Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 5, 1909, Page 11

. Services at Congregational Church. Dbeen e ‘The Sutcessful Profe casional Success tion of a Statement and the Result Reached—Such a Farm is Far from Being a Goldmine. (Written Speclally for The Bulletin.) | been flndlh‘ ouL the facts about that I was very much pleased at The | O8f Orop. egin ‘with, there were | “Slight mistaxea In 'thie s for Bulletin's judicious and pointed com | plowitis g e ment on the agricaltural department’s tale of the farmer who turned & vir- &in wilderness of 76 acres into a $5,000 & year farm in 18 years. “Under the wame conditions few families c'l?;‘lh: a1 :“:uple truth, .hnplyl stated, du;d ttonwflnmn«mun uly folks, who aspire for a home on a flrm. See aditorial, . “A Most Snu“ul F'I.rmflr" in Bulletin of May 2! . reaping. | have been $20 and $10 respectively, in- stead of $18 and $8. Then the two days spent in h.lul.ln‘ the fertilizer from the rallroad and applying it, and the day needed for drilling in the seed were not charged for. Nor was the days’' team work hauling the straw to the livery in town and the grain to the feed-mill. Nor was anything what- ever charged for:interest on land, for the share of taxes and insurance the crop must bear, for the irterest and deterioration of the fencing about the field, nor for interest and wear,on the team and tools used in proflnclnx the crop. I've succeeded in geiting these items together, at and they make a somewhat different looking table. Here it is, as far as I've got. Mind you, 1 don’t say these are all/ the charges properly lylnf against the crop; but they're all now: Such accounts of unusual, phenom- enal, somewhat mysterious successes somatimes do good by stimulating ex- perienoed farmers to looking over their own Pences to see what Lh?' can do towaeds improving them. They o harm by planting in the.minds i ine: ced people utterly impossible ideas of what farming offers to them. It seems to be a craze among certain «ditors of agricultural papers to hunt out and print conspicuously freak sto- ries Mke this, and suggest or explicitly declare that they are gemerally possi- ble end feasible. People who know littla or nothing about the real prob- lemg of farm life read these enticing and more or less veracious histories, and think they see ‘in the outcome a mark hlazing their way back to Eden. “It one city man could do that, surely I cam do the same,” is their thought. They talk it over with other country- thirsty city men and mutually quote the ol saying that “What has been done ean be done.” If they ask some real farmer and find him somewhat doubtful about the thing, they dismiss Tm as “an_old moss-back” and “an old fogy.” Since he hasn't won any such success, why, it must be because he lacks energy or business sense or in- dustry or «)melhlug else. think of just Plowing Harrowing . Beed Drilling same . Fertilizer Hauling a Reaping . Binder twine Interest on land. Interest on cost Interest on team and tools and ‘wear of same. 60.21 Real cost of crop. -$278.36 Even this shows an apparent profit of $291.64 from the crop, which is gomething nobody could find fault with and +which needs further explication. That explication is found in the fact that 1908 happened to be, in this farm- er's particular location, a phenomenally favorable year for vats, and that his crop was, for the locality, something very unusual. The average production in that vicinity s not over 30 bushels of grain to the acre and ljttle over half the straw he cut. With an everage crop, therefore, such as an average farmer in that particular neighborhood might expect, the ten acres would have yielded about five tons of straw and 300 hushels of oats, worth, at present high prices, $230. The cogt of threshing this crop would have been $9 instead of $74, and the cost of hauling the smaller product would have been about $28 in- stead of $56, thus reducing the cost of the erop from $278.36 to $235.36. That is, Instead of a phenomenal and almost unprecedented crop showing a profit of $474 or evep of H?l an average and to-be-expefted crop would show a net loss of over $6. This leaves entirely out of reckoning the grass seed with which it is to be assumed that he “stocked down” the plece, which must have cost him, at last years prices, over $20. As a matter of cold fact, he did make almost $300 last year off that ten acre fleld. T'm glad he aid: glad he's ot something ahead from it, wherewith to pay the lo: of past years and the probable losses of years to come. It's the occasional year when e bumper crop and high prices bring In a good jrofit which m: it possible to carry on through the bad years when poor crops or lew. prices result in loss. What 1 object to is the careless omission from the reckoning of a large part of the real cost; and, still more, to the flaunting of an exceptional success be- fore the eyes of the inexperienced and credulous, as if it were the regular thing. TI've known—we've all known or heard of men, here and there, who haye made big profits speculatine on the stock market, T've heard of men winning at Monte Carlo, or “raking in" thousands of“dollars at a poker game, but such things are the exception. They are the cases talked about and bragged about; the ones we hear most about. When a man wins a thousand dollars at poker he tells of it and we hear of it. We don't hear much said about the three other pakerists who must have lost an average of $383.33 each to make up the thousand he won. They don't edvertise their Juck. - Yet what they dropped was just as much a part of the game as what he picked up. NoWw | don't happen to know much abowt the real facts in the case of this protessional man whose longing for the freedom of country life led him at 96 years to abandon the city for a farm. And such accounts as that giv- en do mot tell the real facts, because they are not tellable. ‘They can't be put nto words; they must be lived with and experienced. But eny farmer who has “cleared 76 acres of heavily timbered land, built a comfortable home, & barn, silo and poultry houses” A no help ‘except. that of one wood- for three months and two car- for two weeks, and who has pt & living off the place while doing t, must have found the “freedom of a Country 1ar Sust B1oo s e s oxor stricted—at the corners and 'round the edges, anyway. And I'm wondering just.what he did with the stumps from that heavy timber. | used to take much more stock in these f-lry -like tales of agricultural success do now. Not that 1 charge I.n)body with deliberate or in- tentfonal deception in any of this sort of thing. But none of us can see both sides of a tree at the same time, and few of us can remember every- thing that has happened for eighteen is _limited; yeass, Our vision our tint on that which the honest sunlight calle yellow. One thing in this man's story struck of the time the father had three help- ers in his outdoor work; the mother three assistants in the indoor de- partment. I think I could make a farm of 76 acres quite productive with seven people to help me—especiall * I adw't have to scare up wages of a doller and a half a Jay for each one of them every Saturday afternoon. WM the labor question is eliminated froea the farm problem about half the preblem 1s extirpated. 1\. other ‘.Ln: £ professional man, a farmer, Mmhmtwlfllmlu(oth Mofhnnlh::, . and produced a had set Saints deliver us from a man who is always croaking! He's a nulsance and bore. But I gon't think even he does uch real harm as the man who always hides or denies his mistakes; Who s always flappin~ his wines and yoleling his coek-a-doodle-doos over Fome stray gift of luck, as if it were a_ regular, everyday thing with him. ‘We discount the croaker, and finally ignore him. But the other fellow is always likely to lead more or less fol. lowers into s Slough of Despond, through chasing after his will-o'-the- wisp false lights. THE FARMER. LETTERS FROM TWO STATES P, S WINDHAM COUNTY. BROOKLYN. Leocal Veterans' Assist at Wauregan Flag Raising—Observance of Memo- rial Day in Town. . Saturday, May 29, four of the vet- erans residing here went to West ‘Wauregan, where they were joined by 15 of McGregor Post, No. 27, G. A. R., and attended the ralsi of a flag upon the grounds of the d Heart parochial school. The exercises, un- der direction of Father Belleroso, the 0T, Were @ success in every way, chfldren rendering the parts as- lll-ned thém without a flaw. Mrs. Atwood, the aged widow of James At- ‘wood, raised the flag to the masthead. Albert C. Green read an essay upon the flag, telling briefly its orig‘ln and history. After a short address by making a totel crop against a total cost of $96. 'l'tll gave the very of $4T4—as line was reformed and marched to the town hall, escorting the speaker of the day, Col. D. R. Bailou of Provi- dence, a veteran. T. D. Pond was marstial of the day, The exercises in the hall conststed of songs by the chil- dren, reading of orders by Adjutant C. A. Porter and a short introductory :li&!b); c(or;m!y;n'::lflar Pond.” The ad- o ou was Tvl; spoken :1’- e‘hyl a)tlh )?:1 ]t:r] close oghg‘ Texor- 's in the repaired to Gran; hall, where rmeflmn::! were serve‘d‘ In the afternoon a large number went to Danfelson to participate in the ex- ercises there. Among those in town over Memo- rlal day were John S. Litchfield of Providence, with Frank Litchfield; Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Spalding; Mr.and Mrs, Lewls S. Palm- Mass, with -Mr, and Mrs. Frank A. Spalding; Mr. and Mrs.Lewis S. Pailm- er of Manchester, with Mr. and Mrs. James C. Palmer; Charles Edwin Blake and a classmate in Trinity, n'lth h?s pl.rent-, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Misleading—A Careful Explica- binder-twine used. Nor tte fourteen| .hu“tCA. ys af at’ East A. J,CImumlpml glass front on his store. EASTFORD. Exercises of Memorial Day—Guests at Oid On\lo-# or Mention. and Jenla wuhw oi The Memorial day procession ‘form- | New York, Mr, ed to march to Gen. Nathanial Lyon's dln. grave in Pheonixvil] 1o be a mile long. G. A. Putnam gave an oftered prayer. On their return 1o Grove cemetery W, W. S of- fered rlyor and the soldiers’ graves iy “r..n“"n o :”“‘a“'y.i‘; reo: ized for the ¥ t was chosen presi- t m ‘banquet. Between "The ladies' aid society met with Mrs, | courses songs, started at the ‘Alonzo Little Tuesday afternoon of | head of tables by -the class leaders, last weelk. filled the room. Mrs, B/ W. Peet of New York has| President Heach admirably filled the ‘been spending a few days in town, the | chair as toastmaster. Erwin H. guest of Mr. and Mrs. Willard B. bmsn.t esident of the: class o mo Clarke. ve words of welcome, responded Miss Hazel Robertson of Hartford | to by !lrold E. Botsford, president of has been spending a week with rela- Prof. E. 1909. E. O. Smith spoke on The tives in town recentl; were .decorated. The Bastford cornet Old Order Chfl:geth. ot Monteith scintillated w! Nugae as band furnished good music. At the Comrade Colchester Defeated. his text. Dr, Blakeslee spoke on The old cemeteery Rev. Mr. Goodsell of | Perrin.. Th pro- | A game of ball was plaved on Co- | Garden, and Prof. Stoneburn furnished North Ashford offered prayer. After lubla Green last Saturday afternoon |the roasts with his Quack, quack, decorating the graves in_three ceme- by a nine from Colchester and the lo- | quack. Many members af the faculty teries they disbanded and repaired to cal nine, the result being a victory | were present and lady guests of both the vestry of the Methodist church for the Columbias by a score of 6 | classes. where lunch was served to about 200. to 11 Entertained Choir. Afterwards they assembled in the au Property to Widow. On Saturday Miss Hicks gave a ple- Gience room where an organ voluntary The will of the late George B. Full- | nic to the members of the choir, of was rendered by Mrs. R. G. Clemence. er of this place has been filed with | which she is the leader. They went to W. JV. Shepard offered prayer. A ausr- the probate court of Andover. All the | Fifty Foot Rock, on Spring HIll. ette, composed of Rev. J. B. King, H. T of the deceased is bequeathed g Jr. Wilbur Miller and 5Bl widow, Mes. Jane H. Sufler of | Ctdet Company Observes Memorial Huntington, sang “Our Com- Colamble. Day. rades 'Neath the Sod; cover fhem over iss Mary Woodward of Boston has | Memorial day observed by the with Beautiful Flowers.” The address Heas visiting relatives in this place. | Cadet company. ‘One squad carried of weloome was by-Dr. H. H. Con- Hyman Merker, who recently sold{flags and baskets of flowers to the verse. The school children gave a his property.in Plne street, has | Gurleyville cemetery, and one to the flag drill under the supervision of their moved his family into the tenement | cemetery at Eagleville. Atli 30 the teacher, Miss Ruth T. Platt. Then fol- owned by I. Bernstein. Cadet battalion executed dress parade. lowed an excellent. address by John The work of repairing highways | At 10 Dr. Wheeler of Lexington, Mass., has been greatly retarded by the fre- quent rains. rrin | ag the' n.m Cliftord, Jor- wves; remarks, Mr, Turne: audfence. There were present six veterans and seven sons of vet- erans. WEDDING. Lowe-Foster. ‘The marriage of Mlll Helan A. snth ter and Oliver H. Woodstock was wlemnlsed in the Congregational church May 27 at 1. p. m, the Rev. Tell Turner perform= ing the ring service in the presence of about 80 relatives and friends. The church was prettily decorated with McGinley, singing of “America” and delivered an address In .the college benediction by Rev. James P. King. chapel on The Eternal Warfare, a House Party at Castls evergreen, white lilacs ha.nfl wlmd nd's First Appearance. ;‘1:‘? ‘x‘““'i’fl .:;1 ai‘:mve m\;, lants. The wedding march_was play- lowing s e e company, e Ton T |8 by Walter Dodge of Providence.| Prof A. E Sevmour ls instructing | with young lady. flower bearers. dec- castle with her sister. Miss Mollle, | Preceding the bride A groom were | & ¢ n band music. Although the | rated the soldlers’ graves in the young men have practiced a compar- atively short time they made their first public appearance at the Memo- rial day service in West street cem- etery Sunday, and on Monday fur- nishiad music for the decoration serv- in Colchester. On both days they aD )eared under the direction of thelr instruetor. Mrs. Edith Little of Willimantic was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Willard B. Clarke, over Sunday. Miss May Turner, also of Willlman- tic, spent Sunday with the family of Fred A. Hunt. Fred 0. Clarke and family of Hart- ford were at thelr summer home in this place over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond P. Collins and child of New Haven spent Sui day with the family of Deacon Wil- liam A. Colins. Postmaster Receives Commission. H. W. Porter, who teok the civil service examination some months since as a capdidate for postmaster at the Columbia office, has received his com- sion from the government, and will as- sume the dutles of postmaster at an early date. The long ssction of state road be- tween this place and Willimantic just completed seems to furnish an excel- lent speedway or automobiles. Cit- izens are beginning to thing part of the money had better been expended in cutting down the grades on some of the hills, instead of constructing a road to be traveled upon at the peril of being run down by some careless chauffeur, Entertained at the Lake. The Ladies’ Afternoon club and the West Street Social Eight were enter- tained by Mrs. Nordland and her sis- ter, Mrs. Mavrshall, at the former's beautiful new home near the lake. A fine supper was served. The tables were set on the broad plazzas, thirty being seated at the tables. The aftor- noon was thoroughly enjoyed by all J. Bdward Stanley has purchased the | present. After supper a number went Dwight Clark place on Main street. V_MLI row on the lake. ch’s Poem Read. —_— " . Nestor Light delivered the me- SPRING HILL. H‘IO }l‘nermgn ;t lhe‘ C‘Dngreg‘a.flowh church on Sunday, closing with t = o 5 Holiday House Party—May Basket for Teacher—Personal Not touching verses written by Francis Miles Finch, Yale '49, “The Blue and the Gray.” Goes to Pittsburg. There has beeu an unusually large Miss Sara E. White of New York Is | acreage of potatoes planted in this vi- spending a short time at her home.| cinity. this season. She is leaving as assistant dletitian| Miss May Storrs entertained a small house party at her place, in Coventry, over Memorial day. Her guests were Miss Helen Jacobs, Miss Harrlet Storrs cemetery. Most of the out of town guests of Friday night remained for Memorial day, and were taken to Willimantic in the afternoon to witness the baseball game between the Connecticut and Rhode Island college teams, and the play in the eyening given by the C. A. C. Dramatic club in the Logmer Op- era house. On Wednesday the class in bac- teriology was entertained from 6 to 8 by Prof. and Mrs. Willilam M. Esten. BOLTON. Twenty-third Anniversary of -Bolton Grange Observed With Special Ex- ercises. the ushers, Roy Peckham and Earl Bugbee, followed by the bridemaid, Mabel Foster, sister of the bride, and best man, Harry Wells: The bride wore a gown of white mouse veiling, entrain, with vell and carried a bou- quet of bride roses and maldenhair ferns. The bridesmald ware a gown of dotted muslin over pink. There was a reception. During the afternoon the voung couple left for a trip to Boston and vicinity and will reside for the Dresent with the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lowe. The bride re- ceived many useful and valuable gifts. POMFRET CENTER. Mrs, E. E. Brown visited Sunday with her mother at Black Hill. The balloon “Springfield” passed over this town Monday, coming very close to earth, So that the name could easily be read. Miss Stanton has improved so much that she goes out daily. Memorial day was generally obsérv- ed in town, ASHFORD. Mrs. P, J. Cassidy of Norwich spent Sunday at The Oaks. ‘William Poole spent Sunday and Monday at his home here. Mary Reade is with her brother, C C. Knowlton, at Hilltop, for a few days. - ° 3 The spring term of school will close Monday, June 7. TOLLAND COUNTY. * COVENTRY. Menorial Sermon—Miss White's Ad- vancement—A Freak Chicken. Thelr guests were E. Grant Trowbridee of Paterson, N. J.. Misses Anna L. Phillips, Mary Sullivan, Arline Strat- ford, Faith Erowning. all of Brooklyn, Miss Miranda L. Calkins of Demer. Col.; Miss Minnie Pinch of Hornell, N. Y. and Miss Blandina Gurnee 'of Brooklyn, N. Y. They stay- ed over Sunday and returned to New York on Monda: Miss Calkins, who is a graduate of the art department of Pratt institute assisted E. W. Sherman to decorate the flower wagon for the parade. News of the Wi A balloon passed over the -lace on Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock. Its course was southeast. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Keith visited the latter's father, who is sick in Un- fon, on Sunday, the 30th. They en- tertained on Monday Rev. C. M, Jones and Charles E. Chamberlin, both of West Woodstock. Mr. and Mrs. Welcome Davis and Miss Bertha Davls visited in Putnam recently. Bawin §. Keith of Southbridge Mass,, spent Sunday and Memorial day with his family. George H-mey is stopping for a time with his son. Mr. and Mrs, Glibert . Deans, with their little daughter, visited = Mrs. Dean’s parénts in North Woodstock last week. Waiter E. Dodge of Putnam spent a few days in town last woek. Mrs. Alice Lowe of Westford spent the week-end and Memorfal day with Mrs, F. A. Bowen. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jones enter- tained over Sunday their sons, Emer- £on of Charlton and Eugene of South- bridge, Mass. Mise Dora Keene and Miss Zida Young were in Putnam on the 27th. Charles S. Johnson, George and Miss Carrie Bosworth, ali of Southbridge, Mass., spent Sunday with their re- spective parents. George Johnson made the trip in his new automobie. Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Converse enter- talned last week their daughter, Mrs. Leon Walker and little daughter of South, Windham; also Miss Amy F. Miller of West Thompson. H. Perry of Scotland was in town on Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Charles D, Tatem were in_Worcester Tuesday. Rev. J. B. King is entertaining his son from Boston. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weeks have for their guest Mrs. Francis Weeks of Massachusetts. Benjamin and Edwin Bosworth of Bolton grange, No. 47, celebrated its 23d birthday last week Friday even- ing. The evening was devoted to ad- dresses by W. J. Barron of Danlelson, master and past masters of Bolton grange, an@ music. Cake and ice cream 'were served. Nearly fifty were present. Miss Emma Eldridge and friends of South Manchester spent the first of the week at her cottage’in this place. Mrs. Emily E. Fordyce left Sunday in her automobile for New York. From there she went to Harrisburg, Pa., for a visit. Charles Baker is in town for season. Calvin Hutchinson lost one of his pair of work horses recently. Miss Mary Lloyd of Brooklyn, N. Y., spent Memorial day with her aunt, Mrs, C. M. Perry. Rev. Lyman Warner of Salisbury visited his niece, Miss Annie M. Al- vord, recently. Charles N. Loomtis, Jr., of Manches- ter was In town fishing for a few days recently. Mrs. Agnes N. Maxwell spent the first of the week in Hartford. Mrs, 8. S. T. Bissell of South Man- chester is the guest of Miss Annie M. Alvord. - ELLINGTON. Memorial Exercises Hgld on Sunday— Holiday Guests in Local Homes. the Mrs. Fred Hall and daughters are going to West Springfidld, Mass., to live, where Mr. Hall is employed. The Memorial day services were heid on Sunday. Rev. D. E. Jones gave the { address. Decoration of the graves fol- lowed. Mrs. Harlow Loveland of Springfield sang a solo during the ser- at the Hohnemann hospital in New York, to become assistant dietitian in Pittsburg, Rev, U. O. Bellerose the graves of ‘venterans buried in Sacred Heart cem- tery were decorated, there being six ried there, when taps was sounded. hard shower came up before the @x ereises were completed. H. DAYVILLE. Visitors in Town Over the Holiday. Mrs, W. E. LaBelle entertained last week Mrs. Rich of Putnam and also Mrs. Appley. At Mirs. Arnold Street's for over the 30th wese Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jos- lin of Boston, Mr. and Mrs, Gross and two children’ of Providence. At Da- vid Chase’s, Mr. and Mrs. Luclan Jen- ney of New York. James Flanchard spent Sunday in Providence. Miss Myntice Blanchard entertain- ed for the week-end . Ernest Blanch- ard and Mrs. Clarence Budlong, both of_Frovidence, With, Mrs. Fannis Bernett waa her son. Willard Bennett. ihe Rev: Mr. Reynolds entertatned Sunday evening Memorial services were held In the Congregational church, Rew, Dr. Genung, pastor of the church, preaching the sermon. Memorial Day Observance Memorial day was observed very much as In former years. At 9 o'clock the veterans, with a large dele- ®ation of egor Post, G. A. R., ac- companied by St. James' band of Dan- {elson, visited the South cemetery, where the graves of 46 veterans that had previoualy been flagged, were dec- orated w!l? flowers, After taps had nded the line prpceeded Lo Southbridge, Mass. “spent Memorial | Fy AlAhEnp O Ot Hoath, Mis Huth Rossiter and G. H. | (o y Wwith their parents. Miss Lottie Hutchinson of Provi- | Storrs of Norwich. Mr. and Mrs, Clifton Kibbe and Mr. —WARRENMVIE dence was with her parents, Mr. and ,oc!‘:{eflz_;'z:“}hflgmlgf were held In the | gng Mra, Are % v Mrs, E. L. Hutchinson, over Memorial unday. 4 e Some of the puplia dthe Gurleyville | DRt Sunday with Mrs. Leslie C. Char Grange Members Decorate Grave— TM anfld‘.\(m P. J. Traoy, Miss Edith | school ‘gave their teacher a pleasant| " \jjss Jennie Hyde of Bristol was in racy and_ Mr John Isham spent a few days last week end with Mrs. Phelps of Wallingford, making the trip in Mr. Tracy’s auto. At Bungalow on the Thames. Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt Kingsbury spent the week end at Willam Kings- bury’s bungalow on the Thames river, town for Memorial day. Town Records to Be Kept in Fire- The library was closed all day Mon- proof Vault. Rev. J. C. Chappell preached at Mont\’i]l« May 30. n Z. B. Bicknell conducted the Sun y morning service at the Bap- tist church in this village. surprise by placing a dainty May basket filled with candy, fruit ‘and flowers In her desk, while she was ab- sent at the noon recess. There were guests'at Mr. Wilde's over Memorial day. To Gradu Spring Hill is a Miss Stenson spent in Springfleld. Mr. and Mrs. Harlow B. Loveland and daughter spent Sunday with Mr. Imr:!ialam's parents, Mr. and Mrs.Love- Monday at C. A. C. n to be represent- On Memordal day, May 31, a com- | going to Lyme on ‘Monday for the an-| ed in the graduating class at C, A. mittee of Ashford grange decorated |nual family fishing expedition. whien on June 16th Wayne Storfs dons | Mrs, Frank B, Waugle and Benjtmin the grave of their late sister, Lena Many at Lakeside. can and | were 'In Wallup for the day on Mon- gown. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Palmer, Jr., of Lisbon, were over the Hill recently en route for Storrs and Mansfleld Depot. The Mission band met in the lecture room Saturday afternoon. The Ladles' Ald soclety gave a strawberry and salad supper on Wed- needay evening. Mrs. Daniel Bringham has been in Hartford the past week, visiting her son and daughter. Mrs. Lucina Bennett, who has been much shut in during the past few months, ‘was able to attend the memo- rial exercises at the cemetery Mon- M. Gardner. Irs. Carrie Simonds s ill with grip, Mr. Feidner is teaming for O. D. Eaker, M. 8. Louks spent Sunday with his family here. Frank Chism and Fred Lamb of Norwich spent Friday of last week on a fishing trip through Ashford and were guests at Rocky farm. Ashford grange No, 90 held its meet- ing May 26. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed. Miss Cora Lee is working for Mrs, B. L. James. Herbert Fisher of Hartford spent Wednesday May 26, in ‘this village on a fishing_trip. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Bennett attended Pomons grange at Scotland, May 29. New Fireproof Vault. The selectmen of the téwn of Ash- ford have broken the ground for the day Mrs. Martha Dickinson of Spring- fleld ls spending the week mt Francis Pinney’s. Raymond Pinney and Charles Price ‘were home Sunday and Monday. GURLEYVILLE. Funeral of Alfred Walker — District Superintandent Rev. J. H. Newland Will Hold Quarterly Conference. The merry go round, launches, danc- ing pavilion and ' bowling Blley at Lakeside were well patronized Satur- day and Monday at their opening, large numbers of people coming from surrounding towns. Miss Edna Loman, who received in- juries in Dbeing thrown from a bugey last week, the horse being frightened by a passing automobile, is improv- ing, but will be unable to resume her work for several weeks. More Than She Looked For. Out of a setting of fifteen eggs, Mrs. Joseph McFarland had the unusual luck to find a hatching of fifteen and one-half chickens last week. One chick has an extra pair of legs just back of the usual supports. Notwithstanding this hindrance of two useless legs, the vigorous of the ‘The funeral of Alfred Walker was held Tuesday at the home of G. A Walker. where he has been living since the death of his wife, about seven years ago. Rev. Frank Chamberlain from Griswold conducted the services and burial was in the Ashford cemetery The choir sang two selections, Onl Walting and Jesus, Lover of My Soul. day. C. C. Davis now has five colts, rang- ing in age from 1 to 4 years. The junior-senior banquet was held in the College hall Friday evening. About 200 were present. STAFFORDVILLE. chicken ie the most brood. new fireproof vault, which is to hold v Newsy Not O ey, WILLINGTON. Saturday Obeivad as Boldisrs’ M Rev, J. F. Robertson returned from A number of Warrenville people at- S turday Observed as Soldiers’ Memo- | 41,5 nospital Tuesday. tended the circus at Willimanti¢ Sat-| The Soldier Dead Remembered—Bap-| rial Day—Business Meeting of Ep-| Mrs. O. H. Conant has been spending . tist Roll Call. worth League. a few days out of town. Miss Loulsa Bates and Farl Bates of Willimantic were Gurleyville visit- ors on Sunday and Memorlal day. Mrs, Helen Snide Hanks of Hanks Hill was & guest of Mrs, P. G, Hanks Thursday. Social Was Enjoyed. An enjoyable social was held at the home of the Misses Cantor at Worm- wood Hill Wednesday ovening. There was & good attendance and a fino sup. er waa served. The programme o TASS e g Rnndny of Touste and rectiations ranged | by Miss Hicks was greatly appreclated. e !‘“‘,‘;‘wm‘“""" aged 17, Lol | About 315 was realzed. can_war | is seriou: Quarterly Conference. and the civil war. Thesé'were placed| = The 6. A District Superintendent Rev. J. H. on Sunday. Monday afternoon the pu- Newland will preach at the church pils of the Center school, with their Sunday morning and will hold the teachers, Miss Lilllan Mucthews and guarterly conference Saturday evening, Mre. 911:.1 o Carpenter, cemetery and decorated the graves ocllm ] with flowers gathered and in v.he c United Fm:vnm%o;‘e‘r{ cHESTNUT HILL. The local baseball team is to plly a nine from. Wflumlnflc at the noen the morming. ® Mrs. Preston . followed | Winiame uuvmd & brief address, any (Saturday). the pretty and orderly little proces- ston, “her phaeton being loaded with Eworth League’s Officers. umr flowers. Epworth league of the local rose tree sent by Rev. and Mrs. Modht church held a business meet- | At the grange on Wednesday evening THeron Bronn’ ot Newtonville, Mass., | Ing last week Wednesday evening and | the programme was in charge of the was planted on the grave of Charles|elected the following officers for the |acting teachers in the grange. Nearly T. Preston. Mrs. Brow: ensuing vear: President, Rev. Robert | il the teachers of the town are mem- bers of the order. The programme of Wednesday evening was well carried wmhn-,.nn; vice president, Mahlon out. _Thie features were the sclo sine- Rowland Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Mellen and arold Odell of Agawam, Mass., were ests over Memortal day of Mrs. Ar- thur West. Mr. and Mrs. Willlam F. Peel of N:flmn. N. H, recently visited local 'd of Boston it of Rev. Rob- junday. Marchant of Gilbertville local Rev. Mr. Gardner made mention of Memorial Sunday feelingly in his prayer Sunday morning. There were two veterans of the civil war present. They were Samuel Bartlett and Alfred Cowles. The text was from Col. 3: 4; tUch, “Christ Our Life.” Miss Mary Hill of Baslon is visiting at Rev. Mr. Gardner’ Flags for Saldlor-' Graves. ‘Through the cor of Hon. W. H. Hall, treasurer of the Willington Cem- atery assoclation, flage were provided for the graves of the soldlers of the revolutionary war, the Mexi CLARK'S CORNERS. Miss Mary Kelley is visiting her brother in New Haven. Vernette E. Cleveland of Northamp- ton, Mass., is visiting his schoolmate, Allen Jewett. R. E. Clarke and E. E. Chapel were recent New London visitors. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Crosby returned to New London Wednesday. Mrs, D. B. Hammond was a guest at Allen Jewett's Wednesday. Mrs. Allen Jewett visited in Putnam Friday. HOWARD VALLEY. pran L Miss Eleanor Humes has recovered from scarlet fever, although the house is still. quarantined. No others in the family have taken it. Mrs. L F. Hawkes and Miss Lura Hawkes were in Danlelson calling on Tuesday. Joseph Simpson entertained Provi- dence visitors over Sunday. John McMahon had guests from Bos- ton over Sunday. Planting is lute on account of bad weather. R. of Stafford sbserved Saturday and decorated ades’ graves with tho usual ceremony, ;lmd two beau- tiful lc]ec((unl and the children from Memorial their com second vice president, Charles u‘m- It has taken ‘examinat| of Jewett Collins and tic steamships substitute to go in his place. the atlantc A tribute dmu—fiu’ am m ‘s tra_dispensed music for the dancing and uri v A ? ters flmfifl Mr. and lln. Ernest M. Howard were in South Coventry Monday. Tollands Didn't Appear. The Bolton ball team was to pl.\' a game with Tolland Monday, but th Tollands failed to appear, s-nmu word at roontime that they d not come. Mr. and Mrs. Wuh!lltfln Doolittle of Bridgeport were the” guests of Mre. W. Y. Doolittle Monday. Robert Wolf of New Haven visited his parants at Belknap Monday. EAST WILLINGTON. ulx(y Six Varieties of Wild Flowers unt-d. Mr. and Mrs. Ddo- Cflnlnt of 'Wii- limantic spent Saturday And Snnhy with Mr. and Mrs. ‘Winfield Snow of wd spent Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. George Wil- son. Dr. Wilbur Holt and his brother have been visiting Mrs. Allee Amado) Lela Snow has sixty-six different specimens of wild fowers. "MOUNT_HOPE. Personal Notes and Local Briefs. Dr. F. M. Young visited at the old homestead recently. Hiss Anna Johnson of Worcester spent Memorial day_at David Russ'. Charles Cummings is suftering from rheumatism. Mrs, L. M. Knight and son Milton are visiting at A, M. Grant's. Mr. and Mrs. Durant, Miss Helen and John Winch visited at B. O. Moore's the first of the week. Arthur Burdick has been visiting ‘White's race Ri has been spending some time in Mansfield Depot. She re- turned Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bacon visited Mrs. E. E. Packer in Willimantic last week, - TEAGLEVILLE. A quantity of crossarms and braces for the proposed pole line from Scot- land to Stafford 'has been sidetracked at _the local station. % C.iGreengin repalring the road: Charles ¥lopkins, R. F. D. carrler No. 2, recently planted seven acres of corn. Mr. Hopkins is going to dem strate the fact that farmers can r: their own grain. Frank Randall of Hillsgrove R. I, spent Sunday in town, the guest of rel- atives. Called p Block lsland. Gy H received & gm??.'zm;fl"um-m side of 5 llngl»' Class Gave Concert. singing class at whlch has been conducted by Allen of North Stonington, gave & successful concert in the chapel that village last Ba with a sale of cake and dce eream its close. Personals. Henry Slocum of New returned Monday, ‘them Mrs. E.B.Aun{oru\llt Mrs, Allen will go to Boston Thursda nun over Sunday. Arthur Mills, Saturday, but is egain. USQUEPAUGH. American Mechanios Attended Services in a Body—General News. ics decorated the grave Thompson, who was & Mum— der. Mrs. of Arctio UNION. 3 5 Loa—fl'. over Mise Mabel Gage of Westville spent Su:day with her aunt, Mrs. W. Rich- ards. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Newell, with thelr niece, Miss Winnifred Newell, of Springfield, spent Memorial day with Mr. Newell's brother, T. O. Newell. Mrs. W, P. Marcy and family, who have been spending several days at the Marcy homestead, returned this week to Hafll’ord Cnnt‘:' \hll‘b a Sunday. Miss Nora Perkins of Pescedale v! ited over Memorial day with, her -h- ter, Mrs. C. C. Kenyon Mrs. George Niles of m ed on he{ dllllhl:—r Mra. A. C. one day last weel Minnle Webster, who has been “ ng her parents here, has returned to I er home at Providence. A number of citisens went to Wood Rlve’r cenietery lkllloflll day. Lieut. Amos Kenyon of R L C. went te vald-nu Memorial te march In the precession with the L . militha. West Kingston Won. The Striped nine of Useme the West hurl;{t]onn‘-"%:m ing game a a8 in West Kingston's fuver. nl‘:‘r.-'h.llnln Blr.knl'!‘rh visiting st s n“B-Sh 1don and seweral others John B. Shel -ponzh' Monday grading around he chu Rev. J. H. Trenberth is to preash hers next Sunday morning. J. Allen Woodmanase's Funersl. llen Woodmanses's funessd \!ZQIA'VI" held at Waite's Corner Friday. 'nn c)\unh was filled and many could not gain admittance. He Will be greatly missed in this nelghber- hood. Eliza Woodmanses has gone %0 Au- thony to lpdnfl a few weeks with O. C. Howard and family. ROCKVILLE. Double Observance of Memortal Day~ Sutton Family Home from Weat Vir- ginia. Memorial day was e Sungly and A(y HOEI Valley Monday, consequently flll mills here m wtill i ”Il bfl!l places. oo;!:d. .“Mm Charles Boss of Wyo- ming wers guests of the latter's broth- ors, ‘Wayland and Ernest Boss, Sun- John Jesue preached here last l:uum"y in the absence of the pasior, But WASHINGTON COUNTY, R. I. ESCOREAG. Welcome Burdick Plans to Mgve to Job. Pratt House—Interesting Items. Mr. and Mre. E. H. Copeland of Pawtucket, R. I, were the guests of Mr. and/Mrs, J. R. Garber over Me- mortal day. . Ten Au(omobllu from ‘Providence. Ten automobiles came over the Ten Rod road from Providence way Mon- day. Mrs. Samuel Buber of Anthony was at the Rathbun homestead Thursday of last week. George A. Smith' and Mrs. J. R. Buber were at Moose Neck Hill and called on Mr. and Mrs, Willis Carr. Miss Madeline Fields s the gues of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Andrews. Mrs Phoebe Wiloox boarders from Providence. Mrs. Charles Arnold hes rented the Rathbun homestead-and will soon oc- cupy it. ‘Welcome Burdick, whose home was recently destroyed by fire, expects to move to the Job Pratt house, lch is owned by him and now oocupled by Mrs. Charles Arnold. Arthur Brown's sawmill is now lo- cated on the land belonging to Wel- come Burdick. Barber & R‘ynold!' sawmill has just DA aeomoe rtstyD cqe ‘Wednesday, June 2, wase town meet- ing day In Exeter. The democrats carried the whole ticket. POTTER HILL. Sunshine Delegates Visit the Sick— ‘Mill Rushed With Orders. Carl Andrews is meeting with suc- cess in his school duties as principal at Dunnemore, N. Y. Charles Whiteley saw & beautiful large doe In a fleld near his home Sun- day morning. Mrs. Charles Wl.l'l'l.r visited friends in Mystic Sunday and Monday. James Peckham’s household goods have _been moved to Wakefleld, where Mr. Peckham {s employed as an en- gineer in the woolen mill Miss Emily Miller visited friends in Peacedale over the hol! 8. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Bu Massachusetts and Willlam has a few bserved here on ester! th ooty oo ...5 Rev. E. d home Tuesday night from sl‘::‘n:hl absence in West Virginia and New Jersey. ')‘i'r and Mrs. George Woodmansce ‘York were guests of the for- mansee, Mr, unfl )(r- ‘Willlam Hammond of Wicktord were guests of Mrs. Ham- mond’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jared G._Barber, onr Bunday. mphur of West- ,Fun of Miss Lyra A. Bab- emorial day. of | cock over urgess were the guests of Mr, and Mrs. David Burgess Sunday. ARCADIA. Charles H. Blackburn left here last Demecrats Win In_.r““ Election— Saturday for Boston, where he was to Join Mrs. Blackburn, who sailed Tues day on the steamer Ivernia for Eng- land. Mr. and spent !unhy and Monday with friends in Stafford Springs. Nirs. Charles Austin ltt'nfled the fu- neral of her sister, Irl’ est Bliver, in_Mystic om Saturday. Work at the leamek ‘woolen mills has been rushing for the past wi During the thunder storm ma.' u. ternoon a large tree on the D‘nvld Johnson was struck by lldlt- ning. The delegates of the Sunshine so- clety of Clark’s Falls visited the sick hereabouts on Monday, léaving baskets of fruit with Robert Bri James Crandall, Earl Burdick, rs. David Lowe and Mrs. Charles Whitley. Austin chure] ay & 4 alondey whn rienas | § Sk, v, peseine by R, e Basen of the South county MMI}' ranch has over 500 young The umuu town meet! for the election of town officers in er re. sulted In lhtlnuccmfr::ll &mflo a large majo Wflhm" Rain of Cranston, R. L call- ed on Benjamin Sheldon Monday. Baker & Reynolds have lost several sheep bitten by dogs. The tour of the Joe Weber's burl