  was  married  on  May  4,  1878,  to  Miss  Lena  Amelia  Kirchner. 
In  the  summer  of  1879,  Mr.  Martin  opened  a  pharmacy  at  State  and  Harrison 
Streets,  where  he  continued  in  business  until  his  death. 
He  served  two  terms  as  a  Trustee  of  the  Chicago  College  of  Pharmacy, 
resigning  in  1892  to  enter  the  Faculty  as  Director  of  the  Dispensing  Laboratory, 
a  position  he  occupied  until  his  death. 
An  earnest  advocate  of  organization,  he  led  the  local  druggists  in  their  fight 
against  the  telephone  companies,  and  later  against  the  "cutters." 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Am.  Ph.  Assoc.,  and  for  one  year  the  Secretary  of 
the  111.  Ph.  Assoc.  An  efficient  and  popular  instructor,  an  aggressive  and 
enterprising  pharmacist  and  a  thorough  gentleman,  Prof.  Martin  leaves  hosts 
of  friends  to  mourn  his  untimely  decease.  He  died  Sunday,  April  29th,  after  a 
short  illness,  of  appendicitis.  He  was  buried  in  Gracelan  Cemetery  with 
Masonic  rites.    He  leaves  a  wife  and  two  children. 
Boston,  April  4,  1894. 
At  a  special  meeting  of  the  Boston  Druggists'  Association,  held  this  day, 
for  the  purpose  of  taking  appropriate  action  upon  the  death  of  William  J. 
Cutler,  the  following  resolutions  were  presented  and  unanimously  adopted  by 
a  rising  vote  : 
Resolved,  That  as  members  of  the  Boston  Druggists'  Association,  as  well 
as  on  behalf  of  the  trade  which  we  represent,  we  desire  to  place  on  record 
our  appreciation  of  the  life  and  character  of  William  J.  Cutler,  a  member  of 
this  Association  from  its  organization,  and  at  one  time  its  President. 
That  we  recognize  the  comprehensive  and  executive  ability  which  charac- 
terized his  faithful  devotion  to  the  public  and  private  interests  of  his  calling 
for  more  than  sixty  years. 
That  we  gratefully  bear  witness  to  his  firmness  of  purpose  ;  his  ready  friendli- 
ness and  helpfulness  to  others  ;  his  courtesy  ;  his  absolute  integrity,  and  his 
spotless  character. 
That  we  tender  to  Mr.  Cutler's  family  our  sincere  sympathy  in  a  sorrow 
which  we  share  with  them. 
That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  furnished  to  Mr.  Cutler's  family  and  to 
the  Press. 
The  following  gentlemen  were  appointed  a  committee  to  attend  the  funeral 
of  Mr.  William  J.  Cutler  :    Mr.  Thomas  Doliber,  Mr.  Joseph  Burnett,  Mr.  . 
Nathaniel  J.  Rust  and  Mr.  Gorham  D.  Gilman. 
