Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-12
CHARLES ST. JOHN DIED
THURSDAY OF HEART FAILURE
Proprietor of ST John Hotel and For
mel Newspaper Man ard Poll.
tician Dies Suddenly.

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Charles st. John, aged SO years. died
Of heart failure at the St John hotel
early last Thursday morning following
! an i'll period of some length. The re-
mains were inferred in oakda1e ceme-
terry Saturday afternoon, Rev. W. +.
Womble officiating at the funeral SER
vices, which were conducted in the
..psrIor OF the hotel of which the de-
iceased was proprietor.
Although Mr.. st. John had been in
feeble health for some time his friends
cid not think His condition serious and
the news of his death came as a shock
to his friends in H-endersonville.
Since coming here about two years
ago as proprietor of the hotel, Mr.. St.
JCnn has always manifested interest
in all movements which had to do
with the growth and prosperity of
Hendersonville and the people of this
community will greatly miss him. The
high esteem in which he was held was
shown by the. floral offerings in evil
dence at the funeral services.
The active pallbearers were: w. f..
Edwards, T. r. Barrows, w. A. Smith.
j. L. Rose, w. J. Davis, G. E. Brooks.
The honorary ~pallbearers were DIR. L.
B Morse, ALT Glazener, Raymond Ed
wards, Bert Shock, VIM. M. Wall, C. S.
Fullbright.
Mr.. st. Johns brother of Port Jar
Wis. N. T., vas at the funeral.
MI. st. John is survived by Mrs. st.
John, one daughter, Mary Louise, and
one son, Leon, of this city; by two
bI others, Stephen and George of Port
JerVis; three sisters, Ella st. John,
Mrs. Amelia Goldsmith, of Port Jer-
Wis; and Mrs. Alonzo Stryker of South
ern Pines.
Mr.. st. John came of a distinguish
ed family. He was born at Port Jer-
Wis, N. Y, and was the son of Elizabeth
Horton M Charles st. John. His
father represented his district in Con-
gress, held many other positions OF
political preferment, such as internal
revenue collector, presidential eIector:
and was president of the Port Jerv:s
National bank, a city of $4,000 people.
The son Inherited his fathers polit-
ical instincts and business ability. He
was a republican, a delegate to sever
al national conventions, was superYi-
scr of his home city and was post
niaster there under three different at
r.inistrations. In his early days he
was a newspaper man, being editor
and oWner of the Port Jervis Daily
Union and of the Tri-State Week.,
Union. He was the founder of the
New York Farmer, a prominent agri-
cultural paper which reached a circu-
lation of 10000 under his management
About 25 years ago MI. st. John en-
tered the hotel business, when he built
High Point Inn, N. j., afterwards sold
tc United States Senator Dryden. He
later became the owner of Piney
Woods Inn at Southern Pines, one Of
the noted winter resort hotels of the
South. At the time of his death he
vas the~owner of Oak,Hall at Southern
Pines, and to his business foresigh'
and ability is due much of the pros.
perity that resort now enjoys.
Mr.. st. John came to H-endersonvilIe
about two years ago. He has beer
ever active in all movements for the
public good and his death is a distinct
loss to the community. The st. John
Hotel will remain open under the man,
/ agement of Mr.. Leon st. John.