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DEATH OF JOHN IIILLIS.Joliu Hillis passed away at the home :f his brother, Thomas Hillis, in May-, liard, at 3.40 p. m., on Tuesday, April _ : 11, aged 48 years. He was born in what j 'j is now the town of Maynard, and alter i attending the public schools in the neighborhood, he went to the high o ; school in Saxonville and graduated, e From there he went to Phillips Acade-! my at Exeter, X. H., where he titled for r college, entering Harvard in the fall of i- 18(54. lie graduated in 1Slt;8 and read | law in the office of Judge William A. '.Richardson and Judge White of Boston, a | He was admitted to the bar in 1871 1 Y , and practised law in Maynard and Bos-1 | d ton, establishing a large and profitable\practice. He traveled extensively in the west and south and in 1877 made an extended tour through Europe, visiting England, Ireland, Scotland, Prance and Germany, and spending a week in historic Rome. lie did not aspire to political honors, but represented his district in the state legislature one winter.In March, 1898, his health broke j down'and his physicians advised him to ■ J i give up business and seek absolute rest ! ;I and quiet. He accordingly turned his j 1 ! business over to his brother Thomas, ; 1 (j with whom he shared the same office in j f' ls Boston, and came to Maynard to live at!: his brother's home here. During this j ie closing year of his life, which was j ,0 spent in retirement, he suffered no pain ]L))- and he had no indication of fever any ^ 1£j time. He appeared to be convalescent r_ , and partook liberally of food until two I weeks before his death. I'ntil a month I ago his friends thought, he was on the lS_ J quick road to recovery. About three ! weeks before his death lie had a severe llt attack of heart failure and these' spells-„l were repeated four or live times during j ' IS , the last three weeks of his life. j 'id, The Monday night before his death he le rested comfortably and had consider-1 ls able sleep hut was troubled by occasion- j S(. al shortness of breath. Tuesday morn-e_ ing he seemed mucli rested and was 1 ,g very quiet, but showed signs of weaken- ' j ing about noon. At 2.80 p. m. be took i his medicine and said that he would te ’ Rkc a little water. The person who was q] attending him went down stairs to get ' ()j some cold water and left the door of the e_ sick room open. She was out only aj U) 1 moment but when she returned she 1(j could see from the hall that there had; iVt1 been a change. She did not enter the , in ] sick room but called bis brother Thomas uj ( who was in the adjoining room. Mr. [ g. j Hillis died vyithin 7 minutes after. The llt cause of death was heart failure. jly j The deceased was never married and ; re 1 had no brothers and sisters except his | ig , brother Thomas at whose home he spent' er , the last year of his life. Their father ’ died when John and Thomas were small boys, but. their mother has been dead only a few years. Mr. Hillis was. a member of Maynard lodge, I. 0. O.. F., and was its first Xoble Grand. He was also a past Master of Chas. A. Welch , lodge, F. and ~A. M. He was a past j he ! conlinail(lel' of Trinity Commandery, | ,it | Knights Templars, of Hudson, but took ' )p_ I a demit some years ago to St. Orner , commandery of South Boston. He was a 38d degree mason. jThe funeral was held at the Congregational church in Maynard on Friday at 2.15 ]. m. It was conducted by the Odd Fellows. Rev. Edwin Smith of , Bedford, formerly pastor in Maynard I was the officiating clergyman. Appro-! priate music was rendered by a male quartet consisting of Joseph Ilaigh, 1st. tenor, James Mallinson, 2nd tenor, Robert Farquahar,lst bass,’Samuel Lawton 2nd bass. Herman E. French of Hudson presided at the organ. Burial was in Glenwood cemetery, Maynard.Tlic Moral tributes were magnificent beyond description. The pulpit was completely banked with flowers including many rare and costly pieces from the several lodges to which the deceased belongs and from a large and admiring circle of relatives and friends, Among the handsomest pieces were a large closed book, from liis Masonic brethren, gates ajar, cross and crown-harp with broken strings, star and crescent and wreaths almost without nuin.orim- ' her, besides a profusion of cut Mowers.
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Acton Concord Enterprise
Acton, Massachusetts, US
Thu, Apr 20, 1899
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