Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-29

Plans for the new courthouse were discussed at a meeting of the commit tee on the erection of the building, held in this city fifty years ago this week. Nothing of a definite nature was ac- comp1ished, as the committee adjourn ed for a week to consider other plans. The Greeneville Fire association peti- tioned the legislature to give them power to police that village and also to light the streets.
 Laying of the rails on the horse rail-. road continued through the week and the line had progressed as far as East Town street. Sedgwick Post was mak- ing plans for Decoration day excer- cises which were to be held in Yantic cemetery and Company c. voted to turn out as an escort to the soldiers of 1 the Civil war.
 :. Extracts from the files of the Bull letin of 1870. follow:
 l Monday, May 23, 1S70-Twenty five f hundred tons of coal are afloat at Sum- nyside and more is coming.
 l Haytian bank notes to the amount of. nearly .s1,000 have been. received in i town. They are made of the best wrapping paper and are about as val uable.
 i Yesterday afternoon a German gen. | &bILGlltptSu u LltlA y 4e14ot1 es of lager within thirty minutes. His | son will attend to his fathers business 1 this week.
 Exceeding luck has made the fisher ! bold and porgies are now sold for four tcents a pound.
 The paths of vice and virtue are dis 1 tinctly marked in Preston-a church and a beer garden adjoining.
 l A meeting of the owners of the l steamer Sunbeam was held Saturday afternoon, and no arrangements fof her sale being affected, she was chart cred to Palmer Smith, of this city from the first of June to the first of EOctober. MT. Smith will continue her l on the line to Watch Hill.
 l Tuesday, May 24, 1870-A meeting i of the Horticultural society was held l last evening at the Grand Armory hall | It was voted to hold the usual rose and strawberry exhibition in the Grane | Armory hall in June, the day to be fix i ed by the executive committee. The I reports of the members indicated ar II early season in fruits and flowers. MT
 Pratt said he had peas in blossom. The i prospects for, fruit were reported re-
 markedly good.
 A meeting of the committee on the erection of the new court hose wa. held in the council chamber Monday
 There were present, His Honor, Mayor Blackstone, James Allen and A. F \ Royce, County Commissioners, and tn,
 board of selectmen. Plans were pre-
 sented from Architects Tanning ant Cutler, the merits of which were dis cussed MT. Osgood was authorized t I.I raise the money and pay for the sit and the .eommittee adjourned for on
 week from Saturday when other plan IgI will. be presented.
 ! Work on the repaving of that DOT
 4ion of Main street, between Marke and Shetucket streets, will be com menced today.
 One hundred shad, 150 pounds c perch and 50 pounds of striped bas
 were taken near Preston bridge Mon D lay.
 Five hundred feet of rails were lai
 on the horse railroad yesterday. y Wednesday, May 25. 1870 = Tn I Greenevil1e Fire association have z
 present a petition before the legisla
 ture to increase their power. They as
 Efor permission to hold their annu; l. election of officers of the associatio some time during the day and not
 the evening; as formerly has been th ? custom, and also that the vote be
 ballot with all the names on one tick 7 ct. It also prays for power to polio N | the Village and to light the streets. s Yesterday morning there appeare ' before Allen Tenney3 "a justice of tf peace, $. A. Otis, sub contractor c
 the horse railroad and the plaintiff
 in eleven suits brought against hi by laborers,- the latter being represen-
 ed by counsel. Mr. Otis pleaded r his defense that he had entered into
 contract with his worknen to pay the T monthly, claiming that they sued f, the payment of their wages before the 7. were due With him the justice di. t. agreed and judgment was given in fa1 or of the plaintiffs with costs, MT. Of s. appealing the case. a.>..' s. The foundations on Otis street, $ which the houses now standing on Il
 site, of the new court house are to 'r removed, are completed. s'-e-:' z. . Thursday, May 26, 1870-F7ive hun T. dred feet of rails were laid on the hor l. railroad, eighteen men being empIoye
 The line is now being constructed
 East Town street. 4s h At Thamesville, Roscoe Huntingtt $ is having built a large house, whis d will soon be ready for occupancy n is about 30x40 feet square with Frent
 the place. ~.