Norwich bulletin., 1919-03-22

cries of order. dry up and a dozen | other expressions until he talked out. Several spoke and similar scenes en- ! sued after which MT McNeil withdrew | his motion and the meeting adjourned. |
 March IT, 1S69-There have been laid in this city over twelve miles of sheet iron pipes, and no break from the water pressure has yet taken r.ace. The leaks have ail been at the joints. One length of the cast iron |I.pe across Central Wharf to the as tonishment or everybody, burst tster cay from the water pressure alone. Half a dozen boys, between ten and fourteen years of age. toe drunk to walk, exhibited themselves on Main street on Sunday.
 The police have orders to arrest all boys playing marbles on the sidewalk. 1 This is in consequence of the affair of | Saturday evening when III a dispute over game I small boy was hit with Stone in the temple and his recov l cry was doubtful for several days. March IS, 1369-St. Patrick's day | tassed off quietly in all sections of | the city and there was a lotable lack
 Of disturbances which have marked ! the passing or the day ir years prev ious. There was a lecture on The
 Hero Kings of Ireland given by W. c. ] Robinson of New Haven in Breed hall. 1 A difficulty has arisen in the settle
 n'nnt between the Bridoe Committee
 and Contractor Hutchins, for the building of the new brilge over the
 west arm of the Yantic river which
 rlay end in q law suit. According to the contract Mir. Hutchics was to re-
 ceive $14,000 for work, $7 ,S1H for the | bridge and $G.200 for taa af'utmens--- the. latter to be new. The contract
 for building the abutments was sub-let to Thomas B. Woodwork for $5,000. 1 When it was found that the walls were good and would not have to be taken blown the con7mittee tool: the sub con- tract off M~. Woodworth's hands and built them hiring him by the day. The
 cause of the disnute is the nine hum
 dred dollars which Mir Hutchins claims he made by su -ls;ting the contract and which the committee re- fuses to pay.
 March 1s, 1S69-To live in Norwich and still retain the right of suffra ge in Preston. it has been founi necessary to register ones name 1t q ilotei four times day-for three meals and lodg ing-and wash the face and hands
 each. morning in Prestor
 The Preston toll bridge is not par
 t.cularly delightful thorouehfare at any time, but unlighted of dark right it requires not ony courage but considerable Sagacity to effect a pas sage through it.
 it the republican ccryartion for
 Windham County Prescott May of Putnam was nominated for sheriff. He was elected on the second formal hailot.
 Marched. 1s69-Abou- q year ago, !
 man picked up a potato 1T the street. !, ,se o,H sold it for fifty cents as one of a rare
 variety. The money was spent in , lager but the potato was cut into four pieces and r.lanted and the intende l
 vctin1 in due time was rewarded with ! s2' pounds of fine potatoes which he lTul plant this coming season.
 | Quite a crowd gathered fast evening | to discuss the process Of removing tho l lenris from the site of ihc late Apollo
 building. Tho question as 70 whethee
 the worEmen drc up or dowr has not yat been decided.
 One good woman of F;uy Years Aro cGrle ont strongly against 1he veloci- l rode, the forcrunner of he bicycle and the motorcycle. with Inc fellow i"": "t v-"7t to trrp my head tNo other way wren I see a man capable Of doing g vast amount of good by
 honest labor, sitting astride of one of these hu~- bugs and showing people
 what fool he is. Son,G odv saws
 something grand will crmo out of the Iveiocipede sometime. It may be so II my pronhetic eyn sees very little
 nrospect Of Y now. We ou"ht to havo
 toc much seose to patrcrize such
 wtrthlesS; things, but this is a fast lage. We are rushing It brnak-necl,
 ldce not onir after velociYeded but af'er every new notion and hurhun
 v".th which the nation is icing filled , ot rs have ,'cace'
 If this wornan hy chance is alive to- '9N what nrst she think Of the spee7 :" whioh the world is moving now: ArtomohieS maxim" a hnrdrnd miles "1 hour, airDlanes doing 1Tn n>ilos a,75 , .!'"'ore an hour and nvnr tlliag ~ofne i
 -He same class. World che still thint he vclocipede was fast?