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Philo Hili'i ONmdnnr.^ Lawrence E. and Allan H, Sexton, of New York City, who arrived Monday to look over their 1,700 acree of land, more or less,- in thie county, hava returned home,3 taking in the World’* Fair on the way. Tneee young men are both lawyers. This in the first visit of Allan H. to Illinoie. He was much 1 pleased with hie Macon county farms but whatever was beautiful and es-thotie especially attracted his cultured New York eye* Their grandfather, Philo Hale, entered this land away back in the thirties. He died in this city and was laid lo rest on the Findley Creek farm. He was a relative of Edward Everett Hale and will be remembered as one of the most active and influential promoters of the Illinois Central railroad. He was acquainted with the politicians of the east and used to keep E. McClellan who was then young and a rapid scribe, up nearly all night writing letters to prominent officials and public men explaining the necessity for this railway and the reason why it was not only of state but national importance. Mr, McClellan m those days was the county surveyor, Hule was formerly the owner of ocean vessels and having considerable money wan suspicioned of having once been n pirate, which of course was cot true- The only daughter of Philo Hale is the mother of these young men, both of whom ore unmarried, good looking and probably members of McCallister’s New York 400, and what is more interesting to the young ladies of this vicinity are to visit this city again next year.
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Decatur Weekly Herald Despatch
Decatur, Illinois, US
Sat, Oct 14, 1893
Page 3
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