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A Trade Paper Devoted to the Interests ofWatertown and Oakville, Conn.

APRIL 1. 1914 PRICE 5 CENTS

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WATERTOWN • CONNECTICUTESTABU8HED IN 1888

Manufacturers of Silk Thread and Silk Hosiery

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FACTORY: WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT

It's NotGiving the LadiesA Square Deal

It's only a inatter of a few days when 'twill beSpring, and in ho time after—Summer.

Think, if you will, please, how much of a woman'stime is spent in her kitchen. Is it fair to expect herto' go through another Summer working in an at-mosphere of 100 degrees or more, and toiling overa coal stove which is radiating about 150 degreesof heat.

Are we giving her a square deal when we allowher to carry up heavy loads of coal and wood fromthe cellar, and compel her to bother with messy,dirty kindlings and ashes.

If it's a matter of space which is bothering you,we have ranges in all sizes, or if it's a matter ofready money, we can fix the terms to suit yourconveniences.

We suggest that all orders for services, piping,and ranges be placed before May 1st, in order to beassured of prompt delivery.

WATERTOWN GAS CO.Telephone 115

WISH TO ANNOUNCE that wehave taken over the Grocery and DryGoods business formerly conducted

by the late F* N. Barton, and our stock andservices are now at your disposal; Call in andsee us. Telephone your orders, or drop us apost card, and our salesman will call upon you*

SEPPLES & WADHAMSWatertown, Connecticut


WATERTOWN NEWS, APRIL 1, 1914 ,3

Alfred Peats' Prize Wall Papers1914 Samples

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FOR SALEFive Building Lots in Oakville.Three Building Lots in Watertown.Two Pairs Team Horses.

M. E. BRAHEN, Watertown

OAKVILLE REALTY65 Building Lots in Oakville, Prices $100 to $500

80 Lots right on Trolley.

I have a two family .house, very large corner lot,shade trees, near school, that you can buy right.

Telephone or call at office "

CHAS.F. ABBOTTOakville, Conn.

" Your Printing A tivays Looks So Clear"A comment made by one who knows good work

This is the kind you will get at

THECOZY PRINT SHOP, Oakvilleat the right price

WATER ANDELECTRICITY

Automatic systems installed, and guar-anteed Oh, Yes! Why not anchor yoursilos so they won't blow over; or betterstill, buy one that can't blow over.

Prices cheerfully given. .

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Phone. 3-14 Watertown

Daring Originalties^ in the new

Easter MillineryOf notable interest are theBANDEAU or WATTEAU

• • ; . • ; • ' , , • • . . • ' • , . . H A T S . . . - ' : . • '

Our hats of this type fit the head cor-rectly and have the bandeau cleverly placedin most becoming fashion. $5 to $25. Manyother styles at $ (to $15.

Of Peniuyhrania Dutch Ancestry "

No Main St. Gray Salons Spencer Ave.

Waterbury, Connecticut

It Pays to Clip Your HorsesThey look better, feel better, and are easily kept

clean-when the heavy coat that holds the sweatand dirt is removed. Insist on having your horsesclipped this spring.

RAYMOND H. GILLETTEWatertown, Conn. — —

Matertdwri flews- Published monthly by the

WATERTOWN BUSINESS HEN'S ASSOCIATIONWATERTOWN, OONN.

Population, 4,000 Above sea level, 600 feet

Officers "Charles W. Jackson, M. D. V . . . . . . . PresidentWilliam H. Jones .Vice-PresidentGeorge N. Griswold .TreasurerR. V. Magee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary

Board of ManagersH. E. Thompson E. A. BussemeyB. P: Hudson E. A. Doolittle

. Charles F. Abbott

_. Press CommitteeH. H. Heminway . D. G.. SullivanEmile A. Bussemey R. V. Magee

G. N. Griswold

Membership CommitteeH. E. Thompson CharlesJF. A b b o t s _D. GrSullivan ' William E."Jones

Application for Entry as. Second Class Matter at thePott Office at Watertown, Conn. Pending

STATE ROADS

As Spring approaches, preparation for workon the state highways should be under way;to the outsider, in so far as repair work is con-cerned, there are no indications pointing toearly spring work. It is a notorious fact thatrepairs of state highways are seldom made atthe proper time, the fault is not with the localofficials, and we do not know whether it lieswith the state highway department, or withthe system in vogue; in any event, we aresatisfied" that from an economic standpointthere is something wrong with the plan ofrepairing the roads which have been improvedunder state law. The plan followed for a goodmany years after the state began to help thetowns to build roads, was to leave the wholequestion of repairs to the local officials; thetowns not being compelled to keep the roadsin repair, simply let them wear out. The roadsbuilt during the early days of the good roadsmovement were left to take care of themselves,and for this reason much of the benefit whichshould have followed the highway improve-ment of that time was lost. In 1907 the statebegan to appropriate a sum each year to beused jointly with such sums as the townscould afford to keep the roads already built inrepair, since that time there has been a bien-nial appropriation, supplemented by the feesreceived from automobile registration madefor that purpose. The last appropriation madewas for the years 1914 and 1915, and amountedto $200,000, or $100,000 per year. The automo-bile fees now amount to about $300,000 peryear, which makes approximately $400,000 peryear furnished by the state in addition to suchsums as are used by the towns.

There is at present about 1400 miles of im-proved highways in the state, $400,000, fromthe state together with the amount spent bythe towns should give over $300 per mile forall' the improved highway in the state.

In looking over the town report for Waterrtown for the year 1913, we. find that the costfor maintenance and repairs,'including oiling,amounted to $1,315.22 with credits, from thestate for the current year and the year pre-ceding amounted to $1,303.13. As we haveabout 6 miles of this class of road to care for,this leaves us well within our pro rata shareof the money furnished by the state for thispurpose. — -

' -ih W^ter-£dwn: thecest of repairs-must necfessarily be higher than it is in many othertowns of the state, for the reason that we areunfortunate in not having good gravel near at.hand. ., It naturally follows' that trap rockmust be shipped in at a much greater expense,and in larger quantities than if we had goodgravel at our disposal. It is not meant thatwe should use gravel^xclusivelyfor repairs, wecould however, where the road surface is wornthin apply a: heavy coat of gravel and finishwith a top dressing of trap rock; lack of gravelmeans that trap rock must be used altogether,which brings up the cost of repairs.

The trap rock which we get is furnishedthrough the state highway department to thetowns, each town must wait its turn, and asthere areprobably 160 of the 168 towns of thestate asking for this repair material, it is notalways on hand when needed.

Last Fall Watertown received material to.cover a little over half of the state road;.thatpart which received attention in the fall, is infair condition, and if taken care of within thenext few-weeks-will-be-in-good-shape-for-the _coming summer. The part not attended to lastfall is in bad shape, and unless it has attention-in the immediate future the cost of repairs willbe very heavy.

The main difficulty which confronts thosein charge of this repair work, is that of gettingmaterial here at the proper time. There shouldbe a supply of trap rock placed at convenientintervals all the way along the highways whichare to be repaired; this work should be doneduring the winter months; and just as soon asthe frost gets out of the ground, or even beforethe frost is all out, when the road is soft thistop dressing should be applied. If this is done,say during the first or second week in April,the road will be in just the right condition foroiling during the latter part of- May, and willneed very little further attention during thesummer months. Unfortunately, we cannotsay that this plan has been followed, it is usu-ally near the middle of summer before we getthe trap rock material, and at that time theroadsjye dry and hard ^with_nothing to holdthe top dressing together and bind it. Thestone and oil sometimes comes very nearlytogether, and the result is that we do not getthe full benefit of either.

We have been informed by the Selectmenthat they have made repeated applications tathe state for material for spring repairs, andnotwithstanding, repeated promises by thehighway department of the state that it wouldbe forwarded, it has failed to materialize.

History will probably repeat itself, and weshall be putting on stone and oil together atthe time when both should be massed together,giving a smooth, hard surface to the road.

Wherein lies the trouble? The Selectmensay not with us, the state highway depart-ment say our hands are tied, because we can-not get enough of this class of material fromthe trap rock quarries.

Wherever the blame lies for this conditionof affairs, there is no question but that theroads suffer in consequence, and .that...thetravelling public are greatly inconvenience?"thereby. To an outsider our plan of road re-pairing seems to be of the haphazard variety,conducive to neither economy or convenience.

Probably when we get to realize fully thatrepairing the roads already built is of just asmuch importance, as it is to build new roads,we may devise some system as to the propertime and way to do the work.

Looking over the ground from the last weekin March, 1914, we fail to see any. preparationsfor repairs under way; contractors for new

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iWATERTOVWT NEWS, APRIL 1, 1914

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Builder of ExperimentalMachinery and Tools

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The Story of the

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atmosphere of the home, every phase oflife that makes for companionship—in allof these is an intimate picture story--astory that glows with human interest,grows in value with every passing year.

Let Kodak keep the story for you.

" At Home with-theJCodak,"a_dellghtLuJJyJlLustrate_dilttle _ _book that tells about home pictures—flashlights, groups,home portraits and the like—and how to make the,m.It's mailed without charge.

Drugs THE REXALL STORE Kodaks

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We also have different makes of arch supports.When in need of anything in these lines call on

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Painting, Paper Hangingand Decorating

Watertown, Conn.

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27 West Main Street, Waterbury, Conn.Telephone 739

Guion Thompson, President

Hydraulic, electrical and mechanical'engineering.Municipal and land surveying. Layouts for power

stations, dams, water works, highways, sewers,streets, buildings, lots, tracts, etc. Contours,

' profiles, maps, etc.

CANDY TOBACCOPURE OLIVE-OIL

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Telephone 133 Watertown, Conn.

WATERBURY TELEGRAPH SCHOOL

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Write for the full particulars.

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hyork are getting the material on the groundand making plans for starting just "as soon'aspring opens; apparently nothing is beingdonin the way of getting ready for repairs. !

This' article is_ not intended as in any waycriticising the town or state officials';' it isjsimply a plain statement of facts made in thejhope that some way may be found to get _ atthe repairing of the state highways — withithose in our own town particularly in mind—at the time when the work will do the mos*good, arid in the way which will show th(best results.

R. R. TRAINS AND MAIL SERVICE

" During the last month, in common with alother towns lying within the zone of the;N. Y., N. H. &H.R.R.,-Watertown has been•doing a good, dealdf worrying about train andmail service. -'In listening to the various dis-

TcHssions heard ;regarding!Tthe scrambling, orunscrambling of the New Haven railroad, cor-poration, we are reminded of the words ofthe old ragtime song, "This country am a'go-ing to the dogs; there's'a lock on the chickencoop,door". It is true we have lost a'fewtrains on the Watertown Branch, but"so.farvery few people have been inconveniencedthereby. All of bur work trains have beenleft, and a half hour trolley service-with afifteen minute schedule from 4 p. m. to 7 p.m.,takes care of the rest of the travel withoutfurnishing cause for any-serious complaints,v The mail service is more serious, that how-ever, has not been worked Out fully and mayimprove with later developments. •• The changein mail service" which affects us most, is" theloss • of the outgoing and incoming mail atnoon. Efforts are being made to; have thesetwo" mails restored'. '"The: outgoing mail atnoon is an important one; as domestic lettersmailed at that time reach their destination- inthe "evening, if held Over until 5 p. m. beforeleaving the local postoffice,- the best part ofone day is lost-; this means a good deal in thesedays when the old adage "The early birddatches the worm", has become the modernbusiness creed. We hope that before the nextIssue of the News, these two • mails will bedoing business at the old stand.

THE WATERTOWN NEWS

The cost pf mailing the "News" at regularrates^has compelled the Board of Managers tofix a "subscription price. This is necessary sothat'We-can have the paper entered as secondclass rriatter at' the local postoffice. Noticeshave been sent out to all those now on themailirfg list, enclosing a twenty-five cent coincard/ with subscription blank printed thereon,alsow a return* e'nvelope. The managers arehopeful 'that enough responses will be madeso that by the time the May number is issuedwe shalllhave a mailing list large enough toSvarrant Asking the postoffice department toaccept the News for mailing in the softie classas other publications of like character andpurpose. 'if,1

TWENTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY

. Co'qrt Merritt-'Heminway will hold itsTwenty-fourth Anrjiiversa'ry 'at'the'-ToW HallOn Easter M/3>ndJ#-evening: -The qccasion willbe cefe1>r$tea'Witn>?a concert and dance. TheAmptiibnt Orchestra will furnish music, Prof.Bunnell?LPrompter. ^"M r"}lQ 'l'iUit -*A'S

SUPPORT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL TEAM

With the coming of spring comes the desinto play baseball. Already the High School, i:beginning to figure if it.can put1;a iearn on thiidiamond? The iboys are" willing 'to practiceand play hard; a few "backers are willing tohelp support a team, but that is not all that isneeded. We want you to come out to give uyour financial and moral support. It-has toolong been said that neighboring town's cansupport high school athletic teams, but Water-town can not. Last year we played thirteengames, seven of them at home, and the gatereceipts at these - games- were not enough tocover expenses. Besides, a- scanty grandstandwas never an incentive for good playing. W<shall have to excuse this" to some extent, how-ever, for we realize that our name was not thenvery well known in baseball circles. \This yearthings, 'must' be nin1 oh a difrerent~plari~Thepeople of the town will- have to come out tosee the games, or else there will be no games,'for if the team can riot be supported in a busi-nesslike way, there is no use in trying to havea team. A schedule of about sixteen gamesin all is now being arranged. It will be com-plete when this paper comes out. Eight ofthese games will be played at home. Ticketsare~being printed to'be-sold at each game.Season' tickets also will .be distributed- in afew days. It is hoped that every business manin the town wilLpurchase one of the latter.They will cost fifty" cents, which is' less thanseven cents per game! Let it not be the boastof the surrounding hamlets that a'Waterto\yriSchool cannot have a baseball team! •'

JUNIOR DANCE

It seems that there is to be a Junior dancethis yeaf! The class had a meeting a shorttime ago, and decided that they would makeanother try for a date oh which they couldhave the dancing floor of the town hall. Aftersome trouble they secured the 24th of April,and they will probably have the invitationsout in the near future. They must feel a bitstrange, as this is the first dance the 1915'shave ever undertaken. The class promises agood time to those who come, and most of thedance-goers wonder' what they can possiblybe planning. '

The Wireless Club which was formed by themembers of the Watertown High School isprogressing rapidly. Its members have learn-ed the Morse Code fairly well, but they arenot by any means expert "operators yet' Theyare going to, try to learn the Continental Codewhich is often used and is not much differentfrom the Morse. There will be an apparatusinstalled in a few weeks. < .'-

"North, north by east, north north-eastnorth-east by—"

"What's the matter with you, gone crazy?""No, I belong to the 1 trigonometry class,

that's all.""Oh!"Class Historian—"Who made the biggest

hit, most noise, and so forth, this month inyour opinion?" <

Witty—"'Kip' Holleran."Class Historian—<He did? What did he

do?" ' < . " » ;Witty—"Knocked .magnetism into a crow-

bar with'a'sjedge;hammer during schooHtime^—

I don't believe you've ever seenThe brilliant Class of 1914; 'To those who would like to know it,To them, I shall now endeavor to show it.• , v , . •• i . . . . . . . . . .

First and foremost of our classIs Joseph.Farrell, the studious one of the mass; -He has won for us a reputation,From which there can be no separation. ;

Gladys. Atwood in another year,Will be miles--away from here;Wh'ere'she will plunge in study so deep,That she will make the rest of us feel cheap.

Adah Attwood, if you please,Is, always spelled with two t's.She is our language shark,And translates German in the dark.

We are not all German of course,For Alfred Defend is another Morse;He spends his time at the wireless dockSending messages into the clock.

We hope to have, some May,A library which oJJens' every day;For, Lora Skilton, if she has a book,Isalweys reading in some cosy nook.

Edward Woodruff, in our number,Has never made a single blunder;But remains till three-thirty every nightLearning the nicest way; to write.

Clifford Holleran, so big and strong,Wil| some day attract a great big throng;For when he sets up his blacksmith shopHis work will never, never stop.

Florence Fitzpatrick, so gay,With her sweet and gentle way,Will some-daymaketis proud,To say that she's from our crowd.

But the most popular one of all,Who looks Jike a speck in the roomy hall,And the long, weary, hour beguiles,Is Gladys Cook, with all her smiles.

—S. M. H.

Sarah Hartwell is a poet, 'And these verses plainly show it:Shakespeare himself loses heartWhen "Sallie" practices her art. __

—JC K. A.

SPORTS

The following records were given out yester-day by Manager Flynn of the Hockey Teamand Manager McCleary of the BasketballTeam:

Hockey

Waterfown H. S., 1; Taft, 5.Watertown H. S., 3; New Haven H. S., 3.

—\Basketball

Wateitown H. S., 40; Litchfield H. S., 13. TWatertown H. S, 36; Woodbury H. S., 11. - ' " *Watertown H. S., 26; Litchfield. H. S., 16 . ,^

Total—Watertown H. S., 102; Opponents, $£:

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FORESTRY IN NEW ENGLAND

A Paper Read at a Regular Meeting of Water-townjGrange, P. of H. - <;.'-.-

—Irving F. Smith

New England has not been obliged to doas much to protect her forests as the westernstates have, but yet much is being done, espe-cially in the way of fire protection. In 1912,$1,500 was spent in Connecticut alone by theFederal Government for fire protection, andthe state furnished at least as much more.The danger to forests from fires can hardly beoverestimated. Even if the trees are not des-troyed, their growth is hindered, arid the soilby being deprived di the humus, is muchdamaged. If a forest area is repeatedly burnedover, the trees stop growing and eventuallydie, leaving the soil in its impoverished condi-tion at the mercy of the wind and rain.

In controlling forest fires, an ounce of pre-vention is worth tons of cure. State firelaws can do much if properly enforced. Theyshould require spark arresters on engines andprovide punishment for carelessness in clear-ing land -and leaving catnp-fires, etc. By dis-posing of slash, 'developing roads, trails andfire lines, establishing lookout stations andtelephone lines, organizing a supervisory andfire fighting force, and controlling insectswhich cause an accumulation of dead timber,the fire loss may be greatly reduced. Theburning of brush would be. a long step in theright direction, provided the young growth is

• not worth saving. In large forests, fire lines—strips cleared of all trees and brush and or-dinary roads and trails are of great assistance.

In 1908 it was estimated that over fifty percent of the land in New England was forestcovered. This looks like a very large propor-tion for a country so long settled as New Eng-land, but when one considers the rate at whichthe timber is being cut and the wastefuLriian-ner in which it is cut, one can realize that

-before many-decades have passed, New Eng-land's beautiful and valuable forests will be athing of the past. The forests are valuable notonly for the timber but also because of theirpower of storing up water. If one will ob-serve the immense mass of soil and rock tornup when a big tree is blown down by the.windhe can easily realize that if the forests on thehills and mountains are cut off, and no prb-vision is made for replacing them, the soil onthe slopes will soon be washed away and noth-ing left but bare rock. This has happened inmany instances and is to be deeply regretted.The hills of New England furnish the bestwater-power east of the Rockies. If the for-ests are destroyed and the water which fallson the slopes runs off at once, instead of beingstored up by the deep layer of soil and humus,this water-power will be available only duringthe rainy periods. This consideration aloneshould make people demand protection for theforests on watersheds of streams where water-power can be utilized. <-

There are-numerous large hydraulicrelectricplants in New England. Among them may bementioned those at Bulls Bridge and FallsVillage, Connecticut, and Shelburne Falls,Massachusetts. These plants are capable of

, furnishing immense" power if they can getwater. The reservoirs are large, but immensequantities of water are used, and if the year'srainfall all flows off from "thetwateV,ih*eW assoon as it falls, what shall we do for light andpower when there is no rain for long periods?'-, As a means for storing up water for use in

ts'' are Very effe?ctiy6.; A city wia reservoir whose watershed is1 well timberedis in little danger of water famine, comparedwith the one where the timber is not present.? As, an incentive to land owriers to plantforests and;care for them, some states haveoffered bounties in the form of exemption fronttaxation for. a period of years and others hayelowered the tax rate* In all the New Englandstates some special provision is made for theencouragement of forestry, but this provisionis in most cases inadequate. In Massachusettsfor instance, it was found that any just systemof taxation for forest lands would be uncon-stitutional. Efforts haye been made to securea constitutional amendment, butrspisff;.i;jthinknothing has been accomplished; - ' '- /> Numerous. plansjiave been proposed Jor_thejust taxation of forest lands. Perhaps the; bestand most practicable of these is tfie one ad-vocated by Fred Rogers Fairchild, AssistantProfessor of Political Economy at Yale. Inbrief, his plan calls for an annual tax onforest lands based on the value-of-the-landonly—disregarding the trees entirely. Thetimber would be taxed when it was. cut—acomparatively high tax on the yield. By thismeans, the owner of the land would not beobilged to pay taxes for perhaps thirty-fiveor forty years on land and trees, from whichhe receives no incoriie whatever.

Up to the present time, about one millionacres have been planted to forest in the UnitedStates. Four- fifths of this area is in the Mid-dle West. In the iwhole East there are only100,000 acres of planted forests, and it is awell-known fact that much of the lumberused in the East is riot grown here. In view ofthese facts, it should require very little argu-ment to make even the most conservativebelieve that forest planting in the East—inNew England—is necessary* and inevitable, ifthe prosperity of the country is to be kept upto its present standard.

In Massachusetts,. Vermont, and Con-necticut the; state nurseries grow seed-lings for distribution. In WatertoWri thereare at "least" three tracts which havebeen planted with white pine seedlingsobtained from the state Experiment Sta-tion near Mt. Carmel. The owners of thesetracts are F. W. Judson, C. W. Atwood, andPresident Heminway of the Watertown TrustCompany. M. Heminway procured 2,000trees at a cost of $5 per thousand arid set themon about two acres of pasture land—some ofit of very little use even as pasture. The littletrees—not more than 7 or 8 inches high wereset in rows six feet apart, the rows being offsetso that each tree has « neighbor in its ownrow six feet away and in the second row oneither side, 10 feet away. The trees were setout last spring and according to latest reports,all are doing well. It required three days forfour men to do the work, but only one of themen had had any previous experience in thework, so it seems reasonable to suppose thatwith practice, much more could be accomplish-ed. It is claimed that after the second or thirdyear the trees, will grow at the rate of one footper year.

Knowing these facts and appreciating theneed for more trees, both for lumber and forwater storage purposes, it is' to be sincerelyhoped that members of this Grange and allGrangers will unite in the endeavor to protectand conserve what forests we'now have andespecially encourage the planting of jfoee£ttrees on the waste lands and nearly v a @ i ^pastures of New England, thereby taking- along step in keeping New England where shebelongs—at the industrial head of the nation:

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CORN CLUBS' • • • } • r;i i ' ;

More interest is. being taken each year, inagricultural .pursuits, arid more efforts madeto produce a.larger yield from a given piece ofland, in order to reduce the cost of production.) In many sections of the country contests/have been held to see who would produce the"largest crops at the lowest cost.

Corn is the crop which has been receivingthe most attention in these contests, and in asmall way it has been worked at in this state;at the last meeting of the Excelsior PomonaGrange, a committee was appointed to arrangefor a corn club contest for children betweenthe ages of 10 and 16 years.

Aprize has beeiro^ffered foTthe boy or girlin each county who will grow the best halfacre of corn, and a grand prize of $100 for thebest half acre in the state.

The prize is awarded for the largest yield atthe lowest cost, the rieatest_account-of cost,

"and method of doing the workArthur F. Copeland was appointed a mem-

ber of the committee for Watertown, anyoneinterested, by applying tg Mr. Copeland, canobtain all necessary information in regard toentrance,. and rules governing the contest.

PUBLIC SCHOOL DEPARTMENTContinued from Page 3, Column 3

The Physics Class visited Dr. Loveland'shouse on the afternoon of the twentieth ofMarch, and thanks to the generosity of theDoctor, they saw some of the wonders whicha static machine is capable of producing. Dr.Loveland has a very large machine, and it willdo almost anything. It gives a spark- fromone-quarter inch to twenty inches in length.

The large sparks looked very much likestreaks of lightening which one sees in thethunderstorms of this zone. The voltage ofthe^ charges could be made to-vary-from a few,hundred to several million volts. The Doctorconnected the machine with a coil, and thenallowed several members of the class to takesome of the electricity. The person who wastaking it could light a piece of cotton whichhad been soaked in alcohol,-merely by bringingany portion of his body near it. Then 'theroorii was darkened, and the X-Ray connectedto the. machine. Everybody: was allowed tolook at his or.her-Jhand through the X^Ray.The Doctor also showed that a coin could beseen through a heavy piece of wood a foot inthickness. .The X-Ray bulb was then takenout and a tube for producing ultra-violet rayswas inserted. These rays are considered aboutthe most wonderful discovery in the present ~day, for they are rays that connot be seen bythe naked eye in daylight, although in thedark they arejrisible. Dr. Loveland said theywere useful' as well as beautiful; tfecause they ,would kill any germs and cure a number of rdiseases. The Physics class,certainly had avery enjoyable afternoon; .and they may nowhave more belief in the wohdef^bf electricitythan they had before-thanks to flje Doctor andhis machine. " , - *Jff ..,.,...

TROLLEY SERVICE"

The Trolley GSmpamy have cut out the ' "•* >sfatternoQn car. service of ,1^ .minutes and^gflrie "V >!<"J

the half hour, schedules.iuntil 3i gOiaaf nti -'


j \' r

WATERTOWN NEWS, APRJL 1, 1914

Hitchcock's Spray CalendarWhat to Spray, When to Spray, Spray Sohjtipng

and Sprayer to use

Guarantee Your FruitCrop by Spraying

is practically impos-sible to raise perfect fruitwithout spraying : thor-oughly. To spray prop-

erly you need the best spraypump made—one of the many

GOULDSReliable

SPRAYERSEvery part is made to

_ ve long service and deisigned to give the best

possible results in allspray work. Everyrequirement is metby the complete line

shown in our book,1'How io Spray.

When to Spray,Which Sprayer

to Use"Send for a Copy.

It contains valuablespray formulas.

Spraying will show__the-Grower^ Farmer or Gardener agreater increase in profits thanany other investment "of time ormoney he can make. A few dol-lars expended for materials and afew hours devoted to applyingthem will show a surprising in-crease in quality of the yield offruits or vegetables. If you havefruit trees, shade trees,- grapevines, etc., you cannot afford tolet them go unsprayed.

Now just before the leaves arebudding and while the trees are ina dormant stage is the^ time forLime-Sulfur spraying for the SanJose scale and all fungus diseases.Scalecide we also' recommend forthis early spraying. For fruit trees,spray "with Pyrox or Arsenate ofLead, just .before the blossomsopen and again when about threequarters of the pedals have fallen.

Bordeaux, Copper Solution,Grape Dust, Slug Shot and TuberTonic all have their places on ourlist of "spray solutions for insectand fungus diseases.

As to the kind- of sprayer to use,_this depends on_the _amount ofspraying to be done. We havehand, knapsack, barrel and powersprayers, one to fit > any kind oramount of spraying. Come', in andlook them over. We surely cansupply you with just what you'want.

We also have a power sprayerwhich we rent at a very reason-able price, or, if you wish, we willdo your spraying for you.

For any information along thisline, be sure and call on us. -Weare ready and willing to giveadvice.

t

pji'GHCOCK HARDWARE CQ.r"^ r"' ' ' ' ' WATERTOWN, CONNECTICUT

MAQEE'SREAL ESTATE

--AQENGy-T"

— —For-Sale-The following properties in

Watertown, Connecticut

1 eight room house, 2 acresof land, within five minutes ofthe trolley. - • — ' -

Price $4,500

R. V. MAQEEReal Estate & Insurance

Watertown, Conn.'Phone 68-3

1 ten room house, fitted fortwo tenements, Main St. allmodern Improvements, lot 100front by 180 deep.

Price $7,500^—

1 two tenement house,Waterbury road, all modernimprovements, lot contains oneacre. ..v Price $6,000

Save Your Money!-AND YOU'LL GET RICH

We have a burning desire to help you to be thrifty; we wantto be your friend; come in and get acquainted.

If a person can deny himself and save his money, he not onlyincreases his own self-respect, but the respect of his neighborsfor him.

THIS BANKReceives deposits from one dollar upwards, and hopes to

encourage SAVING among all classes of people.We pay 4% interest on Savings Deposits

The Watertown Trust Company


OAKVILLE HAS DONE FORCONNECTICUT |

1'Had Oakyille held on to all her manufactur-iiigr enterprises there would have been fewtijjvims in Connecticut to outstrip her in theextent and*variety,of: her manufactures. Few of

' the ; present residents of the:SEtriîllage knowhpw Philanthropic Oakyi l^^s |êen in giv-ing to riei|hbpring cities ati|§tbwnjs vigorousmanufacturing enterprises '^kt-i-forin a great,

• part of their wealth.' .••'. ^ ; % a f / ; :'-'•'' '•' .• • -Oakville/besides.^giying^.theVCity' of 'Bridge-

—_pbrtlChe. Baird Machine Company, employings^verall/hundr^d skilled mechanics in 1912,also gave to that grpWing city theWheeler & Wjlsbh Sewing;'-ltfaichine Company,wjay back in«the fifties. \Tfiis concern wasbprn-in^theJbuildihg now owaedJby SeymoUrSbiitlr*&Spirts,.and well on its;;wayto successwhen P. T. i3arnum and • others interested .inBridgeport induced the enterprise to move-tothat city, where it has grown to be one of thelargest enterprises of that hustling munici-:

!; Waterbury may have something' on every-body butOakville has spni£|hu|g^|i£ni ^ a t e rbody, but-Oakville has -spni£|hu|g^|i£ni - ^

-bury. . • - ; - , • , ; . • ; ' '^§$00$$^'. ,iThe Waterbury Machine C&npany wasborn in the so-called lower Pin; Shop, andoccupied that building forsome time. '

;• The . A m e r i c a n : , . | /bury, is the successor of The Warren & New-ton Company; of Gakville, (perhaps betterknown as the old Suspender Shop) very muchbf the romance and history of the Oakville ofjhalf a century ago centers at the Old WebShop, .anpther, name for £h£ buildings .Isaackewtoni 3 h p t'fp^yeirs' managed the .".Web'(Shop, was president and .manager, of the

; jWaterbury;Company) "iMrr'Newrtpriêrved'asAjilaybrof Waterbury ' 'y y

The big., Scpyjll Manufacturing Company•fjalsb got a boost frornÔakyille when the. th'riv-'iirig business of Seovill& Buckingham hich

Xiwas ^t^4^M'i^^^''Sr'^^âm^ which

XiwasvpakVille Cipmpany, hioyed to Waterbury,^consolidating with the bthercbranch -therei

.;j Were things np\v as they might hsive been,|magirie the Oakville of today besides TheijOakyiile Company; The Autbyre Company,jarid theSeymour Smith &Sons Company withêr share; of the Scovill Company, with TheAmerican, Mills:plant, The./Waterbury Ma-jhiri C f ^ b ll l i djchirie Company, of •, VVaterburbn the roadside; in ^ ' "iBridgeport alsa s|nt uîBaird Maehihe'CpmpaiWUson Company,; wouldn't; Oakville look likela Sniig'..'-little' •'muhicipality?: •' /'.-/

yall lined up

v ^ ^ Supposeibacfc' ojirjcHildrenj The!M ^n^'The^Wheeler'&f

Oakville has been snow bound..T'rolley; servicejdead,.for nearly, all ,pne busy

.Saiturday; /•^^•^''^••.f' • iP^'."'.-|:,vA :;f; tRoads blocked for:.nearly a week; for com-

^brtabile driving ' -?v:i;f i '[:!:.:-'\}'i^\ -hfi '' 'Things at a staridstill, .gerieraliy. ' -1 Harffordjhad two serious fires -during- this

t i i b e r " 1 • • ' ' • ; " • • • • ' ' ' ' ' * " ' '' • • • • ' • ' • • ' : ; • • • • ' ' - ' ' • ' • ' ' ' • '

BUILDING NOTES

The • Warner ;& .AbbottC;she<l.:=|hejk: '^jg^pâM^

r . ; . . .i Waterbury's motor apparatus has made^ atrip herein, less than sieven minutes and aided•materially in subdueirig fires. 'J - -

Had there been fires in Oakville during thisperiod how wouldfOakville have:fafed?

The proximity of ponds and large brooksto the highway all through' the village' make itpossible for apparatus with hose.to get plenty

f t b j J B i h ' ibl

p pp g p y'.of wateriby^pjimpjng.^JBu'ti.with' impassiblehighways, jespecially for heavier apparatus,would not a water main with a decent ipres1

sure be a godsend?-

FIRE PROTECTION

i The above article was written fdr. lasth ' i of The News. Since: then-Oak-

twb; fires:,-:bne; a, total loss; theb ^ i ;b h W ^

yille ^ b; , ; , ; heSecond•;S.aved;;by a ; recor^ nin ;by the Water^biiry Chenii?al>, after- eiitirej;interior of thehpuseâs'MrTned;Out.j^:;';l,0-.:c•••'- • "';',•'. :\Yvp^j^: . ; , ; l , : . ; ."The Waterbury .Chemical;.'pT0bably saved

the ~A11; Sajits ChurehVhfireHabâ g o : - •. m;f •:;/.

::\vt&t::MV:\'••• ••;;:-,;.'""Say Scribe!" remarkediati.Oakville business

man, "Your Oakville Budget : ia the Januaryissue didn't mention fire protection, that Inoticed." ;;'V'V ..,:i;;.|T? .(./.>; ,. ;. Q.''

The town Besides furnishing'a building, paysan average of $325.00 a year for a fire depart-

- m e r i f c ; - ' ; : : - - ' - - - : ' ; ' ' " - V ^ - . ' : ; . / ; ' : v v ^ : : , • • • • • ; • . ; - • : • ; . ; > - ; - . : :•:'•

Why not ask the town to get a chemical forOakville and do soiiiethihg about a building,so that an independent ; company :,,cbuld-beformed in Oakville when protection is so muchneeded. Fire protection hs a part of the Oak-ville Budget expenditure.;\please,getlus a little of; the fire protection,,

' • S i • ' . / } • • * / I - . - ' . , ; ; • •'.- ' • • : [ •••• . ' . ; ' ' : L 0

LIBRARY FOR OAKVILLEA meeting of people interested in a public

library for Oakville; was held in the SouthSchool, Thursday evening, March 26th.

The meeting was'called to order by Miss,Leslie, Principal of iThe South . School; ••: MrE. B,. Noble, of Watertowjti, gave ah informal.talk ;bh,library work; and library finance, afterwhich those present expressed their views on alibrary' for Oakville. j Mr. j Halliwell, Superin-^tendent ;of Schools,; stated that it wasftHe/attitude of the School Bpard to permit theuse of the schpolhouse for such a purpose, ifit was desired; by the townspeople!

It was voted' to appoint a cpmmittee of eightto: see •what-cpuld: be:;done towards starting^ alibrary. Miss jLesliel was ^lecteii Chairman ofthe Cbriimittee; j "" J|;>-; :- - :' •/• ' •

The Committeevwr^s appointed as follows:—< ifMiss Lesh'e, Chairmah

•''•'•": A ^ C . R e c k e r . ; '-:••'$.' :' . • '•: /'••'•:'.". '• •

' M r s . G e b | B a r t p n %•'•'• : •': ;"- '•'••.M r s . W . C; HungerfbrdM r s . C. A. Copper ]l ' ' ; / ' ' ' 1

.':' .••-..•A. A . ' S t p h e ^ : V |

; fih-meeting a^purnedj • subjecj; to ca. 11; o t

;.fJE^\^^-mapy';;gb:pd§bTOlS5;

t|;the'-:kiiid 'ith^ttyptt^

^"Tâtft^trtlll'

RTMENT

it. is- a.prpijfeJ|iiî

• helpful Hints

,'; As Easter is rapidly advancing, it is a'.prppK 'lemito many what to select for a Spring hE|t.-Here are a few helpful hints: It is probablethat wider brims will appear as the warm rl

son advances, but for early spring thetremely small hat is much in vogue, of blockistraws, hemp, tagal. The leading shades areyellow, taupe; brown, and amber. Oit'course,-the small black hat is always smart. Birdplumage arid ostrich will be used, fancy pbrii-pons, maline ribveities, and-flower ia^hcies wiilbe. used extensively. A comparatively -ine$- •pensive hat can be.made at home, of blacktaffeta and moire. A simple way is to use,narrow moire ribbon in row upon'row arouiiiithe'crown: andiibrim. Crowns of shades-tpmatch the gowns with which the hat will beworn is now much in favor. > =':

To Remove Scorching— -Rub a soft bread-crust over your scorched cloth and the scorchwill disappear. : ; Iji

— Fortunately it is nb.t_diffieuit for the modest :

women to add a costily appearance to a dre||s...-:.'by decorating, it with, a few' sprays of hand

transfer pattern can be puir-chased, at a small cost. A few yards of bank-ing in cpnvehtional designs would be advisabje ,from which Jsectipns can be cleverly ur v iii

trim ,the. wîst,^.the banding to beat the.bottom;of the hem and sleeves.

monies of the individual artistic taste canused to blend with the igpwn. '. •'" '.:;S ;'

Mold on Cheese—If you need to keep cheesefor any length of time, you niay preyentj '"" 'frorii"appearirig on the cut; "'"it thinly with butter.

Have you a leghorn, milari, chip,"pana"ma7tuscan or pe:anut straw hat left over, ftpmclasftyear?, If they are in their natural color washf ;them with lukewarm water and ivory soapjfusing a soft brush; keep the hat in shape];during the process also in drying-; Black hats]can be steamedt an#brusliedi; or eari-be fresh>] eried 'by rubbing them thoroughly with gasbri;line or kerosene, use: a piece: of velvet instead Cof a brush. Shoe polish and alcohbl can b|ei.used to blacken hate,, or freshen; black hats, ;^]; ':•?:.

m

S

tekr it froiri the* goods leaving it incondition.' . :-'y:'-:'• ' ".;-. • ::.:^\\

The daily brushing of the hair and massage'of the scalp will give life to the hair and ddfmuch to make it fluffy. '::-.\ .'••-.'v:C0; ;;rrfsi ; Black ami white iChecked- materials are tefing worn in tailored suits, made with shortloose^cpats., and skirts imade in tunic effectsjGabardirieV a kindred of serge is shown as the^ i^'S'^most durable material for general;wean; ;|vf i j t i l p

Instead of chicken salad; try a. salaHXpff 3 p ^shrimps, chopped cabbage andi chcipêdêleî^lSIît'is more economical and%iite delicioi?s^ I ^ l ^ ^ p lequal quantities of the ygr—i-1-1-:1 --AJ|J •-•«:-i 3.':;;-t* ;:•'•*as 'mifibh' Pf the' shtimj>s( ? ,grands are very gpodj and are;


< • • , ' - - < • •

WATERTOWN NEWS, APRIL, 1 1914

* ,'• f * ' . Y

ITThe Victrola brings to youall the ktert dance niuMc

II

tert nc

AN0

The Tango, Maxixe, Turkey Trot, Hesitation, J3oston, One Step,and Two Step are all represented in the Victor list of dancemusic—and the selection's are1 thos£ now most' III demandin dancing circles.

You'll thoroughly enjoy dancing to this splendid music,and with a Victrola in your home It is a pleasure you canindulge in whenever and as often sis yoti wish.

Stop in and hear some of the latest dance music on the Victrola andyou'll readily understand why home dancing is so popular.

Victrolas $15 to $200. Victors $10 to $100. Easy terms can bearranged to suit your, convenience.

V PL IA AY-NE OITS

THE DRIGGS, & SMITH CQ Buckingham Building

1 n ' t

'^DAYTON"

rs NewPicture House

open with the world's

best pictures

Don't fail to see it

Rockwell &L ForesterWaterftury, Con.ne^icut '•—

Smart Clothes forWpipen

Quality Merchandisebrings

Quality, Customers


WATERTOWN NEWS, APRIL 1, 1914 11

P. N. LUNDTAILOR

Designer and maker of Men's Clothes

H. D. MARGGRAFF, D. fl. D.

DENTIST

Hours 8 a. m., to 8 p. m. Sundays by appointment

Telephone 131

JEANNETTE W. FISCHERChiropodist, Hygienic methods used.

Room 2, Platt Building, 95 Bank Street.For evening appointments telephone 1286-12

JAMBS B. WOOLSON

Manufacturer of

Umbrella and ParasolTrimmings

and Brass Novelties

Established 1831. Watertown, Conn.

BOOSTING AND BUILDINGWATERTOWN

We wish to be numbered among the workers whoare helping build up Watertown into one of the mostprosperous towns in the State.

Besides building the South School, ThcOakvillePost Office building, t h e New Congregational Churchand The Watertown Lawn Club House, we have built28 houses in Watertown and Oakvllle within less than3 years. •

The Sprague School and the Campbell Factory and

13 houses in Waterbury were also a part of our work

during this period.

Try us for anything in The Building LineTHE WARNER & ABBOTT CO.

OAKVILLB, CONN.

Robert H.Warner, Pres. • Chas. F.Abbott..5«>and Tnas.

STORAGE of All KindsRooms $1.00 and $2.00 Monthly

WATERBURY STORAGE COflPANYJohn norUrty1* Office,

-Tel-397-

13B Broadway, Waterbury, Conn.

Watertown Public Marketis the place to buy your meats. We give ourwhole attention to meat. Give us a trial and

be convincedTtlephont Wattrtom

Everybody's Doing It!Doing What?

Sending: Packages by

WATERTOWN EXPRESSAll orders given prompt and careful attention

WATERTOWN'Phone 94WATERBURY 'Phone 972

RUSSELL H. HARD

FOR SALE

My old homestead, within three-fourths of a mileof the trolley. Dwelling house—10 rooms, brick, allmodern improvements, bath room, hot water heat,electric light, good barns, 7 acres of land, one of thefinest orchards in town, Price, $7,600, terms to suitpurchaser. • . - " ' . ' .

A W BARTONMEAT AND GROCERY STORE

Watertown, Conn.

\fjE have finished harvesting ICE of the finest qual-" ity and are ready to furbish you for the coming

year with the purest Natural Ice to be found inthe state. Telephone 167 and we will give your orderas prompt attention as possible. Yours for business,

MYRON L.CURTISS,Dealer in Echo Lake Ice

BREAD! BREAD!! BREAD!!!

CALL FOR

Raymond's famous Milk BreadAspinall sells it

Raymond Bros. Bakery is modern inevery respect

492 South Main St. Waterbury

Eggs for Hatching f?—— French Hoadia*

Hill Crest Fruit and Poultry FarmJames P. Stockbridge, Prop.

WATERTOWN, CONN. ~ TEU 580

SPECIALS FOR CASH ONLYHIGH CLASS GROCERIESTub Butter @Prints

d '*

i i - 11

Beecher's "Oleomargarine "3 Cans of Peas "3 Cans of Evaporated Milk3 Cans of Condensed Milk7 Bars of Big Master SoapRewskee's Cocoa3 Cans of Tomatoes3"Cans of Van Camp's Soup3 Quaker Com Flakes3 Washington Crisps3 Toasted Corn Flakes

32 cents3538 -• . -404525

"2525252525 alb.25252525 .25

AskXJ7L: GATESi &COTThey Will Show You

flowisYoutlnsuraiice?the best of stock and mutual

companies represented by

CHARLES W, BIDWELL

FOR SALE

Wood and Native Lumber

CHAS. W. ATWOOD

A limple ho ate gown\ looks neat if worn with a

Spirella CorsetFitted to your individual

measure; brings out beautylines; subdues irregular!*ties. Let me showyou hpwto. wear it, also the Spirella

Boning—the 'why1 of the comforta-ble, shape-retaining Spirella G>rsetHomofltaiiieicItalTdT. Send pot cud or pluoe me.

•'KATHERINE A. KBILTYOpp. Taft School, Watertown, Conn.

AN TIQUES

OLIVER O. HILLDealer in

Antique FurnitureRepairing and Refinishing.Estimates given on work.

3 8 Willow St., Waterbury. Tel. 1129

By a recent invention known as the. "Economy GasMaker." You.can now make your own gas in your ownhome by simply using cheap coal oil. This machine eanbe used in hot air, hot water and steam furnaces in cookstoves and heating stoves of all makes. Do away withyour coal and sifting ashes. Now on sale.SEE PARKER 235 Bank St.

Boot and i5hoe RepairingAll kinds of Calf Leather. Rubber heels a specialty. y ,\ so

All hand«sewed shoemaking guaranteed. ,-•* >"';••':<•;,',Work done while you wait. . "1^%'s

JOE PENTA, vMnMm^

••'.. '••V'4:; fr'K^ 'C-i.;-X;' '.J' **'<i • -'-•"•• «•'-•' . - ' i - w "'i£'' '


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12 WATERTOWN NEWS, APRIL' 1, 19»

New Tariff Saleall Imported and DomesticSuitings and Overcoatingsat greatly reduced prices

Repairing and Pressing

S.N. LEVIN

ALFRED BRADSHAWMASON CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER

Stone and Concrete Work a Specialty.Plastering and Stucco FinishESTIMATES FURNISHED

— — Telephone-Connection-OAKVILLE, CONN.

—CHAS GRISWOLDHORSESHOEING

flowers for EasterIn the home, in the church, eyerwhere flowers

radiate the Easter spirit.You are cordially invited to view my display of

Lilies, Tulips, Hyacinths, jyid. other seasonablevarieties. .

Your order will receive as careful attention _ bytelephone as if you had made a personal selection.

H. A. ROESKE'S•Phone No. 6 North Street WATERTOWN, CONN.

NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR HORSES CUPPEDI have installed a power horse clipping machine

at the Curtis B. Atwood place on the WaterburyRoad.

I will be there Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays,other days by appointment. Will be pleased to seeall my old customers, and as many new. ones aspossible. • . . • • . . •

R. P. ATWOOD- Watertown, Conn. ,

MRS. C. F. CASWELL65 Grove Street

Graduate Scientific ChiropodistAppointments made by Phone—2282

Waterbury, Conn.

ALANSON H. ATWOODAutomobiles for hire, Rates on application

Fruit trees sprayed and cared for•'• Phone 147

Watertown, Conn.

LOUIS BRANDMEYERCroceries, Cigars, Tobaccos and Confectionery

A full line of*Bakery Goods. •. Wedding Cakes to order.Next door to Watertown's. new and up-to-date

— Moving Picture Monies

A nnouncement!

£ARPETS cleaned by hand or vacuumsystem. Upholstering.. Chair can-

ing.. Furniture repairing. Windowwashing. "Woodwork. Varnishing andWhitewashing. Work done reasonable.

J. D. COPELAND,

Main Street,

' ' • " • ' • ' • WATERTOWN

JOSEPH SUFFAPlumber and Steamfitter

Prompt and efficient workmanship at yoarcommand

Telephone JOSEPH SUFFA,R«f Watertown Pott Office

HARLEY DAVIDSON

The High GradeMotorcycle

Call and look over the finest show of Motorcyclesever seen in Waterbury

LANG'S MOTORCYCLERY4 0 0 South Main St . . Waterbury

Repairs, Storage, Supplies and spare paits for all makes ofBicycles. Motorcycles from $175.00 up. Bicycles

$18.00 and up. Come and see the AutoBike Bicycle at $26.00.

THE OFFICE OF THE

A. ML Larson Trucking Co.Has been moved from the rear of Poll's to

157 EAST MAIN ST.TEL. 2585-2

WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEYAnd we guarantee to do your glazfog work dtfsfactory to

you. Glass for bookcases, china closets, ihow cases, automo-bile windshields, plate, florentlne, ribbed, bent and cyanlte.

Thone us today.AMERICAN GLASS CO.

23 Canal St. Thone 1780

Meats, Canned Goods, ProvisionsBest of Meats our specialtyAll orders delivered promptlySanitary Shops and Sanitary Methods

EVANS BROTHERSnaln Street OAKVILLE Telephone 181

We are now ready to show you our fine line of

Upholstery MaterialsWe also quote you the lowest prices and .bestworkmanship. Look us up for your upholstering

H. FISHERWork called for and delivered

308 North Main Street,WaterbiiryvConn:— -

WatertownA good place in which to live!And then-A good place in which to be laid at rest • . •

H.M.HI0K00X

PlasteringBRICK LAYING AND CEMENT WORK

H. L. ROBERTS, Mason

Phone 99-12

W. EASTON SMITHftne Cbina, (Blassware anMamps

36 North Main St.Waterbury Connecticut

BRAHEN& BEACHCoat and WoocH

OakvOlc, Conn. 'Phone 43-12

taken or each issuedelivered by boy. .

The Ladies H o m e JournalThe Saturday Evening PostT h e Country Gentleman

GEORGE D. SULLIVAN, DM, Agt, Cutler St. 'Phone 153Orders may also be left at Sullivan's Pharmacy.

$4-30 tor all$130 for each

4- RepresentingRENE DEVOSPERRY NURSERY COMPANY

Rochester, New York

Growers of Reliable Nursery StockFruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Roses, Grape Vines,

-. Small Fruits, Etc. 1,200 acres.Boildin< Lot* of a Specialty Tel. 21-12

ANNOUNCEMENTSDancing Wednesday and Saturday evenings of each week, given by

RICKS DANCING ACADEMY43 East Main-Street, Waterbury

NOTICELearn to dance the modern dances as they should be danced, One

Step, Tango, Hesitation Waltz, Boston. Mpxixe, Argentine Tango,Private Lessons afternoon or evenings.

A. GROWBTContracting Painter

Painting, Paperhanging, Calcomining,Graining and Interior Decorating.

Wall Paper, Paint, Varnish and Brushes for sale.

Send postal card and I will call.

P. O. BOX OAKVUiLE, CONN.

Business TrainingAre yon prepared to fill a position in abusiness .office? We give a thoroughtraining in Bookkeeping, Short-hand, Stenotypy, Typewriting -and all Oommeroial Branohee. '

Call or write for catalog.

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With our new mill equipment, we are in a posi-tion to serve you on anything in the line of

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Mill Work, Lumber andMasons^ Supplies

The Watertown Lumber Company

Yard and Office Opp. R. R. Station

BRONSON BROTHERSCONTRACTORS .

JOBBING A SPECIALTYCABINETWORK

Office at Watertown Lumber Co. Watertown

Electric Lightsody

EVERYONE has need for artificial light,in the store, office or factory and in

the home.No matter for what purpose you need

light, no matter whether you need muchor little, you will find that Electric Light isthe best and most economical.

Ask us to solve your lighting problemsfor you.

The United Electric Light& Water Company

Health Resort

WHY go out of town for special treat-merits when you can receive the samehere in town?

All forms of Electro and Hydro-Therapy, Medical Gymnastics, Mas-sage, etc.

All cases havemy personal attention—

Call or Telephone IO—tor an appointment

Charles Warren Jackson, M.

At

Your

Service

John W. Jaefer JobnDou|h

PURE MALT BREADMade Br

JOHN W. JAEGER

Sold in Watertown by -:; ,•;

A. W. BARTON, Tel. LOUIS BRANDMEYER, Tel.ASPINALL'S BAKERY

x They get it fresh daily, its made of the best ingredient andin a sanitary, backery.

Our bread is made of Fleichman's yeast and endorced by .;John Dough.


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ESTABLISHED 1849

M. HEMINWAY &. SONS SILK CO.,MANUFACTURERS OF

SPOOL SEWING SILKS, EMBROIDERY FLOSSES,KNITTING AND CROCHET SILKS

SOLD EVERYWHERE

NEW YORK

; Mills: Wstertown, Conn.

Salssrooms:BOSTON PHILADELPHIA

ST. LOUIS "; SAN FRANCISCOCHICAGO

Special Ford Supplies Prest-o-Lite Tanks

Oils, Greases and Soaps Tires and Inner Tubes

Radiator arid Rim Paint Chains and Cross Chains

Spark Plugs, Valves, etc. Electric Bulbs and Wire

REPAIRING andSTORAGE

CDateptocun Go pageWatertown, Conn.

Telephone 17a

The Good Old Spring MedicineNew blood—pure blood, rich in color and full'of red1 corpuscles,

an increased circulation—the system thoroughly cleansed of im-purities and invigorated.

That's what you need this spring—free yourself from the• conditions arising from an indoor life—gather renewed energyand vigor; for the coming summer months.

A Bottle of

Nyal's Spring Sarsaparillawill make you feel like new-^-i!{< .

Cleanses the blood and makes it nourish the system—stim-ulates the liver, kidneys and bladder and assists them in theirfunctions. " _ :

It will rouse your energy to top notch, brighten the eyes,clear the t>rain and give you that springy step accompanyingperfect health—you will feel it too.

You won't enjoy the summer—your work will hang—in facteverything will be unpleasant unless the whole system is cleansedand placed on a new basis. .

Nayal's Spring Sarsaparilla will do it—and we never heardof a case where it failed to do as we say. .';'

All this for $1.00—100 full doses to the bottle.We expect to be here in business a good many years,. The

only way we .can do.it is by treating everybody right. That's ourpolicy. ' : .

POST OFFICE DRUG STOREEstablished 1848—Phones, 68-2 and 196

Watertown, Conn.


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