Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-01-26
ORWELL.


John Beeman il moving his family to
Ticonderoga, ~ Y.
There was dance ut Eugene fowler's
Friday evening.
+. +. Walker Of Putnam, n. Y, who
has been Tor several days guest at o. b
Roots. won't ON Monday to Ticonderoga
Leland Hall was home over Sunday.
Miss Marie Boulia Of Springfe d, Mass,
accompanied 10y a friend came on Seuu.
day to visit her parents, returning We'd
ncsday,
Miss lleen Conway was quite severely
scalded one day last week. Miss Conway
was carry ing kettle Of boiling water
when SHE slipped and tell backward, the
contents Of the kettle striking her in the
face, She is rapidly recovering.
Mrs, II, d. Branch is on the sick list.
Several of the young people enjoyed a
sleigh ride and skating party on the
lake at S j. Mclntyre's on Thursday
evening
Mrs, Il. S. Arthur, who has been for a
few weeks at . sanitarum in Ticonder.
oga, n Y, returned home on Sunday
much improved in health.
a. A. Saunders shot white owl on
Monday. The bird was only wounded
however. and Mr., Saunders has it in his
possession.
Thomas Purcell has purchased Of w.
II. Stokes Of Middebury 1917 Overland
touring car.
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Miss Mary Williams went on Wedne,-
day to Rutland to spend Il few weeks
with her friend, Mrs John Williams
The five reel picture play "Penning-
tons Choice" shown at the town hall
last Friday night was much enjoyed by
a fair sized audience. On the evening
of Friday the Goth will be a five reel
feature, featuring Baby Marie Osborne,
four years old, in The Little Mary Sun
shine"
Miss Bertha Martin spent Saturday at
her home in Rutland.
John Barron was home from Rutland
over Sunday,
The Ladies' Sewing society will hold
its annual meeting on Saturday alter
noon of this week at the home of the
president, Mrs. ID. l.. Wells.
Joseph Christian has taken the Amos
Smith farm for the coming year. Will
liam Hitchcock, who is at present on the
David Young farm. will carry on the II.
f. Hack farm. Fred Laflley will occupy
the farm belonging to Mrs, Martha Girls
void, while Clinton Mallory has leased
the Carroll Grlswold farm for the com.
ing year,
Among out of town visitors during the
past week we note Mr. and Mrs. B. f.
French in Ticonderoga, N. Y, A. A.
Gregory in Brandon, w c. Hack in Mid
dlehury and Mrs A. S. WiseIl and Miss
Edith Newton in Rutland on Friday, j.
A. Lavey and d. j, Leonard in Rutland
Saturday, Mrs, Mary Cook spent Mon
day IN Rutland and Mrs. d L. Wells and
Mrs R. 5. Young spent Tuesday in Bur
lington.
National Bank Examiner Goodwin was
in Orwell ON Tuesday to examine the &C.
counts of the First National bank.
Mrs. L. B. Rowe returned early in the
week from Georgia where she was called
some time ago by the illness of her
mother, whom she left much improved
in health.
The meeting of the Fortnightly club
which was to have been held on Tuesday
with Mrs, l.. b. Rowe has been postponed.
Following the death from tuberculosis
of one of his two'year old heifers, j. E.
Skinner had his herd tested last week for
the disease, DR.. Philipsen of Brandon
had charge of the testing Six heifers
were found to be infected and we're killed.
This ~ quite loss to Mr.. Skinner as the
stock constitutes valuable part of his
dairy for the coming year.
We copy the following from a White
hall. N. Y, paper of last week:
"Walter E. Bascom and Miss Elizabeth
Munger were united in marriage last
evening by the Rev. Wallace II. Marsh
of the Presbyterian church. Miss Julia
Bascom, the groom's sister, and DR.. A
E. FaIkenbury were the witnesses. MIR.
and Mrs, Bascom left town ON south
bound train Immediately after the cere-
mOny. Mr.. Bascom, son of the late w. |
f. Bascom is one of the villages most
prominent young men. He held an i'm
pOrtant position in the ID. & Ii office in |
Albany until the death of his father "A |
few years ago, when the son succeeded |
the father in the latter's insurance bust
ness. The bride was, until last week,
Superintendent of the Whitehall Shirt
Waist Co. and is one of the towns best
liked young Women
Mrs. Bascom is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John b. Munger of Orwell.
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