The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-05-12
A USEFUL LIFE ENDED.
Death Of One Of North Conway's
Most Prominent Citizens.
Correspondence of the Press.]

Correspondence of the Press.]
NORTH CONWAY, N. H.,
Sunday, May 10, 1891. !
The funeral of Mr.. Stephen Mudgett, Sc
nior proprietor Of the Intervale House, was
held this afternoon at that hotel. There
were probably 800 people present. from the
towns OF jackson, Bartlett and Conway.
The Rev. William S. Jones, formerly presid-
ing elder of the Methodist Episcopal church.
preached the funeral sermon. He was as.
sisted in the services by Rev. R. Henry Da-
Wis. of the North Conway Congregational
church.
Mr.. MIDGET died very suddenly from peri
tonitis last Thursday afternoon. His illness
lasted less than week, and though he had
passed the three-score years and ten, vet he
seemed so young In spirits, so full of life and
activity, that his death came as shock to
ly and sadly missed.
He was one of the men who have deyel-
oped the White Mountain region as a sum
mer resort: whose names will live in White
Mountain history. He possessed great busi-
courage: Reverses could not daunt him, and
he was fully In sympathy with the spirit of
Improvement and progress of Tie times.
he was born December 90. 1918, In that
part OF the town Of jackson known as Dun
dee. December 20, 1912, on his oath birth
day, he was married to Miss Ascenath Trick
ey, a sister OF Harrison Trickey, the builder
and first proprietor Of the Intervale House.
After few years, the young couple moved
from Jackson to the fne farm now owned by
the heirs OF 4. b. Bigel0w. the president Of
the Bigelow Carpet Company. Here they
Kept summer boarding house, or small hO-
TEL, for many years, and had good luck and
Ill luck. the bitter and the sweet; the build
NJ dnot h.
snrance), and their oldest daughter, a lovely
girl Just grown to womanhood, died from the
effects OF over-exertion and exposure at the
time of the fire.
In 1871. Mr.: BlgelOw made fine offer for
the Mudgett farm. This was Mr.. Mudgett's
great opportunity, and he recognized it. He
sold his farm and bought the Intervale
House. At that time it was about half its
present size, and primitive in appointments
as compared with the present comforts and
luxurles at this long famous hotel. He built
an additional wing, larger than the original
house, and introduced modern conveniences,
making first-class summer hotel. And,
thinking OF this, an incident is recalled that
illustrates the character of the man, his un-
hlnching energy and perseverance,. In the
terrible gale OF the autumn Of 1883 lin which
the house was blown off the summit of Mt.
kearsarge), the new wing Of the Intervale
House, then Just raised and boarded. was
were depressed and discouraged, as well
not a BIZ Of it. 1--WE mustn't be DISCOURAGED C RACED
boys. let's go to work and put it up again."
Aside from his ability as a man of BUSH
ness, MI. Mudgett possessed an unusually
bright mind, and thought seriously on the
many problems OF life. In religion he was
a Free VIII Baptist, though his was too
thoughtful mind to be closely confined
within the limits of creed. The Rev. Mr..
Jones related In his sermon that at the first,
he said to his physician (Dr. S. G. Gordon.
that he felt 1t was his last sickness I; the doc
tor said he hoped not, but Mr. Mudgett an
swered: Eyes, think 1t is, but do what
that am prepared
In politics he was a lifelong Republican
and at the time of his death was the first Sc
lectman of the town. He was we'll known to
many OF the business men Of Portland who
liked and respected him as a man of unques-
toned integrity and thorough reliable
ness.
In 1885 his wife died. She was a woman
of great gentleness and loveliness of charac-
ter. She left three children, two sons-Mr.
known and well liked by White Mountain
tourists, and daughter, now the widow of
the late DR.. VIM. III. Bragdon.
r In 1886 Mr.. Mudgett married Mrs. M.
u. morse OF Manchester, N. H., most esti-
maDie woman who has added much to the
happiness of his last years.
MI. Jones preached an excellent discourse.
speaking with great and fine appreciation of
MI. Mudgetps admirable qualities. The blow
falls heavily on all the family, but especially
on the beautiful daughter of the house. who
has indeed suffered much within the last five
years, first In the death of her mother. then
her husband whom she almost adored. and
now this last loss, her father, between whom
and herself there were ties of the tenderest
and closest affection.
He is gone, but he has left
behind him the monument of
an unwearying industry, and the example
of a useful, temperate, honest life.
ELLEN M. MASON.