The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-12-11
OBIUUAWY.


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James H. Kellogg is dead. This news
will fall with crushing force upon the
hearts of the goodly company of Chistian
men and women throughout the State
with whom he labored for many years IN
the upbuilding OF every good cause.
This gentleman, as our readers know,
until lately made it his summer home
here, and moved, recently, from Troy to
Rochester, N. Y. From the Press we
condense: ss
MIR. Kellogg suffered an apoplectic
stroke Sunday evening while addressing
meeting at Emmanuel Presbyterian
church in Rochester. In the midst OF
his address he paused, but soon resumed
and the audience thought nothing of it.
After concluding his remarks as he
walked back to his seat he appeared to
stagger, but this was attributed to weak
ness. Rev. James S. Root, the pastor of
the church, who sat beside Mr.. Kellogg,
handed him glass of water and the
concluding exercises of the service went
on as usual. When the service was end
ed and the people began to leave the
church those about Mr.. Kellogg noticed
that he made no attempt to rise. One of
his friends inquired what was the mat
ter and Nj. Kellogg replied that lie was
faint and asked that a physician he sum
moned. DR.. V. A. Hoard was imme-
diately sent for and arrived in few
minutes, but Mr.. Kellogg was by that
time beyond the aid of medical skill.
Mr.. Kellogg was taken in the city anUu-
lance to his residence ON Alexander
street, in Rochester, but before he
reached home he was dead.
For the past two years Mr.. Kellogg has
been resident of Rochester. For thirty
years previously he had been one of
Troy's citizens. Always religious man,
and never reluctant to give his time and
efforts in assisting good works, his mind
and means broadened as years passed on,
and lie became conspicuous not only for
his advocacy of philanthropic move
ments, but a'so for his practical aid to
all such acitations Early in life he
associated himself with theSmembership
of the Second Presbyterian Church of
Troy. He was quick to- develop great
interest in Sunday school work, and the
Rensselaer, County Sunday School Assoc
citation was for many years animated and
inspired in It's work by his personality.
The temperance reform hal in him a
constant champion. When he gave up
his residence in Troy two ars ago, he
gave to the fund of the Second Presby-
terrain church for the relief of the poor
the sum of 81 900, and he made a gift of
n like amount to the building fluid of
the Ninth Presbyterian church, in which
he had taken great interest since its
organization. He had constructed ut
Chautauqua a building for the education
in art of women. which he made me-
mortal of his mother, to whom he WAS
tenderly and devOtedly attached. 1t will
also be remembered that Mr.. Kellogg
built an entire church in q Western town
few years ago at cost of several thou
sand dollars and gave it to the congIega-
ton.
In his business he was exact, SCI una
lous and successful, and his good fortune
enabled him to retire at 45 years of are
from active mercantile pursuits, and gave
him opportunity to follow his inclina-
tions in study and brnevolence. Dir.
Kellogg was born in Bennington and was
~ years of age. His father was a lawyer.
In September 1899 he married Miss Ella
II. Clark of Spencerport, who survives
him. Besides his wife. the deceased is
surv we'd by three brothers, Thendore
Kellogg of Arlington Heights, and Geo.
md william Kellogg of Farmer Village,
Seneca county, N. Y.
The remains were brought here for in
trrnrnt this morning a gundy uu nbrr
of Bloomington people attending the rites.