Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21

Fifty years ago, Captain J. A. Jud-
 son of the Engineers Corps. United
 States Army, completed survey on the channel of the Thames river. for the deepening of the channel to the ex- tent of IA feet, the entire length Of
 the river. The appropriation of SlO,- 000 appropriated by Congress will by
 no means be sufficient to undertake
 the task but it is hoped by the cit
 izens of the city, and those in east ern Connecticut who would be bene-
 fitted by the deepening of the channel,
 that an additional appropriation will
 be secured
 As Norwich has been selected by judges for one of the jurisdictal dis
 tricts, the supreme court will open it's
 sessions here on next week. The board
 of school visitors of the town of Pres ton in their annual report placed ban on the teachers in keeping late
 hours and the company they keep. Mayor Blackstone was a guest at
 reception rendered by officers Of the French frigate which is moored at New London.
 Gleanings from the Bulletin files of l '66 follow:
 oct. IS, 1ss6-In Litchfeld, Tuesday last, a man named Thomas Herbert, formerly a member of the End Conn. Heavy Artillery, whose home was in
 this town, but had been engaged in Litchfeld. had some trouble at a hotel
 which resulted in his death.
 Thames Channel Survey Completed. Captain J. A. Judson of the En-
 gineer Corps, U- $. A., completed his
 surveys of the channel of the Thames
 river last week, and having learned
 that Gen. Humphreys will npt make
 a visit here on an inspection tour as
 he intended to, will leave town for
 Newport, whSe he is to be on duty
 this winter. The results of the Cap tain's surveys show that the sum ap-
 propriated, $10,000, will be by no
 means sufficient 10 deepen the channel of the river to the depth of fourteen
 feet the entire length at high tide. If I he matter is properly brought be 3 re Congress there is every reason to De- lieve that an additional appropriation can be secured and those interested in the welfare of the city, and of Eastern Conn. should see that the matter is tended to. The increased receipts of ] the collector here, with the channel deepeTed as proposed, would renum- crate the government in a very short
 period. Captain Judson has tended to l his duties faithfully and efficiently, and Shad made many friends while among US who will be sorry to lose 1 him.
 The storm on the sound for the past ] three or four nights has been very severe, ucldS ms t4lc GOGIS D1 all lilies more or less, the James T. Brady, of the freight line, not arriving here until late Saturday afternoon The sea go- 1 ing qualities and staunchness of the 1 City of New York were thoroughly proved on Friday night, when in spite of a very heavy sea and stiff wind, sine landed her passengers at New London after a. IT.
 Oct. Is, 1S66.-The fall term of the FsHprene court will be held next week in this city, commencing on Tuesday. Under the bill passed at the legislature dividing the state into jurisdical dis l tric1s Hartford. New Haven, Norwich and Bridgeport have been fixed upon l by the judges as the places at which 1 hereafter the sem3-annual sessions of 1 the court will be held.
 1 Wait Hurlburt, who vas the past i eighteen years Road M;Ner \.r the 1 Norwich and Worcester read, has ac- l cepted the appointment of Road Master 1 of the New London Northern, and en = 1 tered upon duties. AIr. Hurlburt was i employed on. the Worcester road from 1 the time of it's opening, but his health | failing him about ten years ago, he left
 the road and engaged in farming. l The Water Situation
 i Oct. IT, 1S56-The Laurel Hill bridge 1 is slowly settling to a position where 1 its top will be just below the level ot 1 the new structure, So that it can be ] bridge which is to take its place ment on the north side Of, the river