The Palatka news and advertiser., 1915-06-11
CRESCENT CITY NEWS
SON Of SAM'L BROWN
DIES SUDDENLY
At his Fathers Home in
Galesburg, Ill.-Was
Prominent AttOr-
nGV.

The Galesburg, (Ill) Republican
Register of May 9th, contains the
following account of the death OF
Hon. A. M. Brown, son of Mr.. Sam
uel Brown, and brother of Mrs. Ben.
| H. Weeks, well-known and greatly
esteemed winter residents of Cres-
cent City, and who have long been
identified with the interests of this
section:
Hon. A. M. Brown, prominent local
attorney and former member of the
Illinois legislature, died suddenly Of
apoplexy at the home of his father,
Samuel Brown, at 474 North Cedar
street, Wednesday evening about
80 o'clock. Mr.. Brown retired at
his usual time and apparently was in
the best of health.
Mr.. Brown was in the habit cf
reading after retiring until a late
hour in the night. About II ~
o'clock Wednesday night, Mrs. Ben,
H. Weeks, a sister, who occupied a
room upstairs not far from the ro>m
where her brother slept, heard weak
exclamation in his room. She went
t. the room shortly afterwards ard
found him dead. He had not re-
moved his eyeglasses and still clasp
ed a book in his hands. Apparently
he did not make a struggle. She no.
tilted other members of the house
hold Immediately and physician was
summoned. ApopleXy was assigned
as the cause of death.
The news of the death Of Mr.. BroW'
was received by his many friends II
the CITY with profund regret. He was
down town on Wednesday and only
three weeks ago returned from an eX'
tended visit in Texas with his sister
Mrs. Ella Scott.
Abraham Miller Brown was borr
in Rio township, Knox County, ILL.,, OF
, October A, 1916. He attended the com
mon schools and later entered Lom
bard College of Galesburg, gradual
: ing in the class Of 1870. Three year
, later he took masters course IN tn
| same institution. After leaving col
lege he was principal of the Gales
burg high school for a number O.
years. o.;o
of law and was a member of the kno'
1 County Bar Association. He was 10
q long years associated with Judg
5 I,anphere. ou,
q In politics, Mr.. Brown was a Dem
ocrat and served one term IN the III III
nois legislature from 1876 to loie
$ Mr.. Brown was always active in tn
: party but never aspired for any othe
l public Office. -, !,
n Legally Mr.. Brown ranked with tn
= hest men of the Knox county bar. ID
e had a deep knowledge of the law an
Il made a thorough study Of his cases
He was especially effective before
= mry. He was an able speaker. II
h was moreover, we'll versed in ltera
f ture and his mind was full Of remln
o Iiscences of this section. His oreth
= er attorneys recognized nm as a III"
r Of large capabilities. IT.
Mr.. Brown was unmarried. lie
survived by his father, Samut
Brown. one brother, j. +. Brow
= who lives on the home farm near Rit
r, land two sisters, Mrs. Ben H. Week
a Iof Galesburg and Mrs. Ella B. Scot
L of Sanderson, Tex. .
+ The deceased was not affiliated VIII
r. anv church. but attended the UniveI
ID .saiist church. He was member
fl the Masonic fraternity at one time.
Arrangements for the funeral ha1
not been completed.
c A. r. Brown of Denver, Colo,
]f rephew of the deceased, arrived IN tt
~ ritv a day or two ago to spend h
l3 vacation with his uncle. Mr.. Brow
H. .wiII be remembered as formerly bein
'a connected with local newspaper ar
ri is at present manager of the ASS
81 stated Press offices in Denver.