St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-20
RECENT DEATHS.
HILL.


20, aged 81 years. Mr. Hall had been in ex
tv. cellent health the past few years unit
on the first of last December when he re
* ceived slight shock. He recovered from
ID. the effects OF this and was soon on oul
~ streets again, but it was the beginning
is of the end and this month a general
he weakening of the vital forces followed
ir until the end.
- Mr.. Hall was born in Cabot, lam 9,
1916, being the son of John and Jane
(Graham) Hall. He was the last of a
family OF nine children Born on farm
his limited education was obtained in
the Cabot schools and few months at
Peacham Academy. He then resumed
farm work until he came to st. Johns
bury in 1910. For the first six years of
his life here he was employed at the
hotel, then kept by Joseph Hutchinson.
While the latter went South Mr. Hall
had charge Of the tavern. In 1916 he
started in the mercantile business which
was to be his calling for the next 80
years. He entered the store of Mr..
Wilder which stood where the Union
block now stands. Later he bought the |
store and went into partnership with
Benjamin Clark. He built store where
the Athen9um now stands and the build
ing is now occupied by the town liquor
agency. His next partner was Samuel
Higgins and the firm of Hall & Higgins
did general mercantile business. When
Ephram Jewett died he bought the
ewett store, the building which was
moved back when the Fairbanks dry
goods store was built Mr.. Halls first
partner in this store was William E.
Peck and later Col. T. c. Fletcher.
Under the name of Hall & Fletcher a /
large business was done at this store.
Later Col Fletcher bought out his
partner and Mr.. Hall had for a short
time grocery store in the Union block.
Since retiring from mercantile life he has
been very closely identified with the in
terests OF the Passumpsic Savings bank.
Mr.. Hall never sought public Office O
but his staunch integrity made its inn
pressions on his telowmen and they :;
honored him with important positions, /,
AS deputy sheriff and later high sheriff of
Caledonia county he discharged his
duties with great efficiency. In those
times there was no police to help him and
no telephone or telegraph to aid him in
seeking out criminals. He received the r,
appointment of postmaster under the ID
m 1fctr Of 7 I,.4
'esigned before his term had expired to H.
-epresent St. Johnsbury in the legislature -,
n 1868 SO. He was succeeded in the %
post office by Henry Fleetwood. While hi
n the legislature Mr.. Hall served as a us
member of the banking committee. w
During his public life he had been lister, til
all commissioner, president OF the Gale
lonla Fair Ground Co., and at the time In
It his death was vice.president Of the RI
It. Johnsbury Cemetery association,
rector in the International Button Be-
1ole Co. of Boston and president of the Be-
'assumpsic Savings Bank. To the latter 1 u,
1stitution he has given much of his time
)r 40 years. Elected a trustee Of the in A.
titution in 1859, he has been for the So So
lst 35 years one of its executive officers s sn
nd for the past 20 years it's honored wv
nd efficient president. Mr. Hall cast his r';i
rst presidential vote for Gen. William p,'
enry Harrison in 1910 and has always III
cen staunch republican. He has ire Tn
lently attended state and other con- Gu
entions as delegate and took a great st
terest in the affairs of the day. !
Mr.. Hall was member of the North TO- TO,
church and i'll Ian. 1899 Tv
as elected a deacon. He was one of
lie most constant attendants at the for
lurch service and always ready to do FIR
s share OF church work.
Mr.. Halls family life has been espec- Tn
lily happy. He was married on Tune
}, 1850, to Mary S., daughter of Isaac
:. and Martha (Blount) Stanton CHI
Danvile. Had he lived dav WE
niger he would have celebrated ~,
S golden wedding, and it was In
lie original plan to have a celebra. mo
on in which all his friends could con
IN Three children were born to them. tho
artha j., Carrie May and Mary Louisa. ,aa4
ne last named died in early childhood iec'
ID the second named when about seven PIC
ars old. The wife and the oldest .! oe
lughter are left and to these isextended III
e warmest sympathy of a host of SGT
CHuS uCIC anu elsewhere.
Mr.. Hall was emphatically selfmade Sui
an. He was hard worker and his T
ccess came to him by close application
business and bv a strict observance of ira
e golden rule. Of a generous DISPOSE mig
On and kindly and sympathetic nature lie
made friends wherever he was known neA
I'D was "S4 years young" when he Lu
lssed away. ma
The funeral will be held at the house an,
! Thursday afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock. TIE
McCIay. 30
]. Carl McClay, one of st. Tohnsbury's sen
ell-known young men, died at his home p, !
Pearl street Tuesday morning at five
clock, OF pneumonia. His illness was Ia Ia.
short duration. On Wednesday of mo
st week he suffered severe attack of Ro
eurlsy and later in the week pneumonia fro,
VeIoped and from this time he grew lea'
orse rapidly until the end. pas
Mr.. McClay was born in Cowansvile. 8 s.
g, May Ia, 1862 and his early life lea,
as spent at the place of his birth. He :.
as educated at the schools in Cowans. ilhe
lie and at the college in Farnham, P. O. ~
bout 16 years ago Mr.. McClay came to ma
lrnet, and was for short time in the at
lpoy OF W. E. Peck. Later he entered tax