Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-17
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO

The hanks of Ncrxich held their sn- annual meetings 50 years ago this week. st which time they elected directors who h turn elected bank officers to serTe during the year 1870 one item of raore than passing interest which arrea-ed in The Bulletin of that week .uas the snnouneement that local mills were cutting wages approximately 10 leer cent The stockholders of the tlsesr annual meeting the same week laEzd .as result Albert F. Smith was elected president and managing agent.
 Cs4nings from the files of The Bull ifeEin of fhe week January 10-i5, 1870 are as follows.
 Mchdsy. January 10. 1870: H. L. Rsade Of Jevett City assistant asses end division of the third district. has sredgsez and that division has been seonsolidzted with the first, Assistant -&sesscr Coddington Billings, which sEpws scesnrriges the towns of Norwich, Preston. Griswoid, Lisbon. Sprague, Franklin. Ledyard and Lebanon MT. Fe4zde has taken a position with the e6fprial staff of Hearth and Home
 1t the monthly social of the Second Congregational church last evening, the annual reports of the officers were read and were of great interest The supeTinteEdent's report exhibited fair average attendance throughout the year and spoke favorabIy of the gen. erai condition of the school.
 The regular Saturday night ineen- diary fire was omitted this week. prob ably because the bright moonlight and freshly fallen snow in which the Scodndreily barn burner could easily have been tracked. made the risk of detection too great
 Tuesday. Jannary il, 1870: The an nuai meeting of the Norwich Mutual Assurance Company was held at the town. clerks office yesterday at 3 o'clock The report of the treasurer was read and accepted and the follow ins officers were elected: directors f0- three years, Henry Bill, o. P. Wat ties. George Sherman; secretary. H. B. IFzcy: auditors Gardner Thurston, GeHerai William Williams. F. D. Roath
 A the annual meeting of the stock . holders of the First National Bank. held at the banking house yesterday, tf1e. following board of directors were elected: Lucius ". Carroll, Samuel C. Morgan. Leonard E. Case, John A. MorEan and Charles F. SetchelL At . ssibsequent meeting of the board of directors Lucitis ". Carroll was ap- pointed president and Lewis. 4. Hyde cashier.
 uNAlEt A4l- IllllfS .ReucTdlY are re- risseing the price of labor. The Home Woclen Company commenced January 1st on a reduced scale and we hear that the Tsntic Woolen Mills follow aHit on the 18th. The Weduonuk Mills sS Occum have also decided upon a diseoant of 10 per cent
 Wednesday. January 12. 1870; The board of directors chosen hy the Etp-khpiie=s of the Merchants Nation al Bank st their annual meeting is as foiloEs- Henry B. Tracy. William Wiihsns. F. 4. Bill. John Brewster Dwight ". Cook. Lewis Hyde, William Osgrod. John B. Rogers William F!tch. E. F. Chapman and the direct lofF subsequently elected the following eflicezs: Henry B. Tracy. president: James M. Meech. cashier; Charles F. WeAo. assistant cashier
 The stockholders of the Second Ma fionai Bank at their annual meeting chose the folloTing board of directors: David Smith. F. R. ThomDson, William C. Jiilsnn. F. Wi1siov Williams. Edw ChzppeE. Juiius Webb Anlasa c. Hall. P- St. M. Andrews Aha F. Smith, who subzequently elected the following of Iierrs: D1vid Smith. president: C. P. CoEExhail cashier; H. " McDougald, assiFtszt cashier.
 The following board of directors was sircted bv the stock holders of the Thames National Bank at their annual meeting: Franklin Nichols. Ebeneezer Learned, B-F. s. Foster. l. Lloyd Greene. Lorenzo. Blackstone, T. P. Norton. ". C. Johnson. Fl. H Osgood. John Mitchell. c. Bard and the follow- ing officers were chosen by the direct DTS: Franklin Nichols president; Cha-ies- Bard. cashier; E. N. Gibbs, as- si~.17t cashier
 T=s-sd.-. January 15. 1870: The Greatest srarr0venent since the inven- tien nf tho lack simmer. in wool spin ninE machinery. is the Siouldiue con tin:nrS wool spinning frames which S-r- -v Taantifactured by the Union Nactiae Company in this city. under the Sunfrvisicrl of Dr. 4. Harvey. the aEr1t fer the company holding the p7tsut.
 The arrangements for the rnasuue- Eade -hall for the benefit of the hand nt the Third. Regiment are progressing. February 7th has been named as the ds- ard George Gardner of New Ha- rHn has been engaged as costumer The baud -cor1Ienced rehearsing for Inc pre li-linary concert Monday eve aiaE.
 Al th- annual meeting of the stock holders Of the Norwich and Worcester ratsr-'ad which was held at thn coHl- rl<aE-s office ;1 this citx yesterday the following hnar,l Of directors was chos- en; s. r.. Smith. Ioii1 F. Slste-. Aug ustus B-rEsfe-- Norwich; P1hert Bay ard. J- N Perkins New York. Will Ian 2. Weld Boston; F. H. Dewey. GeotEs Y. Gill Charles W. Smith. We-eester At tho directors meeting held srbque1tiy tbe followinz officers v-r-c cicrted: Albert r Smith, pres iacHt and managing agent: George L. Persirs. treasurer; Edward T. Clapp, secrstary.
 T7Fiday= Jc-1uary IA. 1870: The bali ot William M Williams Steam Fire Enz;nc Company at Breed hall. last evening. TTss a large and successful Eztkezina. The hall was handsomely and tastefuliy decorated with flags. fire. pictures. photographs, firemen's