Charles E. Hall passed away at his home on North Main Street, Norwood, one week ago Sunday evening, following a period of feeble health, aged 84 years. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at the home at 2 o'clock, the Rev. Leon F. Haley, Rector of St. Phillip's Episcopal Church officiating. Burial was made at Riverside Cemetery, Norwood. The funeral was largely attended, the large Hall residence being filled with friends.

Charles E. Hall was born in Raymondville in 1848, the son of the late Giles J. and Wealthy Hall. In later years while he was quite young the family removed to Norwood where Giles Hall was long prominent, being the richest man in the community and a hard headed business man, interested in everything that made for the good of the community. In 1873 the elder Hall backed a proposition to establish a newspaper in Norwood--and this paper, the Commercial Advertiser, was founded, the late James D. Tracey and Charles E. Hall being its publishers. Four years later the plant was removed to Canton. The Hall interests withdrew in 1886. The year following the transferring the Commercial Advertiser to Canton, Barnard G. Parker, of Gouverneur, then in his teens, established the Norwood News at Norwood, continuing its publication two or three years when he sold it and went to Gouverneur and started the Free Press which he conducted to the time of his death four or five years ago.

Charles E. Hall established a paint manufacturing plant at Norwood many years ago, and his plant was in the rear of his home, North Main Street. This business continued until about five years ago when he discontinued it on account of advancing years. Mr. Hall was twice married, early in life to Flora Rogers who died about fifty years ago, leaving a daughter, Etta Hall, who passed about eleven months ago. He was again married to Miss Hattie S. Robinson who survives him. Mr. And Mrs. Hall and their daughter spent their winters in Florida for many years. The Hall home in Norwood is one of the finest residences in that village. It is understood that Mr. Hall left a very large estate. Much of this was inherited from his father who was Norwood's most wealthy citizen at his death.

(From the Tuesday, October 18, 1932 edition of the Canton Commercial Advertiser, page five. Courtesy of the Northern New York Library Network @ news.nnyln.net). Previous Next