Norwich bulletin., 1910-02-05
An Instructive Lecture.

Following the election of officers
came the presidents address, by DR..
r. T.. CULVER. In reviewing the WORK
of the association he said that this as
sociation was Incorporated two years
ago, February 3. 1908. 1t can now hold
property. Over forty years ago John
sity for improvements which could not
be accomplished by taxation. His idea
of voluntary tax has been carried out
all these years.
Z Street lighting. sidewalks and fire
protection were spoken of. A. w.
Dickey was publicly thanked for his
thoughtfulness in maintaining the light
on East Town street for forty years.
1t was then voted that Mr.. Dtckey be
elected q life member of the Norwich
Town Rural association for keeping
odd Faithful SO constantly lighted. A
clock and three switches are now need
ed to turn on the ten electric street
lights already installed. For the past
three years We have had a committee
looking into the question Of how 20
raise funds to install and keep UP 4
system of electric lights. This commit
tee will be glad to receive any contri-
buttons. Board walks have been ex-
tended, ash walks built, also a few
more permanent sidewalks of concrete
and cement.
Fire Company Reorganized.
The Hariand fire company, the first
organized in Norwich, has recently
been reorganized under the direction
of the association as a volunteer fire
company. Seventy five dollars to 800
have been promised or given for the
purpose of fire protection. DR.. Guilt
yer then introduced the speaker of tbs
evening, the great-grandson of Joseph
Huntington, one of the two men who
built this building in 1901. Rev. Ellis
worth Huntington of Yale university,
who addressed the meeting on The
Unframed Girdle of Palestine.
Four Years in Palestine.
The party sent by Yale to make geo.
graphical studies of the east spent
four months in Palestine instead of two
because they found it so interesting. A
section of Palestine showed a coastal
plain, a belt of low hills, a plateau,
the desert of Judea and the Dead sea.
Pictures of the low hills where Da-
vid met Goliath then up the valley to
the plateau of Judea where grain this
year was gathered in handouts instead
of by the use OF the sickle. Bethle-
hem, with it's olive trees and bare
rocks, showed that New England is
nothing compared to Palestine in the
matter of rocky soil. Passing by the
bare and barren shore of the Dead sea-
we found a sheik who entertained US
with a meal of rice, sour milk and
bread. Afterward stories were told
Story Was Verified.
The sheik's story was that of Sodom
and Gomorrah. The next day the lind
ing of a cave and the plain OF Zoar
bore out his story
One of the most beautiful pictures
shown was the blue waters and SPLEEN
did cliffs of the Dead sea. At the
mouth of the river Arnon was a gorge.
the height OF Colorado canyon.
Carved temples of the past showed d
different race of people from the pres
ent there now, who must go hungry
this year because of the scanty grain.
Two pictures showing places 20 miles
apart, one barren and bleak, the other
fruitful and pleasant, a picture of the
worshipper with one of the wells that
Abraham used. Out in the desert, We
find the Arabs blowing with a camel.
For an hour those who listened were
carried far away and to a country far
different from our own.