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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06
BRADFORD RED CROSS NOTES.

The Bradford Branch has been ask
ed to contribute 80 garments for
children and Is layettes, for the Re-
lief work in the Near East. Dona-
tions of children's and infants out
grown clothing solicited Also part
ly worn underwear, stockings, lower
parts of night dresses and the like,
which can be cut over for children;
adults sweaters, remenants of new
material most acceptable. Please
send only clean garments, and in fair
condition.
Bring or send to Miss Baeon's home
by May Is.
All who will volunteer to make a
layette are asked to notify the secre-
tary as soon as possible. BY order of
the Ex. Com. A. X: c:
Alice f. Bacon, Sec.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Public Services are held in Bradford
National Bank Building. Room Z. every
Sunday morning at 1O:45.
Subject for the week-Adam and Fall
en- Man.
Sunday School at IL o'clock.
The Reading Room is open every
Saturday afternoon from 3 TO S. Every
body welcome.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06
" BRADFORD "
SsMs&

Elsie Ferguson I'm "Lady Rose,
Daughter" Opera Hall, Mon. Eve.
May o.
Free Concerts at the Victor Music
Room every Wednesday evening. The
latest editions In sheet music and
records. You are invited.
Arthur Cove and friend Of Bellows
Falls spent Sunday with his-parent.
Henry Hamilton of St. Johnsbury
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs c H
Curtis.
Mr. o N Pinney of Blanca, Colorado
was a week end guest of VIM. E.
Mumler.
Misses Abbie Hutchinson and Hen
rietta Murphy visited in Newbury
Tuesday.
Clyde Clogston has purchased OF
Geo. H jenkins his farm in West
Bradford.
Mr. N w Cunningham OF Spring
field. Mass. was in town the first Of
the week.
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Special Announcements.

Obituary Notices, Poetry and ResoIu-
tlOns, 5 cents per line. Reading Notices
under Special Announcement 10 cents a
line, each Insertion among locals 20
cents. Gard of Thanks, so cents.
All purely business notices published
tisements of church, Sunday school and
other fairs, excursions, etc. where money
II expected 10 be realized. Will be charg-
ed for at our regular rates. Editorial
notices OF such affairs will be pubIishe
free.
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Mr. VIM. E Mumler left Tuesday

Mr. VIM. + Mumler left Tuesday
for Cleveland and Chicago.
Joe Cummings and Floyd Marshall
motored to Barton, Wednesday.
Z Hoffman of Everett, Mass. is the
new baker at Bradford Bakery.
Mr. and Mrs NJ d Bowker of Lunen-
burg are visiting Hon. and Mrs.
Franklin ID Hale.
Mr. and Mrs G H jenkins of Pena-
cook, N. H. spent a few days in town
the first of the week.
Mrs Fred Washburn returned home
Sunday, having spent the week with
Mrs Wilson in Corinth.
Rev. and Mrs w c johnson of Der
by have been recent visitors at his
sisters Mrs w w Ward.
Mrs A w Garmon, who has been
spending the winter in Lyme, n H.,
returned home last week.
The following taken from the "Mal-
den Evening News" will be of inter
est to many friends of Rev. and Mrs
Kilbourn.
"Rev. Henry ] Kilbourn, for some
years pastor of the Mystic Side Con-
gregational church, being succeeded
by Rev. A NJ Parker, now Of Bridge
water, has accepted a call TO the
pastorate of the First Congregational
church at Stoneham and began his
pastorate May 1st with a service of
holy communion. Rev. Mr. Kilbourn
preached here a few weeks ago. After
his work at Mystic Side
he went to Montreal. and when the
war broke out his church sent to the
front II of its leading men, includ-
ing one bible class of Is young men.
When America entered the fray he
resigned his pulpit and entered war
work with the Y, NJ. c. A and serv-
ed overseas. Upon returning to
America he gave several months
speaking for the Pilgrim Memorial
fund and since last January has been /
taking the Prof. Athearn course in
religious education at Boston Uni /
gersity, supplying New England pull /
pits and writing for Congregational /
The University Of Yer
mont recently granted him q doctor
n divinity degree"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06

Mrs F H Bickford was in Dover, n.
II. the first of the week.
Miss FloSsie Sawyer left Monday for
Lakeport. n. H.. where she expects
10 remain for several weeks.
Mr. VIM. A Libbey, who was con-
fined to the house for several days
last week, is in the store this week.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06
FRANK III. EVERETT DEAD.

Word comes to us, just before go
ing to press, of the death of Frank
H Everett, at his home in this viii
lage, sometime during Wednesday
night. His lifeless body was dis
covered by his wife, lying upon the
bathroom floor, about one o'clock,
this Thursday morning. He had been
in poor health for some time, and
confined to the house for two or
three weeks. The funeral will be at
his late residence Sunday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Mr. Everett lacked only
few days of being 20 years of age.
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For Sale.

Newly repaired ten-room house
with electric lights and bath. w S
Williams, Bradford, VT. 13tf
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06
To Rent.

Good ten-room house with bath. w
S Williams, Bradford, VT. 13tf
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06

2 driving horses, harness, 2 sleighs,
/ road cart, stable blankets. Inquire
at Express Office.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06

Strawberry plants for sale at Sc
per thousand. II Z Stephenson 31-33
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06

Strawberry plants. Geo. ] Hardy
Bradford, VT. 28tf
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06
For Sale.

My home place consisting of ten
room house, shed, barn and garage,
all electric lighted; five acres of
land with good garden and apple
orchard. One of incest located place
in Bradford Village, having excellent
view and we'll kept lawns. Village
water runs to buildings. For any
further information inquire of Mrs
Hattie Worthley, Bradford, Vt. 30tf
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06
For Sale.

Valuable property in Village of
Bradford, VT. Suitable for manu-
featuring purposes, located on South
Main St, extending to Mill ST., max
ing it both valuable and convenient.
Large 3 story building 80 by Ga, with
additions, including Ice house and
Garage. The price is right for a
quick sale. For further information
inquire of Abbie A Bliss, Bradford,
VT, or Geo. C Benjamin, Agent,
Plainfield, VT. 25tf
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1921-05-06

VII Eddy, Eyesight Specialist, at
Hotel Low, May 10 and IL. Phone
for appointments.
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Very good second hand lumber of
every description, for sale at the
Houghton Place, ] Saladino, Oxford,
N. II. 32-33
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
STILLMAN CHARGES WIFE |'UNFAITHF(JL !"
VIOLATES TREATY OF
VERSAILLES, is CHARGE

PARIS, March 23-Germany, in
her reply to the recent ultimatum
of the Allied Preparations Commits
sion, refuses to pay the one billion
gold marks due on this date and dis
putcs the commission figures shoN
ing a balance of twelve billion marks
which should be handed over May /,
1t is maintained in the note, that the
1000, 100000 marks which should be
handed over May /, has been
more than paid The Ger
mans ask that joint commission of
experts fix the value of the German
deliveries on the reparation account
but it declares that, in any event, it
will be impossible for Germany to
pay 12,000,0 100000 marks by the first
of May.
The rcparations committee met to-
day to hear the German reply which
was transmitted from Berlin last
night. The Germans failure to pay is
considered a violation of the treaty
of Versailles which the commission
will report to the Allied governments.
The allies will then determine what
measures shall be taken. The note
concludes as follow:
'If after the experts have con-
fcrrcd, it is established that there is
. deficit in tn paymnet by Germany,
she is ready to begin negotiations
with the reparations commission re-
garding the floating of a loan
abroad.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
COMMISSION
RE-OPENED In
VAIL ESTATE

Judge Walter Wesley OF Caledonia
County Probate court has rcopcncd
the commission in the estate Of the
late Theodore N. Vail Of Lyndon.
This decision was announcer
Wednesday morning after the com
pletion of a hearing Tuesday on Il
petition brought by the United Pro-
duets Company of Baltimore, Md,
who have a claim of $193,000 on a
contract for stock in that corporation
sad to have been subscribed by Mr..
Vail
A hearing was held in probate
court on this petition on January 10.
but it was not completed and was
continued until Tuesday in order to
allow time for the filing of further
documentary evidence from Now
York
This account was not presented be-
fore the expiration of the regular
time for filino such claims which
closed November 27 and so this
action was necessary in order to get
the matter before the commissioners
of the state for action, to be refused
or allowed. The petitioners now nave
three months in which to present
their claims for allowance,
The executors of the Vail estate
have petitioned the probate court for
permission to take action with other
creditors to protect their interests in
the affairs of the American Blaug1S
Corporation of New York. 1t is
claimed that a receiver has been ap-
ponted for this corporation by the
U. S. Court in New York and that it
may he necessary to renew leases
held by the corporation in order to
nrotect the interests OF the estate in
this corporaton.
The Vail estate holds 1902 shares
of stock and $4,000 in bonds ont Of
a face value of S275,000 in the Blau
gae CORPORATION.
The hearing in this case is SGT to
be heard in probate court April 2.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
RAYMOND DENIES
ALL CHARGES IN
ALIENATION SUIT
Carried Provisions to Mrs.
Snay's Home, but Never
Stayed Over Night

The alienation of affection suit be-
ing fought in Orleans County court
between Joseph NJ. Snay as plaintiff
and George Raymond as defendant,
is attracting considerable atten-
ton in Newport. Spectators, the
majority of whom are men, and a few
women filled the court room all day
Tuesday. States Attorney Albert Far
man is counsel for Snay, while Com
missioner Walter II. Clealy is defend
ing Raymond.
Joseph M. Snay was on the witness
stand part of the morning, and during
the early part OF the afternoon on
Tuesday. In the course Of the cross
examination by Attorney Cleary, the
plaintiff testified that his wife was
accustomed to "o TO her grandmoth-
er's, Mrs. Frank Lontnc, to get her
washing done, as there was no run
ming water at her own house.
was her gl4ndmother's home that
Atty. Farman is attempting to prove
Continued on Page Five J
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
CONTINUE SEARCH
FOR BODY OF
LEYASSEUR BOY
Services of Diver May BE
Necessary to Locate
Body

1t was understood today that efforts
we're being made to secure the ser
vices of a professional diver to go
down into the deep waters of
Slcepers River and make a thorough
search for the body of little Harold
Levasseur, only son Of Mr., and Mrs,
Henry Levasseur, who was drowned
in that stream on Monday afternoon.
Harold, with his 3-ycar-old playmate,
Sherman WOODS, was playing on the
bank Of the river and was in the act
OF throwing some sticks into the
water when he lost his balance and
fell in. His body had disappeared
from sight before help arrived.
Although large party of volunteer
Workmen, members of the fire and
police department and others, con-
Quoted fruitless search throughout
the day on Tuesday, the job was re-
sumed today. Armed with graphing
irons, pike poles and other necessary
implements, Chief Robert Johnston
and crew Of call tircmcn, Chief of
Police Finley and other members Of
the department together with many
citizens of the town, started early foY
the scene Of the drowning prepared
to spend the day in an endcavor to
locate the body.
The water in the immediate vic-
nifty Of the accident had been dragged
thoroughly without success and today
the search was conducted further
down the stream. Because Of the
swift current and the high water in
evidence on Monday it was believed
the body was carried some distance
down the river Tho search will not
be given up until the body is found
although it may be some time before
it is located.
In view of the anxiety with which
citizens of st. Johnsbury are await
ing the news of finding of the body,
the fire bell will be rung five times
as soon as the body is located.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
SENATE CONCURS
in One DOLLAR
POLL TAX
Drovers' Bill Passed to
Third Reading In the
House

MONTPELIER VT, March 23-
The drovers' bill, House No. 295)
which provides that cattle condemned
as tubercular may be shipped out
Of the state for slaughter or disposed
of through any slaughter house under
federal regulation, was unanimously
ordered to a third reading. The SEN
ate passed in concurrence with pro-
posals of amendment, makino the poll
tax S100 for men and women. On
House No %, the much discussed
poll tax bill, the aye and nay vote
was 10 to IL.
The new highway commission, pro-
vided for by the new ltW signed by
the Cove ,rnor Tuesday, consists OF
Stoddard b. Bates of Derby, Senate.
W. N. Bryant of Ludlow and Gov
ernor Hartncss, ex-officio. The gov
ernor's appointments We're promptly
confirmed by the senate and thus the
highway episode is closed,
The house after a spirited debate,
refused to reject House No. 152, re-
lating to agents and representatives
of insurance companies, adversely re-
ported, by vote of 145 to SO and
ordered the bill to third reading.
Mr.. Barber of Wilmington intro
duced another joint resolution provid-
ing for an investigation of the efli-
cheney and wisdom of the present
method of eradicating bovine tuber-
culosis.
In the house there was debate
on House No 1873, appropriating
$4,000 for forest lands. This bill
was reported favorably by the COM
mittee on conservation but unfavor-
ably by the committee on apprOprla-
ton. Mr. Flint of Mortified defend
ed the bill but moved to amend it by
reducing the appropriation to $500,
the amount which ;ne state was eX-
pending on it before the war. The
amendment was adopted and the bill
ordered to third reading after it had
been defended by Mr.. Bush Of Ben
son, chairman OF the committee on
conservation.
Another debate in the house on
Senate No. 81, to reimburse towns
for providing lunches for pupils of
public schools, resulted in the
measure going to third reading.
Mr.. Webb of Shelburne explained
that the bill was tended especially to
help rural schools where the children
could not get home for dinner. He
said it had been tried out in Shell
bulne and the pupils were found to
be much benefited. Mr.. Butler of
said that in that town, which
from $50 to POO pupils,
lunches had been served for two
years. This helps the efficiency of
the child said Mr.. Butler. The bill
was also favored b. MesSrs. Warner
Continued on page fve)
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in Supreme court here today by
counsel for Mr.. Stillman during pre-
liminary arfuments in the divorce su t
the bank president has brought.
The lawyers plunged into the
questioning of Mr.. St;llman's income
which finally was admitted by one
Of his lawyers to have been s536.00)
in 1920. Counsel for the defendant
had claimed it had amounted to $780,
600. Nh Brennan admitted that the
figure of $4,000 was correct for the
period of one year and said now that
that he had been supplied with this
information he had no further occas-
ION for pressing for an examination
of the plaintiff. The hearing lasted
onlv about half an hour. Justice Mors-
chauscr reserved decision on the mo-
ton for alimony of $4,000 a month
and counsel fees Of $4,000 for Mrs,
Stillman.
Counsel for Mrs. Stillman declared
that when the case was tried she will
prove her denial of all the allegations
of infdelity made by Stillman. ----
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Services Arranged for
Holy Week

As customary in St Johnsbury
several of the churches will unite in
union services during Holy Week,
" ednesday evening at 730, the union
service will be held at Grace Metho-
dist church. Thursday evening, 1870,
Communion service at the South
church Friday, 7.30, Good Friday
service at the Church of the Messiah
The speaker at Grace church to-
wight will be DR.. Francis A. Poole.
The communion service Thursday
evening will be conducted by the
Rev. W. A. Cate and the Rev. A. G.
AXtcll, Rev. Frederick B, Richards
will address the meeting Friday even
ing.
Daily services at St. Andrews at
10 a. M, Wednesday evening at 7.30
and on Good Friday, 10 a. m, to 3,
and ) p. m.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
HISTORY OF
COMPANY D
INTERESTING
Rifle Organization Formed
In 1888 Under Captain
Roberts Command

In connection with the announce
ment in the Caledonan- Record of
March 10Th, ancnt Co. ID being con-
vcrtcd into a machine Gun Company,
it may be of interest to the public of
ST. Johnsbury to briefly review the
history of the local National Guard
organization.
1t would doubtless seem strange to
the present generation, to sec soldiers
parading the streets in cadet grey,
swallow tailed coats, but such was the
case with the local military body
prior to its inception into the state
national guard in 1883, and in fact,
it was not until 1891 that the uniform
was changed to the blue, so we'll
known up to 1905, when the olive
drab was universally adopted.
In 1888 a vacancy occurred in the
state national guard, and Capt. Abel
W. Roberts, veteran of the civil
war, was authorized to rc-organizc
"Thc Ransom Guard. as the local
militia was known, into Co. Dist
Regiment, Vermont National Guard.
The first muster and mancuvcrs were
held at "Butlcr Meadow" near st.
Johnsbury Center, in 1884.
Capt. Roberts continued in com
mand until November, 1892, when he
rendered his resignation, which was
accepted with regret by his EXccll-
cncY, the Governor, Levi X. Fuller.
On Dec. 18, 1892, Charles Bonnet,
whose picture hangs at the foot
of the stairway in the Armory today,
was elected captain of the company,
and retained that office until he was
promoted to majority in January,
1898. Major Bonnet was promoted to
a lieutenant colonclcy in 1899.
Feb. 9, 1898, Henry W. Ellis was
elected to fill the vacancy caused by
the promotion of Capt, Bonnctt, and
it was under his command that Com
pany d was mustered into Federal
Service during the Spanish American
War. During the same month the
company was sent to Chicam2uga
Park, Georgia, preparatory to sail
ing for Cuba, but Fate, in the shape
of the War Department, intevened,
and two days before the date set for
embarkation, peace was declared, and
the various organizations returned to
thci home stations.
Capt Ellis continued in command
until 1900, when he was succeeded
BY Capt. Charles A. Celley, who scr
we'd as captain for two years, resign
ing in 1902.
Upon the resignation Of Capt. !
Celley, 2nd Lieut.. John w. Tinker
(now maio) was chosen to lead the
Major Tinker enlisted |
in 1896. was appointed a corporal in
1897 promoted to sergeant in 1898,
and appointed company quarter mas
ter sergeant in March, 1898, in which
capacity he served with the company
1t Chicamauga Park. He was COM
nissioncd a second lieutenant in 1901.
Maior Tinker retained command of
Company ID until 1910, when he was
promoted to a ma iority, and given
command of the third battalion of the
.st VI. Infantry.
In 1"04 the 1st Vt. Infantry part
cipatc1 in the mancuvers at
Manassas, Va, the largest peace
inc as cmblv of troops ever held in
he United States up TO that time.
MI the available regular army and
he National Guard organizations
rom practically every state east of
CONTINUED on page 3)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
ARREST TWO DETECTIVES
WHO SOUGHT BERGDOLL

MOSSBACK, Baden, March %
Carl c. Ncutf and Branz Zimmer, Am
clican detectives, have been sentenced
to prison "for illegal assumption of
power" in an attempt to arrest Grov-
er c. Bergdoll, the American draft
evader, in Eberbach last January.
Neuf, against whom a charge of in
flicting bodily injury also had been
preferred, was given 10 months and
thinner six months. The additional
charge against Neuf arose from a
bullet wound suffered by youn"
woman when a revolver was fired dur
ing the attempted abduction.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23

"A Newspaper Covering
the Entire Northeast Sec
don of Vermont State
Every Working Day.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
HARDING OFFERS MAINE
MAN HIS OLD JOB

WASHINGTON, March 23-Obadah
Gardner of Maine, who resigned
from the International Joint commits
sion in the closing days of the last
administration at the request of
President Wilson, was offered a re-
appointment to the commission to-
dav by President Harding. He will
accept.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
The Weather

Fair and warmer to-
night. Thursday cloudy
and warmer. Moderate
winds.
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CONTINUED on page five)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
CARDINAL GIBBONS IN
CRITICAL CONDITION

BALTIMORE, Md, March %
Cardinal Gibbons passed restless
night and was weaker today. his sec
rctary, the Rev. Albert Smith said.
The doctor, however, reported the
patients pulse to be good and told
the members of the household there
was no immediate danger unless
something unforeseen should set in.
Heart action was weak and his tenn
perature was low.
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
EARLY CONSIDERATION
OF SOVIET RUSSIA

WASHINGTON, March 23-Early
consideration is to be given to rcla-
tions between the United States and
Soviet Russia, it was indicated today
at the State Department.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
for the state Library

fant's t---..so asserting that the eVl-
dence before the referee does not
show any other person than James
A. Stillman to be the father Of tn S
child. Justice Morcshauser announc-
ed to court room of spectators that
there would be no arguments on mo-
ton before HIM, that he wuld reserve
decision and when he reached one he
would file it in Wcstche5ter county.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-03-23
First Definite Allegation Made
In Court -Stillman's Income
Was 1886, 1000 In 1920
(By the Associated Press)

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, March 23-A definite
charge that Mrs. Anna Stman, wife of James A. Still
man, president of the National City Bank of New York.
was the mother of child by Indian guide made
Judsonia weekly advance., 1921-12-08
At the Top of the Stairs.

During my service in the army I was one day corporal in charge of quarters. One of my duties was to es- cort the officer of the day on his tour of inspection, preceding him into the mems quarters and loudly calling them to attention.
 This particular day I preceded him up the stairs to the upper floor of our barracks, and when about half way up loudly shouted, Attention
 Upon reaching the top of the stairs I discovered the colonel and a dozen other officers of the regiment rigidly standing at attention. They had picked the place out as a quiet one to get some gas mask drill, and burst out with wild shout of laughter when they saw me and the second looey in the rear.-Chicago Journal.