Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-02-17
ORWELL.

II. Z. Heath has returned to his farm.
The village schools are through, having
closed last week.
George NJ. Wright of New York is spend
ing few days with his parents.
Rev. b. Swift oiiiciated at Ed IIyde's fune-
raj on Tuesday, Feb 7, at Sudbury
Our town officers meet this week Saturday
to get accounts into line for March meeting,
which will soon be here.
John Wood came to Orwell from Rutland
last week and was taken down with the mea-
sles. lie is doing we'll at this writing.
The independence lodge went to Shore
ham last week, Feb. 7. The general feeling
seems to be that the boys are doing good
work.
The state railroad commission held meet
ing at the Eagle Inn on Thursday to investi-
gate the accident on the Addison railroad,
Jan. so.
Gideon Abbey and w. B. Wright went to
Castleton Monday on business On account
of the blizzard they were obliged to stay until
Tuesday.
On account of the recent snow storm the
officers of independence lodge No. 10, F. x
4. NJ, did not 90 to Mddlebury on Tuesday
as anticipated.
The talk about our not having any winter Is
all out of date; plenty of snow, and the past
week was a record-breaker as to cellars freez-
ing and the thermometer registering IL to 81
below.
\ Boston company are trying to lease the
creamery at IIortonvlle. 1t looks as though
they would do so, and make plans to do a
large business, running one or two skimming
stations outside. Some Of our dairymen are
selling their milk to Boston parties and are
well pleased.
The evangelistic services held by Rev. Ralph
Gillian are to close on the 18th. They COM
menced the 81 and have been marked sue
cess from the start. The church had been
holding extra meetings for a month. The
meetings have been largely attended from the
first. Many give evidence Of hopeful CONVEX
sion.
Following the practice adopted by the Order
of Foresters Of St. Paul's Court of each year
setting aside one evening in which to invite
their friends to join with them in celebrating
the fraternity and good feeling of their organ
ization, their third annual ball was held on
Friday evening, Feb. 5, in the spacious town
hal-no other building being large enough
to entertain SO large an assembage. If the
esteem in which the young men composing
this court are held can be measured by the
number of their friends in attendance, they
may well feel proud, for more than one hun
bred couples responded to their invitations to
assist in making a marvellous success Of their
festival. In the rendition of choice selections
Orchards famous orchestra, which furnished
the music on this occasion, has few superior.
within our state. At precisely 10 so p. m. the
orchestra began playing the beautiful strain;
of the grand march, Mr. and Mrs. +. !. Muir
ply leading, followed by Mr.. and Mrs. y. j.
Belanger. \ bountiful supper Of choice deli
cacies was served by the young lady friends o
the society, after which the tripping Of the
light fantastic was continued till the village
bell reminded the merry makers that the hours
were small and that they must adjourn t
await the annual festivities of 1900. The pop
ular appreciation of the efforts of our young
men to increase the good work inauguratec
by their Order has been fully demonstrated.