 Hough spent the rest of his life at the "Gazette", becoming a celebrated "country editor", and his wife was his co-editor and collaborator at the "Gazette" until her death in 1965.By Henry Hough's death, the circulation of the newspaper had increased from 600 to 13,000.The Houghs and the "Gazette" were strong advocates against development and the Houghs donated land they owned for preservation, founding the Sheriff's Meadow Foundation to preserve it and other natural areas on the island.