Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-04-23
CHARLES p. SQUlREs.


LuOIuluHi hPAh u Ao1 Ut 4Albiu3 ADM a.
while on board the special car Of
friend, whose guest he was. The Bur
lington Evening Gazette has the fol-
lowing:
"Charles P. squires was born in
Bennington, VI, on March 30 1927.
He came to Burlington in the year 1856
and has resided here ever since, ac-
lively identifying himself with the
business interests OF the town until
about thirteen years ago, when the c.
p. Squires Drug Company merged
with the Churchill Drug Company.
Upon Mr. Squires' arrival in this city
he Immediately entered the drug bus
ness under the firm name of Squires
Bloss. The firm occupied the bui}
ing standing on the present site OF 1nc
Merchants National bank and lai-r
erected the building now occupied b,
the Burt Seed Company, on the alley.
from S. II. Greenbaum. The adioin-
ing property was then purchased from
Foote and Ewing and several addi-
tions made that stand at the present
time The Squires & Bloss firm
changed hands after several years and
was then known as @. p. Squires q
Co The members of this firm we're
c. p. Squires, Henry d. Squires and
L. A. Pilger. The second named was
a stepson OF Mr. Squires and is now
connected with the n. d. Meyers Drug
Company Of St Louis. Mr. Pilger
passed away some years ago. The
drug house OF G. p. Squires & Co was
one of the most prominent and sub
stantial in the west. II was known in
the commercial world far and wide
and did an enormous business. The
senior Mr. Squires was a progressive
business man and keen and alert and
to his judgment and business capabil-
ity was largely due the success Of the
firm. In the year OF 1890 the c. p.
Squires Go was bought out by the
/. Churchill Drug Co, and Mr. Squires
continued as vice president OF the lat
ter firm until recently. The stock of
the old c. p. Squires firm was re-
moved to the present Churchill Drug
Co.'S building on Main-st and the two
businesses merged into one and the
old building on Jefersoh-st aban-
doned.
"Mr Sqrires was the only director
OF the old b., G. X. & N. railroad re-
tanned when that road was absorbed
by the c., r. l. & p He was also
yice-president of the German-Ameri-
can Savings bank, holding that Office
for the past six years. For two years
previous he was one of the directors
and this covers the entire term OF his
connection with that institution. He
was in the bank at one O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, before departing on
his trip, had pleasant word for the
employees, commented on the pleasant
weather and remarked that he was
feeling particularly we'll
"For many years Mr. Squires was
viee-president of the old B. & N. w.
narrow guage railroad and only sew
cred his connection with that road
when it was made part of the Burling-
ton system and the guage brosdened,
"Mr Squires was married to Mrs
Frances Dana in the year OF 1859 in
this city. She died July 3, 1884, and
on April u, 1888, he was united in
marriage TO Miss Anna Battel Hedge,
sister of Congressman Hedge. She,
with two brothers and one sister, sur
vive him. The brothers are Henry
Squires OF this city and Norman
Squires of Troy, N. Y, and the sister
is Mrs Mary Booth OF Bennington,
Vt. Henry SquiresIis in Chicago at
the present time. On last Sunday Mr.
and Mrs Squires celebrated their ff-
teenth wedding anniversary.
&c. p. Squires was one OF the
staunch, reliable business men of Bur-
lington. His business life had been
spent here, and no mans history will
show a cleaner record or more unspot-
ted life. His business career com
manded the respect of everyone, not
only at home but in every place his
name was known. To those who en-
joyed his personal acquaintance he en-
deared himself not only by his courtly
and friendly greetings, and his appar-
ent interest in their welfare but the
pleasant and kindly spirit which was
always apparent.
''But it is the close and intimate
friends of his whole life who will most
miss his going. His rare business
Judgment, his kind companionship,
and the daily mingling in good, earn
est, manly friendship will be felt to a