Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24

Qu.etEess again reigned in Norwich 50 years ago during the week May .7-.--. ,.-4. only excitement being the repof .ed injunction or the town against the city to prevent the latter from kepins horses in the building with the Town Clerks office The finding ol the mutilated body Of an infant created a litle excitement and sensation. Extracts from the Bull letina files ,ol bJ follow:
 May T., 1SUg--rae office of X. T. Davis in the Richards building was entered some time on Friday night, the papers, oVernauied and scattered about tho floor A dollars worth Of postage stanips, some small change and In all about six dollars were all that the thief got for his trouble.
 The dead boay of a newly born in- fant was found in d path near the shore of the lantic Cove, just below the almshouse, Saturday morning. It was wrapped in an apron and the head was. much bruised. The cor oner's jury rendered d verdict that the child came to its death by violence from the hand of some person un- known 10 them.
 Some of tho fishermen drew their seine. right under the Greeneville clam, wh ch is the spawning place for shad, and the other fishermen down the river arc indignant 2t it, as it bids fair to cx .er;ilin&te the shad from the river.
 May IS, 1869 Letters mailed in California oa the Sth instant. arrived in this city yesterday morning. This is the first euect of tho completion of the Pacific railroad experienced in this city. By the oYeriand route it required eighteen days to reaca here and twenty two days by steamer. D,
 Placing e plank uu it's edge across the siuc walk and lausning at. people who stumble over 1t. affords evening doiectatioq, for Greencyille boys. It is very funny, ind 2d-,ot the boys. but equa ly trJ.hs 10 the temper O. the unfortunate seun5ler. to say nothing Of tendsry feet and the dis like of being laughed at.
 The TnassIVc ledge ot rcck on the Greeuevii!e rGad. between Main street and the naciine shop, has, during the past few moalhs growl beautifully less from the continued application of Irish anu Yalkee muscle. gunpowder and haru knocsiS. Tie irok2n rock will be Used lI muc4Gisflizins the streets. \ uew side aalk will materi- ally Improve the entsdncl tu Dublin and the suburbs ei Toorleyt5Wn.
 May l9. 1S69- h tile senate yester- day .. resolution incorporating the Norwich Dime Saving bank was re fered as va: tla petition for changing the voting place il Preston.
 4 thousand O: niorc swallows have taken up their ullarta~s iu oa- O. the chimueys or the Broadway school house. Having obSeTN cd tho orderly marching of ttc children at recess time. these Chimney lodgers follow their example and descend to the virtuous cosllhos in regular file al about quarter before eight every fine evening. And they gab0lc as they go like tattling tea party.
 May %, 1s59-Srrawberries made ,heir first appearance at some of the frIrt stores yesterday and were Gob- . ' up at fifty cents basket of . ...ie less than q quart.
 Dig iu the garden and let whiskey Lone" was the reply recently re ceived by q victim of dyspepsia whl answered an advertisement that : receipt for Q cure might be had by sending postage stamp to the adver- User.
 Several of the city hydrants have ben broken recently by persons un- acquainted with the manner or open ing them and by others who are care less. The drivers of tie water cart' have been particularly careless and [; man has had to follow them arJu.t the city and fix the hvtlra1''e -'' they had been used. There seems tt 5e no head to ti.e pC+ ,t.- L
 ing the streets. The drivers do :.Dpu, as they please. regardless ef renlCn- stranccs from the street committee and drench the cross-WalEs as thor