The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-09
GOV. HILLS FAMILY.
His Father, Mother, Brothers, and Sis
ters-David's Rapid Rise.

terS-DaVid'S Rapid Rise
From the Neio York Times.
Much curiosity has been manifested with re-
gard to the family history of Gov David B.
Hill, Of which very little is known. TIE follow
ing scraps Of information have been obtained
from lifelong acquaintance Of the governor S
family:
The family lived IN a small house surrounded
Dy a quarter acre of ground about eighteen
miles from Elmira. The governors parents
ulu not Own the property, but he bought it for
shem aIter be began to rise in the world. His
iatner was carpenter. and earned modest
living py doing such jobs as the neiRhbOrhood
onerod, and occasionally by building boats
His mother, who came of a good family was
woman OF plain appearance. but more than
09rdinary intelligence. She was a very strict
Methodist, and sober to the verge of severity in
the matter of dress. She never wore anything
put the plainest kind Of material without
dTapery or trimmings of any kind, and the only
onset 10 her sober garb was q plain white
nSckerchief. The old lady died OF consumption
Letore her son achieved political distiaction.
DAVID was by common consent devo ted to his
mother and during her last illness rode eig hteen
mites from ms law office in Elmira every oven
ing to sit by her bedside
There were two other sons and two daughters.
one OF the sons is physician. living at present
somewhere in Missouri. The other was known
In the neighbOrhood as a strange man. He
rarely visited his parents home, and his name
was seldom mentioned in the family circle. The
Nau%ulSTS are DOtn dead. Polly, - the elder,
married well-to-do farmer much older than
herself. and did not live long after her marriage
sadie, the younger, was the governors
Iavorlte sister. She never married One night
she went to party, took cold, and died of CON
SUMPTION within year Her death was a
severe blow TO David. Toward the end Of her
ire she eXacted promise from her father who
was not christian, to kneel by her body after
her death and pray. The old man kept the
promise, and on the Sunday following her death
gQlned the church and gave his experience. 9"
ne saId ms daughter had converted Kim, and he
would, therefore, live the life of a chris ian
David 10 is related, frequently endeavored to
persuade ms father to give up work and spend
the remainder OF his days in ease, but the old
man replied that he had always worked. and
ne wanted to be independent as long as he was
dpie TO WORK. so he worked on to the end The
emu came about week before David was in
auRurated as lieutenant governor According
70 Ghe manner OF country people il is said by
aus nelghoors that DaFid's rise was too sudden
Tor the old man. 1t first dazed him and then
klneu MIN AT meeting hell to give him "a
send-or before he left EiInira for the inaurur-
alton the governor made a speech and the Odd
man went to hear it. 1t was the first speech he
mao ever heard David make, and the nelghbors
say u was too much for him. He went home,
or two. ~ " '
1t is related that David was never fond of the
girls, and this trait haSstuck to him I'D to the
present tlme- He avoided their society and
never was known to attend social gathering
IN tne nelghborhood. 1t is also said of him that
wnen ne was practicing law in Elnira he would
Walk around block to avoid meeting a woman
oil MS acquaintance. The neighbors gave him
circuit however, for inherting his mother s
lntelIlSence and his fathers ministry