Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-17
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO

performs on that chaste and delicate instrument, the hand organ, absented himself from his usual haunts and the !, sound of the grinding was low. Yes terday he burst upon us with a fresh- ness and luxuriance of melody pleas ing to the ear. He is a worthy Ger man Italian gentleman, who has come to this country in order to earn money enough to go back. and to cultivate the musical tastes of the American people. He plays entirely. by ear with wonderful power of arm.
 About twelve o'clock Tuesday, Mrs. Lydia Cook, who resides in one of trio of houses situated at a point on the river below Thamesyille and known as Perch Rock, discovered the house of her neighbor, q widow by the name Of Reynolds to be on fire. She went down to the point where she waved a petticoat as a signal of distress, to at tract the attention of her husband, who works at one of the Thamesville Iron mills. He saw the signal and the smoke and started down with a num- Der of his fellow workmen. The build ing was entirely consumed.
 Thursday, April II. 1S70-Y esterday morning on East Main street. just above Ferry, where the space betwee the railroad track and the sidewalk is extremely narrow, the wheels of two carriages got locked and for about ten minutes the. hystanders had a very pleasant time. As an elderly lady of i Milesian parentage remarked, it was all owin' to that cussid hoss railroad"
 The ties of friendship are strong but the ties of the new horse railroad i are stronger and under the able su- pervision of s. A. Otis they are being rapidly laid Yesterday work was | commenced with about seventy lab 1 orers and though eight or ten of those were of too spiritual natures to bear 1 the heat and toll of the day and con- ! sequently left about noon, before night the bed of the road had been laid near l ly to the curve of the Greeneville road. l and the rails were adjusted for dis I tance of nearly 600 feet from the ter ] minus of Tuesday.
 The lovely moonlight last evening
 was in the highest degree provocative of sentiment, and numerous couples in close proximity and low conversation I.dandered up and down unfrequented 1 streets till late hour They will learn the error of their ways, alas, too late.
 Friday, April 15. 1S7o-About half
 past one o'clock Wednesday morning 1 as Charles H. Whaley. night watch man at the Pequot Machine Shop. was making his usual round, he heard in- distinctly the' sound of falling glass and fearful that some depreda ton was 1 being committed, hastened to war;
 Officer Grant of, the police The two ] then proceeded cautiously down the street until they reached the grocery l and liquor store of D. Lyons where
 they saw for a moment a light shin- 1 ing through the cracks of the door l They heard the sound of suppressed breathing and rushing into an adioin. ing shed found there a negro who gave
 his name as Charles Jones, statins that he was waiting for his gal H.
 had been successful in finding his true
 love in the shape of two coats, con. taining a. handbook and s20 in moneJ
 which were found on his person and 7
 check which he left on the counter
 when alarmed
 |. At the Second Congregational Sun.
 day school room last evening the Pev
 Mr. Hopely. city missionary. presented
 his quarterly report for three month:
 ending April 1st. There were nan7
 interesting items in the report whici
 our space forbids mentioning.
 A report was current yesterday tha man had been seen at work on tb,
 Preston bridge. t was too inaprobabl
 to meet with general belief.
 Saturday, April Is. 1S70-(Copv n : Bulletin of this date is missing iron , the fles).