The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-17
BETHEL
Commission Hears Stockbridge VS.. Cham
plain Realty Co.

plain kealty 70.
i A band of commissioners made up Of
Z. w. Smith of Wells River, j. Il. Da
Wis of Sherburne and G. H. Willis Of
Rutland sat at Gaysville Tuesday and
/ in the case of the town of Stockbridgt
vs. the Champlain Realty Co. The pc
titioner's witnesses were heard Tuesday
and the defendants Wednesday. The
town claims that during the high water
on March 81 when several bridges were
swept away, damages were caused the
town by logs of the company, estimated
in the case of the principal bridge at
| So 1000. Several of the towns witnesses
| testified that they saw logs hit the
abutments of the bridges. The company
at Wednesdays hearing, held at the Ma
tional White River bank, introduced as
expert witnesses, H. NJ Mcintosh of Bur
lmgton, Percy Smith of Wells River and
Fred l.. Dudley of Randolph to show
that the bridges were not properly con-
structed to resist pressure. The COM
mission was named by the probate court
of the district of Hartford, in accord
ance with q section of the act of 1896
granting the use of the river for floating
logs, which provides that in case of a
disagreement as to damages, the pro-
bate court shall name commission
whose award shall be final Counsel in
the case are M. M. Wilson of Randolph
for the petitioners, Judge f. II. Edger-
ton of Rochester and j. C. Sherburne of
Randolph for the defendants. No deci-
sion has been announced as yet in the
similar case of d. L. Parker against the
same company heard by similar board
last month.
Mrs. Ruth Dickey of Springfield, Mass,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Z. p.
Fisher
An automobile party from Detroit
came Wednesday to Robert Il. Burnett's
after leisurely trip. In the party were
Mr.. ard Mrs. Guy A. Miller and three
children, and Edward L. Miller.
DIR. and Mrs. George r. Davis have
returned from ten days vacation in
Boston, where the doctor took course
of study in diseases of the stomach and
infant feeding.
The following from Wednesdays Bos-
ton Journal is of local interest as Chap
lain Charlton was pastor of the Bethel
Methodist church a few years ago: "The
term of shore duty has expired for the
chaplain of the navy yard Charles Mag
nus Charlton, who has been stationed at
the navy yard since Aug. Is, 1910. After
a short leave of absence he will be or
dered to sea. He is the only Massachu-
sets chaplain on the active list and
ranks as a commander. Chaplain Arthur
w. Stone, who now is at Swanton, VT.
on leave of absence, will succeed him."
A daughter was born July 10 to Mr.
and Mrs. W. o. Bailey.
Mrs. w. C. LaRock slipped on the
floor of her house Sunday and fell on
the range so as to fracture two or three
ribs.
John Manning suffered compound
fracture of the lower leg during the
baseball game last Saturday between the
Bethel and Graniteville teams, and is
doing well at the home of his uncle,
w. c. Manning.
The old concert hall on the third floor
Of the Bethel inn has been made over
into. ten sleeping rooms which are now
being fitted with steam heating appar-
atus. Harley H. Shepard is doing the
work. This will give the inn thirty
six sleeping rooms.
Mrs. Ralph W. Gyner and son, George,
ire guests at J. F. Ripleys.