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Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County Historic Scrapbooks Collection and shippers in those industries, Home. No. 511 Hursthourne Road, Irondequoit. being recognized as an authority. Religion, Roman Catholic. City Editor of Post Express Clubs, Elks and Knights of Columbus. Brook-Lea Country Club. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County Mr. Olcott was born in Chicago Rochester Bar Association. Alhambra. Chief on Nov. a son Relief of Veterans' 13, 1861, James Historic Scrapbooks Collection B. and Isabella Thrall Olcott, the! latter a native of the town of! Seeks G. 0. P. Post Greece. He attended the public schools of Rochester and the East Aurora Academy and later entered RochestOT Public the of Rochester 54/Court University in the class of 1887. From the University he joined the editorial staff of the Rochester Morning Herald and later that of The Post Express,! with which he was identified for more than 20 years, much of the| time as city editor. While with the Post Express he started a monthly magazine called American Fruits; when its success seemed assured, he left newspaper work to devote all his time to the journal. He incorporated as the, American Fruits Publishing Com pany, adding to his activities by instituting the American Nursery man and the American Nut Jour nal, and all of the publications at tained a wide circulation in their classes. On June 1, 1887, Mr. Olcott mar ried Miss Grace E. Reynolds at Manchester, N. H., who survives with three children: Gerard K., Ralph T. Jr. and Stark R. Olcott; and four grandchildren. Active in Ma.sonry Mr. Olcott was a member of Corinthian Temple Lodge, F. and A. M.; Hamilton Chapter 62, R. A. M ; Monroe Commandery 12, Knights Templar; Rochester Con sistory of Scottish Rite Masonry, and Damascus Temple. Ancient Arabic Order, Nobles of the Mystic i Shrine. He was a member of the Rochester Chamber of Commerce and of Alpha Delta Phi, a frater nity at the University. He was RALPH OLCOTT, connected with the Northern Nut Growers Association, the National Pecan Growers Association and the American Association of Nursery VETERAN NEWS men. The funeral will take place at DIES the home, 38 Mason Street. tr>- WRITER, morrow afternoon. Services at the horns will be conducted by Monroe i Commandery. Knights Templar, j and at the grave by Qorinthian Founder and Editor of Temple Lodge, F and A. M. Theodore S. Pulver of 204 Dart mouth Street directs attention toj Three horticultural and interesting fact concerning thej death of Ralph T. Olcott Mr. an old azines Pulver, newspaper man, says i that when he joined the reportoriai | staff of the Post Express in 1889. 43 years ago, the staff consisted of T died j DANIEL J. OMARA Ralph 70, jrea- Mr. Olcott, Edward L Allen. Ro-i THE THE ROCHESTER JOURNAL HEREWITH PRESENTS terday at hi 3$ Mawm bert K. Beach, William E. Keillyj and himself. Mr. EVENTEENTH OF A SERIES OF "THUMBNAIL" SKETCHES OF Street, after For Olcott at the! of To COM- aire years. Is the first of the HE BACKGROUND OF CANDIDATES FOR OFFICE IN THE a long period of anr years e*jr quintet to die. NG PRIMARY FIGHT. OANIEL J. OMARA. G. O. P. DESIGNEE ha waa one of the bast kn^n and OR THE ASSEMBLY. IS THE SUBJECT. most respected newspaper men of For Member of Assembly. First Monroe District: Rochester, and in his later years Daniel /. O'Mara. designee of Republicans. aa editor and proprietor of Amer Occupation. Lawyer. ican Fruits, the American Nursery 1993. Born. At Florence, a suburb of Rom*. N. T., October .11. man and the American Nut Jour Schools. District. Rome public and Syracuse Univrr nal, he became known from coast Ja\v\ Public Service. World War Vetersns Bureau, relief director. >T1 ffmamssmassmam was appointed meter-ieader in the city Waterworks Bureau. Fifteen Funeral Friday Morning years ago he was named bock- Central LibraryThe offuneral Rochesterwill be and; Monroe County keeper at the .Monroe County Feni- conducted fentiary and served inder the la:e Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock at' ithe home William H. Craig, then superin of Mr. O'Neill's brother, Historic Scrapbooks 553CollectionWoodbine Ave- tendent. After elected alder jjames O'Neill, being of man, he resigned from the Peni |nue, and at 9 o'clock at SS. Peter One of a series tentiary position and after serving land Paul's Church. Burial will be one made in two-year term and part i I Holy Sepulchre Ceme- introducing the members other resigned to become deputy jtery. Mr. O'Neill never married. commissioner of public safety un j His mother died two years ago der the late Mayor Clarence D. and his father a short time before of the sales staff of the Van Zandt and Curtis W. Barker, that. Mr. O'Neill leaves, besides now director of police and at that his brother, two sisters, Mrs. J. R. j Mutual time commissioner of public safety. White and Mrs. C. F. Page, both of' Massachusetts Legislated Out Of Post Rochester; five nephews and niece. When the City Manager Charter' Life Insurance Company Mr. O'Neill was born at the ! became effective, Mr. O'Neill fouad O'Neill home at 8 Arklow Street! himself legislated out of his posi *** and lived all his life the Iockeitor?uhll tion. A short time afterward he in Elev-i enth Ward. He the ' was made deputy superintendent of passed last] s/* \*i. years of his life at 14 Arklow the Penitentiary and was con Street. He received his education firmed in his place by a Civil Serv j Charles J. O'Reilly in the ice examination. Rochester parochial schools. A Mr. O'Neill in Rochester, Mr. Mr. O'Neill was a member of lifelong Republican, and educated was active in the Eleventh Ward the Llederkranz, Bavarian Club, the Rochester Republican Committee. He would BORNO'Reilly was employed by and other organizations. have celebrated his and later the Bur Mr. O'Neill was born at the forty-fourth Telephone Corporation by O'Neill home at 8 Arklow birthday on July 4. he Street Adding Machine Company. In 1921 Eugene J. O'Neill and lived all his life in the Elev When the World War broke out, roughs enth Ward. He of Life Insurance under the passed the last [Mr. O'Neill enlisted and was sent i began the stftdy years of his life at 14 Arklow Dix. There he Jto Camp became j direction of the late W. Arthur Miller who was Street. He received his education ill of influenza, but uia-j in the Rochester {seriously most active co-workers. He parochfal schools. jmately recovered, although his lll- then one of our il A < E. J. lifelong Republican, Mr. I Iness left an effect that remained | a finer O'NEILL could not have found a better instructor, was active in the Eleventh Ward [the rest of his life. influence his life for Republican Committee. He would Some twenty-odd years ago Mr. I man or one more likely to have celebrated hia 44th birthday- [O'Neill was appointed meter-reader] RITES TO TAKE July 4. In the city Waterworks Bureau and good. ition < Life In- [held In 1923 Mr. O'Reilly decided to make is nam< ;<*>pp-i at tr after considering sev- PLACE FRIDAY >e founty Penitentiary surance his business and an<t inder the E. J. O'NEILL lafr William eral companies joined our sales force. Several ublic3 LibraryLibretr |H.|H C ien superintendent. Hi a Life Insurance school Heart Attack Fatal to n:,mf", bnnUi years ago he attended WRtAD V \" satis and was awarded a certificate signifying Deputy Superintendent A^ elected alderman, he resigned from the factory work. of Was j Penitentiary po Penitentiary sition and after serving one two- term and Mr. is not a spectacular, high pressure Formerly Alderman. DIES year part of another as j O'Reilly alderman, he resigned to become He is in manneral Funeral services for salesman. unassuming Eugene J. deputy commissioner of public O'Neill. 43, and deputy superintendent safety under the later Mayor Clar ways dependable trustworthy painstaking of Monroe County Penitentiary, ence D. Van Zandt and Curtis W. his work. He knows Life Insurance who died of a heart Resident of 11th in attack lata ifelong Barker, now director of police snd will be conducted its yesterday, Friday at that time commissioner of pub thoroughly and understands practical appli morning at 8:30 o'clock from the Former Alderman lic Ward, safety. to meet individual needs. Those who home of his cation brother, James O'Neill, When the City Manager Charter 553 Woodbine and him have become his friends. Avenue, at 9 aUUnd -::me effective, Mr. O'Neill found have bought from o'clock at SS. Peter and Saf^yaaieij DeputyUcpUiy j Paul's 156 lis/ .* himself out ^* legislated of his posi- A large percentage of his business is written Church. Mon- A Bhort time afterward he! Burial will LFmgjT* yV"*y//W% of old their families be made iif Holy Bugene J!*0'J^ill, 4J;4Upu^4/^lepufy lu- was made deputy superintendent of, on the lives policyholders, Sepulcher Cemetery. !h* was [ perintendent of the County Penitentiary end con- and their friends. Mr. a former l/onroe O'Neill, alderman . firmed in a !L ..L\a.~~ j his place by Civil Serv- Penitentiary, and and well-known in political circles former/alderman, .jr? exammatjo Several without having planned any circles h* years ago. here for a number of years, leaves, I well known in political ,jj WM a member of] a number besides his brother, two suffered tithe Llederkranz.