The Portland daily press., 1897-08-21
OBITUARY..

Mr.. Henry W. Hale died In dornam
Thursday night at midnight, and MS Iuh-
eral will take place Sunday, at II CLOCK,
at Gorham.
From complete sketch of his life writ
ten by Mr.. Hale, for his son when the AT
ter was six years Of age, we gather inc
following:
Mr.. Henry W. Hale was born in Port
land October 5, 1885, His grandfather
was Revolutionary soldier, and was
present at the siege of Yorktown ana sur
Harriet Waite daughter Of Capt. John
Waite one of Portland's most SUCCESSFUL
shipmasters in the early part OF the nine
teenth century. When Henry was aDouu
nine years old his parents removed from
Portland to Waterford where he spent MS
boyhood and attended the district schools
and Bethel and North Berwick academies.
At seventeen years Of age he taught
school in the town of Bethel for ten dol
lars month and was boarded around the
district. He went to Boston the follow
| ing year to obtain employment, but was
unsuccessful, and never overcome his pre-
JUDGE against that city in consequence.
He served as clerk later at the Alpine
house in Gorham, N. H., United States
hotel and Elm house in Portland. In
1858 his mother died and his father moved
to Portland, father and son forming the
commission house of o. &H. w. Hale.
They bought and shipped from Canada
the first carload of ship timber that ever
came over the Grand Trunk. During
the continuance of the firm Mr.. Hale
went on business trips to New Orleans,
ST. Louis, Chicago and other western
cities and in the winter of 1856 visited
Cuba, having perilous passage home.
The following spring the firm of o. & II.
W. Hale was dissolved and Mr.. Hale went
west. For two years he was in the lum-
Der business in Chicago, and then moved
to Joliet, ILL.,, where he lived two years
and was attacked with disease of the eyes
that caused him to move to Michigan for
treatment.
When the war broke out he was in
Detroit and enlisted in Co. L, 3D. Michi.
gan Cavalry, ant. was made drill mas
ter as he was an old white Coat of the
Portland Light Infantry. The regiment
was ordered to Benton barracks, ST.
Louis. The regiment was at the investi-
ture of Island No. 10, and was later a
part of the Army of the Tennessee under
Grant, Sherman, and Hallock. Mr.. Hale
was promoted in succession until he be-
came second lieutenant Co. K. and was
in all the battles and skjrmishes con-
nected with his regiment. Owing to ill
ness in the fall of 1868, he resigned and
came home. When his health was re-
stored he again enlisted as o recruit in
the Second Massachusetts Cavalry, took
part in its campaigns, having a horse
shot under him at the battle of Cedar
Creek. For gallantry he was promoted
to second lieutenant, but as he was never
mustered under his commission, he was
honorably discharged as quartermaster
sergeant Co. II. He was in charge of
body of men, when Lincoln was assassi-
mated, that sought for John Wilkes Booth,
the assassin. He was present after Lees
surrender at the grand two days review
of the troops by the president In 1906
he was with his brother Fred in Port
land, then he went to Mobile and assisted
his brother Edward who was publishing
the Mobile Times and then to Texas
where he engaged in cotton raising.
He came back to Portland in March, 1874,
where he was employed at the Jail by
Sheriff Pencil as an assistant. In 1875
he was appointed overseer of the Jail
workshop and in 1883 an inspector in the
Custom house, and the last eight years
was crier in the Supreme court.
In 1875 he married Miss Anna E. Rus
sell land leaves son Edward, twelve
years of age.
He was a member of Bramhall lodge,
K. of p, the Pythian State Relief, the
Maine Benefit Association and Post No.
101, Department of Maine, G. A. R., and
commander of Gorham Post, and member
First Congregational church of Gorham