Norwich bulletin., 1920-07-10

Norwich was honored 50 years ago by a-visit from the president of the, United States, Ulysses s. Grant. President Grant had been at the great Woodstock cele- bration, after which he was the guest of Senator Buckingham. Over 1,50o persons shook hands with the chief executive dur Ing his two hours reception here. The horse railroad was completed and the last spike driven during this week.
 Extracts from The Bulletins files of 70 follow:
 July 4, 1s7G-Early Saturday night the Fourth scame in with the blowing of horns, the music of exploding firecrackers '- and the crash of guns and pistols. Until midnight sleep in any part of the city was an impossibility, for organized bands of youthful marauders upon the peace and euietness. of the neighborhood patrolled the streets. wildly excited over the an niversary of the day that affords them the opportunity of unlimited noise.
 The baseball game between Greeneville and Preston resulted in a victory for the former by a score of 31 to 14
 Although gas pipes have been laid on West Main street. Asylum. Peck, Me chanic and Fairmount streets. these streets were in darkness last evening.
 July 5, 1s7O-There was no paper - published on this date.
 July 6. 1ST0.-President Grant with Henry Ward Beecher. ex-Governor Jewellf ex-Governor Hawley, General Porter General B. F. Butler and others arrived in Norwich on Monday evening at [ o'clock on special train from Putnam where they had attended the Woodstock celebration. A largA crowd gathered at the station to welcome the president, and as the presidential visage was seen in perspective a howl arose from the con- stantly increasing ttrong, and when, es3 corted by Senator Buckingham he enter ed an open carriage. the whole assembly reeied to and fro with delight, but as the -venSrable Butler passed from the portal the very air was split with the cry of Spoons ?" and it was painfully evident that as hero in Norwich the omnipotent Butler was not a success. President Grant went directly to the home of Sen ator Buckingham. where from 9 o'clock until II he met and shook hands with the s-citizens. He left for New London at 2.oS o'clock in the morning.
 As NJ H Whittemore, principal of Broadway school. was waIking>up Frank - lin street about 10 o'clock on the evening of the Fourth. he heard the report of a pistol and immediately felt sharp sting on the side of his leg. On reaching home he found a. bullet hole in his pantaloons and the blood streaming from a slight flesh wound ,-'-
 July :. 1S70.-The last spike of the zsitorse railroad was driven near Williams park yesterday Under the final sleeper -'swas buried a vase containing silver coins of'ths year. It is now said that the road will be in running order by the first of August
 At the Free Academy today there will be regular examination in history and mathematics The regular examinations of the week begin on Monday next.
 There was a grand rush yesterday morning for Bulletins. containing the ac- count of the great Woodstock celebration. The account of the celebration took up eight and a half columns of space and although seve-u hundred extras were printed the edition was soon exhausted.
 July s. 1870 The woman suffra ge hearing was continued before the 1egis- 1ative committee on Wednesday. The