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mmwTCH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1909.
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A FARMER'S TALK TO FARMERS.
The Ice House on the Farm -The Advantages of It How
Easily It Can Be Built An Inexpensive and Very
Useful AdditionThe Cost of a Small One and How
to Build and to Pack the Ice So that It will Keep.
(Written specially for The Bulletin.)
When 1 was a boy never mind how
many years ago, it was a good many
then; wan but one Ice-house In this
farming township. The bis hotel to
which summer guests came from the
city simply had to have Ice. Its house
tor keeping tlie chily stutx was a great
curiosity to all the lads of the town,
und lucky was he thought who hap
pened tu be near by at the hour when
the house was opened and the day's
enpply taken out. He could then see
the mysteries of the dark Interior,
which at other times was closely shut
up and sealed ajfainst Intrusion. It
was a (rreat tale he had to tell his
playfellows in the next week how he
luid seen great blocks of real ice,
weiphing as much ps a barrel of flour,
taken out and hurried to the ice-boxes
et the hotel. And this right in mid
summer! Gradually we came to believe
lies marvelous yarn, but generally not
till some otiier discoverer had likewise
Keen tha wonder, and corroborated the
tale.
That particular ice-house was exca
vated against the face of a hill. It
wa a sort of out-door cellar. Tho
walls were of heavy ftone laid up In
mortar; the roof was covered deep
with earth and sodded over; the one
rntraiue had double doors, one being
of plank covered with sheet-iron, and
the other the inner one also of plank,
rmt covered with thick felt. Inside, the
lee was packed in swamp hay. There
was no ventilation, Indeed, every effort
was made to keep tho house not only
completely protected against the sun's
rays, but also against any possible air.
js a result of thesa well meant but
not over Intelligent precautions tho ice
used to melt like wax in a ladle over
the fire. If the hotel people got out
fine cake for every ten they put In,
they thought themselves lucky. If they
had any le;'t at all by the end of Au
gust, they boasted of it, as one might
boast of a thousand bushels of pota
toes from an acre.
I involved. They needn't be. By the
use or waste materials which are
usually plentiful on farms, almost any
one can build a perfectly satisfactory
ice nouse in nis spare hours. If my
own experience is my criterion, it can
be done at very little money-coat, and
.an be maintained with very little
j-ouDie.
The year I built my shop I had a lot
or lett-over Cits ot timber, after the
carpenters were through. I was stack
ing up the pieces when suddenly the
thought occurred to me that I might
make an Ice-house out of them. Wc
never had one, though we had long
wanted it. I had a gravel ridge near
the burn, perhaps twenty feet wide
and six or eight feet above the hol
lows on either side. I dug out a sau
cer shaped excavation on the crown ot
this, ten feet square, six inches deep
at tho outside and eighteen inches Jeep
at the conter. From the lowest point
I dug- a ditch through the gravel till
it emerged on the side of the ridge,
ten feet outside the proposed building.
This I filled with round cobble stones,
hoping It would serve to drain the wa
ter from the melting ice. It has done
so for some ten years.
Ing from Middletown, is the eon of a
rormer pastor of the Congregational
church of this town. Mrs. Davis of
this place is his niece. Mrs. Charles
Bobbins of Middletown la his sister.
Mrs. Baldwin has several orders for
Knitted gloves.
Grace Watrous has been taken to
the Norwich hosspital.
Eai Your Favorite
Food Without Fear
WILLINGTON.
ENJOY YOUR MEALS WITHOUT
FEAR OF DYSPEPSIA
Class to Study Pilgrim's Progress
Uver One Hundred at New Year's
Party.
HAVE TH S OYER WITH
Then I rough-hewed four sticks six
inches square for the sills, and simply
halved them together at the corners.
'ieces of 2 by 6 plank were set up for
t lie corner posts and studding. Thii
I made me a structure ten feet square
and eight feet high- If my pieces of
six Inch plank weren't eight feet long
I spliced them by the crude method of
hutting two together and "fishing" the
joint with thin bits nailed on both
sides, tame with the rafters. I board
ed the outside with the waste stuff left
'round the new shop building. Then
1 nailed the very best boards I. had
left as a second wall on the inside of
the six-inch studding, making an In
closed six-inch air space. This I stuff
ed with sawdust, ramming it down as
hard as I could. The roof was made
oi' nine slabs, laid at a quarter-pitch
The averaae farmer, in thoia riivi. 1 I made the roof project well over both
would as soon have thought of buying ends, and left the gables open for ven
h balloon to go to market In as of : manon.
Sunday morning; the pastor. Rev. Mr.
Gardner, gave interesting "Thoughts
on tne iNew Year." his text being Ex
odus 12:2. Rev. Mr. Harrow preached
instructively from Numbers 10: 2,
Come thou with us and we will do
tnee good.
At the Endeavor meeting in the Con
gregational conference room Mi a
Gardner presided. The subject of
Resolutions for the New Tear was Ais
cussed
Rid Yourself of All Misery from a
Weak Stomach by Taking Some
Oiapepsin Which Cures Before You
Realize It
If your meals don't tempt you, or
you feel bloated after eatlnir and vou
The reeular mnntkw Vncin mt- I believe It is the food which fills vou:
ing of the Ladles' Aid society was held if what little you eat lies like a lump
with the president. Mrs. Preston. Tues- ot Iead on your stomach; if there is
day afternoon. difficulty in breathing- after eating,
Several of the tonics in the forth- I eructations of sour food and acid.
coming Y. P. S. C. V, HRt teine- select- I heartburn, brash or a belching of eus.
ed from Pilgrim's Progress, a class for I yu can make up your mind that you
permission to sell a mortgage belong
ing to said estate for J 10.
George N. Crandall was appointed
administrator on the estate of Lavelle
Browning, deceased.
Town Council's Appointments.
The town council Monday afternoon
appointed tha following officers: Dan
iel E. Blake, health officer and also col
lector of statistics of births and deaths
in IMS; Herbert E. Lewis, inspector of
buildings, and Benjamin Kenyon, ap
praiser of personal property on the
town farm. Bills aguinBt the town to
the amount of $340.41 were ordered
paid.
ROCKVILLE.
Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr.
and Mrs. John E. Stillman Endeav
or Officers,
Thursday evening, December 31.
marked the fiftieth milestone of the
wedded life of Mr. and Mrs. John Ed
win Stillman Crandall. Mr. and Mrs.
Crandall were united In marriage by
the Rev. Stephen Burdick at the home
of Mrs. Crandall's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Joshua Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs.
Abel B. Kenyon served as best man
and bridesmaid. The anniversary was
not formally observed as Mrs. Cran
dall's health is not good, but their
the study of the book to been planned need something for a sour stomach SVXded "congrXlations and
and held its first meeting at Maple and Indigestion. n. conSrat"ll1n a
Corner from 7 o'clock until 8 o'clock To make every bite of food you eat
Thursday evening. Rev. Austin' Gara- a'd lo tie nourishment and strength
ner has for many years made a study of your body, you must rid your Stom-
of this remarkable work and is always acn of poisons, excessive acid and
able to talk Interestingly upon it. stomach gas. which sours your entire
...,.... m v..... d meal interferes with digestion and
Everything worked together to mak-j
the New Year's party a grand success.
Th3 attendance was large, over a hun
dred were present, and all sections of
the town were represented. The sup
ped did due credit to the Willington
causes so many sufferers of Dvsnen-
sia, aicK meaaacne, Nauseous breath,
and stomach trouble of all kinds; Pu
trefying the intestines and digestive
canai, causing such misery as BI1
lousness. Constipation, Griping, etc
Your case is no different you are
liullriimr an lce-hou.e. He relied on
his cellar to keep fruit and vegetables;
on Ills "spring house'' to keep milk and
butter, Some used to keep their cream
in the well, suspended by a rope around
the churn, so that the mouth was kept
above water. It wasn't till gome one
discovered that an ice-house should
be built above ground; that it needed
ampie ventilation; that sawdust was a
bPtter protector than hay or straw
not till these things had been found
out did any farmer dream of having
3 1 is own iee. Even now. In this remote
town, and I doubt not In hundreds of
others similarly situated, not one-half
the farms have an Ice-house among
their offices.
Yt an ice house is about the most
cnjoyabl 'uxury that life affords dur
ing the hat summer time. Moreover,
Jf's a money-saver. Not only in large
dairies, but on the farm where onlv
two or three cows are kept Its value
In connection with milk and cream is
hardly to be overestimated. In many
farm houses the hot season Is one of
constant worry and weariness to the
Jiousewlfe. because of her milk and
cream. A dozen pans of milk, in an
ordinary milk room, on a sweltering
iay in juiy. wnn tnunner etorms im
jicnuiriB, are more irouoie tnan a
teething baby. Of- course, Ice doesn't
eliminate ail the discomforts of the
1 eated season, but it conquers more of
mem tnan any other one thing. Xot
only In regard to dairy matters, but
eiso tn the keeping of meats and veg-
eiaoies ji is a potent helper.
as tor ice water, you can drink it
or leave It alone, according to your
own juopment. i tnmic there Is no
doubt that the free use of ice water
made by plunging fragments of ice
into the pitcher, thus cooling the wa
ter almost to the freezing point, is un
wholesome. Such water is cooler than
any natural spring affords; the temp
tation is to drink it profusely on hot,
sweating days; It tastes mighty good
while going down, but It must be more
or less of a shock to the inner or
gans of digestion. A very cooling bev
erage can be obtained by putting the
lee around the outside of your pitcher
Instead of directly Into the water!
This also keeps the dirt which may
ne In the iee out of the fluid you drink.
And even the clearest looking Ice has
some dirt In It more than you'd
think, unless you trv the rTnsrin,..)
of melting a cake and letting the dirt
settle.
Thus I got a box nine feet square on
the inside and eight feet high to the
plates, with a double wail, sawdust
stuffed. T J1d all the work with my
own hands In about three days. Im
no carpenter, you sae! I didn't use
single whole board or plank Just the
pieces the carpenters left from their
work, and some slabs from the waste
heap of a neighboring sawmill. I had
to buy a pair of hinges for the door.
They cost me 15 cents. And that was
all the money I spent on the ice-house,
Three days' work and 115 rents In mon
ey; nothing very dreadful about that,
eh?
Every winter I pay a teamster
neighbor, who draws ice as a winter
business. J10 to nil my house. Some
times, when the sleighing Is good, he
is able to do it with two big loads
sometimes he draws three, if he has
to come on wheels. Every winter, also,
I pay 25 cents for a load of fresh
sawdust draw It myself, of course.
Every summer we have all the ice we
ean use for domestic purposes (we run
no dairy) and every summer I sell
enough to Ice-less neighbors at
cents a cake to amount to from 15
to J8. That Is, my little cubbyhole ot
an ice bouse which cost three davs'
work and fifteen cents In money, has
given us every summer for more than
ten years all the Ice we wanted at a
net annual cost of Jo or less.
The uses and enjoyments of ice are
BO many that I wonder any country
place allows a single summer to pass
without having its own ice house, per
haps some are deterred from building
one by fear of the cost and trouble
I've Just been looking it over. Ice
num eigm io ten incnes tnick is re
ported from the nearby ponds, and my
suppiy is imeiy io come along very
soon, row. home of the Inside board
are preny ronen. i ney n "do once
more though. Next fall, probablv,
there'll have to be some patching.
Also, the slab-roof is about used up.
I shall probably have to spend a dol
lar, next year, on "repairs." Well, I
guesg It will be worth while. I shan't
kick, should you?
Just on auaaestion about nrkmn
the ice: I've tried pounded ice and
sawdust between the cakes to fill the
crevices. And snow beats the others
all hollow. You must fill these cracks.
if you expect ice to keep in us small
a house as mine. Otherwise drafts
will rise, melting- away the Ice very
fast. Punch the snow down between
the blocks, and then level off the top
of each layer with more, before the
next layer Is begun. When I narlr in
mat way, i always nave it keep per
fectly. Last September, when we stop
ped using, there were still twenty
cakes In the house, though two fam
ilies had been supplied from It with
all they wanted for refrigerators and
ice-cream making- for the whole sum-mer-
THE FARMER.
cooks and was enjoyed 'by all. The stomach sufferer, though you may call
gathering at the parsonage, where tho t hy some other name; your real and
time was passed in music, Mrs. W. H. only trouble is that which you eat
Hall at the piano, and in conversation, does not digest, but quickly ferments
was Ideal. The weather was perfect, and sours, producing almost any un-
A nanosome sum which according to uny conamon.
time-honored custom was left with the A case of Pape's IMapepsIn will cost
pastor and h is wife was rea ized. nny cents at any Pharmacy here, and
The nervous malady of Miss Grace wili convince any stomach sufferer fiv
Watrous, who has been ailing for som-J minutes after taking one Triangule
time, having- taken a more serious 83- I mat f ermentation and Sour Stomach
pect. she was carried on Saturday to I is causing- the misery of Ind'ieestion.
Norwich for medical treatment. I No matter if you call vour trouble
Mrs. Waldo returned to Hartfora I Catarrh of the Stomach, Nervousness
xnursday. or uastritis, or by some other nam
1). B. Gardner started on a western I always remember that a certain cure
business trip Monday. is waiting at your Pharmacist any
t ne senools commenced Monday time you decide to begin its use.
morning after their Christmas vaca- Pape's Diapepsin will purify the
tion. Miss Burleson returned Saturday sourest and most acid Stomach within
afternoon and took her boys' class :n five minutes, and digest promptlv
the Sunday school next day. I without any fuss or discomfort all of
The increased interest in the Baptist any kind of food you could eat.
Sunday school continues
Dr. Lawrence from West Medway,
Mas,s., was in town last week, tie wcs
entertained at John G. Himelas'
Two touring cars came un on FY!
day evening to the New Year's party,
loaded to capacity. Colonel Hall drove
one and Mr. Griggs, the chauffeur, the
other
MOUNT HOPE.
Barn and Contents on Walter Place
Destroyed by Fire.
Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Toung of New
The Charles James reported in the T.or haY. ?een sPenJlng a few days
papers as missing from Middletown Is "lne ola homestead.
thouc-ht here to ha Charles Jame. Mra- E. A. Walter's barn and con-
-nnnireat snn of (nnnn- rv5t,,r of tho tents were destroyed by fire on Mon
Congregational church. He was never uaV- in &a was insured for J100
in rucked health and was of a melan- and Mrs. Walter received $60. The
choly temperament. His father was a I contents were hay and a horse rake,
native of Northfield. Mass., and be- which belonged to B. O. Moore, val-
longed to one of the oldest families
there.
COLUMBIA.
Death of Little Son of Rev. and Mrs.
W. A. Shelton Accident Conductor
Ford Had Local Relatives.
News has been received of the
death of Curtis Yeoman, the three-year-old
son of Re r. and Mrs. W. A.
Shelton. Mr. Shelton was a former
pastor of the Congregational church
in this place. The death occurred in
Oklahoma. Mr. Shelton's new field of
labor. Mr, and Mrs. Shelton have the
heartfelt sympathy of Columbia
friends.
ued at $40. There were some house
hold goods belonging to C. C. Cum
mings. destroyed. These were valued
at $50.
David Russ and family spent
Christmas at Merrow.
Mrs. L. M. Knight and son Milton
Cora Grant of Hartfotd and Clinton
Grant of Storrs spent Christmas at
their home.
C. B. Moore of Boston SDent
cnirstmas at nome.
Mahl Moore has been visiting rela
tives in West and South Wellington.
TURNERVILLE.
Joseph Mono. Jr.. has resigned from
the employ of A. G. Turner.
Ottft Acker nit fflmllv lf Tna.av
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Pearse of East- for New York, where they will reside
on, Pa., have been visiting Mrs. during the winter. Mr. Acker expects
Pearse's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn- to rebuild in the spring, the house de-
as McGlanlon
Herman Little of Yale spent the hol
iday vacation with relatives in this
place.
T. G. Tucker, while at work in N.
P. Littles mill In West street, one
day last week, was slightly injured
by being caught by a belt, which he
was endeavoring to adiust while the
machinery was in motion.
Sudden Death of Conductor Ford.
Conductor Henrv R. "Ford vhn won
killed at Union vilfe on Friday of last
week, was a protner or Mrs. Williard
B. Clarke and Mrs. Gertrude Hutch-
ins of this place, and was well known
to many local citizens, who were
shocked to hear the news of his sud
den death.
Fred Wolff was a visitor with
friends In Norwich over Sunday.
.r-eter Aicrecht has been entertaln-
ng- friends from Rockville. Durine
tneir stay tney made a large catch of
LIVE NEWS FROM THREE COUNTIES.
I0LUND COUNTY.
' G1LEA0.
Students Return to College Fire in
Haymow.
Representative E. E. Foote 1s in
.Martiord this week attending the leg
islature. Rev. A. J. McLeod of Andover occu
pied tho pulpit here Sunday.
The L. A. S. met Tuesday afternoon
With Mrs. W. N. Hills.
Hebron Grange, P. of H., No. 11, met
4 the hall Friday evening.
, Miss Annie (Hutchinson returned to
Alfred, X. Y., Monday.
Deems, Dorothy and Anna Buell are
Visiting their grandparents in Marl
boro. John Sloan has' bought a honse and
Heeded It to his wife, on Deerfield ave
nue In Hartford.
R. E. Foote returned to Hartford on
Monday, to Trinity college.
V. S. Ellis recently loaded a car of
Eahpound poles at Norwich.
Fire was discovered in the bottom
cf a haymow Sunday morning at the
farm known as the Oeore-e Norton
place. Most of the hay was removed
from the barn and the fire put out, no
great damage being done.
Miss Helen Horlge returned to the
Kew Tiritain Normal school Monday,
end Miss Helen Foote to tho High
'1001 at South Manchester.
?i the tooal Methodist church by
holding cottage rayer meetings every
evening this week. The meetings have
been full of interest and well attended.
EAGLEVILLE.
Resetting Telephone Poles Village In
, teresta.
stroyed by fire Christmas morning.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, R I.
HOPKINTCN.
Bell Tolled Passing of the Year Pro
bate Business Held Up by Non-Fil
ing of Death Certificate.
Most Of the vonni nennle In thl H
clnlty watched the old year out and the
new year in. being entertained at th
home of Mrs. A. Irene Mills. At mid.
nignt two young men of the party toll
ed the bell of the Seventh Day Baptist
uiiurcn.
Mrs. Almedla Crandall Witter
her three daughters, who have been
staying in town since early summer
left last week Wednesday to loin he
fine r,1eWreI ot -nlmhlo l,w - T" ""V. f"-r wno "aB
v.. v. 1 I. mno. iiaiffj 01 a cnurcn in Adams Center.
of the fish weighing five pounds. v. v '
ujiss juna K.neeiana nas been visit-I it tv, i a,.,... ,
Ing her cousin, Mrs. Otto Nettleton m.n TA """"5
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best wishes,
Officers of Christian Endeavor Union.
At the Christian Endeavor meeting
Saturday afternoon the following of
ficers and committees were elected:
President. Harold R. Crandall; vice
president. Mrs. Annie B. Kenyon; cor
responding secertary. Miss Lyra A.
Babcock; recording secretary, Miss
Elva Woodmansee; treasurer, Miss
Evelyn L. Palmer; prayer meeting
committee, Mrs. Annie B. Kenyon,
Miss Lena Saunders, Carleton Irish;
lookout committee. Miss Lottie J. Bur
dick, Miss Ada Woodmansee, Edwin
Burdick. Eveline Palmer; music com
mittee. Miss Lyra A. Babcock, Har
old R. Crandall; flower committee,
'Mrs. E. E. Suttono, Mri. Margaret
Burdick, Florence Barber; social
committee. Miss Lyra A. Babcock, D.
Alba Crandall, Rev. E. K. Sutton; lit
erary committee, Rev. E. E. Sutton,
D. Alva Crandall.
Briefs and Personals.
A number of young people were en
tertained at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Osmas Edwards Saturday eve
ning. Erlo N. G. Barber, Miss Florence
and Master Wilfred Barber and Miss
Eva Palmer attended the play. Cham
pagne and Oysters, at Laurel Glen last
Saturday evening.
A new water wheel has been put in
at the Centerville mill this week.
The mills at Rockville started up
Wednesday after being still ten days.
ARCADIA.
A. P. Chase is drawing logs to Bar
ber & Reynolds' sawmill.
Mrs. Mary Austin is ill.
Mrs. Charles H. Reynolds, who has
been ill for several weeks, is improv
ing. Thomas Tefft has built a large
dwelling house.
Everett Woodmansee visited friends
in Moosup, Conn., the past week.
WEEKAPAUG.
Miss Jennie Onie. who has been sie
for a Ion;- time, is slowly improving.
vviuie jfurceu or Salem, Conn., is at
Deacon S. A. Congdon's.
The Ocean View W. C. T. TT. met at
the home of Mrs. G. T. Collins Jan,
6th. The subject for discussion was
Crusaders and Mothers' Day.
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senatorship there will be no nominat
ing speeches made. This arrangement
is In accordance with the plan fol
lowed at the caucus In 1905 when Sen
ator Brandegee was first nominated.
BRANDEGEE TO WIN
v
U. S. SENATORSHIP.
Chairman Michael Kenealy Picks Sen
ator to Win by a Good Majority An
Estimate of Outcome Senator's
Manager Claims That Every County
Except Litchfield Will Return a Ma
jority for Him Litchfield Conceded
to Hill.
Mr. Kenealy's Estimate.
The forecast of Chairman Michael
Kenealy that Senator Brandegee will
be nominated by a good majority
over Congressman Hill at the republi
can senatorial caucus next Tuesday
afternoon is the conclusion drawn
from a thorough and careful canvass.
Mr. Kenealy has achieved distinction
as an accurate political forecaster. His
predictions have generally erred only
on the side of conservatism, and he
now says that he would not be sur
prised If the senator had a lead of two
to one.
Hie survey of the senatorial situa
tion as made by Mr. Kenealy is an in
teresting eontiuiution to the literature
of the campaign. He Insists that in
seven ot tun eight counties a mujority
of the republican senators and repre
stnatives is for Mr. Brandegee. Only
Litchiield county is likely to return
a majority for Mr. Hill in the re
publican caucus, according to Mr.
Kenealy's computation.
The confidence of Mr. Braiulegee
and his managers ha3 at no time been
shaken. The crusade which Mr. Hill's
backers have made has been aggres
sive, but apparently it has made more
noise than votes. The Brandegee cam
paign has been much quieter and has
issued fewer proclamations, but un
less indications are all askew and un
less forecasters and observers who
are ordinarily reliable have become
blunderers in the twinkling of an eye.
the New London senator's renomina
tion is now assured. Hartford Times.
Sunday School Officers Elected,
Last Sunday the annual reorganiza
tion of the Sunday school took place,
when the following officers were chos
en: Superintendent, A. A. Latham;
assistant superintendent, E. P. Ly-
nittii; aecreiary ana treasurer. XVII
The . N. B. Telephone eomnanv t,
men at work in this section resetting
telephone poles. The poles are cut off !
tt..old voXTJ- DeW hlM US children on New Year's day,
n v. . -5 " 7r 1 - . Jne 1
n 1 r uay Tank Quinn of
..o iuHxiia young lady from Willl-
uumm; were married
ne cuniratiors w no are mmnine 1 Hnn. i7QiiA ,
the state road between Columbia and I by Rev. E P. Mathewson marrlase
Willimantic have the work well under V. V,BLf L,!S'
- ---- 1 xw. Ajjaver. over ttunnav
Mrs. Frank Eabcock of Carnll nil rail
ed at the home of Mrs. George K.
Annual Church Meeting.
The annual meetine- of th or,tv,
Day Baptist church wan in thir
liam P. Johnson; assistant, Alonzo I house of worship Sunday. In the morn-
luue. ins sjieciai music was rendered' bv the
i-uuir, a maiury 01 ine church was read
by Deacon Alfred A. Langworthy, and
several letters were read from non
resident members. At the noon hour a
nne cnicnen dinner was served by the
laales of the societv at the hnm
friaries itoss nenyon, nearby. In the
afternoon the business meeting and
election of officers was held, at which
Roer W. Ia wis was appointed to serve
as aeacon, in place of Benjamin P
Lang-worthy, 2d, deceased.
ELLINGTON.
Chapman Family Going to Mexi
Mrs. George Thompson 94.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Fuller of Spring
field visltfd the Iatter"s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Collin. s over Sunrlav.
Mrs. Geary entertained her l.t.r-.
Mrs. Swift and Mrs. Belden, and their
At .Qt fin.,,-.
The students of the Connecticut ag
ricultural college on returning Monday
from their vacation found very dis
agreeable traveling Trom the station
to the college, owing- to the muddy con
dition of tha road.
County Commissioner Fred O. Vinton
attended a meeting- of the commission
ers at Tolland on Monday.
Miss Josie Donovan returned to Bos
ton Tuesday, after spending a few days
at hor home In town.
Miss Amy Rogers of Niantle .r.r,t .
few days recently with her sister. Mrs
F. O. Vinton.
STAFFORDVILLE.
Mr
s. Walter Belden's Death Week of
Prayer Service.
Willie Chamberlln of Boston Is
spending- two weeks at the home of
his parent, Mr. and Mrs. Kllery Cham-bej-lln.
Mrs. Lizzie Hanna was the guest of
lior sister, Mrs. Nellie Duncan, In AVor
cesti r. over New Year's.
M's. Malilon West and son. Allen, at
tended the funeral ot Mrs. West's sister-in-law,
Mrs. Walter Belden, in
Vernon, Thursday. Mrs. Belden died
from the effects of a shock Monday
venlng.
The week of prayer has been observ-
MASHAPAUG.
Auger Shop Burned Loss $20,000.
About four miles north of this -n
lage. over the state line In Massachu
setts, an aug-er shop 200 by 60 feet,
owned by a company of men In New
York, was burned to tha ground last
Tuesday morning at 4.20. throwing
mi'jm, (iii-j miliaria men out Or work.
Tlie .shop and contents were valued at
120,000. By hard fighting, the machine
shop and a, Snells solid center bit shop
were saved.
P. S. C. E. held a business
meeting ana social
Monday evening.
School Meeting,
The quarterly meeting of the school
t the parsonage m,,t il l ", .l.
, . me xown nan
aionoay morning, with the chairman
TanAk T,.V. C . J , . IlidI
Into the tencmeAthoS ownedb, 'Si "f.Jli"1!""1. . The su
Morris. hiuuuiiiii rau ma quarterly report.
Miss Carrie Peck was In Hartfsrd Probate News.
oversew ears, the guest of her aunt. At th mnnihi it
MBer 3.' WDS at Monday rnoon Sl?n
EAST WILLINGTON.
School reopened Monday for the win
ter term.
Alphonso Ruby and family visited
(Mrs. Ruby's parents, Mr. and Mrs
George Wilson.
t'harles Jumeu, reported to be miss.
Mrs. Albert Pinney and Jrfizuhefh
are in Worcester, with Mrs. Pinney's
daughter, Mrs. Piper.
Miss Eleanor Allen, who teaches In
oumeia, is nome in.
Miss Lilly Nangle returned to Hart
ford Saturday to resume her duties.
The schools opend Monday, after the
holiday.
Raymond Kibbe of New York was
nome ror .New Year's.
Miss Allen of East Lonermeadnw ren
dered two violin solos last Sunday at
me morning service
Mr. and Mrs. finow lolned the Con
gregational church by letter Sunday.
Services are being- held each evening
of this week as the week of proyer.
Going to Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chapman Aborn
are storing their household goods, pre
vious 10 leaving for Mexico, where
they expect to remain for & year.
94 on Thursday.
Mrs. Corge Thompson, who is the
oldest person in town, passed her 94th
birthday on Thursday.
Miss Mary McKnight has returned to
college.
The farmers are rejoicing- over this
heavy rainstorm. Many of them are
taking down their tobacco.
Miss Sarah Morris will spend the
winter In Tolland with her sister, Mrs.
Hurifeufr
upon tne win or John B Rai.r h
died recently in Florida, was continued
till the February session, as the cer
tificate of death required by law had
iv. uctu uicu 111 me town clerks of
fice. Jennie L. Fidler, guardian of the per
son and estate of her son, Thomas S.
Fidler, was granted permission to sell
the interest of hre ward in certain
real estate located in Woodville, in this
town.
The will of tha late Charlotte Arn
old was proved and ordered recorded
and George R. Holburton was confirm
ed as executor.
The accounts of Eunice L. Brown
executor of the will of Henrv t? n-'
deceased, and of Lafayette Edwards,'
administrator on the estate of the late
Leonard I Edwards, were allowed and
ordered recorded.
The petition of George E. Hoxsie to
sell real estate belonging- to his chil
dren, of whom he is guardian,, was re
ferred to February 1st, with order of
notice.
The petition of Marion H. Howe a
minor over tho age of 14 years, for the
appointment of a guardian was re
ferred to February 1st, with order of
notice.
Ralph C. "Watrous of Provident t9
appointed administrator of the estate
of his father, Leonard Watrous.
. k. Alien, administrator on the es
uu of jLawtoa toatar, vu graated
a nartrora Times reporter had a
conversation with Republican State
Chairman Michael Kenealy of Stam
ford In Hartford before he left Fri
day for home, on the contest between
Senator Frank B. Brandegee and Con
gressman E. J. Hill over the United
States senatorship. Mr. Kenealv is in
charge of Senator Brandegee's can
vass and is in a position to obtain
reliable information on the probable
result of the caucus next Tuesday aft
ernoon. As a political forecaster Mr.
Kenealy has a deserved reputation for
accuracy.
Asked by a Times reporter if he
were prepared to make a statement as
to the probable result of the republi
can caucus next Tuesday afternoon
Mr. Kenealy replied:
"Yes; the canvass for Mr. Brande
gee is nearly ended. As the result
of the canvass It Is my opinion, and
also the opinion of those associated
with me in the interest of Mr. Bran
degee, that the senator's vote will lead
Mr. Hill's by a safe majority. Mr.
Brandegee will have a majority in
each of the eight counties except
Litchfield county. We concede that
Mr. Hill will have a majority in Litch
field county. Fairfield county, where
Mr. Hill lives, will. I have no doubt,
give a majority to Mr. Brandegee."
Two to One.
Asked if it wasn't possible for Mr.
Erandegee to have a majority In each
county but Litchfield and yet not have
a majority of the total republican sen
ators and representatives, 'Mr. Kenealy
replied:
"That Is possible, to be sure, but I
do not believe it is going to happen.
Mr. Brandegee's majorities in seven
counties will be larger than Mr. Hill's
matjority In Litchfield county, and I
shall not be surprised If Mr. Brande
gee Is nominated by a majority of two
to one. Let me assure wou that the
Brandegee people are not engaged in
the work of rainbow chasing. We
believe that we know just where we
stand, and our canvass up to Thurs-
day night shows that Mr. Brandegee
will be renominated. We are assum- j
ing nothing and our figures are based I
on what we consider reliable infor
mation. We are told that Mr. Hill's
backers are claiming the votes of men
who are known to be certain to vote
for Mr. Erandegee. Mr. Hill's man
agers have conducted an active cam
paign and I do not see what can now
be done In his behalf to gain a sin
gle vote between now and next Tues
day afternoon, when the caucus
meets."
Speaking of Mr. Brandegee's old
congressional district, Mr. Kenealv
said: "The Third district, comprising
New London and Windham counties,
will be solid for Mr. Brandeeee. In
some places In New Haven county Mr.
Hill is quite popular, but a maloritv
of the republican senators and repre
sentatives are for Mr. Brandegee. Mr.
Brandegee Is strong In Middlesex
county. The canvass of Tolland
county shows less than six votes for
Mr. Hill. Mr. Brandegee is verv
strong in Hartford county, as he al
ways nas been, ana in my opinion
there Is no doubt about his having- a
majority in Fairfield county."
Not Over 76 for Hill.
The Times understands from two
different sources that the canvass for
Mr. Hill gives him 76 votes as an out
side estimate. This estimate con
cedes all doubtful votes to him. On
the basis of this canvass, Mr. Bran
degee will have more than two to one,
as the republican caucus will consist
of 31 senators and 20S representa
tives, a total of 239.
No Nominating Speeches.
It Is understood that at the joint
caucus of republican senators and rep
resentatives on Tuesday next to nom
inate a caudicUU lor Ui l&itad SUUa
JUDGE ISAAC JOHNSON"
Of Delaware county. Pa., who presided
in the trial of Mrs. Erb and her sister.
African Courtship.
Among some African tribes, when
a man professes his iove for a woman
and asks her In marriage, she Invari
ably refuses him at first, lest it should
appear that she had been thinking of
him and was eager to become his wife.
By so doing she maintains the mod
esty of her sex, as well as tests the
lore and abases the pride of her lov
er. This policy is also intended to be
of use to the woman In her married
life as, should there be Quarreling
and the husband threaten to send her
away, she can remind him of how he
made repeated professions of his love
and urgently pressed his suit before
she consented to become his wife.
Don't Get Mad.
Our own anser, Indeed, does us more
harm than the thing which makes us
angry; and we suffer much more from
the anger and vexation which we al
low acts to rouse in us, than we do from
the acts themselves at which we are
angry and vexed. How much most
people, for instance, allow themselves
to be distracted and disturbed by
quarrels and family disputes. Yet In
nine cases out of ten one ought not to
suffer from being found fault with. If
the condemnation Is Just, it should be
welcome as a warning; if it is unde
served, why should we allow It to dis
tress us? Sir John Lubbock.
Greek Fire.
Greek fire was a combustible com
position (now unknown, but thought
to have been principally naphtha)
thrown from engines said to have
been invented by Calllnicus, an en
gineer of Heliopolis in Syria In the
seventh century, to destrny the Sara
cens' ships (which was effected By the
general of the fleet of Consta"tine
Pognatus and 30,000 men were killed).
A so-called "Greek fire," probably a
solution of phosphorus in bisulphide
of the carbon, was emrloyed at the
siege of Charles'on in 1SG3.
Cojj uiun't Last.
Sir Leopold McLintock, the Arctic
explorer, who died recently, was once
giving an account of his experiences
amid the ice fields of the north. "We
certainly would have traveled much
farther." he explained, "had not our
dogs given out at a critical moment."
"But," exclaimed a lady who had been
listening very intently, "I thought that
the Eskimo dogs were perfectly tire
less creatures." Sir Leopold's face
wore a whimsically gloomy expression
as he replied: "I er speak iu a cul
lM(X as. HiUa."
Anty Drudge's Advice to Mrs. Careworn.
Mrs. Easyivork "Jack and I went to the theatre last
night. It was fine."
Mrs. Careworn "And I suppose your wash got a lick
and a promise. Any woman who does her work right
is too tired to go out Monday night."
Anty Drudge "No, she didn't let her work go! I'll tell
you what she did. She used Fels-Naptha soap which
does the work in half the time and doesn't give you
a backache in doing it."
Here are two ways of washing.
Choose for yourself:
Tiie Old Way. Get up at 5 ofclock.
Make hot fire, fill the washboiler and get it
boiling. Wet your white clothes, soap
them and put them into the boiler. When
they're boiled good and tender, rub them
hard on the washboard, meanwhile putting
others in to boil. Keep the fire good and
hot. It will fill the house with nauseous
steam but that's necessary in this kind of
washing. When noon comes, if the smell
of boiling clothes hasn't taken your appe
tite, snatch a bite of cold lunch. When
you have the clothes boiled and rubbed
sufficiently, wring them out, go from the
steaming hot room into the cool air out
side and hang them on the line. You'll
likely catch cold, but it must be done.
Hie New Way. Get up at 7 o'clock
summer and winter. Wet all your clothes,
soap well with Fels-Naptha and let thern
soak in cool or lukewarm water for
30 minutes. Then rub lightly, rinse well
and hang out to dry. That's all. And your
clothes will be cleaner, whiter and purer
than you could get them in any other way.
The whole washing takes only a few hours.
Which way sounds best to you?
In using Fels-Naptha, follow simple
directions printed on the red and green
wrapper.
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