Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 20, 1915, Page 8

BULDING AND BUSINESS ' Operations In Past Week Throughout the State. The records of real estate transac- tions for the past week, as shown by | the number of warranty deeds filed in the Connecticut towns reported by The Commercial Recdrd, indicates a slight |increase over the like week of 1914. | During the past weel there were 353 sales, with mortgage loans aggregating 181,168,772, while last year the sales | numbered 347, with mortgage loans of $973,684, Eight new incorporations, ' with a total capitalization of $272,000, were formed in this state during the past | week, which makes a rather poor com- parison with the figures for the like |week of last year, when eleven corpor- lations with a capitalization of $2,667,- 1000 were reported. Two petitions in bankruptey, with \@ssets of $20,092 and liabilities of $25,- {761, were filed during the week, as |compared with three petitions, with {eBisets of $4,133 and liabilities of $9,488, during the same week of last year. During the week building permits \Were granted in the cities of New {Elaven Hariford, Bridgeport, Water: ury and Stamford to the number of /288, for buildings whose estimated cost mmounted to $328,805. During the cor- ‘responding week of last year 131 per- imits were issued in these same cities or buildings costing $355,925. Among tbe new. projects for which lans are reported are a church in (New London, residences in Middle- {town, Hartford, New Haven annd Bris- tol, factories in New Haven, Water- {bury and New Britain, pavilion in {Hartford, laundry in Hartford, store land tenement blocks in Bridgeport, ge in Hartford, brick blocks in {New Haven, and two, three and six- Wamily houses in Bridgeport, Hartford, &nd Stamford. Contracts have been awarded dur- ng the week for an almshouse in New ndon, school in Rocky Hill, res \dences in Hartford, Stamford and Ver- fmon, brick block in Hartford, factory in WWaterbury, hall and store and tene- |ment block in New Britain, amd one, [two, three, six, eight and twelv |family houses in New Haven, Bridge- {port, Hartford, Waterbury, New Bri- %ain, West Hartford and Wethersfield. | Norwich had four sales of real es- tate last week to nine a vear ago in the same period. The mortgage loans ifor the two weeks were $4,255 and 1$20,800 respectively. In New Lordon there were two sales last week to_seven a year ago, the loans being $6300 and $32,917 for the Tespective weeks. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND. The statistics of Building Operations in New Engiand as compiied by The F. W. Dodge Company, foliow: Contracts to May 12, 1915... 000 A CTIVITY AMONG LOGAL BUILDERS The contract has been let and work has been commenced on a modern gar- age which is being erected for C. L. Hubbard in the rear of his residence on Broadway. The garage is to be two stories in height and of brick construc- tion. The foundation has been laid @nd the brick walls have been started. The garage will replace the barn which was burned some weeks ago. One Building Moved. The first of the four buildings being moved back on Sachem street to al- low for improvements to the street, is now resting on its new location and the brick foundation is being finished up. This is the house on the corner of Yantic street and Sachem street and is occupied by Daniel Falvey and family. The contractors are now at work moving the next house in line, which is owned by the Falls Company and occupied by Michael Kearney. Preparations are being made for the moving of the corner building at the junction of Sachem and Lafayette streets. The foundation has been part- 1y removed to allow for the setting up of the temporary supports. Next week will probably see this building on its new site. Fenton Bros. & Co. have the contract. - At the Shingling Stage. The shingling of the handsome resi dence which Henry G. Peck is hav. ing erected on Sachem street is now about completed and the placing of the window frames is being finished up. The partitions for the rooms have been started. Working on Interior. The second of the two houses which ‘William Beckwith is erecting on Broad street is now covered in and the in- tericr work has been started. P ters at Work. The painters at the Elks Home have One Large Garage Finished and Another Underway— Progress on Sachem Street Changes—Other Work. e just about completed the staining of the interior woodwork which is being finished in dark oak. The concrete floor of the rathskiller is being painted a dark red, two coats being used. The entire work is now practically finished as all that remains to be done is to install the furniture and to construct the bowling alley. Garage Completed. Contractor C. M. Williams has com- pleted the garege for George W. Car- roll of Broadway. The new garage was built on the sits of the old one which was extensively damaged by fire some weeks ago. A part of the garage was left standing after the fire and this served as a start for the new garage. It is of bungalow type and is sheathed in yellow pine on the inter- for. On the south side are rooms for the use of the caretaker of the es- tate and a workroom for the chauffeur. Asbestos shingles have been laid on the roof and there is a cement ap- proach to the garage. The garage has a capacity of about eight machines. Compieting Store Change On the ground floor of the Chapman block the tile vestibules are a part of the big imporvement mede in the store the past few weeks and they were laid during the last three or four days. Since last week green marble has been placed under the show windows mak- ing the exterior very attractive. The interiors of the new show windows are now being finished up. Here white metal ceilings have been installed and handsome inverted electric chandeliers have been hung. At the western end of the store an office is being fitted up for the use of the two car-starters, George Heroux and John Kinney. The installing of the white tile walls in the store and car starter's office is completed. Peck & McWilliams have the contract. MIDDLETOWN. Plans are being drawn for a new residence to be erected at West Long Hill for T. J. Atkins. It will be of frame and stucco construction, 30x38 feet, with @ wing, 20x20 feet. It will have hot water heat, electric wiring fireplaces, mantels an other modern conveniences. Denis J. O'Brien will start work at once on the erection of a new house on McDonough place. It will be built of hollow tile, with the exterior stuccoed It will be provided with all modern conveniences. James Longworth has started the foungation work for a frame cottage for himself on Washington street. It will contain six rooms, provided with modern conveniences James O’'Connor has started work on the erection of a frame addition to James Raftery’s house on Erin street. South Manchester—A neighborhood meeting of Methodist ministers held Tuesday evening at the South Metho- dist church. Rev. E. F. Stndley of the North Methodist church read a paper Contracts 1914... 58,241,000 Contracts 1913... 57,386,000 Contracts 1912... 68,562,000 Contracts 59.000 Contracts 5.000 Contracts 66,000 Contracts 000 Contracts 2,000 Contracts . 38,745,000 Contracts 6,437,000 Contracts 9,996,000 Contracts 0,487,000 Contracts . 30,487,000 Contracts 16,795,000 | Contracts - 45,819,000 Ambition. ROCKVILLE. \ Alfred D. Edwards has been granted a permit for a two-family frame house, 26x40 feet, at the corner of Grove and Hale streets. A permit has been granted for the German church for an addition, 14x40 feet, in the rear of the building on West Main_ street. Patrick Donegan will erect a frame dwelling 28x28 feet on Mountain street. VERNON. The general contract has been awarded for the new summer residence to be erected at this place for Mres. C. C. Beach of Hartford. Plans provide for a house 130x32 feet, with the first story field stone and the second story and roof shingle. It will have fire places, mantels, four bathrooms, hot water heat and other conveniences. Ansonia—The new ordinances reg- ulating traffic, which were adopted by the aldermen at their last meeting, and which met with the approval of Mavor Schumather, became effective Tuesda. The bungalow type is becoming in- ‘ereasingly popular, and with good rea- won. It would be difficult to secure greater economy of space, attractive @ppearance, combined with the max- fmum of light and air, so important to the health and comfort of the. im- mates, ‘than are to be had in the bungalow presented today. The' ex- terior, with its long, low, sweeping lines, 'its massive rubble tone chimney, K’lth foundation and piers supporting e overhanging roof, together with the barmonizing shingles in weatherea or Brown stain on roof, and sides, is most @ignified and pleasing. From a concrete-fioored piazza 26.6 14 feet, entrance is gained to the e living room, 13 x 22 feet. At the front of the living room is a fleep ingle nook, with wide leather hioned seats on three sides, the 'k consisting almost entirely of ®ne great window, giving directly up- e on the front porch, thus practically throwing the living room outdoors at will. A~ great fireplace, in keeping with the size of the room, and having a brown tile hearth, adds to the gen- eral effect, besides providing another means of Ventilation, which is still further secured by large windows on each side of the chimney. An archway, flanked by leaded glass built-in _bookcases, communi- cates directly with the dining room, 13.3 x 15 feet. The whole of one side this room is of glass. It is provided With a handsome built-in china closet, plate rail, etc, end may be decorated either in harmoney or in- contrast to the living room, of which it is a con- tinuation. From the ingle nook -_there is an uninterrupted -vista of 37 feet through the archway. At the rear of the dining room one door opens on a porch, 7.6 x 9 feet, while another gives access to a well-equipped Pan- try, and thence by'a broad passage- way to a kitchen, provided with ink, range and closet for stores. The pan- try is furnished with a cupboard hav- ing drawers beneath, and also with a second china closet. By the arrange- ment of the windows of kitchen end that of the pantry, which opens on the back porch, it is possible to obtain: a free circulation of air at all times. In fact this is a_distinguishing characteristic of the entire house. The living rooms, kitchen and bed- rooms are so arranged that while all are easy. to. access, they form three distinct units. A doorway from the dining-room opens in a wide hall directly opposite the stairway lead- ing to the chambers on the second story. From each end of this hallway opens a bedroom, each 12.3 x 12, and each provided with clothes closets. Between these, just at the front of the stairs, is the bathroom, 9 x 6, readily accessible from eny of the chamber on either floor. In a deep recess just outside the bathroom door is a good-sized linen closet. On the second floor, opening from a_hall, are three bedrooms, 123 x 14, 15 x 13 and 123 x 12 feet, all with ample clgsets, all well lighted, and the front Yedroom having a flower box extending the whole length out- side of the long, low window. In ad- dition " there is a sleeping porch, 7 .x 14 feet, practically adding _another bedroom to the fiye with which the house is provided. The lighting fixtures in the porch, the vestibule, the living room, the ingle nook, the dining-room, and thosc borne by the massive square pillars on each side of the archway, form mo inconsiderable part of the decorative scheme. The basement is well lighted and ventilated. In the extreme rear, un- der the kitchen, is the boiler room, flanked by a coal bin of eleven tons, capacity. This leaves the entire floor espace unbroken save by the concrete supporting piers, and preserve closet, vegetable cellar, etc. It may be parti- tioned off as desired, with no ganger of overheating because of too close proximity to the boiler room. Clean NEW LONDON. Plans Being Drawn for New Polish Church—Other Building Operations. Architect James Sweeney has been ski is the pastor. attractive design, the edifice being 63 x86 feet, of brick, Gothic architecture, with & slate roof. Later on a convent and parochia] school will be built. Foundation Completed. The foundation for the four-story building_on Golden street for B. F. of (Worcester for the steel work. Other sub contracts will be let soon. The plans have been described in & previ- ous issue. Contract Let. The contract for the erection of the new building at the plant. of the Shef- fleld_Dentrifice Co. has been given to the H. Wales Lines Co. of Meriden. The addition will be five stories high, of brick, mil} construction, with a groval roof. pleted the foundation work on the res- idence on Montauk avenue for Ludwig Mann, the plans for which were res- cribed in a issue. Architect James Sweeney has been commissioned to prepare plans for an open-air gymnasium for the Connecti- cut _College for Women. ‘The Goos property in GolMen street, a residence and store, has been altered to contain two stores with ahan, P. L. Shea and C. J. Ducy has|a dwelling above. %‘mm’le&dwl.A.Dohn&m general contractors. John J. Ryan has the contract for the stone work and the Eastern Bridge & Structural Co. CLOSER RACE WEEKLY IN EGG LAYING CONTEST Any One of a Dozen Pens May Easily Displace Those In Lead. The laying contest at Storrs is be- coming a closer and closer race each weok. In the twenty-eighth week the birds in second place, a pen of Rhode Island Reds from St. Albans, Vt., gained six eggs on the leaders so that as scores stand now the English Wy- andottes ere only 29 eggs ahead of the Vermont pen. The Vermont pen in turn is only 32 eggs ahead of the pen in third place. These differences of 29 and 32 eggs respectively between the three leading pens are neglible when it is remembered that these three pens collectively have laid more than 3000 eggs. The fact is that in the remain- ing twénty-four weeks of the contest there are a dozen pens which may easily displace any of those that are now leading. The total production for all pens amounted to 4231 eggs for the week. Fifty-three individuals including Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Reds, Brahmas, Leghorns, Sussex, Faverolles and Orpingtons made perfect scores by laying seven egss each. At the same time one hundred and sixtysnine individuals nearly ell of the twenty- o0dd varieties entered in the contest laid $6 per cent for the week. Jules F. Francis's pen of Barred Rocks from West Hampton Beach, L. L, won first with a production of 58 eggs for the week. Mrs. R. S. Woodruff's Leghorns from New Haven, Conn. were a close second with 57 eggs to their credit while a Pennsylvania pen owned by Braeside Poultry Farm of Strouds- bourg and Baron’s pen of English Leg- horns tied for third place with 55 eggs each. The season for mites and lice is now at hand. Lice are perhaps-not so in- jurious to hens as mites and_yet they make them uncomfortable, and perhaps less productive. In the laying contest at Storrs the same treatment has been used now for more than e year and has been exceedingly successful. A salve or ointment is made by mixing equal parts of 50 per cent. mercurial ointment and vaseline. This should not be heated but mixed thoroughly by stirring. An amount of this ointment equal to about the size of a grain of corn is applied about half an inch be- low the vent, smearing the skin over an area equal to about the size of a half dollar. It should be remembered that the mercurial ointment is poison- ous and care should be exercised that none is left where the hens can reach it. Two or three applications of this ointment a year will keep hens entirely free from lice. The secret of its use lies in the fact that it kills the eggs or nits and thus prewents & new crop of lice from hatching out. The ten leading pens to date are as follows; Ed Cam, Houghton, near Pres- ton, England, White Wyandottes 1124; Hillview Poultry Farm, St. Albans, Vt., Rhode Island Reds 1095; Tom Barron, Catforth, near Preston, England, White Wyandoites 1063; A. P. Robinson, Cel- verton, N. Y., White Leghorns 996; F. M. Peasley, Cheshire, Conn., White Leghorns 952; Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Leghorns 944; Pine- crest Orchards, Groton, Mass., Rhode Island Reds 933; Colonial Farm, Tem- ple, N. H. Rhode Island Reds 915; Mer- ritt M, Clark, Brookfleld Center, Conn,, Barred Rocks 910; Windsweep Farm, Redding Ridge, Conn., White Leghorns The ten leading Connecticut pens to date are as follows: F. M. Peasley, Cheshire, White Leghorns 952; Merritt M. Clark, Brookfield Center, Barred Rocks 910; Windsweep Farm, Redding Ridge, White Leghorns 8§96; Spring- dale Poultry Farm, Durham, Rhode Is- land Reds §90; Branford Farm, Groton, White Leghorns $31; Branford Farm, Groton, White Leghorns 820; Merry- thought Farm, Columbia, Columbian Wyandottes 8$07; Harry B. Cook, Orange, Rhode Isiand Reds 806; Homer P. Deming, Winsted, Rhode Island Reds 801; Merrythought Farm, Colum- bia, White Wyandottes 797. GARDENING IN THE CITY. Lack of Space Makes Choice and Ar- dry storage space, or room for a work- bench may also be had. Arrangements have been made with the architects to furnish estimated cost of construction or other informa- tion desired regarding the house il- lustrated. They also invite our read- ers to make suggestions for plans which they would like illustrated in the future. Address all correspond- ence to Bulletin House Department. TR il rangement of Crops Important. Gardening in the city is as much dif- ferent from that in the country as one can easily imagine. In the country the farmer has plenty of land, therefore is not cramped for room and_puts his rows far part, allowing for a horse cul- tivation. In the city it is necessary to get maximum crop from the small space, which means that the ground must be fully occupied all the time. This means not only that the rows of vegetables will be planted close to- gether, but that short-geason crops will be planted between the rows, and that as soon as one crop is harvested another will be planted in its place. Those working city gardens should plan to practice considerable trans- planting as this will save much space during the early growth of the plants. One should plant to allow the full amount of space required by the ma- ture plant the shortest amount of time possible. One shoul pian to get very rapld growth in order to get two or three crops from the same lend an- nually. This can be done by making the soil very rich and saving all the moisture by frequent cultivation. Because planting must be close and a large amount of edible product must be secured from each square foot of ground, it will be necessary to omit from the garden many vVegetables which yield a relatively small amount of edible product for the amount of space occupied. Corn, squashes, Wa- termelons, field beans and potatoes should be omitted because of this reason. The garden should be devoted chiefly to such crops as beets, carrots, parsnips, onion sets, Swiss chard, pars- leyley, lettuce, radish and the like. If one has more space than a few square feet, cabbage. spinach, peas, peppers and tomatoes, if trained up right, may be grown. It is also permissible to use cucumbers if one is especially fond of them and has sufficient space. One should plan a succession of crops of those vegetables which are espectally AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS A part of the west wall for the foundation for the addition to First Baptist church has been carried up to height for quite a section. SCORING EXHIBITIONS OF MILK AND BUTTER. First Set for May 26—The Benefits and the Rules. Quite frequently a dairyman writes to the dairy department of the Con- necticut Agricultural college and asks it he can sent a sample of milk or but- ter for scoring. Such inquiry, and the interest shown at the annual milk and butter show held by the Dairymen's association, have brought out the need of a &ystematic method of scoring the dairymen’s product and of showing him how to make improvement. To score one sample now and then means more time than a large number at one time; hence the need of a systematic method of doing the work. This has led to a decision to hold scoring _exhibitions. Those co-operating to make the exhi- bitions possible feel that in this state, where so much market milk is sold, scorings of this kind will help tre- mendously in improving the quality and advancing the price of milk. There is also need at this time of raising the standard of quality of our Connecticut butter. These scoring exhibitions can be a most important factor in bringing this about. The contests held annually in_this state and others have a distinct value in teaching how to select a perfect sample; but the producer wants to know about the product that reaches his customers, and this is a plan to satisfy that want. Since the exhibi- tions will be held at different seasons, a very good line can be had on the market product. Value to the Producer. 1. The average results obtained from scorings at different seasons of the year will inform him as to the quality of his daily milk and butter output. 2. By comparing his score with the answers to the questions in regard to the production of the milk, and manu- facture of the butter, the supervisors of the exhibition are in a position to point out to the producer the defects in his methods. These defects cannot usually be detected by the producer alone,” but requires some laboratory technique. 3. It encourages him to produce better milk because no man is satisfied with his business when serious errors in his methods are pointed out to him. This means a better class of market milk in general, and will ultimately enable him to command better prices. 4. It will aid him by entering com- petitive exhibits, such as the one held by the Dairymen’s association at their annual meeting. : 5. It will tend to promote more careful work on the part of the in- spector, and thus the interests of the producer will be protected. Value to the Consumer. 1. The advertising given the milk and butter by its score shows the con- sumer what constitutes good milk and butter as compared to poorer grades. 2. Having been educated to the fact that there is a difference in milk and butter, he becomes more willing to pay for it on a quality basis. 3. It helps him in selecting milk for infant feeding. Rules. 1. This is not a contest, and must not be regarded as such. It is design- ed to be purely educational. 2. Bxhibition is open to all milk producers and dairy and creamery but- termakers in Connecticut. 3. An exhibition will be held every three months. 4. The entry blank must be filled out and in the hands of the Superin- tendent Milk and Butter Scoring at least three days prior to date set for exhibition. 5. Entries in Classes 1 and 2 con- sist of two pint bottles of milk, and in Class 3 of three pounds of butter, salt- ed or unsaited, or both. Samples of butter will be sold for what they will bring after the scoring and money re- funded to the exhibitor. 6. (a) Samples of milk must come from the mixed milk of at least eight cows. If the milking herd consist of less than this number, the sample must be taken from mixed milk of the entire milking herd. (b) Samples of milk must be drawn at the regular time of milking on the morning of, or night previous, to date set for shipping. 7. No milk will be scored unless each and every question in regard to production and handling of same is answered. This is for the purpose of assisting the exhibitor to remedy mis- takes. 8. The government score card for milkk will be used, except that the standard for fat for a perfect score of 10 points will be reduced from 4 per cent. to 3.5 per cent, and a corre- sponding cut made so that milk scor- ing below 3.25 per cent, the state standard, shall recelve 0 on its fat score. The sediment test will be used to show the dirt in the milk. Mitk containing 5,000 bacteria and under, per c. c, shall receive a perfect score, end deductions made for additionai aumbers so that milk containing over 200,000 shall be scored 0. 9. Each exhibitor will receive a copy of the score card for his entry, to- gether with a letter containing the reasons for the score not being perfect and suggestions for making improve- ment. 10.” No acore will be made public unless it is 85 points or above for milk, and 90 points or above for butter, and then only with the permission of the exhibitor. Announcement will be made after each exhibition, and those aver- aging high for the year will also be announced. 11 All those entering in each ex- Hibition for one year and receiving an average score of 90 or above on milk, and 93 or above on butter, will be awarded a fitting certificate by the College of Agriculture. 12. Bach sample will be numbered, and the score made independent of the liked by the family. It is posible to do this by putting in plants or seeds ev- ery 10 days or two weeks. Narrow blade hoes or three to five-fingered dess shoula bo uneh. exhibttor or the list of questions an- swered. How to Enter the Exhibitions. 1. Public announcement of the date of each exhibition will be made, and a question and entry blank will be sent to all on our maliling list, Yhich at present is made up from the Dairy- men’s association list. Others wishing to enter should make application to ‘Superintendent Milk and Butter Scor- ing for an entry blank on which will be stamped the date of exhibition. ~ 2. Pack bottles of milk carefully in crushed ice (use no sawdust) in box and ship by express to Superintendeat Milk and Butter Scoring, Willimantic, Conn., prior to the date of scoring. 3. Shipping tags will be furnished. A card bearing the name and address of the shipper should be tacked on the under side of the cover of the package t oavoid mistakes in identification. Express charges must be pre- The exhibitor will also pay ex- press charges on return empties. This, With cost of a suitable box for ship- ping, is the only expense to the ex- hibitor. The first exhibition is set for May 26, and samples are due in Willimantic not later than 6 p. m., May 25. For further information and entry blanks, address Superintendent Milk and Butter Scoring, Storrs, Coan. PRESERVING EGGS. Water Glass Solution Is the Best for Home Use. Since egg production reaches its highest point in the spring when the price is consequently low and since the reverse is true during the win- ter months it becomes necessary that some method be found for equalizing the market at different seasons of the year. Bggs form a very important part of our food supply and it is, therefore, important that they should be avilable to the public at a reas- onable price at all times. Although cold storage is undoubt- edly the best and practically the only method used commercially in the pre- servation of eggs says L. B. Card of Connecticut _Agriculture College at Storrs it is far too expensive to be practised in a small way. Fortunately, there are other methods which mey be successfully used on a emall scale. Many different methods of preserva- tion have been tried some of which are; packing eggs in dry table salt bran, oats or sawdust; preserving in dry wood ashes, powdered sulphur, powdereqd gypsum, salt brine, slaked lime and salt brine, salicylic acid, po- tassium permanganate, lime water, solutions of water-glass, gum arabic and formalin, or gum arabic ¥md salicylic acid, dipping in sulfuric acid end sealing up in glass cans, covering with vaseline, pariffine, but- ter or lard. Of all these methods, the water-glass solution have given the best results, and of these two the latter is the better. Eggs that have been preserved in the lime water and salt brine have a peculiar chalky taste. The commercial water-glas sol- ution ~sodium _silicate may be ob- tained from any drug store at a cost of about 20 cents per quart. Mix 11-2 quarts of this solution with 18 quarts of pure water, water that has been boiled is preferable. Stir these until they are thoroughly mixed. A stone jar is the most suftable recep- tacle and it skould be scalded thor- oughly two or three times to make sure that it is perfectly clean. Two five gallons jars are sufficient for thirty dozen eggs, using the amount of solution prescribed above. Place the eggs in the water-glass, ee that the top eggs are covered by at least two inches of the liquid and cover the jars to prevent evaporation. Place them in a cellar or room where they will be undisturbed during the year. NITRATE OF SODA IN GARDENING Nitrate of soda should play an im- portant part in the nourishment of the garden crops during the months of May end June. rate of soda is quickly available and supplies nitro- gen to the crops before it becomes available from organic sources such as stable manure. It is_especially valu- able at the present time in order to hasten growth, as the cold nights are tending to hold back growth. The cost of the application is emall as only a small quantity wil be needed and it pays very good dividends for the amount expended. ASPARAGUS BEETLES. Asparagus beetles are very common in this section, and all growers should keep on the alert for the beetle which may appear at any time in large num- bers and do considerable damage be- fore discovered. Arsenate of lead will kill both beetles and larvae. Care should be exercised not to apply the arsenate of lead to those short shoots | which are going to be cut for market, and only applied to those which are saved as trap plants where slaked lime is effective in destroying the larvae. BORERS IN VINES. Those who graw squashes, cucum- bers, melons or other vines often have much trouble from borers in the stems. Fall plowing and rotation of land are the best ways of combating the strus- gle, but for those who have to use the | same land every year, coal ashes placed in the hill with the seed have in many cases proved effective in keeping the borers away. More seed should be planted than number of vines is ulti- mately needed. Carbon bi-sulphide can be inserted in the hole in which the borer has entered or, better vet, & tablespoon of it can be inserted in a hole in each hill and the hole plusged up, which will allow the gas to pene- trate the soil, killing all forms of in- sect life. TIGHTEN SILO HOOPS. Particular warning is given to the farmers who have silos and have not tightened up their hoops for the sum- mer. Many silos have been seen whose hoops have been extremely loose and, should a strong wind pass the prob- ability would be that the silo would either be swayed to one side or blown down_entirely. As soon as the silage is taken from the silo and the, silo dried out, several hoops should be tightened so as to strengthen and en- able the silo to keep its shape. Best for the Skin Tokeep the complexion clear of blemishes, the head free from dandruff and the hands white,use Glenn’s Sulphur Soap Contains 30% Pure Sulphur Best for pimples, itch, blackheads, and hives. It’s a fine toilet soap. 150ld by all druggista. Hair and Whisker Dyey T e ADVANRTAGES The 450 bedroome are for'the exclustve private pariors-are for both men and women. . The service le of thet even, | earetul ; meawty mployes wommens ‘the Offered’ Aracicusty and st aR hours. To_ths weman .secking pro- A bright, cheerful _room 1o costs $1.50 per day and:more or a larger room or oms bath. Meals are served both Table d’Hote and a fa Carts. An illustrated bookiet sets forth other Interesting facts and will be seat free. PENDANTS BROOCHES BAR PINS BRACELETS Newest designs in Platinum and green gold. DIAMOND JEWELRY Pris el e VOTES FOR LIBRARY CON- TEST GIVEN HERE. John & Geo. H. Bliss “The Dime Savings Bank OF NORWICH DIVIDEND regular _semi-annual has been declared at the rate of 4 per cent. a year and will be payable on and after May 15. The dividend FRANK L. WOODARD, Treasurer. BOSS FINISHER RETIRES James Thurston Leaves Hallville Mill After 20 Years. James Thurston, boss finisher at Hall Brothers’ Hallville mill, for over 20 years, retired Saturday, to the re- sret of mill owners and employes. Mr. and Mrs, Thurston have a cottage at Quonocontaug beach and plan to spend most of the summer there. ir, Thurston was presented a fine pair of marine glasses by the firm and a_beautiful set of gold cuff-links with diamond setting by the employes of the finishing room and the overseers. The presentation was a surprise to Mr. Thurston, who expressed his apprecia- tion of the beautiful gifts and the kindly good will of the donors. Mr. Thurston Is succeeded by F. W. Birkenshaw, of Pittsfleld, Mass., who has already begun his duties at the Hallville mill. Secrets of London Complexion Doctors Famous London specialists who cater to titled ladies and others of social prominence employ a remarkable meth- od of complexion rejuvenation. One undergoing this treatment visits the beauty doctor late in the afternoon, has something dabbed over her face, then, heavily veiled, departs in ‘her motor car. This is repeated daily for a week or so, when a complexion of snowy purity and exquisite delicacy is in evi- dende. The secret of this method is— ordinary mercolized wax. Anyone can apply the wax without assistance of a Specialist. | An ounce of it costs very little at any drug store ' (obtainable here as well as in England). It is used like cold cream, before retiring. and washed off mOrnings due to a pecullar absorbent property which gradually removes wornout par- ticles of cuticle, revealing the younger, healthier skin beneath. A wonderful wrinkle-chaser, also in vogue among Englishwomen,” is pre- pared by dissolving 1 0z powdered sax- olite in % pt. witch hazel. Used as a sh lotion, this completely and quick- effaces 6ven the deepest lines. Its success is These are rather pointed questions; we intend them to be; we don’t want these at- tractive models to get by you. You'll thank us for being 80 persistent once you have seen them. We'll show you the newest checks, plaids and stripes. You can pay $15 and up, with special values at $20. Murphy & McGarry 207 MAIN STREET REPAIRING “A stitch in time saves nine” Is speciaily t hen a leak in the roof its appearance. Let us repair the leaks and save the roof. A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 Ferry Street Phone 581 MODERN PLUMBING Is as essential in modern house as electri s to lighting. We guaran- tee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fariest prices. Ask us for plans and prices. J F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street Robert J. Cochrane GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING, 10 West Main Street, Norwich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing. T. F. BURNS Heating and Plumbing 92 Franklin Street IRON GASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY (0 Ne. 11 ¢5 25 Farey Street STETSON & YOUNG Carpenters and Builders Best work and materials at right prices, by skilled labor. Telepkone 50 WEST MAIN ST. A Full' Line of . Community Silver —at THE WM. FRISWELL CO., 25 and 27 Franklin Street DR. F. W. HOLMS, Dentist Shannon Building Annex, Room A Telephone 533 Contractors and Owners should get our prices for TIN, COPPER and GALVANIZED ing your orders. PIPING FOR STEAM HEATING ' Large stock - of Mill- Supplies always en lamd Speciaity of HONEYWELL Bot J. B THERE 1s mo advertising medium in Bastern Connecticut equal to The Bul- letin for business results. 23:25 WATER'STREET.S