Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-20
DAlIlEISON AID PUTNAM NEWS
DAMEtsoN

aA ~AA1AA1A-F ~Na A4H new eonaes a cry about what is & edrd of wood7 Shortage of coal in 'banieIson these fall days has started < drive oh wood buying and all of the ezHk about what constitutes an hon. 6t-to-Soodnees cord.
 As to this. A. E. Moss, state forester ax tie Connecticut Agricultural col- l6ge gives these interesting facts:
 "While d cord of wood Is accepted a9 A pile of wood, four feet high, four feet Wides eight feet long, containing 13S Gfbie feet, it seems that cords of the same dimensions may vary large y in contents. Accofding to MT. Moss th9 average cord of wood contains S5 cubic feet of wood and 4S cubic feet 6f airs Straight sticks and large sizes give the greater content of wood, while small crooked sticks give the lSast wood and tke most air or waste space Big. straight sticks are better than small. straight sticks. because there is less space taken up by bark
 The shorter the sticks the closer they VIII pile, says Mir. Moss. A cord If wood cut into 16-ineh lnegths will pile into a space of about 505 cubic feek while d cord of wood cut into 12-inch lengths win occupy only S5 cGbic feet A cord of wood, thrown loosely into a box, will occupy 140 cub3c feet. In other words, a cord of wood is not always what it seems
 Wood said Mr. Moss, is made up chemically as follows; carbon. 49 per een8s o1ygen, 44 per cent; hydrogen, $ pef cent: ash. per cent. Wood that has been air dried contains about IS to 90 per cent of water.
 SotUS tiaiugs are taken too seriously Up tn Montreal 1t would appear from ef article that appeared in French paper in that city. the article appear kng under Jewett City date line.
 An occurance of weeks ago in Dan- $sdSon when several thousand bottles oK beer were poured into the Assa- vaza river, was the basis of the story which has been enlarged and elabor- abea upon for the benefit of readers in the Province of Quebec and else where
 Herewith is presented the translated version of the story as it appeared 1T the Montreal paper, attention having been called to it by B. H. Hixcox oi Jewett City. The translation is b5 E. c. BeIleheur.
 The Aquatic Fauna (Fish) of z rFvsr plunged into inebriation.
 Jewett City. Conn.
 A fish story originated in this cit, that no one would lend faith to, i the assurance did not guarantee tn authenticity, liquors to the value O SIS, 600, having been thrown in tn waters of the Assawanga river b, Federal Prohibition Officers, th a6uaHc fauna (fishes) which ar rtoIifies was plunged into ineDfiety n Less than a few seconds the surfac q the liver was covered with shininJ f0IS 5fezaSing for several hours. On could sec enormous strethes of fishe turned On their back. They were S intoxicated that it would have bee an easy matter to catch them wit bare hands. Such a large gatherifi, of fish found their way into the water Wheel of the Wauregan mills, that i became necessary to shut down tn niH. and it was not before the fisl were removed by the hundred that tn machinery could Dc started up agai1
 Tho following is the official organ 11ation of the new choral society Snusicaf director, Henry R. FIagg secretary. Miss Ruth Fiske: treas pfer, Miss Marion Perry; librarian Miss Nellie Delaney; board of direc tQras Miss Edith Fuller Mrs Haze Dzvignon, Miss Lucille Caron, Mis- amy 1dSuOtls ldESs Etne1 Ebdle, mem bfrship committee, Miss Edith FuIlel Mrs. Ethel Hale, Miss Beatrice May nfds hall committed, Mfrs Haze Davignon, Mrs. Katherine McCormacl Miss Alice Jordan; publicity commit tee, Mrs. Ethel Hale, Miss Marjori I, Gahneys Miss Margaret Sullivan dress committee, Miss Lucille Carol Miss Helen Bowman, Mrs. Haz, pevsgnon; checker Miss Alice Du han1eL
 eoxifg bouts staged by the Cash A1nnsement company at the Orpheul t1eAtfe were so pleasipg to the bi followers Of the sport fn attendane that there is evidence of a desire fe E1ore- The go between Kid Lewis { Hartford and Young Willard of Ne Beoford was the best of the evenini and the exhibitors were so eveni matched as to share very evenly