Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-05-23
BRTDPORT NEWS

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(Mrs. C. A. Pratt, Correspondent
Jewett F. Wing is home from France
Oscar Cover was ia Shoreham Sum
day.
Mrs. Laura Lamb is i'll with the
measles.
Miss Pauline Fletcher was home over
Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Bessette visited her par
ents in Shoreham Thursday.
F. R. Harris who was i'll the first Of
the week is somewhat improved.
Miss Elizabeth Hamilton returned
from the Mary Fletcher hospital Mon
day.
Miss Maytie King sland spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs c. A. or
ton of Cornwall.
Miss Mamie St. John was in Rut-
land Saturday on business On her
return she stopped at Shoreham over
Sunday
Mrs H. L. Hemenway, who recently
underwent a serious operation at the
Mary Fletcher Hospital returned home
Sunday.
The program of the Grange meeting
next Tuesday evening will be in charge
of the officers, each responding to the
roll-call as his fancy, or ability, die
tates.
Harold Wemette, who has entered the
employ of the Bridport Cooperative
Dairy Company as assistant cheese
maker, is moving his household goods
into the house which is being vacated
by c. P. Elitharp.
Preparations are being made for the
Children's Day service the second Sun
day in June and all girls and boys who
would like to help in the service are in
vted to meet at the vestry Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock.
M. 7. Wolcott is recovering from a
broken rib which although painful has
not interrupted his service as mail car
rier. The falling through floor which
was up for repairs in his dairy barn,
was the cause OF the fracture.
A social will be held at the vestry
next week Thursday, May 90. A short
program will be given and a good sup
per served by the ladies of the Congre-
gational church 1t is hoped that many
will wish to come and enjoy the social
hour.
At the special town meeting Tuesday
evening on additional tax of 2j per cent
was voted to meet the demands of the /.
State requirement This brings up the
total to 1875 cents on a dollar of the
Grand List Fifty dollars was appro-
priated for the library.
A meeting of farmers was held Tues
day evening to discuss the plans Of the
Wool Growers Association. of which
there are at present eleven members in
town. The meeting was addressed by
Stowell Witherell and r. NJ. Osborne of
County Agent Bartlett was
also present The marketing problem
was the particular subject of debate. A.
J. S. Dukett is the local chairman.
Rev. John O. Haarvig of Boston
spoke at the Congregational church
Sunday in the interests of the Pilgrim
Memorial Fund which has for its OBJ
ject the providing of old-age annuities
for the ministers of the denomination.
over two hundred dollors
was pledged to the service and this
amount was substantially increased by
calls on those who were not at church,
during the afternoon and on Monday,
so that in all nearly four hundred dol
lars was secured for the worthy cause.
Lewis S. Burwell, OF whose death
brief mention was made in last weeks
Register, was born in Bridport Jan.
q, 1888, the son of Allen and Sallie
johnson Burwell At the age of 2l
he enlisted in the service of his coun-
try with Co. B, 14th Regt. Vt. Vol
1nteers and saw months of service in
he War of the Rebellion, being honor
ably discharged July 30, 1868. Incited
)y patriotic zeal by the disturbance at
ST. Adams, he re-enlisted January 6,
1865, in Co. NJ, lst Regt- of 18th Caval-
y, from which service he was honorab-
" discharged in July of the same year.
Mr. Burwell was a successful farmer
ana at one time prominent breeder OF
Merino sheep. He is survived by his
wife Lucy Whitford, a daughter, Laura
Burwel Lamb, and a grandson Hal
'ey B. Lamb. The funeral was held
Friday, Rev w. S. Boardman and Rev.
Hervey Gulick officiating. Two solos,
Abide With Me and Hiding in Thee,
we're rendered by Mrs Boardman. Bur
al was in the Village cemetery.