THE BROWN BULLETIN to Further the Cause of Co-Operation, Progress and Friendliness

THE BROWN BULLETIN to Further the Cause of Co-Operation, Progress and Friendliness

^immMimiiiiiiiimimniiiiiiimiiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiimmiiimiMiiiiiiim THE BROWN BULLETIN To Further the Cause of Co-operation, Progress and Friendliness -^ uiuiuilll uujjjv^^spll mmiiimiiiiiumflu Vol. X, No. 1 Berlin, N. H., July, 1928 THE FILER TAKE HER: ALONG THE BROWN BULLETIN Some people regard safety as excess PRINTED UPON NIBROC SUPERCALENDERED BOND baggage when they are out for a good time. That's why the Monday morning papers report so many accidents. That's Vol. X. JULY, 1928 No. 1 why the day after a holiday is a heavy visiting day at the hospital. The emer- BROWN BULLETIN PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION gency wards are full of people who "The object of this organization is to publish a paper for the benefit of the employees of the Brown thought that safety was a nuisance—and Company and of the Brown Corporation, in which may appear items of local and general interest; and their victims. which will tend to further the cause of co-operation, progress and friendliness among and between all sections of these companies."—By-Laws, Article 2. Of course safety is a nuisance. It's annoying to have to stop at a railroad crossing to let a train pass, to wait for EDITORIAL STAFF the green light at an intersection, or to Editor—G. L. Cave Photographic Editor—Victor Beaudoin recognize the other fellow's right of way. Associate Editors—Louville Paine, John Cartoonists—J. Daw, George Prowell But it's a lot healthier. Heck, Joseph Hennessey Assistant Editors—John A. Hayward, Business Manager—Gerald Kimball The doctor is a nuisance when he pre- James McGivney scribes abstinence from coffee, tobacco or late hours. Sometimes it's aggravating to BOARD OF DIRECTORS be reminded to wear your rubbers when you leave home on a rainy day. But you President—O. P. Cole Secretary—A. L. Laferriere UPPER PLANTS SULPHITE MILL CASCADE MILL BROWN CORP. G. L Cave A. L. Laferriere Jos. Hennessey W. L. Bennett P. W. Churchill Paul Grenier A. K. Hull John Heck Walter Elliott Jas. McGivney John A. Hayward W. E. Creighton PORTLAND OFFICE W. E. Perkins Iteme, original articles, and photographs are invited from all employees of the companies. These may be handed to any member of the Editorial Staff or Board of Directors, or sent directly to the Editor, The Brown Bulletin, Berlin, N. H. All contributions must be signed. SERVICE DIRECTORY BROWN COMPANY DISTRICT NURSING DEPARTMENT (Established 1903) Miss E. A. Uhlschoeffer, Supervisor; Miss M. A. Fagan, Assistant Supervisor; Miss D. Trucheon, Miss V. Brothers, District Nurses; Miss F. Sheridan, Miss Hazel Locke, Miss V. Paquette, Industrial Nurses. Office, 226 High Street; telephone 85; office hours, 8-8:30 a. m., and 12:30-1:30 p. m. Calls may be sent to the above office, to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, telephone 283-W, or to any Brown Company time office. Working hours 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. A nurse answers all first calls, but may not continue upon a case except a doctor is in charge. BROWN COMPANY SURGICAL SERVICE L. B. MARCOU, M. D., Chief Surgeon, Office 275 School Street know that the advice is good. H. E. WILKINSON, M. D., Assistant, Office 39 Main Street Those who are careful while at work On call duty: January, April, July, October NORMAN DRESSER, M. D., Assistant, Office 143 Main Street sometimes relax and fail to watch their On call duty: March, June, September, December step while at home. E. R. B. McGEE, M. D., Assistant, Office 45 High Street On call duty: February, May, August, November Many a man who drives carefully on the city streets feels perfectly safe in stepping on it when he is out on the BROWN COMPANY RELIEF ASSOCIATION Open to all employees except those eligible to Burgess Relief Association country roads. President, W. E. Haines, Box Shop Secretary, P. L. Murphy, Cascade Safety isn't a thing to be left in your Vice-President, Peter Landers, Cascade Treasurer, E. F. Bailey, Main Office locker. You need it at home and on va- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE cation. A. K. Hull, Riverside L. A. Morse, Cascade Olaf M. Nelson, Saw Mill P. K. Ross, Cascade John Briggs, Labor Geo. Doucette, Cascade Raymond Oleson, Tube Mill No. 2 John A. Lynch, Cascade There's no explosive like an accident. Executive Committee meets on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p. m., in the One may blast your hopes forever. Police Court Room CARD OF THANKS BURGESS RELIEF ASSOCIATION I wish to express my thanks to the President, Joseph MacKinnon Secretary, A. Stanley Cabana members of the Research Department for Vice-President, Willis Plummer Treasurer, Edmund Chaloux DIRECTORS the beautiful flowers sent me during my Theo. Belanger Frank Moreau recent illness. Benjamin Dale William Morrison Victor Lacombe W. C. Plummer Walter Malloy. Charles Pinette FISHIN' By LOUVILLE PAINE, Associate Editor (Concluded from the June Issue) UST to illustrate what a "strangle divided by number of pounds of fish cap- drew the booby prize. It was a dish of hold" this fishing business has on the tured, the cost per Ib. wpuld be astonish- strawberries and cream accompanied by J human system, listen to the story of ing I a poem. the crew of river-drivers. River driving is The late Ed Marston (son of the late "As you are in doubt hard on the feet and occasionally a man Mayor Marston) was something of a About how to catch trout, has to lay off for a while and doctor his sport and had been on many a week-end Your attention we call blistered feet with white lead. It hap- fishing trip. He was drawn on the Federal To a bite that beats all." pened that a man in a certain crew got Grand Jury at Portsmouth many years In the corner at the top was a well de- sore feet and was obliged to loaf. He ago, and on the bill of fare where he ate fined drawing of a mosquito. This was all took advantage of the enforced idleness was "Trout, 75c." In those times this was properly inscribed on birch bark. and rigged up a pole and line and went quite expensive compared with other ar- Is the fishing as good now as it used fishing. His luck was astonishing. He ticles of diet. Ed said, "B'Gosh." Guessed to be? Forty-seven years ago the 9th of brought in a mess of trout large enough he'd have some of cheapest trout he ever June, Geo. Byrd, Charlie Paine and I for the whole crew and then some. It ran across. fished the north branch of Stearns Brook is stated on good authority that the next There have always been splendid fish in nearly up to the dam and never got a bite. morning every man in the crew had sore Success Pond. There are now. From a One could do as well now. On the other feet. limited personal experience, I believe they hand, Willie Paine and Sammie Audette As a tonic for the run-down human intend to stay there. fished the south branch and got a fairly system there's nothing better than fishing. I have never caught any big trout, but good mess. It is very evident that the Four decades or so ago a prominent citi- I don't feel outclassed. There are many fishing is much different than it was here zen thought he was going to quit this in whose catches some of the specimens a few years ago when Fred Snyder and mundane sphere many years too soon. He would weigh half a pound, a good many his chums used to go up Molnidgewock went to his doctor and got a supply of of them would weigh a pound. I gravitate way and bring home 30 and 40 Ibs. of trout, divers medicines and then joined a party into this large class. including a liberal sprinkling of specimens going on a two weeks' fishing trip. They In a large mixed party, camping at that would weigh 3 and 4 Ibs. each. had been in the woods only a short time Aziscoos Falls quite a good many years The late Mel Strout was an enthusiastic when he felt so much improved, he used ago, I engaged in a fishing contest and fisherman. He had fished in all the his bottles of medicine for targets for gun practice. He came back to civilization with a new lease of life, is living yet, and bids fair to stay with us many more years. Most everybody knows of instances like this. Mel Dresser was fishing "all by his lonesome" above Bog Dam on the Am- monoosuc once on a time. He heard a strange noise in the bushes and thought he would investigate. He parted a clump of bushes and looked through, and there fifty feet away was a she bear with cubs! The bear saw the bushes move and kept a steady watch on the clump. Mel re- ma'med perfectly still seemingly a long time, until he thought it time to do some- thing. He began to reach slowly for the big revolver in his hip pocket. The bear saw the movement and away she went cubs and all at breakneck speed. As a further surprise a couple other bears as yet unseen joined the stampede! Mel felt somewhat relieved. Fishing entails expense, but the money paid out is undoubtedly parted with less THE GOOD OLD TIMES begrudgingly than for groceries, coal, A mixed fishing party of forty-five years ago, just back from a week's camping at Aziscoos Falls, taken on the site ot St.

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