The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, July 1914 - April, 1915 Page: 339

News Notes

george H. Hermann, of Houston, Texas, died in Baltimore,
October 21, 1914. The Houston papers contain brief sketches
of his life. His will, published in the Houston Post, November
15, makes provision for public charities aggregating several mil-
lions of dollars.
The Dallas News of November 15 contains a tribute by J. B.
Cranfill to Rev. B. H. Carroll, who died at Fort Worth on Novem-
ber 11, 1914. He is called "the most majestic man the Baptists
of the world have known in this generation."
The death of Judge Lee Young occurred at his home in
Stephenville, Texas, on November 15, 1914. He was a student
of progressive agriculture, helped many tenants to become home
owners and took an active interest in better laws. Farm and
Ranch, November 21, contains a brief tribute to him.
Harry Lee Marriner, endeared to thousands as "The News staff
poet," died at Kerrville, Texas, December 8, 1914. Each day for
nearly five years he contributed a bit of cheery verse to The Gal-
veston-Dallas News. Some account of his life and labors appears,
in the News of December 9, and in Eag]eton's Writers and Writ-
ings of Texas.

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