Norwich bulletin., 1920-01-03

L4tsss of notc happened in Norwich fifty years ago this week. There were she usual Christmas festivals and New Years dances and socials. The Bulletin Of that week called attention to tba steadily increasing freight sustnkss that passed through Norwich St EAas time, bound fer atld from New York via: b6at dowil the the Thames liver. Two new passenger cars had thst been ceInpiatea at the local rail- road shops and were destined for ser- vice between Putnam and Boston.
 Extracts from tas files of The Bull lgAa during the last week in Decem- Der Of the year 1868 follow:
 Monday, Dec. 27, 1S69-Christnas Day was unusually fine. The copious rzins that preceded it carried off the snow and the warm sun. we came near saying of October, made heavy Sverc6ats uncomfortable. Everybody enjoyed it, except the usual sour eFoaEers, who reminded those they net ef the cid saw. about the green ehfistrnzs, prophesied fever in the wakn stinsi1iae and snaffed pestilence ih t6e bafmy air.
 There were 8 great number Of drunken people to be seen Christmas d$y But the most degrading feature 6f this Largest liberty on that day yAs z KoIaan in beastly state of t7toEcztf5n, going through the streets tn Bsdzd daylight. She wished every S5ay 8 merry Christmas and appeared sEt6aishsd that nobody gushed in re- esrr
 Fms veioefpsde fever has broken out sklSsh. and the boys are whiriing sesnd On their wheeled steeds at the sd Pkduet machine shop.
 Tuesday Dec 2eg 1s6s-The Christ snzs festival of the children of the Sz6bath school ef Christ church took Siate in the leetufs room of ths church last night. The annual Christ mas festival of tFe Sunday school of tf1s E9st Main street Nj. E. church. t66x rlsce last evening and was large " atsnded. The children had the en= fire church te themselves from six HntH eight o'clock when the teachers sk the school and adult members of the seeiet:f came in With the good things prepared for fhe occasion. At the Central sfethod.st there was also sh sTia1sl festival and social fe1nien Of the Sunday school teachers and scholars. At the Methodist church ea Main street there were several presentations in the first part of the evening, among which was one to Costello Lippitt by the scholars of his class or large. handsome ehromo
 Some drdnlen persons had g right smart scrifnnage on the GreenevilIe s6aG last evening. growing out of dispute as to who should have the hFst nip out 5f a bottle of benziile be- longing to one Of the party Result mashed noses and sore heads.
 The flags on the flag staff in Frank. itn square and on the staff on Geer's HiI, West Side. were At half mast yesterday ss q token of respect to the memory Of the late Secretary Stan= ton.
 Wednesday. Dec. 28. 1s69-Thefe is f iaree amount of freight Sassina over The Norwich & Worcester railroad and by beat td New York. The City Of Boston will he hauled eff f5r TepaiTs todsy. inc City of Lawrence taking her place. The City Of New London has been thoroughly renovated re- pdinte5 and put in complete order The fTe' gbtihg basiness over this line is becoming neye extensive every year.
 Two flew and elegant passengee cars have just been finished at the sijop of the Norwich and Worcester