Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1907-02-18

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well chosen words presented to Mr.. and
Mrs. Parlin beautiful couch as a token Of
their esteem and good will. The party
broke up at an ''early" hour and all
agreed that Mr.. and Mrs. Parlin were
delightful host and hostess.
As a whole the people attending the
Frank Dixon lecture Thursday evening
were highly pleased with the manner in
which he handles the subject of taxation
and other vital questions of the day. He
did not speak on ''The Mossback." as the
audience expected, but took for his subject
a more recent lecture, "How to Pluck the
Goose" and the ladies who secured the
artist may we'll congratulate themselves on
securing one of the best lecturers on the
platform. and the people of Barton Land
ing may congratulate themselves on being
privileged to listen to Mr.. Dixon. In the
course of his talk he rubbed the law courts,
the system of taxation and many other
things we have long been accustomed to
bear without thinking we were being
robbed, Many of the points were startling
and strong and while some thought certain
points were overdrawn the general
thought Of the lecture was well brought
out, that is, the danger of one tenth of the
population OF the United States owning
seven eighths of the property and yet pay
ing but small per cent of the taxes.
Another death occurred here w ednes day
that of Mrs. Mary Bastine Audrus. Mrs.
Andrus came here from Albany last July
to live with her daughter. Mrs. E. E.
Mathews. About two weeks ago she was
taken sick and failed rapidly till the end
came. Miss Mary Bastine was born in
Wolcott onApril %, 1850. She was married
to Thomas Otis Andrus thirty five years
ago and most of her married life was spent
in Albany. Her husband died last July.
About twenty years ago she joined the
Methodist church of which she was ever a
faithful member. She was a kind, refined
Christian lady, who ever desired the well
fare of all about her. She was an affection
ate wife and mother and made her home a
model, which is the glory Of many of the
mothers of our commonwealth. She Yves
modest, quiet, unassumin g, a lover .ot
s home, industrious, ever ready to help the
poor and be blessing to those about her
fast friends who will mourn her loss anC
bless her memory. OF her immediate
{ friends she leaves her two daughters, Mrs
E. E. Mathews of this place and Mrs j. S
IL Scofeld of Hyde Park, and her son E!me
n Andrus of Albany; her two sisters, Mrs. G
McCiaeen Of Hyde Park and Mrs. T j
le Newton of Albany. The funeral was helt
IS at her daughters home last Friday, Revs
W. r. Davenport and G. L. Shaeffer offici
= atiDg. The remains were taken to Al
% bany for interment.
The community was greatly shocked
d. Tuesday morning to learn of the sudder
1T death Of Geo. E. Cole, the longtime AM
greatly loved photographer. Mr.. Cole wa
~ taken little worse the evening previous
!. but nothing serious was apprehended unit
- about three O'Clock that morning when b
awoke in the most intense pain, fingered
short time in q comatose condition, an
y passed away at 4 AS a. N. For the pas
- eight months he had been in extremel
l. poor health, suffering from combinatio
of liver and spIeuitic difficulties. But b
i had borne all of his suferings with gres
~ fortitude and had worked far beyond hi
lg strength most of the time, being engage
in duties around the house the day befor
ne he died. 1t is thought that these sam
rs diseases had been about him for Ion
ill time, as he had been running down phys
caIly for upwards of two years. Mr.. Co
u was born in ST. Johnsbury Sept. 81, 1856
-, his father being the late Hollis D. Col
or who died in Craftsbury last fall, and h
mother Emma Ann (Parker) Cole. NJ
Coles ancestry were all of Puritan stool
- and well did his own life illustrate tt
n9 characteristics OF his hardy progenitor
- The Coles removed to Massachusetts whe
George was ten years of age, and migrate
to several towns in search of satisfaction
pie residence. finally returning to this sta
he and settling in Charleston. George vi
1er educated in the public schools of this sta
is and Massachusetts and became thorough
rth grounded in the funda mentals OF modeI
education. Early becoming interested
photography he studied with Hearn
Boston and Moore of Springfield, Mas
He finally decided to adopt this as his Ii
80 work, and went into business with b
brother, later taking the entire busine!
which with the aid of bis accomplish
. and efficient wife he conducted to the tiI
ar y 80
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embracing a wide range of surroundil
49,. towns, reaching as far as Craftsbury on t
one side and Holland on the other.
.. aimed to do the best possible work, and
give every one square deal, the result "
~ that he was generally loved by his patrol
as the unusually large attendance at
~, funeral plainly showed. Mr.. Cole was
- past chancellor OF Philemon Lodge, K.
p, member of the local order of t
aigh American Woodmen, and also of the Rat
gers bone Sisters. Each of these orders v
!. j. present in body at the funeral. Mr.. 9
old, was conyerted at the age of 15, while res