He was more in those days than a practicing doctor for hire; he was a missionary of that great religion of humanity whose ancient exemplar was the Good Samaritan. A man of the kindest heart, he thought not so much of pay, but only of relieving human suffering, and though naturally a man of few words, he encouraged the sick with hopes of recovery and gave consolation to the dying. It was these things, as well as their great confidence in his skill, which endeared him to the people. In these later days, and while he continued in active practice, Dr. Upjohn was a man of mark and influence in the community, and his reputation was not confined to his own county. He was one of the earliest of the political opponents of slavery. He greatly interested himself to procure the adoption of the homestead exemption provision in our State constitution of 1850, still in force. His early experiences had taken him very near to the families who were to be protected by this exemption, and his sympathetic nature told him how unjust it would be to have the poor settler's homestead taken for the debts he was forced to contract in those dark days of sickness and trial. He passed away with the leaves of autumn at the ripe old age of 90 years.

WOODBURY.-Mrs. J. P. Woodbury passed away September 7, 1896, at Charlevoix, Mich. Mrs. Woodbury was born November 27, 1813, in South Lansing, Tompkins county, N. Y., and would therefore have been 83 years of age had she lived until the approaching November. She had lived in Kalamazoo almost fifty years and was closely identified with the charitable and social interests of the city. A sketch of the life of her husband may be found in volume 14 of Michigan Pioneer and Historical collections.

CLARK.-Mrs. Catherine P. Clark died at the home of her daughter in Grand Rapids March 7, 1897, aged 97 years. She was a native of New York city, her maiden name being Catherine Powley. She was the daughter of Joseph Francis Powley, her father coming to this country from France with Gen. Lafayette, and fighting by his side through the war of the American Revolution. In 1821 she married James Clark of New Jersey. She and her husband came to Michigan in 1831, settling in Superior, Washtenaw county, where they remained until January, 1835. when they came to Grand Rapids. Soon after they bought a farm in Plainfield, where she lived more than 45 years.

DANIELS.-Mrs. T. I. Daniels, who passed away in Grand Rapids on December 17, 1896, at the age of 74 years, had many experiencs which she loved to relate of the early days in Michigan. She was Miss Ursula Francisco, and was born in Java, Erie county, N. Y. She came with her parents to Michigan in 1834 and to Kent county in 1836, where the family lived for eight months without seeing the face of a white woman outside their own family. They knew the trials and privations of pioneer life." Her father's family was the first white family between Ionia and Grand Rapids. She lived in Kent county 60 years, and saw it grow from an

unbroken wilderness to its present state. In 1842 she was married to the late T. I. Daniels. Their home was in Vergennes until 1858, when Mr. Daniels was elected treasurer of Kent county and they moved to Grand Rapids, where they lived until 1866, when they returned to their farm.

DURFEE.-Allen Durfee, the veteran undertaker of Grand Rapids, died at his residence May, 1897, aged 68 years. Mr. Durfee was born at Palmyra, New York, and lived until the fall of 1853 on the farm where he was born. October 5, 1853, he married Phebe B. Thayer, a native of that county, and they came to Grand Rapids, he having purchased a part of the Bemis farm, near the river, four miles below the city. There he lived until September, 1868. In 1856 he was elected justice of the peace; in 1862-63 held the office of treasurer of Walker township; in 1866 was again chosen justice of the peace. In September, 1868, he sold his farm and purchased a home in the city, where he has since resided. In June, 1869, he engaged for J. H. Farwell in the manufacture of funeral goods. October 15, 1871, he established his present business-that of undertakerand became one of the leading men of that industry in the State.

HOWARD.--Jane Ellen Birchard, widow of the late Wm. A. Howard, died in Grand Rapids April 1, 1897, aged 80 years. Mrs. Howard was one of the pioneer characters of Michigan. She was born in Vermont in 1818 and in 1839 moved to Detroit, where she met and married William A. Howard, the nuptials being celebrated in 1841. In 1869 she with her family moved to Grand Rapids, and in 1880 Mr. Howard died while in Washington.

The Howards figured prominently in early history of the State. In 1861 Mr. Howard was appointed postmaster of Detroit, which office he held for five and a half years until removed by President Andrew Johnson. In 1869 he was appointed minister to China, but declined. The same year he accepted the position of land commissioner for the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, and filled the position ably until 1877, when he was appointed governor of Dakota. He held numerous other offices, appointive and otherwise, and was considered one of the ablest Michigan representatives that the State ever had in the National house.

LEITELT. Adolph Leitelt, president of the Adolph Leitelt iron works on Erie street, and for 43 years an influential business man of Grand Rapids, died March 17. 1897, at the age of 64 years.

Deceased was born at Kratzau, Bohemia, January 13, 1833. According to the law of Austria, Mr. Leitelt and seven brothers attended the national schools at Kratzau from the age of six to 14 years. He then became an apprentice to his father in the locksmith business, in which he continued until 21 years of age, when he left Bohemia for the United States. He

arrived at New York September 28, 1853, and remained there about a year, working at his trade. In 1854 he came to Grand Rapids and was employed as a machinist until 1860, and then went to Grand Haven and accepted the position of foreman for William M. Ferry. He remained there two years and then returned to Grand Rapids and engaged in business for himself. He was honored by a number of official positions in connection with the city government. He served four years as alderman from the fourth ward. The first office held was that of collector of the second ward, in 1860. He also served on the board of police and fire commissioners, and was honored by his State by receiving from Governor Bagley a commission to visit the Vienna exposition in behalf of Michigan in 1873.

MADISON.-L. K. Madison, an old pioneer of the township of Grattan, died at his home November 14, 1896. Mr. Madison was one of the three survivors who voted at the first general election held in Grattan township, and during his early days was quite prominent in politics. He held in his time all the various township offices.

PANTLIND.-A. Vorhis Pantlind was born December 21, 1821, in LeRoy, N. Y., making him nearly 75 years of age at the time of his death, which occurred November 13, 1896. He came to Michigan in 1843, settling in Paw Paw, where for several years he worked at the tinners' trade, and was engaged in the hardware business. In April, 1859, he embarked for the first time in the hotel business as proprietor of the Exchange hotel at Paw Paw. He has followed the same vocation continuously and with marked success since. The Paw Paw establishment was finally destroyed by fire, and in 1862 Mr. Pantlind assumed the management of the Bond house at Niles.

He remained at this point for about three years and in 1865, at the invitation of the officials of the Michigan Central railroad, became proprietor of the Forbes house at Marshall, which was also used as a Michigan Central dining hall. Shortly afterward he took charge of the railroad dining halls at Niles and Jackson, continuing in that line of catering until 1867, when he secured possession of the Bancroft house in Saginaw, then the finest hotel in the State. Of the Hibbard house in Jackson he became landlord in 1870, and this venture was followed by the acquisition of the Vaughn house, a resort hotel in Eaton Rapids. At various times Mr. Pantlind looked after the management of two or three hotels at the same time, and while all his ventures were not successful, as a whole his career was a financial and professional triumph. The Morton house was his last attempt. He assumed control of that hostelry in 1874, and the national fame of that hotel is an enduring testimonial to his splendid executive abilities.

SMITH.-Mrs. Jane Ann Smith died in Grand Rapids April 8, 1897. She had for years been one of the oldest women pioneers of the county and was known from one end of the city to the other by the friendly name of "Aunt" Jane Smith. "Aunt" Jane had lived in Grand Rapids fully sixty years. She came here with a party of immigrants, including the family of William Withey, from Ohio in the early thirties and she was one of the very first women to find a home in this part of the State. She married Henry C. Smith, who with Elisha M. Aldrich and Daniel Evans of Rhode Island, erected and owned the first store established on the banks of the Grand.

At the settlers' picnic two years ago it was "Aunt" Jane who led in the first couple of one of the quadrilles. She was 78 years old January 9.

BLISS.-Wm. W. Bliss, one of the oldest and best known citizens of Blissfield, died January 4, 1897, aged nearly 80 years.

He was born in Raisinville, Monroe county, Michigan, and was the oldest son of Henry Bliss, one of the first settlers of Lenawee county, and for whom the village of Blissfield was named.

Deceased had been a resident of the village since he was seven years old, with the exception of four years spent in Hillsdale county. At the time of the location of the Bliss family on the now old homestead, their nearest neighbor was three miles distant.

Mr. Bliss held many township offices and was also postmaster, following his father in that office. In 1840 he married Miss Elizabeth Knight, who survives him. In 1890 they celebrated their golden wedding.

BURRIDGE.-Charles Burridge was born in London, England, January 5, 1837. When he was 15 years old he came with his parents to this country, settling in Ohio. Shortly after they came to Michigan and