Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-08
ORWELL


at the home Of her daughter Mrs Mar
tindale The funeral was held on Sun
day afternoon at the home Of her son
Delbcrt in Orwell, with burial in
Mountain View Cemetery, Mrs, Bishop
leaves besides the above named chill
dren, two sons Hiram Of Wateryliet,
N, Y, and John of Benson,
Mrs, b, c. Young is i'll with quinsy
sore throat, Mrs Quinn and Miss Mary
Williams and Mrs, o. b, Root are
suffering from grippe I, ii, Purcell
and son, Henry, who have been quite
i'll are improved at this writing, The
Misses Rena and Teresa Purcell are
both i'll of grippe Miss Winona
Boulia is supplying for Miss Rena at
the telephone exchange,
], +, Skinner was in Rutland Satur-
day to see his son, Allan, who is Ill of
pneumonia and intlammatory rhuema-
tsm at the Rutland hospital Allan
is reported to be a little more comfort
able
Sidney Griswold is also i'll
Alfred La Due has taken for the
coming year, the farm belonging to Mrs
JOS. Forter Mrs, Fortier will move
into the tenement house on the farm
Of her son, Edward,
Charles Purcell has entered the en-
ploy of Tate Brothers for the coming
season
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Aunchman will
move TO the Co., d. Bush farm
h c. Brown was weekend visitor
in Poultncy
Capt. L. A. lie Due reports Orwcll,s
contribution to the X Of c war fund
to be S2303j
Ruben Julius having been discharged
from the United States army on
grounds of physical disability is at Ern-
est Whites
Mrs. Elizabeth Wickerson who has
been confined to her bed since the mid
die Of December, recovering from the
effects OF a severe fall, is now able to
be about the house.
The Christian Endeavor society will
hold its monthly business meeting on
Monday evening next at f. L. Lilies,
Mr. Macarthur of Putnam, n. y,
was a business visitor in town on Thurs
day Of last week
The Home department of the
Woman's Missionary society will meet
on Wednesday afternoon of next week
at the home of Mrs. ID. L. Wells
Mrs. Charles WiSell is quite ill., Dr.
Cummings of Ticonderoga was called
on Monday
Schools which were closed last week
because of an outbreak of scarlet fever
have not been reopened No new cases
of the disease have developed but there
is an epidemic Of measles, the families
of ID. ] Leonard, John Barron, James
Burke, /, n, Bessette A. A. Munger
ID, ] Barber.
The mercury registered 36 degrees
below zero at Orwell station on Tues
day morning.
Mrs /. B. Rowe and little sons Al
Ian and Winston left on Wednesday
morning for Watervliet, n Y, where
they will visit Lieut.. Rowcs parents.
From there Mrs. Rowe will go to Fort
Oglcthorpe, Ga, where She will Join
Lieut. Rowe 1t is as yet undecided
whether the boys will accompany her
to Georgia or remain with their grand
parents in Watcrvlict
An entertainment and dance will be
given at the Town Hall on Friday ev-
cning of this week for the benefit of
the Red Cross The entertainment will
consist of both vocal and violin mum
bers, recitations and a farce How the
Story Grew"
a daughter was born on January IS
ia 1 Of
son Falls, n, y. Mrs, Young was
formerly an Orwell girl, Miss Pauline
Burt
Roy Phelps came on Monday from
Ludlow to spend few days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs c. c. Phelps,
Delbert Bishop was in Lincoln sever
al days last week, where he was call
ed by the illness and death of his
mother
The Fortnightly Club met Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. B. +.
French. After the roll call which was re-
sponded to with anecdotes of famous
Mrs, d. L, Wells read a paper
on Honore Wiltsie and Mrs l.. B. Rowe
gave a review of Mrs. Whistles best
book, "Still Jim" The programme
was concluded by a reading by Mrs.
c. W. Bodfsh
Harry Fitzgerald, George Parron,
Ernest Leroy, Harold Fitzgerald, and
Norman Philion have been called to
appear for medical examination for the
U. S. army.
The Baraca Bible class of the Con-
gregational church met on Tuesday
evening at the home of Rev. L. NJ |
Isaacs.
RIPTON
James Barnard is moving from Mid
dlebury to the home of his father,
here.
Reuben Cove who has been on a