. The Locomotive. henearliest employee in the service of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspec-tion & Insurance Company, died at his home in Tenkintown, Pa., inhis 81 st year. Mr. Farran was born in Philadelphia,February 5th, 1844. Educated in the pub-lic schools of that city, he later learned thetrade of boiler maker. On December 31st,1869, when this Company was less than threeyears old, Mr. Farran joined the organiza-tion as Inspector in the Philadelphia Depart-ment, becoming Chief Inspector in 1891. In1915 he gave up active work as Chief In-spector, but remained with the Company inan advisory ca
. The Locomotive. henearliest employee in the service of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspec-tion & Insurance Company, died at his home in Tenkintown, Pa., inhis 81 st year. Mr. Farran was born in Philadelphia,February 5th, 1844. Educated in the pub-lic schools of that city, he later learned thetrade of boiler maker. On December 31st,1869, when this Company was less than threeyears old, Mr. Farran joined the organiza-tion as Inspector in the Philadelphia Depart-ment, becoming Chief Inspector in 1891. In1915 he gave up active work as Chief In-spector, but remained with the Company inan advisory capacity until his death. The inspection branch of this Companyis essentially a department of service, andin it Mr. Farran ably performed a laborWilliam J. Farran. of loye Ris sterling character and devoted loyalty to this Company contributed greatly toward establishing, in theearly days, the prestige which the Company now enjoys. It is witha sincere feeling of regret that we mark the end of his splendid 118 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [October, George L. Shepley. Sunday, August 3rd, 1924, marked the passing of Mr. George of Providence, R. I., for more than thirty years representa-tive of this Company in Rhode Island. Mr. Shepley was keenly interested in literature and art, but hisvarious civic, industrial and financial activities made him well knownin his chosen field of insurance. As President of the firm of Stark-weather & Shepley, Inc., he was one of the most prominent insur-ance men in this country Mr. Shepley had been in poor health for nearly two years, and hisdeath, although not unexpected, comes as a real loss to the communityas well as to his many friends and relatives. Elbert A. Corbin. Mr. E. A. Corbin, for more than thirty-five years representativeof this Company in Philadelphia, died suddenly at his home in thatcity, Sunday, August 17, 1924. Mr. Corbin was senior member of the firm of Corbin & Goodrich,later Corbin, Goodrich & Wickham. He retired from busines
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