Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-01-30

| french VIII entertain tne cAuO COo' %'
Each member is requested to bring a quo
tation from Thackersy.
Among the near friends of the late Mrs
N. L. Simpson that our correspondent
failed to mention last week, left as most
sincere mourner for her, is Miss Florence
| Block bnrn, now of Liverpool, England.
| When Miss Blackburn was a little girl
some eight years of age Mrs. Simpson
took her frC NJ charitable institution in
Canada and she was member of the fam
| lily until she was past twenty, and the at
| tachment became as strong as between
mother and daughter. A year ago last Oc-
| tober Miss Blackburn went to Liverpool,
| England to visit relatives there and has
not as yet returned to America. The news
of the death of her "Auntie'' (as she always
called Mrs. Simpson, will be sad news to
her, and she will mourn for her as the only
mother she has known.
The annual meeting of the tenth
| Masonic district will be held here with
Valley lodge Tuesday, Feb. z. 1t is ex-
pected that some of the Grand officers and
| other distinguished visitors will be pres
| ent The lodge has made extensive prep
arations and a grand good time may be
expected. Following is the program: 2:30
| %. M, Master Masons' Lodge will be
opened in form by Valley Lodge, No. 1O6.
800 %. 10, lodge will be called from Labor
to RetreshmeDt, and from Refreshment to
Labor on the Entered Apprentice Degree.
The Entered Apprentice Degree will be
conferred by Meridian Sun Lodge, No. 20.
Review of the work by Henry L. Ballou,
Grand Lecturer. $3.50 p. m., banquet
7:45 %. M, lodge will be called from Re-
freshment to Labor on the Master M asons'
Degree by Valley Lodge, No. 1C6. Recep-
tion of Grand Officers. The Master
Masons' Degree will be conferred by Val
ley Lodge, No. 106 Review of the work
by Henry L. Ballou, Grand Lecturer. Ad-
dresses by Grand Officers. Master
Masons' Lodge closed.
The fact that the new opera house is to
be opened and dedicated by the Thespians
on Friday evening of this week calls co
mind that this society is one of the Oldest
and most popular of its kind in Vermont.
The Thespian society was organized at
Barton Landing in December, 1873, by
, Capt. s. B. Tucker, and was exclusively
Barton Landing organization. Their repu-
tation was made thirty years ago by the
presentation of "Ten Nights in Bar
room," "East Lynne" ''Uncle TOMS
Cabin,' "Forced to the War;" and plays
of like character and popularity. Among
the original cast who are still living are
Mr.. d. W. HiIdreth, Mr.. n. L Simpson,
/ G. Fl. CoIIey, and Thomas Landon, some
| of whom appear in the forthcoming pre-
sentation of "Bound by an Oath" Since
< its organization the society has played
i more than twenty five different plays
and many of these have been often
!. repeated. In 1887 the society presented
~ Mr.. Hildreth's- new play, ''Forced to the
War" and it was successfully repeated
ght times. In 1888 ''Bound by an OATH"
another of Mr.. Hildreth's plays, was pre-
sented with even greater success. Mr..
Hildreth has written several plays, but
d sBound by an Oath" has proven the most
n popular and has paid him greater royalties
than any of his others. The new scenery
= with which the stage of the new opera
It house is equipped was purchased by the
Thespians at an ex pense of $500. 1t is quite
e a unique experience for village of this
d size to successfully support such dramatic
n company for thirty years. A few seats fol
: ''Bound by an Oath" on Friday night have
been reserved at 75 cents, but most of then
are 35 and so cents.
ar The following is taken largely from th'
Express & Standard by request.
Mr.. Henry w. Haselton was born il
Compton, June 23rd, 1842 and when but
> ~ very small boy worked in gristmiIl will
his father. At the age of 21 he enlisted
from Charleston, VT, as private, July 29
1862. in Company K, 10th Vt. Vols, anC
Il was mustered into the U. s. service Sept
10 1st, 1862, under Capt. Hiram R. Steele, TO
, / b zee years. The regiment, under com
mand of Col. Albert B Jewett was as
lie signed to list Brigade, 3rd Division, 66tl
y Corps and participated in the foIlowin!
ID battles: Orange Grove, Va, Nov. 27, '63
J.. Wilderness, Va, May 5-8, '64, where b
was wounded by the explosion of shell
- having his face badly disfgured, sent t.
=, field hospital, but returned to regimen
- before his wounds were healed; Nortl
" Anna, Va, May %, %, 64; Totopotomy
Va. May 81, '64; Cold Harbor, Va, jane 1
ID 12. '64; Weldon r. R., Va, June %, 20, "a
g Monocacv. Md. July g. '64; Winchester
m Va. Sent. 1s. '64; Fishers Hill, Va, Sept
N 21, %. '64: Cedar Creek, Va, Oct. 10, "a
s. PETERSBURG. Va. Mar. 25 and Apr. 2, '65
Sailors creek, Va, Apr. 6, '65. After par
IN ticipating in the grand review at Washing
ID ton. d. G.. he was honorably discharged BY
It. reason Of the close OF the war. At Wes
ne Charleston, VT, Henry w. Haselton O
re that place and Miss Eva M. Joslyn o
v Bloomington were united in marriage Ma,
3Oth, 1866, by Rev. Levi Loring, witnessed
It's by Charles and Betsy Carpenter who wer
or living there at that time; Rev. Levi Lorins
TX is now "a years old and is pastor of tn
be little North Pasadena Cong1 church il
It's California. After his marriage in 1866 b.
be was engaged largely in the gristmill bust
ness, at one time being an owner in mill