Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-01-30
MAHLON C. DOW.


MAHLON C. DOW.
Our community was saddened on
Wednesday, Jan. 23d, when the mes
sage came, "Mahlon died at 8 o'clock
this A. NJ" The first soldier from
this town to "pass over and al
though he had been unable to do any
real service, nevertheless a soldier
who had stood ready to "do his bit"
Mahlon Chitman Dow was born in
Albany, July %, 1894, third son of
James B. and Ellen (Metcalf) Dow.
He graduated from Albany grammar
school, attended Craftsbury academy
and later went to Mt. Hermon school
| at Mortified, Mass, where he was
when the time came that he must
register for war service, which he
came home to do, and was drafted.
He wanted to enlist but was consid-
cred unfit, but the draft took him. He
went to Camp Devens, Aver, Mass,
to train, where he became i'll before
Thanksgiving, and too sick to come
home. Mother and home are the two
things longed for by the sick, and his
mother went to him weeks ago, and
sister also helped to care for him,
but all of no avail, yet the family
must, however, get some comfort
from being able to go to him and now
knowing where his body lies at rest,
as so may cannot know or help when
His pastor from Mt. Hermon visited
him during his illness and gave him
the rite of baptism and communion,
and put his name on the Mt. Her
mon books.
q IoIo Of
ability, a cornet player in the Am
munition Train band, having been at
one time the leader of the Albany
band. He was certainly one of our
own boys, as his father was born here
before him, and his grandfather,
John G. Dow, came to this town ear
ly, rs years ago or more. He built
the first store in town on the Hayden
farm, recently demolished He also
built the building where Dana II.
Hackett holds forth. He also kept
the old hotel at the corner of Main
and Water streets for several years
and was a prominent man in the
town. So we can call Mahlon one of
our own, and the sympathy of the
whole community goes out to the
family.
Besides his father and mother, he
leaves two brothers, Eugene and
Dwight, and three sisters, Maude
Mrs. Arthur Harlow of Irasburg),
Constance Mrs. Elmer Wallace) of
Somerville, Mass, who has helped in
caring for her brother, and Dorothy
Dow lat home. The old song tells
the story:
owe shall meet but we shall miss
him,
There will be one vacant chair"
The funeral was held in the Metho-
dist church Friday, Rev. William
Craig officiating, assisted by Rev. G..
w. Kelley of Irasburg.
"Greater love hath no man than
this, that he lay down his life for his
friends,' and this soldier had laid
down his life for his country. Nine
soldiers came from Camp Devens to
help in the obsequies and were the
bearers of their comrade, who was a
member of Co. E, 301st Ammunition
train. The church was decorated with
the Red, White and Blue, the flag
draped the casket. The flowers were
abundant and beautiful, giving silent
testimony of love and sympathy.
The church was filled, so many men
from all over town, the South, the
East, the North. The Woodmen par
ticipated in body, two veterans of
the Civil war with their flag, the Boy
Scouts with their flag. 1t was all
very impressive. At the grave the
Woodmen performed their rites, taps
sounded and the long procession
turned homeward.
Burial was in the village cemetery
All conducted by R. M. Cowles.
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the band, Modern Wood
men, and friends for the beautiful
flowers, and the Grand Army, the
Boy Scouts, and all the friends who
SO kindly assisted us in the burial of
our beloved son and brother, Mahlon
C. Dow.
Mr. and Mrs. j. B. Dow,
Mr. and Mrs. D. w. Dow,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Harlow,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Wallace,
Eugene H. Dow,
Dorothy M. Dow.
SOUTH ALBANY
Bear in mind the church dona- |
ton and oyster supper Friday night