Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-25
The Body of the Hon. q. A. Huse
Brought Back to His
Montpelier Home.
MAY BE PRIVATE FUNERAL
Mrs. Huse May Not Be Able to Go to
the Church-County Court Takes
Recess in Respect to the Dead
His First Attack OF Illness Came
during Roosevelt Parade.

Montpelier, Sept. 2iThe body Of Hiram
a. Huse was brought to Montpelier from
WilldmStown in an ambulance this NORM
ing and taken to his home on Baldwin
street. The family returned by train reat h-
ing Montpelier shortly before the arrival
of the body. Funeral services will be held
Friday afternoon at two o'clock, conduct
ed by the Rev. A. \ Lewis, rector Of
Christ Church. of which Mr.. Huse was n
momber Because of the frail health OF
Mrs. Huse it has not yet been fully de-
cided whether she will be able to go to
the church on Friday. If not. the services
will be held from the house. Burial will
be in Green Mount cemetery.
This has been a day of mourning for
Montpelier, among all classes and con-
ditions of people who had learned to love
and respect Mr. Huse for his kindly nature,
his upright character and his sterling
Worth.
Tho flag at the State house has been at
half-mast to-day out OF respect to his
memory.
Shortly before Washington county court
came in this morning a preliminary meet
ing of the members of the bar was held,
over which Richard "a. Hoar, States at
torney, presided f. L. Laird f. 3. Thomas
and Fred P. Carleton were appointed to
purchase a floral tribute and the secre-
tary was instructed to notify every mem
ber Of the bar of an adjourned meeting
to be held at the court house Thursday
morning at 11:a0 to take action on the
death of Mr.. Huse.
When court came in the States attor-
ney addressed their honors briefly, an
nOuncing the death Of Mr. Huse and ask
ing that out of respect for him as a man,
as lawyer and citizen court adjourn
until p. m next Monday afternoon. Judge
Watson adjourned court until that time.
Since the death Of Mr. Huse 1t has been
learned that his Illness dated back to Aug
ust 80 when he marched with the veterans
in the parade given in honor of President
Roosevelt HIT was obliged to fall out from
the line Of march suffering severe pains
around his heart and although he had been
apparently in his usual health until Mon
day last he suffered a second similar at
tack that day while in the lawyers room
at the court house. The brief vacation
that he had planned to take at the Gulf
Spring House. Wiliamstown, was the first
he had taken in 20 years.
Mr.. Huse was prominently identified with
many of the institutions of his home city
and OF the State. tIe was counsel for the
National Life Insurance company and for
the IauGlon estate; was a director Of the
Union Mutual Fire Insurance company; u
member of the Washington County Bar
association; a trustee of the keloggHuD-
bard library: trustee of Heaton hospital:
= member Of Aurora Lodge of Nasons; Of
the State Society, Sons of the American
Revolution. and of the Society of Colonial
Wars. The Montpelier board of trade
owed its origin largely to Mr.. Huse, who
was one of its founders, At a special
meeting of the board this evening appro-
pirate resolutions were adopted and 1t was
voted to attend the funeral in body.