Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-09-03
DEATH OF A. H. CIRCUIT
One of Wausau's Old and Leading
Citizens Summoned ON Wednes-
day, Aug. 2S, 1918

On Wednesday afternoon at about
4:SO o'clock, August 18th, 1918, A..
Horace Grout, cashier of the First
National bank, passed away very sud-
denly while walking from his home
to the bank. The bank had been
closed during the afternoon with the
other banks of the city, on account
of the fair and Mr.. Grout had re-
| manned at the banking rooms until
about 3 O'Clock, when he went home,
took lunch, and left word for Mrs.
Grout, who was attending meeting
OF the Ladies' Aid society Of the M. E..
church that he would not return until
later in the evening, as there was
business, which needed his attention.
Mr.. Grout, as was his usual custom,
walked down Fifth street. When east
and opposite the Elks' Club rooms, he
was observed by several to stagger
and then fall to the walk. They hur-
ried to his assistance, among them
were Give S. Cone and Miss
Rena Burns, who is a graduated
nurse, who found that life had fed.
He was taken into the Elks' club
rooms and later in the evening to his
home at 519 McIndoe street. Mrs.
Grout was made acquainted with con-
ditions by close friends and neighbors
and has her sister, Miss Harriet
Rounds of Menasha with her, who
arrived the same evening-as well as
others, to assist her in passing through
this trying ordeal.
The cause of Mr.. CIRCUITS death was
heart trouble. About nine years ago
he passed through very serious oper-
alton, since which time the heart af-
lection had developed. He complained
during the day of not feeling well.
The sad news spread rapidly
throughout the city and it was
shock to the community which will
take time to overcome. Mr.. Grout, by
his position and the many years spent
in Wausau; by his splendid, exemplary
Christian life, gave him a very wide
acquaintance and his uniform courte-
GUS treatment of everyone with whom
he associated or transacted business,
made him one of the most beloved of
men.
A. Horace Grout was born in the
province of Quebec, Canada on the
18th day Of August 1851. He resided
there until 1868, when he came with
his parents to Omro, Wis, and where
he resided until he had finished his
education. He became very efficient
and careful accountant, exerting his
energies along lines Of finance. When
the bank of Silverthorn & Plumer
OF this city, in 1875, was casting about
for some one to fill leading position
in its firm, Mr.. Grout was brought to
its notice and he was induced to come
to Wausau and accept the position
At the time he was doing accounting
work for a large firm in Menasha.
This was over forty years ago and
since that time he has been with the
bank, seeing it grow from a private
to a National bank, which was or
ganized in 1882, and Mr.. Grout has
been its trusted cashier nearly all of
that time since. His work there has
been appreciated by the bank and
the community at large. His ability and
worth has always been recognized;
no feature of the banking institutions
work, however minute, escaped him;
he met problems as they arose and
solved them in the light of his ripe
experience. He was ever ready to en-
terrain counsel and advice and invited
it when emergencies required Thus
had Mr.. Grout grown in the confidence
and esteem of our people through all
these years.
Mr.. Grout stood high in the banking
councils of the state. He was a mem
Der of the State Bankers association,
has held the Office of treasurer of
that body and has been on its execu-
tive board. With the banking insti-
mt Of
whenever the financial situation made
1t advisable for conference and his
death, in this respect, as well as to
the city at large, will be felt to very
large degree. The flags of the various
banking institutions have been placed
at half mast In respect to his memory.
From the very outset of Mr.. CIRCUITS
life in Wausau, he has taken a great
interest in various activities for good.
He was a strong factor in temperance
work, in his earlier life here; he was
a member of the First M. E. church,
and always active in its work, being
Tor many years, member of its offici-
al board. He has always taken great
interest in Y. M. G. A. work. He was
one OF the charter members of the
Wausau Club, and belonged to the
Masonic fraternity of this city.
He was united in marriage in this
city, in 1879, to Eva Shaughnessy, who
passed away after eight years of mar
ried life. In 1888, he was united in
marriage to Mary Rounds of Menasha.
He is survived by his wife and
two children, Horace Clyde Grout of
st. Johns, New Brunswick, and Miss
Edith Grout of Los Angeles, Calf.
The former came on from the East
to be present at the funeral; the lat
ter was unable to do so.
The funeral services were conducted
from the home on Monday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. Richard
Evans, pastor of the First M. E. church
officiating; paying a high tribute to
the life of deceased. The services at
the cemetery were conducted by For
est Lodge No. 100, F. and A. NJ, the
members of the fraternity attending
in a body. Interment was in Pine
Grove mausoleum.
The active pail bearers were: F.
P. Stone, John Ringle, G. d. Jones,
w. E. Curtis, j. N. Manson and E. B.
Thayer.
The honorary pail bearers: d. L.
Plumer, c. E. Turner, w. A. Paff, H.
G. Flieth, H. C. Berger, w. E. Hudtloff,
c. G. Kruger, o. Fehlhaber and C. S.
Gilbert.
There were many of the bankers of
the county and from out of the city