Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-09-23
HAMDEN w. MCINTYRE DEAD.
Leading Citizen Of Randolph Expires
Suddenly of Heart Failure.


denly Sunday morning from organic dis
ease OF the heart with diabetes as con-
tributory cause. Though be had long
been in precarious state OF health. he
had seemed better lately as the result of
greater care in diet and in guarding
against over exertion, and had been at
his office quite as usual
Sunday morning be rose, breakfasted
and, after chatting few minutes, left
the Mcintyre residence on Randolph av-
enue at quarter past eight, saying that
+ be had letter to write at the Office. At
noon when he did not appear, his pro-
longed absence caused his sister-in- law,
Mrs. II. H. Mcintyre, some uneasiness, as
It was bis custom to be very prompt, and
she telephoned to his office. Receiving
no reply she called the telephone ex-
change and asked the operator to see il
Mr.. Mcintyre was in his office adjoining
the exchange and, when she learned he
was not, she thought perhaps he might
have driven to the farm of his nephew. g.
/ H. Temple, where Mrs. r. B. Mcintyre.
her son, J. Bradford, and her daue hter,
Alice, were to spend part of the day.
Between and O'Clock, when the ex-
change was again open for business, Mrs.
II. II. Mcintyre called the Temple farm
and, finding that Mr.. Mcintyre had not
been there, became seriously alarmed.
II was discovered that be had not been
to the pOstofice after his mail and, when
a thorough search of his office and block
disclosed no trace OF him, a searching
party started out. Some of his friends
knowing that it was a habit OF his to
turn of from Randolph avenue and walk
on the river bank, commenced to look
4 kk.N a.
corner and at the rear OF Mrs. Ellen
Blanchard's place Harry Chase : found
him, about s O'Clock in the evening, ly-
ing face downward dead. He had fallen
partly on his side, then turned over on
his face and, as there was no sign of
struggle, death is believed to have been
mercifuIIy instantaneous
Seldom has a keener sense of individual
loss been felt by a community than Ran
dolph experienced when il became known
that Hamdep W. Mcintyre had passed
away. Not only did he fill a large place
in the public affairs of town and village.
whose best interests he was unsparing of
time and effort to promote, but be was
the wise counsellor, the trusted friend, Of
very many " no reposed perfect confidence
in his sincerity and claimed his aid. A
nature, broad as his stalwart frame har-
bored no pettiness but exercised kindly
tolerance Of all opinions and threw the
mantle Of charity over human fraiIties.
Mr.. Mcintyre was born at Randolph
Center, Sept. 2S, 1884, the oldest child OF
James and Charlotte (Blodgett) Mcintyre,
of whose family of i've only Mrs. Eliza
beth Temple survives. The family is Of
Scotch origin, James Mcintyre being the
son of the Scottish Highlander, Hugh
Mcintyre, who emigrated to America in
1855 and, after living in Haverhill, n.
H.. Worcester and Bradford Of this state,
settled IN Randolph in 1912.
Hamden Mcintyre received his educa-
tion in the Orange County Grammar
school and supplemented it by lifelong
study that made him an electrician,
draug htsmen. surveyor and architect Of
no mean ability. At the age OF 20 be
went to Augusta, Me-, where he worked
five or six years in the manufacture of
reeds for organs. In Augusta be met
Miss Susan H. Johnson, to whom he was
married in 1860 and soon after removed
to Elmira, y. Y, where a daughter and
son were born to them. Both children
died, the boy in his infancy and the girl
when few years old.
In March, 1865, Mr.. Mcintyre enlisted
in Company /, 1st Regiment, New York
Veteran Cavalry, and was discharged at
Camp Pratt, W. Va, the following Sep
tember atsthe close OF the war.
In 1871. he went to Alaska with his
brother and the latter's wife, DR.. and
Mrs. Il. II. Mcintyre, and for ten years
was on st. Paul's island in the employ OF
the Alaska Commercial company. At the
end of that time he left the island and
soon after the death OF bis wife occurred.
For the next seven or eight years be was
in Rutherford in the Nspa valley, CAL, in
charge of the large wine and brandy eel
lars OF Captain Niebaum. Later he SUI
perintended the vineyards and wine-malS- !
ing on the estate of the late Leland Stan
ford at Vina, CAL, and from that place
came back to his native town in 1894.
Public spirited, experienced in so many
ways and able to conceive and carry out
progressive ideas OF civic improvement.
he was quickly pressed into service and
his office became almost the headquarters
of village affairs. He discharged the du-
ties Of water commissioner, superintend-
ed the laying of the macadam roadway on
Main street, had the principal care OF the
survey and the work of installing the
sewer system, and whenever plans had to
be drawn or estimates made he was al
ways appealed to. lime and effort with /
out stint he gave to such business. more
often than not with no other recompense
than the qualification of seeing the inn
proyements made and the village grow in /
beauty and the added comforts of life.
He bought the large three-story block 4
that bears his name on Main street and /
opened in it an electro-plating establish
ment. With his brother, DR.. Mcintyre,
be organized and managed the Randolph 1
Telephone exchange, which now has 81 4
lines and about 500 subscribers, and was
its secretary and treasurer at the time OF I
his death. He was also interested in the 4
Orange County Telephone company and 1
had been a member Of the board OF direc- /
tors.
He was justice Of the peace and had, un- I
til few years past, been member Of the I
board of village trustees for a long time 4
In 1900 he represented the town in the 4
legislature and was rated one Of the 1
strong men OF the House. he was not
regular candidate but was nominated on 1
petition and elected on the third ballot, 4
regarding the result Of which he was so /
little concerned that he left the hall after /
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