The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-31

ergies were devoted largely to the
grange, of which he was an active mem.
Der many years, serving as treasurer Of
Rising Star grange and treasurer Of
White River Valley Pomona grange by
many successive elections until his vol
untary retirement last year. lie was a
valued friend and supporter Of the Con.
gregational church,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. LaRock and their
grandson, lyman Bailey, spent last week
sugaring at Henry J. Mobiles in Royal
ton
Miss Grace Persons was here over Sun
day from Springfield.
c. E. Clafin failed yesterday for the
first time this winter to make his Sun
day trip to Rochester by automobile. He
drove a team instead His only reason
for not taking his car was that in several
places between Bethel and Gaysville the
roads were washed badly by overloaded
culverts last Friday.
A son was born Saturday to Mr., and
Mrs William f. Rogers.
Mrs Mary Root and her daughters,
Jennie and Philamene, went this morn
ing for a visit to relatives in Syracuse,
n. v, and Potsdam, n Y.
Mrs Glenn Twitchell is making salts
factory progress at the Randolph sana
forum after an operation for appendi
citis.
Claude b. Williamson was here last
week packing and shipping his fathers
household goods TO BrattlebOro, where
he began work to-day in the office of the
Estey Organ Co. The Williamsons were
residents here many years and now the
whole family is in BTattleboro.
= Galen Osha Of Mortified, recently dis
charged from the army, after Is months
overseas service visited his brother-in-
law, George Sandspra, last Thursday,
and from here went to Rochester to visit
relatives.
Harold r. Bundy, who was in France
nearly six months, has landed in New
Jersey He was in the army mail service
two months and became separated from
his Bethel comrades in that way.
Mr.. and Mrs, Roy Hassam Of Pitts
field, who spent the winter in Manches-
ter, came Thursday to f. V. Hassam's
from Bridgeport Conn, where they had
been visiting, and returned home to-day.
j. Howard Myott is i'll with mumps
and John Wynn is keeping his pool room
open.
The funeral Of Frank A. Trask, aged
SO years, veteran OF the Civil war, was
held at noon Saturday, Rev. J. Wesley
Miller officiating with interment beside
the remains of his wife in the East Ran
dolph cemetery The deceased was born
in Braintree Sept "a, 1892, and died in
East Bethel March %, 1919 He served
through the Civil war as a member Of
Co. G., 9th Vermont infantry, About so
years ago he married Amelia kingsbury
of Warren and she died two years ago
last November. He is survived by a
brother. Joseph Trask of Wakefield, n
H., and sister. Mrs Emma Riford Of
Maiden, Miss, The children are Mrs.
Mabel Tyler of North Randolph, Clayton
Trask Of Gaysville, Leon Trask Of
Bridgeport, Conn, and Edgar r. Trask
at whose home he died
Mrs. NJ NJ Gordon OF San Diego, Cal,
formerly of Bethel and Barre, writes 10
friends here enclosing an Easter stauza
by herself printed on card and the
words of the Anthem of Freedom by
her friend, Mrs, Joseph Aldrich Monson,
printed on another card, each card bear
ing hand painted designs by Mrs, Cor
don. Both poems have been copyrighted.
Mr.. and Mrs r. Rix Williams of Clare
mont, n H., former residents, are visit
ing in town. They have rented their
Pleasant street property TO Dana Grow
who leaves the Rood farm this year after
several years tenure,
George i. Davies, who returned lately
from France, went Saturday to New
Haven, where he has been chosen prin-
cipal OF Beeman academy. He was draft
ed for the army last spring near the end
Of his year as assistant principal Of Me
lndoes academy
Mrs. Grace Dean will give up her
dressmaking rooms and will go with the
family of d. l.. Chadwick TO Randolph
Dispositions were taken at the inn
Thursday and Friday before Raymond
Trainor, ESQ, Of White River Junction,
as magistrate, in the case OF the Ire
mont Trust company VS., the Htna In
slIrance company and eight other insur-
ance companies, for use in the United
States court for the district of Massa-
cnuseJJS. Inc Witnesses were bINlu ~
Fisher, Eugene A. Fisher, Joseph w.
Steinhauser and Homidas d. Belyal, all
of Bethel. The subject OF inquiry was
the fact Of the shipment of certain
large lot Of leather from the Bethel
Chrome Tanning company to the Ire
mont Trust company in the summer OF
1917, which subsequently was destroyed
by the fire which consumed the finishing
plant of 40 Minner at Gowanda, N. y,
Sept. 6. 1917. Related to the matter Of
shipment were the questions of the quail
ity and value of the leather destroyed.
There appeared as counsel before the
magistrate on the part of the plaintiff,
the fremont Trust company, Asa P.
French OF Boston Y. s district attorney
of Massachusetts, under Presidents Me
Kinley, Roosevelt and Taft, Thomas j..
Boynton of Everett, Mass, present T. S.
district attorney for Massachusetts,,
Judge l.. l.. Mechanics of birmingham,
Mass, Judge Louis Swig Of Taunton,
Mass, and Charles Batchelder Of Bethel.
On the part of the defendants, the in
surance companies, Robert j. Fox Of