Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-11-25

Maj very suddenly Thursday 2So
o'clock while his office He had finished his part the regular
work of preparing the News for the mails when he seized with an at
failure only few minutes He had been
duty that day apparently his usual health had eaten dinner with
the family and returned the Office accomplishing Shortly after re-
turning attacked by his sde and assisted
couch his office He recovered however, and returned his de ana
finished his task of writing addresses and marking bundles OF papers,
his and few the final shock
and death almost His sudden death was
shock although unexpected by his family and friends VINO
from attacks dread of the final call which would take
great beyond At the funeral of Mr. shadrk at Pine Hill
cemetery about month Maj Hill suffered shock which
uneasy. He years old the Sunday previous and the
paper souy completed preparing the mails contained
reached age He died his of duty
he life strict fment of the duties
resting upon him. He had insisted that he should do this work for
and had often performed under physical disadvantage
In the tradition of the the last copy for publication styled
"3O reached and Time have written ago.
upon his earthly pilgrimage he wrote the last address,
made Owen cemetery beside his wife FRIDAY after
the presence of large number of friends
held the residence being conducted by Rev. Fr
Hugh Swift the Pau Fathers Winchester Tenn who performed
the ritual Catholic faith and made excellent eulogy
choir sang SOFTLY Kindly Light the people viewed the remains
The BODY was conveyed where the ritual of the g.
R. was carried commander Of Post 3d. G A. r. this
city, having transferred from Post 49, G. R. Department OF
Woburn joining Post Dec 90 1875 The ritual
under the direction of j. e. Lancaster the re-
spone being made by Comrades Patton, Brewer and Parker The
flag the ck and the coos held at its head by
Comrde Warren About ten Post present
concluding exercises Catholic Church then performed the
grave by FIR Swift choir "Nee My God to Thee the
grave was filled Lovely contributed by friends laid upon
mound and the flag always placed the soldier by
G. A. r. placed the head of the newly made mound
Mai THonAs HENRY born Peensy the south
England $780, sturdy English stock lie was left at early
without parents uncle later going Paris
with an Hearing the outbreak of the Civil War he this
country joined Army enstng July % 1863 private
Co d. 9th transferred to Co. d. 32nd Mass
Iof and served until being discharged July 1885,
having 23 During this time he attained the
sergeant IN his regiment transferred the
nartment and placed in charge of tran and all
the operations Army the Potomac At the
lin Boston Habor Boston, Mass where he assisted preparing
discharges soldiers they returned from the 1t
he met Miss Alice Amelia Grey Southern GIRL who with party of
into love- They married the of 1869
the wedding had taught the school of FIR askns Catholic
ceovman engaged work of retaining the Arabs Boston,
and while Usene at Charleston c. she
as vet embraced On the advice FIR Hkns the
matrmony should church they both baptized
into the Catholic Church. Maj Hill being baptized by FIR Bapt the
Catholic clergyman tarred aud ahered and his hands guy
burned by Maine previous fr Bap presented
new convert with prayer book which he faithfully kept which
now in the the family To the born
children William c. him of the News Mabel
who died in infancy Edward died infancy Thomas p died
in Wobur Mass aged Is years. and Louise H. M
city
The family resided Woburn Mass for number of years. during
which time Mai prominent part in politics. holding respon.
be poion of Clerk for twelve the spring 1890
he met E. Smart Boston capitalist and became his secretary