Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-09-14
CORNWALL

A. W, Foote attended Plattsburl
fair Wednesday,
Mrs, Agnes McCaskey returned Sat
urday from Tconderoga,
Elmer b. Johnson Of Brattleboro was
recent guest at Gaeholm
Mr., and Mrs, Arthur Stevens were
visitors in Burlington Thursday
Mrs, b. h, Field is a guest Of Mr. and
Mrs, Elton Chatterton of Rutland
Russell Watson Of Green Island, N.
y, has been spending few days att
l., Douglass,
Mrs Charles r, Gray and Elizabeth
Gray have returned TO their home after
a three weeks visit at Galeholm,
Mrs Alvin Pratt Of West Addison ia
spending the week at the home Of her
parents, Mr., and Mrs, l. l., Hamlin,
Mrs, George Bullock Mrs, Lena Bre.
settle and daughter Marguerite spent
the weekend with friends in Rutland
Mr.. and Mrs, Arnold Atwood and
little daughter Of Middlebury were
weekend guests at Raymond Birch
ard 3,
Waldo Brunell has returned to his
home in Rutland after visit with his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph
Shorkey,
Road commissioner l., V, Fisher is on
crutches with an injured foot caused
by too close contact with road machine
which he was manipulating,
The Rev. S. II. Barnum Of Jericho
Center will occupy the pulpit Of the Con-
gregational church In town on Sunday,
September 10. Mr., Barnum was pastor
of this church from 1890 to 1908
Mrs. Guy Norton and son, Cyrus Of
Utica, N. Y, were weekend guests,
and Mr. and Mrs. John Norton of
Tacoma, Washington are now with their
sister and husband, Mr., and Mrs, W,
H, Curtis,
Miss Jessie Foote returned last Fri
day to Hartford to resume her duties
after spending the summer at her home
here, The coming year she will be
principal Of the Hartford grammar
school
The Women's Missionary circle will
hold their first meeting of the season
on September q, with Mrs. j. +, Ran
DALI A barrel will be packed at that
time for a missionary school in the
South, articles suitable for same will
bee gladly received
At a meeting of the local branch Of
the Red Cross society held Wednesday
afternoon the following officers We're
elected for the ensuing year: Mrs, j.
II. Atwood, chairman; Mrs Frank
belong, first yice-chairman Mrs
Carrie Holmes, second yice-chalrma0;
Mrs. C. p. Conon, secretary; Mrs. f.
II. Peet. treasurer; Mrs. l.. Y, Fisher
chairman Of Work committee. Mrs. c.
II. Lane, Purchasing committee; Mrs
George Parkill, Mrs. NJ, o. Field, and
Miss Flora Ringey, Ways and Means
com ttee.
A number of relatives and friends
were present at the commttal services,
conducted by the Rev. H. c. Newell Of
Middlebury on Monday afternoon at the
churchyard cemetery, when the ashes
of Frank B. Field who died in Sonora,
Calf, on August %, were placed in the
family lot. Mr. Field had been in poor
health for the past two years with a
serious heart trouble and only lived an
hour after the fatal attack. The
Tuolume Independent" states that fun
eral services were held at the Masonic
hall in Sonora on Monday evening,
August 81, after which the remains
were taken to Oakland where. by his
request, they were cremated II also
speaks of Mr. Field as an engineer of
note, and was for many years argely
interested in the Pacific Bridp- Co.
and had constructed many steel
bridges, not only IN California but as
far north as Portland, Oregon Later he
was connected with the LaGrange Gold
Dredging Company Mr.. Field was a
member of Union Lodge, F, and A, NJ.
and Mount Calvary Commandery of
MiddIebury. He was genial and sunny
in temperament, generous in nature,
and had many staunch friends He
leaves two brothers, George F. Field of
Los Angeles Calf and Arthur j, Field
of Cornwall