Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-14
COUNTY NEWS,
ORWELL.

George NJ. Wright Of New York city
Ia At his home here for a few days
Miss Adellne Dumas, who has been for
the year with Mrs Kimball nj the elm,
SaxlonH River, IL spending u couple OF
weeks with her mother, Mrs Addle
Dumas,
Philip LeFIeu Of Middlebury recently
spent II few days In town
The meeting OF the foreign depart
ment of the WOman'a Missionary society
held last week with Mrs d, l., Wells
was well attended,
Rev. and Mrs. l., NJ, lsaacs were la
Shoreham Center on Wednesday even
ing Of last week, where Mr.. lssacs oili'
ciated at the Burchard- Burnell wedding
which took place at the home Of the
brides sister, Mrs. Burton Brown
The electricians have been at work
wiring the buildings on the farm just
west Of the village, belonging to a, w
Hill OF Burlington, They have also been
putting meters in the houses already
wired
Mr. and Mira. Otis Wisell and @. j
Blair spent Sunday in Brandon
Henry Lawrence was taken suddenly
and seriously i'll on Saturday morning
with indigestion. Prompt medical attend
ance brought relief and Mr.. Lawrence 1t
now able 10 be about
Mrs. Martha Buchanan who has beer
for several weeks with her niece, Mrs
o. B. Root. returned to Crown Point
last week.
The boys chosen to attend the Older
BOYS Conference to be held at Rutland
January l4th to 10th, inclusive, art
Leland Hall, Linus Needham, Allan
skinner and Flen Bishop.
The Ladies' sewing society held IL
annual election at their rooms on Tues
day afternoon. The following are the
officers chosen for the ensuing year
President, Mrs. d. l.. Wells; vice'presi
dent, Mrs. c. W. Bodfsh; secretary and
treasurer Mrs. Lillian Bascom; room
committee, Mrs, II ID. Branch; dlrec'
tresses, Mrs. ". b, French, Mrs, II, $
Hall, Mrs. j. L, Williams, Mrs j, ii
Thomas, Miss Mary Williams, Mrs g. NJ
Cook and Mrp. $. G. Bull, The society
served an oyster supper in the evening
of which gcodly number partook'
Miss Mary Southland of Rutland has
been for the past week at f. E. Rays
Among those in town who are on the
sick list are. Mrs. Hattie Bascom, Mrs
NJ. j Abel, Mrs Bodiish, II. + Hacl
and A. II. Bush,
The travelling library containing sew
enty.tive volumes, which is loaned 10y
the State to the local library for thu
term of six months, has arrived a lis
of the books will be given next week.
Miss Mollie Clark Is home from Bran
don, called home by the death of he
father, Thomas Clark,
Mrs. n. l.. Wells, Mrs. c, W, Bodfsh
Mrs. f, o, Bishop and Miss Fanni
Brown attended the ID, A. X. meeting
held in Shoreham on Saturday will
Mrs. =. w. Waite.
Mrs. C. NJ. Cook is home from Tlcon
deroga, where she has been caring for
patient for several weeks.
There was social party at Edmun'
Praseau's on New Years Eve.
II. A. Prescott is attending the STATE
Dairymeps' meeting at Burlington. Mrs
Prescott accompanied him,
Miss Grace and Dewitt Doane, VIII
have been visiting at 7. Ii, Purcell
and G.. c, Phelps, have returned t.
Manchester
DR., E. f. tombstone gave recital o
original poems at Shoreham on Tuesda
evening. Mrs Bachelor of Brandon wa
pianist.
Mr.. Coriss of Essex, VT, is assistin
Mr. Prescott in the creamery.
Miss Ida Ryan, who underwent a
operation for appendicitis last week a
the Mary Fletcher hospital in Burine
ton, was apparently making a gooi re
covery, when she was taken worse o
Monday. peritontis having developed
Her father and mother Mr.. and Mr..
John Ryan, were sent for and it
feared that second operation may prov
necessary.
Charles Wisell was quite severed
kicked Monday by horse he was at
tempting to harness. He received tw
blows ON the leg. Luckily no bone
were broken and although Mr.. Wisell i
quite lame, he will soon be on dut
again.
Owing to the illness of one of the con
pany the Sewanee River Quartette wa
unable to fill its engagement for the las
number of the entertainment course o
Friday evening last. The Eastern-Em
pire Lyceum bureau sent supply, tn
"Venetian Trio" and Signor Sinatra, tn
original One Man-Orchestra. The en-
tertainment given was one of high orde
All the numbers were excellent.
At the annual meeting of the stool
holders of the First National Bank {
Orwell the following were elected d
rectors for the year ensuing; Geore
NJ Wright, c. n. North, E. f, Youni
w. b. French and D. l.. Wells. AT tn
directors meeting held for organizatio
Immediately following the stakeholder
meeting the following officers wei
elected: George NJ. Wright, president
Z. f. Young, presidents D. !
Wells, cashier; R. S. Young, teller
Thomas Clark died on Tuesday morn
ing, January A, after an illness wit
tuberculosis of the lungs. Mr., Clai
was the son of Andrew and Kat
crime Clark and was born in HydevilI
VT, July 2S, 1852 In 1887 he marie
Nellie Murphy, who with five children
three girls and two boys, survive hir
MIR Clark spent good share of his "A
tive life in Orwell. The funeral toe
place at ST. Paul's church Friday, ia