Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-01-03
ORWELL COLUMN
(Mrs. O. S. Wisell, Correspondent


e W. l. Widmer was a Middlebur
visitor Tuesday.
q Dr. {. A. Sergeant came from Bul
lipgton Tuesday evening.
c. E. Walker after two days her
= returned to Castleton Wednesday,
Mr., and Mrs. Ernest Wolcott are tn
parents of daughter born Tuesday
Earl Bessette returned Monday {
resume his studies at the Burlingto
high school,
Louis Rising, U. S. N. has been en-
joying short furlough with his fam
lily here.
. 7. H. Purcell, his son Harold, AM
daughter, Miss Theresa, were in Fai
Haven Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest White are boil
i'll, Mrs. White of pneumonia and Nh
White of influenza.
Mrs, H. A. Hall recently entertained
as a guest her sister, Miss Edith Need
ham of Whiting.
Miss Maude Meecham of Hartford
Conn, is visiting her parents, Mr.. anc
Mrs. ]. NJ Meecham.
Miss Delphine Baker of New Yorl
City is with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Zebulon Baker for the holidays.
The Misses Grace and Mildred
Doane of Burlington are guests of the
Misses Purcell, arriving Tuesday even.
ing.
Miss Amy Ray returned Thursday
of last week to Maiden, Mass, after
week passed at the home of her father
F. E. Ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wolcott have as
guests Mrs Wolcott's sisters, the Misses
Bernice and Therea Reagan of New
York City.
Mr. and Mrs c. L. Munger and
daughter Eleanor visited Mr. and Mrs
Alfred Aines in East Shoreham Christ
mas Day.
Mrs. Agnes Purcell had as over
Christmas guests her two sons, John
of Albany and Lieut.. Bernard Purcell
of Hoboken, N. ].
Mrs Charles Aiken of Benson is for
a time with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
W. c. Hack. Mr.. Hack who is i'll re-
mains about the same.
The Foreign Department of the
Woman's Missionary Society will hold
its meeting at the home of Mrs H
d. Branch next Wednesday afternoon
Miss Maude Barron and Maurice
Carberry of New York City came on
Thursday of last week to be guests of
Miss Banow's sister, Mrs Earl Hop
kins
K. S Young was in Shoreham last
week Wednesday to attend the com
initial services for Ralph Holmes of
Schenectady, n Y, who was brought
to Shoreham for burial
At the annual election of the Con
gregational Sunday School last Sun
day ]. A. Gregory was elected Super
ntendent and E. L. Clark Assistant
Superintendent
J. A. Lavery who has spent a week
with his family here went Tuesday to
Castleton to visit his mother. Mrs.
Sarah Lavery. He returned Wednesday
to Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. Walter LeRock and two daugh-
tiers are at the home of Mrs. LeRock's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. V. Boulia, for a
week. The Misses Marie and Winona
Boulia who have also been guests for
ten days at the Boulia home returned
to Springfield, Mass, Saturday.
Mrs. E. F. tombstone and daughter
Gwyneth and Miss Anne Phelps went
Tuesday of last week to Chittenden
where they were guests of Mrs. John
stones sister Mrs Hart. Upon their
return to Orwell Thursday, they were
accompanied by Maurice keenan, who
came as the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
tombstone. Miss Phelps remained for
longer visit
The funeral of Isaac RAYMOND who
died at the Soldiers Home in Benning
ton Sunday, was held at the Congrega-
tonal Church Tuesday afternoon at
: o'clock, Rev L. NJ. Isaacs officiating
The bearers were A. A. Munger, F. f.
Lille, H. D. Branch and ]. Jenny.
Burial was in the family lot in Noun
tain View Cemetery Mr. Raymond
was born in Orwell in 1888 and lived
here all his life until he removed TO
Brandon about ten years ago. A few
years later he moved to Rutland and
in July last he entered the Soldiers
Home. He is survived by his wife who
resides in Rutland and by one brother
John O. Raymond OF this town.
The Fortnightly Club met Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. d. 1. |
Wells when members and guests listen
ed to the following interesting pro-
,ram; Sketches and Selections of some
American Composers; Roll Call, Lines
rom a favorite song; Edward Nc
Oowen, A sketch of his life and work
With selections from his composition
The Log Cabin, Mrs R. s Young
Arthur Foote A paper by Mrs o. F.
iombeck; ashes of Roses" Song bv
Arthur Foote, Miss Alice Jennings; A
ketch of Ethelbert Nevin by Mrs. w.
!. Jennings with one of his compost
ions Mighty lax a Rose" rendered
" Miss Jennings; A hymn Arm
trOnp" nv C. w Cbadu,;cly ,r,o, ,,:,.a.