Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-05-05
.JEWETT CITY

The New London County Sunday school
association held its IeWett City district
meetings Thursday at the BAPTIST church.
The programme 500, Bible period Rev.
Robert i. Robert Of Norwich; $50, add
dress When WAS q Child, Wallace :,
Woodin, Hartford; 400, address, Holding
Our Young People. Mrs. Core, Downs
Stevens, Canaan; 4.30, Round Table, con-
Quoted by state superintendent of eduea-
tic, Rev. VIM. i. Thayer; $50, adjourn
ment for supper, furnished by the wo-
men Of the church, IT'S. worship period
as, Institutional period; SIS, sectional
conferences; (al, children's division. Mrs
Lucy. Stock Chaplin, Hartford OBJ. youTls
peoples division, Mrs Cora Downs Stew
ems Canaan; (c) general, Wallace L
Woodin, Hartford Rev William I.
Thayer, Hartford $50, adjournment
St. AFary's minstrel company was given
most cordial reception at the Lilly the
atre in Piainfield Wednesday night. They
gave as good an amateur minstrel show. as
one could see anywhere and fully ulerited
the generous applause received. The hum
orous sketch in the second part by Prem
tice Chace and Matthew Exley was better
than many professional performances.
They are TO give this same performance in
Broadway theatre at the American Legion
entertainment.
Pay your personal taxes at town hall
Friday, to 8 p. m. z. NJ. Gray collectof.
adv
A recent visit by painters to the steeple
Of the Baptist church disturbed the Eng
lish stariings that have taken up their pre-
carious residences in little inches here and
there around the great bell. It is only
little while that such occupancy has
been noticed, and now starting house
keeping is progressing in various stages
including eggs and fledgeings of different
sizes. The tremendous cIamor that must
be an unavoidable part Of their lullaby.
doesn't appear to disturb them in the least
It is a strange fact that pigeons have new
er taken up nesting in this belfry TO any
great extent, yet. in the Congregational
church spire only a little. way up the
street their nesting became source Of
trouble to such an extent that wire
screens were placed over the open tri-.
angles above the bell deck Some years
ago almost every Jewett City boy kept his
own little families of pigeons, either IN
the barn loft, with holes away up under
the caves for them to come in and out,
or in a coop of lath fashioned with 2
box end. placed in a corner Of baek
yard. Every Spring, the Congregational
church splre with its circling hocks of pig
cons, was viewed with longing eyes by
the Jewett City youngsters One nignte
three boys planned a raid Long toward
midnight back window in the vestry,
which had been previously fixed" was
carefully raised and the three crawled
quietly in. and made their way up the
long belfry ladder. Baskets for the
eggs and squads and bags to impris-
on such old birds as might be caught,
we're taken along. The top hatch waa
pushed open and the trio crept to the
upper landing. One, John. the Oldest
struck a match to get the lay of the raft
ers and a7an beams. Right there the end
began. At the least calculation there
were two hundred birds roosting in the
long dark recesses of the quiet spire. L1z
stantly at the fash of the match, every
one took flight in a different direction at
the Same time. wherewith all thoughts Of
eggs and squads vanished, such a beat
ing Of wings might be read about in tales
Of South Sea island bird colonies, but
kere It was close aboard. The boys bare
~ escaped with their lives. and never
again were the pigeons IN the Congrega-
tional spire molested.
A. L .stebbins. secretary and treas
urer Of Ashland Fish and Game Protec-
tive Association has prepared the follow-
Ing interesting letter setting forth an
outline OF their proposed spring activi-
sportsmen:
The Ashland Fish and Game Protective
| Association has secured 100 English
pheasant eggs which are being set under
six medium sized hens. Judging from
the success obtained last year in Matching
and rearing young pheasants, it is ex-
pected that at least 70 birds will mature
| for liberation.
It takes about 90 or u days for pleas
AL
old the chicks are fed on custards, harl
boiled eggs pressed through a sieve, ants
eggs and flies, four to I've times a day,
After the first three weeks Spratt's
] pheasant meal and grains are used, as
young tirds when con ned require a
substitute for insects. CrisseI IN SINAI
quantities is mixed with their foods.
These birds viii b CELEBRATED wher
eight weeks old, as they win then bt
| by ard take care Of themselves Last year
The local fish and game association
Matched 35 pheasnts from 40 eggs, ant
liberated % in November after the hunt
ing season closed. The association ex
poets to receive this year quite a few
pheasants to be liberated before TIKI
hunting season opens.
Il is the intention of the Ashland Fisl
and Game Protective association to ge
9heasants firmly established in this vi
cinity to such an extent that the hunters
viii mot have certain birds to hunt afte
as they do now.
Applications have been made 70,
brook trout and black bass for restock
ing the local streams and ponds.
Few who love the gentle art f fishin,
and hunting, are awake to the terris1
fact that cur beloved land is fast beeoni
ing a fish and gameless country. Tha
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