. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. June 22, 1916.] TUE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 193 a, ciut}' he was antifipatiiig with the greatest pleasure. To the best of my know- ledge this is the first time the death of one of the judges of bee produce at " The Royal " has occurred after his appointment and before the show. When expert to the Lancashire 1 frequently met Dr. Anderton, and always received a most cordial welcome, and invariably before his own bees were examined he wished to know and hear how beekeeping was faring in the county generally, and more especially
. British bee journal & bee-keepers adviser. Bees. June 22, 1916.] TUE BRITISH BEE JOURNAL. 193 a, ciut}' he was antifipatiiig with the greatest pleasure. To the best of my know- ledge this is the first time the death of one of the judges of bee produce at " The Royal " has occurred after his appointment and before the show. When expert to the Lancashire 1 frequently met Dr. Anderton, and always received a most cordial welcome, and invariably before his own bees were examined he wished to know and hear how beekeeping was faring in the county generally, and more especially among tire Association members. The last time I had 9th, 1847, and served his apprenticeship at Ormskirk, continuing his studies at Liverpool, taking his and degrees at Liverpool and Ediji- l)urgh in 1S81. He was twice married, there being three sons of the first marriage, the eldest of whom, Dr. E. B. Anderton, died in 1902. His second wife, who survives him, is the daughter of the late Mr. R. C. Welsby, , who died in March last, and there are two daughters of this marriage. Mrs. Anderton has thus lost father and hus- band within the last three THE LATE DR. W. ANDERTON. Reproduced by the kind permiission of the Ormskirk Advertiser. the pleasure of meeting him was on the Sunday before August Bank Holiday last year, when, after a long chat, he insisted on accompanying me to the station when I returned to Preston. He had officiated as judge at a number of shows, with satis- faction to all concerned. Always genial, kindly and ready to help those in distress, in a quiet, unobtrusive way, he was remarkably alert and full of life, with the energy of a man 20 years his junior, and was wonderfully active to the last. Dr. Anderton was born on December The funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon, -Tune 14th, at Ormskirk Parish Church. There was a large assem- blage of mourners, including representa- tives of the various bodies with which Dr. Anderton was
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