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- Raymond Carpenter Hall, Sr. was born at Uxbridge, MA. He spent his whole life as a farmer, owner and operator of Sunnyside Farms, in Uxbridge, which was on the land originally owned by Alvah Hall. The farm went out of business upon his retirement in 1969. Raymond and his wife, Alice, spent their whole lives in Uxbridge, MA. Raymond's final resting place is at Evergreen Cemetery in East Douglas, MA in the family plot of his father, Arthur Samuel Hall.
- (Research):It is noted by a map of Uxbridge, MA, Circa 1870, that three Hall families lived in the area of Sunnyside Farms. Alvah Hall which was the farm itself on West Hartford Ave, Joseph Carpenter Hall which appears to be the location which later became Wasner's Dairy next door on the same side of Hartford Ave, and directly across Hartford Ave from Joseph Carpenter Hall appears to be the residence of Samuel Hall which now is a barnyard and barn. Raymond Carpenter Hall, Sr. built his retirement home across the street from Sunnyside Farms and there is also an apartment house (2 apartments) next door to that (going toward East Douglas which is the residence of Joseph Samuel Hall, Sr. Sunnyside Farms was torn down around the year 1992 due to disrepair and just behind where the original house stood is the residence of Randy Michael Hall, son of Joseph Samuel Hall, Sr.
In 1948, Raymond Carpenter Hall, Sr. was offered $12,000.00 for 55 acres of property so that Route 146 could be made from Worcester, Massachusetts to Providence, Rhode Island. He wanted the State of Massachusetts to move the farm from the location on West Hartford Avenue to the other side of West Street (Uxbridge Road in East Douglas). The State of Massachusetts had the buildings appraised and said that it would cost 100,000.00 to rebuild the farm on West Street, so they declined. Raymond Carpenter Hall, Sr. brought the matter to court and even told the court, on the record, that he would give the state the 55 acres as long as the moved the farm. After 10 years, he ended up with only 30,000.00, one third of which went to the lawyer. So for a 10 year battle, he only ended up with $20,000.00 ($8,000.00 more than the original offer). Out of the 13 farms in Uxbridge, 12 were Dutch farms. Hall's Dairy was the only English Dairy farm and the Attorney was of Dutch origin. Thus, the state ran Hall's Dairy out of business due to the fact that the construction of the highway took all of the night pasture for the cattle. To pasture the cattle during the day meant a half mile walk. One more interesting note was that the bridge design at Hall's Dairy for West Hartford Avenue over Route 146 was originally supposed to have on and off ramps. The bridge for Pond Street was not. The two bridges were swapped and Pond Street got the on and off ramps. The survey line was brought in enough to go by the farm and then brought back out to the original 250 foot distance from the center of the road.
- (Medical):Raymond took ill with prostate cancer in 1981-1982. This cancer eventually spread throughout his body leading to bone cancer which eventually led to his demise on Nov 18, 1982.
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1907 - 1982 (75 years)
