New Britain herald., 1916-12-21
trouble between Middletown and Der

trouble between MiddletOWn and Ber- lin, and during that time the current has been shut off at various intervals. As a last resort the wires were cut at East Berlin in order that the trouble might be located on either side, and it was to take up the slack after the splice had been made that the men were called out last night. Carter, in company with other linemen, left on the last train for Middletown at 11:29 o'clock, getting off at East Berlin. The men waited until 12:40 o'clock when the line is supposed to be cut out for the night, and then notified the power house to have the current switched off. The report is said to have come back from the station that all was clear and the same is also said to have been reported from Mid dletown Orville Ventres, a friend of Carter as well as a. fellow workman, climbed one pole as Garter ascended another a few rods away. Ventres called to his friend to advise him that the top wire was alive. His call was not answered and as he looked in Carters direction he detected a fash and irnnl ediately investigated. He again called to his friend and when no reply came he climbed the pole to discover the lifeless body across the wires. Other linemen came to his aid and between them they lowered the body to the ground. Carter's body was badly burned about the hands, and death is thought to have been instantaneous.
 Besides his parents, MT. Carter leaves two half brothers, Ralph of New Britain and Howard of Nebras- 1yo nd ei cfa 1-a1 arrangements will not be completed until word has been received from his brother in Nebraska, who was } notified by telegraph.
 The only exp1anat tion of the acci- dent that could be obtained from the Fpower house employees was that the power must have backed in from Middletown. voltage of 11OOO is carried over the wire from Berlin to Middletown, and a return wire car rying $50 volts comes back from that place.
 Medical Examiner Griswold is con- ducting a, thorough investigation of the matter and will try to place the responsibility for the tragedy. 1 Home Whist Club Meeting The second December meeting of ] the Home hWist club was held at the home of c. ". Stevens last even l ing and took the form of a Christ ] mas whist. Both MT. and Mrs. F. E. Williams played their usual good game and as a result captured the l prizes for the men and ladies respec- 1 lively. The other winners for the l evening were, Mrs. George Griffith ] second ladies and H. B. Cooley sec 1 ond gentlemen's. The next meeting 1 of the club will be held the first part of January and the place will l be announced later.
 ] School Entertainment
 Grades 4, and of the Kensington | Grammar school will be given q rest
 from their studies and a Christmas program carried out Miss Dorothy
 Horsfall and Mrs. E. J. Gugerty,- the
 teachers have arranged the follow ing program for the children to carry
 out:
 Recitations The Spirit of Christmas :. Salvatrice
 Mary Christmas .... Hilda Albert
 Reading--The Golden Cobwebs =.
 George Colby
 The Night Before Christmas . ! ............ Esther Olander
 Col Bless Us Every One Lois Covles
 Song-Si1ent Night Grades and
 Christmas recitation ........
 Eva Kingo. Anna George, Lena Po-
 Jumbo and Grace Michaels.
 December ........ Elliot Ritchte
 Honeypinks Gifts -. Josie Pedemont