Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-21
|IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO
Survey of Thames River Channel Completed By Captain J. A. Judson, Engineer Corps, U. s. A.-Preston School Visitors Place Ban on Teachers Late Hours Mayor Blackstone Was Guest at Reception French Frgate -Columba Church 15O Years Old

and the whole is being hurried forward
 es rapidly as possible The stone work
 on both sides is solid and substantial
 and a credit to the skill of MT. Bur
 dick, the contractor under whose su-
 peryisiion the work is being done.
 The committee appointed several
 weeks ago to examine and report upon
 the subject of introducing water into
 the city, with a recommendation Of
 8 plan therefor, have had ample time,
 it seems, to complete their investiga-
 tion and report, but we hear nothing
 from them yet. We understand they
 have made careful examinations of
 several sources from which a suf-
 ficent supply might be derived for use
 of the city, but have not come to the
 conclusion as to which of them is
 under all circumstances the best. The
 public, meanwhile, are waiting pa
 tiently to hear something from them.
 Let us have some sort of report be-
 fore long, gentlemen, or the people will
 begin to think you are waiting for
 another breaking up of the fountains
 of the deep
 The annual report of the directors
 of the Providence and 'Stonington rail-
 road shows the entire receipts of the
 road last year to have been $012,0O
 and the expenditures of $427,123. The
 company paid in dividends $155,866
 and made improvements at Stonington
 valued at $95,343.
 Oct. IS. 186t.-The old tree in the
 middle of the sidewalk in front of the
 Rockwell building, was cut down and
 carted away yesterday, which disposes of another nuisance. The walk is now
 free from Instructions from the corner of Water street to the Free church.
 The Sabbath school teachers and their friends of the cause tOf all de .
 nominations), in New London county,
 will hold their next annual meeting in
 lot,1 +11
 at II o'clock a. m., continuing through
 the day and evening. Rev. c. B. Wil- COX of New London, will read an es- say and addresses may be expected
 from Rev. s. Graves, D. D.. Rev. M. M. Danna, Rev. H. c. Trumbull and others. are invited to send delegates.
 Oct. 19, 1266-The board of school visitors of the town of Preston have just issued an annual report, in which they take a very high moral stand 1 against being in company and keeping late hours. Teachers who have been guilty of that sort of a thing, the visitors say they consider their duty to damn with faint praise.
 1 The foundation for a new chapel is being laid at Harrisville The building is to be of brick, 24x36, estimated to cost from $500 to $1,000, and the amount is nearly pledged
 Ne annual meeting of the Con- gresational conference of New London county, was nQh last week in the town of Lebano@ in the brick meeting 1 house, and with the church over which Rev. o. D. Hine has for some time set tied
 Columbia Church 15o Years Old. Oct. 20, 1SG6.-The Congregational church in Columbia will observe it's one hundred and f1ftieth anniversary on Wednesday, the 24th. Tho exercises twill consist of a historical discotrse by the pastor, historical papers by John s. Yeomans. Esq, and addresses by 1 Rev. o. D. Hine of Le3anon and Rev l Charles Little of Woodbury.
 1 The officers Of the French fleet now ] in New London harbor gave a recep- 1 ton ~on Thursday to the officers of the l Sabine. large number of gentle 1 men and ladies were present as invited 1 guests from this and adjacent places l Mayor Blackstone being among the l guests from Norwich. The reception i was in return for that given by the 1 officers of the Sabine a short time go ! It was given upon the frigate Themis 1 which had been elaborately prepared 1 for it. The arrangements and decora i tiOnS of the vessel exhibited taste sucF i as only the French possessed of anG | attracted and admiration Of the guests 1 present. Flags, arms, etc, were ap- i propriately arranged. The dancine
 was heartily enjoyed and the enter i tainmen provided was of tha most 1 elaborate and tempting chara cter The | hospitality Of the French officers has , won them many friends herea!oout