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Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11


 Funeral services for Earl Edward Jacobs were held from the home of Mrs. Mary Anderson, in Hopeville, on Tuesday, afternoon. Harold Jacobs, Earl Woodmansee. Harris. and Chaun- ey Geeri were the bearers. Mrs. Wal ter Johnson. MrB. zAroa Browning, Mrs. E. IA Geer,s Miss Susie Morgan and Fred Edmunds sang Abide With Me. Mrs. Geer and Mrs. Johnson sang a duet Under His Wing. There was a large attendance and many beautiful flowers from relatives and friends. Burial was in Pachaug cemetery.
 Cemetery. Association Meeting.
 The annual meeting of the Jewett City Cemetery association was held in the town building Tuesday evening. | The reports of the secretary and treas - urer were read and approved
 The board of directors was re-elect- ed by ballot: J. II. Lee. D. D. Tracy T. E. Lee. A. A. Young, R. M. Brown, A. R.. Young Nathan Babcock was elected superintendent and sexton o1 the cemetery and R. J. Guy and G. H Prior auditors.
 A meeting of the directors was held immediately and the board of officers was reelected as follows: J. Fl. Lee president: D. D. Tracy, vice president A. M. Brown, secretary and treasurer; The accounts showed a balance or hand, in the permanent fund of S6534.- 50, a gain over last year of $232.5O l There is a balance in the treasury o l the working fund of $13373.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
COUNTY FARM BUREAU

The annual meeting of the Holland county farm bureau will be held at Memorial hall, Rockville, on Friday, January 12, 1917. The session will open at 10 a. m. with reports and election of officers, and reports of the county agricultural agent. The plan of work for the county will be fully discussed. A hot dinner will be served by the ladies of Vernon grange at thirty-f1v cents. The afternoon session will commence at 1 D. m. with addresses by Henry Dorrance, presi- dent of the Windham county farm bureau; Wilson H. Lee, president of the New Haven county farm bureau; Irving G. Davis, assistant state leader of Connecticut. MT. R. E. Simons of Washington, D. C., who is in charge of farm bureau work for the national government. Of special interest to the ladies who are invited to attend the entire meeting will be the address of Miss M. 2. SpraGue of Storrs AgricuI- tural College on The Work the Farm Bureau can do for the Women of the County
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
GLAMOUR STREET HOUSE ADDITION
Bernard Enwrght Improving His House-Roof on Palmer town School-Working Night and Day on Spie Driving
 for New Mill.

Work has been started on two story addition to the house owned by Bernard Fnright at No. 4 Gilmour street The addition will be con structed of wood and will be 12x14 feet.
 Roof on PaImertown Schoolhouse.
 The work on the Palmertown school house is in progress and the roof has been put on. The interior work has been started. Contractor c. NJ. WIZ Hams has charge of the work.
 Plate Glass Windows Set.
 The plate glass windows have been set and some of the doors hung in the Murphy block located on Thames square. Contractors Peck McWilliams Co. are doing the work.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
TWO LONG YEARS
 HE SUFFERED
"FTuit-a-tiVes" Made Him Feel
 As If Walking On Air
ORl111A, Nov. 2sth. 1914.

OhILLIA, 4NUF. -oLH. ISI4.
 "For over two years, was troubled with Constibation, Dyo1siness, Lack of Abbetite and HeadacAes. One day saw your sign which read Fruit-a-tives make you feel like walking on air. '' This appealed to me, so decided to try 2 box. In very short time, I began to feel better, and noa0 Feel jfne. Ihaveagood appetite, relish everything I eat, and the Headaches are gone entirely. I recommend this bieasant f1Hit medicine to all my friends''.
 DAN MCLEAN.
 soc. box, for $2.5o, trial size, 25c. At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
Quarterly Conferonee Held at Methos
 dist Church, District SuPerintendens. ScriVener Presidina. f1s9

The fourth quarterly conference +Iat the M. F. church was held in the church Tuesday evening. The meet ing was largely attended. | DistrfCt- Superintendent Geonse G. ScrfvenerFbf Norwich presided. Reports from the various societies of the church showed a healthy financial and social condf- tion. The meeting voted to call ths pastor Rev. Samuel Thatcher, to re- turn for his sixth year. r ,r-r-
 Reports from all the heads of tho diff ferent functions were heard as foi= lows:
 Rev. E. NJ. Anthony. for the board of trustees.
 A. c. Burdicl1. treasurer, Harry Da- wis, for the financial committee.
 Mrs. Robert Robertson for the LaJ dies Aid society.
 Mrs. Annie Robertson, president of Epworth League. u-
 Mrs. A. c. Burdiek and Miss Flor ence Thatcher for the Junior League.
 A. c. Burlick for tho Mems class. hf
 TI.a irnnrO-rr -~~rr+- o1l-aa dN- made a mi in process of construction vii r $500. which wilL, pe paid at once As much will be given to benevoience this year as last. which was double that-of the preceding year. sF 5E
 The usual church committee were elected. ops
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
A AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
COST OF APPLES.
An Experiment. by Massachusetts Agricultural College Professor with Figures.

the cost of producing apples. Records have been shown to the effect that it costs from 75 cents to $1.29 to produce and market a barrel of apples. W. H. Bronson of the Massachusetts agricuI- tural college furnishes the following figures on a 10-acre orchard for 1915 It will be seen that even though the cost ran up to S1.S3 a barrel which is about as high as figures have shown it to be, the average acre profit was $73.74 after paying , per cent interest on the land or a total interest income of $93.74 per acre on a $4O0 an acre valuation. This is a very high per centage return (234 per cent.) but no greater than countless fruit growers are receiving.
 Figures obtained in the experiment follow:-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
Alterations Complete.

Alterations are all complete on the building owned by the Central Yer mont railroad iocated on Thames square. The front of the building was removed and a new one was con- structed with plate glass windows, etc. The interior has been renovated
 Driving Spiles.
 The Connecticut Engineering com pany are working both night and day in driving spiles for the new mill which will be constructed by the Win chester woolen mills. There are two spile drivers at work, and at night light is furnished by a searchlisht To- cated on the roof of the recently com pleted mill.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
RED CROSS SEALS
Sold to the Amount of S11t.31-Re- ported at Annual Meeting of Dor cas Circle.


 At the annual meeting of Dorcas Circle of The Kings Daughters held in the Congregational vestry, the sale amounting to one hundred and eleven dollars and thirty y-one cents. The amount to be kept for work in this town is uncertain vet. as, the state tu- bercuiosjs commission is not ready to announce the percentage to be return ed to the state The sale of the seals in the schools of this town and Vol untown amounted to about three thou sand. The result of this sale Is much better than in other years.
 The sick committee appointed was Mrs j.. T. Stewart, Mrs. Samuel That cher, Mrs. J. IT. Tracy, Miss Mabel Wilcox, Miss Mary Tinker and Mrs. rnittee is Mrs. Minnie Carpenter. Mrs. W. c. Jeffers, Miss $. K. Adams and Mrs. L. Y. Whitford: This committee has charge of the Easter sale The leader is chairman of the same com nittee.
 I A covered dish supper of clam chovder, rice pinlento. boiled onions, potato salad, lemon tsits. Jelly rolls, ancv cookies. chocolate cake, cus- tard' ~ pie, popcorn and coffee was serv- ed every dish a surprise and every member serving her own dish.
 January .DahdeIions.
 Sherman Waters picked two dande- lions in the Aspinoolz yard Tuesday.
 Democratic Caucus.
 The democratic caucus held Tuesday evening nominated the following bor- ough officers: Jacob Weschler, bur gess; Alpherie La LaCire, collector; E. M. Gray. clerk and treasurer; Mar tin Wolfe, bafItff; Joseph H. Stafford, auditor.
 Officers of Congregational Church : The name of George A. Haskell as assistant treasurer should have ap- .peared in. the list of officers of the Congresational church, not in those of Golden Links circle.
 Station at Round Hill.
 A fine new waiting room has been erected at Round Hill station, not by the trolley company. however. but by several Lisbon people, who furnished the material and did the work, super intended by Earl Palmer. It is ex- pected that the ladies in Lisbon will do some landscape gardening about the station as soon as weather per- mits.
 E. Attended Funeral.
 Mrs. H. E. Paul has returned from
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

stock. The 1lth and 12th are fog days, the 17th and 18th are sheep days, and Friday the 18th, is alfalfa day. Ex- perts on these subjects will give lec- lures and demonstrations of unusual interest.
 Following this course are those in poultry and horticulture. Experts on demonstrations of unusual interest ;
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

Fall River, where she attended the funeral of Mrs. Margaret Dean, the youngest daughter of Fred WhittalseEy Methodist Sunday School ohieersssn 70
 The officers elected for the Metfio-
 dist Sunday school are Superintendent
 A. c. Burdick: assistant superinten6-s
 ent, Robert Robertson;. secretary, Mar tha Davis. and treasurer Mrs. A. C. Soule. '0-a
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FARMERS.

The ten day short courses now in progress at Storrs offer splendid op- portunity to those who are anxious to learn, but whose time is well oc- cupied. The course on live stock and general farming, January g to 1e, is especially for those interested in live
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
EGG LAYERS AHEAD
 OF LAST YEAR AT STORRS
But Are Not Increasing Margin as Fast as Management Would Like.

The hens at Storrs produced, all told, 1726 eggs for the tenth week of the laying contest They just about kept the pace of the preceding week but lost an even 100 eggs as compared with the corresponding week year ago. They are still working on a margin of approximately 1000 eggs over last years records to date but bot hthe management and the con testants would like to see this margin increased rather than otherwise.
 The leading pens for the week were so far apart that it was hardly any race at all. A. P. Robinson's Leg horns from Calverton. N. Y., were an easy first, with 49 eggs to their credit. Hillview Poultry Farms Reds from St. Albans, Vt, were in second place with a production of 40 eggs, Jules r. Francais Barred Rocks from West Hampton Beach, L. l., laid 34 eggs andottes from Catforth England, and Allan's Reds from Newport, R. l., tied with 33 eggs.
 The monthly awards for December have been announced as follows, blue ribbon or first prize was won by Rob- insons LeghornS mentioned above with yield of 193 eggs. Second prize ribbon for the month goes to Braeside Poultry Farms pen of Leghorns from Stroudsburg, Pa, that laid 161 eggs. Cloves & Sullivan's pen of Buff Wy andottes from Hartford, Conn.,, and J. O. LeFevre's White Leghorns from place ribbon with 157 eggs each. These four pens Cforty birds) consumed dur ing the month 16o pounds of grain. IA pounds of mash, II pounds of shell, and ' pounds of grit that cost about SS.50. The eggs from these four pens sold at an average price of 6S cents a dozen. thus bringing in gross receipts amounting to a little more than S35,00.
 Among other visitors to the contest during the past week were Mir. How ard Bligh, of West Wilmington, Conn, James A. King, Jr., of West Mansfield, Prof. R. V. Mitchell of Durham, N. H.. and Dr. J. H. Washburn. director of the National Farm Schools at Doyles- town, Pa
 The three best pens in each of the principal varieties are as follows
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

WethersfieId.-Mr. and Mrs. Cbas. L. Bacl1us of Newington announce the engagement of their daughter, Miss Ruth Edna Backus, to- Arthur Fills worth Webster, son of Mir and Mrs Elmer F. Webster.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

Middletown.-Twenty divorce &C., tions have been returned to the civil side of the superior court for trial dur ing the present term before Judge Webb.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
]H|.LADWOpK IIGHIENS l!!E gl!!Ez|DHOuSEWOpfkae|gl!z|zzp 2
MAKE HoUsEWoRk EASY.
By PROF. P. e. HOLDEN.

F. e. it not surprising to find that saving housewife often wastefu
  if said "she pound of week we should
  of vital and the consequences much  The amount of in useless walking
  central place another Don't  planning the kitchen find there just two main in all
  Reorganization the kitchen  
 
   5
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

Waterbuny.-Local liverymen have advanced the rates of hacks for tuner als, weddings and christenings, to s5, because Of the high cost of living.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
BUILDING OPERATIONS
 IN NEW ENGLAND

The statistics of building and en- gineering operations in New England as compiled by The F. W. Dodge Com
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

Windsor-F,or1ner Postmas ster Cnas. T. Welcb has been elected a messenger of the house of representatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

Total number of barrels ap-
 pies harvested .......... S16 Total expense of growing and
 handling .-.... S1 490.32 Cost. per barrel of apples rd,4s0.32 divided by S16) .. 1s3
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

Orange.-The New Haven, road has filed a petition with the public utHi- ties commission for authority to take property in the towns of Orange and Milford to provide for the establish ment of a railroad freight yard. about four miles in extent. About i2O propa erty owners are affected
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
.-,JEWETT CITY

Funerat of Earl E. Jaeobs-Annuai
 Meeting Cemetery Assoeiation-- Many Mournersi at Funeral of Vic- tor, L'Eeareux, Jr.-Saie of Red Cross Seals $111.3f.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
GREEK CROWN COUNCIL .
 AND CABINET IN SESSION
To Consider Reply to be Made to tifs
 Entente UItiraatum.

Paris, Jan. 10, 500 ?. n1.-A dss-a patch to the Havas Agency from Atiie ems says: or
 '"The crown council was hastily summoned today and the cabinet also is in session. It is declared that n conciliatory tendency is prevailing afid that a reply will be made to the en- tente ultimatum in due tiu1c.'
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11

Foe fnfants, YnvaiIds and Growing Children. The Original Fsoa-Drinh Fos. All Agea.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-01-11
....s2,1e0.23

Receipts .........S2 S21e0.23 Inventory, apples on
 hand, 50 bushels at
 15 cents ......... 37.50
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
WATCH The BOY
SCOUT SALUTE,'
CAMPAIGN MOTTO
Large Figure Will Show Prog
ress Being Made in Drive.
For $4,000

Watch the Boy Scout Salute" will
be the motto of Harrisburg for the
remainder of the week.
A large figure of a boy scout will
be erected on the face of the Com
monwealth Hotel Building. Beneath
will be another motto of the scouts,
do a Good Turn Daily" Above
will be the motto, Watch the Boy
Scout Salute"
AS soon as the first thousand dol
lars is raised the hand of the scout
will begin to reach upward to touch
the hat. When the $4,000 is raised
the hand will touch the brim of
the hat, the elbow crooked in full
salute.
Tomorrow at noon lewis Buddy
will call together at a luncheon at
the Board of Trade his marshals
whom he will direct In the big drive
for $4,000.
Mr.. Buddy will explain to them
just what is to be done and how the
campaign is to be carried on. Any
one who has listened to Mr.. Buddy
and come under the spell of his
bubbling enthusiasm knows that the
men whom he addresses will leave
the hall feeling capable of doing
twice what is expected of them.
Monday Luncheon
Every day at noon for the remain
der of the week the workers will
gather at luncheon to again hear Mr..
Buddy tell them of the work that
still greater efforts.
At the last place where Mr.. Buddy
waged a campaign the $4,000 orig
inally aimed for stretched to $3.50
almost before they knew it. The
men who have become interested in
Harrisburg are prophesying even
greater things for the Capital City,
which they say should lead every
thing in worthy move.
This morning an apparently very
busy citizen hustled into Scout head
quarters, gave his name, declared he
had no boys but was interested in
the accounts of the work as he had
heard and seen them, told Mr.. Buddy
to send q scout--he was very em-
phatic about sending a SCOTLAND
he would be good for a substantial
contribution. THAT said Mr.
Buddy, certainly was an exposition
of O good but not an unusual spirit,
q great many of our contributions
come unsolicited"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08

improvements involving thousands
OF dollars are underway at the Cen
tral iron and Steel Company plants,
Harrisburg's largest industry. The
extensive program which will be
completed in everal months, in
cludes among the larger units the
construction of large type open
nearth furnace. undermining a blast
furnace, feconstructing many build
ings along modern lines, up-to-date
electrical improvements and replac-
ing old machinery by new.
All records for designing and con-
structing an open hearth furnace in
this section of the country were sur
passed by the engineering depart
ment of the local works, of which
q. l.. Fisk is chief engineer. The
furnace, which is the fifth of a series.
was designed and built in less than
seven months, while the average
Tune, under the present conditions
is more than year.
This furnace is the largest in the
plant, having an output of 1000 tons
week as compared with $50 tons,
the output of each of the other four
units. This furnace is of unusually
heavy construction. A new system of
removing gas f. m pipes; the direct
Dyblie valves; electric door hoists
ana modern cooling system should
make this furnace a durable and
efficient unit
Gas was put in the furnace last
week and the construction of the fur
mace bottom is the only work re-
naming uncompleted 1t is expected
steel will be poured from this fur
mace by May Is.
A new charging machine; a five
ton gantry crane: thirty-ton locomo-
tive crane are other additions to the
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08

equipment of the open hearth de-
partment. The operation OF the new
furnace necessitated the erection OIL
an addition to the present building.
The addition is eighty feet on the
charging side and $50 feet on the
casting side. The building on the
casting side is large enough In which
to erect two more ( .rnaces.
New Track System
To facilitate the stock to the open
hearth furnaces new track system
will be put on the charging floor
level. To carry out this plan the gas
mains from the gas producers from
the four old furnaces will be raised
duplicating the pipe arrangements
of the new furnace.
A building. thirty by 800 feet will
be erected at the open hearth de-
partment. In this building will be
located the grinding house, black
smith shop and refractory storage.
Two smaller buildings to be used for
storage purposes will be erected
later.
Employment of fifty more men is
compulsory through the operation
of the new open hearth furnace ma
king a total of $50 employees in this
department. William Brown is SUI
perintendent.
The blast furnace which was out
of blast since 1913 after being mod
ernized and rebuilt was blown in
April 10. This furnace is expected
to produce between 1000 and 10000
tons a month. Blowing in of this fur
mace gave employment to about 175
men. George Shook, formerly with
the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany, Youngstown, Ohio, and the
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
Food Gamblers Force Up
Prices by Speculations

Chicago, May S.-"The govern
ment Will have no difficulty in prov
ing food price fixing, which borders
on eXtortion," Robert w. Childs,
special United States district at.
torney said to-day.
Il believe greater regulations have
been made in shorter time than in
any similar fight ever waged be-
fore, but at present we must catch
these gamblers violating the Sher-
man antitrust law, of which offense
they, perhaps, are not guilty"
w. +. Priebe, of w. T.. Priebe and
Company one of the largest I ackers
of eggs in Chicago, said: "I am not
putting away any eggs at the pres
ent price. l expect to see a drop
soon. l cannot understand how such
prices have been maintained"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
BILLION DOLLARS
NEEDED TO BUILD
MERCHANTSHIPS
Great Fleet to Be Gotten
Under Way With Financial
Aid of Congress
BY Associated Press


Washington, d. c., May S.-Con-
Sress will be asked to appropriate
$1,000, 100000 for the building of the
great American merchant fleet which
is to overcome the submarine men,
ace. Estimates of the shipping board
are that 100000 to 100000 tons
of steel and wooden vessels will be
constructed by the government dur
ing the next two years.
The program, evolved by the ship
ping board, contemplates the diver
sion to government uses of the prod
ucts of every steel mill in the coun-
try, cancellation of existing contracts
between those mills and private con-
sumers and where necessary pay
ment of damages by the government
to the parties whose contracts are
cancelled.
Other Business to Stop
The only manufacturers of steel
to be exempted from the program
will be those needed otherwise for
the national defense. Bills for in
PRODUCTION in Congress have been
prepared and the administration
hopes to get them under way so
promptly that the first of the ship
building operations may be in motion
within two weeks.
Cooperation of labor organiza-
tions has already been pledged, it is
understood, and there will be no leg
islation, unless the present program
is changed, looking to the drafting
Of the labor necessary to carry out
the plans.
The only other exception to the
general cancellations of private con-
tracts with steel mills will be those
of railroads. Steel mills it is con-
templated will be permitted to sup
ply them with the minimum amount
of steel products with which the
railroads can get along.
Some Compensation
All other industries kindred to the
steel trade or in which the use of
steel figures largely will be affected
by the proposed legislation. To ad-
just equitaby their losses, the ad-
ministration contemplates the crea-
ton of a tribunal which probably
will be designated a court of ap-
praisers, to determine the extent of
private losses due to cancellation
of contracts.
1t may be necessary for the gov
ernment actually to take over the
shipbuilding yards of the country
and they probably will be operated
by the present owners under strict
governmental supervision.
The program contemplates the
use, to the maximum of every re-
source. within the United States
speedily to design and build the
largest number of ships possible.
Should the number of vessels thus
turned out be inadequate to meet
the German submarine menace ship
building facilities will be increased.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-08
FRENCH MISSION
UJNDISTUJRBED BY
WRECK OF TRAIN
Spreading Rails Derailed Cars
Bearing Marshal Joffrc
and Companions
NEW SCHEDULE MADE
Steel Construction Saves Cars
From Being Badly
Telescoped
NEW SCHEDULE MADE
By associated Press

Efingham, Ills, May S.-A special
train carrying the members of the
French war mission to the United
States arrived here early to-day and
remained for several hours before re-
suming the eastward journey after
the tour of the Middle West. The
train was tied up here for most of
the night upon the advice of officials
of the Department of State in Wash
ington that citizens of all communi-
ties where stops were originally
scheduled might have an opportunity
to greet the distinguished visitors.
Members of the commission said
they felt no i'll effects from the de-
railment of the party's special near
Arcola, Ills. last night. Most of the
commissioners were asleep before
leaving Arcola, where the wreckage
held the train about four hours last
night. and slept until late in the
morning. ...
An Investigation of the track at
the Arcola wreck by railway officials
to-day disclosed a broken rail near
the point where appear the first
marks on the ties of the wheel-flange
of the tender of the engine derailed,
the second of the two locomotives
drawing the train.
Rails Spread
The accepted theory is that the
flange cut off the nuts of the fish
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