The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-13
A Sad End in a Massachusetts, Poor House.

A Sad End in Massachusetts Poor. House.
The Boston Herald of Thursday tells
the following sad story: cat the
Midway Poor Farm, on Monday, died a
man who merits more than passing no.
tice-Hon. Warren Lowering, familiar.
ly known us the odd Sqire,' a man of
power in political circles twenty years
ago, (: State Senator and a member of
Gov. Briggs Council, and the man who
gave the late Henry Wilson his first
upward push in political life. Two
years after Wilson became Vice Presi-
dent his old-time patron went to the
town poor farm for a home. At his
fathers death the Squire came into the
possession of q large estate, consisting
principally of several large farms in
Midway indeed it was hard to deter
mine where his boundary line ended,
SO extensive was his domain, en-
bracing nearly all Of the lower portion
Of the village of Midway. At about
the age Of fifty he married a young
wife, the daughter of political as
sociate and ex-Lieutennnt Governor.
lncompatibility Of temperament soon
began to have it's effect. The young
wife was fond of company and display,
while the Squire grew mor0se in dispo.
sition and penllrious in practice. The
breach continued to widen, and the
resources became crippled. Farm
after farm was mortgaged and never
redeemed. and soon his whole estate
was sunk in debt. A separation was
finally agreed upon, and the old Squire
shut himself up to live alone. So sour
ed had his disposition become that his
clients left him one by one, and soon
his practice was gone.
One by one the mortgages on his
property were foreclosed he would
pay neither debt nor interest, and the
best of his farms were sold under the
hammer. The remainder were left
tenantless, and went to ruin and de-
cay. Finally illness set in, and an at
tempt was made to settle up his affairs
His wife was appealed to by the au-
thorities, and she agreed to look after
him for the remainder of his days, if
the remnant Of his property, q dwell
ing in the village, was put into her
hands. This was agreed to, and she
took him to her own home in Hollis
ton. But the peace did not last long,
and it was decided to send him to the
poor farm, as he needed care and treat
ment, the town taking charge of the
house in question, and applying the
rent toward paying for his support.
Here he remained about year, and on
Monday morning last he breathed his
last, with no kind or loving relative
near to smooth his dying pillow. lie
died hard death, struggling with the
destroying angel from p. m. Sunday
to a. M. Monday. He was almost
eighty years old. Charles River Lodge,
F. and A. NJ, of which he was mem.
Der, took charge of his obsequies,
which occurred in the Congregational
Church at 10 a. m. yesterday, The
coffin was Of rosewood, and elegantly
ornamented. In the absence of Rev.
R. X. Harlow, Pastor of the Church.
Rev. E. 0. Jameson, of East Midway,
ofliciated. In his address he alluded
briefly to the public career of the de-
ceased, stating that he was a graduate
of Brown University and of high liter
AIRY ability a power in public affairs,
and man whom the town and State
were glad to honor. The only mourn
ers present were the wife and nieces
Of the deceased, the town fathers, and
members of the legal profession. The
only brother of the deceased, Judge
Lowering, residing in a distant State,
was unable to be present owing to
weight of years. At the cemetery the
usual Masonic honors were rendered to
his memOrv.''