Albert L. Stevens, 51, passed away at his home here Tuesday morning at 11:30 o’clock after a serious illness of more than a year’s duration. He studied carefully his own case, which was carcinoma of the esophagus, searching far and wide, fop a cure, going to the Mayo Brothers at Rochester, Minn., and also to the Ford hospital at Detroit for treatments but all to no avail.

He was a faithful employe of the Burnham, Stoeple Co., havlng traveled for the concern twenty years to the day and made many friends all over his territory through northwestern Ohio, For a year he traveled for the Emerson Cap Co. through this territory.

Mr; Stevens was born and raised here and will be sadly missed in the community.

He leaves to mourn, his devoted wife and host of friends. Funeral services will be held at the home Friday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock, with the Rev. C. D. Chiles officiating. Interment in Young’s cemetery.