The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-10-08

family by his bedside. DR.. Holmes returne
from hil Beverly farm about ten days ago,
and the removal greatly fa,iRusd him. snd
/, 10 .houRht hsstsned the end. The fam
ily residence was dsrkoDOd and apparently
deserted and few know DIR. Holmes was in
Boston. News OF his death was kept quiet
until a late hour to- night,
Oliver Wendell Holmes was born at
Cambridge, Mans, Aug. 20. 1909. lie grad
ustsd at Harvard college In 1922 aud be-
gan the study OF law. which he abandoned
for that OF medicine. Having attended the
hospitals OF Paris and othor European
cities he began practice in Boston In 1896;
in 1883 was elected professor Of anat omy
and physiology In Dartmouth college. and
in lsI7 was appointed TO q similar p'o-
fe.sorship In tho Massachusetts medical
school, from which he retired In 1882. As
eerly as 1856 his contributions In verse
npeehrod In various periodicals., and his
foputation as q poet was established by the
delivery Of a mstiioal essay. entitled
Poetry" which was followed by others In
rapid succession. Az a writer Of songs,
ly ,ics. md poems for festive occasions, he
occupies The frat place. He was for many
years a popular lecturer.
In 1887 he began. In tho Atlantic Month
"
"Ihs Autocrst of the Breakfast Table"
which wers followed, In 1860 by THE Pro-
lessor st the Breakfast able, /" in 1879 BY
THE Post al the Breakfast Table" and In
1885 10y Tho New Portfolio" In addition
be has published Humorous Poems"
[lS65), "Ths Guardian Angsn tlSGsl. Me
ohanism In Thought and Morals" tlS70),
Songs OF Many Seasons" (1Si4), John l..
Motley. q Memoir" tlSI8l. The Iron Gate
and Other POEMS" (lsS0l, "Rslph Waldo
Emerson" (lsSi). IA Moral AAtipathy"
(los5). and numerous poems recitsd at
vurious reunions and din1ers In 1886 be
visited England, where he wns received
with great cordialitr.
Editions OF his collected poems have ,r-
pobred from timo TO time, the brat In 1886,
ihe last In 1881 He was distinguished for
his researches In microscopy and ausoultS-
tion, and has contributed largely TO current
medical literature. as we'll % 10 the literary
journslg and reviews.
BHLLrFusTz, Pa. Oct 7.-EK. Gov. An
drvw q. Curtin died ST his homo here to-
dsI. aged seventy seven years. His last onra
were eaeeiul, the END coming from tho
exhaustion OF nature by old t1o. Ii has
been decided on the utgent rsqGeut OF Gov.
Pattison TO bury him witha military os-
coit. II will ooasist OF sreRiment Of In
fantry, n troop Of cavalry and batterV of
artillery, and is the sTcoIt accorded by
military etiqustte 10 ncommsnder-iE-ohief
Andrew Gregg Cu,tin was bosn at bells.
fonte. Pa, April q. 1917. He WA admitted
10 the bnr In 1889 and prNctioed st bslls-
fontuiue. L ON 1866 10 1858 he was siers-
tafy Of state aud supsr nisndent Of COM
uon schools, aud In 1850 was elected gov
ernoT OF PtnnsJ Jlvhnin. During the war be
va, zsRlous IN organizing troopS, and in
1868 wha reelected governor, He wnu Az
pointed By President Gran. to be minister
10 Russia 10 1869; Was q m0mbar OF the
FortJ seventh. FortY-siahtn and Forty
niuth congresses.
CHICAGO. Oct 7.-Funeral services Of the
late Piof. DSvid Swing were hold this
afternoon In Central Music Hall, where be
had preached so many yesrs. The ser
yiceH wore attended by fully 5000 people.
aud fully Ns many more were unable to OBJ
tain admission.