Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-03-01
ORWELL

Miss Frances Flinders has bronchial
pneumonia,
| Mr., and Mrs, Francis Conway Of
Rutland are visiting relatives In town,
arriving Monday
Mrs, Ida Burt has been entertaining
her friend, Mrs, Lucille Tennien Of IT.
conderoga, N, Y,
c. Smith Of Rutland Is at j, II,
Thomas,
Mrs, r.. =, Dcsiadon was called to
Rutland Tuesday by the illness Of her
daughter, Mrs, Alex Walsh,
Silas Stay, after a week spent in
Brandon, has returned to the home Of
! his son, William Stay,
I Mrs. Eva Cults and Mis- Alice War
rem, who have been visiting their
cousin, Mrs, c, /, Button Of Middle
bury, have returned home,
Louis Rising, u. S, ~, who has been
home on turlough, has returned to
/ his duties,
Mrs, j. r.. Skinner returned from Rut.
land Friday. Her son, Allan, who for
seven weeks has been III at the Rutland
| hospital of pneumonia and rheumatism,
is slightly improved,
Robert Garfield Of Schenectady was n
Weekend guest at C., NJ Cooks
James Conway, who came last Satur.
day to visit his people here, returned to
Middlebury Monday.
Waiter Root Of Putnam, ~ " was
guest at Fred Lailley's early In the
week
Mr.. and Mrs. j, r, Williams visited
Miss Vella Mallory in Sudbury Sunday,
/ Rev. and Mrs. L. NJ. lsaacs and son,
Charles, spent Monday with Rev and
Mrs, Barclay Simmons Of Shoreham,
Several from town attended the La
valley auction in Shoreham last week,
Mr.. and Mrs, Robert EIuntley were
Burlington visitors Tuesday
Capt w. w. Horton, who has been
for the winter in Burlington, returned
to Orwell this week.
The Misses Nellie and Mary Ryan
spent Saturday in Rutland.
Mrs. Norman Fletcher is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs l., b, Needham.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. f. French were Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Jen-
nings in Hortonville.
Bernard Purcell, who has been for a
few days with his mother, Mrs. Agnes
Purcell, returned to Albany, N. Y, Sun
day.
The c. +. society will hold its monthly
business meeting next Monday evening
with MIR. and Mrs, c. l., Munger,
The Foreign department of the
Womans Missionary society will meet
on the afternoon Of Wednesday March
6, at the home Of Mrs. II, d. Branch,
Henry Wolcott U. S. A., is with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wolcott
| for an eight days furlough. Mrs. VOL
colt, who is teaching in West Haven,
/ spent several days with her husband
early in the week
DR.. and Mrs. V. II. Coffee and little
son went ON Saturday to Burlington
where DR.. Coffee will receive medical
treatment at the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai for the effects resulting from sep
tic sore throat. Mr.. and Mrs p, j.
/ Coffee, who had been with their son
here returned to their home in Burlmg-
ton with them.
Mrs. T. II. Purcell and daughters,
/ Misses Rcna and Theresa were driving
/ Sunday afternoon when the horse, be-
coming frightened, ran, throwing the
ladies' out of the sleigh. Miss Rena,
who was driving, retained her hold of
| the reins and although she was dragged
| for some distance, succeeded in slopp-
| ing the horse. No serious damage re-
suited but the ladies' were somewhat
bruised and shaken up.
The Fortnighty club held a most in
teresting meeting Tuesday afternoon at
| the home of Mrs. l.. M. lsaacs. The
roll call was answered by educational
items. Mrs Maude Smith read a paper
on Education Of the Defective Child y
Mrs. X. S. Young, presen ed the sub
Jet Junior High Schools in Vermont ="
/ and Mrs. Is. f. Preach told of the
"Austine Institute. - The program
was concluded by Current Events by
the club.
The house of Edward Daniels was de-
stroyed by fire Monday forenoon. Mrs
Daniels going to the stairway door dis
covered upon opening it that the rooms
above were all in flames Mr. Daniels
was away at the time as was every
other man in the neighborhood, but the
/ fire had already gained such Roadway
that it is doubtful if it could have been
checked had help been at hand. Only
a few articles were saved, their clothing
and household furniture being almost a
total loss For the present Mr.. Daniels
and his family are staying with Mr. AID
Mrs j. +. Skinner.
Miss Raymond, as librarian, has re-
ceived letter from Miss Ruth l..
Brown secretary of the State Library
Commission, thanking her for the 81
volumes of fiction which We're sent
from Orwell for the camp libraries and
stating that it was the best single col
lection they had yet received, Another
collection of books is to be made at
once Haven't you one or more good
books of fiction you will be willing to
give? If so, by leaving them with Mrs.
S. L. Stevens you will be helping to do