Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-11
EVENTS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO

trict was stated to bs $eS.ooe. Thesuna of 050 was voted to the treasurer Tor extra services The new Tewu street sciool house having been com npietcdy was dedicated last evening. It is beautiful stFuc- ture Of wood, two stories in hetsAt with an cctasoual tower, an ornament al porch and hooded windows. It is 42 feet long and g, feet wide and con taius- two rooms eleven feet bstwsen 1 joji1ts. The one on the lower noor l is for the primary department and the 1 one, on the second floor is for the sec ondafy department. Hss Thursday, Oct. :. 1ss9.-At the held last evening, Lewis A. Hyde. S. R Parlin and Lyxnan A. Branch were ap- pointed delegates to the state conve91- ton at Wipsted with the power or suDstitution. Samuel HoDiey, Loren A. Gallup, B. T. Cranston, Jr, S.B. Bishop and George A1. D. Barnes were appointed a committee to nominate of- ficers for the ensuing year. 5sE The association and conference of the Congregational churches of New London County will bs held at the Congregational church in Nontviiie on Tuesday and "Wednesday or next week. Tuesday afternoon Rev. Dr. Arms sof this city will give q historical sketch 0 fthe Congregational church Of the county, covering the last third of 2 century.
 Frederick ai Denison has been ap- l pointed agent in this city for the New 1 London Northern Railroad company. l The office has been in charge of John l H. Heath, formerly general ticket agent for the company. since the death ot
 MT. Platt.
 Friday, Oct. 8. isss.-About fifty Q,
 the Sir hnishts oI Coluuhisa Com under command of c, .. ". Carter attended the annual review at xrtford
 on Wednesday. They left this city accompanied by the band of the Third | Regiment, on the 10 a. m. train cu
 the New London Northern, via New 1 aYen.
 i A few days ago an item was copied l into our ''personals'' to the effect thai l Mrs. Gen. Mcclellan had just presented the General with fine boy. O1 the very evening of the day of .ais s1,u b. i lication the general and lis wife pass i ed over the Norwich line to New York and a gentleman of this city offered ] the usual conSra tulations to the lucky
 father The general looked somewhat
 surprised, but on being shown ths item laughed heartily and remarked
 that the event happepned nearly four years ago. 1 Abraham Halloway was found dead
 on Thursday morning, on the premisea
 of Dennis Shahan of Baltic. It il supposed he was intoxicated and fei, i down 8 flight of stairs at the foot oi Hhlcn nc HaS found.
 1 Saturday, Oct. g, iS6s.-Yesterday 1 closed up the tfirtieth year during which F. E. Lee of this city. has bought his family butter Of Seymour Morse ] of Plain Hill, in this town. For if : teen of these years no price has been named till the bill came in the Hin- ter. This is the most prolonged but ter trade we ever heard Of. And they never had & dispute. during the whole time e.tker. We'll, Well.
 The lecture at the Broadway churcf, l last evening by Prof. De Launey, was attended by 2 large audience. The subject of the preceding evening, The ataeombs of Rome, was resumed and treated in the speakers earnest and forcible manner Interesting portraits were exhibited of some who were most eminent in the Christian faith.
 Yesterday Charles Quash, coIored,
 who belong in Colchester, met Joseph
 Hyde. another eoiored man, wko is
 enptoped in one Of the Bath street liy- cry stables. and after some conversa- ton, Quash told Hyde he intended to to kill him. and made an assault up-
 on him wita a knife. Quash fled and has not yet been arrested. Althou Sh Hyde's wounds are severe none of them are dangerous.