News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-05-17
"wednesday, May II, 1922
BURIED IN MORRISVILLE
Sudden Death of Well Known Hotel
Man, C. III. Campbell


The funeral of the late Charles
H. Campbell, who dropped dead early
last week in the fire station at Old
Orchard, Me-, where he delighted to
spend his leisure hours from his
duties at the Vesper Hotel, of which
he was the proprietor, was held from
the home of his brother, A. +. Camp
bell, at Barre Sunday.
The funeral services at Old
Orchard were held at the Vesper
House, the parlors of the structure
being used for the purpose, and there
was a large floral tribute there.
Friends and others who had stopped
at the house during the past few
years were present from all parts of
New England to pay tribute to the
man who was the keystone in all
affairs affecting the community well
fare of Old Orchard All of the
clerks whom MIR. Campbell had ever
hired during his regime as owner of
| the Vesper Hotel were present at the
services to pay tribute to man
whom they respected and loved as an
employer and friend.
The Rev. Mr.. Clancy of the Metho-
dist Church at Old Orchard conducted
| the services there and spoke of Mr.
Campbell, not as a member of his
congregation, but as the man as he
knew him from personal and business
contact. He declared the death to
be the greatest blow of the kind Old
Orchard had ever suffered and said
that Mr.. Campbell had always placed
! the welfare of the community at the
resort before his own personal inter-
est. He was the founder and presi-
dent of the golf and country club at
the resort until the time of his death
and was behind every permanent
move for the betterment of the COM
munity there. 1t was said of him that
he always played the game square
with everyone and would not harm
anyone Intentionally.
The services held at Barre were
pastor of the Universalist Church
and one of the most beautiful ever
held in the city, and the floral tribute
was one of the most profuse and
beautiful ever seen in the city. These
came from friends all over this sec
ton of the country, says the Barre
Daily Times.
The bearers at the services were
A. E. Campbell, E. H. Campbell,
o. N. Campbell and H. L. Campbell,
four brothers of the deceased. The
body was attended by both the vet
eran and present firemen of the sta
ton, with whom Mr.. Campbell was
personally acquainted, having at one
time been chief of the Barre depart
ment. His greatest hobby was to
spend a portion of his spare time
with the men in the fire station wher-
ever he went.
Among those present from out of
town attending the services were:
Homer Calkins, Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Campbell, Wendell Campbell of
Hardwick; O. N Campbell and wife,
Mrs. Harvey Hyde, A. n. Collins,
E. B. Collins and Mabel S. Collins of
Hyde Park; C. L. Gates and wife,
Bertha Herrick, Myra Herrick,
Charles H. Herrick, Andrew Calkins
and wife and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Calkins of Morrisville; Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Gimeaux, Miss Delta Collins
of Bellows Falls; Mrs. Elizabeth
Griswold, Miss Avis Badger and Wal
ter Benson of Old Orchard, who
accompanied the body here; Mr.. and
Mrs. George Badger of Springfield,
Lawrence Campbell, who came here
from Dartmouth College to be pres
ent.
The burial was in Pleasant View
cemetery.