The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-11
CHARLES H. CAMPBELL.
Former Business Man of Barre and
Once the city's Fire Chief.

Charles H. Campbell, who, dropped
dead yesterday at Old Orchard, Me.
was for about 20 years resident Of
Barre. having come here from his ma
tive town Of Hyde Park. and ne was
for number OF years chief OF the
Barre Are department besides being ae-
tive in business life OF the community
FIRST information of his death was
communicated to his two brothers IN
Barre, Arthur =. and Herman |. lamp
bell. by The Times through its Asso-
ciated Press service shortly before :
O'Clock and that sad intelligence was
verified a few minutes afterwards by
a telegram to the brothers. They, with
their wives, left Barre by automobile
Yesterday afternoon for Old Orchard.
Charles II. Campbell was 81 years OF
age. having been born in 1868, the son
Of Calvin and Lucy tHerrickl Camp
hell. His father was merchant in
the village of Centerville in the town
Of HYDE Park. The son went to school
at the academy in Hyde Park and also
gained a preliminary business expert
ence in his fathers store. Coming TO
Barre at the age of 2l he clerked Tor
a wear in she store of II. Il. Mills and
then filled a similar position for year
IN the store Of w. II. Nye in johnson.
Then he returned to Barre and bought
a fruit. confectionery and cigar store
IN the Park block, where the Blanch-
ard block now stands. He also con-
Quoted a restaurant in connection with
the store. In 1900 the store and con-
tents were burned, but he resumed the
store business later
Later Mr.. Campbell conducted a res
taurant in the store now occupied .by
the City bakery in the Granite block !;
and Mr.. Campbell was, at the time OF
h;s death. owner of the northerly hail
OF that building While residing IN
Barre Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell made
their home on Elm street, in the house
now owned BY Mrs. L. A. Houghton.
After serving ten years IN the barre
fire department. Mr.. Campbell was
chosen chief of the department in lsOz
and had some of the city's largest hres
10 cope with. One of those fires was
the C,lrrier block standing on the site
on the present Currier block.
While in Barre Mr.. Campbell was a
member Of the Knights OF Pythias.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Kate Griswold. They had but Just re-
turned TO Old Orchard from Cslifor-
MIA. where they had spent the winter,
at Orange, and they were preparing TO
omen their summer hotel, the Nesper
house. for the 1922 season. Mr.. Camp
hell built the hotel Ia years ago, short
Nv after he left Barre, and he had con-
Quoted the hotel ever since, enjoying a
large patronage. Many Barre people
were accustomed to spend their vaca-
tions at this hotel.
Besides his wife, he leaves one SIS
ter. Mrs. Flora HYDE Of Hyde Park,
and four brothers, Arthur f of Barre.
Everett II. of Hardwick, Oscar y OF
HYDE Park and Hefman l.. Campoeii
of Barre.
II had been known by the brothers
In Barre that he was not in the best
NJ health but they had not been ap-
prised Of the fact that he was any worse.
50 the message telling Of his death
was a very great shock to them. When
thew left Barre yesterday afternoon
for Old Orchard, the brothers were OF
the opinion that the body would be
brought back to Vermont.