St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-03-22
RECENT DEATHS.
Death of Our oldest Resident.

John Halves, st. Johnsbury's Oldest
native resident, died at his home on
Main street Sunday noon, at the ad-
vanced age of ninety years and six
months.
Mr.. Hawes was born on the John B.
Woods place, between this village and
Passumpsic, Aug. 13, 1897. In early
life his residence was McIndoe's Falls
and he was for long time and until
the opening Of the Passumpsic railroad,
engaged in staging, being one of the
owners of the mail stage line between
Haverhill, N. H., and Stanstead, p. Q.
He became permanent resident of st.
Johnsbury in 1916. In 1856 he went
to Kansas, throwing his whole soul in
to the interest of saving that state from
slavery and making it a free state.
He was at Lawrence and vicinity all
through that memorable struggle, and
free what is now one of the grandest
states in the Union. People who
knew Mr.. Hawes at that time can new
er forget the enthusiasm and courage
with which he grappled that great is
sue, out of which grew the Rebellion.
1t was the indomitable will and cOur-
age of such men as he which stopped
the extension of slavery at that critical
time and helped arouse a public senti-
ment that finally demanded it's extinc-
ton. From this incident in his life it
will be seen that Mr.. Hawes was a man
of very strong convictions, with
courage and ability to enforce them.
As he had been an out-and-Out abOli-
ZIONIST, so he was an ardent and prom
few weeks he has been a faithful and
intelligent reader of politics and cur
rent affairs and had taken unbounded
interest in the welfare of the nation
and the outcome of all the great issues.
Mr.. Hawes was twice married. There
were two sons born to him by the first
wife, Curtis Hawes of Syracuse, N. Y,
and Horace Hawes, who died in Cali
fornia some years ago. In 1880 he
married Jane Gilchrist of Barnet, and
they have lived together So years. To
them were born five children-Col.
Alex G.. Hawes of San Francisco, Mrs.
Harvlin Paddock and Miss Lizzie
Hawes of this place, and Harry and
Walter Hawes of Chicago. These with
| l,oS,, L., -o., 10 1rce
of a man whose long life was one OF
great activity and usefulness.
PADDoCK.7fHalsey R. Paddock died
at his home in Roxbury, Mass, March
I6, at the age of 48 years. Mr.. Pad
dock was the only son of the late Hor-
ace Paddock of st. Johnsbury, and this
place was his home until about 1870
when he went to Philadelphia for a
short time and then removed to Boston
where he has since been in the leather
finding business. He married Annie
Hall of North Adams, Mass, and botl
united with the North church in this
place in 1870, and Mr.. Paddock was {
member of Rev. DR.. Plumb's church il
Boston at the time of his death. HI
was a young man of pleasing address
and amiable disposition, and all resi-
dents of this place of twenty years age
remember him most kindly. His las
sickness was very protracted. HI
!. leaves a widow but no children. Hi
: mother and two sisters, Mrs. Abb,
Dennis of New York and Mrs. Jane
E. Taylor of this place, survive him
. His body was brought to st. Johns
3 bury at his request for interment, ant
: brief funeral services were held ol
Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev
3 Edward Fairbanks.
h HAsKELL.-Bliss S. Haskell died @
8 consumption at Los Angeles, Califor
: mia, the 18th inst. Mr.. Haskell wa
a well known in this place few year
: ago having led the choir at the Episco
: pal church and been somewhat promi
= nent in musical circles. He was a so
of the late j. w. Haskell, who died i
this town last May. He went into tn
Northwest some seven or eight year
ago, and from thence to California. H
leaves a widow and two children.
8 JENKINS. Nellie (Smith) Jen
It kins, the wife of E. r. Jenkins of Pad
e dock village, died Monday evening al
e ter weeks illness of pneumonia
If Mrs. Jenkins was about 26 years {
} age, devoted member of the Adver
> church of this place and one who had
e large circle of friends. She leaves n
Is children. Funeral services were hel
: yesterday afternoon, Rev. Mr.. Ward {
n the Advent church officiating.
N HARvEY.-Orange Harvey, a vel
i known citizen of Summerville, die
N shortly after one O'Clock yesterday a
q ternOon after five days sickness
- DDeumOnia at the age of r. Mr. Ha