Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-07
FIFTY YEARS ACO IN NORWICH
Democratic Meeting Breed Hall Turned Out be zle-James c. Day Honored by King of Italy-Rver- side Baseball Club Elects Officer.

Fifty years ago fin Norwich pota- l toes were selling at z2 cents a peck onions 25 cents a peck and beans were
 selling at 10 cents q quart. James c
 Day of this city. was honored by the Italian government for bravery.
 Extracts of the files of '67 follow: April 1, 1se7-The Democratic meet ing in Greed hall Saturday night was the worst frfzzle of the fampaisn The hall was but little more than half full. and this small audience was stiil further reduced by Hon. James F. Babcock, distinguished member of the late American Party from New
 Richard 'vaux of Philadslphia, was advertised, and we understood was in town. but declined to speak MT. Sol- omon Lucas. q lawyer of this city. was nut in to fill the bilP' He stated that the Republicans had got their canvass all in and give nup the state. He knew better.
 Poison 7umcred.
 There was some excitement in the city on Saturday over q rumor that q whole family in Preston, had been The facts in the case were as fol- lows: About o'clock Friday after noon the four children of Henry Stod- dard. living mile out on the Pres voimiting with great violence and go- ing into q state of rstupor. The par ents summoned 8 physician, who in investigation, ascertained the only had eaten freely of a gruel prepared for sick man who declined to eat it because it was so full of ginger-a mistake having been made in its ;reparation-so that it was made out Of ground ginger without any meal. The children devoured it all. The family was recovering Saturday.
 Rev. Dr. Marsh. the veteran temper ance leader, preached at the Second church Sunday after noon, an effective discourse on the subject of the close connection of temperance with religion.
 Rows and Fights.
 April 2. 1SS7-An unusually large number of rows "scrimmages'' and fights occurred on Monday, more than at any election for some time past At Greeneville. in the morning. the King of the Democrats' as he is called, was knocked down by an Irish man whose vote he wished to contract. Another crowd of Irishmen got into a fight because some of the Fenians in their number voted Republican, and went down to the river bank to set tie it. They all got their heads rub bed in the sand. and one of them got his face so badly cut that he had to go to a physician to have it dressed. There were numerous other fights about town A hitch in the matter of the eU- press business on the route from Bos- ton to New York, by the Norwich steamboat line has just occurred. The railroad and steamboat company raised their charges on the Adams Express company on the first of April, the latter took messengers of the trains and boats and took no ocal or through business by that route l ,n Monday.
 Found Dead Baby.
 April S. -1S67-A dead baby was ound under a Stoop of the Broadway hureh on Tuesday afternoon by some 1 'hildren at play in the vicinity. The | 'ody was buried by some one living | lear but disinterred that an inquest l night be held. The jury summoned | )r. Warren, who after an examination | the body that of a still | 'orn male child when 1t was rebur- jed. The jury rendered a verdict in |