The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-02
CHELSEA
State VS.. Anna Felch, Murder Case, to
Come Up at June Term of Court


Come Up at June Term of Court
The drawing of the petit jury for tn
June term of Orange county court ha1
been delayed somewhat awaiting the de
cision of the supreme court in the cas-
brought to test the validity of the &C
passed by the recent legislature Great
ing jury commission in each county
whose duty it is to select the names Of
jurors from each town in the county t.
oe placed in the jury box from which are
drawn the jurors The supreme court
handed down its decision the first OF the
week upholding the act as good law and
on Tuesday Sheriff Reed at the office OF
the county clerk drew the following list
Of Jurors for the June term, who are
summoned to appear at 2 o'clock III the
afternoon of Monday, June ii, at which
time the jury work will be taken up:
Bradford, Harvey W. Eaton and Wesley
L. Doe; Braintree, S. A Hutchinson and
Charles Bent; Brookfeld, A. L. Sargent
and i. +. Richardson; Chelsea, Elgn ID.
Barnes and George L. Hayward; Cornth,
Il. +. Jewell and Charles L. Clark; Fair
lee, Lee Andrews and w. c. Ordway;
Newbury, Scott Fellows and TAFT M.
Richie; Orange, Il. A. Cutler and g. w.
Emerson; Randolph, II. NJ. Gaylord and
A. A. Neibaum Strafford, John Darling
and Frank Cook; Thetford, j. G. French
and Otis d. Bond; Topsham, Fred E.
Bagley and William K. Hight; Tun-
bridge, George II. Granger and Harry o.
Flint; Vershire, Vance ID. Conant and
A. w. Hoyt; Washington, A. L. Patter-
son and E. NJ Seaver; West Fairleesl c.
Carleton and III. c. Johnson; Williams
town, Joseph Daley and George Simonds.
The June term OF court will be formally
opened on the 9TH day of June, when a
recess win be taken until 2 o'clock Mon
day afternoon of June ii. The trial
calendars for the June term show II
cases set for trial by jury and nine
cases set for trial by the court and in
addition to the cases set for trial there
will be a number of criminal cases for
trial. chief among which is the case OF
State VS.. Anna Felch, who will be tried
for the murder of her husband, who was
found dead in his sugar house in Tops
ham in April, 1916, having been shot
through the head, and the respondent,
who has been confined in Jail during the
past year, is charged with having fired
the fatal shot. There will also be a
large number of divorce cases heard.
Miss Annie Sleeper of Rutland was a
guest of her mother, Mrs. Abbie F.
Sleeper, at her home on North Main
street several days last week, as was also |
Milo l.. Sleeper of Straiford over the
week end recess.
Road Commissioner Charles II. Baraw |
started the road machine on the east side |
of the town the first of the week, as did |
Road Commissioner Albert G. Bradshaw
on the west hill last week.
Julien c.. Hood, who has been spending I
two weeks on business in New York and
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Gail |
Hood Helmer in Nyack, n. Y, arrived
home Saturday evening, making the trip
from Nyack by automobile.
Lee r. Whitney. who has been driving
the Barre stage for the past year has
his services in that capacity
and his place is taken by Wallace H.
Sanborn.
At the regular monthly communication
Of George Washington lodge, No. 81, F.
and A. NJ, held Thursday evening there
was work on the NJ. NJ. degree, after
which light refreshments were served by
the stewards.
Miss Mary Darling went last week to
Boston to be the guest for time at the
home of her uncle, Gen. Charles X Oar
ling.
Mrs. Theron D. Spear died at her home
on South Main street Tuesday morning
following several months illness with
Bright's disease. Besides her husband,
she is survived by four brothers and
me sister, and also daughter. The
,rothers are, William Carpenter, who re-
ides in North Dakota, Jason Carpenter
# st. Johnsbury, Adelbert B. Carpenter,
Who resides in Somerville, Mass, and
Walter L. Carpenter of Tunbridge. The
lister is Mrs. William o. Austin of
'rookfield and the daughter, who is un-
married, lived with her mother. Funeral
ervices were held Thursday at III o'clock
/. m. and the remains were taken to YER
hire for burial beside her former hus- ,
and, whose name was Church.
Carleton Slack, who was recently op-
rated ON for the removal of cataract
rom one eye, is making good recovery
nd will soon be having the full use of 1
is eye.
DR.. Stearns of South Royalton, who is
ocated there as a veterinary surgeon, q
vas called here last week to treat !
orse for Fred II. Bohonon, which was
cry sick.