The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-26

Tam pDcll- lie attended every CDuncl
meeting and heard their reasons for
legislation and watched with eager
mind and "A clear perception Of situa-
tons and was ever working towards
them and communicated his thoughts,
ideas and purposes I" others. I" III"
end that the town might receive the
benefit
Probably the most remarkable"
achievement Mr.. Campbell accom-
pIshcd was in the summer Of IS9-.
when be proposed that OCala should
celebrat" in a notable manner the ma
tons birthday. Alone he took up the
proposition, secured favora BILE rail
road rates for that day. distributed lit
craturc telling of the event and what
Ocala would supply in the way Of
amuSemcntS. AS Il result the 1argeSs
crowd that cv"r gathered in this city
was her" on that day and from 4
more varied area of tn" state than
ever met here before. 1t was the sur
prise Of the year and the admiration
of every citizen that attended Mr.
CampbeIl's labors.
His old friends will never forget the
untiring and unselfish labors of Mr..
| Campbell for the we'll being of tn"
Brick City and there are people here
| today who will recall with pleasure
his labOrS for this city and regret
deeply to hear that so enterpriSing a
| man should have shortened his days
of usefulness and helpfulness to any
community and people among whom
he CHANGED to dwell.
Mr.. Campbell was married in 1884
| to Miss Belle Dryden, at Sanford.
| Two children were the fruit of that
| union. the baby boy dying shortly af
| ter it's birth, and it's remains rest in
| the old cemetery. The other, n girl,
has grown to young wOmanhOOd, and
is with her mother Borrowing and
heartbrOken at their home at 1921
Beverly Road, Brooklyn y. Y.
Mr.. Campbell was a prominent Ma
son, being a knight Templar. also
stood high in the order of the knights
Of Pythias and as an Elk he typified
the virtues of that exalted confedera-
ton of good fellows and benevolent
ones.
AS n neighbOr we knew the deceaS-
ed for years and always found pleas
ure and profit in his companionship
He was man who had a big heart in
a big body and was ever responsive
to the appeals and necessities Of the
deserving. He loved his family and
his fellow men.
His Atlanta Friends Do Not Believe 1t
Was Suicide
The Atlanta Journal Of Wednesday
evening says:
An Associated Press dispatch from
New York says that Charles H. Camp
bell. an engineer of Atlanta, commit
ted suicide i'm his place of employment
on TweHty-secOnd street on Tuesday
The cause Of his suicide was said to
be disappointment over his inability to
| obtain employment in his own calling
Charles H. Campbell is we'll known
in Atlanta. For three years he was
the Southern manager for the May
| Fabric Hose Co, with Offices on the
sixth floor of the Equitable building.
During his residence in Atlanta, Mr..
Campbell resided with his wife and
daughter at 4O1 Capitol avenue. He
made many friends in the city.
| Mrs. l.. Nj. Minis. a sister Of Mr.. r.
| E. Davidson, who is the successor to
/ Mr.. Campbell in the Atlanta office
states that Mr. Campbell gave up a
very lucrative position with the fire
hose company to accept a position
with the Fire and Water Engineering
Company, with offices on Twenty
second street in New York. A bust
ness to which he had devoted the ma
jOr portion of his life. Mrs. Minis
says there could be no pecuniary rea-
son or dissatisfaction with his en-
ployment to caues him to take his own
life.
Furthermore. she stated that Tues
day evening her brother, Mr. R. f.
Davidson, received a telegram from
Mr.. Campbelrs daughter, saying:
Come at once. Papa is dying" Later
q telegram was received after Mr.
Davidson had started for New YoIl
from his partner in business, saying
that Mr.. Campbell was dead. For
these reasons Mrs. Minis says that She
believes that the dispatch is mis-
take and that Mr.. Campbell did no
commit suicide.
MIR. Campbell had been in New
York only a short time, leaving At
lanta in September.