Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Fire Department Holds Its Annual Parade and Exhibition
 Local Armory Pronounced Best of Any in StateGris- wod Paper Company Formed With Capital of $60ooo

of Norwich for the purpose of erect ing a building suitable for thefr uses,
 and with further design of securing
 from the wealthy men of the city a
 sufficient sum to place the institution
 on f1rner basis free from the risks of failure
 The returns of the assessors in the
 third district for the month of Sep tember give Norwich $17.of0.9 .94. Annual Firemen's Parade. Oct. 25, 1s66.-On Saturday the an-
 nua1 parade Of the fire department will occur, The Wauregan Steam Fire En- zine Co.,, has decided to offer a, prize to the hand fire engine that throws the highest stream of water. The length be fixed by the chief engineer, who will act as judge. Neptune Co.,. win turn out on this occasion, with the old side stroke engine, formerly owned by the Hudson Fire Engine Co. The
 Greeneville, Norwich Town and Yantic companies are invited to attend and compete for the prizes.
 Capt. Pratt, the inspector of arms, equipments, etc, of Connecticut Ma tional Guard, who has just been on an inspecting tour throughout the state, pronounces the arrnory of Co. B, 3rd.
 regiment, in this city, as in the best condition of any other armory in the state. This is to references to the is-
 sues of the state and does not apply to
 show rooms etc.
 Oct. 26, 1366-The school report of Killingly shows an attendance. of 1256 children between four and sixteen. In the winter the average attendance in school was less than half this number.
 There was only $230I.36 expended for
 schools in this town during the last
 year.
 There was quite a little row on Lit 41 Uot
 Thursday. between two Ledyardities, one age about fifty, the other 21 or so The young one did not like something
 the older one said and let him one
 right on the peppers which induced the old man to slope. A little later they met and clinched in an oyster
 market on Market street, where they fought like brave men, long and well till they smashed a window and left The old man with a black eye perfer- red complaint but the younger man was over the hills and far away when
 an officer was ready to arrest him. Griswold Paper Go. Formed. Oct 27, 1866,-A company has beer recently formed in Griswold called The | tai stock in to be s6G,000 nearly all o1 which has been taken at $25 per share l The first meeting of this company was | held Wednesday the 2ith, at the count. Ing room Of the Union Machine Com pany of Norwich. At that meeting 2 code of by laws was adopted and z board of directors chosen. At a sub- I sequent meeting the directors made 2 1 choice of Henry Lathrop of %opeville 1 as agent. This com pany has pur- chased what is termed the Glasgo Mills
 in Griswold, and intend to commence
 work immediately, in building a new dam and erecting such buildings as
 are necessary for the manufacture o. paper. The. water power is on the | Pachaug river in the east part O. ] GrisWo1d.
 l Franklin hall having been thorough l ly cleansed and renovated, and it mus l have been a HeTculean task, after teigh
 years use as a newspaper printing of flee, will be open to the public to | ball on Monday. The floors hay, | groaned beneath the strain of tht
 steam engine and power press, vii
 once again spring to the tread of tht
 dancers as they whirl through tht merry waltz or dashing galop.