Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-01
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO

Bill. B. A. Roath, T. A. Chapman and 4. A. Bailey or9anist George B. Prentics treasurer, H. |. Parker; clerk, F. A Gil bert.
 wednesday. April 27. 1s7o-After long months of weary watching and waiting there begins to be some reason for re- joicing over that ancient structure, the Preston bridge. Yesterday blanks were extended on the treste work from one abutment to another until the last one, touching the Preston shore completed the Communication between the two banks of the river. The first and last blanks were arranged at angles of about so degrees, and only the young accustomed to "shin" enjoyed the passage across. The iron and other articles necessary to the com pletion of the bridge are expected to ar rive Sunday morning.
 A meeting of the colored citizens of this city who are anxious to celebrate the ratification of the 18th amendment was held in the colored church on Frank lin street Monday The meeting was q full one and a perfect unanirnity of feel- ing prevailed It is desired to have the celebration general throughout the coun- ty making Norwich the scene and it is expected that residents of the adjacent villages will participate in the festivities. Still the horse railroad stretches it's slow length along. Yesterday about 500 :! feet of rail were laid and all the breaks l in the line were filled.
 Thursday, April 2S, 1870 The Greeneville line of the horse railroad is rapidly approaching completion, it being within 1500 feet of the terminal. Yester- day 900 feet of rails were laid rather more than the usual day's work being accomplished. This was owing to the | lace lo1A l count of the ease of excavating the bed | in the road and also to the addition of
 ten laborers' to the force usually employ | ed. The road will probably be completed l by the first of next week when work will l Immediately be commenced Oh the Bean | Hill route. The line has been well con.
 structed and doubtless will prove the ad.
 dition to the facility of city locomotion
 which has been expected
 ! The pleasures of aspron1enade through Main street are enhanced by the agree
 able exercise of lodging tender hoop. 1 skirts and other articles and of diving
 Into the gutter after your new spring tile when in an incautious moment yoI
 forget to pay heed to the sweeping mer lchandise
 f The slips in the East Main Street M D. church were rented last evening fol
 about $1,700. The amount was a large Increase over that of last year and Z
 large number of seats remain unsold. Friday, April 2s, 1S70-The nonina
 ton of E. c. Bidwell as postmast4r ir
 this city was a common topic of con versation yesterday and MT. BidTeu re f ceived many congratulations upon hi good fortune. If the nomination is con
 firmed, as we presume it will be, the in terest of the office will in nowfse sllffei from the change. Major Colt has. so fa as we know. managed the office to gen
 e-al acceptance and the good busines ] qualities, wideawake character an, 1 obliging disposition of the new appointe,
 leave no doubt that there will be no fall
 ing off in this regard. The question:
 which were somewhat rnooted durinj
 the discussions yesterday, why a chang
 was made and why some other nilitar,
 man was not appointed to the succession
 we cannot undertake to answer
 The nomination of Henry Ruggles 0
 this city as consul at Barcelona wa
 confirmed by the senate yesterday. As
 the nomination of William H. Faxon c
 Connecticut as consul at Curacoa an
 Mrs. Betsy Mower as postrnistress a New London.
 It is feared that there is considerabl. 1 deception practfced by members of. tn, f troutfng expeditions which leave tow daily A party started early yesterda, morning in a wagon containing beside themselves a large lunch basket and hal
 aozeR bundles bearing suspicious re
 semblance to the same number of bottles
 The fishing rods were invisible.
 Saturday, April 30, 1S70.-A meetin l of the various committees appointed t take charge of the water celebration wa