The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-08
HENRY G. ELY
DIED LAST NIGHT
AT BRICHTLOOK
Prominent st. J. Citizen
Never Recovered from
Operation a Week Ago

Henry G. Ely died at Brightlook
hospital at o'clock Thursday even
ing following an operation for ap-
pendicitis just a week ago.
Mr.. Ely was born in Littleton, N.
H., Jan. 2, 1912, where his early life
was spent. When 20 years old, and
Just after completing the freshman
year at Dartmouth college, he en-
listed for nine months service in
the war in response to President LIN
coins call He was a member Of
Company X, 18th Vermont regi-
ment, and was mustered into service
Oct. %, 1862. He was mustered out
Aug 5, 1865. He then came to ST.
Johnsbury and was for time en-
ployed in the Passumpsic Savings
bank. Later he went to Mortified, VT,
where he was cashier of the First
National bank for several years. MI.
Ely returned to st. Johnsbury IN 1874
to enter the office of the fork and
hoe factory established on the Moose
river by his father, George w. Ely,
in 184S. Upon the death of his
father in 1876 he became a member
of the firm and when the Ely Hoe
& Fork company was Incorporated in
1880 he was elected treasurer and
later president. He held this
office until 1902 when the corporation
was merged with the American Fork
& Hoe company. Since that time he
has been a director in the latter con-
Germ and manager of the Ely works.
Mr.. Ely married at St. Johnsbury
on Oct. 81, 1867, Miss Adelaide New
ell, daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Selim
Newell. For few years after their
marriage they lived in Mortified
coming back here in 1874. Two years
ago this fall they celebrated their
golden wedding with family re-
union at which all the children and
grandchildren were present except
Capt. Henry Ely Kyburg, who was
at that time second lieutenant in
Gen. Pershing's army. Besides his
wife he leaves four daughters, Ellen
wife of George w. Kyburg of Spring
field, Mass, Miss Caroline Denison
Ely, Mrs. Margaret E., wife of Lindol
M. Scott; Miss Mary Redington Ely,
all of St. Johnsbury. The four grand
children are Dorothy Adelaide, Capt.
Henry Ely and Paul Harvey, children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kyburg, and Carolyn
Ely, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Scott.
Of a family of eight children only
one brother is living, William H. Ely,
of Hoosic Falls, N. Y. Among the
relatives living at a distance who
were unable to be here are two nieces,
Mrs. Robert Hannah of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, and Mrs. Charles Macwhorter
of Chicago, and nephew, Philip
Eastman of Topeka, Kan.
Mr. Ely was trustee of the Pass
umpsic Savings bank, a member of
Chamberlin Post, G. A. R., and a
life deacon of the South Congrega-
tional church. He was through his
lifetime one of our leading manufac-
turers, a loyal citizen of the town and
deeply interested in it's welfare. He
was ever ready to help in any move
ment for a better st. Johnsbury and
was liberal in his support of every
cause. In the South church he was
many years an active member and st.
Johnsbury may we'll mourn the loss of
one of its best citizens.
The funeral will be held at the
South church vestry Saturday after
noon at two o'clock conducted by his
pastor, Rev. DR.. F, A. Poole.