St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-11-18
RECENT DEATHS.

lS, 1886.
RECENT DEATHS.
HALE.-After a serious illness of
about two weeks, Mordecai Hale, ESQ.,,
of Peacham, died on the 25th of Octo-
Der. Mr.. Hale was born in BrOOkfield,
Mass, May 8, 1900. He was a descend
ant of Thomas Hale of NewburypOrt,
Mass, who came to this country in
1886. Mr.. Hale's father was a soldier
of the Revolution. Mordecai was the
youngest and the last survivor, of five
children. When child he came to
Vermont with his father and settled in
Hardwick. After a course of study at
Randolph academy, he began the prac
tice of law at McIndoe's Falls. Later
he moved to Barnet village where he
remained till he went to Peacham, his
residence for the last thirty years.
| While in Barnet Mr.. Hale represented
this county two years in the state SEN
ate. He was a lawyer of good ability,
kind and genial neighbor and Chris
tian in the whole course of his life.
He married Miss Jane Harvey, the
daughter of the late Alexander Har-
vey, Esq, of Barnet in March 1884,
by whom he had five children of whom
only one, daughter, survives. Mrs.
Hale died Oct. 90, 1873.
MooNEY.-Henry A. Mooney died at
his home in Lewiston, Maine, Nov. z,
of paralysis of the brain. Mr.. Mooney
was boot and shoe dealer in this place
from 1857 to 1868, when he removed to
Burlington. In 1881 he removed to
Lewiston. He is well remembered by
residents of this place as an energetic
and active business man. His remains
were brought to st. JOhnshury for in
terment the 18th instant. He leaves a
widow in Lewiston and one daughter,
Mrs. M. B. Prince of this place, who
with her son are the only surviving
lineal descendants.
DEwEY.-Mrs. Lyman F. Dewey,
who died at the residence of her son
in Barton last Saturday, was with her
husband, among the original members
of the Congregational church at Lower
Waterford, where they both retained
their membership for over so years.
She will be pleasantly remembered by
the older citizens of Waterford where
her body was taken for interment.
FRENCH.-F. j. French, whose death
occurred Oct. 80, was native of Hard
wick. His father, the late Samuel
French, came from Hardwick, Mass,
and was one of the early settlers of the
town. His wife was sister of Loren
20 Dow. Samuel French cleared a
tract of land and built set of build
ings near the centre of the town and
raised family of seven sons of whom
F. j. French was the youngest. The
elder sons left home at an early age.
F. j. French never being a robust man
remained on the old homestead and
lived there quite Il number of years at
ter his fathers death, until his health
failed him when he removed to the
village of East Hardwick where he has
since resided. Never strong man
physically he nevertheless Outlived all
his family. His health failed rapidly
during the last year, but he kept up
remarkably until nearly the last. He
retained his consciousness until the
last. So ended the life of an upright
man and Christian.
Fairbanks Scales at CzernOwitZ.
At the industrial exhibition held in
September last in Czernowitz, capital
of the BukOvina, Fairbanks Standard
scales received the highest reward
namely, the silver "Stateprice," given
by the government. There were foul
competitors from ROumania and Hun
gary, one from Budapest, one from
Lemberg, one from Troppau and one
from CzernOwitz. In addition orders
were received for some of the Fair
banks scales from the Lemberg Jassy
railroad and the early introduction o
them in Roumania is assured. The
scales attracted great attention at the
CzernowitZ exhibition. On them were
weighed His Royal Highness, thu
Archduke Karl Ludwig, Archdukt
Rainier, the Duke of Wurtemburg ant
other persons of high distinction. The
notables handed in considerable sum-
for the privilege of being thus weigh
ed which Mr.. Block, the manager o.
the scale cOmpany's interests at the ex
hibition, put into a sealed box and de
livered to the local committee of thu
Red Cross society. The business o
the Fairbanks scale company in tina
far-away country is in excellent cOndi
ton.
Academy Notes.
There will be regular school exer
cises on Saturday, Nov. 20, also De
cember A.
2 AS three or four seniors were a little
dilatory this week, they will speal
next week Tuesday. The majority o
the speakers last Tuesday consisted o
: young ladies.
The regular Adelphian program las
/ week consisted of a mock trial in No
10, with Judge w. H. Puffer on TIN
bench, and j. A. Lutz clerk of court
y The criminal was V. HENDERSON, trie'
!. for breach of promise. M. o. Edso