The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-16
Beloved Author Passed Away Peacefully Last Evening at His Famous Farm at
 Edgewood,
HAD LONG BEEN EXPECTED
Donald c. Mitchell, Yale '4f, Whose Many Works Became Classics During His Life
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Donald Grant Mitchell, known and beloved under his pen name of "Ik Marvel" passed away last evening at his home at Fdgewood, in Westville.
 MT. Mitchell, who was in his eighty seventh year, had been gradually fall- ing for some time and his death had been expected by his family, most of whom were present al the bedside when the end came Last spring he was very i'll and at one time his death was awaited but after a remarkable rally for man of his years he seemed quite vigorous during the early sum mer. Recently however, his strength grew less and during the last two weeks he gradually and alWost mper- ceptlbly failed until the end came very peacefully at haf-past eight o'clock last evening
 Death was due, according to pr Thomas Fl, Russell for many years his family physician, to the rarmiies of age, During the last illness Dr. Rus- sell was assisted by pr, w, N. Winne of Westvile
 
 family were present at his bedside ex- cept his brother, Alfred Mitchell, who lives in Jamaica and may not be able to be present al the funeral, and his daughter, Mrs Ryerson. who Is now on her way from Chicago,
 MT. Mitchell is survied by eight of his eleven children and hy fifteen grandchildren. The surviving children are Mrs. Mary F. Ryerson of Chicago i ttwo of whose sons arc recent grad uates of Yale); Mrs. Hart of Rye, N. | r.; Mrs. Hoppln of New Haven. Don- aid C. Mitchell. IT,, of Chattanooga, ! Tenn; and Elizabeth, Hesse, Harriet and Walter, all of whom reside at 1 tdgewood. Mrs. Mitchell died In 1901 and three children Pringle and Alfred and his eldest daughter born in Paris, i have died, the latter In 1881
 Tho funeral will not he public, only the members of the immediate family being present, and they have requested | that floral tributes be omitted, as the funeral Is to be very plain and simple. in accordance with Mir, Mltchell's wishes The services will probably be 1 held tomorrow, although the arrange ments had not been completed last night. Tho burial will be in the fam- l fly plot at Woodbridge, beside his wifs and two sons
 Donald Grant Mitchell was born at Norwicn. this state. April 12, 1922, the second son of tho minister of the Second Congregational church there Rev Alfred Mitchell. Vale 1909
 Rev. Alfred Mltchc1l was the young est of six sons Gall Yale graduates). of Hon stephen Mix Mitchell, LL D.. Yale. l763 member of the Colonial congress and later chief justice of Connecticut Thus, Donald q. Mitch- ell was descended from an illustrious ancestry on his fathers side, and a family which was closely connected with Vale. as was MT. Mitchell, espe- caly during his later life In New Haven, His mother also came of an ola colonial family. being bucretIa Mumford Woodbridge, descendant of Colonial Governor Thomas Dudley of Massachusetts and of Governor Saltonstall of Connecticut.
 Donald q Mitchells carly life was spent in Norwich, where his father died In 1881 when he had been att tending. for about year. the Filing ton school kept by nr Hall The hesdmaster there, Dr. John Hall. furnished some traits for the hero of the novel Doctor loans
 He continued at this school with some Interruptions, until he entered Yale In the autumn of 1887, with the class of ts41. In college he was one of the leaders anj popular men In his class, being elected In senior year to