Mathias HAMM, who has been engaged in the grocery business in St. John for the past 37 years, died at his residence on Winter street yesterday morn. Paralysis of the brain is the cause assigned. Mathias Hamm was the son of the late David HAMM of Grand Bay (Kings Co.). He was born in July 1835 and came to the city when he was about 17. He worked as a clerk in the grocery business at Indiantown (St. John) with P. NASE for 3 or 4 years when he bought his employer out and continued the buisness himself in the old Cassidy building. The first full schooner load of flour ever taken throught the falls was for Mr. Hamm, he having imported it from the united States. It was landed at the public wharf, Indiantown. He was burned out by the Indiantown fire of Dec. 10th, 1864, but rebuilt again, immediately putting up the wooden block at the foot of Indiantown hill known as Hamm's bloak, at present occupied by P. Nase & Son. He kept the first post office at Indiantown and carried on a large business there for years. He was also interested in shipping, built the schooner "Teal" at Marble Cove and with Capt. G. VANWART built the steamer "Star" on the Strait Shore. He was also interested in lumbering, but the grocery business was his forte. At the time of his death he was carrying on a large trade in that line on the Marsh bridge. Mr. Hamm married in 1854 a daughter of James KETCHUM of Carleton. The widow, five sons and one daughter share alike in the sudden bereavement. The daughter is the wife of F. RANKINE of T. Rankine & Sons. James HAMM, Carleton, David HAMM, Grand Bay and J.B. HAMM in the livery business, St. John, are brothers of the deceased who was the youngest of the four. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from Mr. Hamm's late residence on Winter street.