Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-03-07
AT REST.

George Lucius Hall had his devoted
christian life checked by the angel of death
IA ho calmly put him 10 sleep without ~
struggle at tho homo OF his sOn-in-law, Mr.,
j ]. liumbert In the town of Mnldwick, on
the morning of the 2Sth Of February 1901,
In the iphty-tIrst year of his age,
George l.. liHll was born IN the town of En-
field, Muss,, on Sept t. 1920. When he was u
small boy his father moved 10 the state of
Now York and soon Hfrcr to the state Of ohio,
and again moved to me territory Of Wisron
sin about the year 1898, and settled In VIII
low Springs, Lafayette county, There he
grew TO manhood, BEING deprived Of Edura-
ilOnM priycliRCs he was what Is known MS n
"sClf made man; man of more than Ordln-
airy ability of strOpg religious aud political
convictions, ono that wOul always follow his
convictions and practice ,ts prcccpts where
ever hC was regardless of surroundings; ono
that would no compromise with wrong In
any form. Coming from that stnunrh New
England stock thai has done 50 much for tho
dove OpmCn of this OnntTy lac, wi h his
brothers Elthu and Ezra who died several
years ago, took active pnrt In hI affairs OF
county and state,
Mr. Hall was ma rlcd ON May II 1912, to
sydney hun NanMNtre, who died on June ~,
1890, u devoted aud beloved Wife, who W th
him settled on n farm near whore the yellow
stone church now stnuds In 1896 he aud his
aud from that time untll their death lived
devoted christians. To Mr. Halls energy
aud zeal are the people OF Yellowstone in
| dobtcd more than any one else for their re
| WOus aud social privileges; In 1893 u very
| succCssful revival was held 10y which u
str. NJ society was built up, tho nucleus OF
| the present UllOwstont church. tie was
| chosen class reader u q sunday school sup
| urlutoudc tuud lllcd MI the various offices
| OF the church tn Il lnymun can I'LL lie was
| u UUnuruua supporter of tho church, his time
and money he guvC freely. Ills home was
| always the home OF the church aud his hos.
| pitnltty was equal 60 the occasion,
| Ito went twice to California, first In 1892 by
water romntuing n year and u haiti auo
| again Ia 1850, this time wi h an OK tenn, h
| drove the entire distance to ShHSIH city, Cat
| ifurnin lie has the dtnstuCtiOu of hCirg the
only man In the world perhaps who has driv'
en- IN ON team ncr - this c9ntncnt. Whel
| a boy he drove from Enfield, Mass, on the At
| lantlC COnst, 10 New York state from there
| to Onto and from there to Wisconsin, and II
| 80 to California. Whom he OssCd the palu'
| he was chosen captain of the company nut
he never travelled, hut always rested, on tn,
| luru' x day,
since The death of his devoted wife he ha,
| lived IN several places aud under various
| cir 'umStnnros over looking and patiently
| waiting tor the time to como when he ShuuIt
be rnllod To his homo and inheritance above
| IA Mansion" tie l.aVes to mourn his los,
| Mrs j, !, Numhcrt, who ktudlN administered
| to HIS needs In the closing years Of his life
Mrs George It, Reynolds, MR.. VIM, NJ Nci
aud John L. Halt ut Lawrence, Kansas, wht
ON account Ot distance was unable tn b,
present ut the funerals also several grand
children and n large number OF noighhur
and friends, Tho funeral was attend, Il by
large CunroursC ~ people, services being hUit
Ia the Yellowstone church conducted by tn,
| RoV bradley, OF FNNctte, aud Rev, Me- rtiol,
beside his beloved wife IN the NcltowStOn,
cemetery, leaving his family an unhlcm
| ishVd name aud to the community o nuhl,
christian character