Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-11-25

den, w. A. Cheuvront and VIM
Napier, singing being furnished b,
the Congregational church choir
after which the remains were in
tered on beautiful knoll near by.
Mr.. Hoard's death was caused
from a general break down of he
system, he having lived beyond the
time allotted for mans life. AL
though the people of the communi
~ were expecting to hear of his
death, when the announcement
reached their ears, by the dolefu
and solemn toll of the church bell
sadness pervaded the hearts of all
In the death of Mr.. Hoard this towr
and county, as well as the state ano
ration, sustains ar irreparable loss
He will be sadly missed He will
re n Used in the home circle. He
will be missed in society. He will
he missed in the counsels of town
county and state. And especially
will he be missed by the poor OF
this vicinity, many OF whom have
reason to be thankful for his gener-
osity. But he is gone. The silen,
grave holds all that was once SO
much admired; so much respected
so much loved.
The deceased was early
taught and inspired by his mother
TO take the Bible. the Savior and his
teachings as his guide for life, and
through all his years he has been
governed and controlled by this
early teaching. He never united
with any church organization, pre-
ferring to be known as christian
in the broadcast sense, believing in
Christ as the way, the life and the
truth, and in furtherance of this idea
made a public confession of faith
and was baptized by Rev. John Nc
Kean several years ago.
Respecting ALWAYS the belief Of
others, he believed there was room
for all to stand upon the principles
which unde:le and form the basis
of all christian churches, and those
who know him best have no doubt
that he is now enjoying the
bliss prepared for those who spend
a life in christian and charitable use
fulness.
Mr.. Hoard was born in Spring
field, Vermont, June 2Sth, 1905. He
was the youngest of family of six
sons and one daughter, and outlived
them all. His brothers and sister
all lived to past middle lite, and three
of the sons passed the four score
from two to four years. His faith
er's family moved 70 Westminster,
Worcester county, Mass, soon at
ter MS birth, where his boyhood
and school days were passed IN sight
of old Wachusett mountain, and
many of his holidays We've spent in
to its summit, there being
- grandeur in the surroundings
which impressed him and made it a
favorite resort. Early in the present
century, probably about the time
his father moved to Westminster,
his older brothers located in north
ern New York, and while yet lad
he joined his brothers in the then
new country, making his home with
them. His early business habits
were formed us a clerk in the land
office of George Parish, a wealthy
German, who purchased large boun-
DIARIES OF wild land in northern New
York, in company with, or about
the same time that Joseph Bnnaparie,
Count De Chaumont, LeRay, La
Fargo, and other Frenchmen, whr
were compelled to leave France FIR
political reasons, after the fall of
Napoleon at Waterloo, made similar
purchases of wild land in the same
region. After a few years in this
capacity of clerk, and as he deemed
it, business schooling, his mechani
cal tastes being more congenlal, he
served an apprenticeship with .
silversmith and matchmaker by the
name OF Stevens, and later ne went
to tica, New Yor to work; af-
ter having acquired his trade, to
Antwerp, New York, where he es.
tablished himself in business.
He married in 1920 in his cath
year Susan Head, an older sister o.
Mrs. .. E. Bush. (now living here
IN Ceredo). Three sons,-two now
living and residing here in Ceredo.
made up his family. Hs wife
died in 1853, and his oldest son in
1857, at IS years of age. At an ear
~ age, while working at his trade
Of silversmith and matchmaker, he
conceived the idea ola small porta
Die steam engine, compact, simple
and cheap enough to be within the
reach Of small mechanics like him
self-farmers, planters, printers, and
others where moderate power was
required. This idea never left him.
and il was one Of the main purposes
Of his life to carry it out. Not until
IS4O did he find himself able 70 try
the experiment of establishing
business Of this kind. Taking Gil.
bert Bradford as a partner Che being
a practical machinist), buying a
lathe and renting a small room, the
venture Of making two5 horse pow
er steam engines, TO demonstrate the
practlcability Of the idea. was be
gun. Faults were discovered add
remedied, difficulties met and over