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From: "lboyle" <>
Subject: Fw: [NYSTEUBE] HOBART J. MOORE--obituary
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 17:32:43 -0700


This was on another mailing list, but as the person was born in Otsego Co. I
thought it might be of some help to someone.

Lisa Stauring Boyle

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Subject: [NYSTEUBE] HOBART J. MOORE--obituary


> HOBART J. MOORE
> It becomes our painful duty to chronicle the death of our esteemed
> townsman, Hobart J. Moore, whose serious illness has been noted from
> time to time in the Herald.
> Mar 17, 1902, Mr. Moore returned from the Hornellsville sanitarium where
he had been treated several weeks for heart trouble and general
> debility. He was supposed to have been gaining strength, but the
> following afternoon was taken violently worse and his life was despaired
of. He again rallied, however, when another complication arouse,
> gangrene manifesting itself in his left leg, necessitating amputation.
> To the surprise of all, he again rallied, and it was thought that he
> might recover. Early Friday morning alarming symptoms again appeared;
> and he passed away after the most intense suffering at 5:30 o'clock
> Saturday morning.
> It is perhaps no exaggeration to say that no more popular man ever lived
> in Hammondsport than Hovart J. Moore. If he had a fault it was that of
> being too generous. It can truly be said that he never turned a deaf
> ear to the needy, and although his generosity was well understood, many
> of his acts of kindness will never be known. He was not only charitable,
> but a man of unusually good disposition and even temperament and was
> universally kind and courteous.
> Hobart J. Moore was the second son of the late Walter Lull Moore, was
> born in Morris, Otsego Co., N. Y. , December 14, 1850 and came to
> Hammondsport with his parents in 1863. He was educated in the
> Hammondsport academy, and studied pharmacy with Jas. S. Thorp. In 1875
> he entered the drug business for himself and continued until a few days
> before his death when he was succeeded by M. A. Hoyt.
> In 1895, in company with others, he erected the Union Block in which his
> drug store was located. In politics deceased was a loyal democrat, and
> as such served the town of Urbana as clerk, collector, and supervisor.
> He was first elected to the latter office in 1886 and 1887 and again
> from 1891 to 1893 and from 1900 to 1902. The last term he was elected
> chairman of the board of supervisors, filling the same with credit to
> himself and to the satisfaction of the board. he was a vestryman in St.
> James church, had served on the board of education of the village was a
> member of Urbana Lodge No. 459, F. & Am. M. , a charter member of
> Citizen's Bose company and a member of Hammondsport Tribe, I. O. R. M.
> As a politician the same suavity of manner characterized his
> deportment. He participated in all of the important campaigns of
> nation, state, county and town. During his active career as a
> politician he made hew if any enemies. he was not a debater, but a
> careful, systematic worker. He will be universally missed, especially
> in his home where he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Adelia Jaycox
> and Miss Mary, and one son Arthur. He is also survived by a brother
> Trevor Moore of this place and a sister Mrs. Clara Mitchell of Chicago.
> The funeral was held at St. james Episcopal church at two o'clock p.m.
> yesterday, the Rev. Thomas Duck, former rector of the church,
> officiating. The funeral was attended by the Citizens Hose company,
> Urbana Lodge F. and A. M. and the Red Men, the latter having charge of
> the services at the grave at Pleasant Valley cemetery.
>
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