Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 18, 1917, Page 9

(Written Specially for The Bulfetin.) Do you make a practice of reading advertisements? 1 do, and sometimes find them the most interesting things | 52 I've struck s long time since anything lnknr(nt which did me =o :;DO'LSQ n_‘r;oml:ild;“m( ‘g,xé:m:ud:;t;;?:z: much good as the recent advertise- |0 Do DO, €S © Y nt of a milk producer out in Den- account of his ‘Dream Come Tr and_tells -how, .at_ last, he has been able by “spending-a for- tune in-building and equipping it,” to realize the dream of thirty years ago of a perfectly arranged and managed dairy We are not told how he got the for- 1t is, however, “‘cows appreciate more freely and generously of when their attention is thus held.” tered. generously” under the spell of st higher music? tune to spend in this buliding and c! cquipping . This s an unfortunate e o “-h; 'g‘}’é“" R e "‘;f’mfi ission, from the educational view- [Caruso or a Sembrich, e Doint. Tor it wouid certainly have|Plaving of a Paderewski or a Wienaw- been worth while to let ambitious|Ski help still more? It is feared that young dajrymen without any . initial | this Denver mam's dream bas a rift in F e Seow now they wers <o pro- |it. risht here. How can he claim thaf At The atart-off.. Tt they've all |he has realized perfection, till he has Coed At A S viars oma® tin |substituted for his canned music at got | to Bty fifty cents a plate the real trills and they've made ‘enough money at some other business to build and eqiip it before they ean have a -correct dairy, the fact ought.to be made:<ler. It isn't however. so we must drop that part of the matter for the pres- ent maestro, etceterose at dollars 2 warb a ing or over-critical for the time being, The point is thast had a dream of -a dairy ago, and he has just now at las by the difference between music and fresh “music, noted from the advertisement question that the facts set forth abo this realized dream-dairy are so & forth with the distinct and purpose of proving to the milk sumers of Denver that they ought be glad to pay. Victrola-induced milk, vacnum-cleaned udders day-bathed milkmen. The idea is that th% 15 cents a quart milk is so good ally inclined: but, that they are to pay said 15 cents the dairyman himself. and not some third or fourth hand handler the ci This has achieved his ambition. Jt certainly interesting, it ought even to \e instructive to note what his dream d, even if we must not know how he first obtained the fortune to permit such realization. To begin with, the barn is so con- structed as to be practically all win- dows, except the doors and Foof. This on the theory that fresi’air and sun- are the worst enemies there are for bacteria of all kinds. Save for the heavy roof, it really resembles a greenhouse rather than a barn. More- over all the windows are planned so to open at just such an angle as will al protect the cows from a direc draft. This scheme like to study window open elicited fro by twicy they are bec use ti even more clearl seems -to indicate that th is one T should much over. T bave heard of gs intended to prevent irect drafts, and ha indeed, ex- imented somewhat with = certain vices planned for residences. As a . 1 should like to see one would actually ventilate in than a mere dreamer. have a sizable fact by to _be puliing it his way. Since there are milk produced in a cow palace under the influence of enameled He appears the tail, all A Victrolas, and either an east wind, a northwest wind rble-price for i vhy i e n e = or one of these up-and-down sumsner | O “comtaon. basiness sense. Showldnit Avrd fiio 1l 2 iike a June ‘bUE, | they have their tastes gratifindl? Mr. and AMrs. James Gordon Ben- n orkscrew and wind uD| Furthermore, if they are willing to | Bett are both sick at their home on One which would { pay donuble-price why isn't it again| Reynolds Hill. Mrs. Bennett is 8% and 1a ate under all these con- |simple business sense on the part of| MI. Pennett is nearly 90. Two years vet allow no direct drafts|the dairyman to secure that double- | 380 their home was burned and there 2 or any any | price for his own pocket? Why should | Was no_insurance on it, and the old he divide it np with a lot of mere| Deople have tried to strusgie to get Handlers along the way or in town?|2long Some of the members of the The entire: iriite of 'the bate is”fin- s ik | Methodist church and also the Daugh- ed in smooth cement. enamelled| To tell the homest truth, it's just|(S¥S Of Veterans have tried to make wvhite for the sake of additional | that point connected with this drea: At P % dairy which has interested me most. Sold to English Government. A powerful fan e barn celins, |1t may have had its inception in a| The fshing s,gm", it pasias “fi.m operated by electric power I infer.|vision, am It may he carticd out With |eug Sorls B R oer Wilcox ShNe’s In tho YerdBRiRdE BEONNN 2 whole lot of frills and fol-de-rol, bt | heen used for several vears for maen. clonnor for thadeen Clestric vacuum. | it has a plain, common-sense stresk In | nogon Ashing ont of Musiie hare besa Sleaner for the Sows For ma: G eisd e forioM that #old to the Bnglish government and the e ket specklessly: and spell-| 1t ' managed and. advertised and[Ih 10 St o ng el EOeTHpes essly elean, but the cows and their af- tendants are aiso shampooed-up to the last degree of ehininess. made a show-place of, for the ult How many times a day the cows are currfed and vacuum-cleaned and sandpapered off the advertisement doesn’t mentlon. But it bears down heavy on the fact that thers's a big bath-room in tile and porcelain, near the men's quarters and “all employees are obliged to take a bath twice a day, just before- millsing” tinte. Like- foi-de-rol. If there is anvbody nected with the whole milk who deserves that extra price the working dafrvman at farm. If it it ought to be paid to him. it rich 'uns’ who want to pay 15 cents wise, they must wear sanitary white | antees and a few more brags attach- Sell Out New York Business. sults and caps and change them twice |ed than go with the common stuff.! Two well known Fulton Market fish a day. The trouble is that they are paying it, | concerns in New York, Chesebro Bros. | Every cow on the farm is regularly inspected and must bear a certificate from the state veterinarian of perfect health now, not to the dairyman who of handlers and toli-takers who T an unlimited supply of gall. all-impartant hour for When th S manager of th tand for th v milking arrives, the baths having| If | were s milkman and my cus- | cate. MMr. Gates seperts vo mpend oo been dul; taken and the freshly|tomers wanted milk from cows Kkept|next several months at his summer laundered white suits and caps don-|in the parlor and entertained with| home in Pequotsepos district. The ned, the milkers take their antisepti- | movie-shows and phonograph music— place is the old Denison home and one and were willin, don’t gee why cally warranted pafls, the foreman winds up the big mahogany Victrpla. which stands in the center of the feeding alley, and, to_the strains either of “Lohengrin” or “Sally Waters,” as the case may be, the solemn. Tiied be< it is not stated, again, whether thi fumigated and the airs they play fll- gxplained that musfc and yiele milic This brings up the burning question why, such being the case, they might not give down yet more “freely and If the Victroia helps, warbles of a flesh-and-blood virtuose, thousand However, one ought not to be carp- Leaving one side, be question wheth- er he hasn't come short of his ideal canned it is to be admitted | con- | 15 cents a quart for a- to pay and pure and music- particular dairyman is something more and people who want and ventilating fans, vacuum-cleaners and vho are wiiling to pay mate purpose of bringing to the own er's own account the extra price some people are willing to pay for frills and con- business the dairy is to be paid to anyone Here in the effete east there are a fair lot of quart for milk with a few more guar- pro- vides the fancy fluid, but to % gang pro- vide nothing,—except a tin-cup and to pay the price,—I shouldn’t supply the price, fraction'of & me. When I'm new i that Mrs, . Jones N best, and Mrs. Smith wants Poca- hontas, and Mrs. Johnson prefers | Golden Sweet, and Mrs. Jen®s chooses Evergreen, and the Lord enly knows whether any one of them is really better than any other; I don" 1 try to have ’em all and let the people that pay do the selecting. Then, if they get the sort of thing they like and want, they can’t kick teo much about the price. Same way with milk. Personally 1 don’t care a straw whether it is drawn to the strains of a wedding-march, phongraphicaliy played, or to the g of barn swallows, incessant- dlha dim rllt:!‘lhof 3 don’t care whether ‘drawn in an enameiled stall, or the shade of the old apple- tree; whether it is drawn by a man in a white cap or one without any cap at all. But it is net what 1 care which counts,” so much as what the customer cares,—the customer who pays. It's really worth while dreaming, if the dream results in such a _reality as brings additional profit to the pro- dugcer’s pocket. If this Denver man's dream of enamelled stables and Victrolas re- suits in his getting customers to buy ‘his milk at a Better price and pay him the full price, instead of scattering most of it, then it was a good dream, worth dreaming! THE FARMER. MYSTIC Odd Fellows’ Ritual at Burial of Moses Colver—Funeral of Mrs, Amos Clift —Two Wilcox Steamers Sold to Eng- h Government—Laocal Men Fuiton Market Business—Burial of Frank Bergen. ,Past Grand Courtland C. Potter, Past Grand Harry B. MacKenzie and Past Grand Thomas Fox of Stonington lodge, No. 26, 1. O. O. F., were In Cen- ter Groton Thursday afternoon to at- tend the funerai of Moses, Colver. The services, conducted by Rev. O. G, Bud- dington of Poquonoc Baptist chureh, were largely attended. The services at the grave were in charge of Fairview lodge, No. 101, I. O. O. F.,, of Groton, of which Mr. Colver was a past grand. FUNERAL. Mrs. Amos Clift. The funeral of Mrs. Hannah Morse Clift, widow of Ames Clift, was held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. George A. Perkins, on Willow street, and was largely attended. Rev. Wel- come Bates, pastor of the Union Baptist church, of which the deceas®d was a member, conducted the services. Burial was in Elm Grove cemetery. Injured by a Fall. Mrs, Charles Wilbur of Shannock, who has been spending the winter with her daugnter, Mrs. Thomas Gil- more, fell several weeks ago and is confined to her bed. Mrs. Wilbur is in her $7th year. 11 in ut et to m he y; to to in is to | Home from Automobile Trip. ] William Glaesser has returned from an automobile trip through the Berk- m.| the couple comfortable. pected. The Rowland H. Wilcox is a vessel of 247 gross tonnage, 132 feet long. 22 feet wide and 10.7 feet deep. She was Dbuilt in Noank in 1811. The Leander Wilkox, also built in Noank, is an older craft, having been in the fishing business for the Wiicoxes since 1903, She is a craft of 205 gross tonnage. 126 | feet long, 22.3 feet wide, 9.2 feet deep. The company will retain its Annie L. Wilcox, which was built in Mystic in 1878 and is 117 feet long. is a and N. Stanton Gates & Co.. have sold out their stands to a New York svndi- cate. The Chesebro firm, comprising two former Mystic men, Samuel Z. and Amos Chesebro, will continue to act as of the oldest in this section. Killed in Automobile Accident. Whether you are building a barn or a bungalow—you want the roof to be SPARKPROOF RUSTPROOF ROTPROOF WINDPROOF WEATHERPROOF RU-BER-OID is all that— AND MORE. It will not crack, melt or warp. It will last for years and years. ‘We can supply this long-life roof- ing in Slate Gray, Tile Red and Copper Green. ine RU-BER- Remember—genuine OID has the “Ru-ber-oid man” on every roll. PRESTON BROTHERS, Hard: Paints, Oils and NORWICH, 2 RooEENN. Butldings <f every kbind in clime are revied with RU-BER-O1D Red- = inz and RU-BER-OID Shinglesr il ‘The body of Frank Bergen of Eliz- abeth, N. J., who was killed in an au- tomobile accident, was brought _ to Mystic Tuesday for burial in Eim Grove cemetery. A special car attach- Sell ¢ BLANCHETTE FURNITURE CO., Putnam What Are Floors For? Show me your floors and I will tefl you if your home is a success or a failure. Cheerful pictures, fine curtains and stately furniture can’t make up for dull, bare floors. and makes inviting places out of rooms that are often ne- glected — kitchen, bed-rooms, nursery, bath-room, sewing- room, halls and closets. Special designs for each room. Tough, thick, resilient to the step. Sanitary, easily washed, absolutely waterproof, long- lived. Lies flat without tacking, and won’t curl. Scores of at- tractive patterns tochoose from. Choose your favorites today. Made by BIRD & SON (Est. 1795) East Walpele, Mass. THE REID & HUGHES CO. J. C. LINCOLN CQ., Willimantic C. H. BACON, Danielson meeting, as the members are getting bu. harles A. Johnson was in Norwich Wednesday attending the probate court en the Johnson will Hearing. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Davenport were the guests of friends in Norwich Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Curtis have left for a week’s visit with friends in Hartford. Arthur Chapman household goods on Lebanon avenue Starts for Denver. Mrs. C. K. Scholl has returned to her home in Denver, Col, after two weeks' visit with frlends in town. She visit in New York and Chicago en route. STAFFORD SPRINGS has moved his o the Taintor block ed to the express train due at 6.10 p. m. brought the funeral party to Mys- tic. Rev. A. H. Barrinston, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal church, conduct- ed the mervices at the grave. Tt took two automobile trucks to carry the flowers to the cemetery. The parents of the young man were former Mystic people. Personal Items. . Mrs. Willlam Cromwell has returned from a visit in Norwich. Mrs. Arthur Gates of Ocola, Fla., Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gilmore. Edgar V. Whitney was 2 business caller in Norwich Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Norton Wheeler have returned from a few days' stay In ‘Boston. COLCHESTER Home Guard to March on Memorial Day—Mrs. C. K. Scholl Starts for Denver. The Home guard held its weekly drill in Grange hall Thursday evening. Drill Sergeant Kiein gave the com- pany some new evolutions, also setting up exercises. The company is planning to turn out Memorial day. James F. Purcell and Thomas S. Clark were cailers in Norwich Thurs- day. F. H. Bartlett of New Haven was a visitor here Thursday. Joseph Agranovitch and Henry Parks have received new touring cars. Mrs, Eva Snow and daughter, Miss Ruth Snow, Mrs. Albert T. Van Cleve and Mrs. Willlam C. Davenport were ‘visitors in Norwich Tuesday. : ‘Theré was a large attendance at the meeting of Oliver Woodhouse - lodge, K. of ., Tuesday evening. Several applications are expected at the next Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S Employes of Local Plant Unite De- mand for 54-hour Schedule and 10 Per Cent. Wage Increase—Chautau- qua Guarantors to Meet. There was a large attendance at the meeting of the employes of the local manufacturing plants held in the Italian hall Wednesday evening. Af- ter much discussion it was decided to present petitions to the manufactur- ers, asking that the working hours be reduced to 54 per week and also that the wages be increased ten per cent. The matter is now under con- sideration by the manufacturers. Leaves Hospital. Arthur J. Melbourne, who has been under treatment at the Johason hos- pital for the past four weeks, has left the hospital and is at the home of his brother, Louis. He has fully recov- ered his health. Guarantors to Meet. guarantors of the Stafford uqua will meet at the Congre- gational church this (Friday) evening. Plans will be formulated for the com- ing Chautauqua. Parley C. Patten has enlisted in the naval coast defense reserve which in- clndes the government “meosquito fleet” of submarine chasers. The meeting of the members of the Current Events club will be held on Monday _evening. Past Great Sachem William Pond of Hartford visited Oneco tribe of Red Men Thursday night. Exhibit_of Pupils’ Work. There will be an exhibit of the work of the puplils of all the schools in town at the high school building this after- ncon and Saturday afternoon. The exhibit will include written work, drawing and construction work of ail grades from the kindergarten throuzh the high school Ralph Prout; is in the hospital for treatment. Services were heid at St. Edward’'s and Grace churches yesterday Miss Margaret Rafftery of Hartford Hartfora iting her mother, Raffjers. PLAINFIELD Three Hundred and Sixty Boys and Girls Enrolled for Garden Work— Mayor Frank Haggerty of Hartford to Speak at Flag Raising—Isabelle | Mre. Flynn and Theodore Dayon Win in | Votinf Contest. The children of the town of Plain- field between the ages of 10 and 18 have enlisted very genmerally for the home garden club work. In the town 360 bosy 1d girls have been organized into 14 garden clubs. They have elect- ed their officers and some have held their monthly meeting, directed by the local leader, Warren H. Slce. The chil- dren are new being assigned their lots, where planting wili begin at once. The children are very much interested and are going to show keen competition. The voters who have appropriated the sum of $500 for the work have signified that they have been mo: than rewarded by the way the chi dren have taken up the plan. The home garden club will be prominently represented in the flag rai exe: cises to be held at Plainfield Sunday next at 2.30 p. m. Hartford Mayor to Speak. The flag raising committee received word Thursday that Hon. Frank I. Hagerty, mayor of Hartford, will be the leading speaker at the exercises. He will give a patriotic address In English. Rev. U. O. Bellerose of Taft- viile will give a French address. The townspeople are co-oper the ting to make xercises the greatest ever. Winners Announced. After much interest and rivalry the winners of the voting contest were made known. They are Miss Isabelle Flynn, who won first pri second, Master Theodore Dayon. The contest was very close on account of the re- ward. ‘The children went around securing voluntary subscriptions to the flag fund and charged a cent a vote. Miss Flynn and Theodore Dayon were very close contestants. Rev. William A. Keefe has awarded the honor of sponsors at the flag rais- ing ceremonies to the t o winners Trouble Entirely Disappeared. Fathers and mothers worry over a child with a chronic cough. Knudt Lee, Wannaska, Minn. writes: “For sevéral vears my daughter had a bad chronic cough. Every time she caught a little cold, it aggravated the trouble. We tried many medicines, but not un- til we tried Foley's Honey and Tar did anything produce any great relief. In a few days the trouble entirely dis appeared and has never returned. Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough. ry Tavaniere Potvin. This ¢ rapidl and boi Dues of 5 cents each membe bership wiil Mrs. John visitor 1 hursday Mr die named above. The two children raise the flag and each will receive a 0 zold piece. Hartford Hawaiian string orchestra, jou, Jewett City, next Sat. night adv. MOOSUP | Pupils Hang May Basket to Miss Mil. lett—Officers Elected by Junior Home Guards. A May basket, prettily trimmed in | T BaaEr red, white and blue crepe pape 5| THE STANLEY WORK hung to Miss Lilla E. Mlillett by a TO AID LIBERT number of her school pupils. During the evening games were pl Will Buy Bonds and Sell T refreshments were served. the party were Angeline Arline Main, Gertrude Mary Gallows, Rose Gallows. Angeline Gallows, Valeria Dyralo, Irene ilem- ingway; also Clarence Boyle, He Codlin, _ Clarence Johnson, Young, Willle Revnolds, John Ga |~ Their Employes on Insta Wilkerson, the compan and then ows bonds and John Southworth. SAEIE 1o ihe Mrse. John Cheney and daughters, | | 000 Grace ‘and Allura, were recent visi- | a0l A tors at Mrs. Lillian Mann, at Green- | Pelf. e CIn acre Farm, Killing] to the employes Mr. and ‘Mrs. F. W. Daggett were| %;0® “Fne “eoncern emy Providence callers Thurs thousand. Junior Home Guard Officers — The Junior Fome Guards recently Waterbury. J . organized in this town have elected |more, D. Dl pasior of the following officers for the ensuing | gregational ¢ t year: Presideant, Clarence Salisbury; [ dress to he Vice president, Homer Grenier; sec-|Hartford school c P retary, Walter Kapala: treasurer, Har. | day evening. They let you know You are smoking— they “SATISFY "/ 20 for 100 Chesterfield CIGARETTES of IMPORTED and DOMESTIC fohaceas—Bladed