Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-06
OR WELL COLUMN
(Mrs. o. S. Wisell. Correspondent

(Mrs. o. S. Wisell, Correspondent
Frank Phelps has the influenza.
Edward Mcintyre has the mumps.
P. J. Waite of Shoreham was in town
Tuesday,
], A, Gregory, who has been ill, is
able to be out again.
Miss Dorothy Bradford spent Satur-
day at her home in Rutland
Miss Blanche Belanger and Fred
Laffley are both ill of grippe colds.
G. L. Smith, who has been ill for
some few weeks, does not IMPROVE.
The Town Auditors examined the
town accounts on Monday and Tues
day.
Arthur King has taken the T. H.
Purcell farm and expects to move his
family there this week,
Beginning with next Sunday, services
at st. Pauls church will begin at ll:45
and 10 alternately
Mrs. Mary Johnson of Albany, N.
Y, is for few days the guest of Mrs.
Martha Bull and Miss Mary Williams.
Mrs. S. J. Mcintyre and son Gilmore
have returned from visiting friends at
Schenectady and Rotterdam Junction,
N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs c. J. Blair are in Poult-
ney, called there by the illness and
death of Mrs. Blair's father. H. R.
Carlton.
Dwight Walker after spending sew
eral days with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs Hiram Walker, returned to Rut-
land on Saturday.
Corinne, the little daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs A. H. Belanger, is having
serious ear trouble as the result of re-
cent grippe cold
Clarence Belanger and Joseph Dun
don attended the play "The Better
Ole" in Rutland Friday evening, re-
turning Saturday evening
The Home Department of the Wom-
ans Missionary society will hold its
meeting next Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. B. E. French.
Miss Dodge, who has been caring
for Mrs. Eva Cults, returned to Bur
lington Saturday. Mrs. Cults is able
to be about the house on crutches.
Miss Bertha Racette pleasantly en-
tertained a party of young friends at
her home Thursday evening of last
week in honor of her twelfth birthday.
Ninety-fve couples attended the For
ester's Annual Ball held at the Town
Hall Wednesday evening of last week.
Fine music, an excellent supper and
good time is the universal report
Mrs George Thayer, who suffered a
severe shock of paralysis last week is
somewhat improved Her sons, George,
Barnard and Walter of Florence were
called home and her sister, Mrs Mar
garet Wood of Brandon is also here
Owing to blocked roads neither R. |
F. d. carrier was able to make his
route on Saturday or Monday On !
efforts to shovel out the roads |
were given up after one man had
frozen both ears and it was found
that horses were unable to endure the y
severe cold, although well blanketed
The thermometer at noon registered |
Is degrees below zero in Orwell vii
lage and was several degrees lower in
some other parts of the town.
The Fortnightly Club was most
entertained Tuesday after
noon by Mrs R. S. Hall and Mrs D. L.
Wells at the home of Mrs Wells. The
program comprised the Roll Call which
was responded to with patriotic quo
tations; A talk on the Yellowstone
National Park, Illustrated by radi-
opticon views by Mrs. Wells; a reading
from Little Citizens" by Mrs. L. N.
Bessette; and piano solo by both
Mrs. W. A. Jennings and Mrs J. H. ,
Thomas. A pleasant feature of the
social hour was the bringing in of a
large cake surmounted with lighted
candles in honor of the birth
day anniversary of Mrs. Jennings, one
Of the members.