Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1915-12-17
COUNTY NEWS
ORWELL.

| The regular meeting of the Fortnight
! ly club was held on the afternoon of
Wednesday, December 8, at the home of
Mrs. w. A. Jennings. The following
programme was carried out:
Roll call,
Strange Corners of Our Country.
Grand Canyon, Mrs. l.. M. Isaacs.
Yellowstone, Mrs. d. L. Wells.
Yosemite, Mrs, j. @. Dickinson.
Garden of the Gods, Cave of the
Winds, Mrs. j. H. Vail.
At the recent annual election of the
Congregational Sunday school the fol.
lowing officers were elected Superin-
tendent, F. E. Lille; assistant superin-
tendent, o. s. Wisell; secretary and
treasurer, Leland Hall; organist, Mrs. F.
E. Lille; librarian. Miss Bertha Martin {;
music committee, Mrs. F. E. Lille and
Guy NJ. Cook.
The electricians of the Hortonia Light
and Power Co. have recently wired the
Masonic lodge rooms, Foresters' hall,
Kinney's barber shop and the residen ce
of II. d. Branch.
President Brownell of Northland Col
lege, Wisconsin, gave very interesting
talk at the Congregational church Thurs
day evening of last week. President
Brownell was the guest Of Rev. and Mrs.
l.. M. Isaacs until Friday afternoon.
Mrs. J. H. Thomas and Mrs. r. c
Young were in Middlebury on Friday
last to attend the funeral of Mrs. Eliza
beth Dewey.
Mrs. Agnes Purcell, who is with her
sister, Mrs. Cartey of Shoreham, was
recent guest at John Conway's
Miss Belle Supernault is in Middlebury
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Barnard went to
Poultney on Wednesday evening of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. A. Prescott were Sat
urday visitors in Rutland.
w. B. French spent Friday and Satur-
day of last week in Burlington.
Miss Alice Jennings is home from
Goddard Seminary, Barre, for the holi-
days.
Frank Steadman received a post card
shower on December 10th, the occasion
being his 18th birthday. The large
number of cards which he received testi-
fled to his popularity.
Howard Fish underwent an operation
on Saturday for adenoids and removal of
the tonsils. Drs Rowe of Orwell and
Colby of Sudbury performed the opera
ton. The boy is doing well.
The next regular meeting of Independ-
ance lodge. No. 10, F. & A. NJ, will be
held Tuesday evening, December 81
William Shorkey of Rutland is spend
ing few weeks at VIM. Cassavaugh's.
Mr.. Richards, who has been carrying
on the Ann Smith farm, has taken for
the year, beginning April LIST, the farm
owned by Mrs. Della Bishop. Mr.. Fish,
who has been on Mrs. Bishops farm for
the past two years, has already taken a
farm in Putnam, N. Y.
DR.. Phillipsen of Brandon was in town
recently to test for tuberculosis the dairy
on the Pell farm, Charles Laid being in
charge. Twenty-four cows out of the
herd of SO were found diseased and these
Were shipped alive on Friday last to the
Burlington Rendering Co. of Burlington.
There were about 1875 tickets sold for
the chicken pie supper given in the
ladies rooms on Saturday evening by
the ladies of st. Paufs church. The
supper WAS served in abundance and
was delight to the inner man. The
ticket which drew the fine span OF Nor
gan horses was the one held by Mrs.
Vadnais of Bridport.
DIR. L. B. Rowe has purchased of
w. II. Stokes & Co. of Middleburv a
Ford car, 1916 model. to be delivered
this coming spring.
Miss Belle DEMO is visiting her aunt
Mrs. Della Bishop. Miss DEMO expects
to go the last of the month to Aiken
N. c., where she has a position for the
winter.
j d. Carberry and family of New
York city, who recently visited at Mrs.
katherine Barrows' returned last week
Miss Florence Dundon accompanied them
and is visiting relatives there.
Robert Ryan, R. F. d. carrier on route
No. 2. has another mule which he pr
chased of parties in Vergennes.
Alex Godette of Vergennes was in
town over Sunday.
Mrs. H. l. Keller Of Port Henry, n.
Y. was guest of Mrs. Amanda Warren
and daughters for few days last week
w. C. Hack was in Burlington Mon
day.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold a parcel post sale at the ladies'
rooms on Friday evenin December 18th
In addition to the sale of articles the fol-
lowing program has been arranged for
the occasion:
olhBlnR, Chorus OF young ladles.
Original selection on Parcel Post,
DIR. K. F. tombstone.
Vocal solo, R. T.. Brown.
Reading, Mrs. O. S. Wisell
Vocal solo. Miss Leno Needham.
Reading, Mrs. E. F. tombstone.
Singing, by the male quartet.
Mrs. Fish and Mr.. Barnet, both of
Hague, N. Y, were married on Friday,
December 10th, at the Congregational
parsonage by Rev.1. M. Isaacs.
Mrs. Ralph Cookie, who has been i'll
for several weeks of sciatic rheumatism,
is slightly improved.
John A. Logan post, g. A. R., held a
meeting and dinner at the ladies' rooms,
on Thursday, December 9th. Owing to
bad roads only seven members were in
attendance.