St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
BARNET
&C. +. Hazelton. Correspondent
Prize Speaking Contest

Prize Speaking Contest
A prize speaking contest will be
held in the Congregational church on
Friday evening, March, 1G. The fol-
lowing young people will contest For
a silver medal: Ray billiard, Alice
Webster, Katherine Robbie, Alice Me-
Lam, Hazel Kay, Emma Cheney and
Ellene Hazelton. The names of the
three judges will be announced later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Moore from
Lisbon, n. H., were in town Saturday
to attend the funeral of Dr.. II. j.
Hazelton.
Miss Laura Dow is sick at her home
with measles.
Wilton A. Loud is a business visitor
in town today.
Mrs Ada Brown is at ST. Johnsbury
caring for Mrs. Jennie Brown.
Mrs A. w. Lamb is spending few
days with her sister in Orleans.
Mrs. Arthur Peck and daughter Ell
lanor Peck, spent Monday in ST.
JohnEoury.
Mr.. Averil1 of Barnet spent Sunday
in st. Johnsbury.
Miss Veanassa Holten, formally of
Barnet, will be married Wednesday at
Orleans to G. r. Young. : 81 IS.
The Extension School in Agricul-
ture held its first class Monday with
an attendance Of 18. The subjects
we're illustrated by numerous charts.
The speakers Monday were Professor
Story and Mr. Wright The subjects
were: Feeding the Dairy Cow and
Glover and Alfalfa"
Tuesday about 25 were present. The
Al 1<~,r
hand in the morning, subjects: Eco
nomical Rations'' and Land Drain
age. In the afternoon, the speakers
were Mr.. Wood, Mr.. Wright, and Prof.
Story. Subjects, Soy Beans in Gale
donia County," 1.-The Corn Crop and
The Principles of Breeding"
Those from out of town that were
present were l.. A.. Wood, Horace
Warden, Miles Nelson. Robert Ward,
Milo Lackie and James Allen.
Charles Bradley of ST.. Johnsbury
was a business visitor in Barnet Tues
day.
Mr., and Mrs. Brock Duncan of Nc
Indoes are visiting at the home of H,
J. Phelps Tuesday. .J4
Erna King was a, business visitor
in town Tuesday.
William Burbank was a business
visitor in ST Johnsbury Tuesday.
Mrs. c.. II. Gilfllan and her so1.,
Sumner were st. Johnsbury shoppers
Wednesday.
E. J. Hobart was a. business visitor
in ST. ohnsbury Wednesday.
Thomas Mccormack has gone to St.
Johnsbury to visit her mother, Mrs.
George Lowrey, who is stin quite ILL.,
Mrs. II. j. Hazeiton and Miss Ber-
tina Hazelton Of Boston, are visiting
at the home of DR.. r.. II. IIazeHon.s 3
Miss Laura Dow Is confined to, her
home with tonsilit It's. - : szSs2zss. !,
s Alton Leonard of East Ryegate vis-
tied his sister, Eva Leonard Tuesday.
Dir. Hiram J. Hazeltof,, a veteran of
the medical profession. died Thursday,
Feb: is, after only a few days ILL
ness, although he had been in declin-
ing health and strength for over q
year. DIR. Hazelton was born in
STAFFORD, one of 3 children born To
the late Thomas and Sylvia kfbiing
Hazelton. One sister in California
and one brother in Elkhart, Ind,
alone remain of that large family
circle. DR.. Hazeiton received his
| medical education In Cleveland,
Ohio, graduating from the medical
school there il. 1862. beginning prac-
istfce during vacation in Gayss-iiie and
| in STAFFORD with Err Fra ncis Sanbori,,
now in Los Angeles. Cal. March 3 1,
1863, he came to Barnet, where he
| has practiced MEDICINE So years ovef
| a wide territory in this vicinity. W1en
he came to Barnet he found three
physicians located here, Dr- Socrates
| futile, DIR. Thompson and DR.. Eaton
During his So years. of practice in