Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-23
Obituaries.

SUSAN A. HnL.-Mrs. Susan Aver Hill, widow
OF the late Ex-Governor Isaac Hill Of Concord,
New Hampshire, died in that city on Thursday,
the 18th instant. She was the Oldest female res
ident of Concord at the time Of her decease, hav-
ing reached the advanced age Of ninety-one years
on the oath of February last Mrs Hills last ILL
ness brief, and only week before her death
she WAS able to receive company Until her
eightieth birthday she continued diligently to sew
and read, and to the last kept up an interest in
all the current news of the day. Her last hours
were calm and peaceful. The funeral was held
at her late residence on Saturday, the 10Th inst.
Preliminary prayers were offered by Rev. d. c.
Roberts, vice-rector of st. Paul's (Episcopal)
church. The remains were removed from the
house by her children, William P. Hill, John NJ
Hill, and Isaac A. HILL and her grandchildren,
Isaac W. Hill, Rev. Howard F. Hill and Walter K.
Hill acting as bearers The casket was placed in
charge of six carriers upon arriving at the side
walk and conveyed to st. Pauls church, one
eighth of mile distant followed by relatives and
friends. Upon arriving at the church the bearers
again took the remains and placed them in the
chancel of the sacred edifce. The regular Epis-
copal service was then had, and commenced with
the singing of chant and two favorite hymns of
the deceased" When can read my title clear"
and Nearer my God, to thee" At the conclu-
sion Of the exercises in the church the casket was
placed in hearse, and the long funeral cortege
proceeded to Blossom Hill Cemetery, where the
interment was made in the family burial lot, and
all that was mortal of the venerable lady was laid
by the side of her late distinguished husband
The body was lowered into the grave by her three
sons, and grandchild, Rev. Howard +, Hill, rec
tor of Christ's church, Montpelier, performed the
committal service Two chants were rendered by
the choir of St. Paul's church at the cemetery, al
Heard Voice from Heaven" and the so Gloria in
Excelsis." The floral decorations at the house
were modest and BETTING, while at the church
the rector's reading and speaking desks were
trimmed with FERNS as was also window In
memory of the late Ex-Governor Hill At the
foot Of the casket there was beautiful basket of
ivy, heliotrope and wheat, and upon 1t was an
elegantly wrought sheaf of wheat and sickle. A
somewhat remarkable occurrence at the funeral
was the fact that Mrs. Hill was buried by her
three sons and the eldest male child of each of
these gentlemen
COLONEL OSCAR c. HALE.-Colonel q. C. Hale
of Keokuk, Iowa, died suddenly of internal hem
orrhage while on board the steamer Clinton, on
on his way home from visit to Minnesota, Sun
day, May 30th Colonel Hale was born in Wells
River, Vermont July Goth, 1916, and was in his
sixty-fourth year when the messenger of death
overlook him. He a student in Kimball Union
Academy when boy and afterwards engaged in
the manufacture of iron and steel, At the age
OF twenty-four he was appointed cashier of the
bank Of Newbury and held that office seventeen
years. He was more than any other man instru-
mental in procuring the arrest and conviction of
Bristol Bill, the noted burglar who broke into the
Newbnry bank while Colonel Hale was cashier.
In 1874 Colonel Hale was appointed aid-de-camp
to Governor Mattocks and the same year married
Miss Susan ID. Xix of Royalton, sister of the
wife of the late Judge Underwood of Wells River
and of William and Edward Rix OF Royalton and
George Xix Of Keokuk While residing in Wells
River he was member of the Vermont legsla-
ture. In 1858 he removed to Keokuk where he
organized the banking firm of Xix, Hale & Co.,
and assumed the management OF their business.
He was elected cashier of the Keokuk branch of
the Iowa state bank in 1862 and retained the
same position in the bank after it was merged
into the state national bank up to the time obhs
death He was stakeholder, and up to a year
ago director, in the Valley national bank of st.
Louis when he was dropped from the board at his
own reouest ue was treasnror ~ tho c,,y ~
Keokuk for several years and also ,reosnror ot
the Des Mones valley railroad A few yo,rs 400
he was e,ec,ed trustee Of Iowa Co,lege a, CRIMINAL
In all these varons oaices Of trnst he ,yas con.
sciantions and faithful IN tho las, dearea ivhan
be ,vos o,oc,ed ,rns,oo ~ Io,ya Conoao bo nos
bnrdened with ,abo, and tet unable IN assume
any additional resnonsibilitv hut ba yas ner-
suadad Inv some Of h;s f,iends tbat /, Yas bis ant,
IN aocont Tho annoir,mon, wban no d;d 90 no
want 20 C,rinnau ana s,,o,, so,.oraI Az. In ,a,
inc himso,f ,borouoh,,, aoo,ain,od ,,j,h all ,ha
affairs Of the college Ue never allowed himself
10 .ssnme resnonsihili,v which ho could NOT
With sh;,,, ana ~ ol,,,a,io, do