The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-11
Major [. A. Abbott Desired
to Found Home For the Aged
ON ABBOTT HOMESTEAD
Bulk of 100000 Estate Understood to
Be Left for Institution to Be Estab-
lisbed in Barre Town, After
Small Bequests Are Made.

That the late Major Lemue A. Ab.
bott, who died at Aberdeen. Washing
ton, on Friday, February 3, left the bulk
4 OF his 100000 estate for the founding
/ OF a home for the aged TO be located
on the Abbott homestead in Barre Town.
IS the information furnished by the Al.
erdeen Daily World of the date of Feb.
ruary 3, as follows;--
! His estate it is estimated. win
amount to 100000. After few small
! bequests to friends and relatives. he
4 leaves the greater portion Of the prom
erty, 1t is understood to Rev. A. NJ.
smith, tniversalist minister of Brown
field. Me-, and his second cousin. to be
spent in the restoration and enlarge
ment OF the homestead of the Abbott
family to be used as a home for the aged.
The body will be shipped to Barre Vt,
his birthplace, for interment'
Major Abbott amassed good portion
of his property in Aberdeen going there
when the place was small and investing
in real estate being then retired from
the United States army on half paw.
His income was sufficient to enable him
to spend much of his time in travelling
wherever his fancy led him, and in sum-
mer he usually turned toward Barre. his
native place The Abbott homestead is
farm located about three miles out
from this city and near the Wells Il
Lamson quarry in Websterville The
land was first settled on and cleared
by Major Abbott's grandfather. Abiiah
Abbott, in l79S. At the present time
only one.quarter OF an acre of tie old
farm is left IN the name of Major Alb
bott, and there is no building on it.
About two months ago Town Clerk
W. II. Miles of the Town received
communication from Major Abbott in
quiring whether any of the old Abbott
homestead was in his the naior's1 name
and asking as to the condition of the
buildings thereon Town Clerk Miles
gave the information that oHe-quarter
of an acre was in the Abbott name. and
another letter was received from Major
Abbott. stating that he intended to
make some Improvements about the
place. This is thought to be the project
for the founding of a home for the aged.
which is referred to by the Aberdeen
newspaper.
In announcing the death of Major Alb
bott, The World refers to him as "one
Of the best known men on the Pacific
coast also as zone who was particu-
larly interested in and devoted to the
cause of the Improvement Of Gray's har-
Dor, adding "He died in the firm belief
that Gray's barbor eventually is TO be
one Of the great waterways Of the United
States
1t continues: major Abbott was in
many senses soldier of misfortune.
Though he amassed competency, his
life was embittered by many trials.
Early in his career, he lost his fancee
by death and treasured her memory
through long years Of bachelorhood."
Another trial referred to was the de.
mentia of his mother during the last 2S
years of her life, during which the duti-
full SON contributed to her care and sup
port. Thus, concludes the contemporary.
"He had been a lonely, pathetic CHAR
aeter, loving home and friendships, erav-
ing always for sympathy that he needed.
He had always high sense OF honor"
One of his last requests was that he
be buried in his army uniform with the
insignia of his rank and medals awarded
Tor bravery pinned to his coat
The body arrived from Aberdeen on
the l2,55 train this afternoon, The
funeral win be held from the UNIVERSAL
list church Sunday afternoon at 1880
o'clock. The remains will be placed in
the receiving tomb in Elmwood cemetery
until spring, when burial win be made
in the Wilson cemetery in Barre Town.
The body was accompanied here by Rob-
ert E. Thompson of Aberdeen