. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 42dYEAR. CHICAGO, ILL, NOV, 20,1902. No, 47. Editorial Comments, i^ DEATH OF DR. A. B. MASON. On Thursday, Nov. 13, we were shocked to receive the following' letter, telliag of the death of Dr. A. B. Mason, one of the oldest and most active bee-keepers in the United States, and for years Secretary of the National Bee-Keep- ers' Association : Toi,KDO, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1902. Mr. George W. York, Chicag^o, 111.— ^r Mr. York :—One week ago last Thursday, Father Mason met with a very serious accident. An explosion of natural gas occurred in the summer kit
. American bee journal. Bee culture; Bees. 42dYEAR. CHICAGO, ILL, NOV, 20,1902. No, 47. Editorial Comments, i^ DEATH OF DR. A. B. MASON. On Thursday, Nov. 13, we were shocked to receive the following' letter, telliag of the death of Dr. A. B. Mason, one of the oldest and most active bee-keepers in the United States, and for years Secretary of the National Bee-Keep- ers' Association : Toi,KDO, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1902. Mr. George W. York, Chicag^o, 111.— ^r Mr. York :—One week ago last Thursday, Father Mason met with a very serious accident. An explosion of natural gas occurred in the summer kitchen at his home, and he was badly burned about the head, face, and hands. From the first we were very anxious about his condition, knowing how diffi- cult it is for one of his years to overcome the nervous shock of such an accident. For a few days he seemed to do nicely, but last Monday he began to fail, and died this morning at 7:55. We knew that father would wish you to know the circum- stances of his death, so I have taken the liberty of address- ing this letter to you. Very respectfully. His daughter, Mrs. Ellis E. DR. A. B. MASON. The foregoing sad notice came too late to permit of a biographical sketch appearing in this issue of the American Bee Journal, but next week we hope to be able to place be fore our readers an extended resume of Dr. Mason's life. All will unite with us in extending sincerest sympathy to the bereaved family, in their untimely loss. Uniting Colonies should have been done before this, but if you have unfortunately neglected it till now, you may as well take what comfort you can out of the thought that there is at least one advantage in late uniting—bees are not so much inclined to fight when it is too cool for them to fly. All you need to do is to put into one hive enough bees and enough honey, and there is not likely to be any fighting. It is better if the queen of the colony to be united has been killed a few days before uniting, but
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