The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-06-12
MONTPELIER.
Death of Mahlon S. Hathaway, Elected
Judge of County In 1902.


Mahlon S. Hathaway, aged 81, elect
ed as county judge on the fusion tickle
IN 1909, died Saturday at his home il
Calais, OF enlargement of the arteries
lie was born in Calais and represented
his town in the legislature in 1893, an,
held various town offices during his life
time. lie was one of the leading Demo
Gratis in Washington county. Judg,
Hathaway was twice married, his seeonC
wife, who was Miss Elsie Wheeler o.
Calais, surviving The funeral was helC
this afternoon, Rev. J. Edward Wright
officiating
The eighth grade of the Union school
Miss Emma Lewis, teacher held its
graduation exercises Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. George Anderson re.
turned but few days ago from their
honeymoon and Mrs. Anderson is now i'll
with scarlet fever at the Riverside.
The Knights of Pythias and Pythian
sisters attended service at the Baptist
church yesterday, the pastor, Rev L,
j.. hamburg, preaching sermon APP
Hlbpildlt W tHt uNcdhlull.
II. c. Holmes, who was injured twelve
days ago by a fall at the Lane shops,
is still at Eleaton hospital and does not
seem to improve very rapidly as to his
clouded mind, though his broken leg is
making satisfactory progress,
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held
their annual memorial service yester.
day afternoon, Rev. V. +. Hendee of
Trinity Methodist church giving the ad.
dress Deaths in the Odd Fellows order
during the year were F. L. Grey, c. r.
Bagley, E. A. Mutt and G. n, Mcintosh,
and Alice G. Baker was the only de-
ceased member OF the Rebekahs.
Edwin f. Hutchins, for over fifty
years a resident of this city, died at
Ileaton hospital Saturday night, after
an illness of four weeks with a stomach
trouble, the immediate cause of his
death being heart trouble, He was born
in Conway, n. H., rs years ago and in
1889 came here TO work at his trade of
carpenter. He is survived by his wild
ow, Mrs. Sabrina Carr Hutchins, and
an adopted daughter Mrs Fred Robar.
with whom they lived The funeral will
be held from the Robar home tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
A special meeting OF the city council
was held Saturday afternoon, in place
OF the regular session which was sched-
uled for Wednesday night. A num-
Der of licenses were granted and bills
ordered paid. The city treasurer was
TO borrow $4,000 for eur
rent expenses. A letter was read from
the superintendent of the Vermont Tele-
phone 4 Telegraph company, stating
that the recommendations of the public
service commission could not be carried
out until the proposed changes on the
FIRE alarm system were made The mat
ter was left with the fire committee,
with power to act The choral union
viii give the city the use of the plat
form and seats built for the concert if
they will store the property. There was
4 protest entered against the use Of so
called convict help in the city de-
Dartments. IT was suggested that
L was unfair to the residents /
If the city who needed work |
TO have the prisoners in the local jail /
AXE their places at $3.50 per day, when /
he ordinary laborers would receive |
sl75. No action was taken. The mat
.er OF new sidewalks was considered, but |
nothing definite was decided.