HOBART LEWIS NASH

Passed Away Sunday Night at His Home on Albany Street

(Nov. 3, 1912)

   After a career of unusual activities, death came Sunday night to Hobart Lewis Nash, one of the well known residents of this village.  For a number of years in failing health, he did not relax from work until two years ago.  Sunday morning at four o'clock he sustained a shock and remained unconscious until he passed away in the evening.  Four or five years ago he had a severe attack of bleeding at the nose which lasted a week and from which he never recovered his strength.  The hemorrhage prevented at attack of apoplexy at that time.

   A man of strong constitution and equally strong characteristics, he was throughout his life a dominant figure in any undertaking he was engaged in.  He possessed a fund of quaint humor which always delighted his friends, and in a public way, his name only occasionally came into public notice.  In his own family, in the closer circles of personal friendship, in the larger circle of friendly acquaintance, he inspired a love and confidence such is felt for only a few men.  His loss will be a continuing one to all who have known him, and to many who knew him only through his many acts of helpfulness to others.

   Since his youth an ardent musician, he enjoyed band music and for years played a cornet in the old bands of Guilford and Oxford.  With the latter organization were Samuel Farnham, Selah Fish, Henry S. Fraser, William H. Minor, now a resident of Athens, Pa., and many others.  He also was a member of the band of the 103d Regiment, when Co. E. B. Loomis was in command, and at about that time instructed several bands in this vicinity.

   Mr. Nash was born at Guilford, October 26, 1841, and was the only child of Lewis and Ellen Merchant Nash.  In his youth he learned the machinist trade and becoming an expert workman worked for a long term of years in the shop of Bradley & Merchant at Guilford.  In November, 1902, he came to Oxford and with W. W. Butts, of the same town, purchased the machine shop in this village.

   Mr. Nash was married to Miss Lucy J. Winsor of Guilford, December 26, 1866, who with an adopted daughter, Mrs. Luella Lally, survive him.

NOTE:  DATE WAS HAND-WRITTEN ON THE ARTICLE.