Norwich bulletin., 1915-05-08
MILK HIGH FIFTY YEARS AGO
Price Here Was Ten Per Quart But Only Seven Gents in Other Cities of the State-Norwich Light Infantry Were Reviewed in Hartford By Governor and Staff.

Charles s. Osgood was elected pres l ident of the Shetucket bank at the an- | nual meeting held in this city fifty years ago this week and John l.. De- votion was chosen cashier. Among other matters brought before the at price of milk. Milkmen were charg- ing ten cents a quart in this city, while in other cities the price was only seven cents. The Norwich light In- fantry paid a visit to Hartford that week and were reviewed by the gov- ernor and staff Interesting items talk en from the Bulletin files of 1885 fol- low:
 Four Sites for Town Hall.
 Monday, May 1, 1865.-The adjourn ed town meeting met in Treadway's hall Saturday afternoon to hear the to consider matters relating to the courthouse and town hall. Four sites were named which in the opinion of the committee, were proper positions for the building proposed to be erect ed. The first was the building down on line with Frederick Prentice's house. A much larger building could be put up there, one perhaps a hun dred feet square. The second lot pro- posed was the site of the old, Mer- chants hotel. The third proposition was to buy the Asher Perkins property at the junction of Broadway and Un- ion street. The fourth lot named is that where the American house stands, on Shetucket street. Plans were ex- hibited and explained of the building proposed to be erected. The meeting adjourned to Saturday, May 20th, at ? o'clock.
 Today is the last day for making returns of income for 1884. Also for returning carriages gold watches and pianos. All licenses expire and must IT cured for failure to attend to these matters.
 Uncas Baseball Club.
 The Uncas baseball club to consist of from twenty to thirty members, was organized at a meeting at the Waure- gan Saturday. The club is organized under the rules of the National Base
 Tuesday, May 2, 1S65.-At the an nual meeting of the Shetucket bank held Monday the old board of direc- tors was elected, viz: Charles Osgood, Isaac Johnson, Gilbert Osgood, Thomas G. Kingsley, William L. Brewer, Cal win G. Rawson, John L. Devotion. At a subsequent meeting of the directors, Charles s. Osgood was elected presi- dent and John L. Devotion, cashier.
 Three Norwich Generals.
 During the present war Norwich has furnished three generals-Brigadie Daniel Tyler and Edward Harland and Brevet Major General Birge, and New London two-Major General Mower and Brigadier General Totten.
 Considerable indignation is felt at the course of the milk dealers in main taining the present high price-ten cents quart. In Worcester the price is but seven cents, and in other places the price has been put down to suit the season. There seems to be no good reason for maintaining the present high rate here. Ten cents is more than a quart of milk is worth, at least at this time in the year. Consumers have the matter in their own hands if they will only combine to enforce fair dealing.
 Wednesday, May 3, 1S65.-A girl of 10 years of age, daughter of James Dooling, was run over on Shetucket street about D. m. on Tuesday, by a team owned by O. Whittlesey of Salem. The man who was driving was either very careless or very green. For Fraud In EnIisting Recruits. George Delaney, who has recently been sentenced by a military commits sion to pay a fine of $70,000 and to 10 years in prison for defrauding the gov ernment in enlisting recruits in Au-