Norwich bulletin., 1919-11-01

A half century ago this week little
 of note happened in Norwich and vii
 cinity. One incident of unusual inter
 est was an earthquake that shook the
 town slightly. The railroad bridge at
 fantic was quite badly damaged by Ess SSsss EssE sa9 auliss lss Ess sSs
 week October 25-so. 1889. inclusive fonswE = -s,0 T7r3Sr .4F MonpaS oets 2ss sssrThe upper
 nasS Dn ns discovered aoPg Sy
 farmer to be on fire about IF o'clock = S-rSday- y-night, aha ,Ras extinguished by
 him. The fire was presumed to be the woyk. of design. as many shavings were disfqyered abQnt on she bridge. The 4n'netsife wasS B9dlSi damaged and gthe
 passed over 1t. the engines going first and the cars being pushed over after
 After it became known in this vicin- .ritY chat yEe had api Aarthquake Friday ynorning several people discovered thai .sahsy had nolseedsfit Es One breakfast
 table in town was considerably enliv- ss,eued by an sssartfon by member of the family that she had been awaken q ed by the shaking pfiher bed. Work on the German Lutheran bsrturoh4on, Franklin street is progress-
 ing as rapidly as things will admit,
 but funds are still needed
 The Dime Savings bank took pos ,-sesston-ot itss new quarters in DT. Cas- sNsidy z buildings eoh Nam street saturs day.
 Tuesday Oct. 2s, IS6S4-The subject Of forming fat mems club is being agitatfd in this city. and parties in- citned Co +stoutness may be caught at ,ilnes mes, 2n i9e scales enxiously gazing " see V thec rise 200 pounds, the fig -@-ggTss IF Exquisite f0r, regularly enrolled Mr. Converse is greatly improving the roads in the vicinity of the Com
 monwealth mills al the Falls. new ssyience, 'has been, greeted. next to the railroad and walk is nearly complet-
 ed on that side. The road las been propeNly widened an grade The ;--ssSN-a-AHs-is prosEaSsins- fnel,. and ex- hihAisy ih9roqSRr MoEklPanship. While
 so msnys o1ef2 dsmk have been caf riedisR az byItAe nools. this one in ifs
 ineemf sSe st,as has Stood irnly. It Ats
 now finished for two-thirds of its
 length and a coffer dam has been s.sssslss! two feet FSeher1than the dam
 As John Ladd was at work painting lsass isasi26 ii dls spTUcess of erectispl -by--1+ N Cleveland the ladder upon
 which he was standing gave way. pre- . taysspfta tlns him to the ground. a dis ---. .fsnce- pf nearly. thirty feet. breaking .s-. iEo of his ribs and otherwise injurine 4s him severely
 ---- "Wednesday T. Oct. 27. 1s6s-Henry - Bacon of the firm of Mcouirk &- Ba-
 con has purchased of F. McWhinnie
 his manufactorr O. cement sewer and ='- sri in pipe on"Franlltn- street and will
 carry on the business Mir. W.Whiu- fie =dts> t6F -fJstS0fi -tJ. to start t1t
 sarnc business there.
 Tho bows about town are raidins on
 the merchants for business cards About every ten minutes when schOo
 Is not ln session the counting room ot every merchant in town is entered by some urchin. plaintively begging:
 Please give me a business card. mis-
 QHec .fhs hsSz are eSa1ecting them to
 seeshqT large 4n assoItment the town
 klFsFrrlsh, shd sFes,hot '7in leagpe ses'.i & " '''T%ss" some have surg Iu The Norwich postoffice at this date there are 9t0 unclaimed letters. Neptune Steamer. Nc. 2. has beer
 organized and ,ihs ,maehinerv put ir
 order by George S~eht and William F
 Bell the engineer and fireman. and
 the steamer is now in. better order than when it was first brought,to this city Thursday. Oct 2s. lsse-The frs
 snow Of the seasonzcame down yester