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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
NATURALIZATION DAY"
Was Well Carried Out BY the Barre
Woman's Club.

A naturalization day program was
put on by the Barre Woman's club in
the Howland hall yesterday afternoon
with large attendance present. A fea.
ture of the afternoon was the food sale
in which the foods OF the seven differ
ent countries were on sale with rep
resentatives garbed in the traditional
costume of the land
The Italian booth was under the care
OF Mrs. John Calcagni and Mrs. Caro-
line Calcagni, assisted by Miss Anita
Amici. Mrs. IT, NJ Wood had charge of
the Scotch booth. with Misses Dorothy
Barclay and Edith Harris as assist
ants. Mrs Peter Walstrom and Mrs.
Arthur Young were in charge of the
English booth where they had good
sale. The French booth, with its pro-
verbal dainties, was in charge OF Mrs.
Alex. Duncan. assisted by Mrs. j. o.
Bilodeau and Mrs. g. A. paquet To
represent Erin there were Mrs. Wes-
son Walker and Mrs, Agnes e. Will
liams. In charge OF the Swedish booth
was Mrs. Arthur Anderson, assisted by
Mrs. r. Q. Mcdonnell The American
booth was IN charge of Nfs. William
Mower. assisted by Mrs Harold Fits
and Mrs. ID. c. Jarvis.
George Gorham Groat, professor of
economics in the University of Yer
mont. was the speaker of the afternoon
and he chose as his subject Some
Phases of Americanization." He was
L.
Of interest to all present.
The next feature on the program
was the dances OF the different ma
tions. The Scotch were represented BY
Miss Dorothy Barclay, who danced the
Highland Fling. She was assisted BY
Miss Betty stephen. Tarantella, Italys
favorite dance, was rendered by Mrs.
Adolpho Corsi and Charles Caldersra,
accompanied by Mrs. Dean Perry. The
sisters, who have attained
fame here for their ability. at this sort
Of dancing. gave an Interpretation Of
the Irish jig. They were accompanied
by Miss Betty Stephen. The Stars and
Stripes Are Calling YOU representing |
America 5 call 20 other nationaiities. !
was delivered by a group Of little girls
from the eighth grade at Spaulding. ac-
BY Helen Annas. This made |
! fitting climax 10 such a well-srranged |
program.
AT the close Of the afternoons en-
Iertsinment, the hospitality commit
Tee served refreshments.
The committee in charge Of the aft
,rnoon sale wish 10 thank all those
who aided them in making it such
success by sending food and other del
cacics which were placed on sale.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
ROADBED WAS
UNDERMINED
BY GREAT RAIN
Two Of Dead Men Resided
in Manchester, N. H.,
and One in Concord
They w ere Drowned
When Carried Down By
the Train

Manchester, \. H., April r.. Three
members Of the crew of freight train
were killed early this morning, when
the engine and four cars of their train
left the tracks and plunged over an
embankment into Lake Sunapee, one
half mile above the Sunapee station.
according to word received here. Heavy
rains, which undermined the rails at
this point, were given as the cause Of
the accident.
The dead are George Atwood, Con
cord, engineer; Ralph Ching, Alanehes
Ter, fireman; Edward Kelley, Manchcs
ter, brakeman. Five men in the ca
boose were saved by the breaking of
coupling in the middle Of the train.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
Town of Stockbridge Suf-
fered Heavily From
| Flood Water
ONE OF BRIDGES
BUILT OF IRON
Crest of High Water in
White River at Bethel
Reached at 5 a. m.

Bethel April IL. in the extremely
high water in the Lympus brook an
iron bridge at the mouth Of the brook
in the town of Stockbridge went out
during last night and two other smaller
bridges across Stony brook in the same
town were carried out. The water in
the White river here reached its high
est point at about o'clock this morn
ing, at which time the water was very
near the cellars Of houses on the river
side
The loss of the three bridges in the
town Of Stockbridge will be serious as
the iron structure was of comparative
ly recent construction.
In Bethel the highway in several
places was dug out through the under
mining of culyerts. Great holes were
gouged out near the Clyde Washburn
farm on the river road, near DIR. George
Abbott's place and also near the Nit
tigiy farm. So far as known, no
bridges in the town Of Bethel were
carried out aIcough the water in riv-
ers and brooks reached very high
point.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
DIED AT NoRTHFIELD.
Mrs. Celia Blodgett Was Sick Only a
Few Days.

Northfeld. April IL Mrs Celia
Blodgett died Monday at the home OF
her son. Jesse B. Blodgett, after being
sick only q few days She had made
her home with her son here during the
last three years. her husband, Charles
A. Blodgett, having died three years
ago. She was ~ years Of age.
Mrs. Bigelow leaves the son, above
mentioned. and two grandchildren,
Erma NJ. and Harold A. Blodgett. both
OF Mortified: and one sister, Mrs. Car
rie Page of Bridgewster
A prayer service will be held at the
home Of the son Thursday morning at
II O'Clock. and the body win he taken
10 Randolph. where the funeral will be
held Thursday afternoon. followed by
intcrment at Southyiew cemetery. Rev.
G. G. Crcegan Of the Congregational
church win ofiiciate at the prayer serv-
ice here and Rev. Fraser Metzger at
Randolph.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
|"'BACKING OF
JUDGE PIERCE
Lawyer Ulmer Declared,
Testified Former District
Attorney Pelletier
SO ULMER COULD
DO, AS HE PLEASED
With the Henry Woods,
Sons Co. Property in
Massachusetts,

Boston, April l2.--loseph Z. Eel
letter, recently removed as district at
| torney Of Suffolk county. testified to
| day at the legislative committed
hearing OF charges on which the re
movat of Supreme Court Judge Ed
ward p. Pierce is asked. His testimony
concerned litigation involving the Wa
ban Rose conseryatories and the Henry
Woods Sons company, with which
| Judge Pierce is alleged to have been
unduly interested through his associ-
alton with w. Edwin Timer, an attor-
ney. Previous witnesses have testi-
fed regarding gifts to Judge Pierce of
| flowers, vegetables and wood from the
conseryatories.
Pelletier said that in November,
1919. Mrs Mary +. Hand, treasurer
of the conservatory company, consult
ed him with regard TO the property,
as result OF which he caused an in
yestigation to be made BY Attorney
William J. Shanahan.
After Shanahan had reported, Pei
letter said he and the attorney went
to see Judge Pierce, The witness tes-
titled he told the Judge that he thought
ii matter of duty to call TO his at
Ntention information obtained by Shana
han concerning the relations between
Timer and Pierce. The Judge was in
formed. Pelleticr said, that Mrs. Hand
and other benehciaries under the viii
of Henry Wood had told Mr. Shanahan
that Timer always claimed he could
do as he pleased with the property be.
cause he had the backing Of Judge
Pierce" and that Timer was giving
flowers TO Judge Pierce.
Pclletier said he finally told the
judge that as result of this infor-
nation bill had been prepared ask.
ing that a receiver be appointed for
the property The Judge answered,
pelletier said;
You cannot get receiver in this
court and do not think you can get
one in superior court, although can
not speak for that court now as | do
not sit with it.
Pelletier said he then told the Judge
that there was a fraud in the fact that
Timer had lifted the litigation bodily
out OF the probate court. where the
heirs had placed it for their own pro-
lection. The judge replied. Pelfetier
said, that he would have hard time
proving fraud in the matter
Peiletier testified that he then re
ferred to an attempt to prosecute I'll
mer criminally, and the Judge replied
well. he got off didn't hes ! sd-
sised him in every move he made and
he got of-that's the important
thing"
The witness said he then informed I
the Judge that one of the iurymen in
the ease had stated that the jury &C.
quilted Ulmer because it Thought him
rrszy." The Judge then advised Pei
letter, the latter said, that if he went
after Timer" he would have "a long,
long run
On cross examination Peiletier said 4
the interview with Judge Pierce was
not heated and was entirely good ma
tured He added that he went no fur
'her into the matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
INJUNCTION MODIFIED.
Bellows Falls Union May Have One
Picket at Mill Entrance.

Brattleboro, April l2.-county Clerk
W. r.. Daley has Just received from
Judge Frank l.. Fish for filing in the
court records an order in the iniunc-
tion case Of the international Paper
Co. of Bellows Falls against the Bel
lows Falls, local No. ), international
Brotherhood OF Paper Makers, and
others. in which he makes a modifica-
tion OF the injunction order and gives
the unions the right to have one rep.
resentative al the point Of ingress or
egress of the Paper Co.'S plant to
persuade employees Of the company.
The representative must not use
abusive language or obstrucF~an un-
willing listener or dog his footsteps
The injunction prohibiting the holding
Of dailyl street parades, which wer
participated in by from 100 10 100 men
before they were stopped, remains in
force
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
ATTORNEYS ILLNESS
HALTED THE TRIAL
Daniels VS.. Boston & Maine r. R. Sus
pended Temporarily Because j.
G. Sargent Was Sick.

Owing to the Illness of J. G. Sar
gent of Ludlow, one of the attorneys
for the Boston & Maine railroad in tht
case of Vera Daniels, administrative
vs.. the Boston g. Maine railroad ii
United States court at Montpelier, the
trial of the case was adjourned this
morning until o'clock this afternoon
The suit il for s25.000 damages for the
death of the plaintiffs husband on a
crossing.
Mrs. Daniels is the mother of three
small children, the youngest OF which
was born subsequent to the death OF
the father
The accident occurred at a point
three miles below the town of Lyndon
at crossing which leads to the mn-
nicipal electric plant OF. the town of
Lyndon The deceased and man
named Goddard were drawing ashes to
be used in the repair OF the road to the
crossing. An engine running light,
that is, with no cars attached, hit the
Ford truck they were using, killing
both .men. The truck was carried dis
tance of 500 feet beyond the point of
the accident.
Several eye witnesses Of the accident
were called by the plaintiff yesterday
TO testify There was great deal Of
controversy between counsel as 10
whether this road was private way or
public road If pnblicNroad, the
railroad was compelled to give warn
ing of the approach Of trainss if not
public but private they were not
Obliged to sound warning. The plain.
tiff maintains that this road was
dc factor highway and as such the de
fendsnt company was Obliged to give
warning when approaching the cross
ing.
As bearing on the negligence of the
defendant company in not doing this,
the plaintiff called Earle Jackman. the
engineer of the engine, which killed
this two men. The witness said the en-
gine weighed 81 tons. Asked If any
bell had been rung or whistle sounded
upon approaching the crossing. Mr..
Jackmaa said there had not been any
given whatsoever of the en-
gine's approach
As also bearing on whether or not
the road approaching and over the
crossing was public one, the plaintiff !
called witnesses who had been road |
in Lyndon at various
times. who testified they had made re-
pairs on the road as commissioners. |
Hosea Hovev said that during his term
as road commissioner Of the town he
had had repairs made on the road and /
Isdwnrd Clifford made the same state
ncni William C. Way had also done
work on that road. il was testified.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
TALK OF THE TOWN

W y. Archibald IL passing two dayi
in this city on business matters.
Stephen Woodward Of Windsor ar
rived in the city yesterday TO take q
radium treatment
Miss Lillian papin of Elm street has
commenced work in the ticket Office OF
the Magnet theatre
Mrs. vern Charles a Waterbury i.
visiting her mother. Mrs. Victor
Bcaulae. for few days
Fred Milne left this morning for
Barton. where he has secured employ.
ment in the granite industry.
Oscar Smith proprietor of the sec
ond hand store on North Main street,
Is confined TO his home on Maple ave
nuc by serious illness.
SuperintenC< J. +. Maun Of the
Central Vermont railroad was here to
confer with the secretary Of the Board
Of Trade yesterday and he promised to
see that the Barre station was cleaned
up in every way. repaired where need
ed and painted throughout. He also
admitted that the local station was in
a bad condition as any on the road.
The nominating committee Of the
Board Of Trade. which met Yesterday.
nominated the following officers 20 be
voted on al the next regular meeting
TO be held Tuesday President. T. r.
Garter; vice president. James Mackay.
treasurer. c. n Wiley. auditor. r. A
Rschardson. The following new direc-
tors were nominated. Charles Zanleoni.
Z. J. OFcn.. John b Kelly and II I.
Campbell The term of directors r. &.
Rohinson and John oT.-ary expire this
year and George Bond has resigned his
- director owing ~ the
facf that - Is in poor health. A ii-t
NJ these officers has been posted IN the
Board OF Trade rooms
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
DEATH OF JOHN MATHEsoN.
He Had Been in Poor Health Since No.
vember.

John Matheson, who had been IN
poor health since last November, died
yesterday afternoon at o'clock at his
home on = farm in Willismstown. the
immediate cause Of his death being a
shock, which he sustained recently.
Mr.. Matheson was born July 2j.
1866. in winslow. r. O.. and had lived
on the farm where b. died about one
and one half years. Besides his wife,
he IL survived by three daughters, Mrs.
Elwin Pierce Of Richmond. Mrs. Holmes
Morgan of East Fairfield and Mrs
Mark Patch Of Randolph Center. and
three sons, John, George and William.
all al home.
Funeral services win be held at the
home Friday forenoon at II O'Clock.
Rev. James Ramage officiating, and
burial viii be in the Williamstown
cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
MoNTPELIER WET DOWN.
winooski and Worcester Branch Near
Flood Height.

Montpelier felt the effects OF the
high water considerably. the rain hav-
4 ing raised the water in the Winooski
river and H. Worcester branch nearly
to flood height The high water alarm
was rung shortly after II O'Clock last
night for merchants TO watch their
cellars. The Perry Auto Co. back Of
State street, was entirely surrounded
with water, and a large number of
cellars were flooded.
The road from Montpelier to Bur
lington, following the Central Yer
mont railroad tracks. was under water
to the depth Of two or three feet at
Montpelier Junction, Middlesex. North
Duxbury. JonesVille and Nilliston. The
water in some instances was over the
fence posts At Middlcsex two houses
were entirely surrounded with water.
Rain. began to fall again at II
O'Clock, but stopped after short time.
Pines restaurant was open until
O'Clock this morning on account Of ws
ter in the cellar and for accommods
tion OF merchants who came down
town to move goods from their eel
lars.
About p pailsful Of water were re-
moved from the basement Of the city
hall this morning. the sewer water
having backed up in one Of the toilets
The FIRST floor Of the old United
States Clothespin company shops. OF
Main street. was flooded 70 depth Of
two feet and four feet Of water were
standing in the yard The nev shops
we're not flooded.
In Berganti's fruii store on State
street. the water was two and a half
feet deep in the cellar. Mr.. Bcrganti
has not had 10 remove his carhonating
machine from the cellar - yet.
Tn Sfandish's market on Main street
fhe water was I'D on ths cellar stairs.
NJ water entered the cellar Of the
Capital Hardware comrauy or Main
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
THREE TRAZNzNElN LOST
WHEN PART OF TRAIN
PLUNGED INTO LAKE
THINKS HE SAVED TEN MEN.
Central Falls, R. T., Policeman Said
House Was Burning

Central Falls, r. T., April IL. :
Patrolman Collett believes he frus
trated an attempt to burn a house in
which ten workers employed by the
Jenckes Spinning company were sleep
ing Early today he noticed fire in
a house in Sprague avenue He says
he believes some person had broken a
window, thrust in a stick to which
was attached quantity of rags soaked
with gasoline, and the flames hhd
spread to some furniture. Failing to
arouse the residents, he got three
buckets of water and put out the fire.
A bottle that had contained gasoline
was found near the building The
Jenckes mills are among those af-
fected by the Textile stfik in this
state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
KIDNAPPED. ROBBED
And LEFT STR4NDED
Woman Found in Boston Tells Story
of Having Been Brought By Two
Men in Automobile from
Stratford, Conn.

Boston, April l2.-The police to-day
we're questioning Mrs. Rose DcBrizzi,
who, when found in the South station
last night, said two men bad kidnapped
her earlier in the day at Stratford,
Conn. The men brought her in an au-
tomcbile to this city, she. said, after
taking s. and her. wedding ring. The
woman gave the police the license mum
Der Of New Jersey automobile, in
which she said she was brought here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
DRY" CANDIDATE WON.
Lewis Henry Elected to Congress from
New York s7th District.

Corning \. Y, April le.-Unofiicial
returns complete for the 37th congress
sional district to-day give Lewis Hen
ry, Republican, a plurality Of 3.0s7
over Judge Frank Irvine. Democrat. Of
Ithaca, in yesterdays special election
Prohibition was the big issue in the
campaign. Judge Irvine declaring for
repeal of the Volstead act and sub
stitution Of measure which would le-
galize the sale Of beer and wines. Mr.
Henry. the successful candidate. en-.
dorsed the Nolstead act and was sup
ported by prohibition organizations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
ULSTER CONSTfBLES
And FREE .ST4TE
TROOPS HALT
But the Truce Does Rot Bind the Sup
pcrters Of De Valera Who
Are Gathering.

Belfast April Z tBy the Associated
Press A truce was declared yester,
day between the Ulster special consta
blcs and the free state troops which
have been in menacine proximity along
the Fermansgh border between Ulster
and South Ireland. il j. announced here
.o-dsy.
The pact docs not bind the support
ers Of Eamonn De Valera. who are
1nassing on tire shores u Isough Levin.
rear the town of Garrison. where they
have erected 3 large telescope and are
keeping constant watch upon the spr-
sials last evening : dezen motor CARS
brought rsinfcrcsments for the rcpub-
ircsns
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
CABOT CORPORATION.
To Handle Maple Products, Capitalized
al $500.

Articles Of association have been
filed with the secretary Of state by the
Upper WinooSki Maple Products Co
operative association. Inc, which viii
have its principal Office az Cabot. The
concern Is capitalized at $500 in 20
shares Of $40 par value each. There
are eight subscribers at present. An
organization meeting viii be held en-
Thursday evening. April 20. IN Cabot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
KILLED BY GOLF CLUB.
College Student Struck Down BY An
other Player.

Haeerford, Pa. April I2.-Paul
Flagler Turner. q student AZ Haver-
ford college. j. dead ss the result Of an
unusual INJURY received Yesterday
while PLAYING golf Turner stepped be
hind another PLAYER just az the latter
swung his club for drive and received
the fun force Of the back saing on the
head His skull was fractured and he
died a few hours later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
WIND LIFTED BARN AND
LEFT cow TETHERED
TO MANGER IN FIELD

Wooster, o., April Ia COW,
contentedly chewing a cud, teth
cred to a manger, which appar
emily was built in the middle of
field, was sight at George
town, east of here, after a vio-
lent windstorm had swept by to-
day.
The barn was whisked away
from the COW. Manger and COW
we're unharmed
Two other barns were torn
from their foundations and
wrecked by the storm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
WORD FROM WESTERLY
Stated Today That QuarTies Were
Working Under ~Aneriean Plan"

A telephone message from Westerly.
u. /. 70 . Barre manufacture to-day
stated that the granite quarrics in
Westerly were operating on the Amer
lean plan TIE men having Resumed
work AZ the opening 81 the last week
and having remained at work ever
sincs theu.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
BETHEL
Permanent Public Health Nursing
Service Established.

Bethel branch, American Red Cross
has re-estsblished permanent public
health Nursing service. The nurse is
Bernice Il. Robinson. r. n. Her office
is with the Bethel Coal & Ice com
pany. Tef Ia At home with Mrs.
G. Il. Hepburn. Tel. OIL. Office hours
are 8 to 0:30 a. m, 80 to ? p. IN.
Calls received before $3.50 a. m. cansbe
attended to that morning. Calls re-
ceiyed before p. m, that afternoon.
Calls received later will be attended
to next day, except emergencies. Any
emergency call from doctor will be
answered as necessary New calls are
attended first unless it is stated that
an early call is not required. First calls
are answered from any source, but a
second visit is made and nursing care
given only under the direction Of a
physician. Because many nursing cases
are carried on at the same time the
length of time devoted to any one ease
necessarily is limited The nurse is to
have one free afternoon week. and
only necessary calls will be made on
Sundays and holidays. The fee for
nursing service is on a sliding scale,
with maximum of 80 cents regular
nursing case and IS cents for care of
mother and baby. The nurse can give
instruction in nursing care that will
save patient and home nurse fatigue
and discomfort. She is also school
nurse, the health guide and protector
of the children, and can give Young
mothers help in the care Of their ia
bies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.
Met in Montpelier at Gov. Hsrtness
Once To-day

The Vermont state board OF control
met in the Office Of Governor James
Hartness at Montpelier this morning
At 10 O'Clock. with Governor Harfness.
Henry B. shaw. secretary Of civil and
military affairs. Walter r. Scott
state treasurer. BENJAMIN Gates. state
auditor. John = Weeks. director q
state institutions and Roland r.
Stevens Of White River Junction pres
enf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12

street, but The cellar Of the company's
croekery store at Is State street was
flooded.