Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 13, 1916, Page 12

fen Specially for The Bulletin.) tin Indiana, the other day, died n to.all her neighbors afley?. For the last “her long life—she ty-one at her death,—she had _her spare time to the old- d-Jabor of making quilts. Ana hose ly-one years she is report- | to bave a quilt, this assembling of parts into the finisheq product, was merely a bit of ordinary industrial work: the fine artistry came in the “plecing”. ~And many a yearning for artistic expres- sion was satisfled through the medium of the quilt. It was a quaint art, and most of it was aesthetically horrible, but it gave the artists a curious pride of achievement, and there was some~ thing in its that spoke of comfort. Even the weirdest quilt looked good to the average person on a cold night” “pleced” and “quilted’ “than 2,500 of these bed-cover- ymenting on her case The Provi- Journal has this to say: s A quilt.is becoming an obsolete o 1 fear the Journa? writer is not quite as old as one ought to be in order to speak with complete accuracy of the “patchwork quilt” and tbe “quilting bee” which completed it. It was made, he says, of hundreds and sometimes thousands of small pieces, cut “and sewn together so as to make “some symmetry of design”. - Right, broth er, as to the main fact. But, honest- 1y, now, did you ever see many con- taining “thousands” of pieces? "Quilts containing many hundreds and occa: sionally running a little over a single thousand were not unusual. But “thousands”? That must mean at least more than two thousand. In a quilt of ordinary size, assuming the pieces to be only two inches square, It would not require two thousand to do the job. And most of the pleces used were, as every fellow whose beard is gray can tell you, a good deal more n many families prob- name even is a strange word. ‘are modern substitutes in bed ings that.are lighter, warmer and ‘desirable. The quilt, both in its jse and In the method of its construs is altogether out of harmony with ‘modern ideas of efficiency. It wade, usually as to one side only of | and sometimes thousands, small bits of rags, chicfly calico, | 50 cut as to form some symmetry of - dexign, and laboriously sewed together “This was “plecing” the quilt. When | the patchwork fabric had srown to || Buflicient size, a corresponding piece E MoF calico was used for the other side, {¥Joose cotton placed between the two, ar /the ‘whole structure hemmed at e ';" and the surfaces threaded or Wqulited™ at intervals of a foot or so, {6 bind them -togother, The quilting | taan two inches square. ‘done on'a quilting’frame. and it| | . It is true, too, what the Journal man L Factime o ing | Says, that the quilt is bécoming “an ana interest with the | ObSolete institution. More's e pity. gehool and the spelling and| o™ j4s next remark 1s very far from that strict and impeacable ac- curacy which should inhere in every statement of fact. “There are mod- ern substitutes in bed-covering tha are lighter, warmer, and more desir- able” he say ‘What are they, please significance of _these joned events could not be ap- fated by the youngsters of the day. One has to be danger- hear middle age, at least, in or- 6 have any reminiscent thrill of h of _that old-time popular “Aunt Dinah's Quilting Party iif the social trimmings of these oc- Sasions meant much to the young SSeaple of the time. “Courting” was i, one of its necessary aids, and ; .4 not . unimportant ~ by-product #¢ quilti~g industry. final process i If he means the modern factory- made “comforter”, with its slazy cal- ico outside and its inside stuffed with heaven-only-knows what refuse of the cotton mills in place of the carefully sclected “batting” of snowy wiite- ness and spotless cleanliness which our mothers and grandmothers used as filler, then one old graybeard must beg to differ. the making of In the first place grandmother afore- said made her patch-work' from’ frag- ments of old dresses, aprons, etc. The garments also were originally made by her skilled fingers from the very qualities of calico, gingham, etc., wisich she could find in long, wide- reaching and repeated searches through all the neighboring stores. She wouldn’t make even a calico dress till she had found a pattern which suited her, not only as to printing but more especially as to quality of weave and_material % When these dresses and aprons were finally discarded the unworn portions were torn off and saved for pe/ch-work. These pieces compared with present-day prints as to quality, strength and wearing capacity about as a side of sole leather compares with a sheet of brown paper. ut your digestive bles, sick headache, feeling or constipation. jon that induces Ty is probably due to a ordered. liver, anyway. stomach ailments by promptly taking BEECHAM'S PILLS ey aid digestion, regulate mi bowels of all ey e R > as a mtle laxative anda tonic, i ect C In the second place grandmother’s quilts were made full size and for full sized men. They weren't scrimped a little in width and stubbed off a lit- tle in Jength to save a cent or two in manufacting costs, till they got so a man couldn’t straighten hi legs _in bed without sticking his toes out into the cold world. They were designed and made to keep the home folks comfortable— not just to sell to gullible strangers at the biggest profit obtainable. In other words, they were made on hon- not with all the or and for service; stody that could be concealed in them to cozen misguided buyers for the greater vrofit of the manufacturers and sellers. Perhaps the Journal man is think- ing of blankets when he says there are modern substitutes which are “lighter and warmer.” Blankets cer- tainly are somewhat lighter than quilts, but “warmer?” 'Well, that 2d, it was- frequently bor- rowed by so that quilting bees were about the commonest diversions T had kne of as a little child. 1 can well recall the wonder I used to feel as I watched the ten or a dozen womien seated around the frame, ply- ing their needles with a speed and a skill which seemed to me almost un- canny. ! There was some talking, too; but 1 do not remember that there was any large amount of “‘gabble” nor anything like the volubility and flippancy and chatter which I have sometimes heard more recently at gatherings of young ladies who would have considered at- tendance on a quilting bee as “bad form” if not worse. When evening began to fall there was a-long rellef from needle ‘work, while practically hands took hold with_the hostess to prepare supper— which a good many of the “men-folks” strolled in to share—and to wash dishes, clear away., etc, when the gen- erous meal had been served and eaten. An hour or two.more by candle- light served to complete the quilt and the long session ended. The older peo- ple drifted away first: the vounger ones lingered a little, but all were at their own homes or well on the way there before 9 o'clock sounded. Next week or perhaps week after another “bee” would call pretty much the same party to another house as another neighbor's guests and helpers. 1 am personally a progressive in al- is tanother mighty Aping city customs tations have imposed on city inhabitants is not only un- ‘wise for country people, but, ing frankly and confidentially, is vul- gar and in extremely bad taste. “When in Romeé do'as the Romans do.” But when you're on your Sabine farm you don’t have fo. Moreover, if your liver is all right and your circulation ac- tive and your brains in working or- der and your soul fairly clean, you don't have to! The sewing. machine is a big im- provement on the cambric needle: the electric light on candies of tallow wax; the modern kitchen range on the old “Dutch oven”: the type-writer on the goose-quill. We don't want to lose all the good things that discov- ery and invention havée put at our service during the last half century. But why, in taking them, should we give up all or any of the good things which,_existed before? Why can't we keep the advantages we used to have without foregoing those which . are newly offered us? Finely fabricated woolen blankets are very handy things to, have about the bed-room. . But I'm mighty glad, all the same, that we've got a few of mother's and grandmother's old patch-work, bat- ting stuffed, hand sewn quilts left to fall back on. And I'm_distinctly Sorry for the farmers of the next generation who will have to get along without them because it has ceased to be ‘the thing” to make them any more. THE FARBMER. LETTERS FROM TWO STATES Tolland County COLUMBIA For Observance of Memorial Day—Appointment of Farm Bureau Committee—What Such a Bureau Actomplishes. Arrangements The first real baseball game of the season here. was played on Columbia Green last Saturday by the local team and a Scotland nine. ~ The result was a victory for Columbia, 13 to 4. To- day (Saturday) the Columbia team is booked to play the Lebanon nine at Lebanon, A social dance at Bacon hall Friday evening was well attended. Music was by Lyman’s orchestra. George Pinckney of New Haven vis- ited his sister, Mrs. Howard Rice of this place last ‘weelk. John H. Dayis and family of Ham- den motored to Columbia last Satur- day afternoon and spent the week end with Mrs. Davis' father, Deacon Will- iam A. Collins of Chestnut Hill. Lakeside Season Opening. Columbia laks is now within a few inches of high water mark. Some of the summer cottages on its shores are alreadv occupied and many others hate been rented. It promises to be a lively season at the lake. W. N, Wells of Long Island spent the weel: end with the famlly of Con- rad Schrieffer. Memorial Day Committee. Fg#'the proper ohservance of Mem- orial day a committee of seven has been appointed as follows: D. A. Ly man, Rev. T. N. Owen, A. E. Lyman, Clayton Hunt, Clayton E. Lyman, William M. Wolff and Llewellyn La- tham. Gates Place Sold. Cecil Gates has sold his farm _and buildings locateq in the South West district to a purchaser from New York. It is said the new oymer in- tends to use the place as a summer residence. Driving Mishap. As Mrs. Alanson H. Fox and daught- er, Ethel, were driving home from Willimantic Monday, they came.to a n You Afford Any but a Titan T present average prices for kerosene and e ine, Titan kerosene engines save eir ‘rs:a%mut.r.xc. per horse power per over gasoline engines. i’:fif_fi 1"" is. way. Oglan 8horse engine the saw- is.8.8¢. anhour,*88c. in a 10-hour day, $88 in 100 r g(Sxy that-is all your-engine doesin a sudden halt when the king - bolt failed to do its duty. The horse with the forward wheels of the wagon proceeded on his way, and the re- mainder of the vehicle with its oc- cupants was left in the middle of the highway. The horse and forward part of the wagon reached home all right. The ladles were taken home by a gentleman who resided near where ‘the -accident happened. Miss Mary Dixon Welch entertain- ed a dozen young people Monday e ening at her home, xid, by the lake. Gave Play at Windham. The Grange’Dramatic club went to North Windham Thursday evening and presented the three’ act comedy. Bar Haven, to_an appreciative audience. ‘The club-is working for the improv ‘ment of Yeomen's hall. Charles K, Hitchcock and James A. Utley were local délegates to the dem- ocratic state convention at New' Ha- ven, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr. Hitchcock made the journey by auto- ‘mobile, tccol:wiled his ‘hml}yhn I D. A. Lyman goes to A twd“‘?:day (Saturday) to attend the annual banguet of the Press club this evening. Farm Bureau Committee. Prof. Irving Davis of the C. A. C; had an informal talk with several Co- | purple and white trillium, lumbia farmers Tuesday evenin t Porter's hall In Tegard te the sstan: lishment of a farm bureau in Tolland county, the only county in the state Without such an organization. A committee of six was appolnted to represent the farmers of Columbia at a County meeting to be held soon, When the matter of forming such a bureau will be/ considered. The grange meets next Wednesday evening when a class of five will be initiated. This committee includes: C. Robinson, Henry B. Hutchins, Conrad Schrieffer, F. A. Hunt, D. A. Lyman and Madison Woodward. Value of Farm Bureau. Prof. Davis Sald: A Farm Bureau can do for a count: First—It unites all agricultural in- terest; it is first of all an organizing torce. Second—It makes it possible the farmers of the county to secure state, county and federal funds for agricultural improvement Third—It makes it possible for = the county agent, an experienced and ex pert - farmer, who organizes and helps conduct campaigns for better cows, better crops, and improved mar- kets. Organizes clubs for the boys and girls to teach them to grow ant- mals and crops, and aims to strength- en the work of all who are striving for a more profitable agriculture, and better country life. Tourth—A Farm Bureau bears di- rectly upon. the county and each in- dividual in it, all the forges of state and nation for development of the rural community. Story of the work accomplished in one vear in one county (Litchfield). First—A Cooperatice Apple Seliing association has been organized in one town, which the farmers estimate has l;:%raownnh to them the first year over William for Second—Two Dairy Herd Improve- | ment associations have been organized and have hired expert testers and ad- viser: i Third—Two Studies of Farm Man- agement Methods were made on a to- tal of one hundred and thirty (130) farms. Fourth—Two Schools in Agriculture of one, week each weére held in the Northern and Southern portions of the county. The schools were. successful and four petitions for such schools next year are already on file. Fifth—Nine institutes were con. ducted through the Farm Bureau with an_average attendance of over 75. Sixth—In addition to the above 39 meetings were held or addresses by the County ‘Agent with a total attend- ance of 4,390 people—569 farmers were visited on their farms, largely at their own request, and 256 farmers visited the office of the Farm Bureau to con- sult on farm problems. MERROW Mrs. Charles Latham was in Wini- mantic one day last week. Miss Rose Latham spent the week end at her home here. ‘Miss Addie Tilden spent the week ed with her sister, Miss Evelyn Til- en. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Tilden of Water- bury spent last week with Mr. ana Mrs. Kilden's sister, Mies Hvelyn Til- len. Levi Stranger is working for M. H. Paricer, repairing :the roads. Olen French has been loading tel- ephone poles at Merrow station for the past few E H. M, Whiting killed a deer in his peach orchard last week, Deer are doing a great deal of dam- age to the oat and rye fields' in this vieinity, g ; ‘Wild: flowers found here this spring are - arb commoneis 3 e iusts, ' Tnalan. . tabaccs, | horse cowslips, anemones, blood- root, hepatica, yellow adder's tongue, purple, shad- white and yellow violets and :m“m’&‘?“’:‘w A -convention “at . New || Haven, spent the forepart of here. we evening, tertain ment was given, under the direotion °’A°‘x’.’.',';' iheg ot ehiiavi n gave a Carey, ‘principal of e public school, and Miss G. Bradley, teacher of the lower Hartford, spent C. W. Johnston, Tuesday here looking over his farm. || Thomas Lewis, who is now. working in Manchester spent part of Tuesday with his family here. Wants Farm Bureau. Af the last meeting the local granse held, the first meeting in a y-day campaign for establishing a farm bu- reau in Tolland county. Professor. Davis of the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs was the speaker. Tolland county is the only county in the ‘state whidh does mot support @ farm bureau. Pupils’ Agricultural Club. The Boys' and Girls Agricultural Club of the Andover public school was organized iMonday afternoon under the direction of the local leader, Her- bert A. Thompson. The following of- ficers were elected for the year end- ing December 31, 1916: President, Morris H. Cook: vice president, Nor- man McDonald; secretary, John H. Yeomans; _ treasurer, Charles W. Phelps. Nineteen members joined the club. The boys and girls of the public sehool have been organized .into bands to clean up the schol yard. The work is rapidily progressing. SOUTH WILLINGTON Minstrel Show Amuses Big Audience —G. Hall, Jr, Company to Pay 10 Por Cent. Dividend to Employes. A new car was delivered to Ar- thur H. Church last Saturday. Miss Olga Publda is substituting for Miss Mary C. Miller in the prim- ary department of the local school during the illness of the latter. Walter A. Allen, 2nd, drove out from Hartford Sunday, spending a part of the day with Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Allen. Charles E. Allen, who had been home for the day returned with him. The lawn mower is calling for share of attention these few days. John Finla is getting things in readiness to build his new house this spring. Some blasting is required in order to make the cellar. . Minstrel Show Makes a Hit. The minstrel show given by the Get- to-Gether club in Social hall last week Friday evening, ranks among the most successful performances held in this village as a mirth-provoking entertainment. An audience that overflowed the hall enjoyed the affair to the utmost. In addition to the minstrel there was a_sketch, “The 3 o'Clock Train” by Georse Reynolds ang John Edwards, and recitations and singing by John Richardson, Jr., all of which were- excellent, For Benefit of Employes. The announcement was made Mon- day by Col. W. H. Hall, Jr. Co., that a dividend of 10 per cent. on their earnings for the the vear ending on April 30th will be paid to their em- ploves as soon as the _computations can be made: possibly this month. It has seemed the part of wisdom to hase this increase on known earnings rath- er than to establish an increased wage on an uncertainty of future earnings. This is a new departure from the policy of the company and a most welcome surprise to the employes. STAFFORD Jolly X Planning Dance—Married Brothers to Furnish Programm: its W. A. Black of New York spent the week end with his mother, Mrs, Sarah Black. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. P. Brooks. of Springfield are guests of Mr. and Mrs. F J. Glover ¢ Miss Lizzie Gerould €pent a few days last week with Mrs. L. H, Good- ell, of Hartford. The subject for the P. P. C. U. next unday evening is Mothers' Sunday _cader, Miss Mabel Booth. 3 At a special communication of Wol- cott lodge, F. and A. M., Thursday ev- ening next there will be work in the F. C. degree. Jolly Dance. Plans are being made for the Jol- 1y X dance at Memorial hall, May 20. ViVood's orchestra will furnish the mu. sie. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Berg were guests of their daughter, Mrs. Rod- ney Caryl, of Dorchester, over Sun- day. There will be dancing after the ven. triloquist entertainment to be given by Travis York. Charles B. Pinney attended democratic state convention in Haven. The Hospital Aid society will meet next Tuesday afternoon. Buys Local Property. William Foster and family ot ‘Hartford, were guests of his parents, Sunday. Mr. Foster has purchased Horton Hirst of Mrs. W. H. Stafford. RIPLEY HILL Rev. H. H. Sherman Leaves His Prop- erty to Hartford Man—Hill Top Homes Club’s Fourth - Anniversary Dinner. the New Rev. R. Fl. Sherman has let his place to Mr. Ingalls of Hartford, who is to take possession the 1st of June. Mr. and Mrs. Sreman are going to Glas- tonbury to live with their son. Anniversary Dinner. The Hill Top Home club held _its fourth anniversary dinner witn Mrs. B. A. Greene, Thursday, May. 4th. The dinner was served at one o'clock. The hostesses were Mrs. Boynton, Mrs. Connors and Ester Greene. The ‘menu included four kinds of salad, rolls, pickles, ten kinds of cake, ice cream and coffee. After Minch a well planned programme followed in this order: Scientific ‘Farming, Julia White; Pleasures of Motorcycle, Ger- Mrs. Hazen: Country Sport, Mrs. Topliff; Summer Sports, Mrs. B. Greene; Our Highways, Mrs. Fred White; Poem, Mrs. Woodworth; T S LAt Bicycle Act ; 3 —TRIANGLE FEATURE— = DOUGLASS FAIRBANKS In | “The Habits of Happiness” A Great Drama in 5 Pa KEYSTONE COMEDY “A Bath House Blunder” Two Reels of Laug Mat. 2:15; Eve. 6:45 and 8:45 - Secured For Eitl Large, Best Secure Your Seats Early. : T BARGAIN MATINEE MONDAY AND TUESDAY All Seats 5¢ Keystone Comedy—The Last Laugh Two Reels with Harry McCoy TODAY LAST CHANCE TO SEE The Romance of Norwich LOCAL PICTURE TAKEN IN NORWICH AND VICINITY GERALDINE FARRAR in Temptation FIVE-REEL PARAMOUNT PATHE COMEDIES be held with Miss Julia White, May 19th. Personals. Mr. and Mrs. Loveland of Manchest- er were guests of Mrs. Utley last Sun- day. Mr. and Mrs. Boynton took an au- tomobile trip to West Hartford Sun- day. ELLINGTON Election by Women's Club — Town Votes to Build New School House. The Woman's club met Monday aft- ernoon with Mrs. C. M. Perry. The annual election of officers .took place, the following ladies being chosen for the year: President, Mrs. H. L. Ha den; vice president, Miss Alice Pi ney; secretary, Mrs. Edgar Pease; treasurer, Mrs. C. M. Perry. To Build New School. At the special town meeting Tues- day evening in thetown hall, it was voted to purchase the property.of Mrs. J. B. Talcott for school purposes, and to erect a new school house to cost not less than $10,000, to contain four rooms. It was also voted to purchase 2 new plano for the town hall and to install another electric light on one of the streets near Rockville, Thimble Party. Mrs. Harry C. Aborn entertained a few friends Monday afternoon at a thimble party in honor of her guest Miss Maude Moody, of Geneva, New York. Afternoon tea was served by the hostess. - The last dance of the season was given in the town hall Tuesday even- ing by O. H. Maynard. g Thirtieth Anniversary Celebrated. Mrs. John Miller entertained a few tables of whist Saturday evening. Ellington grange observed its 30th anniversary Wednesday evening. A special programme was presented by the past masters and special _music was under the charge of F. B, Nangle. There was a large crowd present to enjoy the programme and supper was served in_the lower hall. Dr. J. E. Flaherty of Rockville has been appointed health officer for the town of Ellington to succeed Dr. Ed- ward A. Brace, resigned. STAFFORDVILLE Howard Bradbury Taken Basket ‘Hung to Woman Pastor of Methodist Church. I I Mrs. Thomas Valley and two chil- dren of Pittsfield, Mass.. are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Brown. Mrs. Fred Sanger and sons, Ar- chie and Selah, were guests of Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Converse in East- ford, over Sunday. Mrs. William Taylor of South Cov- entry was the guest of Nrs.. William Chandler and Mrs. Frank Belcher over the last wee end. Mr. and_Mrs. Gustave Brink ' and family of Plymouth, Mass., moved in- to one of the Pearl Button company’s houses. Mrs. Cora Barrett of North Wood- stock visited local relatives last Sun- da; ‘Her son, Harold, who has been spending a week with relatives, re- turned home with her. Son Il With Fever. Howard Bradway, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milo Bradway was taken m with scarlet fever last week. Much ‘sympathy is expressed for Mrs. Brad- ‘way as she was only just out of quar- antine, after being shut in for six weeks with the disease. May Basket For Pastor. A good number of parishioners and friends of Miss A. F. Brown, pastor of the local Methodist church, hung her a large basket full of good things Monday - _evening. They were invit- ed in and games were played and re- freshments served. . ,. SPRING HILL Jdolly Gathering at Soci in To Hall—Neighbors and Friends Mark Wedding Anniversary. At the old Town hall there Was a social gath last Saturday eve- ning. Besides people on the Hill there were a good number present from Mensfield Centre and & few from. i i—May | AUDITORIUM _ Next Week MONDAY AND TUESDAY, DANIEL FROHMAN PRESENTS : Mary Pickford I-‘é%:,‘,?‘;’furggg“ IN THE WORLD IN A POWERFUL DRAMA OF SMILES AND TEARS RIDING THE GOAT Pathe Comedy wio S 2k uns. Somewhere In France whw Fierore Note—Lewis Gabel who has just returned from 20 months’ actual serv- ice with the British Army will tell of his experiences. THE MOTHERING HEART , Two-Reei Kleine Drama Davis Theatre ‘.l'nenmg.& “«PATIENCE” RESERVED SEATS 50¢, 75¢, $1.00 ; LARGE CHORUS Lg R BEAUTIFUL COSTUMES DELIGHTFUL MUSIC =COLONIAL. - Toda, UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT - Three Parts—A MODERN PAU FOR HIS FRIEND A CHIP OF THE HER DORMANT LOVE. THE NEW BUTLER. music was furnished by an orchestra of five pieces, J. W. Boucar, violin; J. L. Dunstan, clarinet; M. L. Nichols, flute; W. A." Weld, trombone; and Miss' Freeman, piano. Dancing was the main feature and enjoyed by both young and old; after which sand- wiches, ice cream and cake and lem- onade_were furnished. Mrs, G. A. Stalker and three chil- dren returned recently from a visit in Brooklyn, N. Y. Felix Prue has moved his household goods from the Davis house to Eagle- viile. ¢ Wednesday evening neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Storrs gave tiem a little surprise at_their home, carrying with them refresh- ments wiich were served in due. time, also a small package (value of con- tents unknown) which they left when they came away as a solace in their declining vears. The date was the anniyersary of the marriage’ of Mr. and Mrs. Storrs. Tuesday Evening, May 16th By White Cross Counil, K. of C. Men in Farmer. castumes—Ladiss in'Sun Bonnets, with Milk Pails. All Norwich anr vicinity will be there—so follow the crowd. 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