Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 26, 1918, Page 10

;CARING FOR GROWING CHICKENS H {Some Excellent Advice For The Poul- F try Raisers From An Expert. After the incubation season is over jand the most exacting part of the Sbrooding period is past, the ‘poultry- fman turns his attention to garden tand farm crops with the result that the growing stock are'often neglected. iTo be sure chicks well feathered out ¢will shift for themselves and stand “considerable hardships, but it is not Zgood practice to allow them to do it. SAll classes of live stock make cheap- sest gains while they are young .and fpoultry are no exception, - Further- Sgmore, winter egg production depends “not only on the size and maturity of ihe pullets, but also on the amount %f reserve cnergy which has. been <stored up during the growing: season. SPullets cannot be fitted ‘for winter Pegg production and started off on a swinning race with a short and hasty “preparation. The feed and care swhich brings best winter production “must begin when the chicks are quite “small and be continued throughout Sthe season. : 'Because of the egg yolk which the “chick absorbs into its body ' cavity Just before coming out of the shell, it is generally conceded that feed should he given rataer sparingly during the ‘first few days. This does not hoid ue, however, during the growing scason. Healthy appetites and heavy consumption mean vigorous chicks and :00d winter production. A growing chick will always make good use of 2ll feed eaten. The gain per pound of Jeed will usually increase with the smmount of feed consumed by chicks of any age. Liberal feeding of sour skim milk very important, not only for the food value which it contains, but also for the fact that it enables the chicks Jo eat and digest a larger amount of ner feeds. If skim milk is not ilable, semi-solid buttermilk or ‘some of the milk powders make a very satisfactory substitute. Dry mash should be kept before the «hicks at all times in hoppers that will provide a chance for all to get @t the feed and allow no opportunity or wast. .In normal times, a mash ymposed of equal parts. of wheat, ‘bran, flour, middlings, ground oats, wornmeal and beef scraps would be considered best. Just at present, bran and middlings are practically off the market. Wheat mixed feed is, per- haps, the best substitute, ground oats ktand next in value, with barley feed ‘as a last resort. The objection to ‘barley feed is that it carries an ex- ‘cess of fibre and very little food value. It should be used only to add dulk, and then only in small quan- tities. Velvet bean meal is a prom- fsing substitute, but it has been tried | out only very little as. yet. - An eco- fomical dry mash of available grains may be made up of ground oats, -00 Jos., cornmeal or hominy, 100 lbs.; of meal, 25 lbs.; gluten, 50 Ibs.; and} beef scrap, 50 lbs. The beef scrap may be made up of ground oats, 100 where milk is available. A scratch grain to go with this mash may be équal parts of corn and oats. It is worth while to insist on forty to forty-two pounds of oats.” The scratch feed should be fed very sparingly morning and noon, with a more lib- éral feeding at night. The proportion of grain and mash eaten should be of equal parts by weight. Green food, is, of course, always necessary. It is Best furnished in a large grass run, but succulent cro such as dwarf Essex rape and swiss chard may be uUsed as substitutes. Fresh water should always , be kept before the birds, and they will appreciate having | ld; changed twice or three times a ay. - Shady runs are very important for good growth during the hot summer months. There is no more -pleasant sight for the poultryman than a lot &f half-grown chickens wallowing in the cool earth under some low-hang- ing fruit trees or bushes on a hot July d If treeg or bushesh are not 3 ble a temporary shelter may be eonstructed from boards, burlap or trees from the forest. If colony houses With board floors are used, they may be set upon blocks so as to provide a ghady retreat underneath. A icorn field provides good shade and ex- cellent range for growing chicks. All df the corn they eat or destroy will be well repaid for in growth.Mash hop- pers, sour milk dishes and water dishes should be placed outside the us referably in the cool, shady aces e the chicks seek shelter diring the heat of the day. iCool, alry roosting houses are mno lgss important than shady places dur- g hot days and nights. Roosting Ibuses must be larger, well ventilated and free from draughts. Freedom from draughts can usually be obtained 1y having more openings rather than Iess. A low apple tree is -perhas the ideal roosting place for growing sfock, but the difficulty comes when the birds raust be changed to winter «earters. The ideal roosting house should be well ventilated as the apple tiee. Slow feathering and loss of ap- gtite are often due to crowding and heating at night. When chicks come dfit of an over-heated house in the efirly morning, they are very apt to catch cold from the cold and damp- ss. The best of feed anq care dur- ifg the day cannot overcome the dam- eh caused by crowded houses at meght. “The roosting houses should be con- sthntly watched for the appearance of red: mites. They creep in quietly and multiply rapidly, sometimes becoming vEry troublesome to thé chicks before ey are noticed. A thorough spray- ing of the whole inside of the house v By P G. HOLDEN I'he proper cuitivation of corn is edbential for a good yield. Too many off us are careless and neglectful when it- came to cultivation, and when the yield is poor as the result of im- proper cultivation we lay the blame to the seed, tw the soil, to the weather— to. anything but ourselves. Early in tHe season we often fail to cultivate ag frequently as we should and allow the weeds to get a start, or the mois- ture in the soil to evaporate too rap- idly. Later in the season we at- tempt to make up for our previous neglect by cultivating deeply. This résults in the plow’s cutting off the roots of the corn and stopping & growth and development. Important Things to Remember. The two important things to re- member are: Early cultivation of corn should be level and frequent Parly cultivation may be deep; later cultivation should always pe shallow. Frequent cultivation early in the season is important. Many of us think that after corn is planted it needs no cultivation for two weeks, or until it is out of the ground and has attained a good growth But when the ground is not culti- |1 vated for two weeks or more after the corn is planted it often becomes foul with weeds, which take up the mois- ture and plant food. It also makes It difficuit to work the corn, for tha gfbund, packed by the rain and baked 7 . - AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS | tities without liability of injury to the CULTIVATE CORN PROPERLY with white-wash and crude _carbolic acid or some of the many well-known lice paints will kill the mites and keep the houses sweet and clean. It is well to separate the cockerels from the pullets as soon as the sex can be determined. It is not safe to wait until they get troublesome. The cockerels eat more and grow faster from the very first, consequently they trample and crowd the pullets when they: should be receiving every ad- vantage for growth and development. It is equally as hard for the smaller ones if the pullets of different agesare allowed to run together. They should be graded for size so that all will have an.equal chance. 'The pullets should be changed ‘to their winter quarters,| as early as possible. = Moving after production has started, or any radical change in feeq at that time may en- courage a fall moult—Roy E. Jones, 'Extension Poultryman, Connecticut Agricultural College. ‘LOOK OUT FOR ROSE CHAFERS Danger Not Only to Plants But to Poultry, Rose Chafers cr, as they are-com- monly called, “rose bugs” are appear- ing in various parts of the state and should be guarded against. They at- tack not only rose bushes but shade and fruit trees, shrubbery and vege- table gardens. These insects are about one-third of an inch long, a dull yellowish sreen in color. They are easily recognized by their sprawly ap- pearance, Plants which have been attacked by them show a characteristic brown area, where the green portions of the leaves have been skinned off by these insects. Last year, the damage they did was most noticeable on beans and on a number of different kinds of shade trees. Not- only do these insects do injury to plants but are a source of danger to poultry. Chickens, ducks and tur: keys will die within twenty-four hour: after eating them. Young chicks, es- pecially up to ten weeks of age, are liable to injury, hence they should be kept from fields where the bugs oc- cur. The control of the Rose Chafer is more difficult than many other garden insects, due to the fact that they are able to stand a greater amount of ar- senic than the ordinary insect. A spray made of four pounds of lead ar- senic paste, 50 gallons of water with the possible addition of one gallon of cheap molasses is recommended for them. This would amount to about one tablespoon of paste to a sallon of water when it is desired to make the spray in small quantities. If the senic of lead is used in powdered form, only one-half as much need be u: as is the case with paste. Paris green cannot be used in large quan- plants.—Geo. Lamson, Jr., Connecticut Agricuitural College. Data Collected as Result Years’ Study. of Three | It is exceedingly difficult to deter- mine, by merely looking at a flock of pullets, whether or not they are mak- ing satisfactory growth and whether they are as large as they should be for their age or for the time of year. The experienced poultryman is often at a loss on this problem even though he may have at hand data relative to the breeding and feeding of the flock. The only accurate method of meas- uring the rate of growth of birds is to compare their weight at any age with a table of normal or standard weights. Scales form an easy and accurate test of a bird’s ability to grow. For all practical purposes a ! spring balance weighing in pounds and tenths of pounds will suffice. During the past three seasons the poultry department of the Connecticut Agricultural SCollege hase bPeen col- lecting data on the rate of frowth of Rhode Island Reds. and White Leg- horns. The experiments have includ- ed forom 800 to 1,000 chicks of each breed. Weekly weighings of !the birds’ were made for a friend of six months after hatching. The detailed results are soon to be published in bulletin form and will then be avail- able to any residents ef Connecticut who may request them. Leghorn cockerels were segregated at eight weeks of age and Rhode| Island Red cockerels at twelve weels. | Prior to the separation of the sexes the data are on cockerels and pullet: combined, and subsequently on pullets only. If these points are kept in mind | the following figures may be applied | by any breeder as a check caught up and handled once each| week, which would not bz done under ordinary conditions, it is thought that commercial poultrymen ought to be than those herein reported, provided the chicks have reasonable care and attention and are grown on free range in flocks of not more than five hundred.-—Leslié E, Card, Poultry Department, Storrs Agricultural Station. CARE OF POTATOES More Important Than Ever This ¥ Year, Special care shouid he taken of the potato crop this year, as the acreage is somewhat smaller:than usual and every potato will be needed next win-: ter. The cultivator should be kept going persistently at this season. The first few cultivations should be fairly deep,-but the.later - ones should be shallower, as the rootsispread out and might be injured by the deeper cul- tivation. Spraying should begin at once, or when the plants are six to eight inches high. every two weeks. Sudden changes in lunless spraying has been practiced the insects and diseases’attacking the votatoes. For the leaf-eating Insects paris green in the proportion of.one pound to -50 gallons -of water,, and arsenate of lead in' the proportion -of four pounds of paste or two pounds of the powder to 50 gallons of water. are the best sprays. Arsenate of lead leaf longer. « Bordeaux mixture is the most effec- tual spray for plant diseases. It i lime and five pounds of blue vitriol or copper sulphate with 50 gallons of wa- ter. This mixture is most easily made by mixing the lime and copper sulphate in small quantities of water first and then adding to the larger amount. The spray should be used within a few hours after mixing. Bor- deaux lead, a mixture of bordeaux and arsenate of lead, is the best all-- roun and economical spray. It is used 50 gallons of water. Mix as needed. It requires about 50 gallons of spray to go over an acre the first ‘time. Subsequently applications will take 75 to 100 gallons. The potato flea beetle is perhaps the first insect that will cause trouble, This insect is very hard to contro bordeaux being practically the onl preventive. The beetles puncture holes in the leaves and produce cond tions faverable to funzus erowt! The bardeaux prevents this. The no- tato beetle can be controlled when voung by the use of paris green or enate of lead. Bdrdeaux is the best blight spray. SUMMER SILO VALUABLE have found that a silo will pay me much in the summer as in the winter. D has become an absolute necess: and I have learned that it i3 very ex pensive to use $200 per acre land for e when I can raise five times as ain on the same land. e also learned that my cattle @o much better on silage feed than on pasture-grazing. This fact is very ap+ ent during the summer month: Yhen the milk supply usually falls be- normal. At one time 1 thought green corn or some other grae feed would do just as well as silag buf last fall I experimented. with thi/ theory, and the experiment proved to be quite costly. It taught me a les- on and I now have two silos, one for. summer and one for winter mer silo is a paying investment. and I would advise any farmer who has none to build one. It will pay many times o As to the usually have 20 head of cattle in t with a silo 12 feet in diameter and 30 feet high.”—Farn and Fireside. DAIRYMEN NEED NOT BE DISCOURAGED ', inform us, the demand is for grain farms, rather than for dairy farms, al- though, of course, every grain farm should be a dairy farm, and vice versa. Experience has shown that the @airy- man whe is also a general farmer has the best prospects for success. been highly profitable during recent months. But we advise our readers who have cows and dairy equipment tc keep on doing business at the old stand. War propor conditions have offered nate rewards to ths dis- grain on thelt e e i t h growth his birds are making, [Ermenabole deinmen tiine Qb i price of milk and butter than to in- -99’“"'"?"04 Connmenl € the price of corn. The situa- s s tonsumed | ijon, however, is bound to equalize it- Welatit Sex e T Bird celf in the end, and the man who Lpound: | Cockerels - Swks! *, 5.5 1bs.| eiernecops P mOC alwag Do, atin S osies o aulets The dairyman should plan for as A A Al oar s much grain as he can grow without e e et L el disorganizing his farm aperations. He Phudcfl AR 72 should produce silage and alfalfa S Ige eond ARecs whenever possible, and buy sparingly e e "ood lno?sllmfl'\ of high priced concentrates. Rut the g s A e ety opird | herd should be kept up, and the equip- Since Hatching |mant” We nev % dairy lpound - Cockerels wks. 3.0 1bs. | areing to donthedram Tire T3 man and pullets i & E 2 pound Cockerels 11w 7.2 1bs. and pullets HOW TO HANDLE OAT HAY 3 pounds Pullets 16 wks. 13.6 Ibs. 4pounds Pullets 22 wks. 23.71bs.| Oat hay is just what the term im- In collecting these data a policy of fairly rigid culling was followed in each experiment so that no weak or puny chicks were inciuded. In view of the fact that the chicks were by _the sun, becomes hard and dry. 'We must bear in mind that the best time to kill weeds is' before they come up; before they have a chance to get a start; before they deprive the corn of moisture and nourishment. Care should always be taken that corn is not stunted while young as, even under the most favorable circum- stances, it never fully recovers. There is no danger to the roots from deep cultivation the first time, and there is a great advantage in g‘u-’ ing deep emough to secure a good mulch. Blind Cultivation Helps. Blind cultivation—cultivating the corn before it comes up—foliowing the planter marks and throwing the dirt away from the rows, is an excellent practice. In a day or so follow with a harrow in the same direction. This saves moisture, kills the weeds and keeps the ground from getting hard and cracked. Later cultivation should be no deep- er than is necessary to keep the ground clean. Many cultivate the ground as though the roots went straight down instead of spreading out through the surface of the soil. It is very im- portant that we disturb the roots as little as possible when the corn is laid ‘by. Experiment show that deep cultiva- tion at the time of “laying by” the corn reduces the yield, because the roots of the corn are cut off and its plies, oats cut before they are ripe and dried as hay is and hauled into the harn from the swath. cut the oats when about one-third of the heads were ripe. If it is allowed to. go too long there will be a good deal of waste from shelling. If it is cut much greener than this there is danger. of molding. It is pretty hard stuff to handle, sometimes, because it is so long and hangs together ,|pretty badly A shorter variety of oats with a tenden- cy toward short straw will get around some of this. ‘We find that® it draws dampness easily, and is not so easily cured as clover or timothy, but with care it can be well cured and makes good hay. Because ‘this kind of hay is usually used as a helping-out crop, there is not apt to be much in a mow at once, and so there is not so much risk as with a large amount.—Farm Life. GALES FERRY President’s Proclamation - Read at Church—Local Guests at Waterford Party—Sears Bungalow Opened. Rev. O. E. Newton spoke from Mark 3: 4, in the M. E. ' church Sunday morning, the topic being The Insan- ity of the Sane, the text taken, “He is beside himself.” Preceding the sermon Rev. Mr. Newton read Pres- ident Wilson’s proclamation and Gov. Marcus H. Holcomb’s regarding the war saving societies, x It was Gleaning Sunday—for . the last offéring for BEast Greenwich Aca- demy which was taken. At the Sunday school session Mrs, Eugene LaFontaine’s class' was the banner class in atterdance and Rev. Mr. Newton’s in offering. At the Ep- worth League service at 7.45 o'clock Rev. J. W. Carter, social secretary at the submarine base, spoke from St. John, 19th chapter. on the manliness of Jesus. A, E. Springel, a member growth and development are impaired or stopped. cf the band at the base, sang Con- sider and Hear Me, by Alfred Wool- the weather are apt, to cause blight, The spray to be used depends upon | < a little better, as it remains on the | made by mixing five pounds of slakedl in the proportion of eight pounds to! ost persons are fuily aware of the! merits of a silo for winter use, but I'! < these days of high-priced feed : able to secure results equally as good |} land probably bef If possible, spray i “There is no doubt but that a sum- | For the momént, real estate agents | In some sections dairying has not| We try to] ize, 1 will say that 1 ch are weil taken care of | necessary. early and get yours. er. Miss Jennie G. Perkins was at the piano. Preached at Mystic. Rev, Allen Shaw Bush conducted services for Rev. Albert E. Earnshaw at the Congregational church in Mys- tic Sunday. 4 Mrs. Charles F, Bartlett of Uncas- ville was a recent guest at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Rufus W. Hurl- butt. Ju.\llrs. E. V. Mann of Norwich spent Thursday at Red Fern cottage. Returns to Long Island. Mrs, Frank Hurlbutt of Corona, L. I, who has been spvending some time at the home of her son and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Lester Hurl- butt, returned home Friday. She was accompanied by Miss Julia C. Rich- ards of Long Cove, who will he the guest of the family for some days. Mrs. Delphine Fish, Mrs. Fanny A. Molthrop and Alice Satterlee _local members of Anna Warner Balley chapter, D. A. R., of Groton and Ston- ington attended the combined cele- Lration of Flag Day and Bunker Hill day Monday. Mrs. Latham E. Smith of the vil- lage with Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Tur- ner of Long Cove were guests at a party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Young at Waterford Wednes- day. Ki!‘. and Mrs. Jesse G. Fox of Mid- dletown were recent guests of their cousin, Miss Kate B. Colver of the Navy Yard. Mrs. Fanty A. Molthrop was the.| cuest Friday and Saturday of Mrs. Charles S. Starr of New London. Open Bungalow. Mrs. Horace H. Sears with their son, Alfred Dana of West Ha- ven, have opened their bungalow for the summer. ,Gordon Maniere, who has been the guest of his cousin, Alfred Dana Sears of West Haven, is now visiting his aunt, Mrs, William H. Brooks of West Hartford. Mr. and HOPKINTON Graduating Exercises in the Schools —Wedding — Personal Mention. The graduating exercises of Hope Valley High school were held in Bar- ber's hall, Hope Valley, Wednesday evening, June 19tlr at 8 o'clock. The graduates were: Sarah Elizabeth Bar- ber, Helene Evangeline Perry, Kleber Richmond ~ Avery, Kenneth Darling Barber, Henry Lloyd Buteau, Hart- ford Philip Gougaware, Horace Clarke We Will Start Thousénds‘()h The\‘ Road To THRIFT Today By Offering Everyone 10 “S.&H.” Green Stamps Free To Start a Book Today (Wednesday) is the third day of the big Jubilee. Judging by the attendance yesterday thic event is most popular with Norwich housewives. The special offer for today is 10 Stamps Free to start a new book. No purchases We are simply giving you thece stamps as a most substantial start on the road to Thrift. Only one set will be given to each customer. The Mysterious Stamp Girls ‘Appear Thursday 2000 Stamps As Prizes 0 * Come EVERY DAY THIS WEEK WE OFFER SPECIAL SALES FOR ONE DAY ONLY , FOR TODAY 31 Women’s and Misses’ Suits TODAY ONLY $10.00 Values to $45.00 Uhe Marhesttaire Smart Serge, Gabardine, Wool Jersey and Silk Suits. Assortment comprises entire remaining stock. : 121-125 Main Street Sheldon and Earl Sidney Siswick. The graduation ef Hopkinton High school was held in the First Hopkin- ton Seventh Day Baptist church, at Ashaway, Thursday evening, June 20, at 8 o'clock. The graduates were Ed- | ward Albert Bevan, Marion Murray Brightman, Helen Gould, Marion Ca- therine Kenney, Elizabeth Kenyon, Si- mon Kenyon, John Walter *~ Malley, Martha Kenyon McDonald, Norman Miller, Bertha May Peckham, Agnes Scott, Oliver Ward - Stoddard and Delberta Witter. At both the above exercises - the audience rooms were well filled, the platforms -attractively decorated and the exercises, of a pa- triotic nature, were finely rendered. Married at Ashaway. Fred L. Riffenburg and Lilllan May Grandlap were married at-the; home of the parents of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. William H, Reffenburg, in Asha- way Saturday evening, June 22.° Only near relatives were present. The ring ceremony was used by Rev. E. P. Mathewson. The groom is in the U. S. army. * Mrs. Sarah F, B. Hood visited some friends in New London last jeek. Electric lights and telephones. were affected by the thunder storm’ Satur- day evening. ~ Rev. E. P, Mathewson preached at Alton chapel Sunday evaning. SOUTH CRISWOLD Children’s 'Day Exercises Held at the Church—Frost Damages Crops. Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes K. Lewis have as their guest Mrs. John R. Lewis of Methuen, Mass. Albert Richmond entertained George Jennings and family Sunday. Calvin Wilcox of Shewville has been making repairs on. his buildings in this place. Children’s Day Exercises. Children’s day exercises at the local church were well attended. The fol- lowing programme was announced by Supt, Ransom H. Young:.Song, Sum- mer Time is Here; scripture reading in concert; prayer by the pastor; the 23d Psalm repeated in unison; sing- ing of The Gloria; song, God is Love; recitations, Welcome, All, Dorothy Richardson; Our Chosen Flower, Nor- man Shaw; exercise, ' Do Something for Someone, nine girls; song, Gather Flowers While We May; recitations, Little Men, Clayton Lewis; The Praises of Children’s DTay, Stephen Clark; The Little Forget-Me-Not, by Grace Gardiner; Thankful Hearts, Mary Lewis; exercise, Three Little Daisy Flowers, Rhoda Brand, Lillian .and Rosamond Wheatley; recitations. A Little Bird, Randall Shaw; recita- tions by Florence McGovern and Inez Guile; song, Somewhere the Sun Is Shining; song, Olive and Inez Guile; violin solo and ~accompaniment, by Theron and Byron - Kinnie; exercise, Three Little Roses, Inez Guile, Grace Gardiner and Evelyn Clark; recitation, What Birdie Said, Vivian Richardson; baptism of Beatrice Shaw; song, Suf- fer the Little Children; reéitations by Grace Gardiner, Stella Brand, Wood- row W. Guile; song. Happy Little Comrades, Marion and Edith Plerce; recitation, Frances Button; song, But- tercups and Daisies; Rosamond Wheat- ley; recitation, - Little - Heartsease,' by Elizabeth Shaw; ' exercise, We - Are, Farmer Boys, seven boys: song, What Shall the Harvest Be? recitations, The Heart of a Child, Olive Guile; The Sun, Evelyn Clark; song, Through the Year; -remarks ‘by*pastor; colléction, taken by Olive Guile, Inez Guile, Grace Gardiner and Rhoda Brand; benedic- tion. Brevities. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith of Montville were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Clark.’ The Frost King made 'havoc in this section Thursday night.” SOUTH CANTERBURY Mrs,"Oswald Meinkold Badly Pelsoned by lvy. < Mrs. T. J. Barber was in Norwich ‘Wednesday. Charles H. Newton, James Tourgee ; and Mrs. Josephine S. Hester of New | London and Mrs. Aaron G. Cooper and daughter Carol of Ilion,' N.:Y.. were guests Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. Levi N. Clark. Poisoned by Ivy. Mrs. Oswald Meinhold' was -cly poisoned with ivy. Her face is much swollen and one eye was closed for several days.” A physician was called from Jewett City. The frost Thursday night damaged early beans and corn. . Levi Clark was in Willimantic Sat- ulrday attending the county conven- | tion. UNION Guess the number of Stamps on her Costume in our show window, Miss Nellie Burleson visited Mrs. Chaffee at Evergreen Park the past week, A light_ frost was reported on the MISS THRIFT _mi' ueen of th@ Jubilee low land Thursday mecrning. : Mrs. Julia Tifft of Westford visited her cousin, Mrs. W. Richards last ‘Wednesday. Charles Gage, Jr., called on his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Dodge at Eu- i;ene Walker's in Southbridge recent- y. : Mr. and“Mrs. M. P, J. Walker. of Stafford Springs called on Mrs. W. Richards Thursday. ? John Buckley of Hartford was home the first of ‘the week. Mrs. W. ‘Richards _attended the graduating’ exercises of Brimfield Aca- <Zemy at Brimfield Friday afternoon going with her eousins -Mr. and Mrs Ransom Tifft -of ~Westford M thei car, S B Mr. and Mrs. Harry Palmer of Hart-: ford were with the latter's father, Wm. P. Marcy, at the Mag ¢ home- stead, «the first of the Wwe y Eighteen Babies Weighed and Meas- ured—General News. ' Addie Holland Thursday with 4 Hall}, 74 =~|a( Mr.'McBain' : 1S been suffering from' injuries received When a horse kic ed him. ¥ of Putnam spent sister, Mrs. A, B. Babies Weighed. Eighteén babies ' were brought to the parsonage Thursday afternoon tc he weighed and measured. South Killingly babies were found to be weli Gp_to the standard. v Mrs. Tripp, who has been a visitor at G. W. Barlow’s has returned to her heme in Hartford. & 5 ‘Mr. -and ‘Mrs. Harold Woodmansee * of Rridgeport are visiting Mrs. Wond mansee’s parents,. Mr. and Mrs. E mund Googness, - J. W. Whinple of Abinzton was ¢, business caller here Wednesday. Mrs. Felix Lafleur is suffering from, the effects of a fall. Children at Parsonace. Miss Hartig entertained the littl * people at the parsonage Saturday af- . ternoon. The little peopie report ar enfoyable time. Cake and ice cream were served. Most crops were not badlv damage: by the frost Thursday night. Children Cry FOR FLETGHER'S b