Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-18
ORWELL COLUMN
(Mrs. O. S. Wisell, Correspondent

M !. Cronin of Hartford Conn,
come Saturday to visit at the home OF
Dan Cain.
Miss Mollie Hack Of Keene N. H.,
has been spending several days with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. II, E. Hack
Orwell readers will be interested to
learn that Mr.. and Mrs. !. ID. Carberry
of Pelham Manor N. Y, left February
II for Florida where they will visit
Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Daytona,
Palm Beach and Miami.
Mrs B. J. Barber, who has been suf-
fering from felon in the palm of her
hand was obliged, because of the de
velopment Of blood poisoning, to 60 on
Wednesday of last week to the Moses
Hospital in Ticonderoga where DR.. ].
P, ]. Cummins gave her surgical treat
ment. Mrs. Barber was obliged to re-
main at the hospital but is doing well.
The spelling contest at the Young
school house on Saturday evening be-
tween the pupils of the Young and
Village schools resulted in victory
for the latter when Miss Edith Bas-
com was declared the winner The
Young school realized the sum OF $14
from the Box social held the same eve
ming, which will be used to purchase a
school clock.
The two games of basketball played
at the town hall on Saturday evening
between the senior and junior teams
of Orwell and Shoreham, resulted as
follows: Juniors, Orwell, 36-Shoreham
~ Seniors, Shoreham 33-Orwell 81.
The latter was a tie game, the score
being 81 to 81 at the end of the second
half. The time was extended for five
minutes, in which Shoreham made the
basket which decided the game.
The Congregational Sunday School
observed Lincoln's Birthday Sunday
with appropriate exercises. The pro-
gram included readings by Mrs. E. F.
tombstone, the Misses Munroe Van
Avery and Mashak and by Cushman
Young, and the song "Tenting To
night" by the quartet Rev and Mrs.
Lawton, Miss Marguerite Munger and
F. E. Lille. Irving F. Steadman,
veteran of more than four years ser
vice in the Civil War, gave a most in
teresting talk, describing his service
during the months after he had been
released from Libby prison while he
was doing sentinel duty around the
White House as a member of the In
valid's Relief Corps and later as Cor
poral on the staff of his uncle Gen
Wisewell when he performed messen-
ger duty in and around Washington
Mr.. Steadman was the only one present
Sunday who had seen Mr. Lincoln and
he graphically described the times he
had seen and talked with him. 1t was
a worthwhile narrative.
Nita Todriff
Miss Nita Todrff, aged fourteen
years, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos
eph Todriff of Rutland, died Thursday
February 10, from complied
tons following an illness of pneumonia
at the home of her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Cassavaugh
The funeral was held Saturday morn
ing at St Pauls church Rev F A.
WEIGH officiating. The bearers were
Henry and Harold Purcell, Louis and
Harry Fitzpatrick. Louis Boulia and
Dallas Laffley. The body was placed
in the vault at Mountain View GENE
-ery. Miss Todriff leaves besides her
parents and grandparents sister Dor
1thy and two brothers Chester and
Roy Those attending the services !
rom out of town were: Mrs. Allison
Wisell Jericho; Mrs Julia Bruce, Peter
md Solomon Todriff of Rutland, Mrs
John Shorkey of Brandon and Mr. and
Mrs. Parker of Chazey, N. y.