Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 2, 1915, Page 8

Ess. Werk Show a Letting stic 6f This Time of £ . The number ;'_r was 356 against Yyear, while mortgage loans d $822,218 against $83,611 for last new incorporations are reported k with authorized capital 02,000. The like week in five col les formed ital stock’ of $222,000 and in ‘companies with capital stock $158, Petiti Petitions ' in bankruptcy last week d three, with assets of $3,368 “liabilities of $11,147, comparing two petitions with assets of $565 d Habilities of $8,067, filed in the last _of August last year. ring the past week building per- _were granted in the citles. of New Hartford, Bridgeport, Water- Stamford to the number of for bulldings costing $703,058, a rd eonsiderably larser than in the of ‘AA f the vears 1914 and 1912.| The largest increase for the week i found in_ Bridgeport, where a is ed. m‘- awarded last week In- Mury work in New Haven, : Waterbury and New Brit- sh house and church addition ‘est Haven, residence work in New ‘Hartford, Stamford, Bridgeport ich, store and tenement in Norwich, and a_number of | ly houses in and Hartford. a very large amount of new 1s reportec as is usually the case last week of August. ‘Plans s Jrepered for o factory- in also for apartment buildings in. New Haven and Hartford, gymnas- addition in New Haven, business k in TFairfleld, garages in New faven and frame clubhouse in Mil- ford. A number of tenement houses also cantemplated. ich had eight sales of real es- tate last week to one a year ago. The thortgage loans for the respective Weeks were $19,600 and $2,500. In New London there were ten realty les last week to six a year ago. For past week the lcans were . $28,500, BUILDING OPERATIONS " 4 IN NEW ENGLAND. Statistics of bullding and engineering ons in New England as com- by The F. W. Dodge Company New Haven, mg Aug. 35, 1915. 3114610000 ug: 25, +17 117,306,000 Contracts to- Aug. 25, 1913.. 115,816,000 Contfacts to' Aug. 25, - 131,530,000 Contracts to Aug. 25, . 112,433,000 | m to Aug. 25, - 108,355,000 to Aug. 25, 1909. . 108,535,000 Contracts to Aug. 25, 1908.. 67,765,000 Contracts to Aug. 25, 1907.. 90,892,000 ts to Aug: 25, 1906.. 83,321.000 to Aug. 25, 1905.. 73,336,000 2 o Aug. 25, 1904.. 53,360,000 to Aug. 25, 1903.. 74,137,000 to Aug. 25, 1902.. 86,488,000 to Aug. 25, 1901.. 79,130,000 outing ot akes ‘place today at the Sniresay y at the Shoreh: Morris Cove. ST - 3 TOWN SCHOOLS MUCH IMPROVED General Repairs, New Ceilings, Plumbing and Heating Ap- paratus—Taftville Blocks Being Hustled—Contract for East Side House—New Residence at Norwich Town The contract for the .Fowler two- has been awarded to Valentine Reich & Co., who were the lowest -bidders. Holland. The cellar and grading is now Leing completed by Casper Bailey. School Improvements. The school work by the town school committee is nearing completion, pre- paratory to the opening of school af- fer Labor day. Changes at Bast Great , Plain consisted of cellar cementing and {new steam heater and a new cellar entrance. | ““The changes .at the Pearl street school include new maple floors In two Tooms and total new plumbing. Changes at Falls school were new | maple flocrs in the large room and one amount of factory construction|jower room, and new metal ceiling in the large room. i The changes at the Yantic school include new hot air furnace, new play- ground in basement for stormy weath- [er. It | ne the Broadway school there is a heating plant. Mt Pleasant street school has new { metal ceilings and has been painted. Laurel Hill school . has had new painting, and the Greeneville " schools have new ceilings and new painting, At the Occum school general roof repairs have been made and the same at_the Taftville schools. | The Bean Hill school has received new painting and general repairs. This places the town schools in good shape for the present. Architect C. H. Preston has had this work in charge. Block Raised and Boarded. The Graham block on Merchants’ avenue in Taftville is being hustled by H. Blackledge & Co. The timber has arrived and the building is now raised and boarded. There will be | three stores and four flats. ing is three stories in height. Archi- tect C. H, Preston drew the. plan. Closing in Thompson Bleck. The Thompson block on the corner of Merchants’ avenue and Hunter's avenue is being closed in .preparatory to the interior work. This building is 45x88 feet and three stories high. Con- tractor George Allen i5 doing the work. Architect C. H. Preston has charge of this work. ¢ New Store on Franklin Square. ‘At the new store of the new firm of Ring and Sisk, druggists, the altera- apartment house on East Main street The plumbing contract goes to Rogler & Shanley and heating to James’J. The build- | the contractors, Peck, McWilllams and company and the proprietors state that they are going to have one of the show places on Franklin square. The old front has been removed and a new front put in, the two sides converging on the door in the center. The plate glass for the big windows came on Tuesday. New metal ceilings and side- walls are to be placed in the store, and the finish of the woodwork will be in mahogany. A new indirect lighting system will be igstalled and for the floor, Dutch red Aile are to be laid. The ‘firm has ordered up-to-date fix- tures and the work will be completed in time for opening later in the month. Changed Into Dwelling. One part of the Stedman buildings on ‘Washington street, near Peck's Corner, that which was used for storage, has been made over into a dwelling house containing eight rooms and two halls. The entrance is at the right into a pleasant hall. Across the front is the living room, 18x22 feet, with bay window on the left, oppesite a high window, these with two front windows give fine views on three sides. The fireplace with separate flue is a pleas- ant feature. At the right of the emtrance hall is the dining room, which also has a pleasant bay window. The Kitchen has high windows for ventilation and a built-in range. Upstairs every room has a wardrobe closet and each opens off the airy, spacious hall. There are cozy nooks for rest and work, and the enclosed sleeping porch in the rear has fine views of the hill back, also of meadow and stretches of road in other | directions. [ To Build Concrete and Brick Barn. { The Standard OiI Co. is contem- plating the erection of a new brick and concrete barn to replace their present barn off Forest street and to make room for the new structure the old barn is to be moved across the street t6 property owned by T. H. El- dredge. The Redden Construction Co. has the contract for the moving of the barn and it is expected that the work_will be started this week., The Standard Oil Co. will continue to use the barn until thelr new building is ready for occupancy. The new barn will _probably be larger than the old structure and will have accommoda- ions for more wagons, but the plans have not yet been definitely decided upon. | “MIDDLETOWN. The Joseph S. Annino Co. have been awarded - the contract for the mason for Mr. Cahill. contractor. They aiso, have the con- tract for the.mason wofk for a new houee - on - Highland avenue for Otto Ehlers.. They have completed the brick work in the Grand Theatre be- ing erected on Main street and for A. Di Ella’s new house on Spring street. work for a new, house in Middlefield | Henry: Ehlers is the| DEEP RIVER. Harry Moore has the contract to to the rear of the engine house, Riper and High streets. New plumbing will be installed and space provided for storage on first floor and addition to the kitchen on the second floor. La Place & Egan have been given the contract for painting the interior woodwork of the town hall. tions and improvements have been pushed rapidly in the past week by e NEW LONDON. Work Started on New Bath Houses on Easterly Place; *Ocean Beach. On Tuesday, work was begun on the bath-houses to be bullt at Ocean Beach for Goldberg & Weiner. It is planned to erect 150 on the lot on Easterly place at_the rear of Clifford's pavilion. The work on the bath-house con- struction is of such a character that it can be rushed right along to com- pletion and it is pected that these bath-houses will be completed and ready for use in about two weeks. Though there has been considerable talk of opposition in the form of legal action to the erection of these bath- QUALITY IN BUTTER. Much Responsibility Rests on the Producer—Many Factors Influence the Quality of Cream. Conservative estimates class only about 10 per cent. of the butter pro- duced as fancy table butter, while the other 30 per cent. ranges from medium to very poor in quality. A gradual tendency toward this con- dition has been noticed since the ad- vent of the hand separator, but it is only in the more recent years that its serious aspect has become evident. Be- fore the hand separator came into use it was customary to take the whole milk to the creamery daily in a fresh build a two-story addition, 6x21 feet, ! f | The | condition But since creamery patrons houses nothing has been dome. claim has been advanced that the city in allowing the erection of addi- tional bath-hopuses at the beach would be imposing an injustice on A. H. Wil- kinson, lessee of the bathing pavilion of Clif- to plot owned P. J. Ciifford, proprietor ford’s erect 300 bath-houses of land at the rear of his pavilion. Mr. Clifford said that he will not have these houses erected until next season. Contemplated Chang It is reported on good authority that an offer of $25,000, made by H. D. Bar- rows, for the old Y. M: C. A. property It is understood that it is Mr. Barrows' intention to raise the building one story and put in at- tractive stores on the street floor. The old bullding will, will be accepted. by the city. that he the pavilio; is in C. A. Building. it is said, modeled into a modern structure. fireplace. SOUTH MANCHESTER. at Old Y. M. be re- have been enabled to separate their cream at home they are inclined to hold it too i.ng, so that it often reaches the creamery in a fermented and de composed state. Close students of dairying are considerably alarmed over present-day conditions and feel that all those interested in dairying, whether as producers,} manufacturers, or mer- chants, should cooperate fully and un- selfishly to remedy conditions that are causipg poor quality. The butter makers of today, as a whole-fire much more capable of man- ufacturing first-cla<s butter than were those of 10 or 15 :cars ago. Modern methods and mach:. cry and the results of years of experiince and investiga- tion have made it possible to manu- facture good butter, provided a good quality of cream is available. It is, however, butter makers to make a sweet, whole- some product from poor cream. OId, unclean cream not only ferments but often decomposes. And yet creamery. butter makers are impossible for the best of criticized because’ ‘Factors - Influencing - the Quality of | Greeneville 1 A clean, well-flavored milk is prime to of & good cresm. - . b. Clean, healthy Cows."- c. Clean, well-drained barnyard. d. Clean, healthy milkers. e. Clean, utensils, free from rust. aght and Seariiized aftes thoroughly washed: ter each time it is used. Particles of milk or cream left in the separafor act as a tarter” to hasten the souring of the cream. y 3. The richness of the 'Cream is'a very important factor, for the best re- sults cream should -contain from 30 to 33 per cent. of butter fat. Thin cream sours much. more quickly than thick cream: hence thick cream can be kept sweet with less difficulty than thin cream. There is also less bulk to deliver to the creamery, more skimmed milk for feeding purposes, and the cream is in better form for -the butter maker to handle. 4. The temperature of the cream for holding should be 50 degrees F..-or lower if possible. Cream sours:very rapidly at temperatures above. 60 de- srees F., hence it ehould be held at a temperature below- that. When: prac- ticable, creamery patrons should have an ice supply to assist them in this respect. 5. The mixing of warm, fresh cream with cold cream is never advisable, as the whole mass is warmed thereby, and souring will follow more. quickly. Always cool the néwly separated-cream before adding it to the cream on hand. 6. If the cream is thoroughly stirred each time newly separated cream is street ‘;fll“l participated in th ‘ednesday afternoon u'un- These were followed by events for the boys from all the play- grounds in the city. The results: dash—1st E. Moran, Lake 2nd, O. Chase, Lake street; Stanaing broad Temp:: Dingivan ng Jum, . Dingi T 11n; O. Chase, 6 ft, 6 1-2 in; K. Ellle, 6 ¥ 5 i ree jumps—G. Dingyan 21 ft. $12 in: K. Ellis, 19 fr. 9 in; 3. ey e G “ya. (Junior)—1st, Hyman P styeet; 2nd Moran, Lake streel 3rd Chase, Lake street. . Jul;lor ralA.Lime—Won by Lake treet_team- Din ‘Appleby, = i igvan, ppleby, Chase 76-yd. -dash, (senior)-—1st. Heebner, Mt. Pleasant; Znd. Williame, Lake l‘l’}:’(;nl'l'd- Carter, Greeneville. unning - broad Jum,; “Willis Lake street, 14 ft. 1 1-2 in; C. Poole, Lake street, 13 ft. 9 in.; A. Heebner, Mt. Pleasant, 13 ft. 8 in. Prizes were awarded to the win- ners. The children enjoyed the see-saws baby swings, rope swings, sand boxes, slide and swimming pool. The teachers in charge of the pro- gramme were: Miss Mary F. McKay, Superviso Miss Mary O'Connell, Miss Rosalie Reardon and Lawrence 30-yard Thomas G. Wright has been awarded the contract for the erection of the new bungalow at Manchester Green for James Robinson, Foster street. will be 26x36 feet,’ of frame construc- tion, and will contain s furnace heat. electric light, mantel and The owner will let the con- tract for the heating. Walter R. Hobby has been awarded the contract for the new residence to be erected at Manchester Green for Ernest will be 25x26 feet, of frame construc- tion, and will contain six rooms, with hot water heat, electric lights and hard- Newcomb, Strant street. wood finish. Behnfield awarded the contract for a frame res- idence to be erescted on South Main near the Glastonbury line, for The foundation is now street, Russell Tryon. & Schultz have being completed. The new bungalow being erected on Henry street for Charles Hall is now about ready to lath. Thomas G. Wright is finishing James Harrizon's new house on Russell street. Mahoney did the mason work. Walter.R. Hobby has just completed two-family John Jokn C Palmer’s new house on Main street. Thomas G. pleted Alexander Madden's new house Wright has just on School street. Plastering has _commenced on the house for Jesse leasant Valley. now ady GROTON. Chapman for occupancy by October, it is expected. Somers.- Hodges announce the engagement of Josephine | O'Donnell marriage their Hedzes to Edward Joseph of Thomps: Mr. and Mrs. George daughter, Pearl nville. The will take place in Janunary. rooms, with been com- The building will be ! the first of they have not been able to make old and unclean cream into butter that il pass as extra quality in the mar- et. Much of the responsibility for the poor quality of butter today rests on the producer of cream. He alone is responsible for the quality of cream that is furnished the butter maker. Strong competition among the cream- eries rendering the creameryman fear- ful of criticizing his patron’s product, has bee nthe cause of much of the poor cream of toéay, but the creamery patron is confronted with the fact that It It he continues to dispose of poor cream through the creamery. The markets the basis of creamery industry are becoming unsettled, because of the influx of so much poor butter, and the farmer need not be surprised if he is forced to receive a lower price, par- ticularly for his low grade butter fat, than he has during more recent years. All the conditions governing the quality of cream are under the control of the producer. Very little effort is required to improve ordinary condi- tiore, 50 that a cream of the best qual- ity may be produced at all times. It will soon become evident to the dairy view the little effort he exerts in pro- ducihg a good cream is very profitable. Below will be found some directions that will aid materially in assisting the patrom to improve the quality of cream he is delivering to the creamery. in in the future he will be the loser if butter man that, from a financial point, of | added to that on hand, no lumps will form. The formation of lumps pre- vents proper sampling of cream for testing, and the patron is_the loser Stirring also -tends to keep cream at an even temperature throughout, thus preventing parts of it from fermenting. 7. ‘The atmosphere surrounding the cream should be free from any un- desirable odors; hence - the cream should be kept in a clean, well-venti- lated place in order that odors may not be taken up by it. £ The protection of créam cans during hot weather is very important. During delivery in' the summer the cans should be protected from the sun by covering with blankets in order that the temperature of the cream may | not be raised more than is necessary. 9. The intervals between deliveries of cream depend upon- the season of the year. It should be delivered at least twice a week in the winter and | three times in the summer. Good Milk Cows. The first reason for having good milk cows on the farm comes from the fact that they provide the cheapest, best, and most wholesome fo6d for the fam- i Thelr value is hard to. estimate when we consider the amount saved on. the bills. Their produce is a superior substitute for many foods necessarily purchased at high prices. In fact, there is no economic way of doing without plenty of good milk cows on the farm. o - POOR MILKERS. Will Be Weeded Out By the Modern = Dairymen, T feed, care for and milk several 10Ws which are unprofitable producers ¥iil mean that time, labor and money e ‘spent on work which is not only lé biit also prevents one from fing time aiong lines which are profitable. s nearly time to m; thinking about putting , stock “barn for the winter,and be- y. them the crops which have 5 ed under considerable dif-, - In“some cases the past season. “?.d that many will consider the. elimination from their fi- those individuals which are To to be profitable producers. d6 this one should have had a ecord of her past experience. The way of telling accurately is by ing daily records of the past. , Bowever, have not these records mt elaim that they know how much individuals are giving. Those en who have such ability should gake use of it soon and dispose of hose that have not come upto their itions. It is rec'mmended that fall and winter, records be kept £ milk production from each individ- il The league will furnish record idanks to those who desire to keep sbulations. Once begun they are sel- iom given up as their value is realized 30re and more every season that they e kept. It is usuaily the farmer who as never kept records who claims. that not necessary. It is information fike: this which discourages many cthers “kesping such Tecords. It 4s time that the dairymen keep records of all lines of milk iction as competition is continu- lessening the margin of profit and 2:-; efficientiy produced the margin be a minus quapgtit the Non- by Scientific. Plap and Kill ’ PR3 At fhis time of the year it Shin s Coultr ‘men which hens to sell to the b nd which would be profitable S P S Zhetrap riest method: of obtaining an accu of @ hen's performance, as of eggs she has laid and very d T o *hen Aere -are several methods by - which hens can be identified all practical purposes are tistactory as the trap nest. surest indications of ‘high, power is late molting. The ne and selects all of his 7t 10’ molt " béfore’ Sep- far from keeps roducers. It is much o find the poor pro- “iaid ‘them. But fortunately || which is often two to four weeks b fore the molt begins. It costs 10c to 15c to board a hen that lengthr of time, which in a large flock means a con- siderable reduction in the profit to be obtained. There are certain external character- istics that are in evidence after June 1 for indicating a hen's’ producing | power, the principle being the colar of lsgs and condition of comb. It is a well-established fact that hens that are laying have large, red, well-devel- oped combs, ‘and that® they start to Bhrink and shrivel up as soon_ as.the bird stops laying. Any person familiar with fowls can go into a flock and pick the hens that are laying by this method. When they are caught the color of the legs, feathers, ear lobes and skin can easily be observed. Thousands of trap nest records have shown that the shanks of birds which are as pullets bright vellow and dark gray become pale and -almost white in proportion to their egg production. In other words, hens with shanks other than light yellow or gray after June 1 are very improfitable and should be_killed as soon as they stop laying. It will be observeq that hens with pale shanks always molt late, while birds with yel- low shanks are the early molters. Feathers and skin also become pale or fade as the bird continues to lay heavily. On all birds which have white ear lobes it will be found that those which have considerable yellow col- oring in the lobhes are poor producers, While thos- which are large in size e in color are always roducers. s actually laying or ated by the distance 0 pelvic bones, also the distance be--rcen the pelvic bones and the end of eel bone. If the pelvic bones are hard and rigid and so close 't no more than two fingers 1 between them and only lhreP_ finger: below them without touching the keel. the hen has stopped laying. On thc other hand, the pelvic Bones in a - » in the pink of condition wide apart and plia- abdomen will be well be nearly a hand’s veen the pelvic bomes and on_the hig’ Whether : not is usual between the th_er Jkeel. o :The pouiiry-adviser of the league will hold several demonstrations . of selecting high producers in varlous sections of the ‘county during the next wo months, and will be glad to go to e home of any poultryman to demon- te this method of selection. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES, Being Pyt Up For Table Use During Winter—Peaches Just Now. “This is e season when eve woman who Ras been fortunate as to be simply reared, who knows the of working with her hands, feels an overwhelming ds to get into the kitchen and “put up’ fruit and vege- tables for the family table during the winter.” i Never before has tifere been such a nation-wide campaign advocating greater use of fruit and vegetables throughout the year. The dietetic value of fruits is recognized and the economical housewife is storing her shelves with fruits of all varieties. In canning fruit she is planning to: keep her medicine .chest empty and her children’s cheeks ruddy and her whole household in a healthy condition. Now ) dicers as soon as they stop layins, | is the time to get ready to can peaches. The abundant crop makes it possible for_every woman to lay in a supply sufficient to meet the needs of her fam- ilv. Few women have as yet canned enough fruits that they may open cne jar each day, and they should not be satisfied until they have dome o, es- pecially if there are children in the family. Decide how many jars you need and then fill the remaining ones with peaches which are coming into the market at reasonable prices. In the meantime these peaches should be made use of on the table while they are in season. Many methods of us- ing this fruit are known by every housewife. When peaches are scarce and consequently high in price many families cannot afford to buy them, but with the supply as it is this year the price is within the reach of all, and the fruit should be made use of in the many ways suited to the taste of the family, for abundant use of fruit con- tributes toward the maintenance of health. Side Hills Should Be Covered. If you have been .growing a culti- vated crop on any of the side hills be sure that they are covered with a crop which will prevent erosion. Fields have Deen seen where no crop was growing and winter rains has caused a tre- mendous amount of surface soil to wash down into the lower fields, leav- ing the side hills very deficient in plant food for the coming year’s crop. Such a condition should not exist and can be prevented if a cover crop is planted this fall. In most cases there is no better crop than winter rye. In cases where it is not desirable to have a crop live over winter, but it is desira- ble to have a growth of roots and stub- ble, oats and barley can be used very satisfactorily. Thede last two, how- ever, will be killed with the first heavy frost of the fall so that In most cases they will not be as satistactory as the rye. Seed at least 1 1-2 bushels of rye to the acre, and on poor soils a heav- fer seeding would be very desirable. This crop can be plowed under the fol- lowing spring and while it has acted as a cover crop it will act as a green manuring crop also to add organic material to the soi EGG LAYING CONTEST NEARING THE FINISH. The Five Leading Pens at Storrs are Well Bunched and Only Nine Weeks To Go, The laying contest at Storrs now has only nine weeks to zo. In spite of the fact that the e:.! of the year is 8o near at hand it .5 as yet impossible to predict the winner. ~The first five pens are within thirty-two eggs of each other or less than a week's lay for any of them. During the past week the Vermont pen of Rhode Island Reds moved from sixth place up to third and a Connecticut pem of Leg- horns from Redding Ridge moved from fifth place to fourth. g All pens taken together produced 2338 eggs in the forty-third week. Tom Barron's pen of English Leghorns won first honors for‘the period with 53 egi to their credit. P. G. Platt's birds from Wallingford, Pa.,|were a close second with a production of 52 during the week while four pens, namely: the Storrs Station's sour milk pen of White Wyandottes, also their sour milk pen of White Leghorns, Dr. N. W. San- born's Buff Wyandottes from Hold, Mass. and Hillview Poultry Farm's Rhode Island Reds from St. Albans, Vt., all tied for third place With 50 eggs each. Rhode Island Red hen No, 895 in pen | owned by S. G. McLean, South Glaston- bury, ‘Conn., performed a most extra- | ordinary feat during the week. The| records of the laying contest seem to indicate that on an avi expect to get two eggs a day from a hen once for about each 2 collected. sort of thing happens it has been be- lieved for the most part that the hen always laid one of the eggs very early ing and the other along . The Rhode Island | Red in question however violated all g the two eggs, both with _practically ot only this but the trick was turned while an attendant was In the pen and an eye witness to in the towards eves precedents by la; of marketable size, no intermission. Furthermore ~when morn: the most unusual performance. The ten leading pens to date are as follows: Tom England, White Leghorais, 1731; F. Peasley, Cheshire, Conn., White Leg- Hillview Foultry Farm, Rhode Island Reds, Farm, Redding 1701; near Preston, horns, Ridge, Ed Cam, Hoghton, England, White Wyandottes, 1699; Tom Barron, ‘Wyandottes, 1673; A. verton, N. Y., White Leghorns, '1670; New Haven, Conn., Branford Farm, Groton, Conn., White Leghorns, 15907 Braeside Pouitry Farm, Stroudsburg, N, W, White bans. Barron, Catforth, near Pry 171 Vie Windsweep Conn,, White Leghorns, Catforth, England, Hendryx, Leghorns, 159 Pa., White Leghorns, 1568. The ten leading Connecticut pens to date are as follows, exempting the four above: Branford Farm, Groton, White Leg- horns. 1555: A. S. Sonderegger, South Coventry, George Bowles, Westport, White Leg- Branford Farms, Groton, White Leghorns, 1460; Homer P. De: ing, Winsted, Rhode Island Reds, 145' Branford Farm, Groton, White Ply Springdale Poul- try Farm, Durham, Rhode Island Reds, 1439; Mre. J. D. Beck, Canaan, White Wyandottes, 1369; Brookfield Center, horns, mouth Rocks, ‘White Leghorns, 477; Rocks, 1447; Merritt M. 136 Southport, Silver Campines, 1350. “BATTERING RAM” The official acnouncement from Bes- lin that the army of General von Bes- released by the fall of Novo- georgiewsk, has been dispatched to.the north wing of the front and has ap- peared opposite Friedrichs! mt:lt. on.the eler, Dvina, OF GERMAN ARMY SENT AGAINST RIGA VON PESELER] LMY L between aroused much interest in London. age cne may 000 eggs this on, M. White P. Robinson, Cal- 152 Clark, Barred Plymouth Uncowa -Campine Yards, Troop No. 4's Camp. Troop No. 4 spent the second week of August camping at Mumford's cove, near Groton Long Point. The party, numbering 20, left Norwich in Mt. Baker's launch Winnie, at 10.30 and landed at what was to be the camp at 2 p. m. As the large boat could not get near shore, the baggage and tents were loaded into the rowboat and transported to shore, where the scouts who had been already' landed waited They paked it up the hill to the camp site. The tents were pitched and trenches dug around them to allow the water to run off. The tents were hardly up before it started to rain. Everyone found it hard to sleep the first night and were up before the sun the next morning, but as the week wore on they got used to it and slept like tops. Squads were appointed to. different ch as collecting firewood, car- ater, airing bedding and tents rying and keeping the camp in zood order. A fine spring and plenty of good firewood were right at hand. The cook- ing was done in a stove, which was found in an old shed, and two fire- places. The meals, prepared by Mr. Baker, could not have been any better and everyone did full justice to them, freqnent trips being necessary to New London for more supplies. Hikes were taken to Poquonnoc and Bushy Point and signalling was prac- ticed on the hills behind the camp. A good deal of time was devoted to swimming, boating and baseball. Wdenesday was visitors' day, and Mr. Baker met the visitors at’ New London and brought them to Camp Rough-It. A clam chowder was made for 30, which called everybody into service. The visitors brought cakes and fruit, which just touched the spot. The scouts were grouped together and had their pictures taken, after which they entertained with scout wokr. Thursday night it rained and a few found themselves lying in puddles. Friday everyone went to Ocean Beach for a few hours. During the week a good deal of fir- ing from Fort Wright could be heard. The flash and_smoke could be seen a half minute before the report was heard. Camp was broken after breakfast Saturday and the party arrived in Nor. wieh at 3 p. m, Each scout carried a knife, fork, spoon, cup, two blankets, two towels, a box of matches, a tooth brush, comb and brush and a piece of soap. Applications for Exami Tke following scouts ha plication to the scout commissioner for second class examinations: Troop No. 3: Donald Robinson and Benjamin Covey, semaphore sij ling; Jl':natl:nn Johnson, tracking and pac- g. Troop No. 6: Charles Haddad, cook- ing; George Wallen, fire lighting and tracking: Norman Himes, pacing and knife and hatchet. Troop No. 3. A preliminary meeting was held last week in preparation for the coming fall activities. On ‘Saturday a num- ber of the members went with Scout- Imaster Avery for a swim at Mohegan ake. Troop No. 4. The Tegular meeting of Troop No. 4 was held Aug. 19th. Transaction of regular business was followed by a vote of thanks to those who made the outing at Groton Long Point a suc- cess. According to the statements of a few scouts, it will not be long before Troop No. 4 has one or more second class scouts, they having learned quite @ few of the requirements. Scouts’ Questions Answered. Q. Can a troop change the age limit of its joining members from 12 to 14 WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING and can a troop make a requirement that every boy admitted must be over 4 feet 11 inches in height?—Scout D., Tllinois. A. While the minimum age limit of 12 years of age may not be changed, a troop has the privilege of restricting its membership in any way that it de- sires, providing that such restrictions do not conflict with any of the regula- tions of the national organization and that they have the approval of the scoutmaster and troop committee. - -It is doubtful if it is wise to make any physical qualification. Q. Is there any such thing as “Lone Scouts?"—Scout P., Washington. A. If a boy wants to join the Boy Scouts of America and he doesn’t know of any troop near him, he should write to national headquarters asking for the name of the nearest scoutmaster. National headquarters will ask the nearest scoutmaster to let the boy join his troop, even though he cannot at- tend the troop meetings more than once or_twice m year, Of course, the “Lone Scout” wiil have to learn the work by himself from the handbook, with the assistance of letters from the scoutmaster and from national head- quarters. He will have to arrange with the scoutmaster to take his ex- aminations at_such times he can 50 to the headquarters of the troop. Q. In time of war, would a Boy Scout be called upon to enter the field and take part in the actbal firing?— Scout H. J. F., Conn. A. No. The Boy Scouts of America is a non-military organization and its members are subject to no military duty except that which might be ex- pected of any American citizen in a national emergency. Q. In some books I have read I have seen the statement that two smoke signals indicate distress. In the Hand- book for Boys there is a statement that three emoke signals indicate dis- tress. Which is correct?—Scout S. B., Maryland. Stanley of Lake street and M Shiclds of Falls playgroand = " The judges for athletics were Law- rence Stanley and Leonard Hill There was music by a , Columbia phonograph from Porteous & Mitchell with special records from the Plaut- Cadden Co. The teachers who made the season a ‘success were: Miss McKay Super- visor; Miss Mary O'Connell, Miss Catherine Corcoran, Mrs. Adelaide McWilliams, Miss Mary Lee, Miss Gertrude Authier, Miss Rosalie Rear- don, Miss Gladys Loudon, Miss Mae Shields, Miss Mae Graham, Miss Mahoney, Miss Agnes McCloud, Anna Sweet. Miss Rose Beckley, Agnes Curran, Miss Mary Canty, Alice ' Kilroy, Miss Sadle Driscoll, Miss Katherine Casey, Miss Isabell Leonard. Miss Helen McKenna, Miss Mable Enos, Miss Madeline Perkins, Mise Edith Thomas Miss Agnes Looby, iwrence Stanley, Supervis of Boys' Athletic: SR Lake Street Baseball Champions- The closing _event in the athietics was the champlonship baseball game between tho Lake Street and Pearl Street playgrounds hines. It began at 230 and was a hard fought and well played contest in which victory came to the Lake Street boys by the score of 5 to ¢, when Ha-Ha Young, their pgcher, batted in the winning run. The following were the lineups: Lake Street: Pool c, Maynard p, Zeralchi _1b, Croker rf, D. Moran ss. E. Moran of, Wilson If, McKnight 3b, Pearl Street: Zellinger ¢, Peterson p, Phillips 1b, Carroll 2b, Downey 3b, Heebner ss, Zimmerman rf, Carter cf, Schwartzburg rf. Sewin~ Exhibit. From 9 in the morning until 5 in the rection without the help of a compass, —Scout C. B., Ilinois. A. At night, north can be located from the north 'star, and_the other di- rections calculated ' from that. The fact that the sun rises In the east and sets in the west will enable one to ap- proximately locate directions _during n;e day. Also see Boys' Handbook, p. Q. If a boy joins the scouts and stays long enough to get a suit and then gets put out, wears his suit and is treated as a scout, some boy thinking he is a scout, he is told scouts’ secrets, can he be compelled to give up or sell bis suit?—P. R. M., Oklahoma. A. The use of the official uniform and badges is restricted to members of our organization. A person who is not a member cannot legally wear them. The matter should be explained to the boy. When he understands that the wearing of the uniform may lead him into_serious difficulties he will probably be glad to sell it. If he con- tinues to wear it, report the matter to national headquarters, which protects the rights and privileges of registered scouts. Some troops avoid such diffi- culties by earning the money to buy uniforms. When equipment is paid for out of the troop treasury, it remains the property of the troop and can be controlled more easily. Q. Has any troop the right to add questions to the first and second class tests preseribed in the Handbook?— A. F.. Massachusetts. A." See the Handbook for Boys, 13th edition (revised), page 59, ection en- titleq “Examinations for Scout Tests.” —Boys’ Life. is as essential in modern house ms electricity is to lighting. We guaran- tes 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. Cochranz* . GAS FITTING, e PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING, 10 West Main Street, Norwich, Cpnn. Agent for N. B. O, Sheet Packing. T. F. BURNS Heating and Plumbing 92 Franklin Street "~ iRON CASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY" * THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY €O No. 11 to 25 Ferry Street STETSON & YOUNG, Carpenters and Builders Best work and materials at right prices by skilled labor. * Telephone. 50 WEST MAIN ST. afterncon there was.an exhibit-in & store in the Thayer building. of the work in sewing, embreidery and hask- gy done by the girls. The exhivit had many visitors and much ini was show in the displays made by each playground on the big screens that had been arranged. ~ Each, of the five playgrounds—Greeneville, Mt. Pleasant Street. Falls, Lake Street and ‘Thamesville, had its work showa. on A separate screen £ Prizes were awarded Jy the- judg- es who were liss Huntington, Mrs. Thomas B.. Leaby and,. Miss.- 3Mury Rogers. -5 First prize in embroidery went to Miss Anastasia Tighe. center piece; second prize to Miss Elizabeth Krohn, embroidered waist; third prize . to Mies Grace Young, center,piece; all from Greeneville playground, Plain_sewing:.. First prize. to Miss Rose Finegan, ~Falls playground, apron: second prize to .Adelaide. Oyr, Lake Street, skirt. y Basketry: First prize to Rebecea Karminsky, basket,- Thamesville; sec- ond, Gertrude Hathaway, Thamesville, coat hanger. The first prize was a silver thimble, second prize scissors and third ‘s sewing case. Train Service with Galveston Resumed Galveston, Texas, Sept. 1—Trainm service between Galveston . and -the main land was established today over a trestle which has been built sifnce the tropical storm of August 18-17, when the causeway was badly dam- aged. Al railroads have- lifted “the embargo against freight for Galveston. It is considered likely another trestls will be buils 2 Ten Per Cent. Wage Increase. Hershey, Pa., Sept. 1.—Notices posted today at the plant of the Tere. shey Chocolate company, anncuncing a ten per cent. increase in wages- to all pieceworkers. About 1,200 em- ployes are affected. b EA s — Danbury.—That the new playground in Balmforth popular is proved by :the figures“for the attendance at the plavground for one week. playground was used by 1,326 children in one week. ——— e e ! Avenue schoolyard is' The figures show that the - A. According to the ‘ethnological re- port of the United States government, three smoke signals indicate distress, three gun shots in succession are a call for help, three whistles of a steamboat are serious cause for alarm. Three is almost invariably a call for help, a cry of distress, or a notice that something serious has happened, or is about to happen. Keep three in your mind for danger—Dan Beard. Q. Will you please tell me whether the Keen Kutter boy scout axe is offi- cial or not? Must the scoutmaster sign orders for articles: such as the official whistle?>—Scout L. H., Illinols. A. The Keen Kutter axe, and that manufactured by Plumb, are the official scout axes. All orders for official equipment of any kind must be signed Dby the scoutmaster, Q. Does the blazing arrow patrol have a call? If a scout has his uni- form and his troop disbands, is a scout allowed to keep and wear his uniform? —Scout O. T., Texas. A. A whizzing sound may be used as the call for a blazing arrow patrol. A registered scout is entitled to wear his uniform as long as he is a mem| of a registered troop. If a troop dis- bands, any scout who wishes.to remain in the organization should notify na- tional headquarters at once, In order th&thwl}nmmv\mn- other. How long does a patrol leader or assistant All_Onondags and fair grounds. SYRACUSE SPENDS NIGHT ON * HOUSE-TOPS. SYRACUSE, N. Y., July 18. gantic figure 7 was seen sl last night in the sky between here and Oneida. Later it turned slowly into a question mark. trail of that 7th point. meeting called for this afternoon at state A g Oneida Counties on Public mass | Q. his remain in office? When one of the above named officers leaves the patrol for the summer, or & shorter period, does he get someone to take his place temporarily, or does he lose it altogether?—Scout F. B.- b A. Until he is removed -by the &coutmaster or his successor is elected or_appointed. This matter is in the hands of the quirement. - Point out a compass ai-