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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

the weight OF the mass tw-as equally
distributed. bed upon bed. SO that II
was not possible for any &C the strata
70 move. no ma tier what lay abov.
them Then The great dir3 was cut
and tho weight and present. on that
side were taken away. THIS allowed
the great weight above to exert its
force on the weaker strata. .benea,c7
ana it has squeezed some of them out
into the canal. You may iiniA Il ne how
this could be II you Will rega I'd some
OF the weaker strata as like "A thick
mud. saw molass-s or the jchly in
layer cake. The layers above VIII
force the molasses out at th. sides
and II you press on the cake he jeliy
VIII ooze. Now, the Ignite strata es-
pecially ara Of this nature These
give way 10 tho weight above ana force
themselves out into the canal bad, or
If the stratum is under the bed If tho
canal it is squeezed out SO th,,t IT
humps M and throws the rsilroani..as
have described
Slides Can he Controlled,
Slides Of strata such as have tles-
crlbed are common. but tha engirAers
know how TO control them. They hsvc
occurred so atten that they are ih,w
taken a matter Of course FRA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02
BURLINGTON
rspecial to The Times Dispatch

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Burlington y q. June Miss Irma
Lowner. OF Baltimore came Tuesday 30
Ne the guest for some time Of her sis
ter, Mrs. James II Holt
Miss Jessamine Cant is in Leaksviua
SPENDING ten days visiting friends.
lIr. and Mrs Erwin Allen Holt. who
heEe been visiting the past month in
Doa roit. Washington ard New York.
Wiz return home MONDAY.
Mrs. James f. Montgomcry's class or
young women of the Christian Church
had IA delightful all-day picnic Tuesday
nesiA Big Falls.
Mas es Gertrude Fleming. Of Creed
moor' and Ettlc Washington, of Stem.
are hire visiting Misses Ruth and Bes-
sic Da meron. and attending nigh school
commencement.
Cecih Cant. who has been in school at
WarreRton. is at home for his vaca-
ton.
Rev. ". o. Guthrie. Of Raleigh. has
ourchasEd the residence of Lynn h.
Williameon. on Park Avenue. and NOV
ed his IA mily here this week.
Miss T4eli Walters. of Hertford who
has heern al the Normal College the
past year. spent last week here visit
ing Rev. and Mrs. T. a. Skies.
Rev. e. Lacy Hoge. Of Richmond.
came Monday and began a series of re-
vival meetings at the First Baptist
Church Monday night.
The following young women are at
home for thei, vacation: Misses CeclIe
Holt, Iris Holt an6 Ethie Garrett. Nor
NAL College, Edith Carroll, Salem Fee
male Acaddmy; Imogen Thurston,
Greensboro 1pemale College. and Mary
Walton. KingIs Business College.
Mrs. r. II. whitehead left Wcdncs-
day for an extended visit to several
Northern cities. While away shc will
attend the marriage Of her brother, In
New Jersey.
Miss Lila Eibler. who has been
teaching at Marion, spent last week
here visiting friends on her way to
Lynchburg. to Spend some time at Ran
dolph-M Macon.
Tho Philathea 'C1ass OF the Methodist
Protestant Church gave a trolley ride
and evening picntc at Harden Park to
the Barnca class Thursday evening.
About 200 were present and all had
most delightful time.
Miss Mabel Harris. OF Henderson. ia
here visiting her sister, Mrs. R. II. An.
drewB.
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81 investigate n Ecyser.r

furnaces fed by fuel OIL and which
are so powerful that they can COM
press 1900 cubic feet of air every
minute. The air feeds the drills and
keeps them chugging away day and
night boring the holes for the blast
Ing. 1t drives the augers. each as big
around as your leg. down into the
heart of the Andes, cutting holes from
fifteen to thirty feet deep. in which
the dynamite is sunk to tear up the
rock.
Last year" Says Colonel GaiI!ard.
the holes we put down. If joined end
to end would, have reached 500 miles.
They would have eGualed pipe run
ming all the way from Philadelphia
to Chicago. or II sunk straight through
the earth would have reached almost
one-fourth OF the way to the centre"
As We go on | ask Colonel C;ailiard
something as TO the amount OF explo-
sives needed on the canal. lie replied
that the consumption OF dynamite for
twelve months was over 100000
pounds, and the consumption in one
pounrs, and the consumption in onA
year would more than load FIVE trains
of the Lidgerwood cars which carry
the arrth and rock ont OF the cut As
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-02

Inc crack is about foot wide
and 1t steadily grows. Another move
nent OF the same kind is apparent
at Empire, where Colonel Gaillard has
ms headquarters and the workmen in
pointing TO il facetiously say that
Mother Earth is about to take her
revenge on Engineer Gaillard for tho
scars ne is making upon ser old body
at Culcbra.
AS we go on 1 ask tho Colonel 10
zen us something about the slides. He
SHOWS US that these cracks mark thnir
oes inning. and later on in the cut we
wa'ch the earth coming down. There
are several classes of slides The nrs'
are those from the surface. consisting
o. the material lying above the nod
rock. These are composed Of clav and
other earth and they may have a
great deal Of rock mixed in them.
Such slide is caused by the digging
away OF the material which holds /;
IN Place and also by the Increased
weight made by the water OF ths "heavv
earth down into the canal
Watching Slide.
inuAed. most OF such slide occ,,
mat time. although there arc
.n the CRY season. ] watched on. such
mass OF earth moving today r.
comprised about million cubic Yards
eaiai TO block 300 fec, square and
"Vo teci nigh. and was going forward
al the rate of eighteen inches nov do,
As stood In the bad o. tho cana, .ho
place where the clay Joined the rock
could ne plainly seen II was a snrt
ol hollow in the hills where m
ock OF tAA cut had been blasted off
Sneer SO that one could follow WITH
ms Eye ne line who're the clay ended
nnn me ped rock began. There was
nlhefy-f'Ne- ton steam shovel at me
root Of the rock. and IT was catching
me earrA as i fell and loading the
ears IL Was working Just fast enough
was toid. 10 koer the stuff from ,be
slide ont Of tho way. could sac The
e'Itn IAN now slowly and now in great
masses. continuously dropping down
into the cut
The Mighty Cockronch.
These surface slides have carr;.d
down great masses o: material. Take
me Cucuracha means "cocltroach." and
.nis cockroach is tha biggest of its
Kind upon earth II covers an area
ol oriy.SeVen acres and forms a great
mass Of earth which has broken OFF
i,S2o feet from tho centre of the
ciral
1t began when Inc French were stll
"dfHins' hnc II has caused us troubr,
ever since We started 10 dig We aave
aIready moved out Of IT mass Of
earth amounting 70 o.oon. 900 cubic
Yards. and {, is still active. A. one
time it CAM onward AT the rate Of
fourteen feet ever" dav. Eeverthe1ess
tho steam shovels alto /, up as Il came
and there is no Doubt but that the
shovsls aud dredees viii 90 a}le to
care for 1t and al the other slides of
ne iu'nrs. The ordinary slide can be
handled by ono shovel. and this is 80
even when the Slide is a long one AT
Las Cascades shovel moved up and
down Glide on hundred times gong
back and forth ana chewing off It's
toes as they were pushed on into tn
cut.
Inere is big lido on the west side
of the cut near Culc,ro which covers
twenty-aiEht acres and another on tho
east side north ~ Cold Hill where
about sevcnteo acres have broken Off
beginning 200 feet back from thu
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30
ASHFORD

There was an entertainment held at the Congregational Chapel last Tues day, at o'clock, P. m., for the benefit of the pupils of the Easuord schools. The diplomas which had been much delayed, were conferred upon Mary Mckinley Green, Ernest Franklin Buell., Merrill Rock wood Keith, of the Center grammar school, and Clarence Dew of the PhoenixVille school. Me daIs were also awarded by the Mems Club to the two pupils who had writ ten the two best essays on the "Life and Career of Gen. Nathaniel Lyon. The receivers of the medals were, Ern. est F. Buell., lst prize, gold medal, and Mary Nick. Green, 2nd prize, silver medal Refreshments were furnished by the school board. All the Eastford schools are expected to commence next Tuesday, September 8.
 Mrs. l.. II. Snow attended the Willi- mantle camp meeting, also Ariel Green and family.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Pratt of Putnam were in town Tuesday and at tended the school entertainment.
 pr. Converse has sold his present home and will soon move into the place now occupied by William Spink. Miss Maude Price is visiting her uncle and aunt Mir. and Mrs. William l Ross.
 A. w Marcy wife son of Putnam are visiting Mir. and Mrs D. r. Clarke
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30
THOMPSON

Tea rooms and arts and crafts rooms at Woodstock Hill, open Monday, Sept. I2th.
 Mrs. Clara Armstrong and daughter Berniee have returned from delight ful week at the shore as guests of NJ IFS Dexter Elliott. Mrs. Elliott is enter taining other friends from here in heI cottage by the shore, near Narragan- sett Pier.
 All those who are privileged te spend some of their vacation at noun. tain or shore, report delightful times in spite of clouds and rain, and early engage their rooms for another week
 Mr. and Mrs. Wicks and family ol Syracuse, will soon be in their sum mer home in Thompson from their tour of Europe.
 We will soon miss the young people who are to commence another school year, one grade up.
 Miss Grace Granger has closed her summer home early on account of the severe illness of her brother, Dr. Gran ger of Mt. Vernon. N. Y. She left for Mt. Vernon last week in company ' with her niece, Dr. Will Granger $ daughter.
 Mrs. Harrison Nichols and Mrs. k. S. Baekus are entertaining the family of John Nichols, who is in business in the West.
 Mrs. E. $. Baekus entertained few friends on Tuesday afternoon to meet her sister, Mrs. John Nichols.
 Misses Helen and Caroline Cransks are entertaining their niece from Nor wich.
 Miss Nellie Ryan is visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Leo Weleh of Dover, N. H.
 Miss Elsie NJ ason has returned to her home in Southbridge.
 Elsie Mason and Mildred Knight have been visiting with Mrs. Elmer Bates of Webster.
 Mrs. James Ryan and Mrs. Charles kn.ght were the quests of Mrs. Charles Mills 3f Fall River last Friday.
 Miss bstle Logee and Charles Ryan were united in marriage last Thursday evening at o'clock, by Rev. J. N. Garst at the Baptist parsonage.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Ramsey are en- tertaining Mrs. Frank Doeg and ehil- dren of Providence.
 John MacGregor of Quadin slipped on N. E. Ream's barn floor last week and dislocated his hip badly. He was taken to the Day Kimball hospital.
 Clifton Barnes of Winsted is visiting at E K. Rhodes.
 b. N. Porter has been drawn as jts- TOT for the United States court which meets in Hartford next week.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30
ATTAw AuGaN

Bishop, Leflesh, and Hemingway are still camping at AleXander's lake. These boys entertained friends from Plainfield and Woonsoeket Sunday.
 John Handle of Attawaugan, em- ployed at the Company store, enjoyed a week $ vacation.
 Misses Florence and Susie Pray both of this town, spent few days With their parents and have now returned to their engagement with the Ten N&ssar Girls.n They will play the state of New Jersey and then are going abroad. They have been in the Keith circuit and are very popular.
 Miss Fabiola Rondeau, very popu lar vocalist, and her cousin, Alice | Champagne of Woonsoeket, are visit ing friends and relatives in Attawau- | gan.
 The Tatro X Anderson Dramatic | Company of Attawaugan are prepar- l ing for their dramatic season 10 pro duee new and popular plays under the m engagement and direction of George 1 R. Bishop of this town.
 Work is being rapidly done on tho now weave shed being put up by the | Attawaugan Company. The founda ton is all built and the carpenters have started laying the tiles and working on the wood work.
 Miss Rose Hebert and her sister Elm ma from East Taunton are visiting l their grandmother in Attawaugan.
 Miss Neadeau of New Bedford ii visiting relatives at Attawaugan.
 MT. and Mrs. kasmaleo of Attawau. gan are out on their vacation and have engaged MT. Desotelle of this town tt conduct their business during thei | absence.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30
WEST eLoCEsTEk.

N. NJ. Reynolds and Miss Sarah Tripp of East killingiy and Miss Eth el Mathewson of Providence, were the guests of J. B. Reynolds and wife on Wednesday.
 The schools of Glocester will begin September sth. J. Maude Collins is the teacher at Shady Oak, and Miss Lucy Reynolds at ClarkviIle.
 Miss Grace Law has returned from a week s stay in Providence.
 Ernest F. Law and family are enter taining Charles F. Lamb and family of Providence.
 Mrs. Fred Rabbit recently enter tained her sister, Mrs. sEmil Frykolm and children of Worcester. They re- turned home last week Wednesday.
 Randoll Law, wife and child, enjoy- ed trip to Rocky Point Sunday.
 Mrs. Ella Francis Armstrong of West Glocester recently purchased a house and piece of land of Fred Bab- bitt.
 Edward Gunther and wife of Bow ditch mill, are entertaining Mrs. Gun ther's brother, Albert Hirsch of Sabat- tus, Maine, few days.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30
EAST WOODSTOCK

Miss Elsie Fried of New York is spending her vacation of two weeks with F. YetteT and wife.
 Mrs. ] <. May has been entertain ing Mrs. Hattie Smith of Newton.
 Miss Mildred May is visiting her cousin, Laura May, in New Boston.
 Mrs. Frank Thompson and sons, Mi- ton and Wallace, of Worcester are at Y. T. Wetherell's.
 E. E. May and wife spent Sunday In Williamsville with W. N. Aldrieh and family.
 Mrs. Maria Hall has been spending week with the Misses Phelps and Mrs. Andrew Clark at the Center.
 Mrs. C. k. Pike left Wednesday to visit relatives in Milford and Hope dale.
 Frank Hubbard of Hyde Park has been spending few days with G. l.. Upham and family. Walter Cohleigh and wife returned "Wednesday from visit of several days with Harold Hubbard and family.
 Alice Allen of Holden is visiting her cousins, the Lindeman girls.
 Roscoe Alton and wife spent Sunday at Camp EaStford.
 Helen Chandler Of Westbero spent | the weekend with her brother, Her. mon Chandler, and family. Mrs. F. B. killam and daughter l Harriet, who have been spending sev I eral weeks at her home in Fairhaven, | Mass, returned to Prospect Farm on l Monday evening.
 Miss Maria Ghandler.returned Wed. | nesday from teaching in a summer 1 school.
 Henry J. Potter, tthe End, and son | Phillip of Hartford are guests of Mrs. Jane Perry.
 Next Sunday communion will be observed at the Congregational church The pastor, Rev. T. A. Turner, urges all members possible to be present in | "heart to heart" talk. It will also be the 10th anniversary of MT. Turner's pastorate in this town.
 Hon. Henry J. Potter received Sun. l day the sad news of his brother Calet Potter's death by drowning at Fall River Saturday evening. The follow ing attended the funeral which was held Wednesday at Fall River II. ] Potter and wife, C. Fl Potter and wife C. Il. killam, Henry J. Potter, 2nd
 Mrs. E. B. Killam and daughter re, turned Monday from Fairhaven aftel an extended visit with relatives.
 Miss Maud Pecklfam has been visit ing friends in New Jersey the past two | weeks.
 Benjamin Farrows has entered tho employ of F. A. Jordan.
 Manning Anderson on Monday while digging in his sand pit located on the farm of the late Dr. John Wit ter, found bones of human skeleton skull ana upper part of body. Hs will excavate further and no doubl will find more. No clue as to whom IL may be has been decided upon. It i. not known whether male or female.
 c. H. Killam and J. D. Sanger ar, on trip to Fall River, Providence ano New London this week.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30

engagements by means of which several pupils may club together and use their checks to secure base ball or some other desirable object. l hope to print a list of the books with the number of checks required for each. For every month your entire school has perfect attendance five cheeks will be given to the school library. The schools in Woodstock and Eastford will open on Tuesday, September 3, 1912. Remem- Der that if you are not present the first cay of school you cannot get a check for the first month and have spoiled your chance of getting certificate signed by the Governor. Remember the first day and do not come late.
 | am very anxious to have all chil- dren who are well enter school this Tall OF the first day if they are six years old or over. We want to make this our banner year in attendance.
 CHARLES EDGAR PRATT,
 Superintendent of Rural ools.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30
WOODSTOCK

Tea rooms and arts and crafts rooms at Woodstock Hill, open Monday, Sept. l2th.
 The Sunday school picnic held al Roseland park on Wednesday of last week was most enjoyable. A goodly mum Der were iE attendance. A fine dinner and sports of all kinds made g full day.
 Sunday evening in the chapel Ham. ilton Holt gave an interesting and in structive ta upon the religious condi. tions of Japan!as he saw them last year
 Misses Leslie and Susan Sumner arc visiting in New London.
 Henry T. Child attended the funeral of Caleb Potter in Fan F. ger Wednes- day.
 Friends of the Bowen familie.,,.., -e interested in the arrival at East Or ange, New Jersey, of son, David Bowen, in the family of Henry and Mildred Bowen Allen.
 E. R. Hall has been resting at Watch Hill the past week.
 Mrs. Sidney Morse from East Hamp- ton is al The Films for few weeks.
 Miss Rilla Child entertained this  week her cousin, Miss Marion May, from New London also Miss Dorothy Smith from the same city.
 The young ladies of the Congrega- tional church had delightful picnic at the Sam pson pond on Wednesday.
 Miss Eunice Williamson from Hart ford visited Miss Hattie Sampson a few days this week.
 Dr. and Mrs. Irving Hollingshead from Philadelphia were entertained by Mrs. Howard last week.
 K. l.. Child from New York is at Valleyside. He is accompanied by q friend in whose automobile they made the trip via Poughkeepsie and Spring field.
 Professor Arthur 5. Hardy will speak in the Congregational chapel next week Thursday evening at 7-30. Topic, "The practical use of the recall and referendum in Switzerland as he saw it." Voters are especially invited.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30
PHOENIXNILLE

Miss Grace Lawton, who went for an all-day's trip automobile ride the first of last week with Judge Tatem, ended up at the camp meeting at Will limantic where she spent the rest of the week, arriving home the first of this week.
 Henry Braman has commenced the jou c' shingling and painting the John needed improvements
 1Selectman Spaulding has completed ahe job of graveling the state road in Ghis village.
 Miss Rose Raccine and brothe-. Will liam were guests of this place lasG | ln- day, stopping at the home of Chan 2 Frianere.
 Miss Rosalie Spaulding of Stamford is stopping here this week at her sum- mer cottage.
 Miss Beulah Bennett is al present cook st Pastor J. B. Kings house.
 Mrs. Archie Green entertained her mother from Hampton on Sunday.
 Many from here attended the kitchen dance given at MT. Clark house, Ash ford, last Saturday night. smiths or chestra Of this place furnished the mu- sic. A swell time was enjoyed by all, it being an ideal night.
 Miss Helen Joslin and Mrs. M. F.. Latham 4of this place spent Monday and Tuesday of this week calling on friends iR Highland Park.
 Henry Braman of Eastford has the job of making extensive repairs to the John sherman house at the Hilltop farm. Many buyers have looked the farm over in the last few days.
 Miss Myrtle Butler and Miss Gladys Joslin of Buzzards Bay and Miss Flor enee Nye of Maiden made visit to the Haven lodges in this place the first of this week and were much pleased with the scenery.
 Henry May and Edmond Greene of this place have secured jobs on steam sawmill in Andoyer. They have been missed here by many.
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30
VICINITY Q
Perfect Attendance Checks

Two Eastford pupils and 26 lWood- stock pupils had perfect attendance during the school year ending inJnne, 1912.
 Why do l pay so much attention to attendance? ] have two reasons. First, we cannot educate the child 'un- less he is in schoeI. We are interested in educating the children and henee do our best to have them with us eve- ry day ef school. Second, every day pupil stays out of school the town les- es nearly fourteen cents. Hence we improve the attendance to make mOn- ey for the town.
 In Eastford, Martha E. Chilkott, ,aee six, and Sarah Harrison, age eight, had perfeet attendance for the entire year of ls0 days.
 In Woodstock some pupils have had perfect attendance for several years. l indicate this by figure at the nght of the name. The following Wood stock pupils had perfect attendance last year:
 Merrill l.. Healey and HtAdegarde Danielson at Woodstock HiAs Albert F. Morgan at South Woodstock, Lena $. Caine at Elmvale. Myrtle Carlson 5, Lois Harrington 2, Paul Gran 2,trank Harrington, Julia Johnsons Eivera Swanberg leight years old and lives one .and one half miles from school), 1, Hjaimar Swanson and Werner swan son at Quassett, Bertha Myers at Cen ter school, Walter Keith and Eari Keith at Woodstock Valley, Lyman k. Hubbard at North Woodstock James C. A. Aldrich 2, Arvid E. Anderson, Annette c. May, and Alpha k. WitteF at East Woodstock, Mabel V. hlneii 4, John kinell ,, and Lillie D. Anderson at English Neighborhood, Robert C. Jordan 3, Spencer P. Jordan 7, and Charles R. Fairfield at the Chandler school. The two Jordan boys have had perfect attendance ever since they De- gan to attend school in Woodstock.
 All these pupils are entitled to Per feet Attendance 1eTllHcdtcs iioii epS state which will be signed by the Gov ernor. The Woodstock pupils are also entitled to town Perfect Attendance Certificates.
 During the coming year l shall pre- sent at the end of each month perfect attendance checks to all pupils Tn Woodstock and Eastford who have had perfect attendance during that month. This makes it possible for pupil to secure ten checks in year. Each month will end on the last Fri day of the calendar month. At the end of the year each pupil may cash his cheeks for books which the super intendent has al his office. No books will be granted for less than hVe checks. The more checks pupil gets the better the book he may get and the greater the mum Der from which ne may select. I may make special ar
Putnam patriot., 1912-08-30
THE PUTNAM PATluoI August 30 Io1a
NoRrn WOODSTOCK

Morgan Strong and wife Of Vernon | Center were week. end guests al Ech' i farm.
 Miss Carrie Barrett has been engag ed to teach school in Quadie.
 Miss Maud Austin of Southbridge i' visiting Miss Ethel Rawson.
 Harry Fake of Webster spent Sun day with Clarence Pierce.
 John T. Johnson and wife have been entertaining their daughter Nellie from Omaha the past month.
 Rev George Hubbard and family oi Worcester have been spending few days with his cousin, Nayland Gage, and family.
 Mrs, Myrou Pierce and two children from Stoughtou are visiting relatives in the Chandler district.
 Mir. Mcintyre and wife Of Spring vile this week.
 Misses Nellie and Minnie Jennette have been entertaining their sistet, Miss Josie Sweet, of Putnam.
 Misses Bernice Leavitl anu Christine Paine have returned from visit in Vermont and New Hampshire.
 The midsummer social held in the hall last Friday evening was decided success socially md financially A short program was given, ice cream and cake served and games and marches enjoyed.
 Mrs. William Brown entertained Mrs. Edward Cochrane and daughter Mabel last Friday.
 Miss Eva Nouhfup of Boston is visiting he, cousin, Mildred Brown.
 Mrs George LNen has returned from visit in AsbarN Park, \ J.