St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-04-05
BARNET.
Townspeople Give a Reception in
Honor of DIR. H. r.. Hazelton.


Honor of DIR. lei. r.. Hazelton.
A very pleasant evening was
spent last Friday night when about
$50 of the friends and patients of
DR.. H. r. Hazelton gathered in the
Odd Fellows hall to give the doctor
a surprise. The doctor knowing
nothing about it was asked to go
over and see some one at the hall
who was sick Thinking it was only
a dance, the doctor took his pill box
and started. When he came into
the hall the whole company rose
and cheered him, then his son, DR..
r. B. HaZelton of Lebanon and his
daughter greeted him. He was then
conducted to the platform when
everyone went and shook hands with
him to remind him it was 48 years
since he came to Barnet to practice
medicine. Rev. Mr.. Burns and
Rev. Mr.. Clark were called to speak,
also Mr.. Johnson of Monroe, inter-
spersed with old-fashioned songs.
Miss Christina Hail read very ap-
propriate poem to the occasion, at
ter which Burns Gammell of East
Barnet arose and in behalf of the
people told the doctor and friends
that the present they had for him
was a covered carriage which stood
just outside, a new harness which
they had hung up in the hall, also
a new cook stove which would be
set up in the kitchen when they got
home Rev. Mr. Burns responded
for the doctor in thanking the peo-
pie, after which cake and doughnuts
and sandwiches and coffee were serv-
ed. The doctor told them that in
all that 48 years he never had call
day or night, rich or poor that he did
not go.
Miss Sarah Bushby, who has been
sick so long is gaining slowly.
Mrs. Jean Somers and son Har-
leigh spent last Thursday at South
Peacham at Chester Somer's.
Miss Josie Brown of Burlington
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Annie Gill
f1llan.
Miss Stella Gilfllan of West Bar
net. spent Friday and Saturday with
Mrs. Galley.
Mrs Warren Chapman and Miss
Margaret Chapman spent Saturday
in ST. Johnsbury.
Mrs. Lillian Kay and daughter
Della spent last week with Mrs.
Kay's aunt, Mrs. c. B. Whitney.
DR.. R. B. Hazelton and daughter
of Lebanon N. H., visited friends in
town last week.
Mrs. CLARK and children, VINO
have been away on a three weeks
vacation returned home last Friday.
Mr.. Parker will move his family
into the house of Arthur Lamb for
merly the Calvin Whitehill place.
The town was shocked and sadden-
ed last Saturday to hear of the sud-
den death of Winnifred Mason
Smith of Portland, Me-, formerly OF
Barnet. None knew that Mrs. Smith
was sick, not even her mother, until
she got the telegram she was dead.
She had an operation for rupture
and died during the operation. Mrs.
Smith was born in Barnet where she.
lived until her marriage to Perley G.
Smith of Lyndonville. Mrs. Smith
leaves a husband and four children,
one a baby of few months to mourn
her loss, besides a mother and four
brothers, Plinn of Boston, Hale of
Orleans and Homer and Harry of
this place. The funeral was held at
the home of Mrs. Mason Tuesday at
one O'Clock, and interment in Barnet
cemetery.
Rev. Mr.. Clark gave very inter-
esting illustrated lecture on the
North China Missions last Sunday
evening.
The Missionary society will meet
with Mrs. Harris this week Wednes-
day at $50.
The Y. P. S. C. E. will give a new
sugar social at the town hall Thurs