Washoe County NV Archives Obituaries.....Scoville, Chase October 3, 1881
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Reno Evening Gazette October 3, 1881
In Memoriam
The Sad Death of one of the Victims of Last Tuesday’s Work
Squire Chase Scoville died at his residence on Ralston street at 10:55 this
morning of a wound received on Tuesday last at the meeting of the Nevada and
Oregon railroad stockholders.  Last night the District Attorney called and he
made his dying statement, but it is impossible to learn what it contained.  The
manner of his hurt will doubtless be settled in the courts.
The bedside of the dying man was attended by his aged father and mother, who
have lived together over fifty years, and by young wife and his doctor. 
Consciousness never forsook him until his life was entirely extinct.  He
recognized friends up to the last moment, and as the poor wife laid her head
upon the pillow touching his it was a picture of pathetic sorrow.
Mr. Scoville was born in Watertown, Jefferson county, New York, February 8,
1845.  He was well educated at the public schools.  In 1863 he enlisted in the
Tenth heavy artillery, which was made up of 2,600 young men of his stamp, and
served until the war closed.  He came to this coast in 1869, and was chief clerk
for J. R. Watson, the purchasing agent for the C. P. R. R. at Sacramento for
eight years.  About 1877 he came to Carson and kept books for Yerington and
Bliss.  Last January he came to Reno and was connected with the Nevada and
Oregon R. R. until his death.  In Carson he married Miss Helen Gardner, who has
borne him two children, one about two years, the other three months old.  Mr.
Scoville was an excellent business man, and the books he had collected speak a
mind of high culture and discrimination.  He was a Major on General Batterman’s
staff, and made a request that he be buried in his uniform.  He was a quiet and
sober man, of a good disposition, fond of his friends and a pleasant and hearty
entertainer.  His house was always popular with young people, and he will be
greatly missed.


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