Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-02-28
ORWELL COLUMN
(Mrs. Q. S. Wisell, CORRESPONDENCE

John Cain was in Rutland Tuesday.
Fred LeDuc has purchased a touring
car
Rev. L. NJ Isaacs spent Friday in
Burlington.
Mrs. Julia Brown who has been i'll
is recovering.
County Agent, l. n Bartlett of Mid
dlebury has been for a few days in
town.
o. S. Wisell who has been suffering
from a bruised hand, has resumed his
work
Mrs. f. E. Walker of Waterford, N.
Y, is a guest at o. B. Roots arriving
Tuesday
Mrs. c. l. Stay of Burlington spent
the weekend as the guest of Mrs. E.
F, tombstone.
Henry Rising has rented his farm to
Edward Orchard of Shoreham for the
coming season.
Mrs. ]. c. Thomas and infant son,
Sidney, returned from Rutland Thurs
udy VI last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Hall of Port Hen
ry, N. Y, were with relatives here from
Saturday till Monday.
Edward Heminway of Manchester
came Saturday evening to be for several
days guest at G. c. Phelps.
]. E. Conway and family were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Conway in
Rutland for several days last week
Mrs. Otis Doane is ill of pleurisy
Her daughter, Miss Blanche came on
Tuesday from Albany, N. Y, to care
for her.
S. F. Desjadon was kicked by a COW
Saturday afternoon. He received sew
eral bad cuts around one eye and his
nose was broken in two places.
A. A. Saunders, whose valuable
hound dog had been missing for over a
week, found the animal dead in the
fields near East Creek Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Johnson who has been
for several days the guest of Mrs. S. c
Bull and Miss Williams, returned Mon
day to her home in Albany, N. Y.
William Bascom entertained hi,
young friends to the number of twenty.
one at his home Wednesday evening OF
last week, the occasion being his birth
day.
The meeting of Hands Cove Chapter
d. A. R., which was to have been held
Saturday February %, at the home OF
Mrs. d. L. Wells, was postponed for
one week
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs A. c. Plue and Mr.. and Mrs II
F. Warren were in Ticonderoga on
Tuesday to attend the funeral of d
C Bascom.
w S. King suffered severe fall on
Sunday, injuring his shoulder DR.
] P. J. Cummings OF Ticonderoga wa,
called, who found no bones broken but
a severe strain.
The Orwell Red Cross shipped or
Monday the following finished articles.
80 housewives, 80 comfort kits, 10 petit
coats, 10 girls dresses, IA sweaters, and
- pairs of socks
Miss Fife Phelps went on Monday IL
Rutland where she will visit for few
days her sister, Miss Mildred at the
Rutland hospital
Mrs. Ella Houseman, while carrying
pail of boiling water last week Wednes
day caught her foot in a rug and fell
spilling the water on her arm and hant
which were badly burned.
The following program is announced
for Red Cross benefit motion picture!
at Orwell Town Hall: Feb. 2S-"Tht
Biggest Show on Earth" with EniC
Bennett; March 7-"Bab's Burglar
with Marguerite Clark; March IA
Sunshine Man" with Ann Penning
tom March 2l-"The Little American
with Mary Pickford; March Is Lit
tie Miss Optimist" with Vivian Martin
With each of the above pictures will b,
shown an installment of the official wa
picture "The Far Flung Battle Line
Mrs. Harriet Heminway Bascom dice
last Friday morning at the home of he
daughter, Mrs. R. s. Hall The funera
was held from her late home on Mon
day at one O'Clock and was largely at
tended. Rev. L. M. Isaacs officiatet
Miss Fannie Brown sang the solo
Under His Wings" The bearers wer
R. S. Hall, R. A. Hall, H. A. Hall, ant
A. c. Plue Burial was beside her hus
band, the late Henry Bascom, in Noun
tain View cemetery Those in atten
dance from out of town were Mr.. ant
Mrs. R. A. Hall of Port Henry, N. Y
Edward Heminway of Manchester, MI
and Mrs. Harry Collins of Brandon
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Burge, Mrs. l.
Sharon, N. c. Jones, DR. Mary Platt
and Miss Farr of Shoreham Mrs Bas
com has lived her entire life in Orwell
where she was born 76 years ago Fo
years she has been a most faithful ant
active member OF the Congregations
Church She was also a member o
Hands Cove Chapter D. A. R. She i
n survived by two daughters, Mrs. r.