Norwich bulletin., 1921-01-29

Fifty years ago this week the repre- sentatives of the county of New London at a meeting held in the superior court room in this rcfty voted-t to lay county tax of three-quarters of a mill on the grand list of 1870 for the purpose of uniting with Norwich in paying for the new courthouse which was then being erected. and also for the purpose of pay ing of the indebtedness of the county. The William NJ. Williams Steam Fire Engine company. one Of the old volun- teer4 companies, held their annuaf bali in Breed hail the same week. A heavy snowfall demoralized the schedule of the horse railroad and 1t was found neces- ksary to abandon the cars and use sleighs Extracts from the fileA of The Bulletin ! of January, 1871. are as follows: Monday, Jan. 25. 1sf1-No particular ! excitement appears to be manifested ovsr I the approaching state convention ai- though the prospect in this quarter is that 1t will be we'll attended. We have heard no opposition expressed to the re- nomination of Mir. Jewell. In regard 10 the rest of the ticket. many feel that changes might be advantageously made | in two or three places. and this feeling Is doubtless with good reason.
 The concert Of the Peak family at Breed hall Saturday evening was an ex- collent entertainment throughout and was heartily enjoyed by the audience. The program was much heightened by encores.
 The Advertiser announces the suspen- sion of it's morning edition for the pres ent and. its appearance in the evening held. We pretume that this change if made in part to reduce the expenses of publication, which are much heavier on a | morning than an evening paper Tuesday. Jan. 24. 1S1T.-The terribl, cold was the universal topic of conversa. ton yesterday. But if it was biting here apouts, what must it have been in New London, N. H., where it was 20 degreei below, or at Plymouth. with 25 below. oi at Lancaster, where it was 90 below? MI In Greeneviile the selectnen have v.id ened Main street and built a street wal in the upper part of the village. an i'm provement long neglected and mucl needed.
 Ice 1z Inches thick was cut yesterday
 The Burns Union club of Greeneviil will celebrate their first anniversary to morrow evening at Carpenters ne, building.
 Wednesday. Jan. 25, 1s71.-The follow ing is an abstract of the annual repor of James IL Fitch. registrar of the tow Of Preston: Births, males IS. females Il total s2. Marriages, 19. Deaths, male 22. females IT.
 Regular hourly trips were made on in horse railroad Tuesday. a sleigh and
 car drawn by four horses doing duty 0 A the Bean Hill route. A snow blow va in operation yesterday afternoon and th ; track will probably be clear today.
 The first night of the Trinity ehurc fair and festival saw a good attendanc considering the state of the weather. I'll u tAoleaux presented were novel in desir and were effectively given. The who 1 performance was one of the best ev, presented in this city by amateurs.
 Thursday, Jan. 2e. lS7f--The republ can convention at New Haven was iarg, in point Of numbers than was anticipa
 ed. It was made up of many of n soundest: men of the party. The renom
 nation of the old ticket will naturally q some accounts be followed by a less an
 mated contest than if some changes ha
 been made.
 A county meeting of the commission
 CTS and representatives of New Londc
 county will be held at the superior cou
 room in this city tomorrow to levy a ts
 for the purpose of liquidating the indeb
 edness of the county and to meet the e
 pense' incurred in the erection of q
 new courthouse.