The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-15
c. H. cAMPBELL's FUNERAL.


The funeral Of the late Charles III.
Campbell, who dropped dead early last
week in the fire station at Old Or
chard. Me, where he delighted TO spend
his leisure hours from his duties at
the vespcr hotel, OF which he was the
proprietor, was held from the home of
his brother, A. f. Campbell Of North
Main street, Yesterday afternoon at
2 o'clock. Mr.. Campbells body arrived
in the city Saturday night from Old
Orchard where funeral services were
held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The funeral services at Old Orchard
were held at the Vesper house, the par
lors of the structure being used for the
purpose and there was 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 wei
fare of Old Orchard. All of the clerks
whom Mr. Campbell had ever hired dur
ing his regime as owner Of the Vesper
hotel were present at the services to
pay tribute TO a man whom they re-
spected and loved as an employer and
friend
Rev Mr.. Clancy of the Methodist
church at Old Orchard conducted the
services there and spoke of Mr.. Camp
bell, not as member of his congrega
tion, 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 interests. He was the
founder and president of the golf and
country club at the resort until the
time Of his death and was behind every
permanent move for the betteTment Of
the community there. II was said OF
him that he always played the game
square with everyone and would not
harm anyone Intentionally.
The services held here yesterday
were conducted by Rev George Z.
Fortier Of Morrisville, pastor Of the
church there. The service
was 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 section OF the
The bearers at the services were a
4. Campbell, f.. H. Campbell O. N.
Campbell and II. L. Campbell, four
brothers of the deceased. The body
was attended by both the veteran and
present firemen Of the station, with
whom Mr.. Campbell was personally
having at one time been
chief of the local department. His
greatest hobby was TO spend portion
Of his spare time with the men in the
fire stations wherever he went
Among those present from out OF
town attending the services were:
Homer Calkins, Mr.. and Mrs. 4. H. |
Campbell, Wendell Campbell Of Hard
wick. o. y. Campbell and wife, Mrs.
Harvey HYDE. A. b. Collins, y. b. Col
lins and Mabel S. Collins OF Hyde
Park. G. l.. Gates and wife, Bertha
Herrick. Myra Herrick, Charles H. Her
rick. Andrew Calkins and wife and Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Calkins OF Norris |
Vile: Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Gimeaux,
Miss Delta Collins of Bellows Falls; !
Mrs. Elizabeth Griswold, Miss Avis |
Badger and Walter Benson of Old Or
rhard. who accompanied the body here;
Mr.. and Mrs. George Badger of Spring |
field. William ingalls, of Greensboro |
and Lawrence Campbell, who came here
from Dartmouth college TO be present |
The body was taken to the family |
lot in MorriviIle for burial, by the
A. w. Badger motor ambulance.