Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-06
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We'll Rope Stolen and Tied Across LIshon Bridse-Discovered by James T. shea-Talk of Norwich Worcester Canal in 1927.

James T. Shea of Lisbon was driving down the state road from Piainheld just after dark Thursday evening. When he arrived at the lower bridge at Tadpole. where the road goes oyer the tracks of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford railroad, his horse, which was walking, suddenly stopped, just at the west end of the bridge. MT. Shea took his lantern and upon in vestigation found a new inch hemp IA inches from the roadbed. The rope was securely tied to the posts at the sides of the road. MT. Shea, by stand ing on the rope, Swas able to get his horse to step over; then he lifted the wagon over and drove to the home of First Selectman James H. Shea in Jewett City and told his story.
 MT. Shea in turn notified his brother. Michael Shea, and they in the latter's automobile hurried to the place. They found the rope had been frightened since James T. Shea got over it. This them. heavy men. standing upon 1t. could not bear it to the ground. After removing the. rope. careful search abou. the place failed to reveal a clue or anything unusual.
 Ali people using the state-road agree that the curves as one approaches this bridge going in either direction are the worst to be met with in miles. Coming up the hill southbound, the approach is almost at right angles from automobile lamps is thrown straight into the bank ahead, and not on to the bridge landing, where the rope was tied. The officers and local automobile drivers say that an ap- proacl,ing machine from the upper end would have been utterly unable to stop, would have struck the rope. and have been thrown against the bridge railing and have fallen to the railroad tracks, more than 20 feet below.
 Investigation Friday showed that the rope was a we'll rope stolen from Mrs. Miehaei FarreIPs well. quarter of a mile telow the bridge. Whoever is re- sponsible for the dastardly piece of work cut off the two buckets and pulled the rope. a new one, one of the wheel. Among the selectmen and those who investigated the matter Friday opin- ions are about evenly divided as to whethe- the trap was prepared for some special autoist against whom there might have been a look for re- venge. or, as some believe, the idea was fol general hold-up purposes, with the intention of robbery.
 James T. Shea passed a slowly mov- ing automobile a little ways up the line, tut at the bridge, while in the road getting his team over the rope he neither saw nor heard anyone.
 
 this section of the state road every 24 hours. No more terrible place for such -a job could have been selected, as the night was dark and stormy.
 Chicken Theft Attempted. Chicken thieves are operating in the borough again. An attempt was made Thursday night to lift some from Daniel Finn's coops, but they were frightened away. B. C. Bliss and MT Tatrcault on East Main street have | lost several recently. A little while ago the thieves visited Joseph Rood's farm and carried away all he had ir ore house except one old patriarch oi a rooster. He being rather thin, the robbers left a note pinned on the her | house door notifying MT. Roode that | when he got the old bird fat they would be after him.
 Canal Talk in 1927.
 Thu sday a man was in town in tht | interest of the proposed canal whicf | there is talk of constructing from Nor. wich to Worcester He took severa of tue Quinebaug, taking in- the Aspi. nook dam and its surroundings. | charter was granted in the private act: | of 1927 to build such a canal and the older residents of Griswold remembel when the Quinebaug Canal bank il Norwich was established to hell finance the scheme. There is said tC have been several local depositors anC stockholders. All the towns along tn, l proposed route held town meetings anC | there were many who believed i would be built at once. Such men a! General Moses Cleveland, David Eros and SEubael Butts of Canterbury ant the Cottons and Chandlers of Pomfre were interested in the project.