Genealogical and personal memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, Part 14

Author: Lee, Francis Bazley, 1869-1914
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 698

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WILLIAM D. STEVENSON, M. D. Among the eminent and successful members of the medical profession in the city of Trenton may be mentioned Dr. William D. Stevenson, a native of Smyrna, Delaware, born September 9, 1862, a son of Denny and Elizabeth (Kirk) Stevenson, and grandson of Thomas D. and-

Stevenson, who were the parents of five children: Ann, married Merritt Sparks. Lydia, married James McDowell. Elizabeth, married Samuel Wright. Sarah, single. Denny.

Denny Stevenson (father) was also a native of Smyrna, Delaware. He followed the occupa- tion of his father, that of cabinet maker, in

which he was eminently successful, and which he pursued up to the time of his death with the exception of the four years of the Civil war, when he served as a private in the Twelfth Dela- ware Infantry. He married Elizabeth Kirk, sister of James Kirk, who married Sarah Steven- son; and William Kirk, who married Catherine Millar. Six children were the issue of this mar- riage, namely: Ellen, Mary, deceased; William D., James P., Alfred L., and Annetța K., de- ceased.

William D. Stevenson attended the public schools and a private school in Philadelphia, and then entered the Philadelphia College of Pharm- acy, from which institution he graduated in 1882. He followed the drug business in various places up to 1900, when he entered the Univers- ity of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and pur- sued a medical course, graduating therefrom in 1904. He then opened an office in Philadelphia, and after a residence of nine months in that city removed to Trenton, New Jersey, and is now located at No. 42 South Clinton avenue. In ad- dition to his private practice, which is extensive and constantly increasing, he belongs to the aux- iliary and surgical department of Mercer Coun- ty Hospital. He is a member of the Philadel- phia Pharmaceutical College Alumni, the Medi- cal Alumni of the University of Pennsylvania, the New Jersey State Medical Society, and the Mercer County Medical Society. Fraternally he is connected with Trenton Lodge, No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons; he has attained the thir- ty-second degree in Masonry, all the Scottish Rite degrees, and is a member of the Crescent Temple of the Mystic Shrine. He was formerly a member of Lulu Temple, Philadelphia. He is also a member of Trenton Lodge, No. 3, Inde- pendent Order of Odd Fellows, and the National Union.

Dr. Stevenson married, April 24, 1889, Mar- garet V. Plummer, daughter of Edward and Sarah (Kelly) Plummer. They have two chil- dren : Martha A. and William W., (twins), born March 27, 1890.

CHARLES H. CARSON was born at Mer- cerville, New Jersey, 1841, son of Washington and Sarah (Hooper) Carson, and grandson of Robert Carson. Children of Washington and. Sarah (Hooper) Carson were: I. Emaline, married Clark Forman, and their children were: John, married Theodosia Coleman, and had one

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daughter, Ola, who married Henry Cubberley. George, married Emma Carson. Arabelle died at the age of twenty. 2. Sarah Elizabeth, mar- ried Andrew Hammel, and had nine children, four of whom are deceased; the living are: Emma, married Daniel Stanton; Drucilla, mar- ried Henry Carr; Bertha, married George Pear- son; Frank and Harold, who married the Bel- ford sisters. 3. Charles H., of whom later.

Charles H. Carson was educated in the public school of Mercerville, and assisted his father with his farm work, which was exclusively truck gardening. In 1868 he married and still fol- lowed the same line of work, moving to Hamil- ton Square, New Jersey, where he had previ- ously rented a house. In 1876 he purchased his present place, which consists of forty-six acres, devoted exclusively to strawberries, melons and the larger fruits, together with sweet potatoes. He is now one of the prosperous farmers in the northern part of Hamilton township. In poli- tics Mr. Carson is a Democrat, and in religious faith is a Baptist. He is a member of Hamil- ton Grange and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.

Mr. Carson married, in 1876, Amy T. Ging- len, by whom three children were born: I. Julietta, wife of Lewis Chamberlain, children : Lloyd and Earl. 2. C. Foreman, unmarried. 3. Oliver, died in infancy.

GEORGE FITZGEORGE, now retired from business, who was engaged as a dealer in news- papers, periodicals, stationery, etc., for a period of fifty-three years in Trenton, New Jersey, is a descendant of an old English family.

Edmund Fitzgeorge. grandfather of George Fitzgeorge, was presumably born in London, England. He went to school in Ackworth, Yorkshire, and was then apprenticed to learn the blacksmith's trade at Hemsworth. He fol- lowed this occupation until he had attained the age of twenty-one years, and then removed to the vicinity of Doncaster, England. He mar- ried, in Hemsworth, and had ten children, four sons and six daughters.

Charles Fitzgeorge, ninth child and youngest son of Edmund Fitzgeorge, was born in Warms- worth, near Doncaster, England, March 4, 1799, and died in Trenton, New Jersey, 1882, he hav- ing emigrated to this country with his son Wil- liam in 1843. In the possession of George Fitz- george is the indenture of Charles Fitzgeorge

for seven years to Charles Whitehouse, in order to learn the joiner's trade, his compensation be- ing his keeping, which included every expense with the exception of schooling. His voyage across the ocean was made in a sailing vessel of five hundred tons burden, called the "Rockall," and the trip was made from port to port in twenty-one days. He landed at New York and made his way to Patterson, New Jersey, and there found employment with George Bradley as joiner and millwright. This connection was severed several times, but continued altogether for thirty-two years. He married Sarah Max- field, born June 5, 1795, christened September 20, of the same year, and they had been married for a period of sixty-two years when death severed the bond. Their children were: I. William, married Ann Hutchinson, had children: Sarah Ann, George R., Thomas, Elizabeth, Wil- liam, Jr., and Charles. 2. Hannah, married Peter Horton, October 20, 1845, while on the journey to Liverpool, and they were married fif- ty-nine years. They had children : Emma, Charles, George and Frederick. 3. George, see forward. 4. Emma, married William B. Marsh, had children : William, deceased. Charles. 5. Sarah Ann, married Frank Hamilton, had chil- dren : Frank B. and Charlotte. 6. Charles, married Annie Mckeever, had children : Charles, Flora, Ida, Walter and Edith.

George Fitzgeorge, second son and third child of Charles and Sarah (Maxfield) Fitzgeorge, was horn in Barnsley, Yorkshire, England, Sep- tember 4, 1826. He lived in that town, being bound out to learn the trade of shoemaking at a suitable age, and after he had acquired this he ran away. He came to New York with his mother and a number of brothers and sisters in 1845, and there joined his father and brother William. They went to Patterson, December 3, 1845, and for two years he followed the trade of shoemaking, then went to Philadelphia, where he took up work as a blacksmith and followed this occupation until 1850. He commenced to serve customers in West Philadelphia with the Philadelphia Ledger, February 1, 1852, and con- tinued this until August 4, 1854, when he re- moved to Trenton, New Jersey, and established himself in business there, dealing in newspapers, periodicals and stationery. He retained this newspaper business until May 1, 1904, having for many years a stand at the post office. He bought a piece of property in Front street in 1856, hav-

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ing a frontage of eighty-three feet, and upon this had erected a three-story building, portions of which were devoted to store purposes. Fitz- george Hall and the Trenton Free Library are also located in this structure. Ten years later, in conjunction with Henry N. Barton, owner of Barton's Row, he formed the Washington Mar- ket Association, some of the other members of this corporation being: Joseph G. Brearley, Hen- ry B. Howell, Imlah Moore, Judge Naar, Adam Exton, John Exton and Joseph B. Yard. The present building, arranged for a market and stores, was erected in 1870, and it is now one of the most valuable locations in the city of Trenton. This enterprise was the result of great foresight on the part of its projectors, who re- alized that it must increase greatly in value in the course of years. It has now doubled in value. It is surrounded on three sides by public streets, two of them being main thoroughfares, and the fourth side is a private driveway. Mr. Fitzgeorge is the custodian of the property and the owner of a number of valuable pieces of real estate in his own name. His political affiliations are with the Republican party, his first vote being cast for Fremont and Dayton. He joined the Union Methodist Church in 1857, was elected trustee in 1858. and was treasurer of the board of trus- tees until April, 1865. They then organized the Central Methodist Episcopal Church, and he was active as a member of the first board of trustees, was elected treasurer, and served in that capacity until his resignation in 1907. He joined the In- dependent Order of Odd Fellows in Philadelphia in 1848, and when he had taken up his residence in Trenton became a charter member of Fred. D. Stuart Lodge, No. 154, taking his transfer from the Philadelphia lodge. He is a member of Mercer Lodge, No. 50, Free and Accepted Ma- sons, and has been its treasurer for thirty-two successive years.

Mr. Fitzgeorge, though almost eighty-one years of age, is hale, hearty and active as a man of sixty years. He married, May 6, 1850, Ann Elizabeth Booth, who died in July, 1900, short- ly after the celebration of the golden wedding anniversary, daughter of Emanuel and Martha (Sykes) Booth, who were the parents of: Ben- jamin, died in his youth : Thomas, married Eliz- abeth Rawnsley, had children: Sarah, William, M. D., and Mary; Ann Elizabeth, mentioned above; Mary, married William H. Westcott, had children: Anna, Mary, Harry, Charles G. and

Elizabeth. George and Ann Elizabeth (Booth) Fitzgeorge had children: I. Emma, died at the age of nine years. 2. Charles, died at the age of five years. 3. Edwin, married Naomi Nay- lor ; had children: Harry, deceased, and Em- ma, who married Russell Fox, has one child, Gladys Nathalie, the great-grandchild of George Fitzgeorge. 4. Mary, deceased. 5. William Henry, died at the age of nine years. 6. Mar- tha, married Harry Crook ; has one child, Thom- as. 7. Sarah, deceased. 8. George T., mar- ried Lucy Ward; has one daughter and four sons. 9. Annie E., married Albert S. West. IO. Frederick B., deceased. II. Frank H., unmarried.

CHARLES H. SMITH, a farmer residing in Hamilton township, Mercer county, New Jersey, was born in Hamilton township, this county, Octo- ber II, 1854, son of Samuel and Amanda (Gor- don) Smith.

The paternal great-grandfather of H. Smith owned the farm, a part of which is now included in the Trenton Fair Association grounds. The paternal grandfather was Samuel Smith, who was born and reared in Bucks county, Pennsyl- vania. He was a lifelong farmer, and reared his children to the same honorable calling. His father, whose name is not now known, was a sol- dier in the Revolutionary war. Samuel Smith and wife, Susan (Morris) Smith, were the par- ents of five children : I. Howard I., married (first) Margarett Scooley and (second) Eliza- beth Hutchinson; his children were: Clarence, Sally, who married Simeon Reed; Minnie, mar- ried Benjamin Gec: Howard; Alberta, married Frank Reed. 2. George F., married Matilda South, by whom were born: Clifford, died at the age of nineteen years; Edward; Susan, mar- ried Emlen Hutchinson. 3. Samuel, of whom later. 4. Caroline, married Thomas Everett ; children : George, deceased; Frank and Joseph. 5. Sarah, married William Coleman; children: Sarah, married William A. Walling; and Will- tam.

Samuel Smith, father of Charles H. Smith, was a Republican, and was a member of the township committee and a justice of the peace for seventeen years. In church relations he was a Baptist, and held the office of church treasurer for thirty years. He married Amanda Gordon, by whom were born the following children: I. Charles H., of whom later. 2. David, died in

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infancy. 3. Samuel G., married Arabella Ivins, by whom was born Percy. 4. Elizabeth, mar- ried William V. Hulse, and became the mother of William. 5. Howard, died in infancy.

Charles H. Smith attended the public schools of Hamilton township and later the Model school at Trenton. He aided his father on the farm until he was married, in 1879. He then leased the H. N. Smith farm of seventy-five acres, and after a year purchased the Robert Mount farm, con- sisting of sixty acres. This place he has greatly improved, and his home is now one of the best in his community. The more than six hundred feet of boxhedge which stretches along the main road by his place is the admiration of all passers- by. He carries on general and fruit farming. In politics Mr. Smith is a Republican; in his church affiliations he is a Baptist. He is a member of the National Union, Junior Order of United American Mechanics, No. 54, and Ham- ilton Grange.

In 1879 Mr. Smith married Emma Ivins, daughter of William T. and Catherine P. (Cub- berly) Ivins, and their children were: Maurice, married Abbie E. Cox; and William Russell.

Katherine Ivins, the mother of Mrs. Charles H. Smith, was born in Newtown, Mercer coun- ty, New Jersey, March 19, 1831, daughter of Squire David W. Cubberly, who was born in the same locality, September, 1791, died at the age of eiglity-nine years, and is buried in Hights- town. By occupation he was a farmer. He was a deacon in the Hamilton Square Baptist Church. David W. was the son of William Cubberly, a native of the same town, who built a large saw mill there; he was killed by being kicked by a liorse, when he was yet a young man.

David W. Cubberly, married Mary Voorhees, born in Dutch Neck, Mercer county, New Jer- sey, daughter of Court Voorhees, born in the same place. His second wife was Rebecca P. Allen, born July 2, 1799, in Hightstown, died aged eighty-six years, and is buried at Hights- town, New Jersey; she was the daughter of Samuel Allen, of Hightstown, a farmer and by trade a cooper. He was a deacon in the Baptist church. He married Katherine Perine, daughter of James Perine, who married Rebecca Randolph, daughter of the Randolph who gave the grounds for Princeton College with the understanding if ever the college should be taken away the lands were to revert to the legal heirs.

Katherine P. Cubberly married William Ivins,

born in Edinborough, New Jersey, July 17, 1817, died 1878. He was a farmer and by trade a truck- er. He was the son of Daniel Ivins, born in Mercerville, New Jersey. He was a tanner and currier by trade. He was an elder in the Pres- byterian church at Hamilton Square. He mar- ried Theodosia Tindall, daughter of Elijah Tin- dall, a farmer, born in Edinborough, New Jersey and who went west, where he died. Daniel Ivins, son of Daniel Ivins, was a farmer, born in Crosswicks, New Jersey. Among the children of Mr. and Mrs. William P. Ivins, were : I. Rebecca, married Sylvester Van Dyke, of Hopewell, New Jersey, and they had one son, Elmer. 2. Theo- dosia, married George Polhemus, and had two children, Charles H. and Lillie, married George Perine, of Cranberry, New Jersey. Mrs. Pol- hemus died in 1877. 3. Emma, wife of Charles H. Smith. 4. Amanda, married Ralph Hulse, manager of the Douglas Shoe Store in Trenton, New Jersey ; they have children: Ralph H. and Florence. 5. Arabella, married Samuel G. Smith, who has a mail route out of Trenton ; they have one son, Samuel P. 6. William P., who resides with his mother at No. 89 Jackson street, Trenton, New Jersey, and is employed in the Broad Street Bank.

WILLIAM HUTCHINSON ROBBINS, for many years a highily estcemed resident of Yard- ville, Mercer county, New Jersey, who has been in the employ of the Camden & Amboy railroad in various capacities for the unusually long pe- riod of forty-three years, is a member of one of the old families of the state, his grandfather having been James Robbins, who was a man of importance in his time.

William I. Robbins, son of James Robbins, married Catherine M. Hutchinson, and among their children were: James C., married Eliza- beth Dye and had children: Annie George and William; and William Hutchinson, see forward.

William Hutchinson Robbins, son of William I. and Catherine M. (Hutchinson) Robbins, was born in Sharon, Monmouth county, New Jer- sey, December 22, 1841. He attended the pub- lic schools of the district and supplemented this with home study, when he had the opportunity, but his time was busily employed in working on a farm at a very early age. Subsequently he was apprenticed to learn the carpenter's trade, and at the age of twenty-one he entered the employ of the Camden & Amboy Railroad Company as a

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carpenter. He was appointed track foreman in 1868, and has performed the duties connected with that position faithfully and efficiently since that time. For three ycars he was on the Hightstown & Pemberton section, but the oth- er years of this period were spent between Bor- dentown and Newtown. In addition to his du- ties for the railroad company he has many other business interests, and is progressive and enter- prising in his business methods. He may, in the true sense of the word, be styled a self-made man, having by his own unaided efforts risen from a poor boy to the position of a property holder on a considerable scale. He is the owner of eight houses in Yardville, and several parcels of valuable property in Trenton, New Jersey. He is a notable example of what may be accom- plished by thrift, perseverance and ability. Mr. Robbins affiliates with the Republican party in national politics, but with the Independent party in local affairs. He is a member of the Baptist church, and a charter member of the Pennsyl- vania Relief Association.

Mr. Robbins married (first) Loretta Dilatush, daughter of Nahor and Lydia (McCabe) Dila- tush. and they had one child, John W., who resides in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. He married (first) Emma Satterthwaite, and had two chil- dren : he married (second) Huldah Pach. Mr. Robbins married (second) Emma Applegate, daughter of Dillon and Cornelia Ann Applegate, who had children : Emma, Clark and Henry. The children of this second marriage were : I. Carrie, married Holmes Wicoff ; has one child, Henry. 2. Mildred, married Clarence Heyburn, and has children: Harlev and Leroy John. 3. Anna, married Irving Kramer: has one child, Pearl. 4. Mamie, unmarried.

ROBERT MANNING EVERETT. Among the enterprising and well-to-do farmers of Mer- cer county is Robert M. Everett, born August 29. 1856, at the family homestead in West Wind- sor township, the son of James H. and Rachel ( Coombs) Everett. The grandfather was Smith Everett, who lived in the town of Cranbury. He married Margaret Hughes and they were the parents of six children: Charles, William, Simeon, Keturah, James H. and Mahala.

James H. Everett, the father of Robert M. Everett, was born in 1815, and by his occupa- tion was a prosperous farmer and at one time the owner of nine farms. He married Rachel

Coombs, by whom he had ten children : 1. Thomas, married Caroline Smith, whose two children were: Frank, who married Mamie Slat- er, and has five children-Jesse B., Leroy, Car- olyn, Frank and Thomas-and Joseph, who mar- ried Bessie Hughes. 2. Isaac, married Emma Jane Applegate and had children: Lizzie, wife of George Mershon ; and Theodore, who married Miss Farmer. 3. Margaret, married Harrison Hutchinson, and their children are: Harry, mar- ried Phoebe Hutchinson; and George, who mar- ried Mary Anna Gordon. 4. William, married Rebecca Lee, by whom nine children were born : Andrew, Beverley. Walter. Harry, Elizabeth, Irving, Franklin, James and La Mont. 5. Ke- turah, married Joseph Pierson and had the fol- lowing children : James, Theodore, Rachel, George, Lucinda, Margaret and Caroline. 6. James, married Annie Gordon, and their four children were: Thomas, James, Raymond and Charles. 7. Robert Manning, of whom later. 8. George R., married Ida Morris, by whom he had three children : Frederick, Southard and Egbert. Two of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. James H. Everett died in infancy, Alfred and Rebecca.

Robert M. Everett was reared to manhood un- der the parental roof, and educated in Mercer county, where he attended the public schools. He remained at the old homestead and assisted his father in the work on the farm. Subse- quently he removed to a farm of his own in West Windsor township, consisting of ninety- five acres, until his mother's death, after which he returned to the homestead, which he bought after his father's death, and has remained there since. This contains fifty-four acres., He car- ries on general farming and pays special atten- tion to fruits. Politically Mr. Everett is a Re- publican, and in church faith a Presbyterian, and at present a member of the board of trus- tees. He was also a trustee of the school board and one of the township election board. He is a member of Eureka Council, Junior Order of United American Mechanics,' and the Patrons of Husbandry at Hamilton Square. He married, January II, 1877, Lucinda Applegate, born De- cember 21, 1854. daughter of John Fisher and Mary (Stults) Applegate. John F. Applegate was the son of Nathaniel and Sarah Applegate. and Mary Stults was the daughter of James and Cornelia ( Perrine) Stults. John F. Applegate and wife had four children : Lucinda, who mar-

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ried Robert M. Everett. 2. Daniel, who mar- ried Mary Cole, and had children : Sadie, Alex- ander and Harold. 3. Virginia, married Stan- ley Lewis, and had Emma and David. 4. Etta, wife of Frank Cook, and their children are Vir- ginia and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. Everett have had two children : Burtis, born December 17, 1878, married Lillie Van Ness, June 27, 1906; and Grace M., born March 3, 1889.

JOHN J. CLEARY, one of the proprietors and the managing editor of the Trenton Sunday Advertiser, a journalist both by instinct and choice, was born in South Trenton, New Jersey, May 24, 1859, son of Michael and Margaret (Phelan) Cleary.

Michael Cleary was born in 1827 in county Tipperary, Ireland, and emigrated to America in 1850, soon thereafter settling in Trenton, New Jersey. He established a European steamship agency and a Catholic bookstore, at No. 3 Cen- tre street, which he conducted until his death, August 7, 1891. He was an ardent Irishman and a fervent Catholic and as such was conspic- uous for more than thirty years, ever working for the advancement of his race and the promo- tion of religion. Upon becoming a citizen of the United States he allied himself with the Demo- cratic party, and was an intelligent and zealous member of that political party. He was city tax assessor for one term. In 1855 Michael Cleary married Margaret Phelan, a native of county Kilkenny, Ireland. Both were from the agricultural classes and were very ambitious to give their children the advantages of a superior education. They also were careful to implant within their offspring the seed of strong re- ligious faith.

John J. Cleary, son of Michael and Margaret (Phelan) Cleary, received his early education in St. John's parish schools, and at the age of four- teen years entered St. Charles College, Mary- land, where he remained four years, subsequent- ly going to Seton Hall College, South Orange, New Jersey. He finished his course in the class of 1879. He then took up the study of medicine, but journalism having always had a strong at- traction for him, he was led, in 1880, to begin work as a correspondent in the New Jersey leg- islature. During several ensuing years he rep- resented many newspapers at the capital, includ- ing the New York World, Philadelphia Ledger, Philadelphia Times, Associated Press and New

Jersey papers. In the autumn of 1882 the Tren- ton Times was founded and he became its only town reporter. He continued as such until 1884, when he succeeded Louis C. Gosson as city ed- itor of the True American, with which Trenton paper he remained for nearly four years. In February, 1888, he formed a partnership with Thomas F. Fitzgerald and Charles H. Levy, and they as a firm purchased the Sunday Advertiser from Andrew M. Clarke. Since that time Mr. Cleary has been managing editor of the Sunday Advertiser. He has devoted his time and tal- ents unremittingly for the development of this journal, which has enjoyed a most marvelous growth. It is a widely known, highly appreci- ated and reliable newspaper.

In politics Mr. Cleary has always been iden- tified with the Democratic party, but is without political ambition. He is a member of the Tren- ton board of trade and a director in the Mer- cer Trust Company. Governor Murphy ap- pointed him a member of the board of managers of the New Jersey Home for Feeble Minded Women, and through reappointment by Gov- ernor Stokes, is now serving a second term. He was a member of the first board of park commissioners in Trenton and served as presi- dent one year, 1891. In 1900, when Trenton voted for a frec public library, Mayor Briggs appointed him, with F. W. Roebling. Sr., Judge William M. Lanning, John A. Campbell and Jo- seph L. Naar, as the first board of trustees. By Mayor Katzenbach and Mayor Gnichtel he was reappointed, his present term not expiring till December 31, 1911. Upon the organization of the library board in 1900 he was chosen as sec- retary of that body and has occupied that of- fice continuously since that date. Mr. Cleary is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Trenton. In fraternal societies he is connected with the Trenton Council of Knights of Colum- bus, also with the Catholic Club, of which he was a charter member and in which he has been very active. serving as lay-presiding officer for two years and in various other official capaci- ties. He is a member of the Trenton Press Club, and of the New Jersey Legislative Corre- spondents' Club.

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Genealogical and personal memorial of Mercer County, New Jersey, Part 14

Author: Lee, Francis Bazley, 1869-1914 Publication date: 1907 Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Company Number of Pages: 698

Author: Lee, Francis Bazley, 1869-1914
Publication date: 1907
Publisher: New York : Lewis Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 698