Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-26
LOOKING BAcK OVER % YEARs.

To the Social Corner: It is so long since !
you heard from me you will not remem- |
Der me. but my seth birthday is coming
the oath and 1 presume am your Oldest
member. 1 thought 1 would try to write
once more and as look back on the 80
years of my life see such a change that
has taken place. If the 80 years to come
bring as many for the good of the people
they will bring work, but You will have
SO many things to save work. II we had
to go back 80 years and take thingH~us
they were then after having the good
things we have now don't know what
would become of us. About the first OF
my memory was my mother making
matches. She melted birthstone and dipped
them at a candle. To get the candle lit
she had what she called tender linen rags
burned to a finder and then with piece
| Of steel and flint such as was used in
| the flint lock guns, she would strike the
steel with that until spark of Are fell
lon the finder and ignited it. Then the
matches could be lit and a candle would
3 get good fire. This was in the coun-
try but they were no better, OF in the
cities for the Lueifer matches had not
1 come. She moved to the city when I
/ was three years old and when the Lucifer
matches came peddlers came around with
them to sell from tin trunks. They were
square blocks. What should we do now
without matches If we had to wait for
breakfast if the fire went out.
Railroads and cars have come since
my memory. Mother came to Lebanon in
1910. She was widow and we were in
Newport for week and there were no
cars there. We were in Providence as
long and there were no cars there or
in Fall River. They were building the
Norwich and Worcester road at that time
and had got as far as Danielsonville
Now you can take the cars and 60 al
over the world.
The telegraph came and then you coul6
. communicate with people in Europe. The
steamship line also. came since my mem
Dry, but they had steamboats,. In late
days the telephone was invented. Nov
, you can talk to the Sandwich Islands
We can get news from all over the world
. We did not know as much about tn
other countries as we do now. Their
have been four wars in my memory, tn
Mexican war, war with spain, the Civ
war and the great World war, which ha
given the world terrible shaking up.
has made US better acquainted with 9th
: er nations and think We have more re
4 spect for them. I presume 1t was 70
some good we can't see. God moves i
:: a mysterious way His wonders to pei
form"
r Stoves have come into general use sine
can remember. Father got one of tn
h first. 1t was called the Tasty stove as
n remember. 1t was fiat on top with n
:. place to set in anything to boil and L
d covers as we have now. What could u
do now without stoves? Perhaps il v
should count our blessings we would fin
We were pretty well off. Then there al
the automobiles. How convenient the
are to take us in hurry when we wal
le to go and so it is something new all Il
Il time to benefit the world.
Ell If the next 80 years bring as mar
Il changes for tfI better as the last, al
y. they will, but few Of US will be left
sea them.
ls Lebanon has been repeopled since
N first knew it. do not know but two b
e sides myself living.
~ Black-Eyed Susan: Do you rememb
q when you caught the big bumblebee
e your little A. B. C. handkerchief double
te You did not keep him long.
= All my brothers and sisters and all n
IN near relations have passed away and I a
10 alone in the world. 1 think it would
=. very pleasing to receive birthday car
=. =. from the Social circle. You have +
~ best wishes and 1 am glad to see y
~ prosper. My address is Acadia VII
&c Leonard Bridge, Conn. R. F. d.
4 Z HETvTTE MARIA,