Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-03-26
ORWELL COLUMN
(Mrs. o. S. Wisell, Correspondent


ford. Conn.
Mrs. ]. A. Gregory was in Brandon
Saturday.
!. A. Gregory was a Fair Haven
visitor on Saturday.
Schools in town closed last Friday
for two weeks vacation.
Mrs. c. A. Sargent has as guest
Miss Woodson of Wells River.
w. w. Martin of Proctor was
weekend guest at o. B. Roots.
John Sullivan has gone to Hartford,
Conn, where he has employment
Dr. E. F. tombstone went Tuesday
to spend several days in Rutland.
Paul Burt of Binghamton, N, Y, is
visiting his mother, Mrs. Ida Burt.
O. S. Wisell, who has been i'll of
pneumonia, is able to be out again
Miss Beatrice Doane is home from
Somerville Mass, to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs, O. s. Doane.
Mrs Arthur Delano of East Shore
ham was Friday guest of Mrs. ]. c.
Thomas.
Mrs Effie Dedrick and William East
on of Putnam, ~ " were recent
guests at o. B. Roots,
A. A. Munger will work in the Orwell
Cheese factory during the coming sea-
son.
Mrs. Imogene Cook and son, c. M,
Cook, who have both been i'll of grip
colds are better.
Ralph Foote of Cornwall was in town
Monday working for the Shoreham
Telephone Company.
Mrs. F. ]. Sargent of Richford is a
guest for week at the home of her
son, Dr. c. A, Sargent.
Ernest White, who underwent a re-
cent operation for appendicitis, is
making a satisfactory recovery.
Mrs. T. H. Purcell went Wednesday
of last week to Burlington to visit at
the home of Mrs. D. w. Doane.
George Doane and Albert Fitzgerald,
who have been for several months in
Medford, Mass, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Collette of
Medford, Mass, are guests of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jeddie Collette.
The Misses Marguerite and Helen
Munger were recent guests of their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs, Alva Mum
ger in East Shoreham.
Miss Ellen Allen, who was called
here to care for her sister, Miss Mabel
Allen who has been quite i'll, returned
to Keene, N. H., Saturday.
Mrs. Racette is i'll of tonsilitis. D.
A. LeDuc is also ILL., John, the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Leonard who
was threatened with pneumonia is bet
ter
Orwell Free Library has been pre-
sented with two books; "a Man for the
Ages, the gift of Mrs. Charles Gardi-
ner and "a Little Maid of Ticonder-
oga' the gift of Mrs. Martha Bull.
Rev. L. M. Isaacs has sold his NOV
ing picture equipment in the Orwell
Town Hall to the directors of the
Wright memorial Library. The same
high class pictures that have been
had in the past will continue to be
shown The first program under the
new management will be given Friday
evening, April 9, with dance following
the pictures
The Board of Trustees Of the Con
gregational Church met Monday eve
ming at the home of O. s. Wisen and
organized by electing the following off
GERS President, J. E. Williams; clerk,
o. s. Wisell; ways and means com
mittee, E. o. Bishop, E E. Young and
d. L. Wells; prudential committee, o.
S. Wisell, c. J. Blair and R. S. Hall
finance committee, J. E. Williams, D.
L. Wells and E. f. Young; cemetery
committee, R c. Young.
Clarence Laffley has moved in to the
Ducharme house in Orwell village,
Fred Laffley taking his place on the
farm of Mrs. Marion Vail, while Leo
Ashley has moved to the Mrs Martha
Griswold farm which was vacated by
Fred Laffley. Everett Putney has
moved to the o. B. Root farm. Lee
Kinsman will carry on the w. A. Jen-
nings farm for the coming year James
Kimberley will move to the farm of
G. d. Bush, and Moses Bushey will
come from Rutland to operate the farm
Of Henry Rising
Mrs William Preseau died suddenly
at her home Monday evening She had
been in usual health and had that after
noon been to Orwell village and later
performed her usual household duties.
Early in the evening she complained
of being i'll and faint and died before
help could be summoned. Acute in
digestion and heart disease is thought to
have been the cause of her death. Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Preseau of Rutland
and Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Guyette of
Proctor arrived Tuesday, called by the
death of their mother.