Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-24
ORWELL COLUMN

Charles Phelps spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Rutland.
Miss Flora Bowker of Brandon is
guest at G, r, Burnell's.
Mr.. Bashaw of Springfield, Mass, is
visiting at Victor Boulia's.
Miss Thelma Lille spent several
days last week with friends in Rutland
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cain and Mrs.
!. E, Williams were in Rutland Mon
day.
Miss Alice Warren, Mrs. L. F. Lille,
and K. R. Burnell we're in Rutland
Saturday.
Harold Purcell has been for several
days in Ticonderoga receiving throat
treatment.
Miss Grace Leonard of Vergennes is
guest at the home of her brother
James Leonard
The basketball team will give
dance and supper at the Town Hall
Tuesday, the 28th.
John A. Logan Post, G. A. R., met
Tuesday at the home of H. E. Hack.
Dinner was served
The Misses Fife and Lucia Phelps
are home from Burr and Burton Semi
nary, Manchester, for the holidays.
William Bascom of Gushing Acad-
envy, Ashburnham, Mass, is with his
parents for the Christmas vacation.
Henry Prescott of Middlebury and
his son Charles Prescott of Proctor
were Sunday guests at Mrs. Julia Con-
keys
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Barnard and
Elmer White visited at the home of
Mr. Barnard's brother Burton Barnard
in Brandon Sunday.
Miss Marie Boula came Saturday
from Springfield Mass, to spend few
days with her people here before going
to Florida for the winter.
Miss Alice Jennings, who underwent
recent operation for appendicitis at
the Mary Fletcher hospital, was able
to return home Monday evening.
The application of the Orwell Free
Library for State Aid has been favor
ably acted upon and books to the
value Of $50 will be received soon.
Miss Marion Bessette from Ticon-
deroga and her brother Earl from Bur
lington. are with their parents Mr. and
Mrs. L. N Bessette for the holidays.
The friends of Harold Arthur here
will be pleased to learn that he has
received an appointment as page in the
coming session of the Vermont Legs-
lature
Rev Robert Lawton of Island Pond
has accepted the call to become the
pastor of the Congregational Church
and will begin his duties Sunday, Jan
uary %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Laffley went
Tuesday to Worcester, Mass, where
thew will spend a week at the homes
of Mrs Laffley's sisters, Mrs Alex
Welch and Mrs. Leo PARCEL.
Mrs. Mabel Fortier and son Arnold
were in Burlington from Thursday I'M
til Saturday where the latter under
went an operation for the removal of
tonsils and adenoids at the Fanny Al
len hospital.
The pupils Of the village school con-
tributed at the Christmas season $3.50
through the Literary Digest to the
Hover Children Feed Fund and $3.50
to the Junior Red Cross.
There was large attendance at the
Christmas tree entertainment OF St
Paups church which was held at the
town hall Monday evening. The hall
was tastefully decorated, the stage
being especially attractive with the
stockings hung from the mantlepiece
above the glowing fire in the open
CRATE, and the gaily ornamented Christ
mas tree The program given was:
Recitation Santa Claus is Coming
Warren Desiadon song Holy Night"
Agnes Fortier; recitation, christmas
Dinner" Arthur Goddard; piano solo,
Theodore Longe OF Rutland recitation,
"Lengthen the Stocking, Agnes For
tier exercise, a Don't Believe" Ar
thur Goddard, Thomas and Arthur
Sullivan; recitation. Look up the
Chimney" Agnes LaDuc; song, "Star
of the East" the Misses Mildred and |
Marguerite Ouilette; exercise Christ
mas Candles" Corinne Belanger and !
Rayo Ouilette; recitation, Helen Des-
jadon; song, "Sing Me to Sleep" Mar
guerite Ouilette; piano duet Miss
Longe and Theodore Longe; Good |
Night Song. Rayo Ouilette and Cor
inne Belanger All the numbers were
exceptionally good and several were en-
cored, little Rayo Ouilette and Corinne
Belanger in the Good Night Song"
being called back again and again
Much credit is due Miss Irene Longe
who had charge OF the entertainment
Rev. F. A. Walsh then presented the
prizes in the Catechism classes which
were awarded thus: First Class. LIST,
Ouilette, 2nd, Arthur God
dard and Arnold Fortier; Second Class:
1st. Arthur Sullivan, End, Helen Des-.
iadon; Third Class LIST. Thomas Sui
Ivan. Special Contest: LIST, Arthur
Goddard, 2nd, Arthur Sullivan; Most
faithful Acolyte, David Woodward.
Rev. FIR. Leddie of Burlington then
gave brief talk on "The Meaning of
Christmas"