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GREENVILLE FACTORY

The history of the Greenville Factory, thepicture of which we print on the front coverpage of this issue, takes us back to the verybeginning of Watertown history. The firsthouse built in Watertown was that of AbadiahRichards, built in 1700. The second house wasbuilt by Thomas Welton in the year 1715. Itis safe to presume that these hardy pioneershewed out the timbers for their dwellings byhand, and doubtless the need of a sawmill be-came apparent as other settlers came and otherhabitations began to dot the landscape. In theyear 1722 we learn that Jonathan Scott, whowith his wife, Hannah (Hawks) Scott werethe first permanent residents of Wooster—Westbury—Watertown—built a sawmill onthe site of the present Greenville factory. Thebuilding was occupied as a sawmill and attimes a grist mill, two important industries inthose days, up to 1850, when the WatertownManufacturing Company was organized, forthe manufacture of sewing silk, mouse traps,umbrella sticks, and other light hardware. Thepresident of this company was A. G. Davis,and A. B; Everett, secretary and treasurer.This company built a two story factory on thesite of the old sawmill at that time owned byJeremiah Peck. In 1861 the company sold putto Everett and Davis, and four years laterAugustus N. Woolson succeeded Mr. Everett,and the firm became Davis and Woolson. Mr.Davis died in 1873, and the business was car-ried on by Mr. Woolson until his death, July20, 1903. His son, James B. Woolson, suc-ceeded him and still continues the business ofhardware manufacturing. Among the men whotook an active part in the successful operationof this factory was Henry S. Frost, who formany years occupied the position of super-intendent. Mr. Frost was a mechanic of verygreat ability, and much of the success whichcameto the firm was due to him. He continuedto hold the position of superintendent until ashort time before his death. One of the oldestemployees now living is James L. Loveland,who has been connected with the factory forover fifty years. Mr. Loveland remembers theold factory which stood southeast of thebridge and which was burned down; he alsoremembers the old sawmill which stood on thesite of the present factory.

In the old factory, which was destroyed byfire, silk was manufactured. This part of theindustry was continued only for a short time,and the field of silk manufacture was left clearto the late General Merritt Heminway, whowas responsible for the success in later yearsof M. Heminway & Sons Silk Co.

In looking up the history of the Greenvillefactory the writer was somewhat interestedas to, why the factory and village surroundingit is called Greenville, and on making inquiryhe found that for a great many years the oldfactory was painted green, the color scheme ofthe surrounding houses was also mostly green,and in addition one of the prominent residentsof that section of the town always wore a greenhat. The color scheme of the buildings and thehat worn by one of its leading citizens seemsto have been responsible for the name Green-ville, and Greenville it remains today. In thedays to come when Watertown gains the dis-tinction of having numbered among the citiesof the state, this section with its factory, itshomes, and presumably business houses, willbe known as the Greenville Ward. Whateverit may be in the future, it has occupied in thepast a prominent place in the making of historyfor Watertown.

Report of the Historian of Sarah WhitmanTrumbull Chapter D. A. R. for the Year

Ending June 17, 1915.

The annual meeting was held with Mrs. JohnBuckingham and all of the officers re-electedexcepting Mrs. Ashenden, registrar, and Mrs.Henry Dayton, auditor. Miss Hotchkiss waselected registrar, Mrs. Charles Kelly, auditor.After the business meeting Miss MildredSouthworth told of the work she has beendoing during the past year teaching at theRaburn's Gap Industrial School, Raburn'sGap, Georgia, among the mountaineers. Atthe close of her talk the Chapter voted $25.00to be given to help her in the work. :.-_••

October 24, 1914, being the 10th anniversaryof Sarah Whitman Trumbull Chapter D. A. R.,it seems fitting to report the work that hasbeen done during that time. The memorialshave been: • the Sarah Whitman Trumbullmemorial fountain marking the site of thehouse of the Rev. John Trumbull, two bronzetablets with the names of Revolutionary sol-diers buried in the Old Cemetery, a bronzetablet marking the site of the first MeetingHouse in Watertown. $25.00 toward the Scottmemorial erected by Millicent Porter Chapter,Waterbury, and the name of Miss Mary Abbottin the memorial book at Windsor, Conn. Amarker on the tree where the Stars and Stripeswere first raised in Watertown after the Warof 1812. Published a history of Watertown,Conn. Copied the record of names of Revolu-tionary soldiers who went from Watertown,numbering 114. Copy of a copy of TimothyJudd's record of deaths in Westbury (Water-town), 1741-1779. Record of deaths in Con-gregational parish, Westbury, i743-1781.Record of funeral tolls of CongregationalChurch, 1785-1816. All copied and recordedby Mrs. Charles B. Mattoon, the first Histor-ian of this Chapter. Contributed $80.00 to the"Guida", by John Foster Carr. For five yearsawarded a prize of $5.00 for the best historicalessay written by a child in the public schools.For three years a second prize of $2.50. Re-stored and cared for the Old Cemetery andbuilt a handsome wall of field stone aroundit. Established with the help of gifts a fundof $1,500.00 for the up-keep of the Old Ceme-tery. Contributed to the Connecticut stonein the Washington Monument, to the bronze

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doors of Continental Hall, to the ConnecticuState Fund and Chapter work. Total amounof money paid out, $j.cfi/i.?4.

The Chapter started with 20 charter members.organized by Mrs. John Buckingham andMrs. Kinney, the State Regent. Mrs. Buck-ingham was the first Regent, Mrs. MerritHeminway, vice-president, Mrs. R. T. Lewis,registrar, Mrs. John Taylor, treasurer, Mrs,F. B. Noble, recording secretary, Miss CornellHotchkiss, corresponding secretary, Mrs. CB. Matoon, historian. There are now 40 members and 3 honorary. 3 new members duringthe past year.

The first event of 1914-15. was the unveilingon September 20, 1914, of the tablet in memoryof the Rev. John Trumbull, marking the siteof the first Meeting House in Westbury(Watertown), the 175th Anniversary of theCongregational Church. Mrs. Buel and Mrs.Minor were present and several of the formerpastors.; In a brief address the Rev. WilliamTrumbull Holmes told its history from thebeginning. The first meeting, a luncheon aLthe Lawn Club, given by Mrs. Merritt Hem-inway, was largely attended and much enjoyedAll the meetings have been well attended, theaverage being 2 1 ^ , Miss Lockwood, theRegent, present each time. For the first timethe committee had printed programs, and thepapers about Watertown in early days, thefamilies, the women, and the customs weremost entertaining. The February meeting wasguest day with an exhibition of antiques belonging to members. Mrs. Buel and Mrs.Minor were both present. Mrs. Buel's paperon "Colonial Dancing" was enjoyed by all.

The entertainment committee gave a cardparty in January, which brought in a goodsum, and on June ist and 2nd, through thekindness and c6urtesy of Mr. and Mrs. E. T.Cruttenden, held an exhibition at the homeof the late Mrs. Henrietta Bradley CruttendenWelton of antique furniture, china, and wear-ing apparel belonging to the Bradley family.Members of the Chapter dressed in old timecostumes. In every way the event was mostsuccessful and many thanks are due to Mrs.Cruttenden.

The prizes for historical essays were notgiven this year, so few children cared tocompete.

Several members went to: the State meetingin New Haven in November. During the win-ter the chapter contributed to Red Crosswork.

Mrs. William J. Munson represented S. W.T. Chapter at the convention in Washingtonand at the May meeting reported the proceed-ings of the Convention.

The by-laws have been amended. ArticleXIV says that by the written request of 5members the Regent may postpone the dateof any regular meeting provided she has theconsent, of the board of management and thatevery member be duly notified one week beforethe date of the regular meeting.

We cannot close without thinking of the lossthat has been ours in the death on March 11,1915, of Mrs. Buell Heminway. a charter mem-ber of the Chapter and until the last few yearsactive and interested in the work being done.

Respectfully submitted,Marion F. Scovill,

Historian.

STORY dF THE JERSEY

The Jersey breed of cattle originated on theIsland of Jersey, which lies in the EnglishChannel, thirteen miles off the coast of France.The soil of the Island is extremely fertile, andhas long been maintained in a high state ofcultivation under an extensive system ofagriculture and small farms. Jersey possessesa mild and equable climate, permitting ofthe cattle spending a great deal of their livesout of doors, which has produced a veryhealthy race, a case of bovine tuberculosisnever having been discovered on the Island.

The Jersey was first introduced into Ameri-ca for breeding purposes sixty years ago bya few far-seeing men who knew of the ex-ceptional dairy merits of the breed. The bestanimals on the Island of Jersey were chosen,and constituted the foundation stock of Ameri-can Jerseys. Systematic breeding was thusbegun in the only way which promised lastingsuccess, viz.: by men of energy, foresight,good judgment, and sufficient means, and withlive stock chosen solely on the basis of ex-ceptional quality as dairy animals.

At first the Jersey was taken up only bywhat were called "gentlemen farmers"—theonly progressive and intelligent of. thoseeither engaged in farming as a profession, oras amateurs. The average farmer and dairyman looked upon the small and beautiful Jer-sey as a rich man's play thing. They did notthen realize that in the Jersey we had the littlegiant of the dairy. Many farmers have held astubborn belief in a "dual purpose" cow, ananimal that can be used for either beef or fordairying, and but indifferently fitted for either.

The highest usefulness and profit is to belooked for only in the special-purpose animal.The Jersey is a special dairy-purpose cow.The claims of the Jersey upon the attention ofthe dairy industry were at first supportedmainly by private butter tests, until the dateof the Columbian Exposition, at Chicago in1893. The claims were either well foundedor else mere bluffs. Here was an opportunityto prove to the world in public competitionwith the other dairy breeds, what the Jerseybreed was good for. The Jerseys, through theinstrumentality of the American jersey CattleClub, were promptly entered in the contest.

Jersey, Guernsey, and Shorthorn herds wereentered in the contest. Four tests were con-ducted under official supervision. Taking eachseparate test and taking all of them together,the results were that compared with the otherbreeds, the Jersey gave more milk, made morebutter and cheese of higher quality and pro-duced them at less cost.

In the Louisiana Purchase1 Exposition at St.Louis in 1904, another grand opportunity waspresented to try out the different dairy breedson a world's stage. This dairy demonstrationwas conducted by experts representing theUnited States Department- pf Agriculture andthe State 'Agricultural Colleges. Jersey, Hol-stein, Brown Swiss, and Shorthorn herds wereentered. Once more in an impartial publictest were the claims made for the Jersey dem-onstrated to be well founded. The basis ofthe awards at St. Louis was economic pro-duction. The Jerseys proved to be the mosteconomic producers of butter-fat and butterand of milk for all purposes of dairying. Theleading cow was a Jersey. The most economicproducers of the seventy cows of all breedsn the test was a Jersey, .and she was followedn order by thirteen other Jerseys, there being

no place won by a cow of any other breeduntil the fifteenth. The Jerseys yielded themost milk, the most butter-fat, and the most

solids, not fat in proportion to their liveweight;

That is to say, the Jersey proved herself tobe the most efficient and economic dairy ma-chine. Another fact brought out and perhaps asurprising one, the Jerseys consumed thelargest amount of nutriments in form of rough-age, the Holsteins were second, the Shorthorn,third, and the Swiss used least. Other breedsmay claim to be the most profitable or eco-nomic, but the Jersey only exhibits the actualfigures in proof—the results of the two great-est scientific tests ever conducted. The testwas conducted in the heat of a Missouri sum-mer, amidst the noise and racket of the side-shows of a World's Fair; yet the Jersey herdwas the only one that had no withdrawalsfrom the tests on account of sickness, and noveterinarian had to be called in, facts to beremembered, when Jersey is alleged to betender and delicate.

As milk is mostly water, its nutritive value,its value as a human food, depends on thesolids it contains. No breed of cattle givesmilk with a greater, percentage of solids thandoes the Jersey, indeed, there is but one otherbreed that even approaches her in this. Analy-.sis of Jersey milk made all over the worldhave shown this over and over again, -r-

The consumer of milk for food gets the mostfor his money when he uses Jersey milk, andthe butter maker gets the most butter perhundred pounds of milk handled. In qualityof milk, then the Jersey stands pre-eminent.

SUGGESTIONS FROM WATERTOWN

(Ansonia Sentinel)The Watertown News in its June issue has

an account of clean-up day as it was observedin that place, under the direction of the VillageImprovement Society. The attempt to holdone here, it will be recalled, was without muchsuccess. The scheme adopted in Watertowncontains suggestions that may be of use herenext year, and shows how school children maybe enlisted in the work without any of the ob-jectionable features of which there has beencomplaint in some places in the past. Theclean-up was really held on two days, Fridayand Saturday, May 7 and 8. The fact that aclean-up was to be held was thoroughly adver-tised by the newspapers having a circulationin Watertown, and clean-up posters were dis-played at the post office, and in other conspic-uous places. Smaller ones were given a generaldistribution about the,town. They were ob-tained from the New England Clean-Up Day"ommittee, which has headquarters in Boston,at a reasonable cost.

Every child who cleaned his own premises,or the street near his premises was awardeda clean-up button. The parents of the child, orone of them at least, was obliged to sign acard stating that the child had worked threehours at "clean-up" before he could secure abutton. The refuse was collected by teamsemployed by the association, or loaned to itfor that ourpose, and carried to a dump. Upto Saturday night 54 two-horse loads of refusehad been disposed of. The work was carriedon within Watertown's fire district only. .Thecommittee in charge also made a report to theassociation on the general condition of thetown and the places most in need of attention -..wer noted.

The, success of the Village ImprovementSociety of Watertown in making that villageone of the cleanest and most attractive in NewEngland, has ^attracted widespread attention,and has been'th'e subject of articles in some ofthe leading magazines treating of outdoor life,notably in "Country Life in̂ America".



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©ahvflle flewsCONGRATULATIONS

We extend our congratulations to TheWatertown Athletic Association.

We pronounce their Field Day a splendidsuccess.

Not that it was above criticism, for what isin this world. .

We would have liked to see an inclosureroped off and the crowd kept back far enoughso that all could see the various events if,theyso desired.

If the refreshments had been closer to theafternoon events probably the afternoon re-ceipts from that feature would have beendoubled.

The great success was the Town idea.Everybody helped to make it successful.

When you can get out mill owner and millhand, parson and ptiest, saint and sinner, doc-tor, lawyer, merchant, banker, farmer, clerk,errand boy, laborer, teamster, factory mana-gers, superintendents, foremen, young and old,rich and poor, and all with their wives andchildren, and all their relations, and have themall get together and back the thing, to theclosing of factories, and stores and to havethem all turn out together and see it throughto a finish, it don't make any differencewhether the home team wins or loses/whetherthe flying machine flies or flukes, it's a twenty-four carat, super excellent, howling, scream-ing success, and we hope the spasm will be-come chronic. It's good for the Town, it'sgood for the people. Do it again, and dp iteven better next year.

The initial event of the new Athletic Asso-ciation was more than a splurge; it was aspontaneous demonstration of how a commu-nity can shake themselves if they only try.That they have backing enough to do any-thing is evident. That they have excellentathletic ability is also evident. Don't let thebeginning be also the end.

JITNEY JEHUS

The town's officers have been somewhatcriticised in some quarters by their enforce-ment of the law. About half a hundred driversof cars mostly jitneys have been haled intocourt and fined. There is no question aboutthe necessity for such action. A walk of halfa mile any evening will be long enough on theMain Street to see several machines with nopretense of a tail light and many others with-out their numbers visible whizzing by andnot a few at excessive speed, although theaverage speed is better than in the early sum-mer. What else can they do about it?

STATE ROAD

Much needed repairs are being made theentire length of Main Street from Oakvilleto Watertown. The patches seem to be hold-ing pretty well, but new spots are wearingout and the job will hardly be done beforeit will need to be started over. Few realizethe tremendous wear to which this road issubiected. It is already worn down to theunderlying telford. Unless some better binderis discovered the road will need rebuilding itsentire length before another year is over with,two or three inches of crushed stone and requi-site amount of oil.

SCHOOL TIME

School Days Again! That time of times thatso few appreciate until they are no more! Ina few days our sons and daughters for whomwe hope so much (and sometimes do so little)will be at their studies again. Oakville oftoday is immeasurably above the Oakville ofa fe\y_years ago in her school equipment. Inthe center against the two meagre rooms ofsix years ago we open this year the eighthroom in the South School with a full equip-ment of eight teachers as follows:

Miss Luella Leslie, Principal. . . . .8th gradeMiss— .,. 7th gradeMiss Irene Flynri . . . . . . . . .6th gradeMiss May Flynn 5th gradeMiss Elsie Skilton . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . ...4th grade

. Miss Powers 3rd gradeMiss Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . .2nd gradeMiss Holihan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st gradeThe teachers of the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th

grades are new teachers. Miss Powers taughtat the Falls Avenue School last year, whereMiss Deniger and Miss Galliger, both newteachers, are teaching this year.

The Falls Avenue School will get around itsvery crowded condition by sending its uppergrade pupils to South Schooi.

We regret exceedingly for ourselves theremoval of Superintendent Halliwell to Tor-rington where he has accepted a position bet-ter than we had to offer, and which in justiceto his ability he would have been unwise to,refuse. He has set a high standard of efficiencyfor his successor to follow. We wish him alike success in his new field—we can hardlywish for more.

Miss Leslie's return will be pleasing," aliketo parents and pupils.



©ahville flews"WATCHING THE SKY"

How the Aeroplane Performed atWatertown on Field Day

NOTE—Our cub reporter attended theField Day events at Watertown last Saturday.It evidently made quite an impression on him.

The Editor.

Go ask your mother for fifty centsTo see the aeroplane jump the fence;Just watch the skyFor the flying guy; •If he goes out of sight he'll be back bye and bye.

Go ask your mother for fifty moreTo see the aeroplane sweep the floor.It can amble round the lot, if it cannot sweep

the skies,But the advertised stunts in the upper air

didn't materialize.(Old Rhyme, 1915 Revision)

Perhaps there was a slight misapprehensionas to. the scope of the aeroplane's performance.Quite a few on the grounds evidently thoughtit was really going to fly right up in the air—you know, like a bird does—do a few stuntsand land, and then do it again, if the pilotdidn't get killed the first time. But the pilot,who, in looking over the programme, had read,"Watch the Sky" and looking down saw "H.M. Hickcox, Undertaker", right below. (Righton the programme following.him—mind you).And so he put one over on Howard; therewasn't any first time.

The propeller seemed to work all right, butthe compeller* evidently had crab apple jellyin the sand-box, for when the moment cametonse the friction clutch to "mount the skies"a mix-up would eventuate and the ."franticclutch", for Mother Earth would be worked in-stead, and in the immortal words of the poet:

"The propeller again went round,And the band began to play.The aeroplane bumpedWhere the elephant jumped,But it couldn't get away."

After several acrobatic waltzes around thelot the aeroplane stopped, while the mechani-cian crawled under the machine to see if anysticky "fly" paper had been surrepticiouslyfastened to the bottom. He couldn't find any,and the mystery of what was holding the planeto the earth deepened.

The blushing management ordered the bandto play, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye", but theywickedly responded with, "Oh, That He HadWings Like a Dove". : . :.

"You try it, Butler," shouted the crowd tothe popular fireman; but he refused.

"Mamma," said the irrepressible six yearold, "that's not a flying machine, it's a merry-g o - r o u n d . " ",'••

"It works like a gander in a baby's peram-bulator," said Mamma.

"Or a Ford in hoop skirts," said Father.The management had an • earnest conference

with the pilot, while his assistant unscrewedthe accelerator and filled it up with paregoric.

"It's pepper and not soothing syrup youwant," yelled the crowd.

The assistant replied not, but filled the com-peller with buttermilk, while the minister re-'cited, "Look how we grovel here below".

"Look out! here she goes," shouted the an-nouncer.

"The propeller again went round,The machine got under way,And tangoed entirely around the fieldBefpre it stopped to stay."

"It isn't a very elevating spectacle," remark-ed a bystander.

"Only another failure to rise to the occas-ion," said another.

"Just a new revolutionary affair," "Or aflight of the imagination only," "But heavenisn't reached by a single bound, you know,"were some of the remarks of the onlookers.

"He must be running on 'low'," said theautomobile man, "for he certainly can't get onhigh."

"It looks to me as if it was harder to get hiscourage up than his machine," said the trolleyman.

"Well, it's better to be a live mouse than adead lion," said Pete Salsbury.

"Why is that aeroplane like the Water Co?"asked the ardent Oakvillite. "Shut up!"shouted Sheriff Morway. "Because one can'tgo up," persisted the A. 0., "and the otherwont come down.". (Morway ran him in atonce.)

"I've been 'watching the sky'y and I wonderdid some one 'swat the fly'," asked Dr. Jack-son.

"That's not a fly, that's a grasshopper," saidFletcher Judson. (Morway grabbed forFletcher, but he escaped.)

At the last tango trip the Compeller actuallygot the machine nearly a foot off the ground,when the occiput backfired and superinduceda state of coma in the shut off. The machineswept straight for the crowd, and except forthe presence of mind of the assistant, whocaught a wire on the end of the wing andswung it around, H. M..H.. would have ap-peared on the program as_adver.tised... . .

Last score—No lives lost. Three tail feathersmissing. " ' " ' • • . . . . :.••:• . . " , . . . - .

The crowd dispersed humming:

"The Propeller whizzed again,The rubber tires went round,

The plane still stuck to things mundane,And wouldn't leave the ground."

After all, the vaudeville was preferable to atragedy. (It would have been too bad to havehad the pilot. scared to death in Watertown.)

P. S.—The propeller worked fine!

•Compeller—Pilot. (Savvy?)

BUILDING AND REALTY NOTES

Warner and Abbott have a contract to builda cottage on Buckingham Street for HenryDecker of Waterbury, who will move here assoon as it is ready.

Col. McKitiney has bought the three houseson Melrose begun about a year ago by Mr.Bailey of Milford, and will finish them up atonce.

The All Saints Church have nearly com-pleted the alterations on their Parish House,and it will soon be occupied by the Rector,L. E. Todd. Y Y :"•:••

John Shaw has moved into his new house onSunnyside Avenue.

Frank Schreier has rented his new cottageto Mr. McLelland.

The Warner & Abbott Co. are remodellingthe store of T. F. McGowan in Watertown.

The Oakville Co. have completed an auto-mobile shed large enough for 10 machines.

WATERBURY ACTS AT LAST

The City of Waterbury after years of neglecthas put a good gang of men on NewtonHeights and made a very acceptable improve-ment on the roads there. Better keep 'em therea while longer.

AUSTIN PROPERTY BOUGHT

The town voted at the recent special townmeeting to purchase the Frank Austin proper-ty on Davis Street adjoining the South School.This will give the school about an acre ofground for playground, and in years to comewill provide room for additional rooms unlessit should be deemed desirable by that time tobuild a four or eight-room school for the jointuse of the Falls Avenue and Polk districts.These are growing very fast now and mayneed such a solution.

ATHLETIC .FIELD NEEDED

The recent field day of the Watertown Ath-letic Association emphasizes anew Oakville'sneed of a good athletic field..Some years agowe had a shop team that we could "holler ourheads off" for, going through the entire seasonagainst the best shop teams in Waterburywithout being once scored on. We have asgood material today, but where can they play?Here's a chance for some one to come across.

JOB PRINTING OF QUALITYWe take just pride in the quality and price

of our work.

COZY PRINT SHOP. . ' " . , - OakYilie

ATTENTION!We wish to announce that we have added a line

of first class groceries.

'Phone orders to Watertown delivered everyafternoon.

Try our home-made sausage.

Our Motto: First class meats and groceries.

EVANS BROTHERSMain Street OAKVILLE Telephone 181

DR. HARRY M. GOKEYDENTIST

"The Violet" OAKVILLE, CONN.Houw: 9-12:30? 2-5 and 7-S

Sunday* by appointmentTelephone 27-2

ALFRED BRADSHAW

Mason Contractor and BuilderStone and Concrete Work a Specialty

Plastering and Stucco Finish

Estimate* Furnished

F O R 8 A L B

One 6-Room House One 2-Family House

25 Choice Building: LotsTelephone Connection Oakville, Conn.


WATERTOWN NEWS, SEPTEMBER' I, 1915

REDUCED PRICES

Refrigerators

Oil Stoves and Ovens

Hammocks

Screens and Screen DoorsThis is Your Opportunity

HITCHCOCK HARDWARE COMPANYWATERTOWN — . — — -^— — — CONNECTICUT

BUICKThe Gar With The Least

Depreciation

FIRST: The Power of the Car -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 dowhat we do.

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

Jforeeter & Co,WOMEN'S/WEAR

WATERBURY. CONN.



If you are particular aboutyour Laundry work let ourdriver call. Team collectsin WatertowaTuesday 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

LAUNDRY

CHAS. A. BABIM. Proprietor

17 Canal Street

Waterbury Connecticut

For SaleThree horses and a colt.The gray horses are as gooda work team as one couldwish. Colt four years old,well broken.

A. W BARTON

Everything in This line ConcernsOur Business

From the cheapest wall paper job to an elaborate effectof Hangings, Mouldings, Paint and all kind of Wood'Finishing. It will pay you to get our figures *eforegoing ahead. . /Our superior equipment and our methods of reachingresults have been brought to a degree of perfectionthat means economy for the man who employs us.

Window Shades, Draperies, Upholstering

"The A. F. Taylor Co.

Waterbury's Leading Painters and Decorators

43 Center StreetWe Carry Employer's Llabilityjlnsurance With Us

You Take No Chances

FEMININE FANCIES

The carefree and lazy vacation days aralmost at a close, in a few short weeks all th<summer pastimes will be set aside, and withthe memories of your joyous vacation to review during the winter months the year wilnot seem near as long as you think. Don'1

forget that,you should commence to plan yourwinter wardrobe at once, for the cold andbreezy fall days are rapidly advancing, so thereis no time to lose, for with the arrival ofautumn the wintery days are soon introduced.I know you dread the thoughts of them now,but when you see the pretty furs and the furtrimmed garments which are being designedfor the winter season you will be anxious foran excuse to adorn them. They promise tobe most charming. •"' .

Considering that winter is a few monthaway we will plan for the present. You haveundoubtedly seen the new novelties in sweatersmade of silk and wool. Well! there is stilsomething even newer than the ones whichhave been on display so long in the shop win-dows, and something altogether differentsweater coat made of woven or knitted ma-terial of silk or wool of some vivid color withcollar and cuffs of white. The sleeves are tightand snug, set in the drop (shoulder effect. Thegarment is made quite full from the waistdown being cut flare, making the • skirt fullbelow the knees and belted in about the waist.It certainly is attractive and so entirely new.

The one piece frocks for fall and winter werenever more popular, blue and seal brown,castor and ecru shades will lead. The dressesare made plain and simple, with the extremelyfull skirt. A pretty pattern is a flare skirt madewith graduated flounces one shirred onto theother from a small one at the waist to a wideone at the extreme bottom. The skirts areextra short, and are designed from eight totwelve inches from the floor. The jacket andbasque effect waists are much in vogue.

The new fashions for coats do not varymuch from last year. They are made a triflemore fitted at the shoulders, with the set insleeve, others are semi-fitted, while many aremade long with belts, patch pockets, and highcollars. . .

There is nothing new to relate in regards toevening gowns this month, but I will have anumber of new fads to describe in the nexti s s u e . . .-. • • ' •. " • ' • , • . ' . - , • • • . '

The autumn hats which are on display atall the millinery establishments are of thesailor type, large brims with crowns, roundand medium size. The smaller hats which areshown ate, simple, and for strictly informalwear. The hats are made of. fabric, velvet lead-ing, also silk, satin, and taffeta, with verylittle trimming—such as fancies made in formof wings, quills, etc.. They are also using 'os-trich motifs, ribbon and suede. The tan is quitecharming for certain occasions and will beworn, considerably.

The shoe dealers are getting in their fallgoods, and they announce that the black andwhite novelties will be most popular, such aswhite stitching on black with white buttons,or eyelets and. lacing. The fad is new andattractive, and is sure to be a leading style forthe best dressed ladies or young girls.

Discolored Tan Shoes

To renovate brown shoes that have becomediscolored and darkened, mix equal proportionsof liquid ammonia, milk, and water; and applywith a soft rag. When quite dry, polish several:imes with a pad.

CHARLES W. BIDWELLiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiimirtiim

FIRE INSURANCE

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Agent for the largest Stock Companies in theCountry. Also Mutual Companies

I have severalSPIRELLA CORSETS

to sell at reduced pricesSome Samples and Some Seconds

MISS K. A. KEILTYTelephone 96-5

Watertown Public MarketRecommends

LIBBY'S SWEET PICKLES

'Phone . Depot St.

Boot and Shoe RepairingAll kinds of Calf Leather. . Rubber heels a specialty.

' All hand-sewed shoemaking guaranteed.Work done while you wait.

JOE PENTA, Depot St.. Watertown, Conn

Telephone 43-3

JAMES B. WOOLSON; Manufacturer of

Umbrella and Parasol. Trimmings

and Brass Novelties

Established 1831. Watertown, Conn.

Chilli Sauce (Uncooked)

Now that preserving time has arrived andevery housewife is as busy, as a bee, they arealways anxious to discover a new way whichwill save time. Try the following receipt, it issplendid: 20 large tomatoes, 4 onions, 1 cupfulsugar, 2y2 cupfuls vinegar, % teaspoonful redpepper, 5 teaspoonfuls salt, 2 teaspoonfulscloves, 1 tablespoonful white mustard seed.Scald and peel the tomatoes; chop, and drainovernight. When dry, add other ingredients,"anned tomatoes may be substituted.

NATHALIE SMITH


10 WATERTOWN NEWS, SEPTEMBER I, 1915

Trott's Banquet Geam BreadReymond's Milk Bread

Round and LongRye

All Kinds of Pastry

J.E ASPINALLTelephone 44-3 WATERTOWN

CABBAGE PLANTSEarly and late Winter varieties,

30c per hundredCut Flowers and Pot Plants

at all timesH. A. ROESKE'S Greenhontei and Nnriery

: — Watenown, Conn.Telephone No. 6 North Streit

Sepples & WadhamsSuccessor! to F. N. BARTON

Headquarters for

Groceries andGeneral Merchandise

A Complete Stock of Goods in Seasonat the Right Price

Prompt Delivery Telephone 79

GALL 58-2for anything in. my line and I will deliver itto you. I sell the Shoes that makes walk-ing a real pleasure

I have a full line of Overalls, Jumpers,Khaki Suits, Stockings etc. Everything inthe Harness line to suit you.

Have a machine that repairs yourshoes while you wait

" - Auto for hire by Day or Hour.

G.LGATESTeUphon* 58-2 •,, Watertown

The World Moves—so does

A. M, Larson Trucking Inc.Will move your Piano or Furniture Satisfactorily

by Team or Auto Truck

\ 69 EAST MAIN ST.Atk the people for whom we work. TEL. 2585-2

Painting, Paper Hanging andDecorating

Let me call with all the latest designs of

Wall Paper

RRATWOODCHOICE GROCERIES

PROVISIONS AND MEATSTry our Royal Scarlet Brand

of Groceries. Nothing: Better

'Phone 70 Watertown, Conn.

Attractive CountryHome

on Hamilton Ave. can be bought right for cash. Also2 choice Building Lots at Pond Point Beach,

Milford, reasonable for cash or easypayments.

Inquire about the 1915 "OLDSMOBILE"

51285 and $2975

WILLIAM j . pURTONWatertown

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

H. M. HICKCOX

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

Repairing, Refinishing andUpholstering of all kinds

Telephone 1129

OLIVER C, HILL39 Wjllow Street Waterbury, Conn.

M.FLOUR/GRAIN, HAY AND FEED

ALL RAIL COAL

Telephone Watertown, Conn.

Dealer in

ECHO LAKE ICE

Thomas R McGowanDealer in

Boots, Shoes, Hosieryand Umbrellas •

Agent for

HEMINWAY & BARTLETT_ ^ J>ILK HOSIERY

Made in Watertown J . - .

Pare as natural Ice can beTelephone to 75 and your order will be

promptly attended to

MYRON L.CURTISSProprietor

EDGAR G. NORTONPhone 161 " Watertown, Conn

C. S McGOWANSuccessor to F. N. BARTON

Dealer in

Fresh and CuredMeats

All orders promptly attended to.

Telephone 133' Watertown, Conn.

ALANSON H. ATWOOD

Automobiles for hire, Rates on applicationFruit trees sprayed and cared for

Phone 147Watertown, Conn.

HARRY A. SKILTONBuilder of

Special Machineryand Tools

Telephone 19-12

Cor. Woodruff and Soott Aves.

Watertown

FOR HOT WEATHERPalm Beach Suits $8 to $12.00. Others,

from $15 to $35. Made to Order

P. N.LUND, TheTailor


WATERTOWN NEWS, SEPTEMBER I, 1915 11

Lumber and Masons' Supplies

Mill Work a Specialty

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

MAGEE'SInsurance and Real Estate Agency

For SaleWithin five minutes from trolley a 6 roomhouse with two acres of land, plenty offruit and good shade trees. Price $3600Right on the trolley line 9 acres of land 10 room housegood orchard, hot water heat and electric light in house,public water supply and gas on street.

R.V.MAGEEREAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE

Telephone 68-3 . •'.. Watertown, Conn.

"On-The-Hill"Health Resort

WHY go out of town for special treat-ments when you can receive the samehere in town? «All forms of Electro and Hydro-Therapy, Medical Gymnastics, Mas-sage, etc.All cases have my personal attention.

Call or Telephone |O—for an appointment

Charles Warren Jackson, M. D.

Choice Lots For Sale!on the -,

Middlebury RoadNear Taft School

Apply to O. W. JACKSON orB. V.MAGHB

MORE ABOUT

ECTRICITYFOR THE HOME

Something That Every HousekeeperShould Know

You pay 8 cents per month per hundred square feetof floor area of your house as a fixed charge and 5cents per KWHr for what we term the first block(being 4 KWHrs per month per hundred square feet)and 3 cents per KWHr for current used in excess. Thefollowing example will show the method of figuringthe rate.

Example

Assume a house of-.-1,000 sq.ft. floor area and a con-sumption for a month of 122 Kilowatt hours the billwould be as follows:

Fixed Service Charge 8c per hundred sq. ft. $ .80For the First 40 KWHrs at 5c 2.00Excess, 82 KWHrs at 3c 2.46Total bill for Lighting, Gleaning and Cooking #5.26

Call Electricity to your aid. Let it do your work for you. We will be pleased to give you details.\ Write, phone, or call.

The United Electric Light & Water Company107 WEST MAIN STREET, . Tel. 477 WATERBURY, CONN.

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.:£. WATERTOWN NEWS, SEPTEMBER 1,1915

E S T A B L I S H E D 1 8 4 9 • ; • • •> • vi-v.....

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Heminway's Old English Knitting Silk for•••'. f | ' • • ' • • ( • '

Yaw'rii9meh Lining Satins guaranteed for^ ; two- Seasons' wear.

Ruby Peau tie Cyne made in all• ....;v ; u colors/ i

M. HEMINWAY & SONS SILK CO.• > r . . f : : . • } : : : : . ' : . . • ' . ' . '-•''•..„'••[-..••...• • ' . •:

SOLD EVERYWHERE

Milltl Watertown, Conn.' • ' • r ^

1 , ! ' • • -

m : " ' ' ' 'NEW YORK BOSTON

ST.S LOUISPHILADELPHIA CHICAGO

SAN FRANCISCtt^-. • V - %

We now carry in stock a. fall line ofGolf Supplies, including

SPALDING BAGSWRIGHT & DITSON AND SPALDING

BALLS

And the agency for

GENE REILEY GOLF CLUBS

CHARLES SHERWOODWatertown, Conn.

is really so easy and simple that agreat many persons overlook itentirely or keep putting off theirstart on the road to independencetill "a. more convenient season".. It is a mistaken'idea that one .

must have a large .amount1 ofmoney to open an' account —r-'ONE DOLLAR IS ENOUGH-

WATERTOWNTRUSTCOWATERTOWN.CONN.


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