The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-07-16
TRUSTEE HAYES
DIED SUDDENLY
LAST NIGHT
Stricken at Close Of Special
Board Meeting
HEART FAILURE THE CAUSE
Had Been Superintendent of Cooper
Manufacturing compsny's Needle
Shop for rs Years

James Hayes, trustee from ward
three, was stricken with'a sudden at
tack of heart failure in the hallway
leading to the trustees room in the
Richie block shortly after s o'clock
Friday evening and expired in few
minutes.
The trustees had been called to-
gether for a special meeting and had
just adjourned when Mr.. Hayes was
afflicted ACCOMPANIED by Trustees
| Nash and Buss he was walking from
the room through the hall when he
placed his hand upon the arm Of Trus-
tee Nash and said that he was about
to have another bad spell and COM
planned Of nausea. Mr.. Nash placed
his arm about the dizzy trustee and
supported him for minute or more
but realizing that Mr.. Hayes was rap
! idly losing strength asked him If he
did not wish to sit down. The reply
yes" was the last word he spoke.
I AS soon as it became known what
had happened Charles A. Maurer, who
was at the meeting to learn what &C
ton was to be taken in relation to
his telephone application, hurried to
the telephone and called up three
physicians, Drs. Ross, Buchanan and
Chisholm Or. Ross responded i'm
mediately and DR.. Buchanan arrived
shortly before the end came.
Steps were also Immediately taken
to summon the afflicted mans chill
dren. Trustee Davenport and James
+ Burke in the latter's automobile,
hurried for the oldest son, John, the
two daughters, Margaret and Julia,
were found by Chief OF Police Brazel
and the younger son. Walter was hur-
ried to the trustees room as soon as
possible but none of them arrived be-
fore the parent had passed away.
While the sudden end came as
shock to the family and friends it had
| been expected for some time. Mr..
| Hayes had not been in vigorous
health for nearly two years. Last
month he had an attack of heart fail
ure resulting from hardening Of the
arteries from which he had been suf-
/ fering for some time and was seri-
ously ill., He made a quick recovery,
/ however, and was in Burlington dur
| ing the commencement exercises of
Vermont University. his youngest son
| being a member of the graduating
class. Since his return from Burling-
| ton he had been In unusually good
/ spirits. He was the first trustee TO
appear at the meeting and in res
ponse to Clerk Hogan's greeting re-
piled that he was feeling fine Dur
! f..s 81 10 Ia. n "a
unusually cheerful and took an active
part in the discussions. The meeting
was in session less than an hour and
/ Il was Immediately after adjournment
and while walking from the room that
he was taken III.
James Hayes was a native OF Ire
/ land having been born in Rosecar-
/ bury. Cork county July %. lSl5 and
would have accordingly been 65 years
old had he lived TO the 25th day OF
/ the present month. His father who
/ died in Ireland was James Hayes and
his mother Margaret Daily. AT the
present time there are living Of the
/ family one brother, Dennis at Rose
dale. Kan. a half sister. Mrs. Ellen
4 Buckley In Hartford, Conn, and a
half brother. John F. Mccain in New
York City
At the age OF 10 years the deceased
accompanied his mother and three
brothers to America. The family
/ landed az Boston and soon afterward
moved to MonNon. y. II. Here at
/ the age of IL years he went TO work
on the Intercolonial railway. In Sep
temher 1861 he moved with his moth
er 20 Thompsonville. Conn, where for
seven years he was the proprietor of
hotel Later he learned the bust
ness of manufacturing spring needles
used In the making of knit under
wear with the father OF the late
Charles Cooper In October 1850 he
came to Bennington and entered the
employ OF Mr. Cooper and for about
/ % years he had been In charge OF the
needle manufacturing department OF
the industry.
He was married &C Thompsonville,
Conn, November 2S. 1869 to Theresa
/ Williams Schlick and of their six
children, four survive: John j., Mar
garet r.. Julia s., and Walter w
Que daughter died In infancy and an
other, Martha. passed away In 1902 at
the age OF 30 years Mrs. Hayes died
In May, 1897.
The funeral will be held from St.
Francis de Sales church Monday
morning at o'clock.
Trustee James Hayes was one Of
the most highly respected citizens OF
Bennington. Il had been his good
! fortuna IN identify himself with the
leading industry OF the town In it's
infancy and assist in It's growth from
n small beginning to the extensive
business that It has come to be. His
first employer was the pioneer spring
needle manufacturer In America and
as he had been engaged In that work