The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-09
MONTPELIER.
Prompt Burial Of Howard Hartwelr.
Body Found Saturday Afternoon.

fIOmpt burial OF howard haItWelI
Body Found Saturday Afternoon.
| Yesterday morning Rev. II. A. Flint
Of Christ church, Montpelier, read The
Episcopal burial service and Past Noble
Grand 0. j. Gross and Noble Grand Bruce
Mcdonald read the Odd Fellows com.
INITIAL service over a closed grave in
Green Mount cemetery, Montpelier, where
1 lay the remains of Howard II, Hartwell
who was buried Saturday night follow.
ing the discovery of his decomposed body
4 in his home on Berlin street Saturday
afternoon Attracted by foul smell
neighbors had gone into the Hartwel
house and found sad state of affairs.
/ On the floor of bedroom on the first
story lay the aged, demented and para.
| lytie mother OF Hartwell, the woman
having apparently fallen from the bed
/ Upstairs, Peter Chenette who was first
attracted by the smell, found the body
OF Hartwell lying on the floor, with
limbs swollen and face blood-smeared
The Montpelier city authorities were
notified
Health officer William Lindsay de-
clded that the man had died OF natural
causes, although the body was in such
condition that it was not possible "a
tell accurately. The undertaken found
that decomposition had progressed Sc
lar that it was necessary to place the re.
mains in easket and close the lid
The casket was at once placed under
ground.
Meanwhile the aged mother of the
man was being cared for by sympathiz.
ing neighbors. She did not know Of her
sons demise, and as the son had gen.
orally cooked their meals IL ii probable
that the aged woman had not eaten
anything for some time. Hartwell had
worked for the National Granite com.
pany as a polisher, and IL was said that
he worked as late as last Thursday
Hartwell had been hard drinker, and
only last summer the authorities oil
Montpelier were called to his house and
found scene OF squalor and deprivation
which surprised and shocked them. AT
that time both Hartwell and his mother
were removed TO Heaton hospital, where
they were cared for for some time. Hart.
well was SO years old.
A daughter was born yesterday to AIR
and Mrs. Joseph G. Buzzell.
United States Senator Dillingham; re.
turned to Chicago Saturday night te
resume the hearing, as chairman, of the
Lorimer investigating committee.
BY turning two runaway horses into
a farmers wagon on Main street Satur.
day, Albert T. Markham averted seriou,
consequences, the horses, which were the
property of John II, Story of Worcester
having been frightened by an automo,
bile in the rear of the Lawrence block
and having plunged out onto Main street
at great speed.
Mrs Della Pecue, resident Of Mont.
pelier for dozen years, having come
here from Yergennes, died Sunday. She
was 50 years old and leaves her sister
Mrs. Charles Holcomb OF Vergennes; -four
sons and two daughters, II. 4. Pecue OF
Burlington, w. L. Peeue, f. o. Pecue and
Joseph Pecue of this city, Mrs. William
Metaee and Mrs. Joseph Trudo of Bristol
Services were at the home of her son on
East State street this afternoon at
o'clock and the body win be taken to Yer
gennes Tuesday for burial in the family
lot at Panton.
Miss Ruth S. Brooks, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs John V. Brooks Of Baldwin
street, and Ray Woodbury. Huse were
united in marriage Saturday evening in
Bethany Congregational church. the off.
ciating clergyman being Rev. Stanley F.
Bloomfield. the pastor The church was
decorated in green and white, lilies,
palms and ferns being used. The bride
wore white satin with point Venetian
lace, cut with train, and her veil was
caught with orange blossoms. She car
ried shower bouquet OF lilies OF the
valley Miss Edith Brooks, her sister,
who attended her. wore white chiffon
over pinks and carried Bulgaria roses.
The maids and matrons were Miss Sibyl
Wright, Miss Ruby Heaton, Mrs A. b.
Shepard and Mrs c. A. Kennedy. The
groom was attended by DR.. Edwin B.
Nelson of Boston. and the ushers were
+. ID. Long, NJ. Raymond Dwinell, Harry
b. Moulton, A. B. Shepard and +. d,
Field. A reception at the brides home
followed, and then Mr.. and Mrs. Huse
left on a wedding trip. Mr. Huse is
employed by the National Life Insurance
company, and they will reside in Mont
pelier.