Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-24
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO

Donovan, was thrown from the sled, breaking his arm Mr. Gallup had just stopped his carriage on account of the sliding Though there is no objection to the boys sliding, they certainly should be restricted to the proper limits,
 All the boats of the Norwicaband New York Transportation company are now using the mineral sperm oil" having Yjust been refrTnished with the lamps for burning it This oil Is the densest known of it's class and is shown by severe tests to be practically safe. Kerosene is now entirely banshed from the boats
 Several benevolent people have been vietimized by two men who are collecting money for Catholic orphan asylum which has no local habitatien or name.
 Dec 21 1871-The postoffice in this city issued the ten thousandth money or der last Monday. As the safety, economy and convenience of this method of remit ting small sums of money becomes known the business increases rapidly.
 One of ! w. Harveys double teams was run into by the o'clock freight train on the Norwich and Worcester road yesterday while crossing the track in GreeneviIle near the Preston bridge. The wagon was demolished and the horses were injured, but the driver Jumped to the ground in time to avoid the accident. In the appointments, for Yale junior exhibition, E. E. Gaylord of Ashford re- ceived a high orafion, s. O. Prentice Of North Stonington an oration, and G. l Greene of Norwich a dissertation. A0 are graduates of the Free Academy. | Dec 22 1871-Peter Mouseh, an em- l pleye of the Falls company, was instant- | " killed in the building known as the ] old mill of the company at the Falls about o'clock Thursday evening. He | was ascending to an upper story, stand | ing on the roof of the elevator When 1 near the third story the elevating chain
 snapped some distance above him and l fell upon his head He was stunned by | the blow and fell from z elevator to the
 carding room on the nrst floor, dis
 tance of 50 feet His neck was broken
 and he died immediately.
 Yesterday was by far the eoldest day of the season. At o'clock the thermom. eter marked 2 degreE" below zero, at o'clock f. and in some places it is said :
 and even 6. The temperature raised bu
 little during the day and at o'clock lasl
 evening was again at zero. which posi-
 tion it maintained till midnight.
 At a meeting of the stockholders of tn,
 Norwich and New York Transportation
 company in this city a committee wa,
 appointed to inestigate the recent disaste
 to the steamer City of New London anC
 to report at a later meeting in January The officers of the company were elected
 A. F. Smith of Norwich being reappoint
 ed president; Julius Webb. general mana
 ger, and H. L. Parker, secretary ant treasurer.
 ,I Dec. 23, 1S71-Seven cars of the pas
 senger and freight train on the New Lon
 don Northern road which leaves NeT London at 6.45 D. m. were thrown iron the track at Massapeag station, abou four miles from this city, last evening The engine in passing over a rail brok
 out piece three feet long. but with tn : baggage car and a passenge. car file with workmen passed on safely. Tn < three freight cars following ran off an l plowed along the. ground, destroying
 part of a short bridge The cars wer
 all loaded with coal for Keene, N H 7 and were all demolished. No one wa injured.
 . The Norwich and New York Trans portation company has appropriated $50 for the relief of the families of those c the crew of the City of New London wh , were lost and subscription papers for
 similar purpose and for a fund for tn S little. son of Matthias W. Baker, the heroi a engineer. have been placed on the boat e of the line and in the company's offices i f New York and this city.
 F The steamer City of Lawrence was UT
 able to reach her wharf yesterday owin n 1 to the ice and discharged her cargo g
 Allyn's Point.