Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-17
CORNWALL NEWS
(Mrs. C. II. Lane, Correspondent

WHO underwent an operation last N~SN
IN Burlington is favorable
The Register was notified by health
officer ]. S. Wing that there would be
no services at the church next Sunday
and that the schools would be closed
next week.
There will be a parcels post sale and
entertainment with light refreshments
at the church parlors next Friday even
ing under the auspices of the Woman's
Missionary society
The annual meeting of the Whatso-
ever Circle was held at the home Of
Mrs. George Thompson on Thursday
January g. and the following officers
officers were elected; president, Mrs.
L. p. Pratt; vice president, Mrs. f.
+. Foote; secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
r. r. Robbins
The annual business meeting, roll
call, and dinner of the Congregational
church was held at their edice Sat
urday about 800 being present The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year; moderator, +. H. War
ner; clerk, l. L. Hamblin; treasurer,
r. r. Robbins; collector, Mrs c. II
James; business committee, f. II.
Warner, c. N. Morse L. NJ. Stone;
Supt Sunday school, J. s. Wing assis-
tants, E. H. Matthews and E H Peet
Dinner was served in the parlors. The
Rev. c. c. Merrill gave an interesting
address in the afternoon.
Starr Eells, a gunners mate on the
battleship Wyoming is in town on
visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tru-
man Eells. This is Mr.. Eells' first visit
home since his enlistment Apr. u, 1917
The Wyoming was one of the north
sea fleet, and was stationed some of
the time at the Firth of Forth, and
the Orkney Islands. 1t was also Adj
miral Sims flagship which met and
escorted the George Washington with
President Wilson aboard, to Brest, be-
fore returning to the U S. and partici-
pating in the naval parade in New
York harbor December 20. Mr.. Eells
goes to Boston the early part of next
week to visit his sisters who reside
there
The sudden death of J. Howard At
wood, who died at his home in Corn
wall last Saturday has drawn from the
entire community expressions of sor-
row, regret and sympathy for the affliCt-
ed family Mr. Atwood was born in
Cornwall April "A. 1873, only son of
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Atwood and
was united II marriage June 26, 1901
to Miss Lena Frost, daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Norman A. Frost
who survives him, also one daughter
Christine, his father and mother, and
one sister Mrs Arthur ID. Parkhill
Mr. Atwood drove to Middleburv
Friday afternoon for his daughter who
is in school there, during the evening he
was taken with severe pain which he
attributed to acute indigestion, and
summoned a physician, but about 10
O'Clock suffered a cerebral hemorrhage
which affected one side Saturday morn
ing he seemed to be recovering, I'M
til about 3 o'clock another hemorrhage
occurred and he lived only a few min
utes. Mr. Atwood was the represent
alive i'll the General Assembly in 1917,
and had held many of the Gees of
trust within the gift of the town, and
at the time of his decease was a mem
Der of the board of listers and school
directors, having served nine and eight
years conSecutively with each. His
funeral was largely attended Wednes-
day at | o'clock at the Congregational
church. Union Lodge No 2, +. and A.
NJ. of Middlebury, of which he was a
member, conducted the funeral rites
of their order The Rev Christopher
Hamlin officiated Zone Sweetly Sol
emn Thought" was rendered by Vim.
MacMurtry, Mrs Porter accompanist.
The profusion of floral offerings were
silent emblems of esteem The bearers
were Messrs H S. Cobb, c, H. Lane,
F. E. Foote, Judson Stevens and c.
/. Witherell of town and Solomon
Aines. of Middlebury The interment
was in Prospect cemetery in the south
part of the town. Among those who
were present from out of town were
Mrs. Hattie Frost Silliker, Mrs At
woods sister of Port Arthur Ontario,
Mr. and Mrs. Alverton Jones and
Clayton Jones of Sudbury, Mr. and
Mrs Mervin Twitchell and Mr.. and
Mrs Roscoe Mr.. Damon and Mr.
Peacock of Middlebury