Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-02-13
ORWELL COLUMN
(Mrs. o. S. wisell, Correspondent

Fred Patnode oil Brandon spent sew
eral days in town last week
There are two cases of flu in town
Frank Phelps and Fred Grant,
DR.. and Mrs. c. A. Sargent are both
confined to the bed by illness.
Datus Rice of Brdport is helping
to care for his uncle G, L. Smith who
is ill.,
Mrs. G. M. Cook is visiting her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Brookins in
East Mddlebury.
Harold Purcell went on Monday to
Holyoke, Mass, where he has a po-
sition with an electric works
Mrs. Addie Dumas has closed her
house and is spending a month with
her daughter, Mrs. Edward Delahantey
in Fair Haven.
Mrs. Jos. Laffley who has been for
some few weeks caring for her sister
Mrs. Foster Daignault in Vergennes
has returned home.
Judge c. l. Button of Middlebury
and Z. G.. Smith of Burlington will
speak in the interests of the Inter
church Movement at the Ladies Rooms
at o'clock on Thursday of this week.
Light refreshments will be served,
Mrs. Laura Trombley Fortier who
has for some years been a resident of
Orwell until her removal to Rutland
several months ago, died of pneumonia
following influenza at the hospital in
that city on Monday evening, having
been confined to the hospital only
since Thursday. The funeral services
were held in Brandon She is sur
vived by her husband, Joseph Fortier,
her mother, Mrs. Jerry Trombley of
Brandon five sisters, Mrs. Grace Baker
of Florence, Mrs. Ida Jones and Mrs.
Frank LaDuc of Brandon, Mrs. Jerry
White and Mrs. Mary Naylor of Rut-
land, and three brothers, William E.
of Pittsford, Joseph of Brandon and
Andrew of Sudbury.
The many friends of NJ. L. Abbott
who for number of years served as
bookkeeper in w. B. French's store
will be interested in the following item
taken from the Bristol Herald of last
week: an. L. Abbott, representing
o. c. Taylor and Co. of Burlington,
was in town this week In CONVEX
sation with a Herald man he gave a
brief story of a marble and tale de-
post he and his brother, O. R. Abbott
of Chicago, are interested in. They
own the land and one half the quarry
ing interests in verd-antique and
tale quarry situated about two miles
from the railroad station in Braintree
the other half is owned by Clarence
Webster and heirs of Randolph. They
have recently closed fifteen year
contract with the Vermont Marble
Co. of Proctor to develop the quarry
and work is to be commenced in the
early spring
The following is a partial list OF
books which have been added to Or
well Free Library for 1920 by The
State Aid in Maintenance: His Friend
Miss McFarlane, Bosher; The Secret
City, Walpole; Mr.. Standfast, Buchan
The Homestead, Humphrey; Ramsey
Milholland, Harrington; The Flam
lingo Feather, Monroe; Fighters in
Peace, Parkman; Pilgrims of Today
Wade; Boys Life of Abraham Lincoln
Nicolay Viking Stick Papers, Holli
day; The Country Church in the New
World Order, Drummer; Ice Breakers
Games and Stunts, Geister; Our Hum
BILE Helpers, Fabre; The American
Boys Engineering Book, Bond; Little
American History Plays, Hubbard
Fifty Famous Stories Retold, Baldwin
The Blue Fairy Book, Lang; Educa
ting by Story Telling, Gather; Story
Hour Favorites, Harper; Peter ant
Polly in Spring, Lucia A voice Of
the Hills was presented by Mrs G.. L
Smith.
The Congregational Church held it,
annual meeting and election of officer.
on Wednesday evening of last week al
the Ladies Rooms with nearly one
hundred persons present Supper wa.
served from six to eight O'Clock after
which the meeting was called to order
and following a brief devotional ser.
VIZ NilO lCpDllS vi lllG various com
mlttees of the past year were reaC
and accepted The officers and com
mittees then elected to serve for the
ensuing year are: Clerk, O. s. Wisell
Treasurer, d. L, Wells; Auditor, r. s
Hall; Ministrative Committee, Mrs S
! L. Stevens, Mr. and Mrs J. H. Thomas
Mrs. r. c. Young, F. E. Lille, Dea
cons, Pastor, and Clerk; Committee or
Church Meetings, D. L. Wells, J. Z
Williams, E. E. Young; Committee OF
Neighborhood Meetings, w. II. Nick
erson, Miss Emma Mercure, E.
Ross; Committee on Sick, c. H. Lewis
Mrs J. E. Williams, Mrs. c. NJ. Cook
Mrs Geo. Burt, Mrs. c. c. Allen
Miss Mabel Allen, Mrs. c. E. Black
mer; Missionary Committee, Mrs E. Z
Young, D. L. Wells, Mrs c. M. Cook
Social Committee, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B
Needham, Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Blair
Miss Alice Jennings; Board o
Trustees, R. s. Hall, L. W. Cults, c
]. Blair, J. C. Thomas, E. o. Bishop
. R. c. Young, Deacons, and Clerk
Ushers, w. H. Nickerson, F. f. Lille
w. B. Needham, John Hall and Cush
man Young, ]. E. Williams resigna
ton as Deacon was read and it wa
voted that he be excused and elected
Deacon Emeritus. R. c. Young wa
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