Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 17, 1913, Page 3

Partial or Total Loss by being in- sured agalnst Fire. Insure now and take no chances with the unexpected. ISAAC S. JONES Insurance -and Real Estate Richards Luilding, 91 Ma Agent, st We sell protection for &ll needs and misfortunes in strongest companies. B. P. LEARNED & CO. Thames Loan & Trust Co. Building. Agency Established May. 1846. “The Office of WM. F. HILL | Real Estate and Fire Insurance 48 located in Somers’ Block, over C. taini 3 / New YYork, Feb, 16-~The New York one, was amended to exclude cases in National league team, headed by Man- ager John MceGraw, left this afternoon for the ttlml training camp at Mar- 1in, Texas. 00d sized crowd was at the Pcnnfllvnnh terminal to see the Giants off and wish them luck. Christy bexman, Thomp- son, Hurtley, Goulait and Evers com- prised the playing contingent o ‘Along the route to Marlin other members of the team will join the party. “I never malke predictions,” said Mc- f pennant ‘Baseball is However, I'm going to pitch right in and work hard.” Mathewson, the star manager. Graw, when the subject prospects was broached. a very uncertain thing. ONLY MINOR CHANGES of Teams. New York, Feb. 14. changes wWere maded in the session here tonight. the teams. Rule 20, striking goal or obstruction Numbering of Players Left to O Mungar Mccr'.w ‘and Five m.,a. Leave New Youk: For MWMR&WMFW IN FOOTBALL RULES. ght Teams in Grammar School Dsnbufy, Conn; A. S. Pitt, Stam- 3 Lt ford, Conn.; P. Raymond, Greenwich, Oniy minor | % Y Conn; H. _C. Schlichting, Darien, football | _Taftville, Broadway, West Chelsea (SOt <ot ;™ gn i e pamich and Greentville schools have each en- | SORR-i Vo, T OUEIRERT, Trcn. Tules by the amalgamated intercollogi- | ate and old rules committees at their The numbering of players in order to aid the specta- tors in distinguishing individuals dur- ing a game was left to the option of | Dasium Saturday night. section 5, relating to a for- | ward pass which crosses the end line, { in . Baltimore team in n:e today of the zuuom.\ plonnships retained. the they won last year: CONNECTICUT HAS MANY 'NOTED WING SHOTS Large Number Enter Trap Shooting Tournament atNew Yerk Sperts- men's Show. The crack of the wing shot's double barrel gun and the Swish of the an- 2 gler’s line over the castin gtamk wil s00n be heard in the nineteenth annual New York Epertsmen’s show which' il open for one week February 27th at Madison Square Garden. The lead- ing feature of the shew will be its third annual indeor trap shoolng tour- nament by eleetric light. state of Connectiout s sald by shooters te contain more bird Hunters trap shooters than any of its size, iBeludime several with Tecords close to the notch. Among the Nu state shots who have participated in one or both of the two previous Bporismen's shows shoot and are expected to Shoot. this year are: V. '8, Allison, Stamford, Conn.; . Banks, Danbury, Conn.; |Ehax, Dacbar. Conn: R, Dr Gatt Bridgeport, Conn.: J. H. Finch, Green- wich, Conn.; . M. Funk, Mt. Carmel, which @ team attempts a forward pass from behind its own goal line: PLAYERS’ FRATERNITY WILL CO-OPERATE WITH POWERS. President Fultz Says New Organiza- tion Will Help Maintain Discipline. New York, Feb. 14.—Co-operation With the powers of baseball in main-i taining discipline among_major league players Is offered by the Baseball Play~ ers’ Fraternity, organized recently with @ large membership among the men of the National and American leagues. This was made known through a let- W Danb: = | ter sent by David L. Fuits president |G Tamick Beamrord, Conn Ba. io! the fraternity, to each of the six- |garg Hatch, Stamford, Conn.; John teen major league managers and made e Bl W. Hesslan, Bridgeport, Conn.; lev T. Leliogg, Bridgeport, Conn.; H. Bicker, Danbry, Conn: G. Osborne, | tered two teams in the grammar school basketball league, in charge of Physical Director A, C. Pease of the Y. M. C. A. The league season opens at the gym- E. G, Southey, Bridgeport, Conn.; S, H. Sherer, Darien, Conn.; G. Schlich- | ting, Darien, Conn.; O. Tuthill, Green- wich, Conn.;' L, C. Wiison, Bridgeport, Conn. Philadeiphia Retains Squash Title. Baltimore, Feb. 16.—Philadelphia’ end | squash racquet team by defeating the NICHOLS’ SILVER JUBILEE. Up Willimantic Veteran Signs for FINANGIAL AND GGMMEREIAL Twenty-fifth Season. Arthur Nichols of Wilimantic has signed a contract with the Waterbury baseball team of the Hastern asso- clation and forwarded it to Manager AL Willlams, Roor 9, third fioor. | Tclephone 147 | ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Brown & Perians, [fismeys-at-las Over Flie: Nat Bank, Shecuca fuirance atairway neSt to Thazine ~atlona' Jank. Telephome 33-3. | Speaker Signs 1913 Contract. i Boston, Feb. 16.—President McAleer of the champion Redq Sox sent ord from Chicago tonight that “Tris” Speaker, the center flelder, had signed his contract for 1913. Speaker is the first of the Boston regular outfield to sign for the coming season, and it is understood his new contract provides a | substantial salary increase. Norwegian Sets New Ski Record. Ironwood, Mich., Feb. 16.—Ragnar Omtvet of Chicago,the Norwegian stu- | dent who came to this country a year ago to compete for the amateur cham- | plonship in ski jumping, today broke the world's record, jumping as a pro- fessional in_the touranment of the | American Ski association. Omtvet Cleared 169 feet, beating by 12 feet the former world's record of in Norway. | | Taftville vs. Grex Club. The Taftville basketball team has a | same booked for Tuesday evering with | The fast Grex club five of Willlmantic, | in Parish Lall, Taftville, and an inter- | esting game is promised. | closed weak. feet made | _ cise Restraining New York, Feb. 15.—The ing the status of affairs and er in sympath; with Leondon. its o = SiTGRh it h fene maih a1 |sold to the St. Leuis Nationals and et GERANTE betEecn a short time later Chance was placed raiiroads and the firemen was restraining influence, MARKET CLOSES WEAK. Mexican and Railroad Situations Exer- Influence. mar Conflicting news regard- in Mexico | had a restricéive effect on speculation, Ithough the market opened high- anot Although sales of refineq copper for future delivery as low ported, zree of firmness, short covering, The general was heavy at times, and became quite Weak foward the end. = Amons the Gear e Getrapr § ; railroad stocks Northerm Pacific, Le o et S B MO L A high Valley, Canadian Pacific, Penn- I o i edned e L aaT svlvania and Northwestern were es- his recent trip to New York. All three weak. STOCKS. m e Am. Am. am. am. Do fred ey im A Anaconda Mining Co. Assecs Real Co- - Atehison i Do, Baldwin Leeomotiv Baltimore & Ohio. Mio Steal Eothlehen B ¥ Goodr Biooidm Reoid Transit Foterici Co 2500 Cal. Petroleum | a price as 15 cents were re- copper stoeks showed owing primarily mar’ Bonds were irregula Sam Kennedy. This will be Nichols® {twenty-fitth or “silver baseball anni~ u-erury:' Nichols was playing for James A. Hart, owner of the Chicago Cubs, " in 1892, when he that 2303 100 28 500 s00 saw Ciiino. Con. Copper, Frank Chance would make good as a @0 Colorado Tuel & 1.1 first baseman.' It was Nick who told ket | Hart that Chance should be taken from behind the bat and put on frst | predicting that he would become s sensation. On Nichols' advieo this was done. Nichels soon after this was on first base, taking Niehels' place, Nichols has Deen spending the winter at Bantam lake, where he has had some good fishing, FHe is in fine trim and ean play the game with the young- sters yet. a et _— White Wings Get Thres. |are pitchers, two of them coming from the “Athletics and one from Detroit The ‘pair handed to Mr. Cameron by Connie Mack are T. F. Darlington and Lonis Thomas. Darlington is a col- Izcking professional experience. '1s o nervous, high-strung inger, muceh after the st¥le of Reisigl. Thom @s s also a college plaver with a won- derful spitball. 'The Detrolter is Wal- ker Beach, & southpaw, wWho was bought last fall from Galesburg of the Central association. He started in thirty games last season, capturing cightoen, losing ten, an ayerage of .642. While Mr. Cameron bas made announcement to that end, it Is now clear that he intends to rely but lit- tle-on the veteran staff that landed {he pennant last seasom. Tinker Has Narrow Escape. Chicago, Feb. 16—Joe Tinker, man- er of the Cincinnat! National league Advice fothe Heart g .—/flis-sen Lotter: Dear Editor:=- elightly asking him the same time wrote Dear Kid;=~ your pyjamas for $5.000. ¢ 2d Prize, $500; 3d Prize, $288; Five$1 I made en awful break lact night. 1 wrote to a young man I know very got the letters in.the wropg envelopes and this is 'h}c 1 eent-the young man: Please send me & pair of them as & pettern. ‘I em afraid he will think I am: forward.What ehall I do to meke up -%his bad slip? s First to dirner, and at to a girl friend. I I want to use Your 1ittle friend, ; Fen $80 e M.OOQ Brizes; Fwenty §25 Prizes; Seventy-five ‘lofiu-a Q’mu{sfi?-m For the best. #Heart-Hungry” letters of not more than 70 words. Read the one above. Three disinterested judges will select the wipners. Right is sesexved to publish. aay letter submitted, @ls0 names aad addresses of successful will be returned, Contest closes March 31, 1913. Offer applics to Us Addsess letters to 8. omly. comtestants. Nolettess Nde 4 »aschall team, narrowly escaped seri- ous injury last night in an aceldent in | which his car was wrecked, it was| irned today. Tinker's car had both front wheels torn off and the steering ar smashed. Tinker sald the acci- nt was due to the sudden failure of a street lamp. LIVE STOCK MARKETS, Feb. | New York 14.—Receipts of becich werk 2058 hewd, inciadme 51 || OLD HAMPTON PAPERS cars for the market. Trade was active and prices fitm fo 10c higher for all grades of cattle. The yards were clear- | = | S0 mon “io. petine mative steers| THE OLD BENNETT HOMESTEAD. soid 65 per 100 1bs: bulls at : : 2 S50 her 100 Ibs: bulls 2t ! ( Written Specially For The Bulletin. ) one extra cow at $6.85; | There is no place in Hampton which has retained the record of its past as fully as has the old homestead known as the Samuel Bennett farm in the southern part of the town in How- H ed beef firm at | ; s and 9@101-20 | for - | | "Receipts of calves were 160 head, tn- | ! or the market, - makin [ sle, Vea Dre: tive sid -y ough cluding 5% the present owner of the Mrs. Willlam H. Bennett on tolprime ve Tinneapolis, can spend but little of per 1100 Ibs; culls time In her beloved New England, rd_calves and yearlings at ¥et the old place is kept as near as pos- Dressed calves were nrm at | Sible as it was over a half century ago, S for city Aressed veals: 11@16c | when Samuel Bennett carefully brought ¢y dressed, and $@i2e for | up his only son on the old farm, and B i e sent him out Into the world to make | “Reccipts of sheap and lambs were | a name for himself, and to be remems 4,102 head, including 1 1-2 cars for the | bered by his townsmen as one of market, making with the stale &tock, | Hampton's foremost sons. ls cars on sale. Demand more ace_ | Accordingly when Samuel Bennett |tive and prices steady with Wednes- | Wwas at last laid beside his ancestors in | das’s sales, The pens were cleared. | the South Cemetery, the old home, in- | Common Lo prime sheep sold at $4.50@ | stead of being rudely sacked by the 16 per 100 1 e on to prime lambs | 2uctioneer, was carefully set in order {at @> rlings at $7.50@S. | by the wish of his son; and althoush mutton steady 9@13c per | (enants, for the last twenty-five years ambs at 13@16c; hog | have occupled the Homestead, one may i 1-20 dressed | vet see, in the garret, the old spinning lambs at $6—9 ner carcass. | wheels and other implements of weav- Reeeipts of hegs were 2,025 head ,in- | ing. The first cookstove which was ever cluding half a car for ‘ihe market. | set up in.the house is still in existence Prices lower at $9@0.10 per 100 Ibs. | and in perfect repair. It is said the dressed hegs sold at 8@12¢ | fire never went out in it for six vears, per Ib.for heavy to light weights. ' | There are also many other pieces of | 01d furniture in the house. | Chleags, ” Feb. 14Hogs—Reeeipts | In the shed, the first pl cver mirket slow and 100 lower. upon the fa -fully | Mixed and buichers, ST.95@8.39; good i away. Queer wooden ploughs | heavy, $8.00%3.25; rough heavy, $7.85 | which would, seem impossible to use @8.00: ligal, $8.86@%.30; pigs, $6.50@ & n. with our medern methods of ¢ { tivaiion, but which did the work su 8.10 i 2,000; market | cessfulyy two hundred vears ago. An | 5: cows and | old harness, which was used in the 17th | $5.40@7.50; stockers and feed- | century still hangs in the shed. It was @765, Texans, $5.00@5.90; used upon the single ox, with which, tead of a horse, the early Bennetts ipis 10,000; market slow, sed to cultivate theor farm. An old ative, $4.90@5.50; western, $5.00@ | cutter, made in the style of the cui- 6.50; western, §5.00@6.50; lambs, $7.00 | ters used in the time of General Wash- @3.20; western, $7.00@9.15, | inzton, still does good service when- ever there is snow enough for sleigh- ing, being strong in all its parts in spite of its hundred years. A Thoroughbrace wagon, the first light wagon ever used upon the farm is still in good repair. This wagon was | Print Cloth Market, Fall River, Mass., Feb. 16.—The print cloth markei cioséd quiet at 4 eents nominal for regula MONEY, used by Isrialt_:l I,}len{neé‘t_,‘“:ha ;;m and | % ke, Peb, 15~ M ! successor of the firs am Bennett, | Dot T, Fe: 15 Money om call, | (0 Uie * clocks. with; the ol time | strong; 60 days, 4 1-3 a 5 per eent, | Grandfather Clocks with their heavy | and 90 davs, 4 3-4 a bj six months, |ond measured tick-tocks, famous i «84a s % " | song and story, wers packed into this 5 — — | long [hnmuglhb)"a(-ie Wagn’n; and with ¢ this heavy load drawn by a sirong, | Fork, )EBT";ON' 4 | faithful horse, Isaac Bennett yearly S g s poutures closed | made a trip to Virginia seiling cloris gasy., Gipsing Dids: February, 13.35; | o) the way, And what a trip it must 25 April, 13.10; Mag, 12.10; in these parly daysj over | have been rough reads, threush sparse seitle- | - | ments, weeks lengthening into menths before he gould again return to the | Bennet Hemestead, cast pf the Cew- hantic Reeks in Howard Valley wpr Tiifs, 13.64; August, 45! “October, 11417 cemiber, 11,43; January, 1140, of ‘cloded duiet: middling upiands, | puiddling gufs, 18 ¢ ity 1 lanada Parish as it was (hem ealled, e e i€ fue knowledze of fig fasd journ. oA e . | eving gives us an insi infa the 5“1 5% ie B ‘aag | character of the man: wio lazur. When Wu 5 % ElE| the @all came from Iexington should- | crea his musket and marched with the 5234 ARKET ABTE F NEW 1y Boswell ‘Ave, The F. A. Wells SARRARRRRRNS brave men of Windham to the freat. The place was purchased from the Indians nearly twe hundred years ago by Willtam Benmett. A small log cabin Was erocted which sheltered the hardy Colonial family for ten years while they were building the present house and cultivating the Flats, which had been cleared and used as Corm Ground by the Indians for presumably hundreds of When the family, at last, moved into their new house it comsisted of but two Iarge rooms; one up stairs and one down stairs, bullt four square around the great ‘stone chimney, the center of the house. Five fireplaces were built into it; three below and twe above which {furnished ample warmth and comfort for the family of ten children which grew up to honorable manhood and Womanhood fn the new home. Little Dby little the house was completed, but it is intresting to note that the mass- ive beams which span the cross-beam- ed ceilings still show the marks of the ciewers’ axe. The great wide boards cut from the anclent trees which were fell- ed to build the house, were laid un- planed for the floors, but have worn smooth by the countless times the feet of passing generations have trod upon them in the nearly two centuries they Were 1214 upon their sills. Not all of the wood work was left In the unfinished condition; some were beautifully molded and carved. In one room a fine buffet cupboard was built in one corner, besides which still fangs 2 mirror in the same place it has hung for more than a hundred years. The early Bennetts not only saved and cared for all their possessions but they kept a faithtul ledger account of all their business tranactions and prin. cipal events. Following are some ex- tracts I have taken from the ledger showing the prices of grain, work, etc For ploughing with man and oxen one day 1 shilling and three pence For taking oxen to Norwich 6 shillings For man and oxen teaming 1shilling and § pence. shillings and 6 pence Tor ene bushel of potatoes 2 shillings Two quarts of vinegar 3 pence. Two bushels of oats 2 shillings | i | For one day hilling corn One bushel of rye 2 shillings,6 pence One bushel af corn 9 shillings § pence Bix barrels efder 5 shillings These prices are quoted from tihe ledger of Isaac Bemneit in the latter part ef the 18th Century. Tn 1827,.the year that Wbenewer Jew- s born. who now resides on the 1 Bennett Homestead, corn is - ONLY 6 DAYS MORE {in_Depostt, N. {:o ’s Fll'fl Sale %3 quoted at 75 cts. per bushel; Three bushels of rve Four sheep skins Pair lamb sxins 4 30 Hides 5cts per pound 9 bushels oats $3.00 2 shoats $5.75 & bushel potatoes $2.00 By looking over these old ledgers one can realize fhe vastadvancein the cost of ltving and labor, but although those sturdy farmers had rough, stony land to cultivate and low prices for produce yet they laid by a substantial sum of money for their declining years. According to the ledgers in the year 1372, there was the most severe drouth ever known in this part of the world. Tho rain @id not all “till ye 7th day of October.” But drouths were not always a feature in those davs, for plainiy in the record we Aind this entry. “Aug. 13, 1795, There was most remarkable rain, itghtening and thunder.” And so the rec ord goes on snd on covering a period of over a hundred years unfolding In its yellow pages the business side of the lives of many of Hampton's fore- most men of those days; and as we sit beneath the same roof where they lived and loved, and turn the ledger pages, we Hve with them, in retrospect, the days of long ago. SUSAN JEWETT HOWE. YANTIC © *PPENINGS Fornier Child Discharged Cured from Pasteur Institute—Ice Safely Housed. Misg Olive Scott, who has been spending the past fwo weeks in town with relatives, left Saturday, accom- panied by Jobn Drury for a week end stay with Telatives in Simsbury and from there will return to her home ¥. ‘Workmen of the S. N, B. Telephone company were in the Village during the pest week Inspecting telcphones and putting them in order. Miss Sadie Brewster of Providence was a recent guest of Mrs. Thomas Lillibridge. Filling lce Houses. The icehouses of J. J. Driscoll, J. W. Frink, Stephen O'Hearn and Mrs. M. D. Murphy were fllled during the past week. James Murphy was injured {when an jce heok slipped and struck him in the mouth, knocking out one tooth and loosening others. ‘Wareham W. Bentley had a gang of fifteen men on his pond Thursday and Friday harvesting 9 1-2 to i0 inch elear ice. Mr. Bentley cleared off the PECIAL 35¢ Galvanized Coal Hods ;. 8 quart Galyanized PailS sosmmesucosmmanos 10 guart Galvanized Palls ..equssss e 10c Can Openers . . Sonal e e 4 S mse e A e Shallow Enamel Pie Tins ... Enamel Cake Tins, worth 10C, fOr . . cocmssaece Tin Cuspidors . . ... a. . cmiviviaesmioiioiona Tin Bread Pans .. . . ... . -« zeimieine 8C, tWO Scrub Brushes, worth 10c, for ...q.. Crepe Paper, all colors, per roll . Fibre Chair Seats, worth 15¢, for ...... Wood Chair Seats. . . .. worth 15¢, for 10c—38c, Steel Chair Seats, imitation cane ... of price plus postage Albert Boardman, Prop. BULLETIN BUILDING, Leaves Pastesr In {snew Immedlately after the fall Tues- | _ Mrs. Alexander Fo day and his house is filled with fine iee. fred returned frow T.outs Schwartz of New London was | night, the b in the village last week superintending |cured from the the filling of the icehouses connected }w'hrrv he bas bee with the Bozrah creamery. the past cighieen o boy er man. the yieid of one acre only. Amount of Land—Any amount of Jand may be planted, provi CORN-GROWIKG CONTEST FOR 1@?3 : The Bulletin Offers $230.00 In Prizes SEVEN PRIZES—$100. to 1st; $50. to 2nd; $25. te 3rd and 4th; and $10. each te mext three in order To Promote Corn Growing in New London and Windham Counties The Bulletin makes this offer for the best acres of corn grows ¥ Who May Compete—Any farmer or farmer's boy in New London or Windham Counties ma: more than one prize. Only one entry can be made from a farm, which ¢an be made by the owner, compete. his son, or lesses. Date of Entry—Notice of intention to compete should be sent to The Bulletin Company on or before April 1, 1313 It will be better to writs for blanks now, and familiarize yourselves with the detalls. ed it is actually one acre or overin extent. The swards will be madle upen This one acre must be one plece, and may be selected by the contestant at harwest or before, but mu Within and be a part of the plece entered in the contest. The quality of the corn will be decided by a free lacoratory test made by the Storrs College expert-from ome quart of selected corn. IT WILL REQUIRE FIFTY NAMES TO WARRANT THE COMPETTITION. Half pound Also in 10c tins tins 25¢ IMPORTED At children’s teatime, four o’clock, Along comes Hans with knock, knock, knock! He gives a smile and merry wink, He knows what children like to drinl. “Let Grown-ups have their cup of tea; But for the children let it be RONA,” says Hans, “for I've observed The children’s joy when RONA'’S served.” VAN HOUTEN'S RONA Dor’t put it off any lom my office now and let m. estimate and my price tract work or building contemplate hav | I Can Satisfy done { and vicinity, the opportunity. C. M. WILLE Tel. 670 P e ] ¢ o | | | | | | i F DUTCH 6 Frankii Bas been womanly diseases. It will help you, i you stters from them clearly Woman’s Relief De Krugers Viburs-O-Gm M know fer yemrs as “Woman's #t das positively prevem its great value in the treatment of the womam's remedy, Treliet.™ stmcs aTe & sufferer from any of the Ms eculiar to women, which ean be reached by medicine. It has helped thousands of ether sick wemen, as grateful seribe. § eontalns me peisenves AND ALL Dr. K. rugers Vib‘ijrn-O-(}in this cempeund has been found quick ang safe. medicine on earth® 2 Sowll fee liks weiting a shufias lottes if pon toy R $1.25 a bottle with dircetions. PRUGGIST S. 35c Enamiel Dish Pans for .. . .. v iz 74 FRANKLIN - o o oA e e ot i Tin Pie Tins, 8 and 9 in€h ceceeecemaise s White Enamel Mugs, worth 10C, for . ceacemuaia for THE HOUSEHOLD o contestant will be swarfed | #ust es I have many others in cans, boxes, etc thing for the Lente People’s i%*! February Sale p: .Coal Shovels, shert; reund h&nélfi psnrecesaaes § 75 Sad Iron Sets « .. csssisssssosiasisas ssisamsinine C5 $1.00 Sad Iron Sets suwssssssssssssssssasacis HE 10 quart Tin Pails . . oot ssssn s sssinassisnn ae 12 quart Galvanized Pails u.csacamei wosissmnispasnnin 8 quart Enamel Ted Kettles + .o e cromammnes | 2,3 and 4 quart Covered Tin Palls coacn o o w Any article shipped by Parcel> Post upon receipt For merveusmees, frritabdility, headnche, Samimeia, preseing- Gows paine, and ether symptems of gemeral Sumale weshmess, “I think Viburn-O-Gin Is the best vemedy for wesl) wemen, 2t @oes me mere goed than any medictne ¥ have over tulem. eanmet pratse it strens emcugh. I think It 3n $he best wemsman Franco-German Drug Co., 106 West 129th Street, New YVork :Let’s Do It Now--