The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-29
MONTPELIER

The jury in the case Of State VS..
Clayton Duprey, which was tried in
Montpelier city court yesterday, re-
turned a verdict about 5:l5 of not
guilty. The ease was one in which
the state alleged that Duprey sold
milk which had been diluted with wa
ter to the Cooperative creamery of
Mortified. States Attorney Charles
b, Adams prosecuted and Burton u.
Bailey of Montpelier was counsel for
the defendant. The jury was out with
the case ten minutes.
Montpelier lodge, No. 10, knights Of
| Pythias, held its election OF officers in
the lodge rooms last night. The third
| degree was worked on three candidates
during the evening and following the
| degree work an oyster supper was
served. A Joint installation OF the
! officers with those of the Pythian Sis
ters will be held in the lodge rooms
next Thursday night. The officers
elected last night we're: u. |. Som
ors, chancellor commander; Ira Cheev-
er, vice-chancellor; c, II. Lamb, prel-
ate; Wilbur Lawrence, master of
work; r. s. Pratt, keeper Of Iecords
and seal; c. r. Parry, master Of
finance, John Fl. Stone, master of the
exchequer; Maurice Niles, master-at-
arms. A. A. Abbott was elected trus-
tee for term OF three years.
The funeral Of Robert M. Fraser,
who died here Tuesday night, was held
this morning from st. Augustine's
church. Mr.. Fraser has been promi
nent in the granite manufacturing
business in this section for many
years. He retired from the business
last August. When the new city char
ter went into effect two years ago this
coming March the deceased was chos-
ON q member of the first city council
10 be elected at large and was a mem
Der of the body at the time of his
death. He Is survived by his wife,
Mary A., and two children, Robert
+. and Gladys r., both of this city. He
is also survived by an adopted daugh
ter, Mary Madeline Fraser of this city,
and by one half-sister, Mrs. Alex Rob
ertson of Cambridge. Interment was
in Green Mount cemetery.
z. H. Prouty and daughter, Ethel,
are passing the week in Burlington.
Misses Ruby and Ruth Smith OF
this city are spending the week in
Burlington.
Frederick Pease, jr., who has been
in Heaton hospital since Saturday
with the grip, returned to his room
and will leave for his home
Ii - IN. ha
opening Of the legislature, where he
viii be employed in newspaper work.
Francis Mnrtagh will assume Mr..
Pease's duties as Montpelier CORES
pendent for various state newspapers.
Mrs. Kenneth Kirk will start work
In the legislative reference bureau
next Tuesday, for the duration Of the
session of legislature.
Michael j. Conan will assist in the
state library during the session Of
he legislature.
The funeral services for George At
kins, manager Of The Argus. who
passed away last Tuesday night at !
Heaton hospital. will be very simple.
They will be held in Bethany Congre
{dItOnaI fHuFCH Ut , CLOCK TINS after III
noon. Before and after the services
W. s. Briggs, former orgahist for
many years, win play several selec.
tons on the organ. Rev. Charles St.
John, pastor of the church, viii con
iuct the services. Committal service
will be conducted at the chapel at
Green Mount cemetery During the
uneral hour stores and business places
sill draw their curtains as a mark OF
respect The bearers win be Col. o.
D. Clark, H. Julius Volholm, Levi II.
3ixby, Charles II. Heaton, Timothy f.
'allahan and James M. Healey. III
Ellis J. Gomez of New York City
8 in Montpelier In the interest Of
lew corporation which is planned to
'e organized for the purpose OF tax
ng over the granite manufacturing
BUSINESS OF n. Pelaggi and company II
i Mortified, including the plant,
'ood will, trade name, real estate. ma
hinery, tools, equipment, office furni-
ure, etc, under an option OF purchase
fhich Mr.. Gomez obtained from Pc
aggi and company last summer. Mr.
+omez is well known New York
usiness man and was formerly q res
lent of Northfcld, where he was en-.
aged in the granite business.