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Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
NEW LONDON.
Plans Being Drawn For $4,000 Resi-
denee in Pequot Section.

1t is understood that a New York
architect is preparing plans for fine
residence in the PeQuot section, the
name of the owner being withheld for
frame construction, shtngled, and will
be finished In hardwoods, The cost
will be about $4,000.
Alterations to Building.
Architect Morris b. Payne has about
completed the plans for the proposed
changes to a building on Bank street
for Arthur Keefe. An addition, three
stories high. of brick, will be built ON,
and some interior changes made
Contractor H r Griswold is build
ing new house on Connecticut ave-
nue.. The plans call for frame house,
25x42 feet, well finished and provided
with every convenience, including
furnace heat.
Addition to Factory.
H. r. Douglas, Incorporated, has
been awarded the contract for the
erection of a storehouse at the plant of
the New England Carpet Lining
Co on Water street 1t will be one
story high, 45x100 feet, mill con-
struction, the walls to be covered with
corrugated iron. The building will
have a Stag roof.
Addition to Church.
Architect James Sweeney has drawn
preliminary plans for the proposed ad-
dition to the Federal Street NJ e.
church It is planned to build a story
addition. similar in construction to the
present building. The building COM
mittee consists Of Rev. c.. Harley
Smith, Alton IT. Miner, George II
Holmes and c. Fred Bradshaw.
Bradley Street Block.
Architect Morris B. Payne has
fiT-7v TA1o fOv-
building at the corner of Bradley and
Douglass streets for Max Meyer. There
will be two stores on the first floor
and three flats of seven rooms on the
upper floors.
Contract For College Refractory.
At meeting or the trustees of Con-
necticut College for Women, held
Tuesday, the contract for the con-
strucIton of the refectory was awarded
to Joseph A Dolan & Co., for the
sum of T,77. 1t is stipulated that
occupancy by Sept 20 under penalty
There were four other bidders-Mar
Quardt Bros, H. R. Douglas, Inc. Her
bert 0. Prentice and Norcross Bros
Co. The bids of the first two named
exceeded $4,000, Mr.. Prentice's est.
mate was in excess of $1,000, and
Norcross Bros. Cos bid was ovel
$14, 900.
The refectory OF dining hall will be
known by the appropriate title OF
Thames hall. The Lee and Prentice
dwelling houses which stand on the
college site facing Mohegan avenue
will be component parts of the build
ing. The dwellings will be connect
ed by two story structure with gam.
brel roof measuring 20 feet in Length
by SO feet in depth.
The connecting structure will be q
practlcal continuance of the lines O.
the Lee residence. The ground fioo,
of the addition will contain the dinins
nall or refectory proper, which will bt
81 feet long by So feet wide and whicF
will furnish comfortable seating ca.
pac1ty at small tables for 200 per.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
FOUR STORY STORE ADDITION
To be Erected by Schwartz Bros Water
Awarded for Graham Block at TaftviDe-Greenhouse
Near Maplewood- Estimates Being Obtained Other
Work.

mating on new steam heating plant
at East Great Plain schoolhouse, in
Guiding new cement cellar floor and
new cellar entrance from interior, also
new plumbing at Pearl street school
house, the estimates being based on
either Mott, Peck or Lipp closets.
These are the latest for school use and
are dictated by the town school COM
mittee. Yantic schoolhouse is to have
a new hot air furnace and totally
new plant. There is to be a new ex-
cavated cellar, cement floors, etc, Civ
ing the children a playroom in stormy
weather. Architect Preston has asked
that these estimates be in Judge KEEL
ly's hands by Saturday, and the COM
mittee will decide finals.
Lincoln Avenue House Completed.
The house erected on Lincoln avenue
pIeted and Mrs. MCGEE moved in this
week. The building is of handsome
design and makes a valuable addition
to the avenue Architect c. H. Pres
ton drew the plans for the house.
New Greenhouse.
The foundation for a modern green
house, 30x75, has been laid on the
Salem turnpike, near Maplewood Gem
etery, for T. H. Peabody and it is ex-
pected that by Saturday the erection
Of the greenhouse proper will have
started. In addition to the green
house there will be an attractive front
of wooden frame construction, which
will be used for the office. This front
will be 15x30, which will make the
greenhouse over 90 feet long in all.
Mr.. Peabody intends to raise flowers
for market ard when the greenhouse
is completed. S. Hartridge of Salem
turnpike will be placed in charge.
Bids For Painting.
The State tuberculosis Commission
have asked for bids for painting to
be done at the Norwich State Tubercu-
losis sanetorium. The whole of the
exterior and part of the interior will
probably be repaited.
Seven Room Cottage.
Contractor George w. Allen has just
started the foundation work for new
up-to-date cottage, to be erected for
Axel Carlson of Baltic. The cottage
is to be erected on land located about
midway between Occum and Baltic
and will contain seven rooms.
Working On Interior.
The roof has been reconstructed on
recently damaged by fire, and the in
terror work is now daily advancing
to completion.
Completing Work at Elks' Club.
At the Elks' addition, the decorators
are completing the interior decorations
of the lodge room and will probably
finish this week. The bowling alleys
have not yet been used because the
electric lights are not in. The placing
of the electric fixtures has been started
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15

Plans and specifications have been
made by Architect Preston for a four
story addition to the furniture ware
rooms of Schwartz Brothers, to be full
width Of the property on Water street
and 30 feet deep. Peck. McWilliams
& Co. are arranging to proceed with
the work as soon as a few prelimt-
naries can be arranged. This firm has
needed more space for some time, and
this will give them an additional 1900
to 10000 square feet floor space
Getting Estimates for Block.
DR.. George Thompson expects to get
estimates in his hands by the end of
erection and completion of his large
block, corner of Merchants avenue and
Hunters avenue, Taftville. Architect
Preston has planned a number of fats
on the upper two floors, with full bath
rooms and plumbing, hot and cold
stores, etc.
Metal Ceilings Contract.
The contract has been awarded John
o. johnson for the metal ceilings in
the superior court room and the clerks
Immediately, to be completed before
the September term of court. A large
Fem revolving 'ventilator will be
placed on the courthouse roof and will
be connected to the ceilings Of the
superior court room. This will be "a
possible ventilation. MIR. Johnson's bid
was $3.50 for the total contract. Mr..
Preston is the architect.
Contract for Graham Block.
The contract for the large block for
flats and stores for James Graham, to
be built on Merchants avenue in place
of the building recently burned on the
same location in the Taftville fire, has
been awarded to H. Blackledge & Co.
by Architect Preston. The building
will be to new established grades given
for the street by the selectmen, making
permanent grade for all properties
thereabout, instead of four risers for
the entrance to the stores. The store
floors will now be up one riser above
the sidewalk, giving easy access to the
stores and flats, while the total store
front will be Pittsburgh plate glass,
with prism glass over same. The
building will be three stories high and
will have long front balconies the
whole building length, for the second
and third stories Extra heavy tim
bering will be used to insure freedom
for any weakness because of lighter
The building is to be electric wired by
Eaton. Chase & Co, the excavation and
stonework by C. Del Carlo. The store
fronts will have story heights of 10
feet for east store, Ii feet for center
store and 10 feet for west store. The
tenement story height is feet for all
Each fiat is to have bathtubs, water
closets. wash trays, sinks, etc. ]. H.
bison has the plumbing contract, the
batters will be placed Immediately, and
Mr.. Del Carlo Will commence work i'm
mediately.
Estimating SehooIhouse Changes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
INSECTS.
Advice Concerning Their Treatment
Offered BY Authority.


G. H. Lawson, Jr., of the Connecticut
Agricultural college at Storrs, offers
the following advice regarding insects:
Chicken raisers can avoid losses OF
young chickens from eating rose
chafers, or rose bugs" by keeping
them away from daises, grapevines,
and Towering shrubs in general
For ants on lawns, keep the lawns
as well watered as possible, and use
a teaspoonful of Carbon disulphide
in each ant nest.
Striped cucumber beetles can be
somewhat controlled by busting dry
arsenate of lead on the leaves and
covering plants with screens.
Spray the currant vines with arsen-
ate of lead for the currant worm, US
ing three pounds Of the arsenate OF
lead to fifty gallons Of water; After
they begin to ripen this method cannot
be used. Hellebore busted on the
leaves will protect them for short
time.
The rose chafer may be somewhat
controlled on the grape vines by
spraying them with five pounds of ar
senate of lead to fifty gallons of wa
ter to which a pound OF glucose or
two quarts Of molasses have been
added
Squash bugs are very difficult to
control except by crushing their eggs
on the leaves and placing shingles
will hide and can afterwards be picked
and thrown into oil.
Onion maggots are nearly impossi-
BILE to control except by crop rota-
ton.
Cutworms are almost sure to ap-
pear. Poison them with a bait made
UP of twenty-five pounds of wheat
bran, one pound OF Paris green, two
quarts of cheap molasses. Scatter
this bait around the plants to be pro-
tected.
Potato beetles and flea beetles can
be best controlled by spraying with
arsenate of lead together with Bor-
deaux mixture. Using arsenate OF
lead. three pounds of the paste form
or one and one-half pounds OF the dry
form to fifty gallons Of water.
Plant lice or aphids can best be
killed on vegetables, flowers. or fruit
by use of the Nicotine solutions, one
half pint to fifty gallons Of water.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15

There can be butt one opinion as to
this cottage, that it is a handsome,
dignified stru eture. It possesses all
the solidfty that goes with straight
lines exclusively. There isn't a curve
in it, Il the slightly -arched openings
on the piazza be excepted. Yet hand
some as, it is, the picture gives but
an imperfect idea Of the real comfort
therein
A con1modious piazza, so arranged
as not to obstTuct light and air, ad-
n1its to a vestfbule, with coat rack
beneath a small window. To the
right is the living room, straight
ahead is direct access to the kitchen
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15

pantry and the rear entry. Directly
in front are the boiler room and
laundry, this arrangement encroaching
on the floor area to the least possible
extent, leaving an extremely large clear
space for general cellar purposes.
arrangements have been made with
the architects to furnish estimates
cost of construction or any other in
formation desired regarding the house
Illustrated They also invite onr
readers to make suggestions for plans
which they would like illustrated in
the future. Please address all corre-
spondence to Bulletin House Depart-
ment.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15

on, White Leghorns, 1851: Brangord
Farm. Groton, White Leghorns, 1z41;
NJ w. Hendryx, New Haven, White
Leghorns, 1922: Springdale Poultry
Farm, Durham, Rhode Island Reds,
1905; A. s. Sonderegger, South Coven-
try, White Leghorns, 11e5: George
Bowles. Westport, White Leghorns,
$780,. Homer P. Deming, Winsted.
Rhode Island Reds. 1854; Merritt, NJ.
Clark, Brookfield Center, Barred Rocks.
1176.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
Fertilizers For Bearing Apple Trees.

.tccording to Prof. ]. P. Stewart of
he Penn. station, present evidence
i7G-c"tcs that the nitrates, or other
3, Q i3!.y soluble plant foods, are best
applied somewhat after the fruit has
ct. i addition to greater effective
TFgH this delay enables the rate of
application to be varied somewhat in
,'.-cprd with the amount of fruit set,
-" king the applications heavier when
- crop is heavy and vice versa In
=" long run. this plan should steady
the yields and get maximum benefits
from the fertilization applied.
The general fertilizer that we are
now recommending is a combination
carrying about 80 lbs. of actual nitro
gen, so lbs. of actual phosphoric acid,
and % to so lbs. of actual potash.
These are the amounts per acre for
bearing trees. Only where potash Is
known to be needed, should the larger
amount be used.
This general fertilizer can be modified
and directly adapted to the actual
needs of any orchard. Such a test
requires some work, but for those
whose livelihood depends to a consid-
cradle extent upon their fruit. the time
thus spent should be most profitable.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
SOUTH MANCHESTER.

Plans are to be drawn for a new
hose house to be erected at the corner
of Main and Maple streets for Com
panies No. and 4. It will be a two
story brick building, large enough to
accommodate a combination hose and
chemical auto truck, automobile pump,
also hook and ladder truck.
Walter r Hobby has the contract
for the erection of a new house on
Henry street for Charles J. Hall. It
will be of frame construction and will
be provided with modern conveuiences
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
MILK AND BUTTER.
Second Scoring viii TAX. Place a

Second Scoring Will Take Place at
Storrs on August 4th.
The second milk and butter scoring
will take place August 4th. At the
option Of the exhibitor the results
will be made public and the milk put
on exhibition at the meeting of the
Dairymen's Association, August 10th
and 18th. All those wishing to enter
should at once make application @or
entry blanks to Sup't Milk and Butter
Scoring, Storrs. Conn. These blanks
must be filed out and in hands of the
Superintendent not later than August
End.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
PORTLAND.

Plans are being figured for new
residence to be erected on Main street,
Portland, for C. E. Davis. It will be
a8x3S feet, Of frame construction, and
will contain six rooms, with single
roofing and hot water heating. The
exterior will be succeed up to the Sec
ond floor.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
Summer Pruning.

If the water-sprouts are removed
from the center of a tree during the
summer-ti time. the tree regains its
balance during the current season. By
the removal of this superhuous growth
during July the energy of the tree is
diverted into parts which are to re-
main. Again the pruning at this time
checks the wood growth and has a
tendency to cause the tree to bear.
The actual amount of pruning which
can profitably be left until summer
will have to be determined by expert
ments and close observation II only
the water-sprouts are removed much
time is saved in spring pruning; this
is especially apparent in shaping young
trees.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
DEEP RIVER.

A S. Freeburg has the contract for
the concrete steps and cobblestone but
tresses at st. Johns Industrial School
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15
BUILDING OPERATIONS
IN NEW ENGLAND.

Statistics of Building Operations in
New England as compiled by The F.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15

Estimating SchooIhouse Changes.
Plans and Specifications have been
placed in contractors hands for esti-
Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-15

PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
Estate of Joseph M. Moffett
STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF Essex

STATE OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF ESSEX, S.
THE HONORABLE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
DISTRICT AFORESAID:
To the heirs and all persons interested in tn e
estate of Joseph M Moffett late Jof Brighton In
said district. deceased, GREETING.
WHEREAS, application hath been made 20
this court in writing, by the administrator of
the said estate praying for license and auth
GRITTY to sci! all of real estate of said deceased
for the payment of a mortgage upon said real
estate setting forth therein the amount due
upon said mortgage, and the location of said rsel
said real estate Is deteriorating and depreciat-
ing, in value. sothat the security is liable to
become impaired, and that the interests of all
the heirs of said estate are liable to be forfeited
by reduction and impairment of said property
due to delay.
WHEREUPoN, the said Court appointed and
assigned the grid day of February Is, at the Pro-
bate Office in Guildhall in said District to hear
and decide upon said application and petitorian 1
ordered public notice thereof be given to all
persons interested therein. by publishing said
order, together with the time and place Of hear
ing, three weeks successfully in the Essex
County Herald newspaper which circulates
In the neighborhood of Those persons interested
in said estate, all of which publications shall be
previous to the day assigned for hearing.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to ap-
pear before said Court, at the time and place
assigned, then and there in said Court to make
your objections to the granting of such license
II you see cause.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at Canaan in said
district, this 26th day of December 1914.
Edwin o. CARL, Judge.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
Train Service

The Ciscontinuance of trains
Numbers and 5 at this terminal is
to be much implored. For more than
sixty years, these trains have run
into and out of this village. They
have been the most important trains
on the road in this locality and have
always been largely patronized.
With the present service, there is no
way for Island Pond people to get to
the County Seat of Essex County in
the forenoon or uutil very late in the
afternoon There is no way for
people living at Canaan and along
the line to MOI tn Stratford to go to
Portland in the morning. In order
to prevent staying up half of the
night, it will take q person the bsst
part Of two days to get into and out
of Island Pond village from the east.
We are aware that it is necessary
for railroads to curtail cxpenses;but,
for the valuable franchise and privi-
leges that railroads have received at
the hands of the people, the latter
are entitled to some rights which
ought to be preserved and protected
by the State.
1t is understood that the Attorney
General has petitioned the Public
Service Commission to restore the
above trains, and it is hoped, by the
large preponderence of public in
fuence in New Hampshire and YER
mont, the privileges which the
public have enjoyed for more than
sixty years man be restored to them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
Fourth Class Postmas L e r
Examination
Saturday. February 13, 1915

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces that on the
date named above an examination
will be held at Lancaster, N. H., as
a result of which it is expected to
make certification to fill a contem-
plated vacancy in the position of
fourth class postmaster at Guildhall
VT, and other vacancies as they may
occur at that office, unless it shall be
decided in the interests of the serv-
ice to fill the vacancy by reinstate
ment. The compensation of the
postmaster at this Office was $245 for
the last fiscal year.
Age limit, Il years and over ON
the date Of the examination, with
the exception that in a State where
women are declared by statute to be
Of full age for all purposes at Is
years, women Is years of age on the
date of the examination will be ad.
mitted.
Applicants must reside within the
territory supplied by the post office
for which the examination is an
nounced.
The examination is open to all
citizens Of the United States who
can comply with the requirements.
Application forms and full inform.
alton concerning the requirements of
the examination can be secured from
the postmaster at Guildhall, VT, or
from the U. S. Civil Service Com.
mission at Washington, d. C.
Applications should be properly
executed and filed with the Com.
mission at Washington at least seven
days before the date of the examina.
ton, otherwise it may be impractic-
athletic examine the applicants.
U. 8. Civil Service Commission.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
Recognition of Essex County
In the Vermont Legislature

The following persons mentioned
are on the committees named
On ways and means, Beattie of Maid
stone; on claims. Blodgett of Lem
ington; on banks, Mr.. Brown of
Lunenburg; on grand list, Rich of
Norton; on the general committee,
Beattie of Maidstone; on corpora
tons, Lund of Canaan; on State
schools, Lund of Canaan and Brown
of Lunenburg; on appropriations.
Rich of Norton. Lund of Canaan is
chairman on the committee on minor
Courts.
Of the members of the joint stand
ing committees, Bartlett of Bloom
field is on the committee on the
house Of correction, Turner of Con-
cord is on the committee on the
library, Lund of Canaan and Butler
of Brighton are on the committee On
immigration and labor and Shores of
CRANKY IL on the committee on tenn
nsranos. "
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
The Vermont Legislature

The Vermont Legislature is well
down to business, and it is hoped
that, whatever else may be done, a
whole lot Of useless legislation will
not take up the time of the General
Assembly, Much money has been
lavishly wasted in considering and
debating nonsensical and unimport-
ant measures which never should
have taken a single minute of time.
Something Gught to be done to hold
down the lid. If this can be done,
the State can save over a hundred
thousand dollars.
The taxation is now so burden
some that it is getting to be stand
ing menace to industry. 1t not only
has tendency to drive people from
the State, but it prevents the estab-
fishing of industrial enterprises and
manufacturing establishments. 1t
has over-burdened the railroads, in
somuch that freight and passenger
rates have had to be raised. All of
this comes out of the people eventu-
ally, and the people at large should
be most interested in shortening the
sessions.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-01-22
Estate of Mary A. Moffett
STATE OF VERMONT, DGsrrcr or EssRx 81
THE HONORABLE PROBATE CoUr FOR rHE

STATE OFVHRMONT, DTSrrCr or ESsRx 50
THE HONORABLE PROBATE CoUr FOR rHB
DISTRICT AFoRsATD:
To the heirs and all persons interested in the
estate ofMary A. Moffett late of Brighton, in
said District, deceased GREETING,
WHEREAS, application hath been made to
this court in writing, by the administrator of
said estate praying for license and authority to
sell all Of real estate of said deceased, for the
payment oil a mortgage upon said real estate,
setting forth therein the amount due upon said
mortgage, and the location of said real estate
and representing to said Court. that the said
real estate, is deterioratirg and depreciattug in
value, so that the security is liable to become
impaired, and that the interests Of all the heirs
of said estste are liable to be forfeited by re-
duction and impairment of said property due to
delay
wHEREUPoN, the said Court appointed and
assigned the ard dav Of Februarv'TS at the FRO
bate Office in'Guildhall in said Distrctto hear
and decide upon said application, and ordered
that public notice thereof to be given to all per
sons interested therein, by publishing said
order three weeks Successively in the ESSEX
County Herald, a newspaper published at
Brighton in said District, which circuates in
the neighhorhood of those persons interested
therein; all which publications shall be previ-
Gus to the time appointed for the hearing.
THEREFORE, YOU are hereby notified to ap-
pear before said Court, at the time and place
assigned, then and there in said Court, to object
to the granting of such licenses If YOU see cause
Given under my hand at Canaan i'll said Dis
riot, this 26th day of December, 1914.
Edwin o. CARL.