The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1890-12-26
JOHN LINDSEY.

| John Lindsey was born in Newbnry, VT,
March Is, 1928; die Il at his home, the Lam
caster Hou, e: Lancaster, n. H.: Dec. IN,
| 1890 Mr. Lindsey was pre-eminently 9
self,made man, BEGINNING at the Dotton OF
the ladder lie by his great energy anu
perseverance >gaine! for himself an honor
able 'laee among his business associates
an honorable standing in the community
and high rank among New England
most celebrated hotel men. Asa stage
driver and tavern Keeper, III stage drlV-
ing times. he was favorabiy known, ana In
those early days formed business ass0cla.
tons and friendships when were kept
warm and fresh through his long ana event
full life. MIR. Lindsey as boy, scarcely IN
his teens, began his career as once ana
staSle boy in the old tavern IN Wells River
for Sawyer II Chaplin. His lrSt staging OF
importance was about 1913. driving four
white horses between Lttleton ana FaDyan
House. After that, between Littlet0n and
Haverhill Corner; then on the Old stage line
between Oxford and Canaan, n. H., owned
by LsaZer Smith and A. l.. Russell. In
1913 he returned to his old stage route be-
tween Littleton and Haverhill Corner
driving DAYS October 10Th. iS48 he mar
,;nJ 900 a donThtar of Cont fsaac h.
hott o. t%a; time nna nf n Iatnn,s most re.
s~acta a c;tyems In $40 he became nr"nri-
ot"r ,,f tha Grnn;to Hnuse .ittIetn,,. in iR51
, IL .,~
ne was anGlora OF lne o,u Coos mou 10 tI ,a
Lancaster, n: II; ~ iooo nG was ole y, t tho
pI0pIietors VI tHe ClaWlvIu tIouoo ~ .no
Whlte MOUNTAINS aller when ne Was ioi
Siiolt tiihe plopiletor VI InV uit .;i. .I.1
Rouse III Lancaster. LII 1910 ne Dniit Wy
Ola Lancaster House IN Lahc Sas1 Mi tSn
was destroyed 10y IRE ~ Juiy ~. III wy
early DAYS or the war Mr.. Llhasey VEN 70
concord, A.: H., anu assumed tne plopIi-
ttorSillp oi tiit Eagle Ilolel Dui!nS wa
tlhe ne eStaDliSled lor nllnseli q u csllaoit
reputation as hotel Keeper ana success f
business man, HAVING large contrary ,or
buying HORSES loT army use USE Allel ieaviHP
Concord, from lo6o 10 1871 ne was rail-
road contractor, being associated win the
Iate ,. :. thompson OF Lyhaon; III 9uliuins
tne railroad between hilehelu anu Urose
ION. IN tliS vars IoVl-1 nc was assoCiaC
ed win whitman thompson IN tne Gien
Rouse slagins business. these tnree ous-
iess He4 fur i"St named proven ve h SUE
cessi'l Tor NJ. LINDSEY so that when ne
went 10 the f it1yy House IN tne Whise
Mouil.a,hs ~ 800 ne ilot only pn. im.G .LaC
iliainllo.n io.ei pIoJeGt ripe uusiL a
~. ~. by a.1 ~
wa,a avamtf,pI ones tor Mr. I lindsay dnr;me
that time was the senior member of the
firm of Lindsey & French. and managing
of the Fabyan House, which, nn-
der his management, was conceded to be
the leading simmer resort in the whole
region. While Mr.. Lindsey was
yaining for himself worldwide reputa-
ton as a hotel man. he was losing the for
tune which he had layished so unsfintingly
on this immense hotel plant. Mr.. Lind
sey's next venture in hoteling was at Or
chard Beach and Portland, Me-. where he
was proprietor of the Ocean House at the
form.r place in 1879, 1SSO-Sl, and the Preble
House in the latter place for two years
al out the same time, and for three Years
about the same time he was associated with
his son, Ned A., in the proprietorship of
Lake Auburn Mineral Spring House at
Lake Auburn, Me. the firm being John
Lindsey II Son.
In 1852 the firm of Ned A. Lindsey d CO. |
was instituted and in the spring Of that
ear the large elegant hotel, The Lancaster
House, was begun and completed in the
following fall This was the cap sheaf of |
Mr.. Lindsey's life wark. This elegant es-
which is ornament to the
village of Lancaster. and the
pride of her citizens was built under the iii.
rect supervision OF MIR. Lindsey. Two
winters, 1857, Mr.. Lindsey was proprietor
Of the Uplands Hotel AT Eastman. Ga. In
all of MI. Lipdsey's varied and successful