Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-29

Fifty yeare ago this weak coal took a drop of $1-70 a ton and was selling at the time at s5.15 ton. There were but few happenings of not in Norwich that week. One item from the files of The Bulletin that is of interest In these days of electricity was the fact that Norwich had what was known as a Commissioner of Lamps. At that time the Commissioner of Lamps was busily engaged in overhauling the old tin lanterns" and substituting some or "a new pattern made by A. H. Vaughn of Norwich. Extracts from the files of The Bulletin of the week November - 23-27. 1889 follow:
 " Monday. November 22. 1S69-The storm of Saturday morning was un- usually severe. It prostrated insecure fences. sent the top bricks rattling down chimneys and caused rattling among signs and wooden awnings. The most serious damage we heard of Vas the demolition of a house in rrocess of construction in Preston. The Allen and Brady Lock company, whose factory is now located on Broad @ direct, commenced some time since bank locks under the patents of Mir. Brady. but the business 1. was comparatively limited and did not . promise any great returns. The safe- 0ty and simplicity of the lock and the necessity of providing some substitute for the clumsy and unsafe locks in common use. determined the inventor to produce some modification of his Tault lock suited to every day wants ---nnd thereby open up a larger field for his valuable invention. Ills efforts have been exceedingly successful and the company Is now manufacturing vault locks. front door locks and pad locks safe locks and safe deposit locks.
 In accordance with the instructions of the common council the street com rnittee are proceeding with the Broad way sewer
 { - Tuesday. November 2S, 1S6a-It is reported that since Mary Twain's lec- ture in this city. the sale of his book Innocents Abroad, have fallen off con .siderably. That is hardly fair to M"rk flor the book is excellent, even if the lecture was coarse and rather flattei than funny. The book was writer with some care and at leisure; the lec- ture was hastily scraDed together. 1T z .response to the clamor Of committees; ~ that's the difference.
 4 pair of hac-S horses mirabile dictu ran away yeste- lay morning, while tho driver Tom Holmes was solici|int . fares at the West Side deoot. Police. = ifian Adams with great heroisn rar to the rescue and s1icceeded in ar. resting the psps in. their mad career on the West Yantic bridge.
 Wednesday. November 24 1Se9- There are very few vessels in port ant
 the wharves are presenting the de
 serted apnea ra nee that characterize V the winter months.
 Professor Logan's lecture last even E.fE drew out large audience than or any n-evious night. The speaker dwel , particulariy on the way to court an. -f ei,on- the question and the audienc,
 showed their appreciation ot the il
 iustrations bv roars of laughter an,
 greet anDlsuse.
 Patrick Mccarthy of Baltic whiI
 Eoirr from his house on Tuesda' rn~-nino to the Cor1nanvs store wa - He was taken to his residence and die, - few minutes after
 Thnrsdav. November 25. 1Ssa-A tel |. egrarn received vesterdav hv local coa - dealers announces a decline in th' r price of coal of me dollar and twert1 ce-fs ton. This will be good news t'
 coal consumers. If not for the coa
 ini~ers. Coal at the mines Is nov
 seTling in ten thousand ton lots at s5.1 ., fan.
 F-nfessor Then Torriee. the di-AcFo
 st the Pnston Consrrs'ato-v of Fusir
 who or~a-i7ed trc ryrnat chorils at Tn
 P4are JuhiiAe is to he in this citv nev
 Sunday and viii lecture on Sarrn' Music He is alec to oreanize a choru
 here and practice in singing will h, held Satr~dav e-enino