Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-05

Fifty years ago Monday of this week Sedgwick corps, No. l, G. A. R., carried out Memorial day exercises at the Yantic cemetery, the address of the day being delivered by Rev. M. N. G. Dana. The parade was led by Major B. PS Learned. The members of Sedgwick. spost wore on that day the new, badge which they had just received at that times The badges were manufactured of, rebel cannon.
 The republican yvoters of the. cit gathered in caucus the same week to nominate a ticket for the. city election. 2. C.. Crowell was nominated for mayor by the caucus. fss .s ;a
 Extracts from the files ,of, The Norwich Bulletin of 1870 are as follows;
 Monday, May 30, fS70--Saturday af- ternoon an accident took place on Mar ket street which at first threatened seri- ous consequences., A yeranda was being removed from the building at the corner of Commerce and Market streets, occu- pied by J. Connor & Co. James Lynch, a laborer of Preston, was standing be- heath it, attaching tackle to a support While he was thus engaged, the balcony began to fall and before he could escape came down with a crash, striking him a severe blow on the head and back and knocking him down. Fortunately the structure did not rest, upon his; body or NIT. Lynch would have been gathered, to his fathers As it was he. was, rescued and his wounds dressed, after which he was able to go to his home. sfs.-s <.
 The roadbed of the horse railroad was excavated for about 1,200 feet on Satnr- day. the unusual amount of work accom- plished being due to the introduction by MT. Otis, the contractor, of a new and improved blow, gurnished by Barstpw < Palmer of this city. By the, use of this implement the toughest portions ot the road are reduced without other labor and the work effected with ease. and rapidity, The survey has been extended. just above the Sterry Faucet company shop, n
 Real estate transactions during the past two weeks have amounted to about 14.00O.. the biggest sale being the trans terrence of land on Otis street owned. by L. w. Carroll to Amassa c. Hall. This transaction involved $4,000. ,.... ~--..
 Tuesday, May 31. 1S7O.--Monday morn ing broke dark and gloomy and the gray clouds with raw easterly wind seemed to give promise of a speedy. rain which would mar the pleasure of the day, but it was fated that if the sun did not brighten the services of the memorial. al least no dreary rain should tend to in spire sad and unhappy thoughts in the | breasts of those who would visit thF | resting places of the cherished fallen Al the day worS on, the clouds grew lighter and the cool, refreshing atmosphere could not have been better adapted ..fol the march and services of the dsy Flowers were collected at the Otis libra " and at the steam fire engihe house ir | Creeneville and were arranged ii hou 1 ouets. clusters and garlands by left ham of the fair About 10 o'clock the com mt ttee of the Grand Army took 'rp tht | Inc of march for the dec Jration of tn, l graves In the afternoon ahare. was ; parade led by Major B. F.. Learned an' marching through Main street to Wash l ington street, thence to Sachem street, tl | the Yantic cemetery. where the; sservice i of the day were held. The address 0 the day was by Rev. NJ. N. c. Dana.
 The members. of sedgwick post on, Me | morial day. each wore the new badg lately received. It. is of bronze, manu factured of rebel cannon bearing on tn
 observe, the inscription Grand Army Q the Republic, 1881. Veteran 1Sss" O the reverse are the badges of all the arm | corps, ~d. t,4 f,e /, | Wednesday,, June 1, 1S10-During tn past year the school attendance in tn Estate has increased 5,923 while there hs
 been an increase in, the number of chi
 dren in the state of only 432 betwee
 the ages of 1 and 16, The total exper
 allure of money for schools for the sam
 period is S1,269,152, an increase of ovt $226,OO0 over the previous year, u
 gain being more than. the total raise
 for this object by taxation in 1888 I'll
 number of school districts in the stat
 is 1,57O and the number of children bt
 tween the ages of 4 and -16 is 5,467.
 As the Preston bridge begins to al
 pear really like 9 bridge it is p1easan , to notice the marks of improvement i ; the structure. One of the greatest. d. } lights of the new and improved passaf } is the arrangement just over, the ladd, which descends from the Norwich sid . of a beam, so happily adapted to Q
 meeting with ones head as he lowe himself that it can but be regarded vii wonder and admiration. st.e-,,,
 : Work was commenced yesterday , , the extension of the wharf of the No [ wich and Worcester Railroad GO
 line was stretched about twelve feet fro l. the wharf and diver descended to
 i cate the new spiles. tf-tl +e<s. f Thursday, June ?. 1s70-TAt a meetil 9 l of the friends of temperance which w held in Temperance hall last evening f a l lne purpose CT nominating an lndepende 7 temperance ticket for the approachfl ! ] city election the following ticket " placed in the field Mayor, A. R.. Bin
 ham; aldermen, Silas Higgins and R. !, Greene councilmen, N. c. Lippitt, L. l. Gallup, Albertus Peckham and Geor Q Kies treasurer, B. B. :Whfttemore clel y N. H Rathbun sheriffs, A. T. Davis a t James Ritchie water commissioner, 2, g. Gilbert.
 Il On Market street yesterday a rept t was circulated that woman was pa. It ing smoking a cigar Men rushed
 the doors and windows, boys cheer l. and shouted when she came by with O man. The couple had one cigar and | I'd J .--..-i ,se}.ss fsses.f ss.sg9a;a i,