Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-03-09
JOHN Y. BOYD, FOUND
DEAD IN HIS BED
Continued From First Page1

DG0O III ulO OID
Continued From First Page1
Princeton. Since graduation he had
been identified with the noted Boyd
coal companies and was heavily in
terested in Southern States, notably
North Carolina.
The only public offices Mr.. Boyd
would accept were the railroad COM
mlssionersnp ana supervisor and COM
missioner OF SWatara township. lie
became Interested in Swatara town.
SHIPS aIfalrS through his residence at
Oakielgh, mis- nandsome'country nome
near boyds stauon, ana because OF
the large realty holdings of his Iatner
estate. he was the pioneer OIL the good
roaos movement In the county and
served as supervisor Tor several years,
being elected one of the rirst commis-
fsloners when the township became
nrst class district. lie declined re-
nomination, although urged py his
1rlendS TO run.
When the Railroad Commission was
created, Edwin IS. Stuart, then Gov
ernor, selected Mr. Boyd as a personal
| appointment, desiring one VINO was
| accustomed to large business matters
and who resided In this city. MIR. Boyd
took large part in the organization
OF the commission, and as resident
commissioner devoted much time to
the office. He was reappointed but
| resigned because of the press of per-
sonal affairs, the management of his
fathers estate having fallen largely
upon him. His resignation was the
| occasion of "a tribute by Governor
Stuart to his service in behalf of the
| State and of formal action by the
other commissioners.
Good Roads Advocate
| Mr.. Boyd, who had always been one
of the States foremost advocates of
| the movement for good roads, was
| very proud of the work In Swatara
township. 1t was due largely to his
interest in the management of the
| highways that the township secured
excellent roads. Frequently Mr.. Boyd
! experimental with new road treat
| ments and the stretch of highway in
the vicinity of "Oakleigh" was notable
throughout the State.
MIR. Boyd graduated from Princeton
with the class of "a. His interest in
the life of the university extended
throughout the years following his
graduation. He was recently elected
president of the Princeton Alumni AS
sociation Of Central Pennsylvania.
MIR. Boyd was connected with the uni
versity in an official way, having
served as member Of the board of
trustees Of Princeton Theological
| iSeminary.
While in college Mr.. Boyd took an
active part in club and athletic life.
He won his varsity letter in baseball.
Mr.. Boyd was a member of Ivy" one
lof the oldest of the university upper
class clubs, and membership In the
same club is held by his son, Jackson
| Herr. The latter recently returned
from trip to Canada as captain of
the victorious Princeton University
/ hockey team.
| In the years that followed his
graduation Mr.. Boyd always retained
keen interest in athletics of every
character and encouraged athletics in
, this city as member of the Harris
burg Track Athletic Committee. He
was especially active in the promotion
of the State inter-high school and col
tlegiate track meets on the island play
tgrounds.
| Prominent Citizen
Mr.. Boyd was a charter member
Of the Country Club of Harrisburg
, and chairman of the committee in
charge of the building of the club
house and laying out of the grounds.
For years he was q member of the
| board of governors and served on
committees. He was behind every ef-
| fort for athletics at the club. playing
| first base on the baseball team and
| captaining bowling teams. He was
probably more keenly interested in
golf in later years than in any other
of the sports which he liked, and he
never missed O tournament at the
| Country Club, also participating in
events at the Reservoir.
Probably no one in Harrisburg had
visited as many golf links as Mr.. Boyd.
He had played on the famous links
of England and Scotland and knew
some of the noted American links
as well az he did those of this city.
| Coming of q family long identified
with religious activity and the grand
son Of a noted Presbyterian clergy
man, Mr.. Boyd early took an active
interest In church affairs He was a
member of Pine Street Church from
boyhood and six years ago became su-
perintendent of it's Sunday school. He
was one of the ruling elders OF the
church and prominent in presbyterial
and synodical affairs He retained
the interest his father and mother had
shown in old Paxton Church and the
handsome addition built to the his
toric house of worship was erected as
O. memorial to them. The announce
ment of his death caused grief among
Pine Street people and the children s
entertainment set for tomorrow even-
| ing was postponed to-day.
In business and charitable matters
Mr.. Boyd was one of the leading men.
He was trustee of the Harrisburg
Hospital and q member of boards of
tother organizations. A few years ago
he became a trustee of the Harrisburg
Academy, where he encouraged ath-
letics and worked for the upbuilding
of the institution. For several years
he was a member of the board OF
| directors of the First National Bank.
For years Mr.. Boyd was accustomed
to spend part of the winter in North
Carolina, where his father had ac-
quired large holdings These Mr.. Boyd
increased, and the Boyd farms in that
section were as noted as those of Bon
nymeads in this county. A hotel was
recently added to these properties.
Mr.. Boyd not only believed in pro-
noting agricultural advancement in
! the county and in establishing model
/ farms and dairies. but he took an in
terest in movements to introduce
scientific agriculture. He was well
acquainted with the whole lower end
| of the county and was an authority on
farm values. He urged improved edu-
/ cational facilities in rural districts as
| strongly as he worked for improve
ment of agriculture and good roads.
When the public Improvement cam
| paign was launched in 1901 Mr. Boyd
l - .s.txy .A..st-