New Britain herald., 1915-02-12
Hartford Man Buys Champion Farm
 in SCotl's Swamp District.
GETS PLACE FROM (. 4. BECkWITH
Farm Covers Over 75 Acrcs-Starts oil New House-Will Try Cuba Non- day-Interesting Lecture By Judge Smith-Nenison for Town Poor.

1 1 Scotts Swamp district George smith
 of Hartford has purchased the Cramp- l ton farm, located in that section, and
 for years owned by George A. Beck 1 with, who recently retired as a l farmer. There are about seventy-five 1 acres in tillable soil in the farm land l MT. Smith proposes to give up a i large part of this to the growing of l the tubers.
 l The success of Joseph A. Pagan, 1 now recognized as the potato king, in i raising this vegetable, has attracted 1 considerable attention and the marka ble productiveness of the Scott's 1 swamp soil is expected to result in 1 a material increase in it's cultivation 1 during the next few years
 According to his report to the Con- necticut Pom ological society, MT. Pagan last { summer raised 5000 bushels of potatoes from twenty l acres, planting but 390 bushels of seed. This is a record for this sec ton and there is statewide interest among the farmers in the methods which the grower employed. To the Connecticut Experimental Station, MT. Pagan attrbution much of the credit for the bumper crop. Infor- nation concerning the growing of potatoes he acquired readily through this department and he put it into practice during the past few years. Next summer he intends to plant larger territory and if the weather
 conditions are favorable he looks for a crop that will eclipse the records he has already established.
 MT. Smith, the new owner of the Cror far al int O Q a bid for distinction as potato
 grower. He is a friend of A. J. Brdseye of Pennington, who is an other devotee of scientific farming and it is said that it was on the lat ter's advice that he decided to locate here
 The experiments of the two men as well as those of other Seott's Swamp farmers, who have been in the potato business on a smaller scale for some time, will be watched with genuine interest
 Stats on New House.
 Excavating for a new house for Charles Johnson was started on nls place in Mountain View this morning. The building will be a frame struc- ture and will be entirely of wood. It will be used home for the owner.
 The residence which Mir Johnson now occupies is located on property which he recently sold to Landers, Frary and Clark in New Britain and it is probable that it will be raZed when the new owners get ready to build The house. for which excava- tion has been started, will be on a part of the Johnson place contiguous to that bought by the New Britain manufacturers.
 . While the officers refuse to give out any information concerning their plans, the report persists that it Is their intention to erect a ceilulold plant on the property this summer. The company uses considerable cellu- lCid in connection with the manufac- turing Of cutlery The material is highly inflamma ble and it is said that the plan of buying the Johnson prop erty was adopted to make it possible to get this part of the business away from the rest of the factory build |
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 Will Try Cuba Monday.
 The prosecuting authorities in Wa terbury claim to have built up a strong case against John Cuba. for merly of this place. who is to answer to the charge of bigamy in the police court in the Brass city Monday morn- ing. The case was originally sched- | uled to be tried last Monday but the state wanted more time to prepare it's case and the request for a postpone ment was. readily granted by the 1 court
 Both of the women, who the l police claim. have gone through a | marriage ceremony with Cuba, are 1 to appear as witnesses against him. | Wife No. lives with her children on l Canal street in Plainville, and she will 1 testify at the trial
 She has a suit for divorce from him | pending trial in the superior court and 1 it is said that it was Cuba s relations l with the woman who the police claim 1 is Wife No. ?, that caused her to ask for a decree.
 Gave Interesting Lecture.
 Judge Edward l.. Smith of Hart ford, gave a most interesting lecture | on "Community Life" in the Town hall last evening. His talk given under the auspices of the Plainville Branch of the Holy Name society and was a feature of the organizations first public meeting. Judge Smith gave some kindly advice to his hearers and urged them to see that the part they play in the life of the community lecomes a contributing factor in strengthening rather than weakening the whole. Judge Smiths talk was full if bright epgrams and was most entertaining
 The speaker of the evening was in troduced by Rev. H. TT. Walsh. pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Mercy, who paid high compliment to him. rather Walsh spoke of his high ad- mlrauon for Judge Smith during his