The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-08
TOAHICHER COURT
Justice III. w. Bush
Died at His Home
Last Evening.
NOTABLE CAREER.
Was Prominent in Every
thing That Was For His
Towns Interest.

West Broolfield, April 7.-Horace w.
Bush, one of the most prominent men
in the town and one who was well
known all over the state, died at his
residence on High streek at 10 o'clock
tonight.
Mr.. Bush had held the position of
trial justice for Is years, receiving his
clerk for more than 20 years, tax col
lector for several years and member OF
the board of registration and assessor
for great many years.
He was most competent and pains
taking official in all his offices. - HIS
decisions as a trial justice were rarely
overruled when appealed from to a
higher court, and in his official as well
as private intercourse with the towns
people he was invariably kind and
obliging. Strictly accurate in his &C
counts, and with a full and competent
knowledge of the intricate affairs Of
the various offices which ne filled, re
was most frequently consulted and ms
advice when given could always be de-
pended upon, and no one man in the
town would be SO much missed as Hor-
ace w. Bush.
Horace Wheeler Bush was born IN
Montgomery. VT, August, 1928. When
Is years of age he came to West
Brookfield and worked in the shoe man
ufactory of John NJ. Fales until ne
went to California in 1850. He remained
in California for little more than two
years, and while there was employed
by the Wells Fargo Express Co, one
of the pony expresses and related IN
Ii e !, te, ldN
lures while engaged in carrying gold
dust and express matter between the
mines and the city.
Upon his return to this town he Le-
sumed work for John NJ. Fales and
remained with him until he enlisted.
May 10th, 1855, he married Mrs Eliz-
abeth Louise Allen Rice, by whom he
had one child, Eva Bush, who mar
ried DR.. Charles Forbes, and now re-
sides in Athol, Mass.
June, 1864, he enlisted in Co. Z, For
ty-second regiment, Massachusetts vol
unteers, and during his brief term of
service he was detailed as provost
guard in Alexandria most of the time.
After his return from the war he
worked for a time at his business, and
at length established himself in the in
surance business with an office in the
store of Geo. H. Howard on Central
street.
Along in the 7Os he was made a mem
Der of the state constabulary force and
remained with them for several years.
1t was here that he developed that eX-
ecutive ability which has since marked
his career and he was one of the most
valuable and trustworthy members of
the force, being frequently called upon
to assist in important services, and
was one Of the members of the force
and assisted in the greatest raid which
was ever made on the gambling fra
ternity in Boston about 1874.
In 1884 he was elected to the legisla-
ture and was member of
that body during the year that Benz.
F. Butler was governor, participating
in the memorable long session.
In May, 1870, he was made a Mason
and has affiliated with that body ever
since.
He was for seven years a member Of
Alanson Hamilton Post, No. 100, G. a.
R., but severed his connection with
the post in 1890, soon after the death
of his wife. His wife died March 10th,
1890, and since that time he has lived
alone, employing the services Of al
housekeeper.
He did not regain his senses after the
shock, and remained unconscious to the
end.
His daughter and her husband came
from Athol yesterday.