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SAMUEL KNIGHT DEAD 
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Mr. Knight. had been engaged in the 
coal and wood business, later adding 
building materials, hay, grain, etc. He 
was a self-made man and the success 
he had met with was well earned by the 
untiring attention he gave to business and 
the strictly honorable methods he em- 
ployed. 
For the past generation or more Mr. 
Knight had been what might be termed 
** Manchester’s leading citizen.’’ He 
had always been deeply interested in the 
welfare of the town, ever working for 
the best interests. He early realized the 
importance of Manchester as a summer 
resort, and he ever worked withthe view 
of making the town more attractive as a 
summer resort. His counsel and advice 
was sought on all matters of importance 
and though nearly 70 years of. age his in- 
terest had not lagged; he took an active 
part in the last town election and town 
meeting. He was always very conservative 
in making recommendations that called 
for an expenditure of money. 
He was for five years a member of the 
board of selectmen, assessors and over- 
seers of the poor, part of the time as 
chairman. He had served also as a 
member of the water board, and he was 
a member of the committee at the time 
the original water works was installed in 
1891. He was one of the leaders in ad- 
vocating the introduction of this system, 
which has been of inestimable benefit to 
the town. He has served the town at 
various times on many important com- 
mittees. 
For a number of years he was moder- 
ator at town meeting, and he was at one 
time surveyor of highways. 
In politics Mr. Knight was a Demo- 
crat, with independent proclivities. 
He was a member of Magnolia lodge, 
149, I. O. O. F., joining the lodge on 
the day of its institution, Aug. 2, 1869, 
though he was not one of the charter 
members. He was noble grand of the 
lodge in 1871. 
Mr. Knight was one of the incorpo- 
rators of the Essex County club, and 
was at the time of his death one of the 
grounds committee of the club. 
He married Mary B. Carter of this 
town, who survives him, together with 
three children, Frank P. Knight and 
George L. Knight, both of Manchester, 
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who were associates with him in_ busi- 
ness, and Mrs. J. Miller Ropes of Al- 
bany, N. Y.; also a sister, Mrs: Mary 
C. Emerson of Danvers, and three half- 
brothers, Edward S. Knight of this town, 
chairman of the board of selectmen; 
Augustus S$. Knight, MD, of New York 
city and John C. Knight of Summit, 
Nas 
Funeral services were held Wednesday 
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Congrega- 
tional church, Rev. L. H. Ruge, pastor, 
officiating, assisted by Rev. Francis A. 
Fate, a former pastor here. 
The Weber Male quartet of Boston 
sang ‘Lead Kindly, Light,’’ and 
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere,’’ during 
the service. 
Rev. Mr. Fate paid a-very touching 
tribute to the memory of Mr. Knight. 
‘“ Mr. Knight was one of your foremost 
men,’ he said. ‘‘He was that first 
through his success in his own _ business. 
As the result of long years of honesty, 
integrity and sagacity you trusted him and 
had confidence in his integrity. We 
feel that in some way when a man _ has 
attained success in business that he has 
used the talent that God has given him; 
we have the feeling of divine service of 
work. 1 feel that the man who is or- 
ganizing industry is serving God. I 
think God put us in this world for that 
kind of service. 
““ These men by doing the work of 
the world are ministering to men; it is 
divine service. Mr. Knight has been 
among you in Manchester as one of ser- 
vice; by building up his own private 
business he has been of service to you 
in the town. 
** And then he was one of your fore- 
most men by reason of his relation to 
public affairs. You haye placed him in 
positions of responsibility. He has 
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served the town in the best of his ability; 
his loss will be felt. He has made a gap 
in the public affairs of the town that will 
not be filled. Oh, how we miss these 
leaders when they are taken away from 
us! 
“Mr. Knight was not a man who 
sought publicity. He acted upon his 
own convictions; he stood as he believed 
was for the best interests of the town. 
He was not a faultless man. 
failures mingle with us all. “The great 
fields of eternity will be given to us in~ 
which we may attain the ideal. If God 
is our father, then we can trust Him for 
all that is beyond. We believe these ex- 
periences of life mean something and 
that our sufferings and toil here will 
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mean something there. 
Rev. Mr. Ruge read two selections 
from the scriptures which seemed to be 
Faults and — 
in harmony, he said, and carried out the 
thought of a continuation of life. 
‘The father of the community has” 
said Mr. 
“* A leader has 
passed away,’’ 
tribute to Mr. Knight. 
fallen; a servant of the Almighty has 
is am 
gone to his reward. Human life 
Ruge in his’ 
_ 
mystic three-fold realm and it makes 
progress along these three lines, 
civic circle. Into these three circles 
God calls men as leaders; it is along” 
these three lines that the Almighty is— 
working. If this sort of man is not serv- 
ing God today I don’t know what man_ 
is. He will live in my memory as one 
of the best men | have met. 
end of his life he crowned that practical 
confession of Jesus Christ with a verbal 
confession of Jesus Christ.’’ 
The chutch was filled with friends, 
business associates, and relatives of the 
deceased, among those present being a 
number of the summer visitors. 
The floral contributions were profuse 
The arrangement of the 
and beautiful. 
flowers was in charge of E. S. Knight. 
The pall-bearers were Oliver T. 
Roberts, William Hoare, George 5S. 
Sinnicks, Edward A. Lane, Fred J. 
Merrill and James Hoare. 
Members of Magnolia lodge, 149, 
I. O. O. F., attended in a body and 
afterwards marched to the cemetery, 
where their services were conducted. 
At the- 
the 
home, the church and the state:—the 
family circle, the religious circle and the 
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