The Press., 1914-02-25
MANSFIELD.


 A large barn owned by Mrs. George ". Reynolds at Mansfield Depot was burned early Saturday morning. The cause is unknown. Three horses were burned to death The loss is estimated at s2OOO.
 John Fitch died at his home at Mansfield Four Corners Wednesday morning of cerebral hemorrhage at the age of S6. Since the death of his wife and daughter, over 20 years ago, MT Fitch had lived alone and had done his own work about the house. For some years he had had no occu- patton, but was reputed to be man of some means. During his lonely existence of late he had been in the habit of leaving light in his window each night, that his neighbors might know that everything was all right with him, so when no light was seen in the customary place some of those in his neighborhood went to the house and found him unconscious. Medical
 
 with him from that time until his death Wednesday. Distant relatives in Providence, k l., and in Water bury survive him. The funeral ser vices were held Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the home. Rev. Charles l.. Adams, pastor of St. Paul's Epis- copaI church of Willimantic officiated. The ly was placed in the receiving vault at the Storrs cemetery
 Two thousand a week was an. nounced as the slogan in the Interna. tioDal Egg Laying Contest at Storrs and in the report for the fifteenth week the production stood at 2O6G eggs In the sixteenth week the hens yielded 1925 eggs or loss of only 14I in spite of three snow storms dur, ing the contest week. These tt0ins meant that t wns necessary tO clusr the curtains to the houses fir three days duI ing one week Closed house E means damp houses, mu dtmpncss as is well known l. not c"nIucivc tb egg product ion The best weekly records go again to Barron \ Whitc w an Ittes that laid II eggs during tiIr week. The RhOlc Islmnh Rel of pr J. A. Fritchry. Harrisburg. Pa were II close second with AZ eggs to their credit and the Reds of George P. Dearborn of Lake Como, Fla. were an equally close third with production of 42 for the week. A Connecticut pen of Leg owned by E. S, Edgerton of Rockville was close behind the leaders with a yield of 39 eggs
 The IA leading pens to date are as follows. The fignres in the parenthe- sis show the number laid during the week :-
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England White Wyandottes, (44) -G17.
 Francis F. Lincoln, Mt. Carmel, White Leghorns, (2O-4S4.
 Neale Bros, Apponaug, R. l., White Wyandottes, (34)-44O.
 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, White Wyandottes, (33)-424. .-
 Dr. LA. Fritchey, Harrisburg, Pa, Single Comb R. 1. Reds, (43) All.
 Cecil Guernsey, East Cobbleskill, N. Y., White Leghorns, (24)-a96.
 Jules F. Francais, West Hampton, L. l., N. Y, Barred Plymouth Rocks, (23)-347.
 Dearborn & Sharpe, Blairstown, N. J., S. c. Rhode Island Reds, (42)- 344.
 Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass. ,, Single Comb Rhode Island Reds, (39) +3l3.
 Tom Barron, Catforth, England, White Leghorns, (22) BOA.
 Glenview Poultry Farm, Rockville, Rose Comb Rhode Island Reds, (27) - 29O.
 D. J. Ryan & Son, Bridgeport, White Wyandottes, (32)-2s9.
 West Mt. Poultry Yards, Naugatuck White Wyandottes, (2O)-2S2.
 J. s. Gillespie, Stamford, s. c. R I. Reds, (25)-291.