The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09
DEATH OF HANSON II HAINEs.
PRESIDENT OF National Bank OF
Rising Sun Passes Away.


This community heard with deep sorrow
Of the death on Saturday Of Hanson H.
Haines, until recent years a resident Of
this town. the family moving to Phila-
delphla about eight years ago. Since
that time Mr.. Haines had been a weekly
visitor here. in connection with bis busi-
ness association with the National Bank.
of which he had SO long been the honoled
president
A sufferer from diabetes. Mr.. Haines
was stricken with his last illness about
five weeks, ago, death claiming him at
1885 on Saturday morning last
Mr.. Haincs had been prominent in
business and financial circles for more
than forty years, and was possessed Of
keen discrimination. splendid executive
ability and untiring energy. In addition
to being president of the National Bank of
Rising Sun, he was director Of .he
Federal Trust Company of Philadelphia.
the First National Bank of Clifton
Heights, and the Union Trust Company
of Baltimore. He was former president
Of the Maryland Bankers Association
and had wide acquaintance in financial
circles.
Hanson H. Haines was born in
Fulton township. Lancaster county, Pa.
Nov. rs. 1874, and was the son of Lewis
and Sarah (Kirk) Haines. his ancestors
being prominent and leading members Of
the Society of Friends. He was educated
in the public schools and academies of
Lancaster county and at the Pennsyl-
yania State Normal School. Milersville.
During the Civil War he enlisted in the
Union Army in Co E. 2oth Penn. Vols,
and in 1864 became non-commissioned
officer of Co. G. Io5th Penn, Inf.
In 1865 he went to Philadelphia and en-
tered the counting room of a. wholesale
drug firm. He resigned in order to en-
gage in business on his own account
locating in Rising Sun in 1866 and em-
barking in the mercantile business with
his brother, under the firm name of
Haines Bros, at the stand at present
owned and conducted by E. R. Burlington
& Sons. The business was disposed Of
in 1870 and the following year Mr..
Haines. in connection with other promi-
neut citizens organized banking bust
ness here under the firm name of Evans
Wood & CO., later changed to the Rising
Sun Banking Company. and in 1880
merged into the National Bank of Rising
Sun. During its entire existence Mr..
Haines had served as cashier of the
organization, and in 1884 was elected
president, which position ne occupied up
to the time of his death.
In December 1873. he married Miss
Ella Warner Rittenhouse, daughter Of
Azariah and Mary J. Rittenhouse, of this
town, who with two daughters, Miss
Violette T. Haines, and Mrs. Charles G..
Hodge, survive. Mrs. Hannah X. Stubbs
of Colorado Springs. Col. is sister. and
Mrs. Sarah H. Brown. of near West
Grove. Pa. half sister.
Funeral services we're held at his late
residence, o3o South 4Sth street. Phila-
delphia. at 1890 Monday evening. The
body was brought to Rising Sun on the
I:12 train Tuesday afternoon. and taken
to the bank residence, where it was view
ed by large number of friends of the de-
ceased. Interment was made at Brook
view cemetery. the burial service being
in charge Of Rev. Saml. Polk. Of West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church. Of
which the deceased had long been .
member. The pail bearers were; B. H
Brown. DR.. G. S. Dare. Edwin Haines
C. S. Pyle, Robert McCurdy. H. F.
Richards. E. Pusey Passmore and w. K
Ta~-,