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THREE STORY ADDITION TO STONE MILL AT FITCHVILLE CADDITION 7O FITCHVILLE MILL Palmer Brothers’ Factory Greatly Increased by the Change Now in Full Use—Resuming Work on Shannon Proper- . ty—Dwelling Changes About the Cit, . The new three-story addition to the quiit mill of Paimer Brother: ville is completed and "akhln& stalled and in part in operatior means a considerable increase in t output of the mill The work of in- stalling machines S n carried on gradually until the whole addition practically is in operation. The addition is three stories 166 feet long and 90 feet wide at U rear. There is a tower at the center The addition is of brick, with a granit, face to correspond with the material of the rest of the mill. It is substan- tial in construction and up to date in every feature. There are two he opening room rooms on each floor. nd the knotter oom are on the upper floor, while the ie of the main floor is eccupied by garnetis. The new machine of rhe T the increases the capacit of the mill by ome-third. end shipment department is located on the b »pmv’ul floor ed n makh’\g minor ments about the m: ms was the contr The aew madition is connected w the original mill property by an addi- cted several years ago, to cor- P Wil "k of spac The new addiy n means an increase of er cent. in the number of emploves in abor 400 mill. There are now 1ands at w Plumbing and Heating Contracts Let. ork om the mew William G. Park dence at be started by Peck-McWilllams & Company this There were six bidders for the street has been raised up on stacks of ties and another story is to be added beneath the present structure. Noth- ing has been dome as yet beyond rais- ing the m t building. When com- pleted the will be a two apartment house. Blmer A. Kinne has charge of the wol N EW LON DON. i !smloh Baptist Church To Build on ] the Waiting Foundation. —The founda- ew London, Ayrh\ 3 | tion in High street constructed about , plumbing contract and six for the | six years ago by local negroes for a heating contract for the Park home. | new Shiloh Baptist church, but which Williams Bros. of this city were thebas never been erected, is to be used lowest bidders and awarded both | for the present hous of worship ontracts by ston. | which is to be moved onto the founda- this week in to the size of tion Work was started adjusting the foundation Work on Shannon Property. The work of widening and straight- | the church. ening the Shetucket street sidewall In 3 do this it has been in front of the J. B. Shannon property | foung to ibring the side at the corner of Water and Shetucket | oy, closer together sev- | streets on which the new brick build- | length will remain | ing \thv_- :,lugl: tic is to be erected, was aithough somewhat long- | started on | at building, the space |~ Work on the bt thns" has been de- be utilized by con- | layed for some time owing to the fail- | siructing an addition. 2 | ure of M'rlctc‘m u}x;n‘-e' _]:; _hml‘ been | The present church edifice is locat- | planned to start the work some | ed in the rear of the new site. The {ago and the brick was shipped 1 | building will be entirely remodeled, | Ohio in March. The consignment was | renovated and put into excellent con- | beld up by the fioods and has not dition and whea make mpieted will As ance here, an adequate & ot been shingled and the sides of the The { es woric on the new | The foundation jch has been H g will be begun in earnest. | heretofore unu: to have held lan elaborate; superstructure. The =4 Méhsisiey. Slospas | butlding of the church involved too | two apartment house of James | i rpe ah expenditure of money and | Mahoney on West Mdin street ODPO- | he plan had to be abandoned. Re- | site the Plerson stables is movi it was deemed advisable to util- ong towards cempletion. foundation f the present and this plan is being carried | into effect. Changes in Chappell Property. Architect James Sweeney has drawn plans for the proposed changes to the as lding from the roof down to the st story have been finished in green The clapboards have not ut on the lower sta a8 yet, The house is of two and a half steries | with bay windows extending to the | Chappell property on Federal street | roof on the south side. The Norwich | recently purchased by the city for { Blectrical Company has the centract|school purposes. I®ur schoel reoms { for it. wiil be fitted up. The changes will cost about $5,000 Cottage Raised. | The story and z« half cottage house Charles Champlin on West ¢ near the cormer of Ann The harnessing a waterpower near Yerkshire,F , will give that ct its first electrieity. of The Silverware Coupon at right below, if used today or tomorrow, helps you get an extra fine piece of Silverware AT ONCE. You have your choice of these: Silver Butter Spreader, Silver Orange Spoon, Silver Coffee Spoon, Silver Tea Spoon, Child’s Spoon, Silver Salt Shaker, Silver Pepper Shaker. These, madam, are far the finest Silver pieces ever offered in return for Laundry Soap Wrappers. newspaper pictures. But their superiority cannot be shown by You must see an actual specimen of this silver before you can know its richness and beauty. Borax Soap S Cents . And to let you see our silverware, we are willing to practically make you a present of one piece. 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Cambridge, Massachuse(is Gentlemen: Tenclose with this Silverware Coupon two Welcome Soap Wrappers atki 11 cents in stamps, for which please send me T FameofPleceWanved — I} | ' the kind we do. tight, sanitary and latest stvle plumb- | | ing. | water | you can think of in the plumbing line. MIDDLETOWN. Completed for Several Buildings About City. Middletown, April 23—Plans have been figured for a new cottage on Highland avenue for Mrs. L. Hall of the Durham District. It will be of frame construction and will contain six rooms, with modern conveniences. New House Planned. Weork is to be started soon on the erection of a new house at Staddle Hill for Salvator Intravaia, 103 Col- lege street. It will be a two-story { frame house, 28x60 feet, and will con- tain twe tenements of five rooms <each Salvatore Mazzotta has been award- ed the contract for the mason work in Plans New connection with the alterations to August Johnsom’s stores on Main street. The new residence being erected at Murray’'s Corners for George F. Red- ford, is now all roofed in. Denis O’Brien is finishing his new nine-tenement hlock on Spring street. GUlLFORD Franklin D. Spencer of this place has been awarded the general con- tract for the large shore residence to be erected at East River for Howell ‘Cheney of South Manchester. It will be of frame construction, with shin- gled sides and roaf EASTERN POINT. Two large cottages are in course of construction at Eastern Point. Mar- quardt Brothers are butlding them. They are to be summer residences of the most approved type. Their own- ers, Mr. Hemenway of New York and Mr. Heublein of Hartford, are to oc- cupy them as soon as possible. The foundation of the Heublein cottage is nearly of the Hemenway building has but recently been started. SOUTH MANCHESTER. The H. Wales Lines Co. of Meriden has been awarded the contract to build a bath house at the plant of Cheney Bros. It will be one story | high, 65x78 feet, of brick, mill con- struction, with a gravel roof. Work is well under way on the new residence being erected at Greemburst for Mrs. Samuel Johnson. Thomas Trotter has the contract rv BSanderson’'s new cottage being | erected on Edgerton street. | NIANTIC. A. H. Gilman of Hartford, who re- cenfly bought part of the Manwaring | farm pear Black Point, has let the contract for the erection of three summer cottages on ghis tract work on the foundations has already started. structed view. and its height should make it an ideal summer place. Plans have been PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING Do IT Now it should be done 18 Open, every Plumbing as latest devices in and evervthing Best of bath tubs, closets, sinks, Call us up on the 'phone, write o~ see us. We will fix you up im good shape at a moderate price. A. J. WHOLEY & CO,, Telephone 734 12 Ferry Strest Sanitary Plumbin; A peep into an up-to-date bathroom J. . TOMPKINS, €7 West Main Stree: 1. F. BURNS, tieaiing and Flumoing, 92 trankdlin Strez C. E. WHITAKER Successor to S. ¥. GEBSON. Tin and Sheet Metal Worker, Tar or Asphalt and Gravel Roofs, Walks and Driveways. aprsa t Matn St ROBERT J. GOCHRANE Fitlinz, “luubing. Stens o 10 Wem AMatm St. Nerwich, Conn agent N. B. O. Sheei racking. &nri. completed, and the foundation | | Contracts to April for the plumbing and heating in Hen- | and | This tract, though somewhat | | distant from the water, has an unob- completed for a | joint | tractors and Owners should get our prices for TIN, COPPER and GALVANIZED WORK before plac- ing your orders. PIPING FOR STEAM HEATING Large stock of Miil Supplies always om hamd Specialty of HONEYWELL Hot Water Heating J. P. BARSTOW & CO. 23-25 WATER STREET, NORWICH, CONN. Con BUILDiNG AND REALTY frame addition and alterations to the summer residence at this place of Prof. J. J. McCook of Hartford. New plumbing will be installed throughout Cnditions Refiected Throughout State—Many New Contracts. the and a new passenger elevator and s water supply system will also be rr‘—l Sales of real estate during the pas§ quired. week in the towns reported by The —_— = Commercial Record numbered 366, ROCKVILLE. lagainst 320 for the same week of last year, while mortgage loans were $987,- Plans are being figured for the new | 357 against $1,089,209 Tectory to be erected here for the The regord. of new incorporations Rev. M. H. Ma It will be built of | this week is larger than any cor- gray pressed brick, with Kent lime- |responding week for the previous four assets of $12.589 and liabilities of stone trim, and will be 40x70, with a |years, the record showing 14 with slate roof, hot ‘water heat, mantels. lauthorized capital stock of $374. Last firepiace. etc. Louis A. Walsh of |vear for the same ,period there were Waterbury is the architect. | 6 incorporations, with capital stock of —_— | $156,000. GROTON. | _Five, petitions ‘in bankruptcy, with The Monument street school build- | $15,191 were reported during the week ips was sold at auction this week to | which is about the same as a year harles Marquardt for $155. The ago. building must be removed from the | The racord . of building permits site it now occoupies, according to the | granted during the week in the ocitie terms of the sale, by the 1st of June. |of New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, The gale ia made at this time that the | Waterbury and Stamford ' numbered building may be out of the way and for buildings costing $441,747 the grounds mav be seeded to grass nich e slight, increase over that will be grown during the sum- | same week of lasf year. mer vacation. Among the new contracts awarded | during the week are two fine houses ISLAND. |In New ‘Canaan, theatre and business | block in Bridgeport and factory addi- FISHER S There are more applications for cot- | tions in New Britain, Hartford, and tages than can be filled. If it were | Bridgeport. possible to have 20 more they could | The number of projects for which be rented. It looks now as if it would plans are being drawn or estimated be a record season for the Island. @continues to increase. Plans are be- Superintendent Hine is adding to his . ing figured for two factory buildings working force nearly everv day. | in Bristol, clubhouse, brick school- There is a great deal of painting and house, and factory in Waterbury, fine paper hanging to be done. The ma- residences in Middlebury, high school son work is quite far advanced. |in Hartford. besides an _apartment — o block and factory in New Britain, and BUILDING OPERATIONS several fine houses in Stamford and New Haven. IN NEW ENGLAND. ~ Plans are being prepared for large factory buildings in Hartford, fine The statistics of Building Opera- |residences in Bridgeport, Naugatuck, tions in New England as compiled Waterbury, and Meriden, large office The F. W. Dodge Compan building in__Hartford, schoolho | Contracts to April addition in Waterbury, and school Contracts to April Contracts to April Contracts to April Contracts to April house in Fairfield. . The usual number of smaller one and two-family hous: are reported in almost all the cities o the State. 40,140,000 43,211,000 41,425,000 Contracts to April 19,118,000 Norwich had fifteen sales last week If'ontra,c(s to April 35,922,000 | to four .last'year and mortgage loans Contracts to April 27,954,000 of $8,600 and $6,100, for the respective | Contracts to April years. 24,199,000 | Contracts to April . There were in New London five for both weeks in the last two vears with Contracts to April mortgage loans totalling $14,700 and Contracts to April $4,500 rflneval\' An impressive Lesson. | No Confidence in Name. The arrival of George F. Baer. of | The people of Waterproof, La., are |Reading. Pa., In his $100,000 pr afraid it isn’t. At least 300 men are car, will Impress all New Yorkers|ieinforcing the leeves. — New York who consume coal—Brooklyn Eagle. | World. ALABASCO Washable Flat Wall Coating MIXED PAINTS VARNISH STAINS FLOOR PAINTS AND VARNISHES Stanvar Wax Like Finish BOAT PAINTS Kirby Green and Red Composite Valspar and Monarch Spar Varnish SAPOLIN ENAMELS Colors, Gold, Aluminum The Household Albert Boardman, Prop. BULLETIN BUILDING, 74 FRANKLIN ST. JCHN 0. FOX & (0. —DEALERS IN— Lomber of All Kinds | Lime, Cement, Drain Pipe, Fertilizers, Fire Brick, Ladders, Paints, Oils and Varnishes and Salt FERTILIZER GROUND LIMESTONE AIR SLACKED LIME. 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