Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-17
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO


 Just fifty years ago this week plans were adopted fo~ the new court house Cthe present build:ng) on Union square. The plans accepted were the plans on which the present building was erected. 4 sad accident occurred in Lisbon which resulted in the death of 2 H...le five year old girl, the daughter of Cda-lcs RroinIy. The session of the Free Academy held well into July for the graduation eKer- cises were just being held during the week.
 Extracts from The Bulletins files of 1870 follow: July II, 1s7o-whiie bathing Friday morning a gentleman of this city found his towel obstructed by some protubet- ance upon his hip and upon examination found nearly embedded in the flesh with the point. only stici41g out fine cam bric needle The discovery was consla- cred somewhat singular from the fact that the gentleman had never felt pain from the needle and that it was pulled ont with considerable force no blood or, fluid of any kind followed f.
 A meeting of the courthouse commit tee waslheld Saturday at which the plans of Burdick and Arnold for the new build ing were adopted And the architects
  aIs for grading the lot. putting in the foundation and basement and for furnish ing granite, subseduent to which the meeting adjourned until next Saturday
 July 12, 1s7o-Great complaint is made by the residents ef Laurel Hill, near Sunnyside of the regular Sunday eruption of vagabonds freH the city WHO in state of ma lidus puribusA patne in the river in full view of passeroy in tFe street. Laurel Hill has a religious population who would choose to attend tile sanctuary three or four times eacn Sunday but they are also a modest peo nla and do not consider the beauty of Inc landscape enhanced by ffteen or twenty unelad men and boys swarmmg on the river bank.
 To the warm weather and the cheering riccess of it's predecessors we may per sEznce attribute to the return of the orig- nal Jacobs of our organ grinders, the individual who three months since made he beginnings of happy spring time season of unrnittigated woe with Its per l,icioi,s grinding Whatever his motive II Is enough alas to say that he has return ed. that his good right arm is strong CT than ever and that his metto IS ex- ceIsion-
 July 1s. 1s7o-A sad accident which has cast gloom over the entire socieg
  lad 13 years of age on the previous evening. had returned from Providence R. l.. where he had attended school, for long summer vacation. Having been accustomed to the use of firearms, and owning a small rife, he was anxious to try his craftsmanship and accompanied by several smaller children. proceeded to e lot near the church building of the NeTent Society. After discharging the piece several times he loaded 1t with two bullets. leaned back against tree and Hred. but as he pulled the trigger, little yirI daughter of Charles Bromley, who had been concealed by an intervening tree. ran across the line of sight lew feet from the muzle Of the gun, and received the whole charge. the balls pass ng complteIy through her neck and kill ng her almost instantly. The nlelan- .holy face of the little one, only five years old and the pet of the neighbor- hood has overwhelmed the family with LOTION.
 4 pair of greasy overalis, lightly wound and placed in the center of a load of hay. exploded Tuesday. It is suppos- cd from spontaneous combustion The nay was scattered in every direction. and t is feared irretribaly damaged by the gases generated by the explosion, rend- srlng it unfit for use.
 
 .erday morning Daniel Whittemore, while st work on the new dock of the Norwich and Worcester Railroad O.. saw floating in the stream what he supposed was a 5Jndle of clothing and descending to sthe floating wharf in process of construction, where the bundle had lodged. drew it to iand. The removal of a covering of newspaper revealed the new body of fe' male infant we'll developed but prema .fsrely born The body although appar- sntly had been in the water for several days. showed no marks of violence
 An absent-minded gentleman, well k1own in Norwich, somewhat surprised and mystified his hostess the other ey- enins. when she asked him if he took sugar and cream in his coffee by reply ing that he would take his straight
 July 15, 1S7o-The annual exercises of the \. F A took place last evening The hall was crowded, insomuch that the uprooted chairs of the institution. torn from their places in each sacred school and recitation room, but insufficiently