The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-19
MONTPELIER
August ADJUST Died Sunday Evening
Charles P. Hayden Saturday Evening.

The death of August ADJUST occurred
last evening at his home, @ Charles
street, Montpelier, he having been i'll for
several years with tuberculosis. The de.
ceased was born in Sweden, Sept 6, 1879
and has resided in Montpelier for the
past seventeen years, being employed at
his trade of granitecutter during that
period He was married eleven years
ago to Ella Sandberg, who with one son,
Holman. brother, John. in Quincy,
Mass, and sister in Sweden, survive.
Mr.. ADJUST was a member of the local
aerie of Eagles and the Swedish order of
Nasa. Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock at his late
home on Charles street with burial in
Green Mount cemetery.
Charles ri Hayden died of pneumonia
Saturday evening at the city farm after
an illness of a week The funeral will
be held Tuesday with burial in Green
Mount cemetery in the family lot. Mr.
Hayden was born in Berlin II years ago
last August, but lived virtually all of
his life in Montpelier. When a young
man his speech and hearing commenced
to be affected and for years he was al
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ceased was not city charge, being tax
en- to the farm for the winter, where he
could receive good care. He leaves
sister, Mrs. c. E. Hubbard, who resides
at Pittsfeld, Mass, there being no other
near relatives, brother, Edwin, having
died many years ago. Mrs. Hubbard win
be unable to attend the funeral because
of illness, but her son is expected to-
day to take charge of the remains.
In probate court the will of Betsey
NJ. Clark, late of East Montpelier, has
been presented for probate Penelope
Call of Barre City, executrix of the will
of James Adie, has settled her account
The will of Frederick King, late of Barre
City, has been fld for probat.
The Playhouse was packed to its capa-
city last evening, special performance
being conducted for the benefit of the
Montpelier Military band. The band gave
concert preceding fivereel picture.
T. r. Merrill, leader, announced that an
other benefit performance would prob
ably take place Sunday evening, March
4.
Miss Genevieve Damon resumed her |
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cident board to-day after an illness of i
ten days with the grip.
Mrs. Margaret Spear of Newport, who |
has been spending several days in the
city with her daughter, Miss Virda /
Spear, went last evening to Burlington |
to visit her daughter. Miss Dorothy |
Spear, student at the University of |
Vermont.
Colby acadmy, New Hampshire bas-
ketball team clashes tonight at armory
hall with the fast travelling high school
five. Montpelier high school has scored
total of .l95 points in three games
against Stowe, Montpelier seminary and
Hardwick academy, the opponents being
able TO make but AZ points.
The body of Miss Harriet Briggs, aged
SO years, was found hanging from
beam in the woodshed on the farm of
Michael Herbert in Middlesex Saturday
morning and the woman had evidently
been dead for a number of hours as the
body was partly frozen. Mr.. Herbert
discovered the woman at Z o'clock when
he went TO the woodshed, she having
tied rope around her neck and attached