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WATERTOWX NEWS, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916

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WATERTOWN NEWS, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916

FOR SALEFive Building Lots in Oakville.Three Building Lots in Watertown.Two Houses in Watertown.

M. B. BRAHBN, Watertown

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Population, 4,000 Above sea level, 600 feetOfficers

Charles W. Jackson, M. D. .PresidentWilliam H. Jones Vice-PresidentR. V. Magee Secretary, Treasurer

Board of ManagersH. E. Thompson B. P. HudsonCharles F. Abbott E. A. Doolittle

Press CommitteeH. H. Heminway D. G. SullivanR. V. Magee G. N. Griswold

Membership CommitteeH. E. Thompson Charles F. AbbottD. G. Sullivan William H. Jones

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ALL SAINTS CHURCH AND RECTORYOAKVILLE

All Saints Church, Oakville, was started asa Mission, under Christ Church, Watertown,several years ago. Way back in the 50's,under,the Rectorship of the Rev. Horace H.Reid, and under whose supervision the presentChrist Church edifice was built, occasionalservices of the Episcopal Church were heldin Oakville. These services were continued byhis successor, the Rev. William. H. Lewis,D. D., assisted by the Rev. William L. Peck,and were held in various places, such as in theoffice of the Pin Shop, the schoolhouse, and theGood Templar Hall. At one time a bus con-veyed the people up to Watertown to church.Under the Rectorship of the late Rev. HerbertN. Cunningham steps were taken to errect abuilding suitable for church purposes, and withthe aid of the'people in Oakviile, who gaveliberally in their time and services, and build-ing material the present church edifice waserrected. This was in the year 1888, and onDecember 20 of the same year it was openedwith proper services by Bishop Williams. Thechurch,however, was not consecrated untilSeptember 28, 1911. Rev. Mr. Cunninghamworked hard for the Oakville Church, and itis largely due to his faithful services and per-severence that made it possible for it to be-come a Parish years later. In 1898 the Rev.Edaward M. Skagen was placed in charge ofthe Oakville Mission, and during his incum-benc)*the church was named all Saints Church,the organization of the Parish partially com-pleted and the beautiful little chancel withaltar added. .

In 1906 under the Rev. S. Atwood Stansfieldthe Parish perfected its organization; and be-came independent. The Parish Hall was builtin Mr. Stansfield's time.

In 1909 the Rev. J. A. Biddle took charge ofthe work, coming from St. John's Church,Waterbury, and it was due to his energy andaggressiveness that the debt on the churchwas removed, thus enabling the church to beconsecrated._In more recent years with the large" influx

of people into the.southern part of the towncaused by the rapid growth of the Oakvillemanufacturing industries, the churches havelikewise grown, and greatly increased theirmembership., All Saints Parish along with therest have profited by this increase of popula-tion. .•••:.••.-.

At present the Rector reports 140 families,180 . communicants, 100 Sunday Schoolscholars, baptisms 10, confirmation 20, mar-riages 4, burials 6, during the past year.

In August of 1914 the Parish entered intonegotiations with Mr. Aaron Bradshaw to pro-cure the property adjacent to the church. Thetransfer of property was made to All SaintsParish, and since that time the building whichwas on the property, and formerly Used as a-schoolhouse and made over by Mr. Bradshawinto a tenement, has been greatly improvedboth outside and inside, all the modern im-provements having been installed and servesadmirably as a Rectory for the Parish.

During the past summer the grounds aroundboth the church and the Rectory have beengreatly improved and beautified. Several oldtrees which were dying and which were con-sidered dangerous were removed. Thegrounds were torn up, graded and turned, andthen seeded down or turfed. In front of thechurch and Rectory and facing on thehighway a5-foot cement walk was put in the entire lengthof the Property, 162 feet. Three sets of stepswere laid with walks leading up to the churchand around to the Parish Hall. With all theseimprovements which: have been made, withthe neat appearance of Church and Rectory,and the beautiful shade trees on the lawn. AllSaints Parish property presents a most pleas-ing and attractive appearance to the passerby.And the Parish feel justly proud in that it hashad its share in improving wrhat has beenhitherto an unattractive property by reason ofneglect, and adding one more to the list ofalready improved places on Main Street in thecenter of the village.

The present officers of the church are:Senior Warden—Charles L. Warner .Junior Warden—Eben W. Dains

. Treasurer—A. C. Recker .Clerk—Frank R. Stoddard

Vestrymen:William C. Hungerford 'Eugene S. SkiltonWalter J. Conrad .Hiram Wr. DainsLouis W. DuBoisAdolph C. ReckerAlbert H. PostWalter J. Metcalf - 'Charles Harold Cooper .George W. BartonJohn H. InesonFrank R. Stoddard

"UP AND DOING"

••• • By A. P. Stanley . . . .

"Up and be doing," is the word that comesfrom God,for each of us. Leave some "goodwork" behind you that shall not be wholly lostwhen you have passed away. Do somethingworth living for, worth dying- for. Is there nowant, no suffering, no sorrow's that you canrelieve? Is there no act of tardy justice, nodeed of cheerful kindness, no long-forgottenduty that you can perform ? Is there no recon-ciliation of some ancient quarrel, no paymentof some long-outstanding debt, no courtesy,or love, or honour, to be rendered to those towhom it has long been due ; no charitable,humble, kind, useful deed by which you canpromote the glory of God, or good will amongmen, or peace upon earth? If there be anysuch deed, in God's name, in Christ's name, goand do it.



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WATERTOWX NEWS, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916

ORCHARD MANAGEMENT

A demonstration in, orchard managementconducted by a county agent in New Jersejincluded .the best practices in pruning, spray-ing, fertilizing, cultivating, and thinning andpacking and shipping the fruit. The recordsof one demonstration show that a 5-acre appleorchard brought in, during the past year,$935.10. The total expense was $255.40, whichincluded $30 depreciation on a sprayer andseed and labor in seeding the cover crop forthe next year. This orchard yielded a netprofit of $719.70, or $143.94 per acre, in addi-tion to an interest charge of $15 per acre.

Watertown, Conn.August 28, 1916.

To the-Editor of the NewsThe results of the Watertown Athletic Asso-

ciation's Second Annual Field Day of Augus19, 1910, was very pleasing to the committeesin charge. The financial result was not as goodas last year but it was the aim of the associa-tion this year to try and atone for the aero-plane fiasco of 1915, and in consequence theassociation was compelled to pay a large sumto the, aviator, Mr. Farnum Fish, in order tomake sure that this feature of Field Day wouldbe successful. The cost of Mr. Fish's flightand his exhibition amounted to such a largesum that the profits on the other amusementsand the gate receipts were necessarily reduced

This committee in charge of Field Dayhowever, feels that members and friends inWatertown will appreciate their unselfish ef-fort to make good and give the town a cele-bration they could be proud of.

We had a very large attendance and every-thing went off very smoothly. The police ar-rangements for Field Day were ideal and thelarge crowd was handled without any difficulty.

Among the invited guests from out of townwere Governor Holcomb of. the. State and twosecretaries of the Chinese Embassy of Wash-ington representing the Chinese Ambassador.One special feature of the afternoon's enter-tainment was the ball game where the Gover-nor did us the honor of pitching the first ball

••• and the Embassy secretaries occupied the po-sitions of pitcher and catcher respectively.Other out. of town guests present'were Mr.Geo> C Perkins of New York. Mr. H. G. Stineof New; York, Mr. J. A. Anderson of Philadel-phia, Mr. J. A. McDonald of Chicago, Mr. BertDytch, and Mr. C. R. Ritner of Boston.

The feature of the day was, of course, theaeroplane flights by Mr. Fish, and he gave usan excellent demonstration of the efficiency ofthe aeroplane in time of war. The parachutedrop was especially noteworthy.

The association takes the opportunity at thistime of thanking the residents of Watertownfor their co-operation which has enabled theassociation to give 'an entertainment of thiskind. Without the help and co-operation of thecitizens of the town it would have been im-possible.

The fund for the Club House is richer byabout $500.00 in spite of the large expenses ofthis, bur second annual. Field Day.. We -have in mind several other profitableenterprises for the next two,or three monthswhich we believe will materially increase ourbuilding fund. The building committee is giv-ing their earnest attention to the subject offinancing the Club House and we expect defi-nite results in the near future.

. H. F. Mason'F. L. Stein

WATERTOWN TEACHERS FOR 1916-17

•• High SchoolFlorence. Bull—English and HistoryClare Langley—Latin and GermanCarrie Bush—Mathematics and HistoryBeatrice Solari—ScienceBertha Christman—Commercial

Baldwin Grammar SchoolSarah Wheeler—Grade 8May Lewis Morway—Grade 7Mae Gallagher—Grade 6Mary Booth—Grade 5Marjorie Pierce—Grade 4Madue Dunham—Grade 3Helen Atwood—Grade 2Lucille Frost—Grade 1

South SchoolLuella Leslie, Principal—Grade 8Catherine Barrett—Grade 7Irene Flynn—Grade 6May Flynn—Grade 5 . .Delia Shanahan—Grade 3Theresa W'hatley—Grade 2Helen Flannery—Grade 1 • . . - • •Anna Houlihan—Grade 1

Falls AvenueHelen Fahy—AdvancedAnnaDerwin—Primary

French MountainMabel SmithLaura Brown—Nova Scotia or SouthMabel C. Casey—Linkfield or SouthViolet Bussemey—Winnemaug or SouthMary Moss—Guernseytown or SouthLeona Kieltv—Polk or South

COWS LIKE MUSIC

Ragtime in the Barn Increases the Flow andStops Talk of Milkers

Denver, Col., August 27.—Ragtime musicat milking time is an innovation on the dairyfarm of W. W. Wilcox, east of Denver. Hesays the-herd shows its appreciation by yield-ing an increased amount of lacteal fluid. Herecently installed a phonograph in one end ofthe barn.

"It serves two purposes," explained Wilcox."It keeps the cows quiet. Cows have aesthetic,musical temperaments. It keeps the men fromtalking and forgetting their work. Constantinterruption by talking interferes with the flowof milk and lessens the quantity the cow wouldvield otherwise.'

"The music charms and soothes the bovinesoul as nothing else can, and under such con-ditions she will allow even an ordinary milkera greatly increased quantity. ;

"I know she pays for the music."

CONGRATULATIONS, WATERTOWN!

Watertown's field day was as successful as itdeserved to be and,the town is to be cordiallycongratulated on its success. It should be con-gratulated further on the possession of thespirit and the men that made it possible.Everyone from Waterbury who spent any timeat the scene of the exercises Saturday after-noon and evening appreciated what-a fine sen-timent it was that made the affair possible andhow proud the town should be that it couldaccomplish the undertaking so successfully.Eventually the material'evidence of the suc-cess of these undertakings will appear in theform of a fine home for the Watertown Ath-letic Association and then many towns will be -envious, more envious than they now are, ofthe community whose field days are so enjoy-able and whose residents are so progressiveand such capable hosts.

—Editorial Waterbury Republican

BOY SCOUTS AND THE ANIMALS

"A scout is kind" is one of the laws to whichall Scouts pledge their obedience. The .kind-ness indicated in this law is primarily towardanimals. The Scout is a friend to animals. Hewill not kill nor hurt any living creature need-lessly, but will strive to save and protect allharmless life.

One of the most defenseless creatures is theordinary bird, and there is no,creature that ismore a friend to man. Herbert K. Job, thegreat ornithologist, says that in one day thebirds of the State of Iowa ate several thou-sand pounds of weed seeds and some wagon-loads of insects and worms, saving the farmerback-breaking work and helping him producebumper crops of grain and other things.4 Threebirds were killed to see what they had had forbreakfast. Nine thousand weed seeds. werefound in their three stomachs, and not a seedof real value. We can easily afford the tollthat they sometimes take in cherries andberries in return for the great service rendered.

So for selfish reasons, if no other, we oughtto be kind to these feathered friends. In manyplaces the Boy Scouts have built bird-housesand feeding trays in the parks and on the edgesof the fields and woods. The idea of the housesis to attract the birds so that they will nest inyards and parks.. The feeding trays are • ofspecial value in the winter when there isdanger of the grain being covered with snowor blown away. The Scouts in Worcester,Massachusetts, fed the birds in the winter,when the snow prevented them, from gettingtheir natural food. They also supervised alarge Wprk among the younger school children,until the oats, wheat, cracked corn and crackercrumbs distributed must have been in thou-sands of pounds. Another way of helping thebirds is to fasten pieces of suet to the trees inthe cold weather. Many birds have been savedfrom starvation in these various ways.

Still another way in which Scouts have help-ed is in reporting to the,Society for the Pre-vention of Cruelty to Animals cases of crueltyto horses—beating, overloading and under-feeding. In many ways they protect their four-footed friends from inhuman treatment. Thenthere is the cat left at home by summer vaca-tionists,-who needs attention. A good way fora Scout "to be kind to animals" is to look putfor the homeless cats in his neighborhood. Hemay politely ask his friends or neighbors whoare going to the country or the seashore if theyhave made arrangements for their cats to betaken'care of when they are away. Scouts whoiye near summer resorts can see that cats are

not left behind at the close of the season. Oneboy crawled yards through a sewer to rescue alittle dog which- had fallen into it. OtherScouts have stopped thevicious stoning of catsand dogs by young toughs. Altogether theanimals must thank, their Creator for theirfriends, the Boy Scouts.: Remember that brutality and cruelty toanimals will soon make a cruel streak in yourcharacter, which is hard to wipe out. Be kindto the animals as you value your own char-acter!

Conversation between one of our small boysnd his mother when the fire whistle blewecently:

Mother, where is the fire?There is no fire, my boy, that whistle is to

all the firemen for a drill.Mother, do they have to drill sd that they

vill not forget what they did at the last fire?



©ahville flewsSAFETY PINS!

The Waterbury Republican's Milton Immor-talizes Oakville! Operator of the famousvelvet hammer stunned to hear maiden say"Safety Pins" without blushing. Recogni-tion comes at last to pin makers of Oakville.

We print below one of the latest conceptionsof Arthur Brooks Baker, the Literary Carica-turist of The Waterbury Republican. The deftmanipulator of The Velvet Hammer whosedaily portrayal of Waterbury's leading menhas been one of the most interesting features of

"Waterbury's morning paper. We are reprint-ing it so that it can be preserved in theArchives of this village and read by unborncitizens in '. future ages along with ParadiseLost and Evangeline.

"Oh, wad some power the giftie gie us, tosee our sels as others see us"—and then themysterious Baker passes stealthily through,sees and sizes up our beloved village, and webehold him holding up his hands in holy hor-ror and, exclaiming, "Shade of Antony Corn-stock! Here's the place the 'didy pins' comefrom! And like Mother Eve in the Garden ofEden in their innocence they think it is allright!" Gracious Peter! Baker didn't youknow that Oakville made the pins that MotherEve fastened the fig leaves on with, and thatwe've been at it ever since!

It's nothing that we or you have any causeto blush over. On the contrary it's a solidbusiness proposition, and if you don't thinkso, come up-and see the latest addition to thepin making plant.

OAKVILLE

By Arthur Brooks Baker

When I was very young and very bad,A savage, shamed not at my savage hide,Mine elders, who were highly civilized,Instructed me regarding what was niceTo mention in polite society. ,"Sh! Sh!" A sound we children often heard,Referred to many things and thoughts tabooAnd awed us into silence. Undraped skinWas marvelously naughty. Next to that,The thing of all things most unspeakableWas underclothes, and justly so,Because they were so near our naughty selves;And safety pins, tho moral in themselvesBecame the subject of severe reproachBecause they fastened draperies forbidTo mention save in whispers. Like poor Tray,The innocent, respectable canine,They shared the stigma of their company.

T always knew that safety pins were made,Somewhere, somehow; but fancied it must beA matter such as smuggling—done with guardsAnd lookouts constantly upon the watch,To warn if one approacheth. But behold,J came upon a day to Oakville, whereA factory stood square astride the street,Its dam athwart the. stream, its windows wideOpened to every staring compass point.I questioned the damsel in a pale blue dressWho. rode beside me in the trolley car:' What are they making here..." and she replied,

Oh, shades of Grandma dearAnd half a dozen pure and saintly aunts,Could you believe she said it just like that-There was no secrecy about the works.I heard the roar of wheels and clash of diesAs loud as old Bill Stewart shelling cornBack home in Kansas. And the folks seemed quiteOblivious to their profound disgrace.Indeed, they've even built a church or twoAs tho they would divert the angels'eyesFrom that, their occupation. One, All Saints,Appeared at least not over-prosperous,Perhaps the saints are very like ourselves,And when a job is up to all of them,Each thinks: "Oh, let Saint George take care of that!"

They multiply in" Oakville There's a school;A lovely swimming hole or skating pond.According to-the season; and the homes,Scattered at length along a shaded vale,With apple trees and grape vines in the yardsAnd peaceful grandmas holding porches down .Remind one of the stories one can read,Written by nervous revolutionistsWho fret inside some hard metropolisAnd say that beauty's vanished from the livesOf working people. What do they know about itlLet them come, to Oakville and partakeOf one square meal of good old garden truck '.' •Right off the vines and stalks; and' let them seeHow those who make the nation's safety pinsAnd other sundry trinkets, get along. ;

They bear responsibilities of weight. v.If all the kings on earth should disappearAnd vanish from their thrones to nothingness,They'd not be mist, not much. But if, alas,The safety pins should thus, evaporateThe world would quickly realize its debtTo Oakville and to those who labor there.

NEWTON HEIGHTS SCHOOL

During the.month the Bunker Hill SchoolDistrict to which New Heights belongs, helda meeting relative to building a new school-house midway between Bunker Hill and New-ton Heights. •

The project was opposed by the people fromNewton Heights^ and was laid on the table.

BOOST OAKVILLE

Editor of The News:Where is the old V. I. S. ? Let's get it out

and work it for the betterment of our "Ville".R. H .P .

REALTY AND BUILDING NOTES

Chas. F. Abbott has sold his house on MainStreet to James Lease.

The Warner & Abbott Co. have sold theirhouse just finished on Shelter Hill to Geb. E.Wells of Waterbury. •

Chas. F. Abbott is building a house on Rock-dale Park.

The Warner & Abbott Co. are building atwo-family house oh Oakville Terrace forCarmine Fillipone.

Frank Murphy is building a cottage onMason Avenue for Mrs. Barker of ColonialStreet.

Doolittle and Putnam have completed ex-tensive alterations on the residence of the lateBuel Hemiriway for Havens Heminway.

Frank Schrier has completed a two-familyhouse on his tract at Sylvan Lake.

The Aberthaw Construction Co. have com-pletely inclosed the new factory building forThe Oakville Co.

There are several large houses under way inthe Italian colony-at-Gapewell-Par-fe

"THE CONEY ISLAND LINE"

"What does the big 'C stand for on thetrolley signs?" asked the Tenderfoot of the ar-dent Oakvillite.

"That means that the Watertown Line isthe place to C things and that big C is shortfor 'Coney Island Line' — the line wheretrolleys wiggle and we wah and almost merry-go-round, where some of the cars jump ropeand others climb trees," replied the ardent one."When we get 'em all trained, Coney Island,Savin Rock, or Kingdom Come won't haveanything on our line."

We carry samples of all kinds of trolleytransportation, from the punctuated staccatomusic of the "Holy Rollers" to the "almost-Merry-Go-Round" type that wee wah andpitch like a tub in the Whirlpool Rapids. The"Holy Rollers" are the cars with a brokendown instep whose frequent revolution bangson the tympanum like a circus cymbal in Brob-dingnag, whose soothing symphonies act asa tonic on the nerves. The "Almost Merry-Go-Rounds" are the kind hung in the middle likethe spinsters tongue and give you all the sen-sations of a ship in a storm for only a nickle.Step lively, gentlemen, and get your, money'sworth! Lately there is the Psalm SingingTrolley (possibly inebriate) whose motto ap-pears to be "The trolleys shall skip like ramsand the little cars like lambs." For verily thePsalm Singing Trolley gets there just the same.Within a fortnight a pair "Skipped like Rams"head on into each other near the SeymourSmith Factory. (Ever see two Merinos mixthings up in your youth?) (Did you see aboutthe Aurora Borealis in the paper next morn-ing?) A few days later another trolley saw.thenice green grass in Woodruff's meadow, justbelow the Adt place, and wiggled its tail andjumped the track just like a little lamb andstuck its nose deep in the grass. Just yesterdayGeorge Harper was awakened about midnightLike the Christmas jingle" he heard a greatclatter and jumped from his bed to see whatwas the matter." There outside in the road wasa life-size trolley that deliberately jumped thetrack and after trying to climb the bank op-posite, whirled on its hind legs'and made forthe telegraph pole just north of his. house, andwhile George was wondering if it was going toclimb the pole and flap its wings and crow; itbutted into the pole like Marsh Munsdn's prizeSouthdown ram and broke the pole off at theground. George says it was some Lam (b) too.It is understood that Wales sent that car tothe Keely Cure the next morning and wiredPunderford to.rescind the, order making it ob-ligatory for all cars to stop at the TrottingPark. (Too bad A. B. Baker didn't see thatcar and embalm it in an Epic.)

The nice part of it is nobody getshurt any more than they do at Coney Island!Come on, only a nickle! Steve Brodie took achance. The chance of a lifetime, gentlemen!Ride on our well wigglelated trolley!

GET BUSY

Boost, and the world boosts with, you,Knock, and you're on the shelf;

For the world gets sick of one who'll kickAndwishes he'd kick himself.

Boost when the sun is shining, -Boost when it starts to rain,

If you happen to fall, don't lie there and bawl,But get up and boost again.

Boost for your own advancement,.Boost for the things sublime;

For the chap who's found on the topmost round—-Is-aJjooster every time.

—Brooklyn Eagle



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August 7, 1916To the Editor of The News

Dear- Sir: .. •We believe it is for the interest of your

readers to know the conditions now existingin the Anthracite Coal Trade.

In April 1916 there was mined nearly twomillion tons less than in the correspondingmonth 1915. In May, 1916, nearly one-half amillion tons less. During this period in 1916there was labor trouble which, according tothe newspapers was settled, but which, in ac-cordance to the facts existing in the miningregions, was riot settled. There was practicallyno storage coal on hand April 1st, except smallquantities in the hands of the retail dealers.This means that we start out this season witha handicap. Labor shortage exists in the min-ing regions as it does everywhere else.

It is~well known to colliery owners that ifthe mines are in full, operation, they cannotproduce an amount of coal in excess of ourrequirements. Furthermore, transportationfacilities are in a most serious condition. Oneof our big New England lines has been obligedrecently to inflict an embargo to relieve con-gestion, which means that for a period of timeno anthracite coal could be shipped from themines consigned via this particular railroad'slines. This is unprecedented at this time of ,the year.

Transportation facilities by water are scarce.Water freight rates are extremely high for thisseason. It is up to the consumer himself tosay whether or. not we shall have abnormallyhigh priced coal next winter. The consumeris as much interested in storing coal at thisseason as anyone else. Every person who pur-chases coal now, has it delivered, and paysfor it promptly is doing his part toward re-

lieving the situation, and the risk of shortagenext winter. .

It is extremely important that we should alldo our part to prevent high prices which willbe brought about through transportation andcoal scarcity, thus causing much suffering andhardship to the improvident, or those, whobecause of their method of living cannot storegoods for the future.

We trust you are willing to put this matterbefore .your readers, and thereby greatlyoblige.

Yours very truly,New. England Coal Dealers Association,

W. A. Clark, President

DR. HARRY M- GOKEYDENTIST

"The Violet" OAKVILLE, CONN

' Hotih: 9-12.30 2-5 and 7-8Sundays by appointment

Telephone 27-2 :

WE are trying to improve our Soda serviceby using Indivdual Sanitary Dishes and

Cups, for Ice Cream.

. Brick Cream in stock.

Orders taken for special occasions.

Oakville PharmacyOakville, Conn.

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The People of Waterbury and SurroundingTowns Can't Think of Furniture WithoutThinking of the Boston Furniture Store

at the Same TimeLook for the reasons why the Boston Furniture store has furnished thou-

sands of homes with furniture, carpets and rugs and this is what you'll find:That our store is the kind of a store the people are glad to deal with for thereason that we show tremendously large assortments of the goods the peoplewant; that our prices are the lowest for which reliable goods can be sold; that

our credit terms afford the people the kind of credit accommodationthey are glad to use.

You can furnish your home or any part of it on your own easy credit account

The Boston Furniture Co. of Waterbury, Inc.Corner South Main, Scovill and Brook Streets, Waterbury



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Dry GoodsMillineryBoots and ShoesCoats and SuitsFurniturePianos and Victrolasalso Boys' Clothing

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GIFTS OF MERITCertain occasions call for the selection ofappropriate Gifts. Our store, with itsmany lines is a place which simplifies theproblem of selection from a task to asource of delightful pleasure.

Permit us to enumerate a few of our lines:

Gems, China, Lamps, Bronze, Clocks,Jewelery, Cut Glass, Sterling Silver-ware, Parisian Ivory, Community SilverPlate, Watches, Parasols, Stationery,Leather Goods, Thermos Goods, Silver

Novelties, Silk Umbrellas, ToiletNovelties, Fountain Pens,

Congratulation Cards

DAVIS & HAWLEY JEWELERS,68 BANK STREET WATERBURY, CONN.

BUICKThe Car With The Least

Depreciation

FIRST: The Power of theCar

SECOND: (The • Power Financial) behind the CarTHE FORMER: You learn by your own demonstration

in driving one of our Cars at your own request

. THE LATTER: You learn by your own investigation

A Challenge or Defy may seem bold—yet what are weto do when we are constantly proving that we have amotorcar with greater power and Economy with consider-ably more flexibility than any motor car produced by othermanufacturers at higher prices ?

It only seems fair to suggest that you ask others to do. what we do.

WILLIS D. UPSON229 West Main St. Waterbury, Gonn.

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If you are particular aboutyour Laundry work let ourdriver call. Team collectsin Watertown Tuesday anddelivers Saturday. Workleft at the Laundry as lateas 9 o'clock Friday morningwill be delivered in Water-town Saturday.

We Please Particular People

WATERBURY STEAM

LAUNDRYCHA». A. BABIH. Proprietor

\7 Canal Street

Waterbury - -•• Connecticut

Building Lotson Watertown Heights

100 Feet Front* 150 Feet Deep.

That little block of land of thirty-sixacres on the East side of the Middle-bury road, a nice little farm for a liveman, or it can all be sold for buildinglots.

A. W. BARTONWatertown, Conn.

The A. f. Taylor Co.43 Center StreetWaterbury, Conn.

LEADERS IN

Fine Wall PapersForeign and Domestic.

Window Shades, Draperies and Up-holstering Made to Order.

Interior and Exterior Decorating.

The stamp of Taylor is the stamp of value.

The A. F. Taylor Co., «

FEMININE FANCIES

The summer days, with their pleasures, andthe jolly vacation time are rapidly nearihg aclose, which is undoubtedly most unpleasantto think-of by all those who have been fortu-nate enough to know the delight of a realvacation. The days following the close of theseason will bring much joy, to the girls whoare interested and anxious to plan their ward-robe for the coming months. How quaintand pretty the fashions are, with the fullskirts flared out in hoop skirt effect, whichusually becomes every figure. The suits forthe fall promise to be charming, the plain suitwith the coat made with flares from the hipdown, the plain full flared skirt with deephem, how neat and pretty they are. Checkswill be popular, but the old reliable serge willpredominate, heavy diagonal material will beamong the fabrics for suiting this season.

Gowns for the coming season are perfectlydelightful, combinations of silk, satin andchiffon, and in many-cases velvet will befavored, with the fine metalic trimmings, theabove combinations make the most effectivegowns the styles of which can be selected forthe different occasions.

Georgette crepe waists are greatly in favorin flesh color and white, they are also prettyin purple, rose, and other vivid colors. Thelingerie waists are dainty and are apparentlymore popular than the silk waists.

The separate'..skirts will be worn this sea-son made of wool serge and other fine mater-ials, with the wide stripes such as have beenworn in linen skirts this summer. The darkershades will be more in favor for the coldermonths.

The small draped turbans of velvet or satinare being shown for the fall, with long fancyveils draped on and hanging down the back.Velour hats in all popular colors, purple espec-ially, are on display in the store windows.Many of the soft velours with drooping brimsare faced with silk of the same color'and trim-med with silk of the same, or they can be wornwith a heavy gro-grain band, which is excep-tionally pretty for a velour. Felt.hatsin prettylight shades to match the silk and woolsweaters in all the light shades which are mostattractive for the next few weeks.

There.is very little change in the footwear,the high boots in bronze brown and black,also the combination of the different shades.The English last will. be as popular as everfrom the present appearance, for there aremany different shades, together with the com-bination of two colors on display and willprobably be more in, favor with extremelyshort skirts.

FIRELESS COOKING

Cakes—-Cakes should be baked in the cookerwith moderately hot discs for about the samelength of time as is customary with an oven.For instance, sponge cake, for from forty min-utes to one hour.

Fish—Fish will be found deliriously bakedif placed iii the cooker with two hot discs forabout forty minutes.

Pastry—Place pies with hot discs into cookerand leave for about the same time as ordinarycooking in a hot oven demands.

CHEESE SANDWICHES

Grate some good cheese, rub into a pastewith butter; season with salt and a little Worcestershire sauce, and spread the bread.

CLUB-HOUSE SANDWICH

Butter hot toast well; arrange half the sliceson a large platter; lay a lettuce leaf on eachslice, and brush lightly with a French dressingseasoned with mustard; then cover with piecesof two or three kinds of meat, cold breast ofturkey sliced and a piece of freshly fried bacon,or cold sliced tongue and fresh fried ham. Adda slice of cucumber or green tomato pickle;cover with the remaining slices of toast andgarnish with lettuce and olives. Keep as warmas possible. Fine for luncheon.

CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICHES

Between two thin, oblong slices of bread,'buttered, place a layer of chicken salad on alettuce leaf. . - . ' . - .

In making chicken salad for sandwiches,chop the chicken and celery much finer thanfor ordinary purposes.

WINTER ACTIVITIES

It will soon be time to plan for winter ac-tivities, and if that new club house was areality, how much easier it would be to giveold and.young, boys and girls, the recreationthey demand and ought to have in order to bestrong and healthy. _

We must make the best of what we have,and for basketball and indoor sports the gym-nasium seems to be the only place.

It is hoped that the committee in charge ofthe gymnasium will continue the work undera competent instructor for the younger boys,and there will also be an opportunity for thegirls and young men to have their regularnights.

If it were possible to increase the seatingcapacity, it would be worth all it cost, as therewould always be a good attendance at basket-ball games if the accomodations were better.

Parents could be of -great help to this workby showing more personal interest in it. Theycan do this by seeing that their children areregular and prompt at classes and by occasion-ally attending the classes or basketball gamesand by contributing through one of thechurches to the support of. the work.

Book and Catalog PrintingModern Facilities

THE HEMINWAY PRESS

The Hitchcock HardwareCompany

Watertown - - - Connecticut

I have received a full line ofSamples of

Spirella Corsets-1916 Modelsalso that I will sell all others that I have

on hand at from $1 to $3 Discount

MISS K. A. KEILTYTelephone 96-5


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Spring PlantingHardy ornamental Evergreens and Shrubsgrown here, will beautify your garden.Vines, blooming and foliage plants. Callor phone, glad to offer suggestions.H. A. ROESKE'S Greenhoiiiet and Nursery

Watntovrn, Oonn.Telephone No.« North Stint

Sepples & BassetteSucceiior. to F. N. BARTON

Headquarters for

Groceries andGeneral Merchandise

A Complete Stock of Goods in Seasonat the Right Price

WatertownA good place in which to live

H. M. HIOKOOX

Prompt Delivery- Telephone 79

BOOTS and SHOESalso

GENT'S FURNISHINGSQ; L. GATES

Watertown - Connecticut'Phone 58-2

Painting, Paper Hanging andDecorating

Let me call with all the latest designs of

Wall Paper

EDGAR G.NORTONPhon* J6J Watertown, Coon.

Hancy E. LewisGardener and

General Work'Phone 93-3 Watertown, Conn.

CHARLES W. BBDWELL

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FIRE INSURANCE

Agent for the largest Stock Companies in the

Country. Also Mutual Companies

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KRATWOODCHOICE GROCERIES

PROVISIONS AND MEATSTry our Royal Scarlet Brand

of Groceries. Nothing Better

'Phone 70 Watertown,. Conn.

JAMES B. WOOLSONManufacturer of

Umbrella and Parasol

Trimmings

and Brass Novelties

Established 1831. Watertown, Conn.

Antique Furniture, Historical China,Old Books, Bought and Sold

Repairing, Refinishing andUpholstering of all kinds

Telephone 1129

OLIVER C. HILL39 Willow Street Waterbury, Conn.

M/D- 1JEONARD & CO;FLOUR, GRAIN, HAY AND FEED

ALL RAIL COAL -

Telephone ' Watertown, Conn.

STOP AT.

CASAGRANDE'SFOR

FRUIT and VEGETABESA Fresh Supply always on hand.

Wholesale and Retail.

Agent for PURE OLIVE OIL

Telephone 193

YOUR KODAK AND OUR

Finishing Departmentare a combination that makes for results.

Every strip of film is developedand every print is made by ex-perts who have the one idea of"results" in mind—just as youhave when you click the shutter.

SULLIVAN, The Druggist,DRUGS The Rexail Store KODAKS

WATERTOWN -J- CONN.

SOLE AGENTS FOR.

GOODRICH'S

Brown Boots & Educator ShoesTHOMAS F. McGOWAN

WATERTOWN, CONN.

When in want of anythingEspecially Good in the

meat line, call

C S. McGOWAN'Phone J33

Watertown - - Connecticut


WATERTOWN NEWS, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916 11

THIRD SALE OF

REGISTERED HOLSTEINSFrom herds of New England breeders who willoffer without reserve to the highest bidderchoice selections consisting of well bred andwell grown fresh cows, cows bred to famoussires, two-year-olds, yearlings and calves,suitable for foundation herds and free fromdisease or defects; tuberculin tested. Will beheld in the company's new sate pavilion Tues-day and Wednesday, AUGUST 29 & 3 0 .AT BRATTLEBORO, VERMONTSEND FOR CATALOG containing full phy-sical description and milk and butter records.

ThePnreWLiyeStoclc Sales Companyof Brattleboro. Vermont. Inc.

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Waterbury

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Lumber and Masons'Supplies

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MILL WORK A SPECIALTY

The Watertown Lumber CompanyYard and Office Opp. R. R. Station

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flagee's Insurance AgencyREAL ESTA TEy INSURANCE

FIRE, LIFE AND ACCIDENT, BURGLARY, HOLD-UP, PLATE GLASS

Fidelity Bonds, Security Bonds, Employers Liability.Anything and everything in the Insurance line.

Rents collected. Loans.

R. V. MAGEE'Phone 68-3 , Watertown, Conn.

Greatest Housewiring Offer Ever Made../•;. First Six Months' Lighting Bill towards Cost of Wiring. 12 Months

to pay for Wiring and Fixtures. Free Mazda LampsOF SPECIAL INTEREST TO LANDLORDS

BEGINNING SEPTEMBER FIRST—and continuing for a limited time only, we will contribute to-wards the cost of wiring any old house located on our existing lines, an amount equal to the first sixmonths lighting bill. If you live in your own property, this is equivalent to the first six months

lighting free. If you rent to others you will get a credit on the wiring bill equivalent to what they payus for the first six months. •• . ;

Unwired houses are becoming harder and harder to rent, and you should take advantage of this greatoffer to modernize your property. This offer is for a limited time only, and you may never get such anopportunity again. This is equivalent to a large discount on price for wiring and fixtures.

12 MONTHS TO PAY FREE MAZDA LAMPSThis wiring and any type of fixtures you select may be paid Every customer secured during this campaign will receive free

for in twelve monthly payments. This puts the offer within the 40 or 60 watt Mazda Lamps. This insures the most efficientreach of everyone. lighting that can possibly be obtained.

1 - SPECIAL PRICES ON WIRING AND FIXTURESThrough the co-operation of the electrical contractors, we are able to offer special prices on wiring and a special discount on all

fixtures. % Taken"all in all this is by far the most liberal offer that has ever been made to the owners of unwired houses in this commu-nity, and you should take advantage of it, H Full information as to cost of wiring, etc. will be furnished on request.

THE UNITED ELECTRIC LIGHT & WATER COMPANY107 WEST MAIN STREET



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Where the Needle is Employed—Whether for hand of machine sewing, Embroidery orfor manufacturing purposes, you will usually find our

100 Yd. Sublime Quality Sewing Silks10 " Buttonhole Twist

Darning SilkCrochet Silk to suit any needEmbroidery Silks

Pure Dye Ruby Machine and Buttonhole Silk especially adaptedfor Manufacturing and Tailoring' requirements.

Guaranteed Satins—one yard wide—"YAWNIMEH" and "PILGRIM."

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THE Citizen's of Detroit, the MotorCenter of the World, own more

Studebaker Cars than any other »kind at the same price. Every

man in the City of Detroit, is.directly or indirectly interested in

the building of Motor Cars, andhis choice is that .of an expert.

Charles SherwoodSTUDEBAKER AGENCY

Watertown Garage

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