Arthur Lucian Higley

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ARTHUR LUCIAN HIGLEY, the second child qf William E. and Maria A. (Miller) Higley, was born in Becket, Mass., January 4, 1868. Scarcely one year of his life had passed when he was made deaf by the effects of an attack of measles. Every effort has been made by his parents to make the life of this most promising child both enjoyable and useful.

He received an excellent education at the Clarke Institution for the Instruction of Mutes, at Northampton, Mass., where he was a student ten years. Here he learned the cabinetmakers' trade, making himself a reputation for his clever work- manship, and showing himself thoroughly possessed of mechanical genius.

He resides with his parents in Becket, following his trade, in which he excels in turning out fine and beautiful work. To all who meet him, his bright, intelligent face and attractive bearing at once give evidence of his unusual natural abilities.