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Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
FRUIT GROWERS
Asking Questions of Orchardists in
 Order to Boom Connecticut.

The Connecticut Pomological soci- ety is issuing blanks to it's members with a view to obtaining informa ton from which it's publicity committee may base bulletin to be presented at the annual meeting. The blanks sent out ask the person receiving them to tell the number of acres of apples, pears, peaches, grapes, strawberries, and entrants which he owns or man ages, and of any other fruits which he may have raised. The other questions asked are as follows:
 Have you been more successful than your neighbors with any of the above, and if so, with which?
 Can you. if requested, give definite figures of gross receipts and expenses for one or more of the past five years in any fruit crop with which you have been particularly successful?
 Answer yes or no. If the last ques- ton is answered yes. state what crop you can furnish figures on. and how many acres the figures will tell us about"
 The blanks are to be filled out promptly and returned to Ellicott D. Curtis. chairman of the committee. at
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02

Bantam In another circular MT. Cur tis says: AS the value of the infor- nation secured will depend upon the number of replies received and the promptness with which your reply is forwarded, and as the society is at considerable expense to procure this information, you are urged to return the blanks. properly filled cut, within five days. The committee relies upon the hearty cooperation of every mem ber.''
 The publicity committee of the so- ciety has already sent out two bulle- tins calling attention to the advan- tageS of Connecticut as a fruit grow ing and farming state. One of these contains two significant para graphs which follow:
 Superb vineyards recently developed by newcomers from foreign lands show that there are many thousands of acres of warm hillsides that will pro- duce grapes in as great abundance and of higher quality than can the vine- yards in other states that are now supplying our markets. Seven tons from single acre of Concords is not an fnfrequent yield.
 Connecticut is now producing more peaches annually than either Delaware or New Jersey and proba bly, more real 1y high grade peaches than any other state in the union except Georgia, and yet, not one acre in a hundred suit able for peaches has been planted, and excepting a few of the colder hill towns of LitchfieId county nearly ev- cry township in the state has hun dreds of acres of good peach lands to be deVeIoped
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
ANNUAL FRUIT SHOW
Will Be Open to All New England This
 Time.

The officers of the Connecticut Po- mologica1 society met in room 62 at the capitol, Hartford, Tuesday to work upon their report for the annual meet ing to be held February 1 and at Unity hall, Hartford. and to arrange the programme. President E. Rogers of Southington, Secretary H. c. c. Miles of Milford and Orrin Gilbert of Middletown were present. The society will hold 8 New England fruit show in connection with their twelfth annual meeting. This is the first time the show has been thrown open to other states.
 Premiums are divided into two classes. The schedule for the society s regular winter fruit exhibit will be open only to members and for fruit grown in Connecticut and will be the same as last year. The schedule for all New England has four classes, as follows: Class A, best barrel of ap- pies, $25: Class B, best box of apples S10; Class c, best barrel of Baldwins Rhode Island greenings, RoXbury rus setts or northern spies and kings. $S; Class D, best box of Baldwins, Rhode Island greeninss northern spies kings, McIntosEes, Suttons, Wagen- CTS, Spitzenburgers, Jonatilans and Grimes goldens, $5. The entries close January 25.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
WILL TRANSFER PASSENGERS.
New Haven Road Arranging to Lanc Patrons at Any Desired Point ir 1 kIa,a1 NnrL

Plans are being made for transfer of passengers from New Haven road trains to the Interborough system in New York by which passengers into that city will be carried conveniently and comfortably to almost any point in Manhattan and Brooklyn, is indicated by a statement issued by the New Haven road yesterday.
 Theodore P. Shonts, president of the Tnterborough, has said that he had been in jconference with President Miller of the New York, Westchester and Boston, which is owned by the New Haven, on plan for an exchange of passengers.
 In response to a question for a state ment on this proposed plan for the transfer of it's passengers entering New York, this reply was made by the New Haven yesterday: When it's plans are matured it will be pleased to do so.'' Meaning the statement will be made later.
 For years the New Haven has been working out a plan for the handling of it's passengers from some point north of 125th street which will en- able it's patrons to join rapid transit tra ins going far down town if they chose to take that route.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
CroWvUVooo TREIohT TRANSFER
 BY RAIL AND WATER
9~s RsiIsoads-Frsioht and Passen- ger Line of steamers-85,o00 Tons Each Month by Rail.

AdeQuate transportation facilities, both passenger and freight, are af- forded Norwich merchants and manu- fnctarers by the rail and boat lines fknf rearh this territory. Through tho Central Vermont railroad on the wet bank of the Thames River and a4a Norwich and Worcester division CR the New York, New Haven and Hnrfford railroad on the east bank tho city has the service of 2S passen- ger trains daily. Between Norwich and New York, with stops at Mont vile and New London. the Norwich and New York Propeller company y runs a freight and passenger line. the steamer Chelsea cOmmodating 150 passengers and of 800 tons freight capacity, and the steamer Thames of about the same freight capacity, but carrying no passengers. constantly 1ncreaSinz business speaks for itself of the satisfactory service given in
 Raflroad freight in this city is points. north, south. east. west and abroad with promptness and at reasonable rates by the two rail- roadn. An estimated figure that gives ~eon0 fdea of the stupendous freight tFozDc handled places the monthly fer divtsipn at 75.oOo tons and on the CGMtSu1 Vermont at 10000 tons. Of khfs latter amount three-fifths is fn- uoan6nI freight and two-fifths out xufng. At the estimate named the TotRa railroad freight tonnage for the year would reach the enorno us amount of 1.020.000 tons, requiring well over 10000 cars per year for the franepcrtetion of the same.
 On the Norwich and Worcester di- Wision there are 10 local freights each day of from 90 to 90 cars each. be- sides extras. and on the Central Yer mont the daily service includes IS local and through freiglrts. Tn this fmnedfafe vicinity the Norwich and Worcester division has r private sfcifnes. on which freight fs placed for conSienee direct. and bulk delivery tracks for SO cars with other room for emergency times. A new IS ton load fnx crane avs added to the freight yard equipment in the past year.
 On the Central Vermont road. whose business has more than doubled in the sato sttfsngs in the city. two new ones and the whole capacity of their pri- <aRe <fdings is as cars. With their wand trackage for 103 cars the road can take care of 202 cars of freight an told at the same time.
 The Thames river. with a channel w1dsned. deepened and maintained by government appropriation brings lumJber, coal and building material dprsct to our docks Tor unloading. In sts handling of small local freights, 1l1s trolley express distributes many 4on1 of this ciasse weekly through the uUbnrban stricts.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
iv;no Conditions in Russia.

The Loans and Savings association of St. Petersburg has prepared a re- port upon the living conditions in the principal capitals in Europe as com pared with those in the two principal cities of Russia-Moscow and St. Pet ersburg.
 According to this report the number of dweelers in a house averages in London, AS in Vienna, 50 in Berlin, and about 52 in Moscow and St. Peters burg. The number of inhabitants of Q flat or apartment averages 4 in Berlin, A in Vienna, AS in London, 7.5 in St. Petersburg and in Moscow.
 The lowest rents in western Europe prevail in Belgium, and the highest in Berlin. The average rent in Berlin for a lodging consisting of two living rooms is $90 per year, while it is SIPS in Moscow and St. Petersburg; and those containing three to five rooms are S193 and S227, respectively.
 Contrary to western Europe, Russia has almost no building associations and improvement companies, and those ex- isting are either associations building houses for members exclusively, or for rental to the people at large,and build ing and loan associations, the latter pred standardization Consul General John H. Snodgrass, Moscow.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
How Does Japan Do It?

We are told that we should prepare for trouble. It may not come, but we should be prepared for it in case it should come. We are solemnly assured that other nations are rapidly getting into shape to land a knockout blow on Uncle Sam's solar plexus. Japan. we are informed, is making rapid strides toward military preparedness. That being the case, it would seem as though we should send a few of our experts over to Tohio to see how it is being done. We are spending during the present year $262, 100000 on our army and navy. Japan is spending $95,000,000. Yet we are supposed to be in deplorable shape, and our neigh bors across the Pacific are in fine trim. There must be something wrong with our system-St. Paul Pioneer
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02

them. Mr. Shaw buys the corn in this way so as to supply a demand for the corn on the cob which comes from the owners of pet stock. Most of thls comes from New York and other large cities and the corn is retailed in small quantities for this purpose. It is thought that 2, few ears of corn served occasionally to the stock keeps 1t in good shape, and this cannot be pro- cured except in this manner.-Ansonia Sentinel.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
A PUZZLE ER.
Almost as Mystifyinq as How Old Is
 Ann?"


 Ann?"
 Are you good at figuring? asks the Bridgeport Standard Did, vou ever try to unravel a difficult problem? If so, and you like the idea, just ponder over the following and when you are through see if you can say to your self, T have solved the probIem''
 This story is centered around Cor nelius M. Skiff of Norwalk ana Frank B. Skiff, his son, of Hartford. The former was granted a divorce from his wife in the superior court recently and the evidence showed that the two Skiffs had married sisters. Immedi- a'tety the question arose in a persons mind what relation are the two fam lilies to each other? In the first place, Cornelius was the father of Frank, and by marriage he became his broth erin-law. The wife of the elder Skiff was sister-in-law and also aunt to Frank. What relation was Mrs. Frank Skiff to Mrs. Cornelius Skiff .? Wasn't she the daughters law of her own sister?
 Supposing a son had been born to Frank Skiff? The elder Skiff would be his grandfather and also his uncle, would he not? He would not Well, figure it out. The boy would be the son of the son of Cornelius Skiff. That would make the latter his grandfather. As the two Skiffs were brothers-in- law, that would make the elder SI1iff the uncle of Franks son. Now, sup posing a daughter had been born to MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Skiff, Frank would be her stepbrother and also her uncle.
 Right here is the problem. Sup posing that there were children born to MT. and Mrs. Frank Skiff and also to MT. and Mrs. Cornelius Skiff, what would be their relationship? Would they be cousins? Isn't the relation ship between father and son closer than it is between brothers? The children of the latter would be first cousins. That being the case, what would the children born to father and son who had married sisters be to each other?
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
Local Laconics.

Local Laconics.
 John Corcoran of Norwich spent Sunday in Westerly.
 Edward Burke of Providence spent Sunday with Westrly friends.
 Miss Emelie Zangrandi is visiting her sister, Mrs. George Holt, in Man chester, N. H.
 Postmaster Charles Buffers, who was threatened with pneumonia, is constd- erably improved.
 Westerly Scotchmen are arranging for a celebration of the anniversary of Robert Burns.
 Thomas w. Ahern, aged 45, died Sat urday at his home in Main street. He leaves his wife and four children.
 It is claimed that the laws Of Rhode Island to not prohibit the legal sale of liquor on Monday, observed as New Years day.
 The monthly meeting of the Vest erly town council will be held today (Monday), when the establishing of a grade for Main street will be consid- cred.
 Cyril Higgins, who has been spend- ing the Christmas vacation with his parents in Pawcatuck. has returned to his studies ill St. Thomas seminary, Hartford.
 A number of young men and women were DdpLIZeu III IHe SSNchth Lay Baptist church Friday evening, and were admitted into church membership Saturday.
 During the past year, with two cleo tions, the republican town committee expended only $66.S0. Of this sum $14.50 was spent at the town election and S52.2S at the state election. There are no paid election workers in West erly.
 There was large attendance at the funeral of Thomas O'Br1en on Satur- day, when a requiem mass was cele- brated in the Church of the Immacu- late Conception, Rev. Peter McOscar officiating. The bearers weBe Corne- lius Murphy, Daniel Murray, Frank Collins and John Sullivan. Burial was in Pascoag.
 All the fruit and confectionery stores in Westerly that have been do- ing business Sundays under victual- CTS licenses were closed Sunday by order of Councilmen Burdick and Gull ley of the police committee. This act ion was taken upon the complaint of licensed saloonkeepers, whose places of business are ordered closed under the law. The whole matter will be threshed out at the council meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
TEN DELEGATES
To National Convention of Tariff Com
 mission Association.

Ten men were appointed from this state Monday by Gov. F. B. Weeks to attend the national convention of the Tariff Commission association at Washington, January Il and 12. The appointees are Col. Charles Nj. Jarvis of Berlin, ex-Gov. Rollin $. Woodruff, of New Haven, Charles F. Brooker of Ansonia, Charles F. LinsIey of Meri- den, Charles O. Goss of Waterbury Charles C. Bissell of Suffield, Charles Cheney of South Manchester, George A. Hammond of Putnam, Col Francis T. Maxwell of Rockville and Col Will jam H. Lyon of Meriden
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
GRAY SQUIRRELS
pesappssr in Mysterious Way at Rey-
 holds RritLda.

A Reynolds Bridge correspondent u11tcs: s. $. Glover. who has many poos about his farm here, is wonder 1nG what has become of his family of . @onan or more gray squirrels, which w0rs wont ts frohe about the grove n9ar his home and even in his barn Thus far thSs year he hasn't seen ft3Bn These little creatures have us- usnkU been fed from . box fastened to q tree, thsir nes.s being in the build inFs. The grzys have a characteristic of their own fn going from one local sty to a8osber in search of nuts som e<iuzes stayiDg away for months and oft times falling a victim to hunters Farmer Glover has taken a great pride in showing his family of Trays to visitors and hopes for their safe return.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
cORNCOBS AT $25 PER TON. This is the Price Paid NeWtoWn Farm
ers hy J. B. Shaw Last We

CTS by J. B. Shaw Last Week.
 With corncobs at $25 per ton it would seem as if prosperity with a capital P had struck NewtoWn farmers This is the price paid by J. B. Shaw, the commission man. of Derby. for ten tons of corn on the vob. which means that of course if there is a ton of cobs in the lot he will be paying S25 for
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
humor in Bankruptcy.

There may be huaor in even a bank ruptcy court though it is hard for the creditors to see the joke. A Hartford man has just made an assignment His lia eilities are $97e.59, and his as sets ane military uniform valued al S25. This valuation is probably ow . ing to a demand created lay the new crop of colonels for the governor g staff-Brisfo1 Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
Business Side of Christmas

The business side of Christmas and New Year is an extremely interesting one. Estimates of more or less ac- curacy makes the expenditures fol these two holidays in the United States considerably over Sl00,0 900. It certainly keeps merchants busy for weeks and furnishes a big revenue for Uncle Sam through his postoffices. The Christmas spirit is the greatest stimulant known to business.-Bristol Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
NEW YEARS DAY IN WESTERLY
Marked Chiefly by Special Services in the Churches Interest in Opening Sessions of General Assembly, Ex-Governor Utter Substitutes for Ex-Governor Folk Before Pawcatuck Audience.

New Years day was observed with special musical services in the church. es. cantatas being rendered by the augmented choirs of Christ Episcopal church and Calvary Baptist church. In the Congregational church Dr. Phelps, health and disease expert, gave a lec- ture on Some of His Personal Experi- enceS. Ther" was a watch night ser vice at the Peoples Mission, and al- most as much attention was given the induction of the New Year, from re- 1igious point of view, as at Christmas time. The ancient calling custom is not observed in Westerly. In conse- quence the customary congratulations were given on the streets and there was nothing in the general demeanor of the people that gave evidence of any resolutions to do better in 1911 than was done in 1910.
 It was the first New Years eve that Westerly had the licensed saloon un- der the local option law, and although on that date as a rule the bibulouS congTegate and celebrate in their spe- cial way, the passing of the old year and the coming of the new, there were very few n.en under the influence Of strong drink upon the streets. either after or immediately preceding the midnight hour.
 There is special interest in the com
 ing January session Of the Rhode is- land general assembly in Washington county, 1T pm the fact that several of ficials who receive their appointments from the legislature will be up for re- appointment. Sheriff John R. Wilcox is a candidate for reelection, which is now a three years term. Judge Ma than E. Lewis of the Scond district court and Judge Oliver H. Williams of Westerly in the Third district court, are candidates for reelection. Clerk Thomas J. Peirce of the Second court also seeks reelection, but Clerk Edward C.. Cundall of the Third court has announced his retirement. There are five candidates for the place to be vacated by Clerk Cundall. They are Clarence F. Roche, Gurdon Kenyon, Everett A. Kingsley, Louis Faverio and Herbert F. Clark.
 Clerk N. Herbert Caswell of the su- perior court for Washington county is a candidate for reelection to that of fee, which he has satisfactorily con- ducted for many years.
 A New Years Message was the sub ject of the address of former Govern or George H. Utter of Westerly under the auspices of the Young Mems Chris tian association of Pawtucket in the Bijou theater Sunday evening. Ex- Governor Folk of Missouri was engag- ed as the speaker. but Secretary Pea body received information Saturday that MT. Folk had been taken ill in Chicago and was obliged to cancel the enga agement, but will speak there later
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
Savings Banks Statistics for Last Decade.
Total Amount of Deposits the End of Each Ye Neo
 London County Banks
New London. Other towns. Totals.

silk manufacturers supplies are in cluded in the variety Of Willimantic's $ products.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02

in the season. Appeal was made to MT. Utter, and he consented to SubSti- tute for MT. Folk. MT. Utter left West erly for Pawtucket on the 2.15 train Sunday afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02

Prof Tsmaxs}eL of the University of Padrm has discovered q new system of Identification by g,hotogra phing the veins on the hands.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02

A thousand red ears have been or dered for the Vermont husking bee in Boston. And how many chaperones ?
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-02
Now the time has come

We're getting to the front now when forward than you do, of course, if we're Part of our forWard-iooking is to IT Winter Suits and dispose of them.
 Here's how we are going to do it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-30
ACCORDING TO SAMMY

Pew, sed ma, last mite, wat pipe.
Are you Returning to this pipe, sed
pop.
Its the ony wun in the room viEibil to
the nakid eye. sed ma.
I reeiIize that, sed pop, but / kant
&c how eny Intelligent humin beeing
can possibly take uffense at the aromer
frum this pipe. It's sweet. that's wat II
In. he sed, sweet, l neVtr smelt a
sweetir pipe in my life. and II you say
Pew wen the delishus aromer strikes
yure nostrils, thares sumthing the
mattir with yure noze. that's awl.
o, No!
Nuthing OF the sawt. sed ma, my
noze Is avl rite. Wy, II I didn't have
q site kold, she sed, think I shood
of tainted ded away wen I got the
ferst win Of those orfull fumes In my
werst mite mares, she sed, nevir smelt
enything like that pipe.
o, you didn't, sed pop. o, you dident.
well. I shood say you didn't. L have
smoaked this pipe konstintly for years,
he sed, to give II the sweet aromer
witch II now pizzessss, and wen you
stand thare and make q Ease like don't
no wat and say Pew, I don't wondir
that US men refuse you wimin the rite
to vote I took this pipe down to the
orfise the othlr day, he sed, and eVry
man In the phase raved about its bewtt-
full arofner Heer, smell II closer and
you'll rave to, l hate to see enyboddy
watering in the mire Of ignerince.
Smell II reel klose to yure noze, he sed.
I've smelt 1t plenty close snun now
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-30

comes to the guy that sticks around.
and las night. when I hiked around to
the Frou Frou teater to see wat they
wanted, watche tink?
The kid dat travels wild the comp'ny
was sick, and had to do his actin for
i'm. and I on'y had fifteen minutes to
rshearse my part. The part, besides a
pair o. bIoomers and a sissy necktie,
was, "Oh, father, leave that awful
wine and come home wild me. Mudder
is dyin'!"
And say. maybe you don't t'ink I'd
a got away wild 1t. too. If it hadn't
"a been for Reds Casey,
! steps out into the fake cafe like l
was brought up on footlights from a
baby, and l was half way trough de
speech and de audience was beginnin'
TO sniff1e already. when l hears Red,
about a mile up in the air in the pea
nut:
Gees. fellers, look at Dutch!" he
yells. For the love O. Mike
Shut up. Reds yells back at i'm.
'W'atche tryin' to do, crab me actr'
I'm sore in so many places I don't
know exactly where / landed, but say,
II II hadn't a been for Reds