The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
BETHEL
Steps Taken to Wind Up Affairs of Roy
alton Academy.

steps taken 10 Wind UP Analfs OF Roy
alton Academy.
The petition OF Royalton academy
brought 10 wind up the corporation, wal
; heard before Chancellor Willard W
Miles At the office of Wallace Batcheldel
March 10. Present; In behalf OF the
academy, Rev. Levi Wild, president, and
William skinner and George X. Tag
CART, trustees. Wallace and Charles
Batchelder, attorneys; for the town OF
Bethel John j. Wilson; for town of Roy
alton, A. G. Whitman; for town of Roch-
ester, T.. ii. Edgerton. As a preliminary
TO the process of winding up the affairs
Of the corporation, the chancellor issued
a formal order dissolving IL, and APP,
pointed William Skinner OF Royalton re.
ceiver. Notice to the creditors % file
claims with the chancellor within three
months was issued. Representatives of
the different towns and others in inter
est were practically agreed as to the es-
sential facts in the matter and so il was
arranged that a statement of facts be
prepared and signed, which will stand
as the agreed statement of the case, and
upon which the decree will be based.
The principal question presented in
this proceeding involves the reassign
ment of the rents of the so-called gram
mar school lands in Royalton, Bethel
and Rochester which were formerly
granted to the use of the academy.
With the dissolution of the corporation,
these lands and the rents derived from
the leases thereof will be for reassign-
ment. Although there was some differ
ence OF opinion expressed as TO the pre-
else method that should be adopted in
reassigning the rents, it was practically
agreed that the rents should go to the
benefit of education in the towns where
the land lies. the details of the scheme |
being a matter for the further consid /
Grafton of the chancellor. In addition to |
the foregoing lands, there are other lands |
given the academy and small amount /
of money donated to it, This latter
will be disposed of in some manner for
the benefit of the district nearest the
old academy, although the details of
that plan are not perfected in any way.
the case presents novel
question, not often before the courts,
md calls for a high degree of painstak-
ing effort on the part of the chancellor.
Judge Miles had the subject well in hand
soon after the hearing opened, notwith-
standing the fact that it was but recent
y brought to his notice.
George Newton has moved downstairs
n Charles Lilley's house and Timothy
IfcQueenie has moved from the Pease
louse to the upper tenement in the Lii .
ey house.
Judge Willard w. Miles left for his :
ome in Barton yesterday. after spend 7
hg two days here on court business. He ;
; fine example of health and strength, !
Though II years of age
j. F. Demers has made arrangements n
0 run breadcart at White River juno y
ion. Harold Smelling viii have charge v
/ it, 7
last Tuesday was the 10th birthday c
f Mrs. Helen Woods and in her honor b
Tr. and Mrs. Palmiro Rossi entertained n
everal of her friends that evening.
Miss Florence Pierce of Warren is u
listing at f. S. Tewksbury's. Miss y :
earle Tewksbury is at home from .
saching in Warren.
Judge w W. Miles yesterday consid- /
red the application of Harriet Clogston !,
itchfield, daughter of Elmer Clogston 4
Royalton, for leave to assume the
ire and custody of both her minor chill a,
ZEN. The hearing was at the office of m
Ealace Batchelder and Charles Batch n,
der appeared for the petitioner. The ht
lsband of the petitioner, Raymond
tchfield. did not appear. On the evil w
nee produced the court found that the M
lsband was unfit to have the care of or
Their child and granted the petition of to
e mother to extend over such time as
ay intervene between now and the final 81
airing in the case. The testimony dis st
,sed a wretched condition Of affairs in
e home of young Litchfeld. from which la.
was evident to the court that he was W,
fit to control the bringing up of his
ildren. ha
The Universalist ladies' union met be
sterday with Mrs. P. L. Martin he
The Bethel Chrome Tanning company tn
II have excellent fire protection from
new $4,000 gallon tank, at an eleva- 10
:. e.ra,,,,I -, :, -, - a",.. da
RIouhu, NOW III pace ana nearly
npleted. A complete automatic sprink =
outfit for inside protection was in
lied some time ago. The new steel e,.'
xer. surmounted by the huge tank, is Pa
'eal addition to the landscape and gives 81
imposing air to the tannery plant. nv ~,
rhe village schools closed to-day for of
two weeks vacation. nv
A u pinaIou of AT;JJIasov 1,os -
Bascom house yesterday. a s
Hiss Lena Lyford returned yesterday ing
m Hanover, n. H., where she recently A.
lerwent an operation for appendicitis. J
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SOUTH RANDOLPH J