The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-11-22
DR.. r. A. HALL.
Physician Well Known Here Dies
at Hoxie, Kan.

The following from the lIoXie
Kan. Sentinel OF October will be OF
interest TO many residents of this
section.
Net for a long time has our com
| munity been shocked as il was Tues
day morning by the announcement
| that DR.. +. A. Han, Hoxies we'll
known and popular physician was
| dead, and yet it may be said that
his death was not wholly unexpect-
ed. For the past two years he has
been afflicted with hardening OF
the arteries and when asked as to
| the seriousness of that ahliction
| said, 1T is only matter OF time.
/ BY treatment the end may be deferr-
! ed bur there is no cure" Notwith.
4 standing the fact that he knew his
! condition thoroughly. he was always
cheerful and even the evening be-
| fore his death he was about his
usual haunts around town and his
closest associates. aside from a sort
OF moroseness which they have re.
membered since, they noticed moth
ing out OF the ordinary about him
He went home about his usual
hour and complained of Slight, but
no; serious ndisposition. Shortly
after reaching home he retired and
spent a fairly good night, awakening
about his usual hour After arising
ne was taken with slight attacks OF
vomiting for which Mrs Hall ad.
| ininstcred a cup of hot water with a
little salt thinking that would per-
haps settle his stomach Immediate
~ he complained OF peculiar feel
Ing about the throat and chest and
told Mrs. Hall 70 call DR.. Beckner.
She was at the phone but a moment
| and when she returned she found
| MIN laying on the floor, face down
ward with his arms folded under his
head, She called to him and en-
dcayored TO turn him over being nm.
able TO do this she called neigh
| bcr. by this time DR.. Beckner ar
rived and after hurried examinat.
ion pronounced his friend and pro-
fessional associate dead The end
having come instantly and apparent.
! ~ without pain or q struggle.
Thus has another OF our old and
respected citizens departed from our
midst and We can think of none
VINO would be missed more. Always
| ioyial. always friendly. As an ad.
ministerer to the sick and afflicted
DR.. Hail had few equals and no SUI.
periors and legion are the people in
this section OF Kansas he has re.
stored to health or assisted into the
world, among whom sorrow will be
nnrestrained. Blessed be his ashes.
| Frederick A. Hall was born Jann,
airy q. 1853 at Berlin, New York.
was graduate of Union College. Al.
Dany New York. and of Atlanta
Medical College Atlanta. Gooruia,
Married April 3. 1884, to E. Kate Bell
az Beloit. Kansas and departed this
life Tuesday, October II. 1913. al
about eight O'clock in the morning
| In 1892 d. Hall settled in Ioxic
coming from Alton. Kansas. where
he had followed his profession a
number OF years. Since coming tc
! HoXie he has enjoyed 4 large prac
| tice. extending even beyond thr
limits OF Sheridan county and at the
line Of his death and for several
'caIs, held the position of distric,
surgeon for the Union Pacific rail-
way.
lie was n member OF the Elks
lodge a, Salina; of Sheridan Camn
No. 19d, VI w. A.: Industry Lodge
No. 1921, X. y. A.. and the s. a ID.
Of !. Of loxic
y short funeral service was held
At Tho home yesterday afternoon and
this morning Mrs. Hail, accompanied
by w. f. Schultheis, lei, with the re
mains for PunXsatawney. Pennsyl
| yania, where they will be- laid beside
his only child. whose death occur
red many years ago.
DR. Hall when boy attended III,
Yates academy at Old Bennington
and after receiving his degree prac
iiced AZ Hoosick Corners He was q
nephew OF Mrs. Eunice Pratt OF this
village and visited here for several
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