Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 2, 1916, Page 15

(Written Specially for The Bulletin.) “When in doubt stick to the things you know about” remarks a recent hilosopher. I don't imagine that, when he ut- tered that sententious phrase, he was lly of farmers. But he might well have been, If he wasn't actually aiming at us, It's a sensible suggestion, sensibly put, and a reason- able adherence to it on the part of us farmers, all 'rcund, would tend to our comfort, if not to our profit. A “reasonable adherence,” mind you: not a pig-headed onc. thinking esp It isn't a new idea by anmy means. t's old,—very, very old. “Stare super ntiquas vias” eaid the old Romans, aning id by the old ways.” Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set,” said the Wise King at Jerusalem. “Tried and true,” is a common form of commendation’ which implies and asserts its subject has beep tested over and over again and found good stuff. There are scores if not hundreds of proverbs and common sayings which involve this idea. It is old as human experience. Nevertheless, like too many other forms of long-growing wisdom, it the pract You remember how, when Paul went to at “all = the zers sojourn- speat their time in nothing ither to tell or to hear of found some ew thirg.” Which shows that we sensation-lovers of the Twentieth Century 2 ew kind of eritter. That sort osity is as old as the race. It was probably born in us and it often takes 4 long course in spiritual sprouts to thrash it ou Something rew appeals to us, to al- most all of vs, with irresistible fas- cination, A new baby in the mneighborhood calls out all the women as surely and effectively as a new o calls out all “the boys” under a hundred. . A new Find of fruit on a table at-the wounty fair draws more than an ex- hibit of any old variety, no matter how fine, And when some imaginative seeds- man advertises a new potato of a new, strain of oafs of a new breed of corn or an unheard-of big new cabbage, Jots of us hurrr to send money to him by next mail 15 to be sure of getting first pull a worde Many years ago | recall that some- body advertised 2 new berry. I don't remember all 1ts alleged virtues, but the general tenor of the advertise- ments conveyed to my mind the idea that this new fruit was going to sup- plant all other old ioned berries ev Tt was easier to raice than strawberries; bizger than thore deliclous © than and more prolific than was ripened earlier rry and hung on the vines later. Tt would grow on any- thing except a tin roof and minded nefther drouth nor freshet nor frost nor sun-stroke, And It was something entirely new. Oh, ves, lots of people bought. After which ‘they knew more about that ons thing than they did before, It turned out to be a wild weed, quite common in many parts of the country, bearing a herry nowhere rezarded with favor and In some guarters with strong sis. plcion of unwhiolesomeness 1£ not. toxie qualities. I know becauee 1 bought half-a-dozen ‘hnts my- eclt. (1 wish ths printér conld find some- where around the offiee a font of type about t sizes emaller than agate to put that line in! Confession .is gocd for =oul, and 1 feel that I''§ donc my hum®le duty in making this one, but 1t's dre dful to be conspiruous and T'd really like to get throfzh it with as much speed and In as small type as I can'; Every winter secdmen’s cata- logues ‘come drifting in, each one with its pages of standard seeds—which are vsually listed in the most matter-of- fact way- faced with severil showy n;)t to say startling pages of “Novel- -y These ‘Novelties” will Include all gorts of wonders, from tomatoes that can be ripened In twenty-eight days from secd 1 cabbazes that will ¥ezh a hundred pounds to string ans that never rust and oats that yield ni Dbushels to the acre and weleh forty-cight pounds to the bushel, | s'pose farmers buy "em, too, enough "ARMERS TO FARMERS WHEN IN DOUBT—STICK TO THE THINGS YOU KNOW ABOUT! to pay the secdsmen for advertising them. I know I do, now and_then, (small type again, please, Mr. Printer!) But T've at last got to that height of intel- ligence that I don't buy any of them till P've first made surc that I've laid in all I'm going really to need of some old stand-bys. For instance, I've set- tled down, after long testing, upon about fonr sorts of early potatoes as being, on the whole, pretty well to my soil and climatic cond But almost every soring, after I've de. cided how many I'm likely to need for my trade and after pianting an area fo these four kinds presumably sufiicient to meet the natural demand, 1'buy a peck or less of some new won- der and stick it in as a trial. Twice in twenty 0dd years I've struck a good thing Dy this means. Two of the sorts I'm regularly planting came from these tests. ~ More than ecighteen times, though, I've found the over-advertised marvels to be just miserable fizzles. So with almost all other varieties of truck crops. After I've provided for my trade by planting or sowing an ad- equate supply of the standard sorts, I often lay in a few five or ten cont packages of attractive-sounding “Nov- elties” and give them a try-out. Once in a great whilc this results in a real discovery. Nine times out of ten, though, it is a waste of time, money, fertilizer and land. If one can afford the few dimes in- volved and has the land to spare and the disposition of an experimenter this sort of thing gives him just a gambler's chance of ‘winning,—once in_a while. But the man who sceds either a garden or a farm wholly to any untried “Nayelty,” no matter how profusely testimonialized or highly advertised or apparently guaranteed would be lack- ing in good judgment, to put it mildly. The same thing holds with farm tools and machines. Dickens knows how many kinds of plows and harrov and cultivators I've tried in the course of my farming experfence. At this very moment 1 have five different har- rows. Each one was advertised to do everything ary other harrow could do and ‘a few other things all of ftself T've kept tBf five because expericrice has saown me that each one will do some one limited form of harrowing better fhan any other within my knowledge. But not one of them will do all the work I want a harrow, to do cithier well or even decently. When it comes to plows, matters are even worse. 1 have one plow iwhich will turn sod pretty well. But I haven't got a plow nor have I over seen a plow—thouzh I have tried many kinds.—which will turn under all the trash and coarse manuxe with . ywnich 1 sometimes cover certain plants five or six inches deep. Of course T've told of just such plow: which other peaple said would do this | very thing; sometimes other farme who averred that they had done it But in my black sticky garden soil the plow won't do it, when I try it. No patent coulter nor trick “chaining” avails. Tve had to {all Lack on a common plow and an old-fashioned dung-fork. While one man drives another gocs ahead and rakes the trash and str: into the furrow and.treads it down, so the mould-board wifl cover it. This is slow work and Wouldn't pay except on restricted areas devoted to the inten- sive cultivation of highly remunera- tive crops. in Now, pleass dont ger the idea that any farmer ought to fall into a rut and stay in it. Don't misunderstand me as denouncing all new things for worthless. “New occasions teach new duties” and demand new tools, Cr ing conditions not infrequently “make ancient good uncowuth.” “Prove all things: hold fast to which is good.” eaid the apostle. True progressivencss demands we show no fear of anything merely because it is, new:—no nor any more mistrust than is natu- rally due to an untried proposition. It demands that we give the new thing a fair show; permit it reasonable op- portunity to manifest its inherent mer- its or disclose its defects; in other words “prove” it, whether it be worth its_while for us or no. Similarly, true wisdom demands that, having proved a thing, we hold fast to that which has demonstrated itseif good. that that new fear One of mv neighbors, who rather prides himsclf on his shrewdness, says that he finds it a good plan to let other HEN lunch or supper - seems a long: time off and you’re hungry, eat Uneeda Biscuit. Just enough to satisfy—to keep you gomg till meal time —but so ght and crisp and flaky that they won’t spoil your appetite. folks try out new tools and new seeds and new metheds, Then, Jf they work We‘l'l with others, he adopts them him- self. This is a little over-shrewd, seems to me: It apparently implies a rather selfisk willingress to let somebody else take all risks in_order to sponge on his experience. Moreover, there isn’t any other fellow who can completely “prove” the new thing for use. He hasn’t my land, he hasn't my cus- tomers, he hasn't my conditions., What is meat for might be poison for me, or vice versa. 0, second-hand experience is never . NORWIGH BULLETIN, SKTURDAY, SEFTEMBER 2, 1916 quite so worth while as first-hand. What a man hears from his neighbors is sometimes ht and = sometimes wrong, but what he finds out for him- self he can usually tle up to. In the meantime, while it is neces- sary that somebody should all the while be trying and proving mew things, and while vou and I ought not to siirk doing our fair share of it, the safe rule is that which vou find in this morning's text: “When in doubt, stick to the things you lnow about.” THE FARMER. New London’s Aspirants For Office Frank Q. Cronin Wants to Be a Senator and Harry C. Chap- pell Aspires to a Seat in the Lower House—Only One Ferryboat Maintained. (Special to The Bullstin.) « New London, Sept. 1.—The fact that New London is the hailing port of the ships of state senator and representa- tive is perhaps a rcason why some republican, tried and true, has not ex- pressed a ‘desire to represent the city in the list of state officers soon to be chosen. That does not signify that the city has no aspirant for state sena- torial honors, for Frank Quinn Cronin is out for the nomination for thé sena- torial district that includes Groton and New London and which was represent- ed In the 1915 session by Senator Lu- cius E. Whiton of New London. The senator has not as yet announced whether he is a candidate for renomi- nation, but a little matter of that kind does’ not stop another from seeking the honor. Frank Cronin represented New London in part in the last legislature, serving on the judiciary committee, and attending every ecssion of the committee and the zeneral assembly, and guarding well the best interests of his native city and the state. He cer- tainly deserves promotion, and unless Senater Whiton should demand a sec- ond term, Frank will probably receive the nomination. In fact, he is booked for the senate. Hardly had it been intimated that Frank Q. Cronin was seeking sena- torial honor when out comes Alderman Harry C. Chappell as a candidate for the legislature. He is son of the late Alfred H. Chappell, who was a repre- s from New London many s Were the elder Chappeil ve, a little story of his legislative carcer would fit in right here. He was a truly representative of New London, and had given much of his valuable time to gerve native city in the state and court of common council and nterest in republican poli- is a progressive member of the present court of common coun- cil and has developed into quite a city fathe knows all the kinks of the city, orn_and always lived right arc of New Lon- don. He is perhaps entitled to the nomination for representative fully as miich as is any other citizen, and re lican of the younger Harry is a_hustler and 1 hustle for the nomination, and then it over but the shouting, for nominee is cock sure of w Lordon about this reséntative repu clas: Should Frank Cronin be calied up higher. and Harry Chappell be named as his successor in the house of repre- sentatives, there would still be room for one more representative, and there is opportunity for republicans to put 1} ‘m poI ir_vourg man.in - the whole zardless of politics, on the i t and one that wonld strenzthen it away beyond even the bendirg point. There is more than one republ the city today who are of opir 1t the party managers made a ke when they induced him to draw ‘from the mayoralty sontest make way for Mayor Rog- ors. I Harry Chappell, he is a membe: the present court of com- mon council and is responsible for the excellent traffic regulations that are in force in New London. He was lauded in New York and Boston newspapers as the Million Dollar Traffic Cop by regson of his effective work in that line, and just at the present time he is a common sailor aboard a United States ship in a preparedness practice cruise. He is in the main responsible for the coming of the Now London Ship and Engine company and is a_hustler from Hustlerville. Henry R. Bend is just the type of man that a great ma- Jority of “the voters of New London Would like to have represent them in the state legislature, just as a starter. It is understood that Cyrus . W, Brown, who was the collcague of Frank’ Cronin in the 1915 session, is not in line for renomination; that he is not a candidate, for he himself hath eald it, which is greatly to his credit. He accepteq the nomination to satisfy the party mmnazers and some of his personal friends, but had no hankering forithe honor. After elcction he elaim e dthat he aprreciated the honor, but decided that he did_not care to zet into the legislative humdrum and so he remained at home the greater part of the session, but al ect to call. He was on deck when some i portant party matter was up for vote, O when some matter of special inter- est to New London was on the tapis, but that was all. He was a member of the important committec on appropria- tiona and had the utmost confidence in the good judgment of his associate. the committee. Mr. Brow: round shouldered in lative burden. 03 meant just what he en ‘he legislature was in sessios ‘m in the game now; but never again” Popular “Harry” Bopd and Harry Chappell wouid make a preity good legislative team. one that would be very difficult to boat. With the maintenance of only one boat, the Groton-Now London ferry business must be a high grade paving proposition in these automob:le times, The trip is rare when there are au- tomobiles on the boat, and there has been rapid increa: in all the general business of the ferryboat. On Sundays or when th is anything out of the ordinary doing the single boat is cn- tirely inadequate the service and the public is seriously inconvenienced, On Sundays there arc from forty to sixty automobiles lined up in Groton waiting to be ferricd across to New Londcn. It is rare indeed on a Sun. day afternoon when an automobilist is not required. to lay over a: least one trip. The capacity of the boat i ighteen automobiles, and last Sund evening there were fo in line at one time, and ons. were befmg made steadily. This ferry com- any is doing ten times the business hat it did when boats were commission, one for the part accommo- dation of traffic for the Eastern Ship- in building company. Two boats paid then. Why not h the same amount of I of course more money in operating one hoat than there would be in operating {wo. Per- haps that's a reason why the dear pub- lic, or a portion of it, uses cuss wor on Sunday while ing for t vortation to New London. LETTERS FROM TWOQ STATES Toliand County Sixth Meeting of Girls’ League—Con- gressman Freeman in Town. Yoo = of the Girls’ league The sixth meeti ¥ held Tue afternoon, at tho home of M Stetson, Nathalie n entertained Francis of Springfield over ina White has returned pending the summer at v Haven visitips relativ Rey. John J. and Mrs. Lockett en- tertained Wednesday, Miss Alice R. Morrison of Willimantic, a former teacher in the public 00l her M christ returned to Bos- ton Mon a visit with Mrs, Inez Mrs, Inez Gillchrist left for on Tuesday where she met her husband and they motored back to Ando Ward Talbot and daughter, ent Tuesday visiting relatives n_Vernon Center. Mrs. William E. Stetson entertained ker parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loomis of Bolton here Tuesday. Many at Dance. A dance was given under the dirce- tion of Georzo Morritt at the town hall last Saturday cvening, which was well attended. Congressman Richard P. Freeman was a visitor at the parsonage last Saturday. MERROW Mrs. Asa Burdick and sons, Sfan- ton and Malcolm, who have been vis- iting Mrs. Tvan Wilcox, have gone to Mt. Hope to visit Mrs. Burdick's fath- er, David Russ. Harry Webster of Stafford, who has been vVisiting his grandparents, Mr. ana Mrs. Eugene Dimock, has return- ed_home. Mary Kibbe of Ellington is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mra. Eu- gene Dimoc] Mrs. Ivan Wilcox and Mrs. Eugero Dimock nt several days at Willi- mantic camp ground last week. Mrs. Thomas Moriarty and daugh- ter have returned to Hartford. Dwight Newcomb spent one day last week with his mother in Willi- ranic Klimer has returned to New York, after spending a few days with his sister, Mrs. Arthur Hallar A party of local people motored to Rocky Point, R. I, Sunday. Tdzar bler ‘motored to Rocky Point, Sunda Levi Stranzer and William Richard- son spent Tuesday in Stafford. The thunder shower Sunday affer- noon was very severe, doing much damage to the telephones in this vi- cinity. Arthur Moore of Eagleville is paint- inz for George Merrow. The_illumination in the eky of the barn struck by lightning Sundey ni at Columbia, was scen at Msrrow. STAFFORDVILLE Methodist Servi to be ces Resumed Tomodrow—Woman Pastor Returns | from Vacation—Personals. Frank Mills of North Ux™ridse. Ma and Mrs. W. Scoit Road of Sylvandale, have been visitin at Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Belcher's this week. To Resume Services. Services will be resumed in the Methodist church Sunday. pas- tor Rev. Miss Brown, who been out of town on a vacation, and also attended Willimantic camp ting returned to the The people of the M joined the Baptist church Stafford and held a picnic green Park, Thursda G. W. Miller, Ernest Belcher Arthur Chandler attended tic camp meeting Sunday. Mrs, Arthur Duncan and_Mr. and Mrs. William Prentice of Wurcester were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hanner over Sunday. Visited in Norwich. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Lyon visited the former’s sister in Norwich last week parsonage Mond and Filliman- Bissell and daughter of were guests of Mrs. R. L. Walbridge last weel HEBRON Mrs. J. B. Tennant was in Wili- mantic Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Little were in New London and vicinity Sunday, Fred Rathbun, Cldrence Rathbun, J. B. Tennant and Harold Gray spent Sunday at the shore. Miss Agnes Hanna, who. has been here with Mrs. George Little for some time. is in Willimantic with her sis- ter, Mrs. Carpenter. Lewis Phelps of Andover took a par- ty to Black Point Tuesday, returning Wednesday. Among the number were W. O. Seyms of Hebron, R. F. Porter and W. Brehant of Amston. Miss Trma Lord is the guest of her brother, Wallace Lord, and family in Coventry. Clifford Perry and his mother, Mrs. Perry, Mr. and Mrs, G. F. Mitchel vis. ited “Willimantic camp sround Sunday. There will be service at the Con- gregational church Sunday mornins. Sunday school and evening service will be discontinued for a week or two longer. Hebron was visited with a severe thunder storm Sunday evering lasting a number of hours. No serious damage has been reported. BOLTON NOTYCH Miss Sadle Howard of New York is visiting her mother, Mrs. M. E. Howard. A number from this place wera at 010 SN ~.8%, the Willimantic Camp ground Sunday, "Misses Ruth and Hattie Warner of Seuth Manchester, visited thelr grand.- mother, Mrs. M. E. Howard, over Sun- day. *abel Howara 1s homs from New York and Asbury Parl. W. E. Rice, Mrs. M. B. Howard, Ruth and Hattie Warner spent Sun- day at Ocean Beach. AIr. and Mrs, Loren Main spent Sun- day in Willimantic. COLUMBIA Cyrus Hilton Writes from Nogales— Fair and Entertainment a Success— Farm Bureau An_interesting letter has been re- celved by The Bulletin correspondent from Cyrus Hilton, a former Columbia boy, now with Company K of the First Connecticut infantry, guarding the bor- der. The letter teils of the trip from Niantic, Conn., to Negales, Ariz., which he says was the longest ride most of the boys had ever taken. Regarding lifc on the border, he says the men are kept pretty busy with drilling, hiking, guard duty and nu- merous other things the days go swift- ly by. He has no kicks to make and no fault to find with officers or mer He says it Is pretty. hot for the boye from the north, and Arizona thunder showers are some showers. The scen- ery is mostly hald-headed mountains and dwarf sagebrush. He enjoys the rifle practice and is already rated as an cxpert marksman. The letter was write ten just before the regiment started on their_70-mile march to Fort Hau- chuca. He thinks that after the regi. ment returns to Nogales the boys will be sent home, but this is only guess work, for no one knows just what President Wilson has up his sleeve ro- garding this Mexican business. Paic of Steers Missing. Stanley Funt of Pme street soveral weeks ago missed a pair of twin steers that had been turned out to pasture The animals have not yet made their appearance, and Sunday a number of the young people turned out and made a thorough search of the pasture and woadlots ‘in which the animals might be roaming, but no trace of them was discovered. _ Dr. and Mrs. Herman Little of Ston- ington spent the week end with rela- tives in_thig place. Ars. Kate Wolff has been spending voral days recently with friends in ch. ton E. Hunt and family, his Prof. Raymond Hunt, and family and F. A, Hunt motored to New London Saturdiy morning and return- ¢d_in the evening. | Herbert Little of Meriden spent the { week end with relatives in town. Band Played on Lawn. The band met at F., . Avery’s bun- on Columbia Green last Tues- ning and played on the lawn. Avery plays in the band when he is in town and as he is to leave town this week it was in the nature of a Pleasant sendoff. The lawn was light. {¢d with lanterns, Lemonade was served | by Mr. Ave | "Several local voung veople attended ance at Andover Saturday evening. and Mrs. S. A. Little, Mrs, Frank 02z and daughters, Elizabeth and Mrs. Lester and Mrs. Fred of Hartford, motored to riday and were zuests of and Mrs. J. P. Little, Highway Repairs. dmaster Frink has been busy for several da; the washouts and_wes wavs. A i short time ago the water in Columbia |lake was several inches ahove high water mark and a section of the dvk road cn the west side of the lake v;mlr\: water. When thd™water draw ater. was T Off to its proper level mud and washouts remained. Some 25 loads of gravel were required to make good the Admaged pla, 2 and Mrs. Herbert Oehler of | Newark, N. J.. who have been spending two weeks' vacation with relatives in town, returned home Monday School Opening Deferred. | _The town school committee has de- | cidea to ‘Have the schools open prob- ably not before the 'middle Sep- Der. Tast Sunday the matter of vening the Sundav school was con- sidered. It was decided to discontinue sessions of the school until the public schools -vere onencd At Lumbermen’s Meeting. F. H. Avery of East Hartford, who with his family is spending the sum- mer vacation at their bungalow on Columbia Green, artended a. tion of the salesmen ana i departments connected with England & h of the United Ruhber company at Boston Fr last week. Re¥. H. M. Thompson and who have been spending the sumn here, returned to their home i | ford early this week. Willlam A. Collins spent the week end with Hamden relatives. Farmers’ Mecting. A farmers’ meeting held at Yeomans' hall Tuesday evenirg was |by J. H. Baker of the C. 17 Were present. ALC The speaker told of the work of the farm burcau and county agents. Tolland county the last county in the state to or: a farm bureau and as yet the ent has not been selocted. nse. which approximates $4.90 borne by the members of tie o zation in the county and by state and federal appropriations. The member- ship fee 15 $1 ard as much more as the member feels like contributing. The amount to be raised by Columbia farm- ers is estimated to be $50. Several present were appointd@ to canv: their respective neighborhoods for members Fair and Entertainment. The Ladies' Aid society held the an- nual fair and enfertainment at Yeo- mans’ hall last Wedn. nd evening. sday afternoon The various booths were led with articles on exhibition and for sale. Fancy, mystery, candy, food. dolls and apron booths were attracts ively arranged and well patronized. A cozy corner susgested rest for the Wweary, and the ice cream department kept the people cool and sane. Sup- per was served in the chapel from 5 to § oclock. The entertainment in the evening consisted of the ever-popular Mr Jarley’s Wax Works under the direction of Mrs. Jarley herself and there was vocal and instrumental mu- sic. The hall was filled with an ap- | preciative audience, many heing pres- ent from other towns, although the at- | tendance was not as large as usual on account of the Infantile paralysis scare. Miss Clafflin of Atlanta, Ga., is vis- Ing relatives in town. Ciayton E. Hunt, Willam Woifr, Henry Schrieffer, Randall Porter and Harvey Collins enjoyed an automobil trip to Hartford and to Riverside park in West Springfield. Killed Big Snake. * Clayton E. Lyman, while at work buflding fence at Merrythought farm, observed a dog that was with him run- arouna ir a circle and barking. nvestigation disclosed a large black snake which when killed measured five feet three inches. Mrs. E. E. Lyman, her daughter. two sons and Miss Vera Collins took an automobile trip to Mount Tom Thurs- day. To Resume Meetings. The grange resumes meetings Wed- nesday evening of next week. The programme will consist of music and a zeneral discussion of “What benefit will be derived from a farm bureau organization?’ - < be A -Re il — conven- | addressed | About | AT 130, 8.15, 645 and 845 ALL BIG FEATURES 4—IMPERIALS—4 A QUARTETTE OF HARMONISTS B e AL HAL and FRANCIS Comedy Skit, “Town and Country”. e e THREE WALSEY! A REAL ATHLETIC NOVELTY TRIANGLE FEATURE DE WOLF HOPPER In “STRANDED” Five-Part Fine Arts Production CHARLES MURRAY In the Two-Reel Keystone PILLS OF PE DDAY—4 L\J IST HEATRE BRUAUNAY Playlet, “DADDY” Special Stage Setting TRIANGLE FEATURE PHOTO-PLAY " BESSIE BARRISCALE and' WM., DESMOND in the Five-Part Ince Production,’ > A Powerful Story With a Great Moral Lesson 3 TWO-REEL KEYSTONE:COMEDY Viola_ the:Shapley . ANOTHER BIG BILL OF KEITH SUPREME VAUDEVIALE TROUT--MERMAID--BI The Human Submarine IN A NOVELTY DIVING COMEDYYACT. CLEM. BLIVENS & CO In the Delightful Rural Comedy :FRANCIS and ROSS TWO CLEVER BOYS IN A NIFTY DANCING ACT. 5 THE PAYMENT” Same Name by COVENTRY Ready Helpers Give Japanese Wedding at South Coventry—Lawn Party— Family Reunion. Ten persons were proposed for mem- bership on confession of their falth at the morning service last Stpday. The Ready Helpers gave a high caste Japancse wedding, by invitation, t South Coventry Tuesday evening. Lawn Party. The Ladies' society and Girls' Sew- ng class held a lawn party at Mrs. O."C. Hall's Wednesday afternoon. A jarge number attended the pre- paratory lecture Wednesday evening. The subject was The Meaning of the Lord’s Supper. R. Knight is building a large nda on his house and makinz im- vements on his other buildings. George and Charles Thobiesen of Jersey City J., visited thelr mother and sister over Sunday. Family Reunion. . Kate Garey of New York and and Mrs. Fred Riley and two ters of Willimantic held a family reunion with their brothers, John and Charles O'Reilly, last Sunday at their bunzalow. and o P! Albert Newell, with a of otaers, went to Rocky Point tomobile Sunday. s Anna Walbridge of Hartford is g her vacation with her par- spend ents. . Harold Morrison is entertaining her sister fi augatuck. Rowell who is employed Glastonbu it several days home this wee s Edna Hall of South Manches- pending her vacation at her old in at STAFFORD Pupils of Pinney Grammar School to | Held Annual Exhibit of Work, Flow- | ers and Vegetables. iss Clara Tindeisen is visiting Mr. 'd Alrs, J. P. Brown. William H. Ensminger of Boston is spending his v cn at home. Mrs. Frank Canton and Mrs. E. Tru- deau re guests of Mr. and Mrs. Max- |u | vim Bresau. of Remmert Revere, a guest rece of Mrs laar Develin and Miss Carrie Rem- mert. Ay | | and Mrs. F. H. Aldrich, Miss ce Lombard of Hariford, Miss Hel- en Leonard of Stafford and Miss Ruth £ from omobile trip through hite mountains which included a to summit of Mt. Waching- Juricr Pupils’ Fail The -pupils of the Pinne school 3 ticipating the jur 5 to he held about tRe midile of Sep- | tember, 1st year. The boys will fex results of their labors in | their s, and the girls will show flowers which they have grown. Both seed were purchased grange and distributed by the of the Pinney grammar school. E s will also eXhibit their sum- | mer; a course of ten lessons in sewil Miss Estella Sprague, state superintendent of club work in Con- necticut, under whose supervision the work has been done, was present at the meeting of the club in Grange hall day, Sert. 1. SPRING HILL Storrs Family Reunion Attended by About 125 Thursday. . C. F. Eldredge of Niantic will preach at th Hill Baptist church tomorrcyw. Those employed on the repairs of the etate roads are at work on the Hill, W. R. Bellows and family kave re- turned to their home in New Yorft. SN Marian Storrs and Mrs. R. R. Knapp are at the home of Judge L. J. Storrs for a few days. Storrs Reunion. The Storrs family reunion was held at the home of Judge L. J. Storrs on Thursday. Abonut 125 attended, com- ing from New Haven, Hartford, Ches- hire, Seymour and other places. Mans- field was well represented. A clam- bake was one cf the main features, and a very pleasant time for all resulted. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Wildes, Jr., have 5—SUPERB ACTS—5 returned from a visit in Noank. The sociable and entertainment by the Ladies’ Aid soclety at the Bap- tist church last week Friday evening was appreciated by those present, about 45 in number. All those who have not paid_ taxes duc the town of Mansfleld on list of 1915 are being reminded by Collector Weld that unless they are recelved by the collector on or before the Sth of September they will be placed’in the delinquent 1list. STORRS Summer Normal School and Library Institute Ends—Preparation ror-New Heating Plant, Capt. and Mrs.-Amory have returned from Plattsburg. The summer normal schol and libra- ry _institute closed Friday, Aug. 25. Ditches for the underground feed- pipes of the central heating plant are being dug. Pipes and insulating me- terial are, being hauled ; from , Bagle~ ville and placed about the .oollege campus. The contract for thé bofler Robert W. Service Friday Saturday WORTH WHILE MONDAY AND TUESDAY—SPECIAL HOLIDAY BILL THE EMINENT DRAMATIC ACTOR EDNMUND BREESE in “THE SPELL OF THE YUKON” A Vivid Drama of-ALASKAN LIFE adapted from the Famous Poem of the| ROMANCE, Majestic Roof Garden MYSTERIES OF MYRA “PLAYING WITH" CONCER7 oncmg?mz\ THE; PEERLESS MME.: PETROV. —IN— { FIRE”, FIVE ACTS, il REALISM, NOVEL" METRO TRAVELOGUE HIS BIRTHDAY GIFT MIGHTRY, 7330 to 17" P.-M. /i Third From the Last Episcde, ..... Vitagraoh 3 Reel Drama dJacobs’ New York Society Orchestra for Dancing DID HE OR DID HE NOT, Comedy || Admission 150 be located about 300 feet in the rear of Storrs hall. Dr, and Mrs. E. W. Si Monday and will occupy in Whitney hall. Return from Vacation. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. family returned Sunday tion spent in Hampton, Conn. Miss Ruth Rose is visiting Mrs. G. Old Orchard, innott arrived an apartment Edmond and from a vac Me., and x; tead of 7 ch, th SOCIAL CORNER. (Continued from Page Fourteen) with last s in first p of circle in- , d in 6 ch,-ch ame st, s in nest p, ch 3, (d, ¢b H. Lamson. 4, d in same st s in next p, <h 3, (4.4} " Prof. and Mrs. A. G. Gulley returned | 4 d) in next & ch, s'in first’s joiilig Monday from a visit to Arizona and| the two cirelss, ftheri continde “-up the west. other side of ‘opening’and. stfap :‘u A V: 1 r h s, p, 44, p, 48 it each Mjss A. M. Wallace has returned|border, then £'s, p, 4, p, | from a vacation spent in the west. scallop. Repeat for other edss of strab Rev. and Mrs. Langton, who have|and opening? Place spool in bag with Nk ettt 1. ach, | end of thread put through the center have re! ving and the bag is ready for work, The Congregatio will be open for pu day morning, Sept. gust vacation. Washington Cou HOPKINTON O'Dea and_ gau; and Helen, of Bulf Y., who have been guests at the ho of Mr. and Mrs. William S. icllen, left town last week Wedne: Frank W. Mills_visited in ville, Conn., over Sund Rev. E. P. Mathewson preacihed in the Secona Seventh Baptist church Sunday, in the a ¢ of the pastor, Rev. E. A, Witter. The family of Victor Crandall, of Woonsocket, have been eral days with relatives 3, after s Sun- Au- ship the nty, R. L. spending sev- he SCRATCH. THANKS FROM OLGA. Dear Social C opportunity helping nic. held at also Sisters:—T take hanking you all orner ny. so generously furn the de- , ana the sisters wha gs w ecat, good th Hope sed_you: dear ce. Tew new you £ a little moisture. L ted to see Maine Lover he first auto load Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo P. Aunt Mary: Tha g card. tertained Mr. Kenvon's It is swect to be rememb bert Kenyon and his wite, of Maine Lover: The Boiler was ready over Sunda; our inspection; but, alas. you Mrs, E. P. Mathewson and daugh- |came not. Hope the dear one is better. ter, Miss Mabel S. roturncd home| Jemle: Your card received. and can Monday morning from a three wecks' [ assure you we all missed you : visit In Warrenville, Conn. Pavla: I wish I could attend your Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Allen of Bos- | sathering, but fear it will be impos~ ton, Mass., are spending the’ home of Hon. E. R were callers here Tuesd s. C. D. Kenyon and uepaugl were Tuesday. The Old Home day picnic at Liberty Wednesday, the 30th, drew a large at- tendance from surroundi Thomas O. Tyler and Eve made a_ trip to mobile Monday. Jamesic George S. James and Mr: went to the shore Tuesd R: H. Moore and Ralp! in_Wickford Monday. Mr. and Mrs. James staying on the Jarvis pl! Mr. and Mrs. John W in Hope Valley Thursda USQUEPAUGH Several from here att: clambake Wednesda Mrs. Bertha Palm her sister dence. T i and children Prof. J. K. Lamond and family have returned from a visit w: Mrs. Fred Clarke, at Cea: Mr. and Mrs. R. Carpenter, who hav been visiting Mrs. Carpenter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Lamond, are now visiting relativ Conrad Henerg; spending this week at The Maples. Mrs. C. D. Kenyon has been enter- taining her Providence. ter ROCKVILLE Emory C. Kenyon wa ‘Weekapaug -Tuesday. Miss Nettle Crandall was the guest of her brother and sister here over the week-end. ‘Wilfred E. Barber clambake and Old Home 1y_Wednesday. Mrs. B. C. Kenyon and Miss Phebe Crandall were visitors Wednesday. Saving Coffee Grounds. ! ‘Coffee grounds, even if they:are the leavings of ‘“ersatz”..coffee, longer to go to waste, tribute theirsshare toward the nourish- ment of man and-beast in Germany, ac- cording to a report in the London Mall, telling of the organization in Berlin of a plan‘to make use grounds hitherto thrown cases with kitchen refuse. Tt is.theiresult of successful experi-. ments_to convert dried nourishing: fodder.for cattle. Special flltering process has also been dovised | cause o w(nnlg: li“::r:‘n.lnb" !onn’t he grounds w! s been 4 < =] Fenon as barracks, RICHMON Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds of Wickford callers this k at | sible. Hope you will have a good at- Allen. tendance. Time up, will say gocd night; oLGA™ Hillsdale at places. | t Moore auto- n own b . Connor da h Moore were Kennedy for a w . Smith hile, were ended -Liberty grance for | considered very cost nothir woods, or fr up soon after picking, need to dr; to pick them. shrink a 1 flat 1 smooth and not pierce the clotk the edges t HOW TO MAKE A PINE PILLOW. r Cornerites:—Hcre is a sugges- for a pillow that anyonc can @ and enjoy for a long time, a pine w. They make a delightful fra- a room; and, besides being y to have, are a mple to male, also si xetful of pine needles in the m any pine tree, and make s they do not ut a short time a case made of ¢y enough it reing through:, ;- Pack (as_ the noedles. laying the needles in: so they will Dbe Sew Geta b It t Have cotton cloth, ite tle), and ¢ htly together. For a more attractive case to put s entertaining [ over this, clect serim, lipen, crash or any ot launders easily. ng jeces may be made serarately, double hemstitched ith their aunt, ar Tree Poir ol s a visitor at of Westerly attended the day at Liber- In Westerly | g ‘are no ‘but : will “con- of 'the. coffee away-in;most grounds -into shment. \bmhnnn and cord or la propriate colo unince and launder, dluster of tho boug] r or across the top, and .the: lon | for a’ filling, it makes it a duflflffl::-,l fracttuemnti most welcewis @ity wWho love tho.emell of the DI i Who are not-within. easy. reach ‘of 'a plne grove: > lovely than eny expensive .o chasefl from e store: The (real zgnn‘-h& brmgn';x: e inexpen: laced together with a finc silk 1z Green wvould bo an ap- | This would be a little | nd very simple to by puliing out the f the ordina in Providence. lacing. 4 of Providence is| A spray of pine needles may be eten- cfied, rted or embroidered en the cover, a catchy idea embroldored and nicce from|in these words—TFor ihée & pine— for thee I balsam® {bewl gome). Words parenthesis not to be added. A spray of balsam may be embrojdered in an opposite corner, or mired with | | the pine. When @one, It s an attrae- i tive zift; especially for an elderly per- son when 1t ig hard to think of eomes] thing appropriate. Another idea for embrotd a spray of pine or a pine bo with an owl sitting on the bough, with the: words—“The owl’d pine iree. i s mo_pretticr decoration or spray fe@! Ttere | pillow top than g(ne‘ needles or & 5 1o one gormer, with o3 Persons Wwho |, have fragrance | with! of |