Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-08
ORWELL

SCHOOLS OF lht loWn leopeHVu w
Monday,
Mr., and Mrs, o, s. Wisell were in
MiddlebuTy Tuesday,
Mr., Hillagas, State Supt, OF Schools
was in town Wednesday,
Mr., and Mrs, r. X, Patch OF Rut-
land visited at c, h, Cooks Friday
Mr., and Mrs, Francis Conway OF
Rutland visited relatives here Tues
day
Mrs. Ida Burt had as weekend guests
her son, S, H. Burt and family OF Rut'
land,
Mrs o. o, Baseom has as a guest
her sister Miss Agnes Proctor OF
Springfield, Mass
f J. A, Lavery, who came on Saturday
to visit his family returned TO Hart
ford, Conn., Tuesday
Miss Mary Leonard Of Keene n, H.
is spending several days at the home OF
her brother, d, J, Leonard,
/ c. ], Blair has recovered from a re,
cent attack OF influenza, and resumed
his work in w, b, French's store,
r. NJ. Ryan has finished harvesting
his crop OF potatoes, He had 40 bush
els, $50 OF which were marketable,
Miss Leonard who was in Orwell
during most Of the summer Is critic
ally i'll in Rutland Of pneumonia
Mr.. and Mrs, John Clark OF Pawlet
spent the weekend with Mrs, Clarks
parents, Mr. and Mrs, II. d Branch,
s. J, Mcintyre and the Misses Mar
garet and Angelina Vail all Of whom
have been i'll OF pneumonia are better.
Several from town attended the meet
ing in Middlebury Tuesday evening in
connection with the United War Work
Campaign,
Miss Zoa Brookins, after being the
guest for several days Of Mrs. c, NJ.
Cook returned to her home in East
Middlebury Monday
Charles u, Wright and son who have
been spending the past two months al
the Wright homestead here, left Thurs
day for their home in Fergus Falls,
MINI.
The Foreign department of the Wo-
mans Missionary society will hold its
annual thank offering meeting Wcdnes-
day afternoon at the home OF Mrs, +.
f. Lille,
Mrs. II. II. Burge Of Shoreham and
her sister, Mrs McMurtry of Nal
den, Mass, visited Mrs ] E. Williams
on Tuesday Mrs McMurtry remain
ing for a day or so.
There will be a meeting of the Red
Cross at their new rooms in the Clark
house Saturday afternoon. The car
tons for packing the Christmas gifts
for over seas have arrived
Louis Boulia after visiting friends
in Lake George, N, Y, during the week
end reported Monday at Albany for
examination in the Marines, having
sought enlistment in this branch of the
service some weeks ago
Election in Orwell resulted as fol-
lows; for governor, Clement los, Mayo,
81; Rep. to Congress, Frank L, Green
ll6, John Higgins IA; County senator,
Ira II. lie Fleur ll9; Town Rep, Eu
gene o, Bishop, Republican,
Mr. and Mrs, E, H. Heminway of
Manchester, came Saturday to visit
at the home Of c. c. Phelps. Miss Effie
Phelps and Miss Alice Jennings re-
turned with them to their home Sun
day as their guests for a week or more
Orwell's quota for the United War
Work Campaign is S2,400 The drive
will be in charge of the following com
mittee; w, A. Jennings, J, c. Thomas
X. c. Brown, d, A, lie Due, o. S. Wis
ELL d, J. Leonard, r. NJ Ryan, Mrs
Della Bishop, and the Misses Rena Pur
CELL Alice Warren, and Alice Jennings
The books of the Orwell Free Library
are being moved into their new quarters
in the Clark house. This house is the
property of Charles d. Wright of Fer
gus Falls, who plans to soon transfer
it to the town of Orwell or an associ-
alton to be formed for that purpose
for memorial library to his parents
Ethan Murray and Eliza Bottom
Wright The building owing to war
conditions will not at present be re-
modelled but later will be fitted up to
be used also as community house.
Miss Lavinia Vail, the second daugh-
ter of Phenner and Angelina Ketcham
Vail died at her home in Orwell Sunday
of an illness of less than week OF influ
enza. She was born in Bethlehem, n, y,
now part of Albany, in 1856, her par
ents later moving to this town where
she has spent the remainder of her life.
She was an artist of considerable skill
both in oils and in china decorating
She is survived by brother Phenner
and sister, Miss Margaret, both of
Orwell. Owing to much sickness in the
family at the time no services were
held at the home The body was taken
on Wednesday for burial in the family
lot in Stormville n. Y.