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Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
County Improvement League Data
By County Agent F. c. WARNER

ming Mir. sBrundage comes down for his lecture and several have spoken to me in regard to making a trip to the Rhode Island State Corn Fair at Providence on Thursday.
 A letter is being sent out to all the league members and others in regard to the annual meeting on the after noon of December 4th at which time MT. J. D. Willard, Secretary of the Franklin County (Mass.) Farm Bu- reau will speak on the benefits of farm bureau work and we hope to have a rousing meeting.
 Annual Meeting.
 The notice sent to the members for the annual meeting follows:
 The second annual meeting of the New London County Improvement League will be held in the Town Hall, Norwich at 1 p. m., Saturday, Decem- Der 4th. First will be reports of of ncers, committees and County Agent warner will report on work accom- plished and give an outline of work to be taken up next year. After the above reports, the directors and of ncers for the ensuing year will be elected Now is the time to nominate your representative for the coming year. Every director should be a live wire to secure for your town full ben agent
 John ID. Willard, general secretary of the Franklin County Farm Bureau will be the chief speaker, telling of the great work their bureau is doing Tor Massachusetts farmers in and around Greenfield. Other interesting speakers will be present including H. J. Baker, Director of the Extension Service, Connecticut Agricultural College and James H. Cutler of Boe- ton.
 It Is desired that every member be preseni and take an active part in the proceedings. Efforts should be made by every member of the lea gue to interest his neighbor to attend whether a member or not. Every business man should endeavor to be present. Ladies are especially i'm vited- We want to see every grange in the county we'll represented In fact at least one thousand of our leading citizens should be present to learn all about this great work which has now spread over seven-eights of Connecticut.
 Remember cooperation is the one live hustllng topic of the day and if given your support farming conditions are bound to improve, increasing farm profits, and spelling prosperity for all Will you help by being pres ent and becoming more interested to put and keep New London county in the lead of all the counties of our state2
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02

lieved the charge of one-half cent per box will more than cover all expenses of the state.
 Grading As 10 Size.
 The next problem confronting the packers was the grading, particularly the size, as no apples varying in size more than oDe-quarter of an inche in dlameter within each box Is permitted. while heretofore a very much greater variation was the universal practice. This brought the demand for grad Ing machines and two or three sam ple machines were shipped to Wat sonville for trial The results were so very satisfactory, not only in the uniform sizes so easily obtained. but in the reduced cost of operation, that rush orders were placed for more grading machines. the need of which seemed so urgent they were shipped by express.
 The grading required by the law Tor Standard" apples forces many more apples into the cuH pile thar theoid style of pack, in fact seyera growers felt they were suffering ar unpc~ ssary hardship by having SC mary of their apples excluded. while others who did rot take advantage ot the law, but continued to pack in tho old way. had a greater number ol packed boxes to sell, however, the net returns to all packing under the law have been greater, a better de- r1and at advancing prices developed as soon as the buying public realized what the law meant, and too much can not be said in it's favor.
 Buyers Want "Standard."
 Several English buyers made the city of Watsonville their temporary home and several hundred car loads of apples were purchased by them very early in the season for me markets of Great Britain. This is the first year in many, apples have sold in Watsonville f. O. b. for for eign markets, and the practical work ing of '"The Standard Apple Act of 1915" is fully demonstrated by the fact that nearly Nl inquiries for ap- ples are for standard" while the price asked and received is from ten to twenty cents per box better than for apples packed without the off, cial inspection required by the law
 As the benefits to be derived by operating under the provisions of this law become known, all other apple producing sections of the state should be quick to avail themselves of these privileges.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Permits In State Nearly Double That
 of Year Ago.

Sales of real estate by warranty deed last week in the Connecticut cities reported by The Commercial Record numbered $40, with mortgage loans Of $866,616, record consider ably larger than shown in the same week of last year, when there were but POS sales, with mortgage loans of $536,543
 Owing to the incorporation of a projectile company in Bridgeport, with capital stock of $10.000,000 the figures for the new companies formed in this state during the week show large increase over the corresponding week a year ago. The figures last week show six interpretations, with aggregate capital stock of $10, ,138 900; while last year there were eight in corporations, with capital stock of $1.131, GOO.
 Petitions in bankruptcy for the week numbered three. with assets of $2,8O7 and liabilities of $9,435, a very good showing. Last year there were five petitions, with assets of $1S,451 and liabilities of $44, 400.
 Building permits granted during the week in the cities of New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury, Bridgeport and Stamford numbered 102 for buildings costing $526,349. The figures for the like week a year ago show 54 permits for structures costing $228,045.
 New work reported last week in cludes fine residence work in Stam- ford, NorwaIk, Greenwich, New Ha- ven and Hartford, schoolhouses in Waterbury and Bridgeport, apartment houses and several one and two-family houses in Stratford, apartment build ing in New Haven, addition and alter ations to clubhouse in Mystic, store and tenement blocks in New Haven, Bridgeport, New Britain and Hartford, brick warehouse in Hartford, a public garage in New Haven and a large amount of small work in all parts Of the state.
 Practically no large contracts were awarded last week. all the new work consisting chiefly of frame houses of the one, two and four-family type, many of these being reported in New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Water bury, and in all the small cities of the state. Other contracts include exten- sive alterations to a hotel in Green wich, ht-famfly apartment building in New Britain, parish house in Bran ford, frame tenement block in Water bury, alterations and addition to cen tral business block in New London and brick warehouse in Bridgeport.
 During the past week Norwich had three sales of real estate to nine a year ago. The mortgage loans for the respective weeks were S11.650 and $32,050.
 In New London the sales of realty last week numbered six to three a. year ago, while the mortgages totalIed $32, 1900 and $10,715 for the respective weeks.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
Norwich Housing Company Contract
Awarded Wednesday to C. Morgan Williams Twenty Houses ito be Erected on Several Sites-Doube Tene- ment, Two Story Type Buildings be Constructed New Residence for ThamesvlIe-Buldng Operations in Occum.

The contract for the erection of twenty houses for the accommodation of the mechanics which are to be brought to Norwich by the Hopkins & Allen Arms company was awarded to c. M. Williams at a meeting of the Housing Company directors on We'd neSday morning. The houses are to be of the two family type and of wooden construction, two stories high, and will be erected on several sites The Housing company has options on enough land to erect at least score of houses.
 Within a short time the Norwich Housing company directors expect to be able to award the contract for the erection of the houses for the accom- mediation of the 2000 or more employees which the Hopkins and Allen Arms Co. are to bring to Norwich. Plans for the new houses have been drawn and submitted by Palmer and Chandler. The type of house which has been decided upon as the one mechanics and their families is two story double tenement building. The dimensions are to be 35x25 feet with a large piazza, about 15x9 feet, on the front side. The plans call for separate entrances, both front and rear, for the tenements. Each tene- ment will have five rooms with g. bath room and hall.
 The front entrance on the ground floor leads into wide hall and on the left of the hall is the parlor about 12x12 feet in size. Leading straight ahead is a passage to the dining room which measures about 11x12. The dining room is to be on the same side as the parlor. Next will come the kitchen, about s feet 4 inches by Il feet in size. Leading off the kitch- en is a rear hall with small in- closure for an ice box
 On the right side of the house, as one faces the front elevation, there will be two bedrooms separated by a large bathroom. The bedrooms will be about 11x12 feet in size and will have clothes presses.
 On the right of the ground floor entrance will be the entrance to the second story tenement. The second
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
HENS AT sToRRs LAY
 REGARDLESS OF SEASON
Total Production Thus Far Muek Ahead of Same Period Last Year.

The hens in the laying contest gave evidence of real progress in the fourth week. The total yield for this period amounted to 1890 eggs which exceeds by 250 the yield for the pre- ceding week and is 419 eggs better than the production in the corre- spending week year ago. The for It apears that the Englishmen can al- ways be depended upon to send birds that will lay well; not only this, but they are wonderful stayers; they not only start at the beginning of the con- test but stick to it throughout the year. 1t is a matter of history in all laying competitions in this country that the English birds are among the last to quit at the close of the year.
 Will Barron's White Ieghorns from Bartle, England were first for the Barron's White Wyandottes from Catforth, England. were in second place with a production of 39 eggs and Jules F. Francais' pen of Barred Rocks from West Hampton Beach, L. l., made third place with 3S eggs to their credit Seven hens including Barred Rocks, White Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds, White Leghorns and Oregons made perfect individual scores in the fourth week by laying seven eggs each.
 birds to the laying contest seems to be able to select the bullets best suited for the purpose. The records for the fourth week showed that the extra or reserve birds for twenty nine pens laid a total of 125 eggs for the week whereas in these same twenty-nine pens there were any
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
NEW LONDON.
Y. M. c. A. Building To Be Done First of Year-chanses Contemplated at Old Building.

It is expected that the new Y. M. c. A. building will not be ready until the middle of. January at the earliest and possibly later, although all ef- forts are being made to have it in readiness for occupancy as soon af- ter Jan. 1 as possible. The present building will be used until such a time as the new building can be oc- Coupled
 H. D. Barrows will take possession of the present Y. M. c. A building which he purchased recently on Jan. l. Soon after work will be started on the new structure which is to be erected by MT. Barrows on the site of the present building.
 Plans for the new building are be- ing drawn and will be ready by the first of the year. The old building will be moved back about 30 feet and a put up there. The building will con- tain three stories and will be three stories high, having offices on the up- per floors.
 Work on the new Polish church, which is being erected in Huntington street, is progressing rapidly and 1t is expected the members of My Lady of Perpetual Help church will take possession of their new home in the early spring.
 The walls of brick have been erect ed and workmen are finishing the roof in preparation for cold weather. The rafters for the covering have been placed and more than half of the roof boarded. A slate roof will be used The window sashes throughout the structure have been set, but as yet none of the glass has been put in.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
MEDDLEToWN.

Wells & Wilcox have been awarded the contract for the erection of a new garage on Washington street for Henry c. Ward and Joseph Merriam. It will be of frame construction, 23x46 feet with a cedar shingle roof, cleo tric lights and steam heat.
 Work has been started on the al- terations to the store at the corner of Main and Center streets for c. W. Cramer and F. H. Wilkens.
 Salvatore Mazzotta has started the foundation work for a new house for himself on Spring street. It will be 26x42 feet, two stories high, built of brick, with a shingle roof and modern plumbing. It will be arranged for two feneYr1erfS
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02

hoor-plan will be the same as the first floor plan except that slight changes VII! be made in the front and back halls to allow for the landings and the press in the front bedroom. All windows. wherever practical, will be z4x2S inches, two sash.
 ThamesviIIe Cottage.
 Contractor Vine s. Stetson has the cellar in for a new two story cottage which he is to erect on west Thames street near his residence, and the raising of the frame will soon be started. The house is to have seven rooms with bath and will be hand somely finished off. There will be hardwood floors, electric lights and hot and cold water. The building will be of wooden frame construc- tion.
 More oceum Houses.
 Gustave Lambert is planning to erect several more houses at the Occum flats, but work on them will not be started for some weeks. MT. Lambert has erected several fine cot two and the new buildings have greatly improved the appearance of the flats. MT. Lambert will soon start to draw lumber and rock for the new houses
 At present he is finishing up the ANAoS AOSolCO O41 oS14OOI avenue. 4nlS is six room cottage, 24x28 feet in size and is equipped with modern conveniences as far as possible. The house is now being plastered.
 Work Started on Mill Addition.
 Contractors Doyle and Murphy have a force of twenty men at work on the excavating for the large addition to be built to Hall Brothers mill at Trading Cove. The men started in Tuesday morning and arrangements are being made to start the concrete and stone work, the excavating now being near ly completed. The two new boilers have been shipped by the Allen com pany of Worcester and are expected to arrive today. The boiler room foundations are in and as soon as pos sible tho boilers will be placed in po- sition by the Allen Companys men.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
HOGS.
Result of Feeding Experiments at
 Washington and Other Stations.

In a feeding experiment at the Washington station five lots of shoats, averaging 125 pounds each, were fed for seven weeks on the fol- lowing rations, and at the end of the sent to market: Lot one, 90 per cent. rolled barley and 10 per cent tankage. Lot two, 90 per cent. rolled barley brand). Lot three. 95 per cent. roll ed barley and 5 per cent. tankage. Lot four, ground oats and field peas. Lot five, rolled barley.
 At the end of the seven weeks the first four lots weighed from 190 to 225 pounds per pig. Lot four made the largest daily gains, lot three the next largest and lot two next. Lot one con stunned 422 pounds of grain for 100 pounds of gain: lot two, 419 pounds of grain; lot three, 393 pounds of grain; lot four, 393 pound of grain; lot five, 5S4 pounds of grain.
 Barley alone is not sufficiently rel ished and does not contain enough protein, according to Prof. Ashby of the Minnesota Station. Milk or tankage may be fed with it to advan- tage. Good combinations are, 90 per cent. barley plus 10 per cent. tankage, or 90 per cent. barley plus per cent. tankage for older hogs, or 1 pound of barley to pounds of skim milk. The same authority says that barley may be soaked or ground with advantage, but tankage must not be soaked be- fore feeding. Corn and barley mixed are better than barley alone.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
Wirina Power houae.

Wiring Power House.
 The interior finishing of the build ing is now taking the time of the workmen engaged in the new power house being erected opposite the Thomas Hose Co. in Williams street Electricians are wiring the structure.
 New Garage.
 Lawrence P. Decker is erecting a large garage on his grounds in River view avenue. The garage will be of four car capacity, set on solid foun- dation of concrete.
 Joslin Residence.
 Lawrence L. Joslin's house in Riv- erview avenue is rapidly nearing completion. It will be occupied by the owner and his family. The build . :ng has been wired and plastered throughout and the interior finishing Is now receiving the attention of the builders. The grounds surrounding the residence have been put in excel lent shape.
 The roof the new Montank Ave nue Baptist church has been finished so that now the interior of the build- ing may be completed without regard to the weather. The windows have arrived and are now in place. the glass being of the stained variety through out the entire structure.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
SQUABS.
Highest Prices Prevail During the
 Cold Weather.

According to the poultry specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture, squads are in good mar ket condition when fully feathered under the wings, which is usually about the time they begin to leave the nest. If not killed at this time they soon lose their baby fat and their flesh begins to harden.
 Squabs should be graded according to size and quality. as dark-colored and small squabs tend to lower the price paid for an entire mixed ship ment Squabs are usually packed for shipment in a good supply of cracked ice, breasts up. with paraffln paper between each layer of ice and suuabs. Some express companies have a special rate for squab ship ments, which should be secured when ever possible. The express charges on small shipments of squalls reduce the profit materially. making, it diff ficult to sell the sQuabs from a small fiocl. at a profit if they have to be shipped to commission men. As the period at which a squab is right for market Is not longer than one week, it Is necessary to have a good sized fle ok in order to have more than one dozen squabs ready for market at one time. 4 local market which will take any number of squabs is a great aid
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
SOUTH MANCHESTER.

At the special town meeting the recommendations of the committee for the purchase of a building site at Main and Maple streets for the new fire sta tion, was defeated. It was voted to continue the use of the hose house No. and appropriate $4,000 for a new house on School street.
 Architect Burton A. Sellew of Hartford has completed the plans for a one-story frame addition, 19x35 feet to the Princess Theatre building for E. J. Hol1. It will be arranged for a store and have metal ceilings. Heat ing will be extended from the theatre.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
RESTORATION AND SUSPENSION
 OF AUTOMOBILE LICENSES
Joseph Davis of New London Lose.
 License For Reckless Driving.

Hartford. Conn., Dec. 1.-The auto mobile license of Former State Senator Martin E. Pierson of Bristol whose machine killed Kenneth Doolittle fir North Haven, May 26. was returned tc him today by Secretary of Statt Burnes. The license of Dr. H. Le B Peters of Bridgeport was also return ed- His machine killed a young vo- man in Norwa1k recently.
 Licenses Indefinitely suspended and the reason therefore, follow:
 Harry Nyberg, Bridgeport, drivfnt while under Influence of liquor.
 Samuel Postal. Bridgeport, recies, driving.
 Julius Manke. Waterbury, drfvint while under influence of liquor.
 Max Michelis, Torrington, drivins while under influence of liquor.
 Joseph Davis, New London, reckles, driving.
 The license of Irving Collins O. Mansfield Center was revoked because he had figured in two accidents.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

to the small producer. Where one has a small flock it usually pays to build it up until it is large enough to make good-sized shipments. This, however, requires a constant outlay without any return for some time.
 The production of squabs from each rair of breeders varies from one or two to as high as ten or eleven pairs a year, but an average of from six to seven pairs is a fair estimate, al- though some squab breeders do bet ter than this. Squabs usually sell at the highest prices during cold wealth CT, as pigeons do not breed so freely during the winter as during the spring.
 from squads unless pigeons are kept comparatively free from disease and VerInin
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
STANDARD APPLE IS
 AIM IN CALIFORNIA.
F. S. Jerome Tells About Operation of
 the State Law of 1915.

President F. S. Jerome of the Wat sonville Apple Distributors address ed the morning session of the Cali fornia Fruit Growers convention at Visalia on November 20, on the Standard Apple Act of 1915 as follows, says the Watsonville (Cal.) Register.
 The last legislature of the state of California enacted a law known as ''The Standard Apple Act of 1915" which was duly approved by the governor on June 10, 1915. thus plac- ing law on the salute books, for the first time in this state. providing for standardization of pack under state inspection, and a way to help honest packers of apples protect the apple buying public and themselves factory results already obtained by all complying with the law fully demon strates the wisdom of its enactment.
 While the law is not compulsory, and packers are not forced to pack under 1t, a great majority of the growers and others interested in the apple industry in Watsonville, which is the center of the largest apple pro- ducing district within the state of California, were quick to appreciate the benefits to be derived by taking advantage of its provisions and an organization under the name of the Watsonville Apple Distributors was formed by bankers, merchants, pack CTS and shippers in the city of Wat sonville, and growers of apples in the Pajaro Valley within a radius of fifteen miles as soon as the law was approved by the governor.
 Soon after a conference meeting of the State Civil Service commission was held and an examination of appli- cants for state inspectors was ar ranged for and held at a later date.
 Official Stamp.
 A stamp was also provided by the state commissioner of horticulture to be placed on boxes of apples inspected and packed under the provisions of the law. Realizing this stamp would be evidence of compliance with the law, iG was made to attract attention. and was circular in form, with the great seal of the state in the center, sur rounded by "California Standard Ap- pie Act of 1915'' in white letters and figures on a red back ground, and it's appearance has been most favorably commended upon These stamps are sold by the state at one-hah cent per box and each box of apples packed Standard" must have a stamp there on, which is cancelled with a rubber stamp showing the date packed and inspected. The inspectors are paid by the state and it is confidently be-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
MEMBER OF MAxIMILtAN's
 EXPEDITION TO MEXICO
Charles Edward Fucker Died at San
 Diego Yesterday.

Houston, Texas, Dec. 1.-Charles Edward Fucker. years old, a mem Der of Maximilian's expedition to Mex ico, died at San Diego today, where he had lived since the overthrow of Maximilian's regime. Fucker was born at Aix Ia Chapelle, of American parents. He served in both the French and German armies. As a member of the French foreign legation he saw service in Algiers.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-12-02
GROToN.

Redden Construction Go. of this city has been awarded the contract for moving the addition to the Gris- world hotel in which the dining room is located. The addition is to be de- tached from the main building and moved over a distance of 60 feet to make room for g new addition to the hotel