Putnam patriot., 1919-12-05

Louis R., known to his fellows in the newspaper world as Skipper Southwerth, on account of covering the marine news of the port of New York for twenty-four years for the New York World" died at his home "Arnold's Inn," South Woodstock. during Saturday night, following a long period of ill health during which he suffered a paralytic stroke.
 Mir Southworth was born in the home where he died. He was 62 years of age and was the son of the Rev. Alden Southworth, a Congregational minister of Woodstock He obtained his education in the Woodstock public schools and Woodstock Academy.
 Early in life Mir. Southworth was attracted by newspaper work and he became South Woodstock correspond ent for The Patriot. He liked the work and decided to make it his life's profession. His first field on a daily was in Norwich. Later he went to Providence and while there got a big Scoop" by getting by officials and talking with man accused of mur- der. From Providence he went to the New York "W World" and there re- mained until failing health caused him to retire to the home of his boy hood, which he had visited annually during the holiday season and in the summer vacation period.
 His career in the newspaper world was successful, as his long term of service on the World" is evidence. He made it point to gain the friend ship of every captain that came into the port of New York; even the hum- blest skipper on a1canal boat came under his list of personal acquaintance es.
 MT. Southworth was twice married. Some time after his first wife's death he married, February 3, 1912, Mrs. Mary Pitts of Woodstock, who sur wives.
 Mir. Southworth was we'll known in Putnam, where he became familiar figure on the street, especially since he returned to South Woodstock to make it his home. He never failed to call at the office of The Patriot when making his annual visits to Wood stock.
 In the columns of the World Monday morning appeared likeness of Mir. Southworth accompanied by the following tribute:
 Louis R. Southworth, for years re- porter of marine news for The World, and one of those quaint and lovable characters whose spirit always will live in the newspaper profession, died after a protracted illness, during which he suffered a paralytic stroke.
 MT. Southworth, who was sixty two. had covered the ship news ofhce of The World for twenty-four years when he left to come to his family home here because of i'll health in the summer of 1915.
 This home is Arnold's Inn. Post riders stopped at the place for re- treatments more than century ago, and Mir. Southworth-"The Skipper is the sobriquet by which he was known and beloved by hundreds of newspaper men in New York-took sentimental pride in keeping the old bar and the accompanying pewter mugs in first-class shape.
 .sThe Skipper was character among characters. He was extremely punctilious and painstaking. None could tell whether he was speaking Tn jest or earnest. His handwriting Tn the old days of long-hand copy writing on newspapers was the de- spair of editors. After "The SKIP ner" took on a typewriter the despair wasnY much frightened. He was among the chosen few who could make even a typewriter write strictly original copy-from the purely me chanical side.
 A gentleman of the old school. The sk;nnern was conscientious, faithful and never forgetting to be his own