Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-06-29

ten O'Clock, Monday morning, June %,
at the age of sixty-four years. He was
taken sick Saturday evening with chill,
grew rapidly worse till midnight, when
physician was called, but pneumonia had
set in. The end of an earnest, active
life was approaching, and no human skill
could save it. Mr.. Hall was son of Eli
as Hall, who was born in Falmouth, Me-,
in 1777, and died in Jefferson, N. H., in |
1851. In 1887, at the age OF seventeen,
Mr.. Hall bought his time and began life |
for himself His first work was in the |
mill for John Wheeler of Concord. In |
1S43 he married, and moved to st. Johns |
bury and took charge of the Fairbanks |
out door work. In 1916 he moved to Con-
cord and commenced business in Bradley |
Vale, half mile from the present North |
Concord station. Here he remained nine
years, organized and carried on large
lumber business, built little village, in
clu ding meeting honse, boarding houses,
etc. In 1916 he moved to East Burke,
and bought the Spencer Mill property.
The next spring flood carried it all
away and the people of East Burke con-
sidered themselves ruined. But with
characteristic energy, Mr.. Hall took hold
of the work of rebuilding and in short
time the village was prospecting as it had
never prospered before. Mr.. Hall organ
lied a large lumber business, employed
large number of men, built houses, hotel,
the c.. T. A. Humphrey house where he
resided, the Congregational church and
other buildings. During his stay here he
was also heavily engaged in numbering at
Island Pond. In this enterprise, business
misfortune overlook and failed him. But
he was never discouraged. He soon raj
lied and in 1862 moved to Lyndon, bought
the Cahoon mill privilege and organized
| the largest and most successful lumber
business ever carried on in Lyndon under
the corporation known as the Lyndon
Mill Company. For dozen years past
Mr.. Hall has been largely engaged in sell
ing Michigan pine land for the Fairbanks,
and few years ago he entered into five
years. contract with Erastus Corning of
New York to cut large amount of lum-
Der annually for five years. In this en-
terprise his old partner, B. +. Lincoln, is
associated with him, and the firm employ
between one and two hundred men. In
addition to this Mr.. Hall has large inter-
ests here, owning the Lyndon mill and
large tracts of land in East Haven, be-
sides several farms here and in adjoining
towns.
Mr.. Hall was a great business organic
err, giving employment to a large number
of men, and his death is public loss.
Promptness, push, perseverance and
pluck were marked characteristics in his
business methods. He never heSitated
and was never idle. He was an earnest
man, and whatever he took hold of re-
ceived his best efforts. He was public
spirited liberal giver to public enter
prises, to the church, the school and
charity When he took hold of the Lyn-
don Literary Institute it was to make it
go. He gave the Institute $4,000 as an
endowment fund and was doing much for
it in other ways. Mr.. Hall was for forty
years an active member of the church,
and his church work was characterized
by the same regularity and earnestness
which he gave to everything. He was
, never absent from his pew without the
best excuse. He was always active and
earnest in the social meeting. For TWEEN
ty years he has been superintendent OF
the Congregational Sabbath school in this
village, and in all its work took the live
{ Hest interest. He was a great lover Of
children. Every little child in that schoo
is genuine mourner for Mr.. Hall. Ii
: his death the Sabbath school, the church
T and this village sustain an irreparable
loss His death will be deeply felt in the
, county.
Mr.. Hall never held many offices. HI
: had too much private business to allow
him to be much in politics. But he wa.
| a republican, very positive and honest il
his connections. He was the originator
6 and moving spirit in the st. tohnsbur.
Republican enterprise, and was made pres
ident of the company. He was also di
rector in the Lyndon bank, and presiden
t of the board of trustees of the Lyndol
q Literary Institute. All of these institu
. tions received the benefits of his strong
vigorous and intelligent efforts. 1t is hare
to say where Mr.. Hall will be misses
u most Union.
Hardyviclx.
Quite number of the members of tn
: Grand Army attended the National En-
campment at Portland last week.
Mr.. Nevins is re-engaged to take charg
of The school the ensuing year. He ha
Z rented the tenement in Wards block.
l. P. Titus store was broken into Mon
II day night by prying open the outside door
n The contents of the money drawer an
some clothing were taken.
East Hardwick.
!. A large delegation of the s'boys in blue
l. went to the Grand Encampment of the
l. A. r. at Portland.
Mrs. Augusta Conant is in feeble healt
and has gone to Portland, Me-, to get tn
> sea air. Mrs. John Canon accompanie
. her as nurse.
y Anna Adgate has gone to the Prospet
q House, White Mountains for the season
l. as waiter; Inez Nelson to the Manstiel
House, Stowe; Bell Davidson to tn
Twin Mountain House; others are to g
y July 1st to other houses at the mountains
Mrs. G. A. Goodrich is very feebl
% If she gets able to ride, she intends to g
|. to the Mary Fletcher hospital for trea
le ment.-Dea. J. M. Stevens has had sew
v raj very distressing spells, presumabl
~ the result of indigestion; they have O.
Q Cured about once week.
East Burke.
Emma Page has gone to Victory
teach the summer term in the Housto
III district.
Quite a number of people went fro
this place to Lyndon last Thursday to a
u tend the funeral of D. P. Hall.
Harvey Flower, bachelor about
years old, who lived about miles fro
E. Burke toward Victory, hung himse
70 in sugar house abont two miles fro