Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-27

Tn Norwich fifty years ago the chief interest of the city was the prep aration for Christmas which fell on Saturday in 1869. A snow storm 1ust before the holiday furnished the GUS tomary atmosphere. A humorous con- versation between two small boys rel- ative to dads probable condition makes strange reading in these times of Tess than one-half of one per cent,
 Extracts from The Bulletins files of fifty years ago follow:
 Dec. 20, 1Sss-Things look at this moment very favorable for the Thames Navy Yard. MT. Robeson will recommend an appropriation of s250.- GOO for the site, and the proper esti- mates are now being made by Capt. Sawyer, civil engineer of the bureau of yards and docks. Too much praise cannot be accorded to the Honora- ble. A. Brandegee for his exertion in behalf of the navy yard. .
 A melancholy catastrophe occurred on Saturday evening which has plung- cd one household in Greeneville into inconsolable grief Tommy" was the pride of the family. He was possessed of remarkable beauty and magnificent proportions. Indeed he pulled down the scales at 16 pounds and his voice was lHCOIupdIdDlS. I1S lOOh d VI e-4n OAA the railroad Saturday evening in fe- line meditation, fancy free from alas the boat train struck him between wind and water and left his discovered and voiceless remains to tell the tale. On Sunday tho bereaved household sought him out and bore him off to honorable burial among the cats-of his ancestry. s+-
 Dec. 2t. 1S6s-The committee on the road in Preston and Ledyard had a fi- nal meeting in the court room on Monday to hear the claims for dam- ages of the various parties. The fol- lowing claimed damages: Henry Stod- dard. Hioberd Stoddard, Thomas A Allen, Joseph Maynard, Heirs of Ebe- nezet Stoddard and Heirs of Cyrus Allen. Some of the parties claimed damages for fencing. The total claims amounted to over $45o0.
 Two hundred feet more hose was, re- ceived by the chief engineer Satur- day. This makes up the complement procured at this time. This lot is called the metropolitan four ply hose and was manufactured by the Odor- less Rubber company of New York.
 The Dime Savings Bank has de- clared a semi-annual dividend of thre' and half per cent, payable on anc after the fifteenth prox. '
 Dec. 9. 1S6s-At last the old bridge over the railroad near G. P. CottEef 6 Company'sE elevator is in process of demolition and new bridge to ex- tend across the whole street included the land recently given the city is ir process of erection by the railroad company. 2.
 The ladies of the different. churche! are busy at work decorating them fol the approaching holidays. The Sun day school children have been spend ing their time after school in the sur. rounding woods gathering the ever greens for the festive season. Another snow storm commences about half past twelve this morning Fly dawn the entire countryside w siumbering under a heavy white blau ket.
 Dec. g, 1ses-A committee of tn, members of the South Penn Hos, company of Philadelphia is expected to be in town next week to make ar raugements for a visit next suname nf that company to this place ant Bridgeport. z Jared Chapman of Preston had al alteration with W. Loren Buddingtol about Il o'clock last evening near tn east end of the Laurel Hill bridge an, stabbed him with a sheath knife. Tn wound was in the muscle of the lief arm and bled profusely. Dr. Ware 'sseattended the stabbed man and dresse the wound.
 -- The meeting of the New Londo, County Agricultural Society to or. ganize under their new charter wa