The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-12-06
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THURSDAY. DEc q. 1880
DIX sls0xus. Eater aEe PrePras,ef
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eurtrs To- isli sss Lis iiifsss tsi hored
ilsi b. vssla u ,rsftt 70 ltfn iof Essy
years ig eome
Ia BE destb tttiJ ott 10 The icsn
sla village kn ieriies q ptffbfsl losf.
Tla va ,tess " ne large si,etd'ses
o. ihs tsratl ttf.leet, whicb vefe htid
o. MsRdsy sfe'toob. 10 lrss Cossnss
los.l rbsfeb hslSs eiled sih iosrspec
pic wbo ssd eams " shos ihsa lott ssa
r,,psi ioi ne deceased Msuy also came
iten oai 81 t6wt. lIeisiiss Nj aaa Mis-.
Ceuiss y. Fr.hes AID NJ. james A. 70
d, a Troy, Mr. George II Thscter o. Al
bssy. Mr. II. y MsQaees 81 Mes foiI,
Mr. james Al rnt6l' d Srsiosa Hoo.
J. o Essiord q sisniorI. Hoe. Q l.
Abtii 81 otsel, Hgs. u. Bollisser Of
Raustd. Hou J. X B.lebsldr Of Arliss
zoe. std nspy mere tr01 surrounding
iosaa MsHy ieltsfGms abd Letters o.
eonaoituos wefs slto received ifon I'll
part. ci the eoatify ffoa pronibeDi mep,
ifithds 81 The dee, Aitd. vho bad beeo
guests o. employees citte EqsirOI Hcase.
TIE csskei rs, bofEe from the house "a
The cbufth by IN o. Mi. OWE longest
TINE employees, Amos Sheldon, Cbsfls,
u. MilIeii, JsDa Hsulsy. John Mssoifei
Jsues Boslsy sbd Charles Body, The
pail bearers we're his tovusmen. Hon,
Lo,tlsbd Muasou. Hoo. A. l. Graves,
Hon ID. X sinobds and Mesn. L J
Hswlsy, Theodore Sail, and 0eorss
Saith.
Rev Dr. George T. Smsrl conducted
The fnusrsl services sbloh we're simple
aud impressive. He paid sn sloqnen, and
deserved tiibnie TO the character OF The
deceased aud referred to his great itfu
snes 10 shaping aud contributing TO ID,
prosperity OF the town sud yillsge. Flow
cu 10 proiusion came from Mr.. snd Mrs.
willing, the Misses Skinner sud L. 5.
lsbsm Of Chicseo MIRA Thoms Richard
son, Mr.. Henry Sanford, snd DR.. and
Mira Cnsiord Of hew York, ait. Herbert
Csss.rd Of B.lIimtrs, Hon. sud Mrs L
W, Clement Of Bullsnd, the Misses Hsw
Icy, the Cbristpn Endesvor Socisty aud
others OF Manchester
MIR. Or,is vas born 10 Manchester, July
l2.h, 1874. being the eldest son Of Lsvi
Church otvis, bis mother being EIec,t
Sophia purdy Oyis, descendant Of ReU
ben Purdy, on OF The pioneers OF Msncbe,
ter His father and grandfather were
both nstives q Vermont
II ives 10 bis fathers store that Mr.,
OTs oblsioed bis early business edacs
lion, bp, be also attended the common
schools Of the toap, the Burr Seminary,
and the Union Village Academy OF Green
Web. n. Y Flushing 81 the latter 10 ls42
then being eighteen years OF age. To,
next two yeats we're spent in Wisconsin
aud Illinois IN mercantile pursuits. bat 10
1874 he vent TO Nsw York City as cl.rk
10 the wholesale dry goods house Of
Marsh 3 Willis, which position be held
for sbont two years Ia 1876 Mr, 0rris,
10 association With Ehish M Csrrington,
formerly OF ponltney, under The trm nsms
OF Darlington a Or,s engsged in the
business Of wholesale desling 10 dry goods,
With which enterprise be was connected
until about the year 1860, then retiring 10
give bis eniife attention 10 the hotel busi
ness.
On Nov lib, 1852 Mr.. Owls was msr
risd 10 Mi.s Ssrsh NJ Within, daughter
OF the late Hoo. Paul Within OF WLi,io
vile. Msss. Mrs, orvis aud FIVE sons SIT
left 10 mourn the death OF husband and
father. TIE oldest son, Paul W. is mans
ger OF The Grosyenor," New York, Ed
ward q. aud William +. have assisted
their father the pest two years 10 the mao
sgement OF the Equinox House, George
A. 10 msusser OF The Osborne New
York and Lonis q has been 10 Europe The
past two yesis.
The Equnp vas opened TO the public
almost nifty ,ars ago, and, though II.
business uss comparatively email 81 first,
marking The beginning Of the Summer bus
iness 10 Vermont /, coon grew 10 popu
lati,y aud vas we'll ps'ronizsd. 10 estsb
fishing the business Mr.. Orvis epeountsr
ed may Obstacles that would have di,
eoussed tn 81 men but be persevered ut
vi they vere oil overcome. sud the house
hss long been one Of the most popular
summer hotels 10 the county
10 1874. learning from some Of The
eues,s Who bad been 10 Florids that The
winter elims,e there 10 foe but the hotels
WY tuON
,outherners hou 10 keep q hotel. and tool
The msbssensut Of the 81 james 10 Jsci
sonville. The house wss sell ps,topizsd
sad be aeon sitter purchased The PninHm
House st Psls,hs. which be Kept open dur
ing the winter seasons nnul II was burued
10 1884 fton 1881 IN 1891 be sl.o cor
due,ed The Wiadsor Hotel At jacksonville,
house that ssiued the srest,st popular
~. fIndiog thai Increasing years made
the FIofids batiuess too burden,ome be
save IL up, bat Dot un,il be vas regarded
the pioneer Of the sinist hotel business 10
the South ss be had been OF the Summer
basiness 10 yrrmont
The editor " The Ns.ic5sl Hotel Report
ar Who IA lie recognized suih0flty IN