The Republican., 1925-11-19
JAMES D. HAMILL, LIFE
LONG RESIDENT, PASSES
Merchant, Former Newspaper
Man and Justice of the Peace,
Succumbs Following Illness

Following an illness of a few days,
James D. Hamill, lifelong resident
Of Garrett county, passed away at his
home in Oakland last Friday evening
at $50 o'clock.
Mr.. Hamili was a son of the late
Patrick and Isabelle Kight Hamill,
and was born on a farm, seven miles
north of Oakland, May 8, 1861, be-
ing brought to Oakland at the age of
eight years by his parents who then
took up their residence here, the fam
lily occupying a large dwelling, still
standing at Second and Pennington
streets, which was built by the father
Of Mr.. Hamill as family residence.
AS a youth Mr.. Hamill spent his days
in Oakland and when young manhood
approached he was sent to Randolph
Macon College to be educated. At
this institution he remained a year
only when he returned to Maryland
and matriculated at st. Johns Col
lege, Annapolis, where he pursued his
studies for two years. He became as
sistant postmaster under his fathers
administration of the local postoffice
in 1884 and practically operated the
office for four years. Later he en-
tered the mercantile business in which
he was engaged for a short time and
then in 1898 established the Garrett
Journal which he edited for about ten
Years when he disposed of the plant
and business. AS a member of the
Garrett County School Board,to which
position he was appointed by the late
Governor Frank Brown, the schools
of the county took a forward step un-
der his administration. Mr.. Hamill
was also member of the City Coun-
Gil of Oakland and was tax collector
several terms.
In the year 1892 he married Miss
Rose Cornelius, daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cornelius, natives
of Ohio. Two daughters, Misses
Frances and Isabelle, were born to
the couple, both of whom reside at
the family home in Oakland with
their mother Mr.. Hamill is also sur
vived by two brothers, Rev. Henry
Hamill, of Washington, d. c., and
Gilmor S. Hamill, of Oakland, and
by two sisters, Mrs. John T. Mitchell
and Mrs. Arthur Townshend, also of
Oakland.
At the time of Mr. Hamill's death
he was Justice of the Peace for the
Seventh District and also the owner
OF book and stationery store located
in the Hamill building opposite the
postotfice.
The deceased will be greatly missed
by his many friends for whom he
always had a jovial smile and pleas
ant word Of greeting, or if circum-
stances required he was sympathetic
gentle and kind always.
The funeral of Mr.. Hamill took
place from his late home Monday af-
ternoon, Rev. Henry A. Grubbs, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church, OF
which the deceased was member and
an officer, being in charge, and was
assisted by DR.. Archibald Moore, OF
the Methodist church. The services
at the home were brief, comforting to
the bereft friends and relatives and
very impressive. The active pallbear-
ers were Messrs. Guy o. Yutzy, Har-
land L. Jones, VIM. F. King, VIM. R
Offutt, Paul Mitchell and VIM. A
Sturgiss. The honorary pallbearers
We're Messrs. C. n. McIntire, A. T
Matthews, G. A. Fraley, Harry Loar
Fred. A. Thayer and Benz. H. Sin
| cell. Interment was made in the Oak
land cemetery.