Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 7, 1909, Page 11

AWVmof this Gm!CuntlyofOuu——ltl Market Reports—he Commercial Classification of Stock—The Difference in Prices of Beef, hrd, Fish, Potatoes, Frogs etc. (Written Specially for The Bulletin). This is a big country. We all know it and most of us say it. But mighty few of us, I fancy, really appreciate its size and the hemispheric breadth of its differences in climate, produc- tions, etc. We understand that our fellow citizens up in Alaska are rals- ing reindeer, grizzly bears and ice- bergs at the same time that our fel- low citizens in Florida are picking oranges and kumquats. We know that Texas onion growers are packing their season's crop for market, about the time in the spring when New Eng- land farmers are wondering if they hadn't hetter get cut some inanure before the ground thaws. By the way, here’s a little question eography for the scheol-boys—and the' fathers, too: Where is the east- and-west center of the United States? That is, if Quoddy Head, Me., is in longitude 67 west from Greenwich, and Attoo, the westernmost Aleutian isl- and belonging to us, is 187 degrees west from Greenwich, which is ac- cording to my latest maps, the United States will stretch eastward and west- ward over 120 degrees. Half of this is 60 degrees. And 60 degrees west from Quoddy Head s 127 degrees. Look over your map and see where 127 degrees west longitude from Green- wich comes on the latitude of San Francisco, sa; And here’s another little item, which you may take my word for or look up for yourselves: The continent of Asia, which we think of as half the world away to our west, ectually stretches about 17 degrees east of this same island of Attoo, which is just as much a part of the United States as Fishers Island or Key West. Very few of us farmers are likely ever to camp on Attoo, or to fish for whales over the east-and-west center of the United States. Neither of these possession very valuable or inter- esting. But we don't, as a rule, appre- ciate fully the tremendous differences which exist in farming and marketing conditions in the continental main body of our land. While we are ready to assume that there must be some unlikeness between farming in differ- ent states and selling in different markets, I doubt if any of us really comprehend how utterly unlike the whole system is in west and east, in north and south. Of late, I've had a chance to see a lot of farm papers published in all parts of the country and devoted to the interests of farmers in Texas and Missouri and Minnesota and Washington and Towa and Col- orado and various other states. Some of the correspondence and many of the advertisements in these papers are practically unintelligible to me. have a general idea of what a “lister” 1s and what a “header” is, but what is a “drag-o-way”? And what do you do with a “3-horse gouger”? Some farmers must know, or such tools wouldn't be advertised for them to buy. One of the most -mumng fields to me, however, has been that opened by the market reports, with their quota- tions of prices on rural products. Take cereals, for instance: I observe that all grains and feeds are sold in Salt Lake by the hundred weight, and that, on June 4th of this year, oats in that market brought $3; corn $2.15; timothy hay $1.50; each quotation being by the hundred weight. Pretty fair prices for the great west, eh? In the #ame city they sell vegetables by the pound, and quote new potatoes at 6 cents, beans at 18 cents; toma- toes at ents—and asparagus at 5 cents. That would be at the rate of $3.60 a buskel for mew potatoes and ten cents for a two-pound bunch of asparagus. I can't sell a bushel of the very newest of new potatoes for over $1.50 in my market, while I can’t ralse enough asparagus at 35 cents the two-pound bunch to supply clam- oring customers, Some western fish quotations may be interesting to readers along-shore. In Minneapolis, for example, they quote “crappies, large, 11 and 12 cents; medium, 9 cents; small, 7 cents” The same market sells ‘“red-horse” at '“2 and 3 cents.” Skipping back to Salt Lake, the fish men there quote flound- | ers, halibut and brook trout all at the same price of 15 cents per poun.l, while shad is only 12 1-2 cents, and catfish and codfish both cost 17 cents. I wonder if they ever heard of porgies, and whether they’d want about a dol- lar a pound for them! Tn St. Louis, under the heading of “Fresh Fish” they quote: “dressed cat, with collar ‘bones off 10 cents, collar bones on § cents; gross, 5 cents, Just below I read: “Buffalo, large gross 3 cents, medium gross 2 1-2 cents. And then comes “soft shells 4 cents; snapping turtles 3 cents, They also sell “crap- pies” at 6 to 10 cents and “spoon- bills” &t 7 1-2 cents. Some of th those on live stock. quotes “cuttera” at 2,25; $1.75; “butcher dulls” “hologna bulls” at $3. St. Louis sells “;opd to choice stockers” at $4.40 to oddest quotations are Minneapolis . $4.75, “common grassers” at $4.10, ana prett good cakers” usau “Sausage bulls” bring $3.25, and “ t cows” $3.80. In the same town they quote “choice milk-fed veals 6 cents per pound; heretics, 3 and 3 1-2 cen! So, you see, they still roast heretics in civilized America—at least, if the part around St. Louls is classed under that head. In Kansas City, they are less explicit as to details, and just group their cattle under ockers and feed- ers at $3.90 to $5.80” and “packers and butchers $6.90 to $7.25.” Consider- ing the prices we in the east have to pay for beef, some of us can't help wishing that’ we might get a few Kansas City “packers and butchers” at even $7.25. . But undoubtedly they'd be too tough to feed anythings smalier than a threshing - machine. Fort ‘Worth, Texas, however, caps the climax in its item under’ the head of “Cattle Market”:“Ten loads of she- stuff met with a slow demand in sym- pathy with the dulness in the steer trade.” How's that? Milwaukee has “cutters” and “canners” but it adds three new grades to the list, viz: “stockers. “gpringers” and “throw- e I've struck a few queer looking items. Deseret quotes, under the head of cheese: “Daisies 13 1-2 cents, twins 18 1-4 cents, long horns 13 1-2 and 3- Houston, Tex., quotes “fancy creamery butter 31 cents per pound, country butter 12 and 15 In the dairy lL.ooks very housewives weren’'t shining successes as butter makers. This same Houston market quotes Japan rice, whole heads and clean, at 3 cents per pound. Quite a difference between that and what we pay for the same Texas-grown rice here in New England! There is a big variety of odd produeh quoted in some of these papers, too. Minneapolis and St. Louis, for in- stance, both quote frogs’ leu regular- ly, one city at from 50 cents to $1.50 per dozen, the other at 2 cents to 7 cents per dozen. If you like frogs’ legs it would clearly make a difference which city you moved tp. But I should certainly hate to have to catch and dress frogs in order to get two cents a dozen for the legs. Omaha buys bones at $10 to $13 per ton, “country rags” at 65 cents per cwt.,, and sells second- hand barrels for from 90 cents for whiskey and kerosene barrels to 40 cents for paint or tar barrels. St. Louis and Kansas City seem to agree in a somewhat curious judgment about the value of “shortening.” They quote “country lard” at 6 to 8 cents per pound, and *“oleostearine” (which is what we in the east know as “lard compound”) at 13 1-4 cents. This {is an almost exact reversal of New Eng- land prices. Some of the quotations for hid pelts bring out queer nomenclal Dallas, Tex., grades its hides as “dry flints, dry fallen, dry salts, green salts and dead green butcher: all at dif- fering prices. St. Paul buys wildcat skins at $4.50, red fox at $8 and gray fox at 85 cents, mink at $2.25 to $8.50, muskrat at 7 cents to 45, skunk at 30 cents to $2.25, and bear from $3.25 for cubs to $16 for big grizlies. St. Louis also regularly quotes prices for “roots and herbs.” It pays from $4.75 to $5.75 a pound for ginseng, $1.25 for golden seal, 15 cents for lady siip- per, 16 cents for wahoo bark, 7 cents for wild ginger, 4 cents for bloodroot and 8 cents for spikenard. It's a little curious to me that so little is done in this line in New England. There's no danger of anyone’s ever getting rich digging roots and collecting barks and herbs, but there’s some money to be got from them, nevertheless, and there are dull seasons on the farm when the boys and girls could earn quite a little gathering them. It would be better than idleness. The chief interest of these distant market reports to me, however, is in the sidelight they throw on the diver- gity of our rural inmterests and the va- riety of our rural productions. The strange difference in prices is also il- luminating. Just fancy a day in the future when the aeroplane has become the common vehicle; the thrifty New England housewife looks over her morning papers from Oshkosh and Dallas and Eastport and Tampa Bay. She wants some frogs’ legs for dinner and finds that they’re selling at two cents a dozen in Oshkosh. “Hey. there, you, Johnny,” she calls to her youngest; “just take the red aeroplane and fly over to Oshkosh and get me two dozen frogs' legs. Here's four cents to pay for 'em, agd—hold on, now, don’t start till you get ready— just come ’'round by St. Louis on your way back and get a pound of country lard at six cents. Give me back those pennjes; here’'s ten cents; that'll just pay for the frogs and the lard, both.” Oh, there will be great chances for do- mestic economy in this broad country of ours—when we get a few more in- ventions to working! THE FARMER. LETTERS FROM TWO STATES. WINDHAM COUNTY. WAUHEGRN Picnic at Moosup sup Pond—Arthur Tucy Critically 111 The Wauregan Sunday school held | its annual pienic Moosup Pond. Miss Myrtle Alling of Talmadge, Ohio, and Miss Lydia Wood of Ober- lin, Ohio, are visitors at the parson- last Saturday at age. l’Edwflu-r! McRay is supplying at the postoffice during the absence of Mr. Tracy. Napoleon Carpenter of Athol, Mass., is a visitor at Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mer- ritt's. Arthur Tracy, who was taken seri- iously ill at his home Wednesday morn- ing, although improved remains in a critical condition. Mr. and Mrs. Chartier of Boston were visiting at Mr, and Mrs. Andrew Butler's the first of the week. WEST WOODSTOCK Happenings of the Week—Costume Party. Miss Nettie Kileup of Providence spent a few days last week at Knelm. Misses Grace and Adaline Summer have been entertaining Miss Williams of New Haven. Mrs, C. E. Chamberlin is enterlaln-l fng her sister, Nancy Gill and nephew, from Kasthampton, N un Mre. Menry Sheffield ana daughter of Chicago are Visiting Mr. Sheffield’s . parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shef- 1d. fle’l‘he Migses Bicknell spent last Fri- day at their former home in Ashford. Fred Alberta of Worcester was a guest at Knelm Sunday. Rev. C. M, Jones ewwn;ed pulpity with Rev. Mr. King of Eastford last Sunday. Mr. King preached a fine sermon from Heb. 11-27. Leslie Harris and family have re- turned to New Rochelle, Mrs. Fred Williamson, Miss Eunice and Master Paul Williamson of Hart- ford are visiting the Misses Williams. Miss Nettie Phillips has returned from two weeks' visit at Willimantic. Clark hoase is filling up with sum- mer boarders. The yourg ladies at Knelm had a costume party Tuesday evening. Albert Smith has returned to East Brimfield. RAWSON Miss Anna Mahon and Miss May Mahon of New York have been guests of Mrs. Mary Kiviand. Mr. and Mrs. S. Howard Mead of Norwich are guests of L. C. Stock- ing. Henry Lincoln is entertaining - his nieces, the Misses Lewis of Guilford. Elmer Griggs of South Manches- ter is the guest of his father, Henry Griggs. Dr. Dwight Lewis of New Haven wa$ the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. s Fuller on Sunday. Miss Rachel Kenyon has been tak- ing an outing with her sister, Mrs. William Clapp of Willimantic. The bridge painters have completed the work on the overhead bridge at the Blakesley crossing. Miss Sadie Reynolds of Webster called on local friends recently. F. C. May and family, who have been visiting Mrs. May’s parents, have returned to their home in Norwich. The rain that has been needed so bad arrived Wednesday night. There is one public house in Loadon tar cach 730 inhabitants cnwum Town Has Mm Summer Vh&hn—- Essays Read at Sunday School. Ses- sion—Some Big Potatoes. Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Clark of Hart- ford were at their summer cottage in this place over Sunday. ~ Weil Weritten Essays. Two excellent essays were read .at the session of the Sunday school on Sunday, one by Miss Marion Lyman, subject, Athens, and the other by Miss Carrie Palmer on Corinth, both appro- priate to the Sunday school lessons of the present quarter. Rev. Claus Olandt of Mount Rose, N. Y., has joined his family at his farm and summer home near Hop Riv- er and will spend his vacation there. Coventry and Columbia nines played a game of baseball on Columbia green last Saturday afternoon. Score 23 to 2 in favor of the Columbias. ¥. A. Hunt has sixteen boarders; Mrs. Mitchell also has a number ,and there are many at the various camps and cottages about the lake. They come from New Britain, Hartford, New Haven, Boston, New York and Brooklyn. 8. B. West is spending a week with friends in Providence. Deacon William A. Collins was with relatives in Hamden over Sunday. Representative William H. Bliss was one of a party of nine to drive with Senator Flavel S. Luther at his home in Hartford Tuesday evening. The, party was made up of members of the committee on education, of which Sen- ator Luther is chairman and Repre- sentative Bliss secretary. The large congregation at the morn- ing service last Sundav enjoyed some unusually fine music. A beautiful solo was sung by Mr. sh of Brooklyn, N. Y., who with his wife is staying at Bricktop, the summer home of the Sawyer family at the lake, and later in the service a fine duet was sung by Mr. Nash and Miss Grace Sawyer. Mrs. Mary B. Yeomans who intend- ed to leave for Maple Wood in the Berkshires on Thursday of last week, was unexpectedly detained, and left on Monday last, expecting to remain away during August. James P. Little spent a portion of last week with friends in Hartford. Raising Large Potatoes. Charles Fredericks of West street has some fine large potatoes, notwith- standing the severe drouth; they were started early in the season, carefully planted to keep the sprouts from breaking off, on moist land properly fertilized, and natwre finished the job. Potatoes planted the ordinary way at the ordinary time are generally small in this section. STAFFORDVILLE Village Residents Attend Wales C bration—C. R. Kemp Injured at Mill. Miss Myrtie Brown of Pittsfield, Mass.,, was home over Sunday. Mrs. Susan Belden of Stafford Springs was the guest recently of Mrs. Mahlon West. Mrs. Fred Bowden and Miss Idabell Bowden have been recent guests of Mrs. Edward Wiison in Worcester. Mrs. Frank Brown and daughters, Misses Eva, Maud and Ethel, are spending a week at Clinton beach. Mrs. E. M. Goodell and daughter, Bessie, of BEast Longmeadow, Mass., are spending two weeks with Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Bosworth. Rev. C. G. Fogg of West Tisbury, Mass., visited local friends over Sun- ay. At Old Home Day Celebration. Those who attended Old Home day celebration at Wales, Mass., last Sat- urday, were Mrs. W. E. Belcher, Mrs. Fred Smith, Mrs. Mary Hick, C. F. ‘Williams, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Thomp- son and son, Miss Hessie Converse, Mrs. Frank Belcher and son Clifford, ‘Willie Converse, Charles Eagan, Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Smith and son Er- nest, Raymond Converse, Mr. and Mrs. A. A, West, Mrs. Lina Booth, Miss Cholie Largess and Merrick Converse. C. R. Kemp Has Close Call. C. R. Kemp, formerly of Stafford- ville, was caught in a machine at the Farr alpaca company’s mill, No. 2, at Holyoke, Mass., and narrowly escaped terrible injury. If it were not for ‘Walter Hall's quick action in seizing Kemp as he was being drawn into a machine, he must have been killed. Hall succeeded in holding Kemp while almost all his clothing was torn off his body. He was bruised and the flesh was torn in numerous places on his body. A doctor dressed his wounds, which are not expected to be danger- ous. BOLTON Notes of Summer Outings—Visitors Home from Africa. Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Ruggles left last week for the west. They will be gone six weeks, They are to go as £ar west as Vancouver before return- ng. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Whiton, Mrs. H. M. Barnard, Mrs. Hayes and Miss Lucy Whiton of East Hartford are occupying the Eldridge cottage for this month. Mrs. Isadore Spencer of Florida is visiting Mrs. Cary D. Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Pinney are spending a week at Crescent beach. Mrs. Raymond Yeomans of Andover is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James I°. Milburn. Anthony Codani has returned New York after a visit in town. One of Charles Warner's pair of work horses died Saturday while he was drawing a load of grain from the station to his home. George Whippert .of the United States navy is spending ten days’ fur- lough at Calvin Hutchinson’s. Mr. \‘yhlppert recently returned from Af- rica. Miss Eliza Keating of South Man- chester and Miss Emma Keating of Wilimantic are spending some time in town. Miss Annie Conti of Hartford is spending her vacation at the Center. to Harry Milburn has returned from Savin Rock. Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Loomis, Jr.,, have returned to Manchester, aft- er a month spent with relatives in town. MASHAPAUG Death of Frederick H. Walker. Frederick Hartwell Walker died on Monday afternoon at his home here, after an illness of several months with consumption. He was able to be about until a week before his death. Mr. Walker was born here April 1, 1860, and with the exception of a time pass- ed in Elmira, N. Y., had always lived here. His parents, Harvey and Julia Walker, were residents of this little village and their son was given a fine education, attending Monson acad- emy and fitting for college. Mr. Walker's intentions were to en- ter a profession, but his father dying, the plan was abandoned and the son was forced to care for the home farm. After a few years of far mwork, he married Miss Capitola Holling of Paw- tucket, R. I. She survives him, to- gether with a son, BEugene Walker, a graduate of the Southbridge high school and now a special student in forestry; and a daughter, Miss Fran- ing at the Hall . ing at the parsonage. and Elizabeth Wnyne are at cent beach. preside at an insurance sister, dence and Miss Mnude Gray.of Spring- Luecretia -Barber “of Springfield Hall Associntiony Elects Dirsctord— | &M el b ‘fiuhm H. Strong of W dayl recently at F. "The L. A.'S. a business meet- Monday afternoon. At the meeting of the stockholders of the Gilead Hall association Mon- day evening, ‘were elocl;d 4. L. Way, .l’u.%n, W. . Warner, . % Burt, Mrs. ths following directors the ensuing year: ‘Hills, C. S. Hutch- Gilbert, W. 8. Ellis. Miss Squires of Hartford is visit- - Mrs. Clara Hamner and Frederick res- On P-ctfie Coast. J. L. Way and Mrs. Way have gone to California, where Mr. Way will convention. They expect to be absent about a month and will visit Seattle and oth- er places. Sherwood Raymond and MIS' Helen Hodge have been visiting in Enfield, Mass. Mrs, E. W. Buell is entertaining her Miss Louise Joyner of Provi- Mrs. McNall, her son and daughter and Mr. Billings of Mancnester were guests Tuesday at Julius Hills". Contracts for eight sections of state road, aggregating 7,700 feet in He- bron, have been awarded A. E. Doug- lass of Glastonbury. R. F. Strong of West Hartford is spending a few days at Maplelawn. 'STORRS Social Notes of the Vacation Season— Grading About New Hall. Prof. and Mgps. L. A. Clinton and their daughters, Ruth, Ruby and Olive, left on Saturday to spend August in a cottage near Rocky Point, R. L Miss Hopkins has gone to her home in Plainfield. Mrs. . Frederic Stoneburn entertain- ed last week Mrs. Congdon of Norwich, Miss Agnes Jones of New York. Mrs. Geer of Lisbon and Miss Wheeler, a speaker at the meeting of the poultry association. Mrs. C. A. Wheeler entertained Miss last week. Mrs. Wheeler left with her children on Friday to visit her moth- er, Mrs. Knapp, in Northfield. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Edmond attend- ed the wedding of Professor Lamson in Bridgeport. Grading in front of Storrs hall is being finished. Work on the roadway and garden beds near the horticultural building is still going on. A house is in process of erection by John N. Fitts, SOUTH COVENTRY Miss Newell to Be Principal at Glas- tonbury—Fourteen Tents Pitched on Dunham’s Point. Miss Edna Newell, in the Center ‘school, being principal for several years past, has been en- gaged to teach as ‘principal of a Glas- tonbury grammar school the comnig year. The Ladies” Aid society of, the Meth- odist church and their frierfds met with Mre, William Weaver on the Latimer who has taught farm Wednesday afternoon. Mrs, Sarah Wolfe is at her cottage at Niantic. Mrs. Clough and children of Willimantic are at the farm during her absence. Lyman Cogswell of Hartford s a vigitor at Mrs. Hannah Noble's. H. C. Barlow has purchased Mr. Tracy's steam runabout. There are fourteen tents of campers on Dunham's point, Mr. and Mrs. Er- nest Ledoyt and son, Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Kingsbury and two children, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Dunham, Earl Watson, Mr. and Mrs, Ed Ledoyt and niece and ‘Henry Br; d GURLEYVILLE Church Closed Until the 29th—Auto- mobile Party from Moosup. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Simonds from Willimantic have been spendmg a few days at H. E. Simonds’. There will be no more services in the church until the 29th of August, the pastor, Rev. J. H. Robertson, being absent on his vacation. The church will be painted and papered inside. Rev. J. H. BaKer and Mrs. Baker from Moosup with their guests called on friends in Gurleyville recently. They made the trip in their new automobile. Charles Chapman has been visiting friends in Danielson and Putnam. Mrs. Charles Dodge entertained her nephew, Bert Simonds, and niece, Mrs. Walter Barrows, from Mansfield Center, Sunday. Anson Barlow from Westford was a guest of his sister, Mrs. Henry Na- son, over Sunday. Mrs. H. E. Simonds is visiting rel- atives in Willimantic. She will attend camp mee!mg ‘before returning home. SPRING HILL Church to Hlv. Roll Call—Musicale at Mrs. Wilde's. The Spring Hill church will have its roll «call August 12. Phe Misgion band meets with Miss Maibel Slate this (Saturday) afternoon. Mrs. Wilde gave a musicale last Fri- day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Bingham .Mrs. Perry Schofield and Miss Louise Mad- son of Hartford were recent visitors at David Bingham's. Mr. and Mrs. Schofield ‘sailed from Boston Sunday for a month’s stay in Nova Scotia. Miss L. J. Barber of Springfield has been in town for a few days. Miss Barber was for several years an in- structress at C. A. €. She called on her former pupils recently, Ethel and Vera Freeman. TURNERVILLE. Sunday School Pupils from Baltic En- tertained. Mrs. T. R. Prentice and Mrs. Rob Generous were recent visitors at Mrs. Louis Phelps’ in Andover. Rob Generous has been entertaining Will Cronin of Baltic the past two weeks. T. G. Tucker of Columbia made a business call here Monday. Everett Thompson has resigned as assistant at the station evenings. ‘Willie Ruchman is filling the vacan- cy. Mrs. Robert Generous entertained Tuesday her sister and former Sun- day school pupils from Baltic. SOUTE- WILLINGTON Rev. J. B. Converse of Hartford will preach at the Baptist church in Will- ‘old hay near the barn Monday away and left it. When he returned > has ied and will leave town with his ly about the middle of this month. J. C. Stirling’s man set fire to -om: the fire had spread and gotten beyond He saw that the houses and outbuildings were in danger, so ummoned help, and after a hard fight succeeding in putting the fire out’ but not until it had done considerable damage. Dynamite for Well Drilling. Loren 8. Maine’s well is bound to go dry just when he needs water most. This year he decided to sink it deeper and see if he could not remedy the matter. « He cleaned it out and drilled a hole about two and a half feet and put in a stick of dynamite. The neigh- bors think it must have been very good dynamite for when it exploded it shook tke earth for miles around and shattered six large windows in Mr, Maine's house. Ernest M. Howard has purchased a small strip of land adjoining the Car- ver place from Judge Nathan C. Maine. ELLINGTON Picnic Park. Mrs. Martin Doane of Boston was at A. H.*Peck’s on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Kibbe of Springfield were at Mrs. Leslie Char- ter’s on Sunday. Members of the Sunday school and a number of townspeople enjoyed a picnic at Forest park Wednesday. Mr. Schneelock and family of Springfield, who spent the week with their cousin, Miss Alice Pinney, re- turned home on Saturday. Raymond Kibbe of New York is at his home here for a vacation. Mrs. Belding and son, Richard, of Hartford, are visiting Mrs, Geary. Rev. D. E. Jones and Mrs. Jones have returned from their annual vaca- tion at Block Island. CHESTNUT HILL. Grade Crossing to Be Done Awiy With C. Oehlers and family have as guests Mr. Oehlers’ mother and a brother, George Oehlers, of New York. + C. B. Buck is working with team for E. Bales & Co, at the crossing east of the station. The track will be bridged and the grade crossing done away with Sears Harvey of Hartford was here over Sunday, the guest of his sister, Mrs. W, A. Collins, Jr. Teachers have been secured for sev- eral of the schools of the town. In some cases the teachers are re-en- gaged. Mrs. Gurdon Chappell,who was taken suddenly ill a few days since, is recov- ering. Burt Oehlers of New York is visiting his parents in this place, WILLINGTON Mr. and Mrs. Horton are the pur- chasers of the Lucien W. Holt place at East Willington, the old Hosea Vin- ton place. The newcomers are from Panama and the vicinity of the canal. They find the change to Connecticut agreeable. Ezra A. Morse and son Louis have laid the foundation for a monument in the family lot in the new cemetery. The Cosgrove, Sleight, Brown fam- ily monument recently erected In the new cemetery is handsome and sub- stantial. Rev.-and Mrs. Darrow are spending their vacation with their parents in Waterford, the parents of both living in that town. Rev. Mr. Connell of Hartford will preach for the Baptists next Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Sleight returned to New York on Monday. Mrs. Brown has gone to Asbury Park, N. J,, to visit Mrs. Wes- ley Stout. John Merrick and his daughter, Mrs. Lathrop, are at Mound, Minn., for the summer. He mentions also the item regarding the old Dr. Barrows. farm and says that in his boyhood the place was known as the Tom Merrick farm where his father's uncle, Thomas Mer- rick, lived and where all his children were born. These children were Gid- eon N. Murilda, who married Ralph Griggs, Lovisa, Harriet and Harvey. Only a few of their children's chil- dren are now living. UNION. Mrs. G. L. Baker and family of Hartford are at their summer home on the Hill. Miss Florence Marcy visited friends in Southbridge last Friday. Rev. Isaac Booth of Stafford, who formerly preached in Vermont, preach- ed at the Congregational church last Sunday. WASHINGFON COUNTY, R. 1 RICHMOND Baptist Church Calls Providence Pas- tor. At a business meeting held Wednes- day evening the Shannock Baptist church voted to call Rev. Walter Rey- noids of Providence as pastor for the coming, year. Mrs. Adelia P. Briggs of Flint, Mich., is visiting Charles Weaver and fam- ily. Isaac Dixon of Peacedale is the guest of Henry and Edwin Hoyle. John A. Phillips spent Sunday with his mother at her home in Beaver River valley. Richard E, James is employed by Joseph James at his farm at West Kingston. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bliss of Matu. nick spent Sunday with E. K. James and family. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Moore and son Andrew spent Saturday and Sunday with relatl\es at Malunlxk Beach. ROCKVILLE Funeral of Mrl.__ngT E. S. Crandall. The funeral services of Mrs. Lucy Pendleton Crandall, wife of John E, 8. Crandall, were held in the Rockville church Sunday and were conducted by Rev. Erle E. Sutton, pastor of the Rockville Seventh-day Baptsit church, of which Mrs. Crandall had been a member for over forty years. A quar- tette from the church choir sang two selections and a trio from Ashaway also sang twice. The floral tributes were beautiful. Burial was in the Rockville cemetery. Personals. De Wayne Burdick of Stamford, Conn.,, was a guest of his sister, Miss Lottie Burdick, this weeik. Judge and Mrs. Nathan B. Lewis of West Kingston were guests at Emory C. Kenyon's Wednesday. Prof. O. L. Burdick went ln New Haven Thursday. " ESCOHEAG Mr. and Mrs. Manton Coombs of Providence are at Phebe Wilcox's. Arthur Brown's sawmill, located near here, caught fire Tuesday night. ington next Sunday morning and in!|The blaze was put out before much the Hall at Sonth Willington at four | damage was done. o'clock. in" the _afterndon. Many about here are preparing to ' Co ::tsnd Greene camp meeting August commissioner of the insolvent estate of the late James W. Bitgood, was re- ceived, allowed and ordered recorded. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Manchester are here for the season. HOPKINTON Signboards to Be Erected as Warn- ng to Motorists—Kindly bors. The meeting of the school commit- Neigh- tee was held at the home of the clerk Monday morning. Bills were ordered paid to the amount of $195.35. Probate Court Matters, The town councll met as a probate court Monday afternoon. A petition of the heirs of Frances M. Kenyon, de- ceased, for the appointment of Edwin R. Allen or some other suitable person as administrator on her personal ese tate was referred to September 7 with order of notice. The report of Henry H. Crandall, Arthur K. Colling was appointed as custodian of the estate of Frances M. Kenyon, and authorized to poultry for not less than $12. sell, the The town council appointed Thomas 8. Maine railroad police officer to serve without pay. The town clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for collecting the taxes of 1909. James W. Austin, sur- veyvor of highways in district No. 4, was instructed to notify the Lane Con- struction company to remove without delay the stone crusher out of the lim- its of the highway. Frank W. Crandall was appointed & committee to cause to be erected suit- able sign boards regulating the speed of motor vehick in ‘town, according to the public li Bills were ordered paid to the amount of $458.24. Fred C. Allen and wife of Boston arrived in his automobile Saturday morning at the home of his father, ex- I;leut. Gov. E. R. Allen for a vaca- tion. Several men in this neighborhood went to the farm of George S. Main, who is ill, and did up his haying. The board of assessors began their task of assessing the town, state and poll taxes for 190! Tuesday at the Town hall. ARCADIA Shore Party—Personal Items. Frank Woodmansee is boarding at Eben Bass’s and working for E. M. Tillinghast. Benjamin Sheldon was the guest of Mrs. Cynthia Phillips of Ekonk or Thursday of last week. Mrs. Benjamin Albro and little sor of Hope, R. I, are visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hadfleld. James Monroe Wilcox of Central Vil« lage was the guest of Mr. and Mrs valam T. Barber Saturday and Sun- Mrs. William B. Tillinghast, former. v of this place, now of Thornton, ., is visiting relatives and friends A shore party, consisting of Hon. G B. Reynlods, T. H. Barber, Howard Harold Barber, William , Isaac Andrew, -Everett Ca: hoone and Elmer Brawnln‘ went te Sand Point Sunday. Boston’s Automobiles. It matters less what color the city automobiles are painted than they be painted uniformly and distinctively, a the new ordinance plainly directs. Thia reform has been so long obvious that it should have been effected long and with less necessity for agitation. Though the first move towards making the city property unmistakable was made early, New York passed Boston in enacting an ordinance. There wil} be fewer joy rides in Boston's motors hereafter.—Boston Record. No Place Like Home. J. P. Morgan and J. W. Gates re- turned from Europe full of optimism, There are times when the United States looks better than at others.—8St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Great Through Absence. Mr. Foraker out of the senate is of more significance than Mr. Dick . in it, and Mr. Foraker may vet be Mw ‘Burton's colleague.—Brooklyn Eagle. E. H. WARNER, General Agent H. C. LONG, Special Agent. fuz24s HARTFORD, CONR, 1030 RAWSON & WHIPPLE 1309 86 to 92 WATER ST, GEORGE S. DRAPER, Prop. Have just received the choloest, line of Imported Cordials, consisting of Benedictine, Chartreuse, Creme d# Menthe, Absinthe, Forbldden Pruit; Maraschino, Maraschino Cherries, Or- ange Curacoa, Moet & Chandon’s White Seal, Hennessey's one and three star Brandy, King William, Black and White and Dewar's Scotch Whiskey, Jameson's one and three star Irish Whiskey, Gordon's, Coates’ Plymouth, Tanqueray, Burnett's Tom and Fields' Sloe Gin, C. & C. Ginger Ale, Bass Ale and Burke's Stout, Heublein's Cock- tails, and the hest assoitment of American Wines. Full line of Lager bottled at brewery, Tobacco, Cigars and Groceries. STORE OPEN EVENINGS. * ‘Phone 144-2. iy178 Evypeg——— No matter how long you have suf. fered, Foley’s Kidney Remedy wiil howI’ you., Mrs. 8. L. Bowen of Wayne, W, Va., writes was a sufferer from kid- ney disease so that at times I could not get out of bed, and when I did I could not stand straight. I took Feley's Kid- ney Remedy. One dollar bottle part of the second cured me It will cure you. The Les