The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . up of coffee or io6 THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. tea, the food served is wholesome andappetizing, and the prices are all is comparatively a new insti-tution in Laconia, but its genuine meritmade the establishment a success fromthe start, and the place is patronized byour best business men and a host ofstrangers within our gates. Irving M. Cottrell is a native of Bel-fast, Me., and was born April 8, 1864,but is wide-awake and enterprisingenough to be


The illustrated LaconianHistory and industries of Laconia, of the city and its manufacturing and business interests . up of coffee or io6 THE ILLUSTRATED LACONIAN. tea, the food served is wholesome andappetizing, and the prices are all is comparatively a new insti-tution in Laconia, but its genuine meritmade the establishment a success fromthe start, and the place is patronized byour best business men and a host ofstrangers within our gates. Irving M. Cottrell is a native of Bel-fast, Me., and was born April 8, 1864,but is wide-awake and enterprisingenough to be easily mistaken for agenuine Laconian. He was educatedin the public schools of Belfast, is mar- efforts in this line also have met withthe hearty approval of the public inLaconia. As a rule, it is said that a jack atall trades is master of none, but thereare exceptions to all rules, and has not yet made a failure ofanything he has undertaken in Laco-nia. He finds time to enjoy membership inthe fraternal orders, and is a Mason,Odd Fellow, Knight of Pythias, RedMan, and a member of the AncientOrder of United Interior of Cottrells Lunch Room. ried and has one child, a daughter ofabout three and one half years. is manager of the Moultonopera house, proprietor of Cottrellslunch-room, manager of the ice skatingrink, and for the past two seasonshas managed the Pearl Street baseballgrounds, besides running a night-lunchcart, erecting a neat little businessblock on Main street for rental pur-poses, and officiating as bill-poster. Inci-dentally, when Mr. Cottrell is nt doinganything else he caters for public andprivate parties, excursions, etc., and his John B. Moore. The old established firm of J. & Son, at 532 Main street, isone of the stand-bys in Laconia, for theundertaking and wall paper business ofthis concern was founded many yearsago. The establishment is now con-ducted by Mr. John B. Moore, and inaddition to the undertaking businessand s


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