The Press., 1915-04-28

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 facturer of cotton sewing thread, die6
 at his home in this village Saturday
 the 17th, of chronic diabetes. On' l of the results of the trouble was
 oarbuncles on his neck that had
 necessitated operations at different
 times, but had not proved successful
 beyond retarding the growth ant
 affordiRg temporary relief. His deatf
 was not unexpected since Tuesday
 the 3th, as it was known he could not survive the trouble that afflicted
 him. Mir Hall was born in Newport, R. T., July IA, 1887. His parents moved to South Wilmington in 184S, and in 1860 he started the Hall & Manning Co.,, here for the manu- facture of thread, and with the ex- ception of eight months during the war, he has lived here and continued in the business. For a part of this time he has conducted the business alone, although he has had associated with him at times, his father and two brothers in Jaw, Marcus NJ. Johnson and John R. Champlin. In 1896 he again assumed entire control. Of late years his son, William Henry Hall, has become more and more a directing factor in the business, until it had come to be practically under his management. His widow, who was Miss Fanny Parker, and four children, Wm. H. Hall, Miss Rosa O. Hall, Mrs. Robert T. Jones, all of this village, and Mrs. Ralph H. Paige of Springfield, Mass. survive him ; also a brother and sister, Albert Hall of Idaho Springs, Col, and Mrs John Champlin of Norwich. The deceased had never engaged in politics with the exception that in 1896 he was a presidential elector on the republican ticket that elected his friend, William Mckinley. For all of his many interests throughout New England as stockholder and director in various corporations and institutions, his mind was taken up with the affairs in his own town and particularly in his own village. The neatness and cleanliness of the village as a whole was a matter of pride to him, and the long term of service of the employees was often
 referred to, several men having been
 in his employ for more than 40 years.
 Lack of space forbids the mention of many things of much interest ir
 this life that was full to the brim, Rev. E. W. Darrow referred very touchingly last Sunday to the great sense of personal loss that was felt as we'll as the community loss that must unavoidably be felt. Energetic, painstaking, no details too small to engage his interest, it would be remarkable if results did not meet his plans and expectations. One of his axioms, often used, and always lived up to was, "Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing we'll" This idea was followed in all his activities, whether in the construction of a building or the conduct of business, from the foundation up, it must be built with view to permanency. That he had accumulated fortune was the almost inevitable result of the we'll directed energy that charac- terized his every action, and the will lage of South Wilmington in it's indus try that seemingly halts for none of the panics that effect many places, and the buildings, including the magnificent Clara Hall Elliott Mem- orial church, will long bear mute testimony to his unfagging energy and his faithful attention to details
 The funeral of Gardiner Hall, Jr. !, was held in Memorial church Quilt in memory of his daughter, Clara ) Wednesday afternoon at ?. 30 o'clock, following the prayer service at the house for the immediate relatives.
 At the church the casket rested in front of the pulpit, surrounded by a wealth of flowers, conveying the sym pathies and testifying to the respect of many individual donors, as we'll as organizations.
 The church and allied societies was represented by a floral Tyre at the pastors right and beautiful standard at his left conveying the universal message from the employees of the company. '>
 Wreaths and emblems, sheafs and pillows, together with other designs from mourning friends from far and near, filled all the available space and flooded the church with their sweet fragrance and every heart with their 
 Prayer was offered by President William A. Shanklin of Wesleyan university in which reference was made to the exceptionally good quali- ties of heart and cleanliness of life of the deceased, closing with the Lords prayer.
 Rev. A. B. Goats, D. D., of Hart. ford spoke as follows Moab in whom Israel trusted was defeated and destroyed, the mourning prophet heard the people complain, "How is the strong staff brokenl'' Broken slaves are the tragedy of life. When that on which we lean for support fails, we stagger and are afraid.
 We gather here a solemn and company because a strong 'taff is broken. Our departed friend, Mr. Hall, was not leaner but a Iustainer. Strong and sturdy in body md mind, he asked not to be carried. ,ut put his shoulder to burdens for lthers.
 He was a strong staff in the com nunity in which he lived. This vil- age, where he has spent so large a |