Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-01
NEEDED NEW TOWN HALL HERE
Fifty Years Aso-Old One Had Just Been Commit tee Was Appointed to Investigate Sites-Norwch Hor- ticutural Society Organized Norwich Banks Declare Dividends

In Norwich fifty years ago plans were considered at a town meeting for the erection of a new town hall to re- place the old one which had been to- tally destroyed by fire some days be- fore. A committee was appointed to investigate sites and report at a later meeting. During the same week a Horticultural society was organized for Norwich and vicinity and Dr. ]. V. Wilson was elected as the president with George Pierce as vice president. Gleanings of the Bulletin fiies of 1s65 are as follows:
 Monday, April 24, 1865-A town meeting was held Saturday afternoon in Treadway's hall to consider the sub- Jects of petitioning to the next gen. eral assembly to make Norwich the sole shire town of New London coun- ty and of the erection of a new town hall and courthouse. Hon. John T. Wait was placed in the chair. After some discussion of the questions under consideration committee was chosen to prepare and circulate petitions as follows: Henry Bill. William M. Will Hams, Benjamin Durfee, Solomon Lu- cas, Isaac Johnson, John A Sterry.
 A committee was also appointed to examine suitable sites for the new building, to prepare plans and esti- mates and to make report at a future meeting. This committee consists of IIG 1O1lOWHlS JOIln 4s w al Lorenzo Blackstone, James A. Hovey, James Lloyd Greene, Amos W. Prem tice, John W. Stedman, John T. Brown, Jeremiah HalSey Augustus Brewster, H. H. Starkweather and Henry Bill.
 Rescued from Drowning.
 Michael Shugrue, a little fellow liv- ing on the West Side, while playing on Comstock's wharf Sunday afternoon, fell into the Thames. He was recov- vf.sJ -f,, fo ,s,~l &av-., H@1x Thomas Comstock, who rushed out for him in a small boat. The lad fell into the river near the same place last sum- mer and at that time narrowly escaped drowning.
 The commission of Major John B. Dennis of this city as major and ad- ditional paymaster U. S. ", was sign ed by President Lincoln on Friday. the 14th inst, the day he was murdered.
 Horticultural Society.
 Tuesday, April 25. 1S65-The sub ject of forming g. Horticultural so- ciety in this town has been agitated for a considerable time and at length decided move has been made in the matter. A call for a meeting to form such society has been left for sigma lures at MT. Safford's news office and quite a number of names have been attached to it. The meeting is to be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The committee on sites, estimates, etc., for a new town hall, met yester- day and began their labors A number of proposals and suggestions were made to them all of which will be duly reported. A few New Londoners who were proving about to See what was goin on were astonished when they were informed that the new edi- fee will probably be built of white marble and located on the summit of Jail hill, where the whole county can see it.
 Griswold w. Loomis, a member of the lower board of the common coun- ell of this city died at his residence on the West Side Monday morning, of consumption. Though his health had been poor for some weeks his death was quite sudden.
 Banks Declare Dividends.
 Wednesday April 26, 1s65-The First National bank has declared a dividend of per cent. free of government tax,