Norwich bulletin., 1920-05-08

Ona-half century ago this week the | Creeneviile route of the. horse railroad | vras completed and work had begun on 1 the Bean Hiil route. The court of com | mon council at a meeting the same week appropriated t775 and placed it in the hands of the committee on fire depart raent to be used by them in sdefrayint ths dspartuasnt'e expenses in the celebra ton dated for May 12, 1870. Residents su the north side of Lincoln avente we're Instructed to lay lag A concrete side vvzlks in front of their properties and to have the work done by the end of the month.
 Extracts from the files of The Bulletin of that week, fifty years ago, are as fol- kws:
 Monday, May g., ls7o-At town h1sstinE held at Treadway hall Saturday 1f.eraoon at o'clock, 1t was voted that tho dividing line between the Greeneville and Wequonnoc school districts be changed as follows: Commencing at the mouth of brook that flows into the Csresneviile pond at or near the dividing lines between the lands of Benjamin Durfsy and Samuel Prentice, thence westerly in a straight line, to. point where the present line between said dis triets meets the last line of the Town Street school district
 ft was also voted that g 45O be ap- propriated for the support of free schools and nat H be appoftioned among the several schools of the town.
 Inc last tle Of the Greeneville route Of the horse railroad was laid Saturday night. There remains a break in the line Of about 15 feet near the machine shop which will be filled this morning and by boon work will be commenced on the Bean Hnl line.
 T-s,-eo rsnftar,o,, vr.,,r os,,,o evo,,, r,., ton 10 attend a funeral on the West Side VII also have the pleasure of attending Inc police court this morning, an amuse- fnent not embraced in the original pro- Eranme of tho trip Saturday after the burial they attempted to drown their sor- ruw In intoxicating beverages and by aTyiuous labor succeeded SO we'll that thcy began a dispute among themselves Inc police appeared and the three gen. tlenncn were accommodated Sunday in ths watch house.
 Tuesday. May c. 1s7o.-MichaeI o'Neii q Willimantic. track repairer of the New London Northern Railroad, was instant " killed by the three o'clock train yes terday afternoon. He had stepped of the track Co get out of the way of an ap- proaching freight train. the noise of which prevented him from hearing the notse of the passenger train.
 A, meeting of the court of comnnon council held last evening it was voted that thc sum Of s775 be appropriated and placed in the hands of the committee on fire department to be disbursed by them ta aid Of the fire department at the cele- eratior On the 18th of this month It was also voted to direct the city sheriff to notify the property owners on the north side of Lincoln avenue to flag or lay concrete sidewalks in front of their residences. same to he completed before the first day Of June 1870 and that if the sidewalks are not completed By that tlIle the street commissioner be directed 10 complete the same
 Work was begun on Franklin square on the Bean HiH route of the horse rail- road yesterday Owing to the absence of the surveyor and also to the fact that tho line had been laid out by a short dis tance. at noon nearly all the iaborers had been discharged for the day.
 Wednesday. May 1, 1s70-The present spring IS one of the most promising we have had for several years. On the first Of May the fields. that a year ago were dead with the winters sere could fur nizh quite bite for cows and would be he ample for ordinary young stock Oats are all up and are looking well Peach aad pear trees are coming rapidly into hioorn and will soon have the appearance os June. ...
 Al the republican legislative caucus held in New Haven last evening Edward Hsrland. was nominated president pro terz of the senate and l.. F. s. Foster spcaker Of the house. At the demo- srate eauoue James B. Colt was nomi. nAted clerk of the house
 A telegram from New London an. rounoas that Tirnor was in circula tior thtre 70 the effect that c. O. Shepard tat American consul at Jeddo, Japan hed bsSn Killed bv the natives. Mir Shepard is Q relative of the Huntington faf1'iy of Norwich.
 Thursday. Msy 5, 1s70-The senat, vas called to order in New Haven yes .erday by Hon Hiram Assinian, seern tary of the state. with twefity.one sena. tofz present. The official oath was thar admin nistered by the secretary of state Jotn A Tsbbits was elected clerk of tn, bctsce and Edward Hafiand of Norwicf ~ss elected president pro tenn. In tn, hSuse L. r. S. Foster was elected sneak sr hy vote of tsi to I04 for Hilton E; Dooltttle of New Haven. James B. Coi of Norwich was defeated for clerk of th, h0use by Edward D. Bennett of Harnp Ion by a vote of f2i to I07.
 About zoo feet of rails were laid or tie horse Tail road yesterday bringin, the Inc as far as completed to the parl on Franklin street. 2. A. Otis is tbe- gen tiefnsn who Is building the line, he hev inG taken the contract to do so but th. euryeys are made under the s1Ipervisjor or the company.
 Greeneviile Of late has appeared to h, partieuiariy attractive 10 the world o thieTes and cracksmen. another burglar