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Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
NEW LONDON.
Work on Church Being Rushed
Masonic Temple Nearly Done.

Carpenters will be at work on the
Montauk avenue Baptist church within
a short time. The new edifice Is being
pushed along rapidly. It viii be a
more substantial building than the one
destroyed by fire, last year, being of
brick with concrete block foundation.
Dwelling Nearly Done.
The large dwelling house being
built by the wv. A. Harvey Co.. on
Montauk avenue. opposite Perry
street, Will sbe readysf for tenants very
soon. Theshouse Is to be shingled all
over, the, roof being done some time
ago, the walls now coming in for, at
tentton The interior finishing is Sc
curing the most attention at the pres
emit time.
Masonic Temple.
It will not be long before the paint
ers have completed their work on the
Masonic Temple They are now en-
gagged on both the outside and interior
and as soon as they are through, the
work of furnishing the building will be
started. The building is 60x90 feet,
two stories high, of brick. with as
bestos roof. On the ground floor there
will be three stores. and the upper
f1oors will be used entirely for lodge
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
GROTON.
Big Addition to Plant of Ship and
Engine Company.

At the plant of the New London
Ship and Engine Co., extensive altera-
tons are going on. The Electric Boat
Co. has such prospective business in
sight that it has induced the New Lon
don Ship and Engine Co. to make ex-
tensive additions to its already large
plant in Groton. The latter company
has a manufacturing contract with the
Electric Boat Co. for the building of
Diesel oil engines, pumps, air COM
pressors and other machinery used in
submarines.
The additions consist of an extern
sion 105x135 feet on the north end
of the main shop, and a similar ex-
tension of about the same dimensions
on the south end. Counting the main
floor and the galleries, this will mean
an addition of about $4,000 square feet
available for the installation of new
tools, engine testing equipment, etc.
Orders for the new tools were placed
some months ago, so that, in spite of
the scarcity of machine tools brought
about by war conditions, the new tools
will be available by the time the new
shops are ready to receive Athem.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Activity About the Same as is to be
Expected at This Season.

The volume of real estate business
fcont1nues to increase. Sales by
kewarranty deed last week in the towns
reported by The Commercial Record
Numbered 40S, with mortgage loans Of
Isl. 023, 256. comparing with 379 sales and
mortgage loans of $926,548 filed in
fConnecticut in the corresponding week
tof last year.
Petitions in bankruptcy last week
numbered six, with assets Of $S,494
land liabilities of $45,914. Last year
FIN the same week there were two
tpetitions, with assets Of sea- 99 and
liabilities of sse,152, and in 1913 three
lpetttons, with assets of $320,555 and
liabilities of $247,754
During the past week IA incorpo-
frations with total authorized capital
tstock Of $1,045, 900 have been reported
ian the State, a record slightly larger
Ethan last year, when IL interpretations
with capital stock of $3.50, 900 were re-
k10 companies formed with capital
Sstock of $749,000.
While the volume of building opera
lions last week is greatly in excess
fof any previous week, 1t does not de-
knote any great boom in the building
eindustry. The situation is about the
Esame as during any Of the summer
smonths, the large increase this week
sbeing caused by additional factory
work in New Haven and Bridgeport,
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.. and
sthe Remington Arms Co. In the cities
tot New Haven, Hartford, Bridgeport,
EiWaterbury and Stamford, this week.
Ethere have been issued 119 permits for
buildings, costing 1,G79, 1852. Last year
FIN the same cities there were 80 per-
nfts issued for buildings. costing
about 100000
< In addition to the Large amount Of
factory construction in New Haven
fand Bridgeport, contracts awarded
Hast week. include a dining hall in New.
l1ondon, residence work in New Haven.
TIartford. Bridgeport, Stamford and
waterbury, factory work in Meriden
land Stamford, bank building in New
Haven. two-family houses in various
Sparts Of the State. and alterations to
business block in New Haven.
Norwich had ten sales of real es-
ltate last week to fourteen a year ago,
with mortgage loans for the respective
iweeks Of $4,000 and s10,125.
, In New London there were twelve
Fsales of realty last week, the same as
il year ago. Mortgage loans last week
amounted to S2s,500, while year ago.
they totalled 81, 200.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22

pensab1e linen closet. and also the
bathroom are on this floor. Beside
the latter is a. most attractive little
recess, with cozy window seat at the
end. A large storeroom is also Ioca-
ted on the second floor, directly over
the pantry and rear entry. A good
stairway leads to the third floor,
which is left unfinished. 1t may be
utilized for storage. or a moderately
good room may be finished off, this
floor being well lighted by a group
window in the end gable.
Arrangements have been made with
the architects to furnish estimated
cost of construction or any other in
formation desired regarding the house
illustrated. They also invite our
readers to make suggestions for plans
which they would like illustrated in
the future. Address Bulletin House
Department
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
Poisoning by Wild Cherries.

There are no cases on record where
stock have been poisoned by eating
the leaves of any species of wild
cherry while still on the tree. 1t is
only when the branches have been
broken off and are partially wilted that
they become dangerous, the reason for
this being that during the process of
whiting, prussic acid is formed from
non-poisonous constituents, which are
always present in the living leaf.
Animals are sometimes poisoned
from eating the partially wilted leaves
of the wild, black cherry, the common
choke cherry, and the wild red cherry.
Probably the first species mentioned
is the most dangerous.
Animals poisoned from wild cherry
have a very perceptable odor Of prus-
sic acid in the breath. which is not I'M
like the odor of almonds. The symp-
toms are labored breathing, frothing
at the mouth, numbness, diminished
pulse, commissions and death from
paralysis of the lungs. Death usually
takes place quickly and remedies do
not avail.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
Cool Your Cream.

Sometimes cream comes to market
which is unfit for use and is made into
a low-grade butter, which cannot be
sold on the market as fit for human
food. This is a complete loss to the
purchasers of cream, and necessarily
has its effect in bringing down the
average price paid for cream The
market price of cream is largely gov
erned in this way, by quantity and by
the quality of the product which can
demand for the high-grade. finished
products, at advanced prices. while
the low grade must go on to markets
already crowded with the same low
grade products, selling at greatly re-
duced prices from those the consumers
are willing to pay for the f1rst-class
article they demand
Three-fourts of the poor cream that
Is coming to the market today, Is
caused by carelessness in cooling
Cream testing IS to 40 per cent,
cooled Immediately after separation,
will keep sweet and in first-class con-
dition for three or more days during
our hottest summer weather. providing
other reasonable care is taken Of ii,
and warm cream is never added from
following separations. Cream should
always be thoroughly cooled before it
is added to cream of previous skim
mings, and then the entire lot should
be well stirred each time a new ad-
dition is made. so that the mass may
be kept uniform throughout.
The "Cool Your Cream movement,
is becoming so strong in many states
that signs bearing these three words
are hung along the public highways,
and at cream stations, to call the
producers attention to this very i'm
portant need.
The manufacturers of dairy products
are going further in realizing the i'm
portance of the practice to the farms
and in the quality Of finished materi-
ais; so they have now succeeded in
getting the dairy supply houses TO
place cream cooling tanks on the
market at actual cost
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
How to Control Cabbage Root Mascot.


Many cases of severe injection OF
bage plants have been brought to our
attention this year. These white mag
gots which feed on the roots hatch
from eggs laid by small flies some
what resembling the house fly, near
the plant at the surface OF the ground.
These maggots entirely destroy the
roots and stems of the plants. causing
them to die. They may be controlled
If treated by carbolic acid emulsion
Hollow out the ground slightly around
the plants and freely apply the solu-
ton. Repeat the application several
times If 1t Is found necessary. Either
kerosene emulsion or carbolic acid
emulsion, diluted with thirty parts
water, will rid the pest
To make carbolfc emulsion, use:
lb. of hard soap.
1 gal boiling water.
1 pit. crude carbolic acid
The soap is dissolved in the water
while boilingshot, the acid Is then adj
making kerosene emulsion. II any
injury should be caused from the emul-
sion, dilute still more. Use crude
carbolic acid, as It Is cheaper and Just
as effective.
To make kerosene emulsion, use:
Q gal kerosene.
IL Uncommon soap.
1 gal water.
Dissolve the soap in hot water, add
the kerosene and churn together until
q white, creamy mass is formed, which
before using. Two or three applica-
tons for cauliflower and cabbage is
recommended, while for onions, several
applications are necessary.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
No Liaht Talk.

Thrift is now the watchword, and we
may give a thought to Thomas Guy,
one of the chief opponents Of the art
In his own day Guys economies were
so famous that folk went to consult
him, and, among others. a notorious
miser who felt his own cheeseparing
outdone by the master. He found Guy
writing by the light Of farthing dip
and stated his Grand "Oh, is that
all2" said Guy. then We can talk as
well in the dark" and blew out the
candle as a first practical lesson in
the act Of saving.-London Chronicle.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
DON'T WORRY
ABOUT THAT
ITCHING Rash

Don't worry any more about that
itching slxin-trouble. Just spread a
little resinol ointment over the sick
skin and the itching disappears as II
you had simply wiped il awayI
And -aeven more important -. this
soothing, healing ointment gets right
to the source of the trouble and rarely
fails to clear away every trace OF the
.unsightly, tormenting eruption
Doctors have prescribed resinol
ointment for over twenty years, and
thousands owe their clear, healthy
skins to its use. 1t contains nothing
that could injure or initiate the tend
crest skin Sold by all druggists.
Sample free, Dept 29-R, Resinol, Bal
timore., Nd
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22

The house here presented, while de-
signed for two families, is entirely
suited to any first-class residential
neighborhood. There has been no at
tempt made to disguise it's true char
acter. yet at first glance 1t looks like
the suburban residence of the success
full city man of affairs. A solid party
wall makes the two establishments as
entirely distinct as though they were
on separate streets, while the ar
rangement of the chimneys and fire.
places assures the greatest economy
in construction, even the same copper
or ganvanized conduit for rain water
from the. front gables being used in
common.
The house is finished in stucco with
shingled roof. The NJ formed by the
front gables, the double and triple
group windows, arched piazza door
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
MIDDLETOWN.

Joseph S. Amino Co. have started
the concrete work on the new
house on Cross street for H. Shlein
They have started the brick work
on new house on Spring street for
lVincenzo Drelia. They have the
mason work well along on the theatre
in the rear of Court street and the
iron work is now being set for the
gallery.
John Roland Brown has begun work
sinking the artesian we'll to furnish
the water supply for the Jail at Had
kdam, also for the town home. The
keontract for the reservoir and the
Fpumping supply plant have not been
fiet
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
Cotton Seed Meal.

Experiments conducted at the
Georgia station show that cottonseed
meal is too valuable for feeding pur-
poses to be used as fertilizer. Care
fully made experiments. in feeding
steers and other cattle with cotton
meal, with a view to fattening them for
market. have demonstrated beyond
cavil the great value of that by
product 1t is more econimical to feed
the meal-saving and applying to the
soil the manure-than to use 1t as a
fertilizer
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
MuIching Strawberries and Spring Gull
tiVation.

tivation.
Experiments at the Maryland station
in mulching strawberries show the
value of a winter mulch. Straw was
used as mulch. Four plots the Ten
nessee variety were used in the ex-
periments. Plot 1, not mulched, but
cultivated in the spring. Plot 2,
mulched in early winter, but cultivated
in the spring. Plot 8, mulched in early
winter, but not cultivated in the spring.
waited in the spring. The following is
the average yield of four years: Plot
1. 3,612 quarts; Plot 2, 4,101 quarts;
Plot 8, 4275 quarts: Plot 4, $500 quarts.
These figures illustrate the value of
mulching Plot 8, which is mulched
and not cultivated having an average
of ATS quarts per acre more than the
check. There is another consideration,
however, that the figures do not show,
and that is, that the berries from the
mulched plots were always brighter
cleaner and often larger than the I'M
mulched.
With regard to the spring cultivation
1t does not appear that this was of any
value, except in one season when the
month of May was very dry, and there
was a gain of 20 quarts per acre in
favor of spring cultivation. Taking
the average for the four seasons. how
ever, there is a loss by spring cultiva-
| ton of 1SS quarts per acre.
1t was observed during the growing
| season that the plants on the spring
cultivated plots grew more 1uxuriantly
| and did not ripen fruit quite as early
as the uncultivated plots.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
SOUTH MANCHESTER.

T Charles Ratenburg will have work
started soon on the erection of a
new house on Main street. It will be
arranged for two families.
l John Mahoney is plastering John F.
iSheridan's new house on Hillard
street. Dwight Blish is the contractor
Aceto Smith & Co. have the con-
tract for the concrete work for the
new house being erected on Olcott
lstreet for Otto Houshaultz. Hohen-
thai & Son are the contractors.
Thomas German has started work
ron the two family frame house on
lDelmont street.
Aceto Smith & Co. are completing
new concrete floor in the base
ment Of the Hall of Records building
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
Your Cough Can Be Stopped.

sure. sudden changes, and taking a
treatment OF Dr. King sfNew- Discovery
win positively relieve and in time will
surely rid you of your cough. The first
dose soothes the irritation. checks your
cough. which stops in a short time. DR..
Kings New Discovery has been used
successfully for As years and is guaran-
teed to cure you. Money back IL It
fails Get a bottle from your druggist;
it costs only-a little and viii help you
so much
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
OCEAN BEACH.

Attorney Arthur T. Keefe Is having
a cottage built at Ocean Beach near
the cottage of Edward s. Neilan. Mr..
Keefe Is building the cottage for his
own occupancy.
mark for Mrs. Adams of New York, is
three-Quarters finished.
Walter A. Smith is having a cottage
erected at River Bend, Ocean Beach,
where he already has two cottages.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
RaIanoina Stable Manure.

On account of the relatively high
PERCENTAGE of nitrogen and potash in
manure, it is wise to add phosphoric
acid to it in order that it may be a
more nearly balanced fertilizer. 1t is
a good practice to use acid phosphate
in the cutters of the stable, as this will
absorb the odors and may fix any
ammonia that is present. 1t has not
been shown. however, thatSmixingsth the
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
BUILDING OPERATIONS
IN NEW ENGLAND

Statistics of building operations in
New England as compiled by The F.
w Dodge COMPANY follow:
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
MYSTIC.

Fields Pendleton, owner of Gilbert
building here, which was destroyed
tby ire last week, will make arrange
anents at once to rebuild the structure.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22

Reds, 1888; Homer P. Deming, Win
sted, Rhode Island Reds, 1924; Bran
ford Farm, Groton. White Leghorns
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

fertilizer with manure affords any
other advantage over applying It sep
arately.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22
Feed the Young EoaI.

Are you giving that young foal the
proper care? To become a strong,
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-22

The Connecticut Engineering and
Contracting company Of this city is
erecting another hospital building in
connection with the government hospi-
The Holly chieftain., 1915-03-12

calmly, casually. - one would mso'
ton the weather.
Henrietta and Billy stared.
Its the stable-boy." said the gen.
eral. II noticed him carefully last
night. He would not look any one In
the face"
He goes home every night" OBJ
jected Henrietta. Mrs. Parker told
me So"
That's no reason he couldn't come
back" said the general.
1T was clever in him to take our
check books" said Bartlett.
He will forge our names" declared
the general. II made check out to
pay for the board here, signed 1t. too,
remember, and then found some
cash and thought would use that and
went to bed and forgot to destroy the
check. know 1t was the stable-boy.
for MY room has balcony In front,
over the porch, and last night 1t was
SO warm left the door open"
Maybe 1t was" agreed Henrietta.
II hate to suspect him. though"
The Holly chieftain., 1915-03-12
SYNOPSIS.

The Watermelon and James. two
tramps. bantering each other Tegard'ns
their personal appearance, decide to to
their companion. Mike. be the judge
as to who is the better looking. Water
melon goes TO barber shop. wins the
barber by a, clever trick and gets a
shave. He discovers young man bath
Ing in a lake and steals his clothes. While
sitting in an automobile he discovered
Crossman and his daughter. Henrietta,
drive up in car. Assuming that his car
& Is disabied M the general proners & assist, IT.,
hearing the name William Hargrave
Bachelor, The general recognizes, the
name a eo,s as that Of young % man who broke ok,
days before. He invites him to dine with
them. Watermelon is introduced to Bart
lett. big Wall street operator. and his
daughter, Billy. with whom he proceeds
to fall In love. Bartlett, who has been
stung by Batchelor's operations. plans to
Keep the supposed broker with him for
market He. wires instructions to his
broker. While chatting with Billy. the
telegraph boy tips of Bartlett's message
10 Watermelon. Watermelon decides to
join Bartlett and the general In a week 9
auto trip. Watermelon slips away and
tells his hobo companions of his adven-
starts out with Bartlett's and Crossman' 8
cars. Late at night they come to a de-
serted house. break In and eat their lunch.
They spend the night In the ..house In
The morning Watermelon discovers that
the police are coming; The party attempts
10 escape, but is stopped by the officers
who are hunting for Bachelors car. Wa
termelon, by a clever ruse. gets them out
OF trouble. AS Bartlett had. planned the
party becomes lost. The party is arrested
and hailed before a country justice for
speeding. Watermelon realizes the vast
gulf between himself and Billy. and be-
comes deSpondent
The Holly chieftain., 1915-03-12

and trailed from the room to finish
dressing.
They found the girls In the dining.
room. unaware OF what had befallen
them. They had slept late and the
clock on the mantel registered half.
past nine as the three men filed into
the room. Tho general was calm.
pompous. austere, but Henrietta had
not lived with him for five and thirty
years without having acquired the
ability TO read his every mood.
Father" she asked. whats the
matter? Have your sins found you
out?"
The general waited for the slattern-
" maid-servant to give them their
breakfast and leave the room before
he spoke.
I'VE have been robbed" he said
The Holly chieftain., 1915-03-12
CHAPTER XVI.
A Thief In the Nioht.


Billy laughed low, throaty gurgle,
and laid her hand an instant on his
sleeve. Don't you see. she believed
in God and she believed in you You
didn't so back on her. Would God?"
The Watermelon did not answer He
was busy with a scene spf the long
ago. He and the youngest Miss Mar
tin had been engaged in a set-to which
hardly sayored of brotherly love, and
parental authority had separated
them and passed Judgment.
Sister should not-have struck you,'
the mother said as. she stood him
grimly in the corner. But. Jeroboam,
you should not have deceived sister.
II you men would only keep. faith with
your women. this world would be too
good to leave, even for Heaven" she
had added with her usual tired sigh
How had he kept faith with Billy?
The question stared him In the face
and he felt like the child again, stand.
ing in the corner, unable to answer.
For the sake of an amusing week of
her society, he had practically be-
trayed her father. had branded him
self thief by keeping the clothes,
the watch, the money. which he had
taken wrongly for few hours fun,
but which he had intended to return.
In the love he felt for the girl, his
long-stified conscience slowly stirred
again.
Billy was talking, grooming her com
fort with the maternity latent in all
women for the men they love. Don't
you see. Jerry, there is God? Think
Of what you did for your mother, think
II how proud she was of you when
you did so well. BY sheer grit you
have made yourself what you are
You are tired and blue, tonight, poor
old boy" .
The Watermelon was not listening
He took roll of, bills from his pocket
and counted them. Billy watched him
In perplexity. Was he worrying ovel
money, she wondered. One hundred
and seventy-four dollars left. He had
not had an opportunity to ,spend more
of that roll of bills which ihe had be
trayed woman and lowered his ms>
hood to steal He crushed the bil
back into his pocket and rose.
I'VE had better go back" said b.
shortly. TITS late"
They found Henrietta and Bartlett
on the front porch. talking in low
voices, oblivious to all else. The gen
eral had long since sought the doubt
full comfort Of the country bed fol
city boarders.
Billy held out her hand to the Wa
termelon, little ceremony she hat
heretofore neglected. wishing in hel
tender little heart that she understood
his strange mood better. and coult
comfort him. ~
Good night" said she gently. r
Good night" said the Watermelon
Henrietta rose. n didn't know. 4
was so late. Wait. Billy, ] am coming
With you. Good night, all"
Bartlett followed the girls, but a
the door he stopped and glanced bacl
1t the Watermelon standing on thi
passs by the steps.
Batter come to hed." said he.