Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11

Bridges were carried away, rivers oyerflowed their banks and trains were stalled in this section of the county fifty years ago this week. The storm was a very severe one and ac- cordiuE to the files of The Bulletin or October, 1869, did unprecedented damage. Another matter of more than passing interest was the laying Of the corner stone of the German Lutls- eran church sen Franklin street a haif century ago this week. There were meetings of the Niagara Engine com = pany, and the '. NJ. c. 4. and 8 new school house on Town street was ded- icated.
 Interesting bits of news taken from the files of The Bulletin of October, 1889 follow:
 don Northern railroad is doing very large freightirg business. Long trains of fifty cars, requiring two en- zines to drag them up the grades, have been an almost every day occurrence during the past week. Since the on- eniny Of the road to Grouts it's bus mess has been steadily increasing.
 The Dime Savings Bank reports the following as the result Of their first weeks work: Number of books issued. ts0; amount received s3,26o.
 somebody has been distributing strychnine about town and as the lion roareth and the whang- doodle mourn eth for it's first born, so doth the own- CTS and dogs lament its deadly works.
 Tuesday, Oct. 5. 1S6e.-The rainfall during the storm which cleared up yesterday was excessiVe and We hear rumors Of disaster by flood in all di- rections It Nas s. repostGd late ..,1,,.. lasF Providence and FIshkin railroad O.
 was also reported that severe damage had been caused at Taftviiie.. All the reads in this section are badly dam aged and wasted and the streams arc beyond their banks. The Yantic was discharsing an immense body of wat CT last night and it is safe to expect news of havoc al-ng thes Shetucl1et and it's tributaries today. The Frank and there was a greater depth of water in the cellars in that vicinity than is usually found in the stream.
 The board of school visitors at a meeting on Saturday. discussed the subject of con solidatfng the several mend the consolidation policy to the town. The matter is receiving consid- erable attention from the though tful friends of the school system and there is little doubt that sooner or later con solidation will be affected
 At the regular monthly meeting of Niagara Engine C., No. ?, on Monday evening the following officers were eccteQ. " Huanf MOSS, foreman; h. W. Greenabaug, first assistant; Henry Hall, second assistant; John A. Healey, secretary; N. $. Gilbert, treasurer.
 The damage to the New London Northern Railroad by the storm of 5es- terday is unprecedented. A bridge is reported carired away near Palmer. 4 dam was carried away at Stafford, full particulars of which we were un- able to obtain, as the flood drove the telegraph operator from the office. The whereabouts of Downer's and Will EaIns' down trans were not known last night as the telegraph wires are all down or cannot be worked.
 Wednesday, Oct. 6. 1S6s.-The corn CT stone of the first edince in the state dedica ted to the worship Of Almighty God according to the rites and belief or the people composing the Lutheran Evangelical church, was laid in Frank lin street, in this city, Tuesday aft ernoon- There was a very large at- tendance both of Germans and natives and the ceremonies were interesting and impressive.
 An adjourned meeting of the West Chelsea school district was held Mon day evening. The treasurer reported the balance in the treasury to be $S47.I2. The indebtedness of the dis