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Newport daily independent., 1914-09-22
Belgian Poet Now Farm Hand.

Maeterlinck, a farm hand! Save the mark! but that is the pres ent employment of the wonder full Maeterlinck. He is working in the fields, reaping and stack ing wheat, alongside a peasant woman and peasant boys and girls.
 The picture of the great Bel gian poet, thinker and writer of some of the greatest operas of modern times, working in the fields was sent here by the Rouen correspondent of the London Morning Post, who hap pened upon him as he passed through the outskirts of the place.
 Maeterlinck is fifty years of age, and is therefore, not avail able as a soldier. @
 Since could not go to fight, said the poet, simply, T felt that I must do something, any, thing, what was nearest. The harvest, you see, had to be got in." He was almost apolegetic about it.
 'As soon as Belgium was drawn in by the madness of the ego-maniac Kaiser I wanted to go there and claim my place in the Civil Guard. But it took so long to get a passport. There were so many formalities for a foreigner to go through. Only two days ago did I receive the paper I requested and then it was too late. I
 "The Civil Guard has been disbanded. How could men of fifty, untrained to arms, fight a. gainst the German army? The barbarians are in Brussels. A sad day for my country; I must stay here.
 "I have tried to write, but I find it impossible. began a series of articles on the war. Nothing has come of my effort. I feel so restless. I am on the lookout for news from la bas all the time.
 "One's imagination is paral- yzed by appalling reality. The thought that only few hundred kilometers away over there Che pointed northward, eastward) there are millions of men, rang led against one another to kill and main and destroy blots out every other thought.
 "The waste of it." he cried. "After men have fought so val iantly against disease and death, after we have struggled so suc- cessfully with natural forces, to fall at the will of a despot, in sane with foolish pride, into this welter of carnage"
 ''It was none of our seeking. We were dragged into it by a sudden treacherous attack. And see how these so-called civilized. Germans are behaving.
 "Under their thin veneer of modern views they have been concealing the hearts and hab- it's of savages. They were sav- ages in 1870 when they came to Rouen, you remember, and com mitted barbarities without num- Der.
 "They are savages still. Their art, their science, their manners fall away from them, They re- veal themselves as they really are.
Newport daily independent., 1914-09-22
There Is Healing In Foley Kid
 ney Pills.

You need a mighty good med icine if once your kidneys are exhausted by neglect and over work, and you have got it in Fo- ley Kidney Pills. Their action is prompt, healing and tonic. Sound health and sound kidneys follow their use. John Phillips, manager Hambleton Gro. Co.,. Hambleton, w. Va, says: '"Three boxes of Foley Kidney Pills completely cured me of kidney and bladder trouble, and I con- sider them invaluable. I sell them over my own recommenda- tion." Try them. For sale by City Drug Store. 1tu.
Newport daily independent., 1914-09-22
Heart Disease Almost
 Fatal to Young Girl

My daughter. when thirteen years old, was stricken with heart trouble. She was so bad we had to place her
Newport daily independent., 1914-09-22

You Can Earn A Good Salary
 By equipping yourself in a good business college. The Inde- pendent has scholarships in many of the leading business Colleges of the South and can save you money. Scholarships sold at half price. btf.
Newport daily independent., 1914-09-22
Safer.

Baker--'In five years you won't see & horse on the street." Wayburn- Yes; they would be safer on the sidewalks The Causeur.
Newport daily independent., 1914-09-22

Good Housekeepers Use The Best. That's why they use Red Cross Ball Blue. At leading grocers, 5 cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
FIVE PEOPLE HURT.
When Street Car Jumped Track at
Lynn, Mass.

Lynn, Mass, May l9.-Five persons
were injured last evening when double
trucked open car, bound from Peabody
to Lynn, jumped the track on Broadway,
Wyoma, opposite St. Joseph's cemetery,
missing telegraph pole by only three
feet, stopping with its rear end seven
feet from the nearest rail-
There were so passengers on the car
at the time it left the rails and great
excitement prevailed A broken axle is
believed to have caused the accident.
Motonnan George S. Dudley of ll6
Lynnfeld street was jammed against the
fender and sustained severe knee bruises.
Mrs. John Colby of 7 Monument ave-
nue., Charlestown, was badly shaken up
and taken to her home in an automobile.
Thomas Meaney of fremont street,
Peabody, who was flung from the car,
was taken to the Lynn hospital, suffer
ing from contusions of both knees. Mrs.
III. l.. Brown of Saunders road received
injuries to her right arm, and Ruth Nc
Donald of 81 Beaver street, Salem, suf-
fered severe nervous shock.
The car was left over night at the
side of the road as it was entirely clear
of the track and did not interfere with
traffic on that line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
HURLED FROM AUTO.
Two Women Were Painfully Injured at
Weston, Mass.

Boston. May l9.-Two women were
painfully, though not seriously, injured
late yesterday afternoon, when the run
about in which they were driving skid
ded at the intersection of River street
and South avenue, Weston, turned tur-
tie and threw them to the ground
Mrs. Mabel C. Smardon of 220 Grant
avenue, Medford, was the more seriously
hurt. Her right arm was severely
wrenched and she was bruised from
head to foot. Her companion, Miss
George IngrahSm, assistant housekeep-
er at the Hotel Touraine, was bruised
and shaken. Both were taken to the
Newton hospital
The women were coming through Riv-
er street into South avenue at fair
rate of speed in car that Mrs. Smardon
had haS for only two weeks, and with
which she was not entirely familiar.
The curve at the intersection of the
streets was too sharp for the ear to ne
gotiate at the speed it was making
The auto went over with a crash that
was heart at the metropolitan park po-
lice station near the Weston bridge, and
officers ran out to see what was the
trouble. They found Mrs. Smardon and
Miss Ingraham sitting by the roadside,
nitely just how the accident had hap
pened.
Mrs. Smardon is the wife of George
Smardon, who is engaged in wholesale
business on Summer street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
COUNTRY CHURCH"
is THE MAIN THEME
Being Taken Up at Vermont Congrega-
tional Conference, Which Opened
at Rutland To-day.

Rutland, May l9.-About $50 dele
gates are here for the 10th annual con-
vention of the Vermont Congregational
conference and the 96th annual meeting
of the Vermont Domestic Missionary So
ciety, which opened this afternoon to
last until Thursday noon. Most of the
visitors are being entertained by mem.
bers Of the local church. The general
subject of the conference is to be "1'he
Country Church" A number of promi-
nent speakers, including several from
outside the church, are on the program.
George NJ. Hogan of st. Albans, pres
ident of the conference, presided at the
opening session this afternoon. A num-
ber OF committee reports were made
Rev. Arthur H. Bradford, pastor of the
local church, welcomed the delegates to
Rutland; Rev. c. II. Echterbecker Of
Quechee gave a statement of the years
work in the Sunday school department;
and Rev. A. y. Pratt of Bellows Falls
spoke on Young Peoples Work" Rev.
DR.. Frank ]. Goodwin of New York gave
an address, the subject of which was
"The Annuity Fund for Ministerial Re
lief" The conference sermon was by
Rev. G. c. Adams of Essex junction, who
spoke on "The Function of the Church"
He said that it was the function of the
church to create faith anew in the spirit
and consciousness of each succeeding
generation.
In the report on benevolences Rev.
Benjamin Swift OF Woodstock stated
that Is per cent of the Congregational
in the state are now actively
in the every member canvass.
Since 1909 there has been a falling off
in beneyolences in the conference, but
the total gifts for all objects in 1913
amounted to S4s, ,2o7, gain of s4,l0l in
a year. The gifts for apportionment
reached S34 .449, a gain of S2,s05.
Rev. Charles s. Mills of Montclair
n. j., addresses the convention tonight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
ABANDONED PLANT SOLD.
Cost Several Hundred Thousand and
Brought $4,000 at Auction.

Burlington, May l9.-The property
formerly known as Howard park, where
the Champlan Valley Fair association
conducted fairs for several years, but
which has been owned by the Bumiere
North American company for twelve
years, was sold at auction yesterday
afternoon to John J. Flynn of this city
for $4,000.
The Lumiere company abandoned the
plant four years ago, for commercial
reasons, and is now located at Lyons,
France The concern paid for the park
site and for buildings and apparatus
s25S,0o0. The property consists of 32
lake shore acres and has several build
ings of peculiar construction for the
manufacture of Photographic films and
plates.
The new owner has no plans at present
for future disposal Of the property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
wILLED NEARLY HALF MILLION.
Mrs. Catherine Paris Left 100000 for
Manchester, NJ H., Institutions.

New York, May l9 Bequests total
ling nearly s5o0,O00 are made to Roman
Catholic institutions by the viii of Mrs.
Catherine Paris. filed for probate yester-
day. To institutions in Manchester,
n. H., 100000 is bequeathed- 900
for the establishment of Catholic high
school, $4,000 for the Sacred Heart hos
pital and $1,000 to the Convent of Mercy.
st. Joseph's Mission for Colored Chill
dren. Baltimore, Nd, receives $4,000;
st. Mary's Roman Catholic hospital,
Quincy, ILL.,, $4,000; Home for Ccnvales-
cent Women, Spring Valley, ILL.,, $4,000;
the hospital in Claremont, N. H., $1,000,
and the Catholic University of America,
Washington, d. c., $4,000.
ri. Rev. George A. Guertin, bishop Of
Manchester, N. H., is named residuary
legatee to distribute these and other be-
quests. Rev. Paul r. Fish, nephew of
Mrs. Paris, living in Kingston, N. ", re-
ceives a bequest of sl25,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
Wireless Says Former Pres
ident's Health Is Now
Greatly Improved
HE WILL DELIVER
A LECTURE SOON
Plans Of Oyster Bay People
Disarranged by Mrs.
Roosevelt

New York, May lo.--From the steam
ship Aida, which is near port with
Theodore Roosevelt aboard, came wire
less message during the forenoon, say
ing that Colonel Roosevelt's health has
greatly improved and that within
short time he would deliver a lecture on
his explorations in Brazil before the Ma
tional Geographic society of Washing
ton The Aida is expected to reach
quarantine at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Oyster Bay, May l9.-At the request
of Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, the plans
of the villagers for welcoming their
townsman have been postponed at least
"a hours. There was to have been a
parade tonight, but the decision to
bring Colonel Roosevelt by yacht from
quarantine put the plans away. II is
planned for Colonel Roosevelt to 60
quietly to his home and tomorrow he
will address the people in the village.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
FOUND PLEDGE BROKEN
So Judge Scott Made Bigger Assessment
on Elector Blair.

Chief Sinclair stepped over into the
Brooklyn street neighborhood yesterday
afternoon and arrested Elector Blair and
Charles c, Cory of Berlin. Elector and
the man from Berlin had established a
bivouae ON the banks of the river and
were discussing ways and means when
the officer hove in view. They closed
the conference and went to police head
quarters without any more ado.
Before Judge H. w. Scott this fore
noon Blair pleaded guilty to subse-
quent offence and made rather salts
factory disclosure. The magistrate inn
posed SIS fine with costs of S5.25,
which the respondent arranged to pay.
1t then developed that Blair, on his own
admission, had abrogated treaty with
the Judge last autumn to abstain from
red liquor, wines and beers for solid
year. The old order suspending SEN
tence was revoked and Blair was forced
to raise his ante from $20.25 to S35.25,
which he did.
Charles Cory came into court with
r. A. Hoar as his counsel and pleaded
not guilty to subsequent offense. On the
statement of a witness he was adiudged
guilty and fined SIS and $3.50 costs.
The respondent decided to appeal from
the decision to county court and fur
nished bail in the sum of $50 for his
appearance next September.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
ODD FELLOWS OPEN
STATE CONVENTION
Patriarchs Militant Were the First to
Meet at Montpelier To-day--Last
Session Is on Friday, When
the Rebekahs Meet.

Montpelier was the Mecca for Odd
Fellows from all parts of Vermont to-
day for the state convention of the va
rious bodies connected with the organ
ization, and later the Rebekahs will hold
their annual session. The sessions of
the branches of the order will continue
through Friday.
The first session was the 10Th gather
ing of the Patriarchs Militant, which be-
gan at Q O'Clock this morning in Odd
Fellows hall with Colonel w. i. Cain,
commander, in charge This afternoon
the annual parade Of the military arm
of Odd Fellowship was given over some
OF the principal streets of the capital
city. This was followed by the competi-
tive drill and this evening the decora-
tion Of ehivalry will be conferred at the
Montpelier city hall, followed by ball.
1t was reported at the Patriarchs Mill
tant meeting that the total membership
in Vermont is now 449, which is a de-
crease of 81 during the past year. OF
the decrease four were because OF death.
On Wednesday the 44th annual ses-
sion of the grand eneampment, II. VIII
liam Scott, grand patriarch. will be held
in Odd Fellows hall. At Z in the even
ing the annual business meeting of the
past grand masters association will be
held in the parlors of the Pavilion hotel.
AT 8 will take place reception of the
past grand officers association, Fl. G.
Farrar, p. G. NJ. and p. G. r., presi-
dent, at the city armory. Several prom
inent members OF the order from other
jurisdictions will be guests.
At Q Thursday morning the 6Sth an
nual session of the grand lodge, f. T. In
gals, grand master, will be held in Odd
Fellows hall. From 80 to $50 viii
come the reception to members of the
degree in the city hall. At
7:45 the exemplifcation of the Rebekah
degree by Maple lodge of Waitsfeld will
be held in the city hall.
On Friday the Goth annual session of
the Rebekah assembly viii be held at
o'clock in the Odd Fellows hall, Mrs.
Stella Z. Bailey presiding.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
woMAN's BODY ON TRACK.
Mrs William B. Thayer of Bennington
Probably Killed by Train.

Bennington, May l9.-The body of
Mrs. William B. Thayer of this village,
80 years old, was found beside the Boston
& Maine railroad track short distance
beyond the White Creek. n. Y, station,
late SUNDAY night. The woman had
evidently b., struck by train and in
stantly killed. An examination made at
Hoosie Falls. y Y, where the body was
taken, showed that she had sustained a
fracture of the skull, broken hip and
other minor injuries.
The woman was probably killed by
the regular southbound train which
leaves North Bennington at $3.50 Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Thayer's maiden name was Ellen
McKale and she was born in the house
on School street where she made her
home. She has had an unusual record,
having been before the local courts sew
eral times for intoxication.
Between two and three years ago she
was struck by train near North
Adams. Mass. while walking on the
track but escaped with no serious in
juries. She leaves a husband and four
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
ROBBED CASE OF MONEY
But Left Women's Apparel at Montpelier
Railroad Yard.

When Miss Edith Blanchard, who is
employed at the Pavilion hotel in Mont
pelier, and her sister of Marshfield went
to the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
station in Montpelier last night they
were too early for the departure of the
10 o'clock train so they went back to
the business section of the city, leaving
suit case at the station.
On their return the suit case was gone
and nothing could be found of it until
this morning, when Antonio Marneau,
who is employed by the railroad, found
the suit case near the railroad shops
further south in the railroad yard. The
case was opened and between So and S4
in money had been taken, but some
women's apparel was left. The matter
is in the hands of the Montpelier police.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
RECENT ARRIVAL IN MONTPELIER,
Mrs. William Richard Lynch Died Last
Evening.

Mrs. Rose Huntington Lynch, wife of
William Richard Lynch, died last even
ing at her residence on Terrace street,
Montpelier She was born in Canaan,
Conn, on April 10, 1850. being de-
scendant from an old New England
family She spent most of her life in
New York. where her husband had man
ufaeturing interests, but three weeks
ago they came to Montpelier and bought
the A. w. Ferrin house on Terrace street,
intending to make their residence in
that city. She leaves her husband and
one daughter, who is Mrs. Morris f.
Atkins The funeral is to be private,
and the interment will be in Green
Mount cemetery, Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
BOARD OF TRADE
COMMITTEES NAMED
Directors Also Discussed Proposed Visit
of New England Cemetery Super
intendents on June 16, Next.

Directors of the Barre Board of Trade
met at headquarters last evening to rati-
fy the committee appointments made by
President NJ. S. Rounds for the year
l9l4-l9l5. After the formal approval of
the presidents selections, the forthcom-
ing visit of the New England cemete
superintendents formed the principals
topic of discussion and some of the pre-
liminary plans for entertaining the Wis
itors were laid. The association is to
send 80 of its members to Barre June
l6 for their annual midsummer outing.
Elaborate entertainment win be provid
ed during their two days stay here. In
many respects the occasion will resemble
Barre day" last August. The follow
ing committee was appointed to confer
with similarly appointed committees
from the Barre Merchants association,
the Granite Manufacturers association
and the Quarry Owners association:
IL. A. Phelps, chairman; Alexander Han
ton. A. c. Moore.
The committee appointments for the
years are: Legislative, C. w MeIcher,
n. ID. Phelps, s. Hollister jackson; arbi.
bl"N'ohs - -. Langley, a. -. hDDOJI,
+. j. Owens; advisory. Il. w. Bisbee,
John F. Cook, John Mcdonald; educa-
tion, 0. X. Hollister, c. H. White, Fl. G.
Woodruff; electric power, w. G. Rey-
nolds, John p. Corskie, +. A. Bug
bee, James Marion; foreign trade,
Douglas NJ. Barclay, V. f. Ayers,
Alex. Gordon; hotel, F. d. Ladd,
B. w. Hooker. F. u. Langley, D. NJ.
Miles; municipal affairs, Homer C. Ladd,
G. n. Tilden, James F. Higgins; statis-
ties and information, James Mackay,
G. H. Pape. j.. R. Hutchinson; member
ship, Frank /. Small, S. Rizzi, G. F.
Millar, G. f. Mcfarland, Riley Burgess;
meetings and receptions, A. c. Moore,
y. j. Morse, Fl. IL. Jackson, A. S. Mar
tin; mercantile affairs, Frank McWhor-
ter, w. d. Smith, H. W. Knight; manu-
facturers, William Marr, c. w. Averill,
William Barclay; new enterprises, B. w.
Hooker, II. A. Phelps, f. d. Ladd; pub
licity, A. p. Abbott, Rev. J. B. Reardon,
u. G. Glysson; transportation and rail-
roads, Charles H. Wishart, E. O. Kent,
H. a. Richardson; taxation and insur-
ance, John W. Gordon, r. G. Robinson,
F. A. Drown; ways and means, F. G.
Rowland. II. JIM. Jones, G. r. Varnum,
w. NJ. Holden, d. Nj. Miles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
FIREMAN BADLY scALDED.
Blowoff Pipe Breaks in Paper Mill at
Bellows Falls.

Bellows Falls, May l9.--James Keane,
aged 46, was seriously scalded yesterday
when the blowof pipe from one of the
boilers in John T. Moore & Sons paper
MILL where he is employed as fireman,
broke and filled the boiler room with
steam and scalding water. Before Keane
could escape from the room he was scald-
ed about the back, head and legs He
was taken to the Rockingham hospital
He lives in North Walpole, n. H., is
married and has several children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
Will Keep Troops in Colorado.

Washington, d. c., May l9.-United
States troops will be kept in Colorado
indefinitely, probably until the whole
strike situation there has been settled,
was the announcement by Secretaries
Bryan and Garrison to Ambassador
Dumba of Austria to-day.
Ambassador Dumba told Secretaries
Bryan and Garrison that many of the
strikers were citizens of Austria and,
agents of the Austrian government in
the field, many of Austria's subjects
had been slain in the fight between the
miners and mine guards and militia. He
added that not only were these subjects
slain, but they were robbed as we'll
1t is understood the Greek govern
ment has protested to the state depart
ment against the withdrawal OF the fed
eral troops According to report re-
ceived by the Austrian ambassador a
large percentage OF the strikers are not
even naturalized American citizens, but
foreigners still owing allegiance to their
At the White House it was said the
troops now in Colorado would be kept
there until the situation had again as
sumed the normal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
One New York Fireman Is
Likely to Die and 20 9th
ers Were Overcome
ON INJURED LIST is
CHIEF JOHN KENLON
Property Loss of $250,OOO
Was Sustained This
Morning

New York, May 10. Dennis Cronan,
a fireman, was probably mortally in
iured and twenty other flremen, includ-
ing Chief John Kenlon, were overcome
by smoke and the fumes this morning
in fighting fire which almost complete
ly destroyed six-story factory build
ing in Greenwich street. The loss is
at S250.000. Traffic on North
avenue was delayed three hours.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19

John f. Cook; vice presidents, Rev J.
B. Reardon, w f. Milne. City Engineer
George A. Reed Chief C. b. Gladding,
Antonio NJ. Rossi; secretary, Frederick
kateon; treasurer, c. b. Gladding.
Among the civic and municipal organ
izations represented were the park COM
mission, city council, the Board of Trade,
the Woman's club, the health depart
ment. the boy scouts, the street and po-
lice departments and the Ministers as
sociation. 1t will be seen that the move
ment is receiving the hearty Endorsement
of nearly every working organization in
the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
AGED MAN FOUND DEAD.
Henry ]. Dunn, Formerly Was in Busi-
ness at White River Junction.

White River Junction, May l9.-An
aged resident of this town, Henry j.
Dunn, passed away peacefully yesterday,
being found dead in bed. He was about
70 years of age and had been quite
feeble of late, but the end came unex-
pectedly. He was a retired merchant of
this place, having for years been con-
nected with the White River Furniture
company. He was a native of Bridport
and is survived by son, Pearl H., and
a daughter, Mrs. Tevene. both of whom
have made their home with him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-19
PUT OUT FLAMES
AND FOUND BODIES
Police Believe George Wood Killed His
Wife, Set Fire to House and Then
Blew OFF Top of His Own
Head.

Stamford, Conn, May l9.-George
Wood and his wife were found dead in
their home in the farming district Of
High Ridge, just across the line in New
York, to-day, under conditions which
the police say indicate murder and sui
eide. The neighbors discovered the house
to be on fire this morning and after put
ting out the flames they found the
bodies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood were each about 35
years old. They had quarreled frequent
ly, and it is believed that Wood shot his
wife with double barreled shotgun,
fired the house and then shot off the top
of his own head.