Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-15
BRATTLEB0RO LOCAL
CHARLES EDWARD sTuRoEs.
Death Sunday Morning from Hardening
Of the Arterles-Promlnen Odd Fellow
and Grand Army Man.

ana Grand Army Man.
Charles Edward Sturges. 6S. a tuner
at the Carpenter organ factory more
than n years and prominent Odd Fell
low and Grand Army man, died in his
home at Bullock street about $50
O'Clock Sunday morning following an ill
ness OF two weeks with hardening of the
arteries. He had a hard attack a few
years ago, but his condition improved
and he was able to perform his usual
work until his last illness, although his
health failed noticeably the past sum-
mer. Mr. Sturges was born in New
Haven, Conn, May 20, 1S43, and was
one of 10 children of David and Matilda
(BristoD Sturges Only one member of
his fathers family survives, Frank j.
Sturges of Merden, Conn., brother of
Charles E. Sturges
Mr.. Sturges attended school in New
Haven and early in life became an or
gan tuner, learning the trade with the
Treat Organ company and following it
all his life. When he was about 35
years old he went to Wilkes Barre, Pa,
but returned a year later to New Haven,
where he remained six months, going
thence to Worcester, Mass, to work for
A. ii Hammond, who made reeds for E.
P. Carpenter, founder of the Carpenter
organ business in Brattleboro. He was
there eight years and then spent year
in Ithaca, n. Y, coming from there to
this town q years ago last September,
soon after Mr., Carpenter came from
FoXcroft, Me-, and began making organs
here. The family came the following
January. In September, 1861, Mr..
Sturges enlisted in Company F, 9Th Con-
nectlcut Volunteers, remaining in the
service over three years During two
years of that time he was a drummer.
and since the war his services as a
drummer had been in demand on many
occasions.
On Oct ., 1866, Mr.. Sturges married
Miss Juliette Beecher of New Haven,
who survives with two children, Walter
F.. Sturges, proprietor of a barber shop
on Elliot street, and Alice. wife of
Charleg w. Cleaveland, a Brattleboro
merchant. He also leaves one grand
daughter, Evelyn Louise Cleaveand. A
son died in infancy.
Mr.. Sturges was treasurer of Wantas-
tquet lodge of odd Fellows at the time
of his death, having held the office 81
years He was past noble grand of the
lodge, had been through the various
chairs in Oasis encampment and had
held the office of clerk of Palestine can
ton. He was past commander of Sedg-
wick post, G. A. r., having held the
various offices in that organization. He
was a member of the Universalist church
and for three years was superintendent
of the Sunday school. In these various
tive support. He was a companionable
man, devoted to his family, interested
in the welfare of his many friends, an
excellent workman and a good citizen.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at > o'clock in the Universalist
church and was. largely attended. Del
egations from Wantastiquet lodge, Oasis
encampment, Sedgwick post, the Won
ans Relief corps and Dennis Rebekal
lodge attending. Among many beautiful
flowers were pieces from the societies OF
which he had been a member and from
the employees of the Carpenter company
Rev. D. f. Trout officiated and the Ode
Fellows service followed. The bearers
We're W. j. Cain, C. L. Cobb and a. j
Currier from Wantastiquet lodge, E. II
Putnam, Patrick Fenton and Luke Fer
ritter from Sedgwick post The Odd Eel
lows quartet, composed of E. V. Morse
A. l.. Maynard, c. B. Crowell and F. S
Knight, sang two selections. The body
was taken to New Haven Wednesday
morning for burial.