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Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06

last evening. The engines are of the
mikado type, with four driving wheels
and trailer on each side.
BridgePort-About IS applications
were received for jltney licenses yes
tsrday. Several of the applicants can
not speak English and were refused.
Waterbury.-Sunday afternoon Is Of
the public school janitors met in the
Maloney school to talk over plans for
the organization Of n janitors' associa-
ton.
Southington.-The total amount of
business done at the Southington post
amounted to S13.S32.O9. which is a gain
of about $1,000 over the previous year.
Meriden.-The H. Wales Lines COM
pany has been awarded the contract
to build an addition to the factory OF
the Plume & Atwood Co. of Thomas
ton. The new building will be 73x1s0
feet.
Southport. - Captain Elwood has
started planting oyster seed for the
Rader Oyster company. The work
has been made impossible for several
weeks by the ice about the mouth Of
the local harbor.
Hartford-AIiss Eugenia Tanning. a
student at the New England Conserva-
tory of Music at Boston, is spending
the spring vacation at the home Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Z
FanninE. of Edgewood street She
has as her guest Miss Mildred Hor-
ton of Saranac Lake, y Y, formerly
of this city.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
HARD EGG SHELLS.
Minerals Should BE Used in tn,
Feed.

Poultry keepers are beginning to
complain of soft-shelled eggs and OF
hens eating their eggs. Both these
conditions are frequently met during
the months of April and May and the
poultryman should be sufficiently far
sighted to prepare for this occurrence
by providing the hens with n sufficient
amount Of mineral matter in their
food to keep the shells in their nor
NAL condition T1cre sre two resons
why hens lay soft-shelled eggs at
this season Of the year First, be-
cause they ahcv been Kept in confne-
ment for several months which means
that they have not had access to a
great deal Of mineral food which they
can get during the open season. Sec
ond. the hens commonly increase their
production so that many OF them lay
an egg almost every day. and il IS
obviously necessary for them to OBJ
tain a much greater amount Of min
eral food to maintain their supply
of material sufficient to make a good
hard shell for every egg. Hens that
have been fed literally with green
food during the winter ard whose
supply Of this sort of food is kept up
until they can obtain a sufficient
amount out OF doors are not likely to
lay soft-shelled eggs. Hens fed on
sour-milk ration are supplied with a
liberal amount Of mineral matter, and
under ordinary circumstances they
not 4AkelE 10 law EO1L-SlGlled eEEE.
In order TO prevent a possible con-
dition Of this kind there should be
a more liberal supply of oyster shells
and ground bone available or the
hens all OF the time. II is often a
good plan to add about 10 per cent.
| of ground-bOne meal to the dry mash
during the three months Of heavy
production. Plenty Of outdoor exer-
| else will help to maintain the hens in
better physical condition. which means
| that they will be able TO assimilate
/ their fod more rapidly and change It
| into sHell-makins material. II Is a
| characteristic Of the domestic fowl
| that in the digestion Of their food
they first take care OF their bodily
welfare and with the surplus make an
eg. However. this is the normal
| season for all feathered creatures to
reproduce themselves. and IL is nat
uTal for the hen to put her food into
tho egg which she lays rather than
| on to her body. The egg shell is the
| last part of the egg that IS developed
| by the hen, and If there is any short
\ age of material it will appear in the
| shell rather than in the hen herself
I or in the material which makes up
| the egg. Poultrymcn who feed their
| hens all OF the things that they know
/ are helpful tor making eggs and study
| their conditions carefully never have
I any difficulty with soft-shelled eggs or
( from hens developing the unnatural
habit of eating their eggs.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
PROGRESS ON H. AND A. ADDITION
Concrete Forms Ready for Another Stoy-New Garage for
w. S. AIlns-Plastering Housing Co. Dwellings at
hamesvile-Other Building Notes.

Brick has been laid up to within
three or four feet of the second story
level on the five story addition being
erected for the Hopkins and Allen
Arms Co, on Chestnut stheet- The
sashes are of steel and set inside the
brick work. The concrete forms have
been erected for the second story and
await the pouring of the concrete.
Placing the Ovens.
The building which Emil Fox is
erecting in the rear of Chestnut street,
which will be used as bakery, is
nearly complete. The work on the
roof is completed and the ovens are
now being set in place. Contractors
Fenton Brothers hope to finish the
work in a short time now.
New Garage.
Wilbur S. Alling is building a one
story garage, 15x30 feet off Chestnut
street. The building will be of brick
material with a gravel roof When
complete it will easily accommodate
three machines. Fenton Brothers are
doing the work.
5000 More Brick.
Fenton Brothers have about $4,000
more brick to lay on the tower of the
Sacred Heart church in Taftville.
Work was resumed on the tower the
early part of the week. 1t is expected
that the work will be completed in a
week.
Church and Rectory.
Work has been started on the new
st. Aloysius church in New Canaan.
The church when finished will seat
about 600 people and will cost approx
imately $4,000. The church will be
45 feet wide and 13S feet long with a
SIS foot tower. 1t will be Of brick con-
struction with cast stone trimmings,
granite steps and gray cross. The IN
terror will be finished off with syprus,
electric light and steam heat. Rev.
John Stapleton, formerly rector of the
Sacred Heart church. Taftville is
edecting a $4,000 residence at New
Canaan. The house will be two stories
in height, ten rooms and will have all
modern equipments. The exterior
will be half shingle and clap-boards
The interior will be finished off in
cyprus with hard wood floors. Fentou
Brothers have the contract for the
work.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
TO HAVE A GREEN LAWN.
Apply Fertilizer Early and Use White
Clover for the Nitrogen In u.

Those who desire to have a good
green lawn should make efforts to see
that plenty OF plant food is available
for the grass. Due to the teaching
caused by the winter rains a large
amount % this available plant food
has been lost and will not be found
In this form in the soil IN very large
quantities until the late- part OF the
season unless applied artificially. Con-
sequently one should apply fertilizers
soon after the grass starts. A ready
mixed hiGh-grade top dressing used
about four pounds per square nod will
be found satisfactory. or II one desires
TO use Chemicals one pouu1 OF nitrate
OF soda with three pounds of basic Stag
or bone or acid phosphate may be used
per square rod. Care should be taken
to apply this when the grass is dry TO
be followed with a sprinkling Of water
Immediately. as this will tend TO pre-
vent the possibility OF a burned ap-
pearance-
There will be spots IN the lawns
where the turf may be thin. II Is
therefore desirnbel to spread on Some
grass seed this spring and the best
mixture for this purpose are kentucky
blue grass, red top and white clover.
II is well to apply white clover all over
the lawn, as II win have q tendency
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
TO MAKE CORN SEED GROW.

The question which every corn
grower should ask himself is viii my
corn which have for seed purposes
terminate and produce good. strong.
healthy stalksg' This question Is OF
more Importance than many farmers
have realized When only 20 to so per
cent OF a stand is found on an average
one can see why the yield per acre Is
far less than what IL should be. One
of the easiest ways Of increasing this
stand is to terminate every ear Of
corn that is used TO furnish seed. Now
Is the time TO do this before the rush
OF spring work comes on Take two
kernels from each end of the ear and
two from the middle. Number each
ear, place those kernels by themselves
in a tester either made by the use OF
boxes and soil or any other material
which is at hand, and allow them to
terminate for six or seven days. It
will be found that many ears have
kernels that are nearly all dead This
ear may have on II from 200 TO 400
kernels and If IL is Of the Dent variety
il may have loco kernels. Think what
it means to plant 100 kernels which
are dead. Nevertheless, corn growers
are using dead seed Test every ear
that is TO be used for this purpose.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
NEW LONDON.
Cost of New Building for Memorial
Hospital Fixed at $4,000.

The need of a more modern building
for the Memorial hospital has been felt
for long time but no money has been
available for the purpose. Several
months ago ways and means were dis
cussed by officials of the hospital but
nothing definite could be done. Since
that time, however, matters have
taken some definite shape and 1t is
thought that ways and means have
been devised whereby a new building
can be procured.
The cost of the new hospital is fixed
| at approximately $150,O00. The new
hospital will be in reality two build
ings, one a general hospital including
administration building, wards, etc,
| and the other a hospital for maternity
| patients.
Those who have interested them
selves in the hospital feel assured that
the money for the erection of the new
hospital can be borrowed. BY the
terms of the will of the late David
Mackenzie the hospital was left be-
| quest of about $4,000 subject to life
use by his widow. This amount will
be available at some toward meeting
| some of the obligation.
| The movement has taken such a con-
crete form that the proposition is to
| be placed before the trustees Of the
| hospital and it is expected that the
proposition viii meet the boards ap-
prevail and preliminary steps taken to-
.
, 1t is not intended to tear down the
| entire present building as some parts
of the building were erected only with
| in comparatively short time and are
in excellent condition. These, it is
| understood, will be utilized for accom-
! modations for the INDECENT persons
who might apply for treatment.
Building Applications.
| The following building applications
| have been made to the council:
A. F. HIGHLANDER. one story and at
tic Henry street. 23.6x2S.s.
S. S. LaPointe two wooden story
houses of three family each 15T-1Ss
and 145-147 Crystal avenue 2Sx45.
Jacob Dockman, three family honse
| Hampstead court, 36x29.6.
George w. Arnold, two story, Will
let's avenue. 29N29.
Emile Wuest, store and bakery, So
| 81 Prest street.
Peter and Carine Busette, one story
grocery store. Steward street. 14x1S.
Maria B. Wetmore, 20 close veranda
Ocean Beach.
Annie Cullen. house. Coleman street
25x46.
George H. Smith, three family house
Cole street, 4ON24.
Arnold D. Hubbard, agent for~weth.
GRILL estate. new store front at 81 G recI
street, 14x2O.6.
Carlo Mariana, addition 70 buiIdins
on Grand street. 12x14.
A. 3. Collins, garage of brick. Sc
| Bank street. 40x5Ox15.
w. X. Shefheld- six dormer windows
Garfield avenue, 3x5.
Henry D. Rarrows. business blocl
and office building, State street, 4Ol
100
Miss Maria CLANCY. addition. Broad
street, 16x20.
August w. Anderson, two story'
Lincoln avenue, 34x41.
Manuel ]. Martin. two story addition
ia Bayonet street, 14X29.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
Barn Completed.

The work on the barn for the Texas
Oil company that is building on White
street has been completed. Contractor
C.. NJ. Williams completed the work
the early part of the week.
Lathins Odd Fellows Building,
Some of the lathing has been start
ed on the one story building the Triple
Ling corporation are erecting on
Franklin street The roof has been
started and it is expected will be COM
pleted in a short time. Hugh Black
ledge is doing the work.
Alterations Nearly Done.
property on Central avenue are well
advanced and the contractor, Hugh
BlacBledge, hopes to complete the
work this week.
PaImertoWn SchooIhouse.
Work on the school house at Pal
mertown has been commenced. Stone
is being cut and other materials are
being made ready to rush the work
along. Contractor c. NJ. Williams has
PIastering Houses.
Plastering has been commenced on
the Spring Garden avenue houses
which the Norwich Housing company
are erecting. The Slater Avenue
houses are all ready for plaster ano
so are the ones on Rockwell street. All
the houses have received a coat OF
stain. c. NJ Williams has the con-
tract.
Foundation Nearly Done.
The fouadation work on the building
Mrs. Annie Cunningham is erecting or
Franklin street will be finished within
A day or so. Three of the sides OF
the foundation are complete and the
bird is advancing along the compile
ton stage. Thomas F. Craney is do
! ing the work.
Excavating For Hertz Block.
The excavating for the building
which the Hertz Brothers are going tC
erect OH Thames street is well ad-
! vanCed and with favorable weather
Contractor John ParaCenti expects tC
! complete the excavatiag in a shor~
| while. Some of the stone work has
! been started.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
ALFALFA.
Expert Tells How to Grow Il On Small
Scale.

John NIichels, head OF extension SER
vice. in charge OF dairying and animal
huSbandry at the New York State
School of Agriculture on Long Island
gives some advice on how to grow al
falfa on a small scale. He SAYS:
Sow the alfalfa as soon as the
ground can be workcd-about the mid
die Of April-according to the follow
ing directions:
1. Select a piece of land. sox1Oo
feet. as free as possible from weeds.
.. Apply n two-horse load of good,
rotted manure and pillow this under.
g. Next apply one barrel OF quick
CburnD lime as follows: Empty the
lime in a shallow box or on the
ground: pour enough water over the
lime to crumble 1t and to destroy its
caustic properties; then spread even
~ over the field
4. Thoroughly harrow in the lime
and plverize the soil as fine as
for a garden.
5. Next sow broadcast, I1-2 pounds
OF fodder-free, northern grown alfalfa
seed. II the ground is weedy. SOW
like quantity OF oats with the al
falfa- Cut oats high while green for
hay.
Immediately after sowing. dis
tribgte 80 pounds Of inoculated alfalfa
soil over the field. CThis soil may be
obtained free from the agricultural
school. Soil viii be sent by express
collect-)
7. Immediately after sowing and
innoculating, harrow in lightly.
8. Do not allow chickens or other
animals on the alfalfa the first sea-
son.
These directions also apply to grow
ing red clover. except that the soil
from red clover field Is used for
innoculating. Plain part OF your COX
100 foot plot to red clover. This will
furnish some feed the first year
while the alfalfa does not
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
BUILDING AND BUSINESS.
Many One and TWO Family Houses
and Blocks for Bridgeport.

Activity in real estate during the
past week has not been quite as
conspicuous as in previous weeks, but
with the beginning Of thetsecond quar-
J ter Of the year the volume will prob
ably be as great as ever. The num-
Der of sales in, the towns reported in
The Commercial Record for the cur
rent week is 279a against $40 a year
ago, and the amount OF mortgage loans
$927,61S. compared with $75S,93s last
year.
The record Of new interpretations in
this state for the week is better than
for the same week in several years,
except 1914. Papers Incorporating 10
concerns were filed during the past
week, with authorized capitalization of
$765, 900.
Nine petitions in bankruptcy were
filed during the week-the same num-
Der recorded in the corresponding week
of last year. Assets amounted to
$9,161 and liabilities to $1S,925, which
is a much better record than the year
before.
Building permits were issued dur
ing the past week in the cities of New
Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford and Wa
terbury to the number of 122, against
113 in 1915 and 81 in 1914, for build
ings costing $573,40O, compared with
1901, 705 and s376,46S in 1915 and 1914
respectively. The weeks total is
swelled very materially by 80 permits
granted for one and two-mafily houses
and 11-family blocks to be erected at
Remington City, in Bridgeport.
The largest contracts awarded dur
ing the past week included factory
construction in Bridgeport, a garage in
New Haven, a storehouse in Windsor,
q laundry in New Haven, store and
tenement blocks in New Haven, Wa
terbury, Ansonia and Hartford; one,
two three, four and 11-farlily houses
in Bridgeport, Bristol, New Britain
and Hartford; considerable residence
work, and a business block in New
Haven.
New plans are reported for fine res
licences in Greenwich, Stamford, New
Haven, TerryviIle, Bridgeport and
Hartford; two, three and six-family
houses in New Haven, Hartford and
Bridgeport; a 12-family house in
Hartford, warehouses in Bridgeport,
Thomaston,- New Britain and Hart
ford; factory construction in Danbury,
Central Village and Bridgeport; a
schol in Windsor, and garage in Nor
walk.
Norwich had two real estate sales
last week to eight a year ago with
mortgage loans for the two weeks of
s3.700 and $4,000.
In New London last week there was
one piece of property which changed
hands to six a year ago, the loans for
the respective weeks being $500 and
$12,750.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
sRoooINe LITTLE CHICKENS.
They Should Be Taught to Set Out of
Doors as Soon as Possible.

Among the several factors that make
for success in poultry keeping brood
ing the chicks is without doubt one
OF the most important. Obviously one
cannot hope TO get a great many eggs
win great many prizes in the snow
room, produce the best sort of fowls
for table use, or do any other deSir-
able thing with hens unless they are
able 20 grow strong sturdy chicks.
A good brooder should be clean.
warm and we'll ventilated. A brooder
with an at least partially darkened
hover is perhaps better because the
chicks seem TO enjoy seclusiOn. The
house in which the brooding takes
place ought to be big enough so that
1t VIII be unnecessary to transfer the
pullets to other quarters at any time
during their growing period, thus II
one proposes to brood seventy five
chicks or such a matter with a small
oil burning hover a coop six feet each
ments whereas IL he desires to brood
three or four hundred in a group IN
der a coal burning stove an S IL
house becomes necessary.
Other things being equal the best
brooder is the one mat provides am
pie heat for the chicks but does not
overhead the house or coop in which
IL is located. When this latter cOndi-
ton obtains one IS likely to be grow
ing his chickens too much on the hot
little exercise both of which are likely
to occur in artificial brooding, are both
conducive to weak legs, crooked
breast bones, and generally debilitated
| undesirable youngsters.
The brooder chicks should be taught
| to get out of door at the earliest pos
sible moment. II one allows three
| days to break the chicks to the hover.
another three days 10 teach them to
go from any part OF the coop or house
back to the source of heat. still an
| other three days 10 teach them 20 get
| in and out of the house, then this
gets them on free range when they
are ten days old. Some chicks can
| be taught earlier. Sunshine, fresh
air and abundant exercise cost little
| or nothing and vet they are essential
for the chick we are trying to grow.
| In the beginning the hover or i'm
mediate vicinity OF the heating device
| should supply a temperature of per-
/ haps at least 100 degrees, II is better
/ to have too much than too little. pro-
vided OF course that the chicks can
move away when they are too warm.
Milk is such an important factor in
| increasing the growth and vitality OF
! brooder chicks that it ought to be in
| Guided in the rations whatever else
| one may feed. JUDICIAL care cannot
/ be overdoHe but there are those who
| do a lot of unnecessary fussinE. One
| does not need to chop up boiled eggs
/ with lettuce and onion tops nor is il
! necessary to cook Custards any more
/ than to make salads. Three or four
daily feeds of the grain mixture be-
| low will suffice for the first week
! sparinEly at first, as II is better 70
/ have the chicks just a little underfcd
! than to give them too much. After
| this time keep dry mash before the
/ chicks all the while.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
KEEP RECORD OF FARM WORK.

Early April is one Of the best times
Of the year TO begin keeping q 7 cord
OF your farm operations. Yoa will
probably have fewer farm crops at
that time OF year shan at any other
when taking into consideration the
amount of money that will be expend-
ed i'm growing and storing. Conse-
quently those who have not begun to
keep farm accounts and have not made
their inventory should begin this year
to make it. Plan to keep accurate
records Of outgo and income from
farm operations. This IS simple
matter and all progressive farmers are
doing it. II you desire to remain
an unprogressive one. one Of the best
ways OF doing so Is to fail TO keep an
account OF your business. The league
has two forms OF farm account books
which are available for farmers to
get at cost prices, and will be glad to
aid anyone in starting on this phase
OF farm work.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
MIDDLETOWN,

c. o. Stone & Son have the contract
for the carpenter work and Dennis
O'Brien the mason work for a new
garage to be erected on Silver street
for William G. Fisher. 1t will be of
frame construction, with the exterior
succeed. It will be 20x24 feet.
Amino. Grimaldi & Amino have the
contract for a frame addition to the
building at "a Hubbard street for ]. II.
and H Shapiro.
c. o. Stone & Son have been award
ed the contract for the carpenter work
in connection with the remodeling of
the chapel at Wesleyan University.
The new dorTnitory being erected on
Mt. Vernon and Cross streets for Yves
leyan University is now being plas-
tered.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
BRIEF STATE NEWS

Old Lyme-Jimmy Maynard is build
ing 35-foot hoghouse with eight Sec
lions.
Wethersfield.-The estate of Anna p
Kingsbury Of Wethersfeld is valued al
about $37, 1910.
Waterbury-D. H. Tierney has been
elected fellow of the National Geo.
graphic society Of Washington, d. c.
Ansonia.-The board of health de-
cided at its monthly meeting to exer-
else a closer supervision over tuber-
culosis cases.
Roekville-The report of the visit
ing nurses, Misses Catherine McCar-
thy and May ;Hathtway, for the month
shows the total number of visits $40
Danbury.-Two of the new engines
to be used by the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad on its
freight service went through Danbury
Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
Troop /.

Troop 1.
At the meeting of Troop No. / it
was voted to purchase a badge for the
Scout Scribe. r. PeaIe, T. Sage and
S. McNickeI passed scout pacing.
The remainder of the evening was
spent in practicing signalling.
Trop 2.
In a review test on second class
work, the members did quite well
Troop 9.
At the regular meeting on Friday
night it was announced that the Lar
kin orders already turned in amount
ed to forty dollars and ninety cents
($40.90). AS a few scouts were tardy
every meeting, it was decided to call
the meeting to order at 1880 instead
of 7:15. No more business being be-
fore the meeting Scout G.. Brassill
gave his talk on the American flag
and the customary respects due it, his
patrol being awarded two points in
the interpreted contest for the ex-
cellence of his speech. The meeting
adjourned about o'clock.
During the week the following
scouts Of this troop have qualified as
second class: c. Tirrell, G. BrassiIl, R
Sayles, r. Bigelow, P. Sayles, A. Hol-
brook and H. Bigelow. Also the fol-
lowing have taken the long hike, one
of the first class requirements: R
Sayles, c. Tirrell, G. Brassill and H
Bigelow.