Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13
VERMONT. FRIDAY, MAY 13 1904

ander Lelth of Springfield Mass, Miss
May Il. Hawley of Amherst, Mass
and Mr.. and Mrs. $. w. Durham OF
West Paris, Me-
Newton Isaac Hawley was born in
Hadley January 10. 1871, the son OF
Isaac and Persis Ball Hawley. He
was of the ninth generation OF the
Massachusetts, branch of the Hawley
| family. who were Of English ancestry,
| He removed with his fathers family
to Homer n. Y, when he was about
10 years old. and there attended the
Homer academy. When 16 years old
he became clerk in BARRIERS dry
goods store In Homer. where he re-
mained until the breaking out of the
rebellion In the spring of 1861. He
promptly enlisted April 80 in Co. ID
of the 18th New York infantry voiun-
teers. If his experience as soldier
was not long. il was full of interest,
and he observed well the graphic
phases Of the opening period of the
great struggle between the sections.
Soon after the regiment reached its
first camp on East Capitol hill N
Washington, ID. c., where there was
as yet no organized or efficient ar
rangement of the service, sleeping on
the wet ground brought on an attack
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with subsequent attacks so affected
his heart that il troubled him more
or less during the remainder of his
life Discharged from the army on
account of this disability July 81, 1861,
Mr.. Hawley returned TO Homer and
for the next two or three years was
in Price & Wheeler's dry goods
store in Syracuse. During the clos
ing two or three years of the war
Mr.. Hawley was engaged in settling
government railroad accounts in Gen.
Meigss bureau in the war depart
ment, that department being located
in the Corcoran art building.
In 1861 Mr.. Hawley went to SPRING
field and associated himself In the
dry goods business with w. II. Nc
Knight & Co. afterward and until
1877 Mcknight, Norton & Hawley.
He lived on the Hill and was In
fuential. in the affairs Of that section
Of the city and beyond it. In 1876,
the second year Of Mayor Wright's
administration, Mr.. Hawley was al
derman from ward 5, and he held the
same office in 1871. In that year he
sold out his interest in the firm of
Mcknight, Norton & Hawley and re-
moved TO BrattIeboro, where he
had since conducted dry goods busi-
ness This was sold by Mr., Hawley
IN settling his affairs just before his
death, to Peter Murray of Springfield.
His friendship with Mr.. Murray and
Alexander Leith of the firm of Smith
& Murray OF Springfield was OF long
standing. and this disposition of his
business was a satisfaction to Mr.,
Hawley.
Mr. Hawley was married Septem-
her 6. 1866, to Miss Frances Marion
who survives him. He Is
also survived by two daughters, Mrs.
George l.. Dunham of Brattleboro and
Mrs. J. Lewis Morse of Philadelphia.
The following tribute comes from
the pen of Maj. +, w. Childs who was
one of Mr. Hawley's most intimate
associates: 'The friendship of Mr..
HawIey was sweet and enduring
Fortunate, indeed, was he who |
enjoyed his confidence and love.
A brave, honest heart was his
a life crammed full of good |
deeds and human sympathy. No
scandal polluted his lips. Good viii |
toward men he practiced because 1t |
was one of the attributes of his ma
.ure. Considerate and truthful was |
ais speech; respectful, charitable and
lust his conclusions. His presence |
always inspired and encouraged, i
While many fainting heart was /
Iuickened and sustained by his CHEEKY
counsel. Mr.. Hawley's admiration for
hose who could speak or write some
hing worth remembering, something,
n fact, for the elevation of mankind,
vas a keen and dominating charac-
eristic. He readily sorted the wheat
rom the chaff and freely applauded
merit and worth. He devoted ms
eisure hours to reading the best lit
,rary efforts, and to this end the
ilence of the night was most well
ome, though the hours thus spent
ftentimes trenched on those set apart
or refreshing rest from faithful busi-
less cares. His delightful home was
lways wide open to most enjoyable
ocial functions, in the planning OF
which Mr.. Hawley was recognized as
genius. his interest in the happiness
t others being uppermost in the
phere of his invariabie courtesy. Mr..
Iawley boasted no superior virtues,
eing content to leave to the Judg-
lent of others life's foibles; there
,as no hypocrisy, no deceit in the
nan. No one derived more genuine
appiness from nature. He loved the
rees, the rocks and the rills, all of
'hch to him breathed the spirit of
ivine love and power into close and
weet communion with cherished ma
lral environments. Mr.. Hawley
wed the world, which was better for
is having lived in it,"