Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1906-02-05

pen displayed in the window OF u. L
Lang's store The prize to be given is
fine pearl mounted self-filliug Crccker
fountain pen, valued at "a 80. Those whose
names appear are asked TO call at Lsng's
store Thursday evening, Feb. S, to decide
who has the pen. Ths weight of the large
pen was. p .oun ces. It was weighed at the
stores OF e. B. Robinson, Fred Browning /
and c. a. Barrows. Following are those
persons guessing correctly: q. a. Katen, |
Anna L. Slaytou, Mrs. l.. g. Burdick, Os- |
car Garceau, Harry d. Graves, Gordon |
Campbell, Clara Powell, Ralph King.
The mauy friends of Lottie (rower) |
Holthaus OF Washington, D. C., were |
saddened to learn that she died last Wed
nesday at her home, Of typhoid pneumonia. |
Few particulars have b en- received at this |
writing. Mrs. Holh.us had a very |
large circle OF friends among young people |
and in fact among all the people here,
having been born in this village and edu-
Gated in our schools. Four years ago the
next summer she with her parents
moved to Washington where she has since
resided. Three years ago next summer she
oD5nt HSNCIdl NEShs N4S1bihe ASAS anu az
Coventry, and returned in the autumn.
July II, 1904, she married Lewis Holthaus.
Mrs. Holth8us was the only child of Slr.
and Mrs. George G. Tower, who for many
years were residents of this village. She
was born May 4, 1885, and always lived
here until she went to Washington. The
| funeral was held at Washington Saturday
and the remains inferred at Washington.
| She leaves a husband, a little boy ten
months old, her father and mother and
many friends and more distant relatives to
mourn her loss.
The following is from the Addison IN.
Y Semi weekly Advertiser. MIR. Hadlock
4 was former Barton resident.
\ At his home on Good hue Hill Saturday
| morning at O'Clock occurred the oeaI OF
Moses Hadlock, aged SO years. Mr.. Had
| 1ck had not been in good health for some
time, suffering from complication OF dls-
eases which finally caused his death.
| Nose HadlocK. as he was commonly called,
was prosperous farmer and man OF con-
sidera BILE means. He was well known IL
this place and had many friends here who
will mourn his end. He moved here from
Vermont and by hard and unceasing labor
made a home and prosperous farm for
| himself out of a wilderness. He has
| cleared many acres Of woods which are
now some of the best fields and farm lands
in this vicinity. He fought throug hont
the civil war and was member of w. w
EAngIe Post, G. A. R., of this place, which
organization attended his funeral in a body
as did Rathbope Lodge, l. O. o. f. Toe
funeral was neId Monday afternoon at
O'Clock from the Methodist church at this
place, Rev. w. H. Henderson officiating.
Burial was in the Addison cematery. Be-
sides his wife he is survived by five sons,
NJ B. Hadlock of Corning, Enos A ,
Grover Z Elan, aud Ithemore, all OF Adolf
son, also one daug liter, Miss Angie Had
| lock, who resides at home, brother w 40
resides at home, brother, e. E. HadIock,
VINO resides at Nashua, N. H., two sisters,
Mrs. Osm Dwyer and Mrs. E. n. Ran
dali OF Barton, VT.
On February first the Afternoon Study
Club held their regular meeting with Mrs
G. 4. Barrows. with hicty five mem bers
and twelve visitors attendance. After
5 roll-call and the rep. nse of humorous an
ecdotes, the businese nf the meeting was
g attended to and letter G n Mrs. Neil
t Barron was read in wH7cb she thanked
the club for the sympathy the members het
:. extended and their gift.of beautiful fiower
K during her recent illness. Mrs. Amandi
' Se7ver gave xtemporaneousIy q very in
= t=resting account of Chow Oregon Wa
s Acquired"and Mrs Emily Blake read SOM
d notes on "PortIand and the Exhibition.
: Music was then called for and proved t.
be a pleasing feature of the meeting. tn
v NJ. A. S. rendering "The Birds Of Spring.
2. in such a pleasing manner as to call fort
+ an encore from the audience. Mrs. Grac
l. Elliott read a sketch on the lie of "Bre
r Harte," Mrs. Wright sketch on ssGeorg
n w. Cable" and Mrs. Lucy Robinson O
n DR.. Chalmers. An article was then rea
by Mrs. Eglinton on ''The Roentgen Rays
" which was both interesting and INSTRUCTIVE
20 after which the spelling contest took plac'
l. Miss Clsmma Seaver pronouncing the gee
ye graphical names, and Mrs. Merton Wilso
as winning the prize
is In the presence of large crowd, for tE
:. first time this season the Barton baskt
:, ball team met defeat last Saturday nigf
at the hands of the Co. d I'd team of S
Johnsbury. The first pcriod was fast, an
- ended with Barton leading 14-12. In tt
ra second both teams slowed up, it fms he
- with the visitors one point in the lea
- The last period was a walker! tt
N National Guard boys by fast work quickl
. increased their lead, then Barton develope
:, basket throwing streak and closed u
~ but to ward the close of the period, OWN
to the good work OF CalderWood, wh
- seemed able to break away and thro
\ baskets almost at will, Co. D I'd drew avs
"A again, and finished the game a winner b
!. a score of 43 to So Ii was the best gan
90 we have had this winter, and in point
~ experience should prove of great benefit /
i. the boys in their game with Wells Rive
70 which will take place THURSDAY night til
week instead OF Wednesday night
=. announced. The line up:
III BARTON. Co D ID
Webster, RI lb, Buckle
Dana, II rb, Caiderwoc
he Rlnes, C C, Follenst
,st Barrews, rb Ii, Gus Inns
,sr Cloutler, 10 rf, Ha
Ecore: Co d %, 43: Barton, 80 Cos