Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-13
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 The beautiful weather of yester- day attracted thousands of people in Hartford to suburban trolleys and none were better repaid for their trip than those who chose the east side Springfield route through the heart of the broadleaf tobacco sec tion of the Connecticut Valley. Hundreds of acres of tall, dark green tobacco plants stretched from either road side as far as the eye could reach. The sight of busy farmers, making use of the ideal tobacco-cut- ting day, enlivened the scene and the methodical drop of the tall plants as the cutters moved along reminded one of great machine with each man as an integral part.
 The United States collier Nero, which went ashore on Rock Island on which is known as Devils Ditch, last Wednesday. and which was re- leased last Friday. arrived in New London last night in tow of the Scott Wrecking company's tugs. Repairs will be completed in New London. The committee of the Bristol High school have secured Miss Bertha l.. Johnson of Taunton. Mass, to teach in the school in Bristol for the com- ing year in place of Miss Elizabeth Neale, who resigned. Miss Johnson is a graduate of Smith college in the class of 1903 and has taught three years.
 John Jones, the fancy poultry raiser of Suffield, has lost more than 200 hens since spring from dogs. but has never been able to catch the dogs. Saturday evening. he heard a noise in the hen coop, and taking his shot gun, went into the hen house and saw two dogs, shaking chickens He fired and killed one, which proved to be valuable bird dog belonging to Clifford Prior.
 The fruit crop. according to Calvin D. Owen, will be almost a total fail ure in Southington. Mir Owen is the owner of plum orchard of several acres and he will not pick any plums
 This has been a very good year for honey bees," said Edwin D. Bar ton, the Willimantic apiarist, "and I expect my crop this year will be nearly 1000 pounds" Mir Barton has some twenty-five colonies al work and lost very few by swarming this year, bees swarming late for some reason. When asked concern ing the great number of yellow hor- nets this year. Mir Barton gave it as his opinion that the warm winter had much to do with their increase in number. Selectman F. H. Dunham gave as his opinion that the great prevalence of "jellow jackets" was due to trapping off the skunks, which are the greatest enemies of hornets. In. less than an acre Selectman Dun- ham found" tventy-four nests of yellow jackets. and both he and his man and oxen were badly stung.
 Paul Pansegrau of New York. who announced Friday that he would at- tempt to swim the length of Highland lake. winsted. about three miles. per formed the feat Saturday morning. He was taken to the south end of the lake in a boat and then swan back. covering the distance in two anu OHt-udiA nOufs- HIS ic DcAACtr0 to be record time for the swim.
 The monthly report of the build ing inspector for July shows the amount of building contracted for last month in New Britain was s5s.- e10. divided up as follows: Two brick structures, s7.500: two arti- ficiaf stone buildings. sl.600: five frame huf1dfuxs- f1s BOO. and 1e ap- plieations for additions and repairs. s5. 1000. The tenements number eighteen. and the total number of permits issued vas thirty.
 Nine hundred members of First Connecticut Infantry left Hartford in two special trains early yesterday morning for Nt Gretna. Pa. where they will participate in the general fnzneuverB at Camp Roosevelt fer