Obituary: Adams County, Wisconsin: A. J. HILL

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From the Adams County Press, Saturday Oct 12, 1907, Page 8

A. J. HILL, one of the pioneer settlers of the vilage of Friendship passed
to his long home at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Minnie HILL
BURSKER, on the farm in Manistee County, Michigan, on the 19th of August,
1907, at the age of eighty years.

Mr. HILL will be remembered by the old settlers here as one of the
respected citizens of this county and as one of the men who helped to build
the village and he conducted a wagon shop here for years and the Friendship
wagon was known all over the country. Once in awhile some farmer drives
into Friendship now with one of the wagons carrying the sign "Friendship
Wagon" on the box and on the axle can be deciphered the legend "A. J. & C.
L. HILL, Makers, Friendship, Wisconsin" showing that honest workmanship and
good materials went into the work of the HILL wagon shop.

Mr. HILL was highly regarded in this community and for years held the
office of County Coroner, and was also a member of the school board of this
village for many years. The friends here will regret to hear of his death
and will extend their sympathy to the only surviving child, Mrs. BURSKER.

We were handed a letter by A. F. HILL, some time ago, which unfortunately
became mislaid and has just come to hand from which we give the following
excerpts: Arcadia Michigan, August 30, 1907 Mr. A. F. HILL "Dear Sir---You
will be somewhat surprised to hear from me but I wanted to write to someone
at the old home, and I knew of no one who would be more apt to be there.
Father died the 19th of this month and I thought I would like it published
in the PRESS. He had been failing very fast for the past few months, and
for two weeks he had such smothering spells; seemed almost impossible for
him to breath, he couldn't lie down, and on that night I called him to
supper and he started and fell. He only breathed a few hours.

Of course the Doctor called it heart failure. If he had lived until
November he would have been eighty. I am the only one left of the family; I
suppose you heard of Ella's death three years ago. I wrote to Mrs. PIERCE,
but after that Belle CARLETON wrote me that Mrs. PIERCE had been dead for
some time...Pa was buried by the Masons of Frankfort as was always his wish
and laid by Art and Ella. I would like very much to make Friendship a visit
but that is all...we live nine miles from Frankfort and ten miles from
Arcadia, both of which are beautiful places on the lake shore. I wish you
would remember me to all my friends if there are any left." ---"Minnie HILL
BURSKER