Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 11, 1916, Page 8

g costing $709,568. . record for the corresponding weel permits for buidings costing $339,235, while in 1914 ? 5o cord was very much below these fig- ures. Among the contracts awarded during the past week for new construction work are the following: A number of fine residences in Greenwich, Hartford, New Haven; business block in New London, Stamford, Meriden and London; tenement block in Stamford; storehouse in New Haven; schools in Bridgeport and Waterbury; garages in Hartford, New London, Greenwich ard Bridgeport; with one, two, three, and twelve family houses in the larg- er cities. A 20-mile electric line has also been placed under contract. New plans anriounced last week are apartment house in Hartford, residenc- es in Norwalk, New Haven, Birdgeport and Waterbury; schools in Unionville, Greenwich and Bridgepo! ge in a pantry. - -the house is well advans is up, and part of the extaflnris clap- | boarded. the plan: 3 ‘s.m-aum House. J. W. Burke will erect a seven-room | lmuu on Elmwood avenue. ‘It will be ne and a half stories high, and the in- terlar will be finished off in hard wood and will have all modern improve- ments. In the large living room there will be a spacious fireplace with a ling. There will be a veranda 8x30 feet on the front. ‘Cudworth & Thompson are working on the plans. Bungalow Nearly Done, The bungalow that Dr. F. D. Coles ia having erected at Potter Manor is the completion stage. The ex- terior ‘work has been all finished and work is advancing on the interior. The electric light fixtures and other con- veniences are now being installed. It is expected that the whole job will be finished in a short time. Single Garage. ;_gara New Haven; factory in Bridgeport; store and apartment blocks in Bridge- port; business block iu New Britain; bank building in Middletown, and one, two, three six and nine family houses in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, ‘Waterbury, Stamford, Stratford and Bristol. Norwich had eight sales of real es- tate during the past week to 17 for the same week a year ago. The mort- gage loans for the respective weeks were $27,450 and $60,687. In New London there were nine sales of realty last week to 17 a year ago, the loans for the two weeks being $27,350 and $91,155 respectively. contains the exact ki of nourishment needed by those who have throat troubles and are weak and run down, and this tissue building food is easily taken up by the system. That is why it is best for colds and as a tonic in the Spring. No weakening stimulants or dangerous frugs. PLUHBING AND GAS FITTING | Jerome Theve has erected a single frame garage in the rear of his resi- dence at Potter Manor. The garage is made of cement blocks and has a ce- ment floor. Exterior of Addition Done. ‘The exterior work on the addition to Frederick Huntington’s house at the corner of Otis street and Broadway is practically all completed. The out- side is clapboarded and there is a rein- forced concrete cellar foundation. Excavating for Cellar. ‘The barn on the Daniel T. Shea property at the corner of Otis street and Broadway has been moved to its new foundation and the excavating for the cellar where the house of Mr. Shea ‘will be moved has been started. New Residence Done. The work on the house Edgar Allen is erecting on Elmwood avenue is all finished. There remains, however, the grading and the laying of the side- walks. Contractor DelCarlo is doing the work. New Two-Story House. Gilbert BE. Bowers is erecting a two- story six-room house on Water Clift avenue. The material is wood with half clapboard and half shingle on the exterior. The interior will be finished led and shingled. - Will Bulld dn Sturtevant Avonuo. Mr. Bowers will break ground in’'a day or so for another house on Sturte- vant advenue and Tyler street. It will be the same as the house on Water CHff avenue except a bay window will be constructed on the side. : Work on Thamesville Houses. ‘Work has been started on the con- crete cellar floors for tha ten houses the Norwich Housing = company are erecting in 'nn.mesvme. One of the houses is all completed and ready for occupancy. C. M. Williams has the contract and Caesar DelCarlo is laying’ the concrete floors. Single Story Building. W. Alling will build a 20x32 foot single story building in the rear of Franklin street. The building will be made of brick material with tar and gravel roof. Fenton Bros. have the contract and will start on the work soon. i New Garage. Dr. R. R. Agnew has had his barn in the rear of his house on Central ave- nue torn down and has erected a new garage which will ncmmmoda}e two cars. Putting on the Roof. The outside work on the building Mrs. Annie Cunningham is erecting on Franklin street is well advanced. The brick walls have been raised to the roof level and portions of the roof have been constructed. The window frames on the second and third stories have been set and part of the interior work has been started. Display Windows for Stores. The brick underpinning for the dis- play windows In the building Emil Fox is altering into two stores on Frank- lin street been erected during the past week_and the window frames set in place. Other interior alterations are being done. H. Blackledge & Co. have the contract for the alterations. Double Deck Piazza. Stetson &. Young are erecting a double deck plazza on a house owned by Mr. Nolan in Baltic. The piazza is 6x25 feet. Taftville Garage. Emil Sweet of North B street, Taft- ville, is erecting a wood frame single stery garage in the rear of his home. ‘The interior will be lined with asbes- off in cypress and will have three rooms on the second floor and a bath and three on the first. There will be tos board and the outside will have sheet metal. The roof will be shingled and hipped. J MYSTIC. Contractor F. E. Barlow is buflding & most artistic fireplace at Camp Mys- tic, in the old peace meeting grounds above Mystic, which is being used as 2 summer camp by Miss Mary Jobe of New York. The grounds are to be left inan untouched condition, as the own- er admires the novel effect of old trees, shrubs, rocks and the generally natural condition “which prevails at the camp after the many years of neglect which has been its share since the old peace meeting days. ‘The big pavilion is being remodeled into a_house which is the headquarters GROTON. ‘The foundation is practically com- pleted for the new brick chimney at the power plant in Thames street. The work of erecting the stack can be com- menced at once and the brick is ex- pected to arrive at any time. The Con- necticut Construction company of Norwich has the contract for the foundation and has made good progress in the work. There is no question of providing sufficient power fd: the uses of the borough and its’ eXtdnded lines to Groton Long Point, the navy yard and Eastern Polnt, as in case the chimney is not completed as soon as CALL UP 734 o —————— R With - or . Without - Gas Attach- ments but Always EFFICIENT and, ECONOMICAL— MODEL RANGES We furnish .Rep: for all makes of Range: A. J. Wholey & Co. 12 FERRY STREET Phone SS1 NODERN PLUMBING is ‘ay essential ir modern house as electricity is to lighting, We guaran- tee the very best PLUMBING WORK by expert workmen at the fariest prices. Ask us for plans gnd prices. J. F TOMPKINS 67 West Main Street Robert J. Cochran: GAS FITTINS <LUMBING, STEAM FiTTING, 10 West Main Street, Norwich, Coni, Agent for N. B. O. Sheet Packing. T. F. BURNS Heating and Plumbing|s: 92 Franklin Street IRON GASTINGS FURNISHED PROMPTLY BY of the colony, all around it being sites !m- tents in which the girls will spend he nights. The big l!ving room has had electric lights and with the addition of the fire- place, composed of rocks taken from the surrounding lot, many of them cov- ered with lichen, and being highly val- ued by Miss' Jobe for this reason, makes an ideal place to spend wet days or cool evenings. On the rear of the building is a wide yeranda providing plenty of room for dancing. A tennis ground is to be made, and the stakes have been driven for a bath house in which will be in- stalled several showers and all the fa- cilities necessary for conveniences. The awater for the baths will be piped a dis- tance of 500 feet. ‘The river laps the bottom of the hill on which the camp is located and pro- vides a perfect setting for a gem of a spot. A boat is to be secured before the season actually opens and salt wa- the demand for electricity is increased a blower can be installed for emer- gency use which will take care of any demand which can be made. PORTLAND The general contract for the new residence which is to be constructed on East Main street for Judge Thomas C. | Flood has been awarded. It will be of frame construction and will contain eight rooms, with hot water, heat and ‘hardwood finish. NIANTIC Architect Sweeney has been selected to draw the plans for the school house to be erected here. It is planned to build a brick structure at a cost of $12,000. s ter bathing will be another attraction of Camp Mystic. AGRICULTURA YOUNG FRUIT TREES. Some Advice Regarding Purchasing, Planting and Pruning. Where to Buy. The prospective buyer of fruit trees often asks two questions: first where and of whom shall,I get my trees, and secondly, southern grown trees as good as those grown near home. To the first ques- tion we answer, your trees from any reliable m whom you or your neighbors know. Second, it makes little or no difference where tree. a shipment of trees is re- oeivad the box or bundle should be opened. If they are in good eonditlon‘l t_hey lhmnfl be planted immediately is imj le_they should be heelell in the ground. and roots well covered with sofl so they will not dry dut. If the trees are dry they| should be soaked in water for a few hours before planting. Setting. - Trees should not be set in land which is very wet or muddy es- L INTERESTS hole is about hLalf filled the soil should be well tamped with the feet or with a stick, the remainder of the soil should then be shoveled in, leaving the sur- face about level and the soil losoe. It is not a good to mound the soil about the trunk of the tree as this prevents the rains from settling about the roots where it is most needed. Fert g. Do not place manure in the bottom of the hole before planting the tree unless it is well mixed with the soil and then a layer of soil placed upon it before the tree is set in place. Many trees have been killed by placing manure directly in the bottom of the holes. A better plan is to place a fork- ful or two of manure around the tree ‘when the ‘hole is partly filled or to mulch the newly set tree with the manure. Ground bone may be mixed with the soil before setting the tree with good success. . ' Puddling. Another good plan to fol- low when setting trees is to “puddle” the roots, this is done by having a barrel partly filled with thick mud and dipping the tree roots in this mix- ture. Trees so treated will -establish eclally if it is lable to le-tcrmceu-hofld made THE VAUGHN FOUNDRY CO |z ceocen s No. 11 to 25 Ferry Strest STETSON & YOUNG, Carpenters and Buildera Best and materials at right ;mnby iy MAIN ST. | themselves more. quickly than trees not so treated. Care should be used to trees may stand until wanted by the men planting. ‘Work is being rushed addition to t.hu: l(:hlfl‘n Hvtel Y sfifilent of buil hmme the h.thlng n.mi pl,a.gtermg have been put to work. Residence Contract Let. The general contract for the erection of a residence on Channing street for Grant E. Edgar has been let to Edward Cruise. The house will be of frame construction, with eight rooms and two baths, steam heating system, electric lights and all improvements. MIDDLETOWN Plans have been completed and they will be given out at once to contractors for estimates for the new bank buiiding for the Middletown National bank to be erected on Main street. It will be v6x107 feet, about 4 feet high, with a front of marble, granite base and the sides will be of common brick. It will have slag roof, steel beams, iron stairs, copper 'skylights, three valuts, ornamental plaster work, marble and tile floors, mahogany finish in the of- fificefisfifi,fi fisteam heat, with mechan- ical system of ventilation and orra- mental iron grills. A new house is to be erected on Wal- nut street for Howard Smith. It will be 28x40 of frame construction and will be arranged for two tenements of ve rooms each. Furnace heat, eectric lights and modern plumbing will be installed. 3 ‘The contrats have been awarded for the new house which will be erected on Home avenue for P. D. Kiniery. It will be 34x40 arranged for two tene- ments of six rooms each. SOUTH MANCHESTER" Charles H. Bloom has been given the contract for a frame addition, including new store front and interior alterations, to the building of Uncles & Gleason at the corner of Maple and Spruce streets. Plans are being prepared for a brick block to .be erected at the corner of Main and Bissell streets for Francis Donohue. It will be three stories high, and will be arranged for three stores on'the first floor and 14 offices on the two upper floors. George Murdock has been granted a permit for a new house to he srected on Walker street. It will be 36x44 of frame construction and will be arrang- ed for two tenements. OSWEGATCHIE. ‘When the Oswegatchie house opens its doors to its guests tils season those that ‘have in years past spent the sum- mer at this popular resort will see several changes in the hotel and its suroundings. On the front of the hotel a large adition has been built onto the veranda in the form of a large circle, extending out from the already large porch about 20 feet. On the other end of the hotel a new kitchen ell has been added onto the old one, making the kitchen about twice as large as formerly. The new addition is about 20 by 40 feet with up-to-date arrangements. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND. Statistics of building and engineer- ing operations in New England as compiled by The F. W. Dodge company follow: | Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Ccntracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Contracts Centracts Contracts Contracts Contracts to to May May May May May May May May May May May May May May May 11, 331, 1000 13,432,000 10,686,000 10,181,000 9,820,000 10,551,000 .~ 20,099,000 . 10,875,000 April, April, April, April, April, upon the grower. Pruning is best done by pruning shears or by a sharp knife. Most peach trees are trimmed to a whip, that is, all side branches are removed and the tree cut off at the height desired by the grower. Some peaches are\ headed at six inches, others want a higher head and leave the tree two or three feet high. Pears, Plums and Cherries are headed back more or less. All should be cut back somewhat to establish a more uniform balance between top and root. Trees which ore not cut back often make a feeble growth and fail to start the second spring. FARMERS’ INSTITUTES FOR 1916. ‘The Farmers’ Institute scheduled for 1916 was completed in the very successfvl Farmers’ Institute held at the Tourtellotte Memorial High School Hall, Nofth Grosvenor Dale, Conn., April 14, 1916. 'have been held during the winter. The total attendance at these -insti- tutes has been 2,224 farmers and farmers’ wives, or an average atten- dance of seventy-two. The institutes held at Guilford, Riverton, Kent, Wa- tertown, South Britain, Quaker Farms, Simsbury, and North Grosvenor Dale bhad an_ attendance of 100 persons or over. It is an lntemllns fact that fiffeen out of the thirty-one institutes were held in two counties—Litchfield and New Haven. In comparison with last year, the figures show that despite the greatly increased ncfivity in other lines of ex- tension work, th ng on of ex- tension schools and the activities of the farm bereaus, the number of insti- tutes has not diminished and th etotal attendance has increased 12 per cent. ‘This year has seen a marked in- crease in the demand for work in home making subjects. pen of White Wyandottes from Bridge ton, R. I, were again first with 58 Not ‘only this but they are now leading pen in the contest. A Mng Rocks Island pen of Barred m West Hampton Beach held fli’lt pollfidn for the first twelve weeks; an English pen of White Wyandottes held first plu:s for- the next fourteen weeks and now it is a question of how long the Rhode Island pen can stay ahead. Two pens of Rhode Island TReds owned by Springdale Poultry Farm, Durham, Conn.,, and Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass.. tied for second place for the week with 57 eggs each. The Agricul- tural College pen of Barred Rocks from Corvallis, Ore., were a close third with 56 eggs and P. W, Backus’ pen of White Wyandottes from Chatham, Ont., were next with a production of 54 eggs. Agreeable to the rules of the contest Buff Leshorn hen No. 909 from Holland, Mich., has been disqualified. During|. April this pullet laid only seven eggs and every one of them was about the size of a pigeon egg, hence it was con- cluded that she conld not lay any other sort of eggs in spite of the fact that she is an apparently normal healthy hen. Pen. Plymouth Rocks. 4 Jules ¥. Francais (Barred), W. Hampton Beach, L. Rock Rose Farm (Bfll‘l‘efl). Katonah, ¥.. Holliston _Hill Poultry F‘a.rm (White), Holliston, Mass...... 912 ‘Wyandottes, Obed G. Knight (White), Bridgeton, R 1.. ... .o . s Tom Barron (Whlte) Catforth, England . P. W. Backus (White), Chath- am, Ontario .1032 Rhode Island Reds. A. W. Rumery, Danville, N. H. 978 Plnecrem Orchuds, Groton, <5 945 White Leghorns. ‘Will Barron, Bartle, near Pres- ton, England . . Tom Barron, Catforth, Preston, England .. Francais F. Lincoln, 0t Car- mel, Conn. Miscellaneous. Oregon Agricultural College (Oregons), Corvallis, Ore. .... J. Collinson (Black Leghorns), Barnacre, Garstang, England. . A. Schwarz - (Black Rhine- landers), Burlingame, Cal...... 831 68 near 63 98 93 100 ALL ABOUT SEEDING. Thinning May Be All _Riflht in Small Operations, But Expensive for Com-/ mercial Operations. Tt is necessary to know something about proper thickness of seeding and methods of sowing seeds. The thick- ress of sowing seeds in a row or the number fo seeds planted on each hill depends, of course, upon whether ot not the plants are to be thinned. This seeding will increase the certainty of securing a full stand in spite of ad- verse conditions. A mass of séedlings close together can break through a hard crust that could not have been penetrated by a simple seeding. For- merly wher people did little testing of 000 | secds it was the practice to sow large number of seeds in the hopes that some might be fit for germination and find conditions proper so that they might germinate. This is still permis- sible where small areas are to planted and where one is not certain of the results. In commercial operations, the labor of thinning becomes a large expense and it is more economical of seed and labor to use good seeds and to pre- pare the seeedbed properly so that they cannot help but do well unless condi- tions are abnormal. Onion growers especially have developed the art c seeding at a proper thickness, so that they do not have to thin. They get the highest quality of seed, testing for germinative power and adjuat their drills so accurately that the amount of seed sown per acre can be regulated down 0 one or two ounces. Corn grow- ers follow the same practice of testing and then planting only thick enough to give them a good stand. It is, of course, true that a perfect stand can be obtained more easily thick planting with future thinnings; also that the products will be more uniform in shape ard size if thinning is practiced, thus giving them equal space. It is possible for gardeners so thoroughly to prepare the seedbed that it will be possible to seed only thick enough to insure a good stand without the necessity of much thinning. Some crops which are most susceptible to insect troubles should be planted thicker;. cu , squashes and mel- ons come In this class. Seeds are sown by hand or with a garden seed drill, either method permitting of drill seed- ing or hill seeding. ‘When the hand method is employed, four distinct operations are involved: First, making the drills; second, drop- ping the seed; third, covering; fourth, firming. The drills may be made with a marker which makes three or four drills 4t a time or with the end of a hoe handle drawn along a line stretch- ed in the desired direction. For peas or beans where it is necessary to seed deeper a drill may be made wit ha hoe After the seed is dropped, usually by rolling a pinch of seed between the thumb and first two fingers, it is cov- ered with a rake or in case of deep planting with a hoe, wheel-hoe or plaw. € soil is firmed over the seed- bed by the use of the feet, the back of a hoe or a garden roller. In hil plant- ing it is possible to make depressions proper distances with the hoe, have the seed dropped, covered and firmed with ‘the same implement. The common seed drills on the market which can be pur- chased for a few dollars will seed more ‘accurately than it can be done by hand and much more quickly as it does the four operations at one time. Many of the drills plant only one row at a time and mark the location of the nm e 'HAMPDEN COW HAKEO NE‘W' 7| by Pieterje De Kol Prescott, No. 222910 9| by Wallace Holstein Co., of Walling- 1o ttach f Y. Thirty-one lnsututeg gx;:., plow attachment of a hand wheel . 'Waste paper is a nuisance in the mmm ‘For Over = Thirty Years ——— GASTORIA- Exact Copy of Wrapper. THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NEW YORK GITY. of idle land in New England adapted to the crop, the state experiment sta- | tions are advising farmers to grow ! more oats. Oats have high value for feed for horses; poultry and young stock. Grown as a soiling crop they gurnish valuable green feed and many farmers use cut: oats regularly for a hay crop. Director Woods, of the Maine Experiment Station, after ex- tensive experiments, recommends 132 different varieties for New England conditions. The average ‘yield ob- ' tained from the use of these varieties ‘was between 74 and 83 bushels per ' acre. Plenty of available plant food! should be supplied to enable the oats’ to yield a heavy crop of high qm.my grain, owned by H. I. Todd of Hamden. The rew state record is 499.1 pounds of milk and 25.81 pounds of butter. The new champion displaces Countess ‘Bawn Buckeye 2d, No. 125081, owned ford. OATS FOR HAY. A Good Crop Should Yield from Two to Two and a Half Tons. Oat hay issused extensively in some sections. If cut when the grain 15 in the milk stage, oats make a very pal- atable and nutritious hay, eaten read- ily by stock of all kinds. The addition of peas or vetch increases the yield of hay as well as its feeding value. Oat and pea hay is particularly well likea by sheep and dairy cattle, and is high- ly recommended for feeding to those animals. Hay from oats is cut and cured like other hay, althougn if the crop' is heavy it may be found rather difficult to cure, and the tedder must be used liberally. If peas are inclin- ed the hay must be handled in such a wqy as to pnvent shattéring curing ln poufin andling T ALWAYS TEST SEED. Competition of the Day Means That Increased Yields are Necessary. The importance of pure seed is again brought to the attention of farmers,’ due to the fact that there is nothing that they can do which will increase their prafits with as little mwr L wm the use of’good seed. should not farmers test t\mr noar There is absolutely no good in plant-; ing seed that cannot grow. w wit ttle h: A good crop of oats should vield from twd to two and one-half tons of cured hay, while peas and oats together should make from two and one-half to three tons to the acwe. A good crop of oats will yield sixty or more bushels per acre. The aver- ages in many sections run less than thirty bushels per acre. This makes a de margin and represents all the fference between profit and loss. Oats make a relatively cheap crop to grow, but it is doubtful if any farmer can make a profit on oats, figuring the yield at the above low average and estimating values at usual farm prices. The point is this—in order to make a profit you must raise above-the- average crops. Better seed. a better seed bed, early and more careful plant- ing together with a supply of available plant food for early spring use, are the factors which will enable you to secure the larger yields with a better bargain of profit. GROW MORE OATS. ‘With ylelds of 70 to 80 bushels of | purposes. oats to the acre and thousands of cres " ear if pomble. out of every 100 are unprofitable. Increased yields from every are imperative and better quality i= demanded if every farms must meet more strenuous competi- tion every year. returns from labor invested. The only way to decided whether the seed is gdod or not is kernels from each ear are n to use to test thmofmnrm seed immediately and set fit, you will have sufficlent time to obtain more if you flnd that what you have ‘WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING Troop 9. ‘The meeting May 5 was called to order at 7.30. The roll call was read and the record of the previous meeting keard. It was decided there would be no hike Saturday. It was also decided to have lockers installed|. in the club room and a committee was appointed to arrange the matter. Scout Thomas Sayles then gave his talk on Newfoundland and was awarded 2 1-2 points for the excellence of his speech. The score up to May 5 was as follows: Crows 2,583, Wolves 1,783. Scouts at First Aid Lecture. Several scouts from the various city troops had a rare treat Tuesday night when they were the guests of the S. N. B. Telephone company at.its first 2id lecture at the Y. M. C. A. hall, given by Dr. Spier of New Haven. Marching Practice Tuesday. <Commissioner Bruce issues the call for a scout gathering at the state armory on Tuesday, May 16, at 7.30 sharp, when the first group marching practice will be held for Memorial day. It is important that every scout and scoutmaster be present. Scout Buglers ‘Attention. ‘ATl scouts who have any ability to blow a bugle or cornet will please m%‘fllél.!'A.mmu to Mr. Bruce at the Get That Uniform. What are you waiting for? Does your father wait for somebody to_give him clothes to wear? Do you like the fellow who will not do anything until you hand him the things to do it with? Are You Registered? Once there was a boy. Full of “pep.” Smart as lightning about things. Decldad to be a scout. Troop voted “yes. Found out it cost & quarter to r-'-l BLI quarter was at the candy store. and the movies. Forgot to bring one next time. Forgot it again. ‘Thenthe “forget habit” had him. Scoutmaster knew he meant to pay it, so he didn’t put him out. Passed his tests like a streak. Murh‘loazu:“c‘.’ parade Scouts graves, and conduct memorial services. In uniform, of course. The “forget habit” stuck. He woke up a week before the event. Scoutmaster happened to be out of lm most put up mnnl’y for uniform. Speml delivm national el-llm. ' ters. Last minute rush in supply dn-fln ment. Junfim.mshwlflflwhh. Nu fls'ht to wear uniform or badge or _call hi a scout. "Wouldn’t be fair to m scouts if he aia. Had to watch from the sidelines. No part in the ceremonies. 'Bet he will be in line on t_he Fourth. P. S.—How about yourself? Troop 1. At the regular meeting Friday even- ing at 7.15 o’clock the interpatrol con- TTOW house, but it's worth dollars at the Ppaper mill. Every magazine wants subscribers— and will pay for getting them. " Dogs: to wash. Golfers to caddy. Sidewalks to repair. Errands to do. A thousand and one