Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 5, 1915, Page 8

BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Usual Amount of Construction Going | on in the State, Though No Big ‘" During the past week in the towns {|of last year there were 334 sales, ‘with mortgage loans of $1,055,190, and in 1913, 322 sales and mortgage loans of $546,686. ¢ The five incorporations.for the week {have authorized capital stock of $1,- 1 035,000, comparing with 10 companies Four bankrupt petitions, with assets | of $5,325 and liabilities of 314,400, were filed during the past week in Connecti- leut. Last year two petitions filed and in the year 1913 six petitions re- | corded. i Building permits have been issued | during the week in the cities of New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport, Water- {bury and Stamford to the number of 126, for structures costing $388,945, a record about equal to any made during ‘the past few years in the last week of July. Not much large work is in sight, but there will be the usual amount of frame construction through- iout the State during the rest of the summer and early fall. ‘New work Teported for which plans 1are being prepared or estimated, in- cludes factory in Springdale, addition to EIks' clubhouse in Derby, store and apartment buildings in New Haven, Hartford and Bridgeport, residence ‘work in New Haven, Hartford, Bridge- |port, Waterbury and Stamford, factory building in Higganum, public garage in Hartford, six-family apartment building in_Hartford, and smaller apartment houses in Bridgeport and New Haven, and brick hotel building in_Bridgeport. Contracts awardedl this week in- clude a large number of three-decker tenement buildings for three and families, in Bridgeport; brick bus- iness block and alterations to central business block in New Haven, factory additions in Hartford and Bristol and Tesidences throughout the State. The weekly summary of sales and mortgages shows that Norwich had 7 sales during the past week, compared with 3 in 1914, and mortgages of $12,- 1500 compared with a total of $7,100.a year ago. . New London's figures showed 10 sales last week, with only 2 a year.ago, and the mortsages were $10,100 this year and $3,000 lasf BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAI . These statistics of building opera~ tions in New England are compiled by The F. W. Dodge company: Contracts to July 28, Contracts to July 28, Contracts to July 28, Contracts to July 2§, Contracts to July 28, Contracts to July 28, Contracts to July 28, I Contracts to July 28 Contracts to July 2 Contracts to July 28, Contracts to July 28, Contracts to July 28, Contracts to July 28, Contracts to July 28, iContracts to July 28, ! LYME. The inside work on the house that }is being erected at Lyme for ‘W. R. Foote, a member of the artists' col- ony in that town, is being done and the house will be ready for oceupancy in three or four weeks. Windsor—Julius E. Ransom of Spring street has commenced cutting his crop of tobacco, Mr. Ransom makes the claim of being the first to begin harvesting outside grown tobacco in this part of the town this season. IR Interior Changes at Complete—Fowler House Started—Attorney T. M. Shields’ New Cottage Nearing Completion-on Crescent| NEoAs ‘At the new State Farm for Inebri- ates at Poquetanuck, things are now fast rounding into shape for the re- ception of the first lot of inmates. At the present time the interior changes in the Gallup homestead are in pro- gress and nearing completion. This building is to be used as an admin- istration building on the first floor and the second story will have dor- mitory accommodations for a couple dozen men. The under drain sewer system has been put in and the in- dications are that it will work splen- didly. The farm will get its light from the Hallville station of the Shore Line Electrir. cocpany, which is about 1,600 feet to the north. After the changes to the house are completed and the first members of the colony are re- celved, the plan is to go ahead with the changes to the shop, which Will be raised a story and used as a dining hall on the first floor and as a dormi- tory op' the second. Plans for Car Barn, The plans for the proposed new car barn for The Shore. Line Blectric rail- way, to be erected on Montauk ave- nue,-New London, are now being fig- w The plans, which were drawn by _Architects Cudworth, Woodworth & Thompson, call for & steel, concrete and brick structure of one story ‘basement, with granite, terra cotta and limestone trim. The floors will be of concrete, and steel sashes and dqars are to.be provided. * Repalrg™on . Solomon Building. At the Sclomon building on North Main street the roof has been reshin- put ‘in, while new gutters and con- ductor'pipes have been installed. Installing- Girders at Church. ‘At the Sacred Heart church in Taft- ville, the brick walls have been erect- ed by the .contractors and now the steel, ‘girders are being put in place thatiwill support the Toof. ‘Bungalow on Oneco Street. - ¥ 119 Oneco street, Contractor Cae- ®ar Del Carlo has moved his house e distance of 18 feet back from the street. This.space he will fill in and have a front lawn. The house is to be Temodeled dnto & bungalow. Cottage on Crescent Street. ‘The charming cottage in thoe Eng- lish style which Attorney Thomas M. Shields has been building on Crescent street is now nearing completion and will be ready for occupancy in a f the key motes of the new home of Attorney and Mrs. Shields, and in collaboration with the architect and contractors they have given much at- tentlon to its design and construction. Tapestry brick are attractively used as a first story veneer and: the upper part of the house is half timbered in white pine. 'Within the cottage is de- lightful in the arrangement and finish of its rooms. The living room . is finished in mahogany apd birch, and the remaining rooms are In white pine, ESCECE N Quartersd oak and red birch upstairs, and rift pine is employed in the at- tie. William Perkins is the architect and Cornelius Smith is’ the builder and unusual care has been put into the construction. Work on Fowler House. For_the new two story house ,for Mrs. John R. Fowler on Main street, Bast Norwich, the batter boards were placed this week and excavation for N the cellar begun by Wwho has this cations for other. are out, but'the bids the contracts awarded. Plans for Taftville Blook. Plans were completed Architect ;naton this weels. for '.hz’n.w-buwx Merchants and Hunters avenue. Problem of Moving Houses. The warden and burgesses of Groton have been considering the problem of 8. The street would be blocked-for an at “on Monday and : otion Jywork: it @ su:b.' It wul';g-ihut\ mny"-‘m Dridge readys for came The Wity Censtruction Co, has dad large force | ‘work on-the new Lords and the whole job will *the end-of thistweek. ERE 5?53535?: th ceflings and 14 apartments on the upper County Improvement League Data By County Agent F. C..WARNER the flow of milk than to leave a little each time. One of the surest and;best ways to build up a runout farm'is to keep & good herd of cows, and put every Dound of ure back on the land. man and | Quite often and justly is a farm along vy B present. The cars of the Groton and Stonington line would be compelled to transfer their passengers for an in- definite time and the telegraph, tele- Dhgn- and electric light wires would suffer. These matters may all be arranged torily except the electric light wires. There afe at present 8,300 volts of electricity going over these wires to the shipyard end the Gris- wold. In order to move these houses the wires, which could not be cut, would need to' be restrung on new poles set for the purpose from Ledyard avenue to the Eastern Point road. The cost of this alone would be between $300 and $400 and it is hardly likely the borough would care to go to such an_expense. Preparations are being made for the removal of the bulldings, timbers hav- ing been taken to the spot for the use of the workmen. It “was sugested that if the roofs were taken off it might be possible to take them along the street without removing or cutting the wires. It is hardly likely this could be done as the timbers are very heavy. Progress on Additions. The addition to the New London Ship and Engine Co. on the north end is completed and work is progressing rapidly on the south end addition. The addition to the office building is now being plastered. GROTON. Improvement on Congregational Par- sonage. The remainder of August is left for the finishing of the Congregational parsonage at Groton which Is ex; to be ready for Mr. Hulbert and fam- ily by the ist of September. Great im- provements have been made, the in- terior belng much changed. The large addition and the changes of partitions gives four additional rooms and en- larges the original ones. The build- ing is now being plastered and wired for electric lights, these latter, being the gift of the Ladies’ Aid society of the church. An up-to-date heating plant is to be installed. Among the improvements, the broad veranda is as delightful as any, as the view from it cannot be surpassed in the borough. Ashes of water hyacinth have been found excellent fertilizer in French Indo-China. D A HALF-TIMBERED HOUSE OF NINE ROOMS —-—7———____“ This striking house is distinguish- ed particularly on the exterior its long, sweeping roof lines, its half- timbered second story, its roof and balcony supported by brackets, liberal use of leaded glass windows, its bay window, the heavy piazza pil- lars and its chimney pots. Within, a departure from the conventional is marked by the immense hall, which cuts the house entlrely in two, The piazza is 9x20 feet. One enters a square vestibule ' through a glass paneled door, and through_ another door ddmittance.is gained:to‘the main ihall. . An _open”stairway of unusual ! width -leads to the second floor. Be- | neathéthe stairs is a good sized clothes |closet, and at the end of the hallway {1s a toilet with lavatory. Directly across from the foot of the stairs are the wide French doors which admit to the living room, 24x13.6 feet. A bay window on the front of the house affords opportunity for a com- fortable window seat, which has long narrow leaded glass windows on each side. A fireplace of tapestry brick harmonizes with the tiny panes of leaded glass used in such profusion. To the left of the stairs a hall ex- tends at right angles toward the rear of the house, terminating in a hat closet. To the left is the lining room, reached by a French door. This room is 15x14 feet. - Two group windows admit an abundance of light. In one |, corner is a “china closet with leaded glass doors. Beside this, high in the wall,is a jeaded glass Window, with spacerbeneath for a handsome buffet. The kitchen, 13x10.6 feet, is reached from the right of the hallway. ‘A good sized pantry is situated between kitchen and dining room, communicat- ing with both. A small entry, reached by a side door, opens upon the kitchen and also‘to the basement stairs, The second story is a delight to the housewife. Fo oms, 15x14, 13x 13, 12x15.6% and 512x15.6. feet respec- tively, all ‘with'-large closets, are grouped .around a central.hall. 'Each bedroom has windows -on two- eides. In addition there is a.bathroom, a linen closet, a. storeroom opening from one of the bedrooms, and a sleeping porch, 9x9 feet, with a baloony. If preferred, fhis may be utilized for a playroom!for_the children, the addi- tion of a window making its use-prac- ticable even in the coolest weather. On the third floor are & bedroom, 10x13, and a maid’s ybedroom, 10x15, both "with - generous , closets, -and_in addition unlimited stora; jpace neath the rafters, el The house ig finished in rough cast stucco, _with " half-timbered S recasy story. ' The chimneys are cco, with terra. cotta chy s roof is shingled. The house is an exact square, 35 feet on a side. Al- together a most satistying home for any family. ments have heen made with the architects to furnish -, estimat cost of construction or any} other3in-" formation desired regardinglthe he illustrated. They also invite ourvread. ers to make suggestions for the future. 'Please address all nications to Bulletin Housg Dept. * + chimney pots. The| e. Fridayswas spent with Dlru‘:lt:‘r M.M. L. Trail in study- ‘comm: & Kext weelc I have been asked by State Leader Mr. H. J. Baker to spend the greater part of my time at Storrs, attending a ference of county agents of the state, whep all matters pertaining to county agent work will be taken up and dlscussed. Herd Testing in June The report of the Connecticut Herd Improvement Association, No. 2, for June testing period is as follows: During the June _testing _period, eleven cows produced more than one thousand pounds of milk or forty pounds of butterfat. This is about threo and ome-half per cent. of the total number, as there are hundred and'twenty cows on test in the association. One_very interesting fact is that five_of these eleven cows are in the sam® herd. A pure bred Hoisteln bull has been used and the heifer calves have been raised resulting In the present herd of high producing cows. That no_ Jersey cows qualified for the above list is largely accounted for by the fact that the majority of the Jersey breeders have their cows freshen in the fall of the year, and thus the summer flow of milk does not equal the fall flow. The association is comprised of herds in the towns of Lebanon, Pres- ton, and North Stonington, and is formed for the purpose of obtaining the yearly recards of milk and butter- fat production for each cow, together with the amount and value of food eaten by the cow. Thus the unprofit- able cows are detected and either sold or butchered. The following is a list of the mem- bers and cows and pounds of milk produced, together with the per cent. of fat and pounds of butterfat: Pounds Percent. Breed. Milk. Fat. N. Manning & Son— Holstein 1155 Holstein Holstein Holstein Holstein W. F. Clark— Holstein 1044 Holstein 1128 Holstein 1098 J. D. Avery— Ayrshire 981 Ayrshire - 1011 J. W. Frink— Ayrshire 1014 Pounds Butterfat. Dairy Notes. Do not slight the milking, but be sure to get the last drop. There is no quicker and better way to decrease Judged by the cows it supports. Salt is cheap. Give the cows enough. Any dairy cows of any breed should glve her own weight in milk each month for at least six months, and an extra good cow will do better. The increase in the cost of living will stimulate the greater demand for dairy products. Raising dairy cows is one of the most profitable lines of farming. The prices that are pai public and private and beef look good to everyone. don’t pay to keep cows for a side issue. Get the best and make dairying a bus- Iness Jusy Jikanang ot warl Toss ‘In . Dairying. The most prevelant and _principal cause of loss in dairying is the keep- ing of cows which do not pay for the food they eat; they have come to be known as “Boarders™ and serve their most profitable use, When converted into meat and hides. The one way to insure their elim- ination from the herd is to determine the yield of each cow by weight of milk, and by the use of the Babcock test for the butter-fat comtent. For this reason the formation of ecow- testing assoclations is upon. dairy farmers. Necessity-of Propping Fruit Trees. It hag been found that there are a number of individual trees scattered over the etounty which are carrying large loads of fruit so that they will need propping even.though they have been thinneq carefully. All peach growers who have an especially heavy set of fruit should seriously consider the advisability of propping the heavy laden limbs which come from the trunk, forming poors crotches, or ty- ing them together. This is done by setting heavy ecrew eyes in each branch and tying them together by using a ring in the center and gal- vanized wire. Plum and apple trees often break when not thinned suffi- clently and care should be exercised to prevent this when possible. Potata Blight. There are quite a number of com- Dlaints this year by the indications of potato blight. Those who have sprayed carefully and thoroughly have un- doubtedly delayed the coming of this blight on the potato crop. Those Who have not sprayed are likely to have a much larger damage develop under the present conditions. Everyone should make an effort to spray as long as possible even though the vines fill the rows. There are a great many who fear that the running of the sprayer over these vines will do a. great deal of damage, but far greater damage and loss will be caused by the blight unless spraying is thoroughly, practiced. Weed Encumbered Places. On a day In eariy:Jutie s 1 was pulling stray - weeds %y ‘the’ roadside, for which one of:my neighbors had produced the seed, a passer-by stopped to chat. After a brief discussion of the war, he adverted to my weed pulling, ‘and pointing to & near-by hiliside which was white with daisies, he said: “There are more weeds grow- ing in that field than there was in the entire township when I was a boy.” My neighbor's observation is liter- ally true. I can recall that immedi- ately after each rain in the spring and summer, I was sent out early in the morning to pull every dock, mullen, daisy, carrot and other weed on the premises. The task was usually ac- complished' In a few ‘hours, thanks to my father’s detestation of all weeds. We were not more careful than most of our neighbors, for there were few renters in those days, and farmers had & fust pride in the appearance of their well-tilled, well-kept farms. It is not 80 now. Half the farms in our neigh- borhood are overrun with harmful vegetation, and that in spite of the fact that a.drastic .aw forbidding noxious weeds to g6 to seed is still upon. the statute books of our state. It is now almost impossible, even forSthe most careful® farmer, to keep Weeds -off his' place, because of the carelessness ofihis neighbors; and it s only by the exercise of eternal vig- ilance- that Elmwood is not infested. The men have standing orders to pull 'every deleterious weed they come up- ‘Sometimes 1 feel like invoking the neighborg: 1 recall theexperience of a'neighbor Thoyprosecuted an g farmer, with” little more lasting effect than the incurrence of ‘the defendant’s un- dying hostility. Sometimes when I drive about the neighborhood, I am fairly.made sick as I view the ruins of many once fine from the property. Sometimes a city man of sporting proclivities purchases P eort, will remodel one of the home- steads and make the house a summer lodge, . while the remainder of the farms 'are let to tenants, who are left farms nearer the city have been bought for speculative purposes, and the owners, with visions of immense profits from the sale of suburban or city lots, view with contempt the im- mediate profits that might accrue from careful farming. It is thus that the character of en- tire neighborhoods are changed and agriculture falls into shameful neglect. —Farm Journal. Wonderful Fields of Fodder. The Southington correspondent of the New England Farms writes of the fodder ficlds seen during the Dairy- men’s meet at Maplewood farm: “irst came a twelve-acre oat fleld rather more than one-half harvested for silage, the remainder waking the proper day for gathering as a grain crop. But such oats! I counted one hundred eight men and women in that field and not one of them jwould say they ever saw their equal. I did once only—but the farm was in Maine, not the hotter soil of southern .New England. Plenty of the straw: was full five feet high, and the run.-of it way above four feet, and every ome standing upright, though carrylug:the heaviest heads you ever saw. This was secured by applying 1,000 pounds of. acid phosphate per acre. Apd neath, not to be hidden by even this stand, an absolutely perfect stand of. clover eight to twelve inches tall al- ready. and bidding to bring at one heavy crop the present season. Two bushels of best Swedish oats were drilled in April 2nd, and two-days later the clover and grass seed ' put oni 16 1bs. clover, 6 of timothy and 3 of wed top, besides, always a.little-glsikesand, alfalfa. The nextiwere. twoifleldsxone.year earlier in the rotation,:solid to second- growth clover, already nning to Dbloom,.and promising tosbe fit for th mower in 12 to 15 days. And here,"the sprinkling of alsike and: showed up to the wonderers. In the low places, where the “medium red” found it hard to winter—the alsike was tak- ing the lead, filllng the gaps. Over the est of the flelds, the taller alfalfa 8o about as corn-hills might, in checkrows, all place: that was where a deep drain had beem.car- ried through an already sloping field, to accommodate a back lot of wetter, heavy sojl. Not only could the course of this be:picked out by the extra amount of alfalfa, the stuff/had made = belt ail throughgthere, as wn . four®times as but one i BE:g E ; | ; | 1 i} % :Esa’zz&%gir. sulphur suffigient time to act upon the cut eu of the fruit and prevent their discoloration In the process of | Ri e drying. The fruit should be left in th ting box only long enough to prevent Its discoloragion when being placed in the drier or exposed to the i R L i il : iz 11 o 3 ] i : . 1506; Branford Farm, Groton, Counn., Waite Leghorns, 1410; James V. Thomas, Ballston Laki sun for drying. The process is simple, | Engiand, Black Inexpensive and properly used. VERMONT HENS HOLD LEAD OVER ENGLISH. ‘But English Leghorns Are Creeping Up to Within Striking Distance. Storrs, Conn, Aug. 4—The England pen of Rhode Island from Vermont is still able to outdo the Old England pen of 'Wyandottes from Hoghton. While the gain of four eggs last week was small, to be sure, never- theless it increases the lead of the perfectly safe when New Rhode Poultry Farm, Reds, 1294, Rhode Island WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING Troop No. 6. The weekly meeting of troop No. § was held In the Trinity M. E. church last Monday evening, August ind. The meeting opened at 7:35 with a salute to the flag. The roll-call was then taken and showed sight scouts present. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary and accepted. After the business, the meeting ad- journed at 8:25. In the contest which is now going on, Scout Wallen and Patrol Leader Norman Himes are tied for first place with 140 points. Scout Haddad is sec- ond with 130 points while Scout Car- penter is third with 120 points. Several of the scouts intend to go before the council this week and take second class requirements. Jewish Troop to Organize. Twenty-four bright and enthusiastic Jewish boys gathered on Tuesday night Jast at the West Main street syna- gogue, to listen to a talk on Scouting by Commissioner Bruce, and plans for forming a Jewish troop of scouts by Herman Alofsin 2nd, a member of the local council executive committee, were made. _Bvidently the boys have al- ready been studying on scout work, as they had ready answers for most of the questions asked. At the nmext meeting they expect to select their scoutmaster and complete their or- ganization, How a Scout May Help His City. By Scout Milton Weinstein, troop New York city. (Continued from last week.) The Public Health. Fach city department is a fleld in itself, that offers many opportunities for usefulness to the scout who is willing to do things. Take for instance, the health department. We all know all garbage and ash cans are to be covered. If this rule is not complied with, the escaping ing it his business to see that this law is enforced. Another important element is that he should assist in enforcing the “pure food laws.” First, by thln( the right to re; on the way loose can milk - To see that all food- at Now-we will consider the fire depart- | boys. ment. We Boy Scouts can help this tenement such work. We are not. We can ar- range a system by which we could ob- tain positions for released prisoners. I sugest that the police headquarters division send the names and addresses of released prisoners to the Boy Scouts’ headquarters, who will have a list of investigated positions and will try to secure suitable work for the released young man or boy. He will be taken in charge of, & good talking to will be given him, ae it always tends to soften a man's heart. And he will go straight. A scout can always make himself useful to this department by taking care of iost children or by returning them to thefr parents. In regard to helping the Red Cross division of this department, a scout should have the privilege of rendering first aid to those stricken before an ambulance arrives. on the scene of distress calling the ambulance and the surrounding crowds that he must neglect the patient. The Boy Scout is not permitted by a policeman to render first aid. The scout should be, because he is trained to do it—Boys' Life. (To be continued.) An Oath Worth Taking. Wouldn’t this country be a nearly per- fect nation? Suppose a boy would never associate with either a “crowd” or_an individual who was not clean. Suppose he kept this practice up when he became a man. Would he be lonely? One philosopher whom 'we fni quite well contends that it is quite within e P i ‘i'lliihi i ; il HODERN PLUMBING jectricity Is to lighting. We guaran. the very best PLUMBING WORK expert workmen at the fariest " Ask us for-plans and prices. J F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street Robert J. 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