The Farm-poultry . BARRY OWEN. Among many poultrymen who, in re-cent years, have been cut down, somesuddenly, soine after lingering illness, weknow of no sadder case than that ofWilliam Harry Owen, of N ineyard Haven,.Alass., who passed away Sunday night,April 19t,h, after long months of sufferingfrom a cancer. Mr. Owen had amassed a large fortuneand retired from business while still inthe early prime of life. I le built a beauti-ful home at Nineyard Haven, and estab-lished one of the largest poultry farms inthe country as a hobby, at tirst, but later,for a ntunber of years, gave it a
The Farm-poultry . BARRY OWEN. Among many poultrymen who, in re-cent years, have been cut down, somesuddenly, soine after lingering illness, weknow of no sadder case than that ofWilliam Harry Owen, of N ineyard Haven,.Alass., who passed away Sunday night,April 19t,h, after long months of sufferingfrom a cancer. Mr. Owen had amassed a large fortuneand retired from business while still inthe early prime of life. I le built a beauti-ful home at Nineyard Haven, and estab-lished one of the largest poultry farms inthe country as a hobby, at tirst, but later,for a ntunber of years, gave it a greatdeal of his attention, being ambitious tomake it a great success, and believing (ashe told the writer on several occasions)that it was possible to build up an organ-ization that would run on the broad linesthat he had projected without his con-stant personal service. Although hisideals for (ivven Farms were not fullyrealized, by the for(;e of his own personal-ity, and that of those he associated withhiiji in
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