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New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
M 4ILS CLOGGED BY CHRISTMAS DELUGE
Letters Posted Tuesday Morning
 Being Delivered Today
P. 0. FORGE WORKS LATE
Postmaster Erwin Believes Public Was Tardy Tn Sending Greetings Extra Clerks Employed To Take Care Of Holiday Influx.

As far as the New Britain post of- flee is concerned, the holiday rush still prevails. The morning after Christmas found thousands of cards and hundreds of packages still un- delivered, although many of these cards and packages may have been posted In New Britain or other towns and cities as early as the morning of December 23. Postmaster Her bert F.. Erwin stated this morning that the amount Of mail handled at the New Britain office this year far surpassed the amount handled in any previous year.
 100000 Pieces of Mail Tuesday
 MT. Erwin could not give q statis- tlcal account of the mail handled but ventured to say that over 10O,. 900 pieces of mail (including cards letters and packages) passed through the hands of the employes on Tuesday. Extra help was em- ployed for the Christmas rush, but even the addition of several mer could not adequately take care ol the sudden increase in mall. The men worked to the best of theil ability, the postmaster said, and arc to be congratulated for the splendid manner in which they cooperated tC bring about an efficient and speed! disposal of the incoming mail. Tn majority of men worked overtime 1T an effort to deliver as many Christ mas cards and packages as was pos sible before the holiday.
 Erwin DiSclaims Responsibility
 Although a few complaints wer received because cards and pack ages mailed in New Britain on Mon day or Tuesday, for delivery In thi city, were not delivered up to nool today, Postmaster Erwin stated tha the post office was not responsib for the late delivery of such mai He asserted that the public was ad vised to mail cards and package early. He said that extra help can not be employed to stamp and as sort mail as this is a job which re quires experience and only the regu lar men employed for this work ca io 1t. He said, thern fig hSpnd { 2 be some delay when the req ll1t mel accustomed to a normal amount ( mail, are obliged 10 work with @ increase of from go to 40 per cer greater than the ordinary amount ( mail.
 For the first time in the history ( the post office, 8 special stamp vii dow was opened in the lobby g that the public would not be hindero at the two windows where stamr were sold and packages weighe and mailed. Tn other years it h5 been necessary to wait in line al tt stamp windows while several in tr lead were having packages weighe' Postmaster Erwin opened a thh window for the purchasing of stamI only at the east end of the lohb
 This was a great convenience : hundreds of New Britain people d' serous of purchasing stamps an not mailing packages. The Chris mas rush is not expected 10 be ovf at the post office for at least tw more days.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
BrindelI Held in SS,OOO
 Bonds on Federal Count

N1meI0ck. \ '. 1"o. ef.-Rob- .rt F. Hrtn5r1 former dictator Of ttn Nv York cItv rnlIne trades labor grEa0ua'inn., 1sls arrested by 3 federal oH1o,r upon his release irum Great Madow prison today. He va> rI.rctI vith mixing out fraud- l'orf fuisr4. wrumc tav returns. Bun1,n was T. .,asrd on S5.oaa bait .agtr- a~ralgnn.vt haiore a federal -ommIescusr vh1 went 10 prison. He later Irfi on a train for New . York clts.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
DIES AT AGE OF 76
James smith Had Been Employe Of stanley Works For Over 30 Years --Long Resident of City.

James Smith died at his home, 26 Smith street at 10:50 o'clock this morning, after a long illness. MT. Smith, who was 76 years Of aE"' -.' Q native of Ireland but had resided in this city for many years. He was employed at the stanley Works Tor over 3o years.
 He Is survived by four sons, James Jr,, Patrick. Thomas al Peter. He also leaves daughter, Miss Mary Smith Mir, smith Was q brother of the late Patrjck Sul'l' of Smith street.
 Funeral arrangements, which arr in charge of NJ. J. K'oaey X Co are incomplete,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
10 RIIOM HLEO

Wnstcl. Dec. 2s.-Northwestcrn Co0noc,icut experienced severe cold u,ather today. Thermometers roEis- t.ring rom zero ta fen below. High land lake and No'ahroak both re- ported readings O: H. below. Ono of tha local ice dealers Is cutting seven inch ice on HiEh.0ni lah" and is dc .I,erlng H 10 inc tr3la in town,
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
Mysterious Assailant Beats Up
 Employees or Polish Orphanqge

he was working at the orphanage. When he opened the barn door, Za- bazzo said. his assailant jumped on him and made good his escape in the direction of Pennington avenue. Officer William Dohcrty followed the tracks of the man through the snow as fur as Pennington avenue. where hc lost them.
 The second assault occurred last night about o'clock. Joseph Ma ruk. an cmploye Of the orphanaGc, was entering the barn 10 feed the cattle. As he opencd th" door hc was hit over the head by a masked man and knocked unconscious. Com plaint was made 10 the police head quarters this morning, and Officer Thomas Fceney h Investigating.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
Free Crazed Mother Who
 Killed Own Twin Sons

New York. Dec. 26.-Mrs. Bessie Katz 2S-year-oId mother who killed her three weeks old twin boys De- cember 2, was freed today after a city magistrate, acting on the rccom- mendation Of an assistant district attorney. had dismissed an infaBti- eide charge against her.
 Mrs. Katz the court was told, was temporarily demented through ill- ness at the time she threw the twins out Of the window of her third story Harlem fat and jumped after them, The bo,s died in a hospital a few hours later, hut inc mother, at first believed mortally hurt, was sufi- c8ently recovered to appear in court today.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
TRAFFIC RESUMED.

Havana, Dec G6,-tG"ration of
 freight and passcne,7 tralns on 'h" Cuba Northern rH,Na,s was re-
 sumed today, union "mT)oycs who wont out several days ago in sym
 pathy with strikInI sugar mill workers, having decd.1 t7 abandon their strike, it was announced at
 fine roads offices here.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
HAS INFANTILE PARALYSIS
Miss Esther SloCum Of South Burritt Street An1icted-Quarantine on High School Athlete Removed.

There is but ono case of infantile paralysis under quarantine in the city today the patient being Mss Esther SIocum of Tn South Burritt street, who has been undergoing treatment for the past week.
 Frank Mccarthy Of Stanley street, the high school athlete who has been under treatment for several weeks, has been discharged from quarantine. Paralysis has affected one limb, but attending physicians are hopeful of complete recovery.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
FALL PROVES FATAL.

New Haven, Doc. @6.-~NiAtam Kelsey e. a farmer os C'intor. dJ"d at tho acsrfaI ha-a today of lnlur- iee caussl hy g fall from rn2f of a harn OH which hA WAS working in Clinton on Monday. Ills 'hiEh vas fracturai ani he enlrerei internal injuries.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
Joint Post Office Com mittee Presses Ahead With Plans For Boost ing Second Glass Charges.
Report of Bill Will Be Made to Congress Imme- diately After the Christ mas Recess.

Washington, Doc. %. -- Pressing ahead with its hearings on the ad ninistrations postal rate increase bill with a view to completing them this week, the joint post office sub committee of the senate and house allotted further time tu rcpresenta- tives of publishing interests today to present arguments on the measure.
 The hearings have developed from these interests 10 rate increase pro- visions of the bill applying to second class mail, embracing newspapers and magazines, as based on postal cost figures which they contend ap- portion too much Of the general ex- pense to this class of mail
 The committee plans to report the bill to the senate immediately after the Christmas recess and before the presidents veto of the postal salary increase bill is called up by unani, /, nous consent on January }.
 Objects To Haste
 The speed with which the rate in- crease bill is being put through congress "is unprecedented except in the case of war emergency legis- Iaton," Jesse H. Neal, spokesman for the associated business papers, told the committee,
 Such speedy action, he said. can result only in "disarrangcment of l the service and unfair distribution Of any necessary increases" He de- cIareI combination of the salary in crease and the postal rate advance in one measure was analogous 10 "a little boy hanging on to 1Gans coattails going through the laNd.
 'It Is an attempt to have Strong measure pull a weak measure through" he said.
 I Claims Iniuei:cc
 ! George c. Lucas, director of trans- portation for the National Publishers association, told the committee today that second class mail matter, con- sistng of newspapers and reriodt- calls, had been charged with unjust cost aIlocations in the post office de- rartment ascertaiument report. He suggested that instead of making a general increase in postal rates, the government assess the bulk of the revenue for postal salary increase against the parcel post. He propos- cd five cent service charge on each parcel post packing. This service, he said, had been established under the gJHse Of 8 service to the farm CTS, but less than 10 per cent of if really was for tho farmer.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
Losses Total S325,0OO
 In New Rochelle Fires

New Rochelle, x. Y, I'''. .'.-
 Iroo,r,y losses estimated &; SS25,- ouo varc caused ant two trfa"o were Injured in two fires which burned uul carly today. The homes O: l4 nmiics were l"f,roy- oi h~foro ali thr hramen in the city could bring he h,aacS ualer cou.ro"
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
BLAME STRIKERS FOR BLOWING UP DYNAMITE
One Ton of High Explosive
 and 200 Kegs of Powder Explode Near Scranton

Scranton, Pa. Dec. 26.---Thc pow der house at the Underwood Mine oI the Pennsylvania Coal company eX- ploded early today. No one was in- jured. The explosion occurred near the Underwood breaker. Police are trying to find out the cause Of the blast. EmpIoyes Of the Underwood mine have been on strike for nearly four weeks. The shock was felt fif- teen miles away.
 About ton of dynamite and 200 kegs of mine powder exploded, Four small buildings, one of them the powder house. were wrecked and fifty small mine cars were smashed or overturned. Three for hundreds of yards around the powder house were uprooted and other damag was done. The powder house was located on the mountain east of ThrOop,
 Officials of the company declared their belief that the explosion was caused by m@n who have been on strike. County authorities intimat"d that arrests may be made later in the day. Officials are going ahead on the theory that a time fuse was used.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
FIRE IN NfW HlNIN

New Haven. Dec 2i.-Ir" carly today in the home of I'd. Leader, Vale crew coach in Wrstville, vas oNtinguishcl by 0romcu with dam age estimated a' er,oral hundred dollars. Live coa's from a fireplace had dropped brtwe"n partitions
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
Lurks Behind Barn Door and Strikes WOrkmen Over Head as They Enter, Then FleeS.

The Polish orphanagc is in d state Of anxiety as the result Of q pair of mysterious assaults made on cm- ployes at the institution yesterday.
 Nt b:S0 o'clock yesterday morning John Zabazzo Of ,%5 Cuntor~ street reported to the police than an un- known man had attacked him wse-t.'-
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
THI WEATHER

Hartford, Dee. 26-l' 'ortTast for New Britain and vicinity: IairttnIight; saturday unNct- tied. probably snow hy after noon or night; warmer.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
} Little Children
 Found Dead in Bed

Fall River, Mass. De- -t. - Three crIIrpn uf Mr. aul Mrs
 Victor EaDoat WI re foluj js.. in their '.ls today, victims of Eas poisoning by fumes from heal or. The yoHrrstcrs were Nr"tor, IT,. 15 years. ALfro1 r uuj Nan- ucI :. Ttar 1arrcr sid h. turn. >d of tna gas in tho h1'.r at'' ? last lock .t tho Chri~truas rrrs- nts last nicht and thought tl, ,niIdren had turned it oU aEaln.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
Rescue Parties Search WreCkaBe Of SaltVille Virginia for
 Bodies Of Victims
HOUSTON RIVER VALLEY
 LAID WASTE BY FLOOD
Of the Scores Injured, Several Are Expected to Die-Bodies Recov- cred Six Miles Below Dam-Most Of Those Killed Met Death While Attending Christmas Party-Town is One of Historical Interest.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 26. - Four more bodies were found today in the muck from the dam that broke We'd nesday night and flooded the lower sections of Saltville, bringing the known death list to IS. Seven per sons still are missing.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 26.-The 1f.- n00 anthracite mine workers of tho Pennsylvania Coal company on strike for the last four weeks 2ro waiting the outcome of the meeting of the general grievance committees of tho various coal companies Tn t.tr Wilkes Barre Scranton district al Wilhcs-Barre tomorrow nght when q symrathetic strike vii. he cons.l- ered. Two local unions of tFo It. high Valley Coal company hoNo Not- ed against such action and thrco have decided in favor Of Eairc o-t
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26
Flood Breaks Dam

Saltville, Va, Dec. 26.-With IS bodies thus far recovered and six or seven persons still missing, the search for victims continued today in the area of the HoIston River valley laid waste by the flood of lime muck released by the break ing of dam Wednesday night at the Mathieson Alkali Works.
 While more than a score Of ip- jured lay in an improvised hospital here, searchers continued to fight their way through the stretches of lime-white mud deposited by the torrent which virtually swept away the little settlement of workers be- low the dam.
 Several Likely to Die
 Four or five of the injured are not expected to live and many are suffering from pneumonia resulting from their immersion in the icy waters and from burns caused by the alkali muck. Many of the res cuers also have been treated for burns.
 Several of the bodies recovered had been carried six miles below the dam. in tumbling creek. Belief that scme of the missing still lay buried under tho avalanche of muck. stG: = ing waisthigh in places, kept the searchers at their task after mo than Ss hours.
 Valley Is Wrecked
 The river valley today, with Its deep layer of lime mud. hal the ap- pearance of an ice EorEo Houses brushed over and crushed by the weight of the reservoir mixture and automobiles covered almost to their tops by it presented q scene of desc, lation.
 Most of the victims whose bodies have so far been recovered werc attending Christmas Eve party d the home of Harry Prater, the houst nearest the dam. With only thu minutes warning of a deofeninl roar as the dam broke, the merry makers were trapped witkcl chance to save themselves @s ,h' house was engulfed. Occupants 0 some other houses which Hithstoot the torrent managed to struggle through the mud and water to sacft! after the crest had passed.
New Britain herald., 1924-12-26

Average Daily Circulation For Dss. NssA s6iS aS'.9s ..: 11,464
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-08

vitality. the allurement and the sem
suous, but not sensual, appeal of the
story. 1t is an historical phantasy;
it is humanity seen through the
vision of a highly organized. bizarre
imagination.-Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-08
Important Military
instruction Mar. II
Headquarters Co.

BY far the most important mill
tary instruction given in Augusta in
recent years will be that at the reg
ular drill OF the Headquarters Com
pany. S6th Infantry Brigade. at their
armory on Grove street wednesday
evening. Mar. l..
Information has been received by
Adiutaat General Hanson that the
signal officer of the Ard Division
may be present at that time for pre-
liminary lectures on the Importance
OF communication in military ma
noeuvres. The primary function OF
the Headquarters Company is as a
! communication unit. and they have
under their care all lines of COM
munication from brigade headquar-
tiers to the two infantry regiments.
, which compose a brigade.
At the regular drill of the COM
pany last Wednesday night instruc-
ton books were distributed. and a
course OF study was started that will
give the members of the organiza-
fion an excellent groundwork in te-
lephony. telegraphy, radio and wig
wag ~ well as the allied subjects OF
scouting. map-reading and map
making.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-08
AUGUSTA LOCALS
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

Colonai-F'riday and Saturday
Naz'r,ova In "Salome:" Rcy Stewart
in Pure Grit" Chapter No. of
1.-The Ghost City" and Stan Laur1 in
'Just a Minute"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-08
Church Notices

FIRST BAPTIST. Christian and
Missionary Alliance. Rev. George Rix
Church school, $50 Z. M: afternoon
worship at 3; young peoples service
at $50; evening, praise at ..3o. Mo
| week services Tuesday at 2.3o !. NJ.
and Tuesday and Friday evenings at
$50.
SAINT MARKS church Stuart p.
Purves, D, D.. rector: SUNDAY ser
e SGsn TSg A. class M T5 dsS servce
sunda J. school st noon: $50 P. n. ser
vice. 1.-THE Sacrificial Aspect of the
Holy Eucharist" Week services daily
$50 A. NJ. "Wednesday. $50 7. NJ,
WINTHROP STREET UNIvER-
minister: Sunday services ut 1880
a. NJ. with sermon by the minister,
topic. THE Teachings of Jesus" first
Lentsn sermon; SUNDAY school at IL
/ PENNEY MEMORIAL UNITED
1 BAPTIST church. Rev. Howard II.
Brown, pa1sS!orr; 1920 1920 A. NJ. morning
meetings: $50 +. NJ, Happy Hour ser
vice. Mid-week services: Wednesday
?. NJ. Junior c. Z; $50, prayer
SOUTH PARISH CONGREGATIONS
AL church. \. 7. McWhorter, pastor:
! Sunday service. 1890 A. NJ, sermon
subject, play the Came: church
school and mems forum at u NJ:
Junior c. j.. at p. NJ. Mixed quar-
tet ct morning service. Welcome to
| all services.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE Society, Will
l:ams street: Sunday services at 1880.
| subject, Man: Sunday school. 1890.
! Reading room at the Christian Science
I chapel open Wednesda and Satur-
! days from IL to 5 +. NJ. Mid-week
I service Wednesday at o'clock. Free
/ circulating library of authorized Chris
tian Science writings.
/ GREEN ST. METHODIST. Ralph
| Fernald Lowe: Morning worship at
/ 1880: Bible school, IL: Epworth League
at $50; evening worship. 7.30-a ser
! mon graphically represented. Your
! Spiritual Thermometer.' Mid-week
meeting Wednesday evening at 100.
| ST. BARNABAS' chapel. Bangor and
| Linden streets, East Side, Rev. Rush
| w. d. Smith vicar (first Sunday in
LenO: Church school, s A. NJ; chill
| dren's service and instruction. $50 Z.
| NJ; evening prayer and sermon, 4.30.
| ALL SOULS church Unitarian,
| Dan Huntington Fem minister: Morn
| ing service. 1910. Sabbath and Other
Eternal RELIGIOUS ObservAnces;;" jun
| Tor church. l.; stereopticon review
Lent; vesper service. 4.39. The Misses
White. 'ceilist and violinist. will play
The Shallow Life" Huntington Club,
6: annual meeting: Mr.. Fem will speak
on National \. =. r. L.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-08
"The Covered Wagon at Augusta
Opera House Next Wednesday and

ODCItA ItouSC ~NSAl VI liIti
Thursday
Since the days. of Walthall, the
Little Colonel of 1.-The Birth of a
Nation" and the lovely lassies en-
bodied by the Misses Gish. Marsh
and Cooper, the public have craved
big historical drama with action as
vital and characters as fascinating.
Unfortunately the movie directors
have not turned their energies that
way, but now, thanks to Famous
Playcrs-Lasky Corporation, one man
received carte blanche and achieved
for the story of the winning of the
west the same or similar big epical
effects that were achieved by Grit
fifth in his Civil War story based on
THE Clansman."
The name of the picture is '"The
Covered Wagon" and James Cruces
. work will be shown at Augusta OPP
era House for a two days engage
ment. March 12-13. Matinee on
Thursday at 2.10; evenings at S.11.
Certainly the era of $3.50 is just
as picturesque, with its buckskin
clad heroes, it's poke bonneted hero
ines. and its dash for Pacific gold
and .wheatlands, as the times of
reconstruction, when the gallant
Colonel" sustained his first and
only defeat by losing his heart to the
fair northerner, Elsie Stoneman.
For, IN 1S4S-40. a regular fever of
pioneering spread over the east and
middle west, and the urge drove the
returning heroes of the Mexican War
to take part in the great American
emigration over the historic trek
known as the Oregon Trail Indeed.
perhaps they hated and loved, fought
and Quarreled. had hair breadth es-
Capes, and lived life to the fullest us
in no other period of our history.
Fortunate indeed is J. Warren
Kerrigan to make his comeback to
the screen in q southern cavalier
role in this Covered Wagon" and
fortunate for everybody was the
choice OF Lois Wilson to play oppo-
site him in the role of the fair driver
of the Wingate prairie schooner.
The hardships, the fortitude with
which each new obstacle was met,
the great Indian fights, the fording
of rivers and the logged onward
trend of the great covered wagon
train makes drama unlike anything
YOU have ever seen upon the stage
or screen. 1t is an inspiration and
an entertainment at one and the
same time. The characters are 'sat
and you move onward and onward
into the impenetrable distances with
the thrills of danger ahead just as
If you were part of it all.
A great cast peoples the story with
real human beings and memorable
presentments of the men and women
of those rugged days are given by
Lois Wilson, J. Warren kerrigan.
Ernest Terrence. FULLY Marshall
Ethel Wales. Charles Ogle. Alan
Hale. Johnnie Fox, Indians and
plainsmen, not to mention the great
wagon train of five hundred prairie
schooners. ADV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-08
Many Fairfield Women
On Town Juror Lists
Especial to Kennebec JournaD

Fairfield, March AT the an
nual town meeting it was voted to
accept the list of jurors as prepared
by the selcctmen and the following
list will be drawn from:
Ira s. Allen, Forest r. Allen, AL
len Penney, William Archer, Isaac
AmeS, Ernest Anderson, Ernest
Ackley, Edward Alley, Albeit Brown,
Hugh NJ. Brown, Ernest ID. Bates,
Scott Burrill. Edwin j. Bradbury.
Augustus Burke. Robert Burke.
Hiram Brooks, Gideon Bennette, n.
j. Bowker, Harry Ballard, George
Boutin, Bert Currier, Charles Camp
bell. William NJ. Crawford, Ashmer
Clement, John Cyr. Fred Chase.
George V. Chapman, Edward Gro
teau. Albert II. Clark, George w.
Cole, William Dyer, Romeo DYER.
Charles Danforth, Preston Delano.
George Dutel, Lonzo Day. George f.
Dlckey, Lester NJ. Davies, Carl
Duren. Alfred Dupare, Morris
Emery. Edwin J. Emery, Donald Ell
lis. Frank Grevois, Jr.
Walter Harris. Harold Howe, Will
lard Hatch. Norman Hinckley, Scott
Holt. William Ham, Albert Hoskins,
Walter Hall. Harold S. Hoxie VIII
lis HoXie, j. Allen Jones. Wallace
Jewell. Ned L. kendrick, Fred
Drawn. James r. Badger, Silas
Longley. Frank Leighton, Silas r.
Lawry. Harry Libby, Floyd Morrill,,
Arson L. Morrill,. Robert j.. McCleI-
Ian. Charles II. Nichols. Frank Ma
dcau. Jr., Percy Kicker, George
Salisbury. Charles SewelI. Joseph
w. Sawyer, Raymond Snow, Russell
Ieaman. William Lemelin, Gideon
Poolcr. Roland Pooler. Fred j. Pool
er, Frank Lemelin. Jr.. William +.
Burgess. a. II. Bragg. Omer Begin,
Dennis J.. Begin, j.. S. Bray. Henry
Dennis, j.. Begin, l.. S. Bray, Henry
j.. Brophy. Neil Brophy, Warren
Ballentine. Peter Baker. Jr., S. l..
Bartlett j.. NJ. Barnes. John Bacon,
Charles Champagne, Alton r. Covell.
Arthur Il. Covell. Lyman Fish. Fl. NJ.
Flood. Leon Foster. William G..
Foster. George II. Fairfield. Forest
Farley. Henry FURY. Hugh Foot
man.
Henry Gousse. belmont c. Gerry,
A. NJ. Glidden. Ralph Clifford. i. +.
Clifford. Ayton George. Altman
Goodwin, Carl Goodwin, Charles II.
Gibson. Melvin Quincy. Fraser Gee.
The list also composed quite q
number of women: Ruth Ames. Eva
Archer. Marcia Atkins, Minnie a.
Allen, Mary A. Bradley. Kate Balen-
tine. Modesto Bickford. Hazel