Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-29
ORWELL

HNl"N lfNAlA lNlllN0 WIN liN1 FNAA
for ten days with her people here re-
turned to Burlington Saturday,
Matthew Conway Of New York State
Mounted Police was at his home here
from Wednesday until Monday hay,
ing leave Of absence because OF a
felon on his hand
George Reynolds was in Casteton
Monday to attend the funeral Of his
brother, William Reynolds,
Mrs, Lucy Churchill and two chill
dren Of Brandon are guests at Charles
Ladd.S
M. Henry Wolcott who is teaching
in West Haven win spend her Easter
vacation at Gang '.ycnS with Mr.,
WOlcOtt
c, A. FlaXon and family NJ Paw
let have moved into the cheese Dry
Mr. FlaXon having been engaged as
cheese maker for the coming season,
Mr. Brehmer Of Ticonderoga NY,
is visiting at A. A. Saunders.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Bascom of
Whitehall, NY, visited Mr. Bascom's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, J, b Mungu,
from Thursday until Monday,
Mrs. Francis Conway who has been
for several weeks with relatives here
returned to her home in Rutland on
Monday,
Fred Walker OF Putnam, NY, is at
o. b. Roots,
Mrs, J. L, Skinner was in Rutland
from Wednesday till Saturday last
week to be with her son Allen who has
been i'll for several months in the City
Hospital, The young man does not
gain as rapidly as his friends would
wish.
Miss Katherine Purcell went on
Monday to Rutland for few days
stay with relatives.
J. A, Dickinson lost a valuable COW
recently,
Herbert Horton of Whitehall NY,
was a weekend visitor at Mrs, S, II.
Bascom's
Linus Needham is home from Rut-
land High School for the Easter vaca-
ton.
C. c. Smith of Rutland is in town.
Mr. and Mrs. H. d, Branch are en-
tertaining their daughter, Mrs, J,W.
Clark, of Pawlet, for week.
Mr. and Mrs, f R. Patch of Rutland
were Sunday guests atC.B, Cooks,
They made the trip in their Packard
Twin Six
Mr. and Mrs. James Conway went to
Middlebury on Saturday, returning
with their driving horse
The Misses Marie and Winona Bou-
liza went on Monday to Springfield,
Mass, where they have positions for
the summer
Miss Thelma Lille student at
Gushing Academy, Ashburnham, Mass,
is expected home this week for the
spring vacation.
Charles Miller has rented the house
at North Orwell belonging to Mrs.
Robert c. ID. Abel.
Mrs W. w, Eddy and W H. Nick
erson visited in Poultney last week at
Robert Eddy's.
Miss Jennie Plue went on Tuesday to
Salisbury to spend a week at the home
OF her brother, George Plue,
L. B. Needham and f. o. Bishop
went on Monday to Rutland where
they attended the Listers meeting.
Mrs Bishop accompanied her husband
visiting relatives in that city
Mr. and Mrs, L. 5. Ross have receiv-
ed word that their son Lawrence, who is
in the L .SA has gone to France.
The annual Thank Offering meeting
of the Home Department of the
Womans Missionary Society will be
held this afternoon at the home of Mrs.
d. L. Wells.
Mrs Thomas Purcell, ST., died March
10Th of pneumonia at the home of her
daughter Mrs Ned Sullivan of Bran
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held at the Catholic church in Bran
don at 9 o'clock on Friday morning.
The body was placed in the vault at
Brandon and will later be brought to
Orwell and be buried in the family
lot. Mrs Purcell is survived by three
daughters, Mrs Otis Root Of Hubbard
ton, Miss Nora Purcell of Cornwall
and Mrs. Sullivan of Brandon, and two
sons, Thomas and James, both of Or
we'll
Miss B. Lille who has been i'll for
some months of heart trouble and
Bright's disease died at her home on
Monday The funeral was held from
the house Wednesday afternoon at
one o'clock. Miss Lille is survived by
a sister and two brothers, Mrs Del
bert Bishop and James Lille, both of
Orwell and Levi Of New York.
The drawbridge on the Addison
branch sank Wednesday of last week.
AS the evening train was going over the
engineer noticed that the boat was
tipping and uncoupled the engine and
had just got over the draw when it
went over sending two freight cars in
to the lake. No one was injured
Miss Bertha Martin has been engag-
ed to teach the upper room OF the vii
lage school for the coming year. The
course of study in this department will
include two years of High School in
stead of only one, as formerly Miss
Martin needs no recommendation, hav-
ing formerly taught the same school
most successfully for three years.
The Red Cross packed at their rooms
on Monday and shipped three large
boxes of clothing for Belgium needy.
Miss Alice Warren is for time in
Middlebury with her cousin, Mrs. c. l.
Button who is i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. LeDuc went on
visit in Middlebury before their re-
turn.
Mrs. Louis Rising went to Burling-
ton on Wednesday.