Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-30
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO
Finance Committee Estimated City Expenses $260O0 For the Ensuing Year-Four Mill Tax Recommended City List of 1866-Annual Meeting of Central School Dis trict-Mason Kinne Appointed Clerk and H. H. Osgood,
 Treasurer.

Fifty years ago in this city the re- publican Union voters of the town held very large attended caucus in TreadWay hall and nominated town of ficers. The New London county fair and the Norwich Horticultural socie- ty held their annual exhibitions AL though the first few days of the week the weather was unfavorable for such events, the exhibitions were well at tended.
 Gleanings from The Bulletin files of
 S6 follow:
 Sept. A, 1s66.-At a city meeting held on Saturday, the, 22nd, Mayor Blackstone presiding, the finance con- mittee of the Court of Common Collrl- cil submitted a report of the est1- mated expenses of the city for the current fiscal year, amounting to S2s,q GOO, and recommended the adop- tion of the following. resolution; Re solved: That tax of four mills on a dollar be laid on tine ely list of 1886.
 The hundredth anniversary of the establishment of methodism on this continent is certainly an occasion that should not be allowed to pass with out some observance-With this in view the M. E. church of New London district have decided to hold. con- vention of delegates in that city on Wednesday of this week.
 Sept. p, 18e6.-Nessrs. A. and ". Sprague of Providence, proprietors of the Baltic mills at Spra @ue, and among the greatest cotton manufac- turers in tine world. have recently purchased the water power and prfvi- leges at South Windham, and intend to erect there one of the largest cot ton mills in America, even larger than the Baltic mills. This will convert South Windham from a quiet little town into a large and bustling village.
 The annual meeting of tue Central ct io+ will ha hold ET,ilaD evening in Treadway nall, when the annual reports will be presented, three new members of the board elected.
 Odd Fellows Meet.
 Sept. 26, 18G6.--A special n1f 9ting of Uncas lodge No. II, I. o. O. F., of this city was held in their lodge room Tuesday evening" to celebrate the first anniversary of the dedication of the hail and receive visit from the w. w. G. M. of the state. An address appropriate to the occasion was de- livered by P. G. John w Stedman which was ordered published. After 1 speeches by members Of the lodge and visiting brothers from abroad, a col lation was served in one of the anti rooms.
 At a meeting of the state board of trustees of the State Insane Hospi- tai held at Hartford, Tuesday, it was voted that the subject of a site for the | institution be postponed to an ad- iourned meeting to be held at Middle
 town, Wednesday. October 3rd. B. w Tomrkins one of the board of trustees writes that he would be happy to con- | fer with any of our citizens who de- sired to have the institution located in Norwich.
 The salutes fired in New London harbor, Saturday afternoon, by the U. s. frigate Sabine, and the French fri gate Themis, wera heard distinctly in the neighborhood Of the Great Plain in this city, a distance of 14 miles. The tax on the grand list of the town,-of Norwich for the year 1865 amounted to $152,0G0. Our town col lector James Ritc3ie, has collected the whole sum except SAY which he found l necessary to abate. This is the closest l collection ever made in the history of 1 the town.
 The second annual fair of the Nor wich Horticultural society at Breed
 haH, Tuesday was in every way a complete success The show of vege- | tables, fruits. flowers. etc, was by fa1 i the largest Norwich has ever had.