Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-29

FlIIy years ago this week the court of common council appropriated about ST. 900 for property taken to widen Wash ington street at ifs lower end and to widen Main street at the junction The same. week Uncas lodge, No Il, L o. O. F., celebrated the 53d anniversary of the institution of Odd Fellowship in the United States with a banquet held in their lodge room.
 As a whole, the week was quiet one in Norwich. Interesting extracts taken from the files of The Bulletin of April, 1872. are as follows:
 Monday, April 22, 1S72-At the Pres ton town meeting Saturday it was voted to petition the state legislature to divide the town into two districts. The matter of strengthening Main street, near the Preston bridge, was deferred until Sat urday next
 At present two-thirds Of the pcA1lation l of Poquonnoc pass Sunday fishing for muskrats with shotguns. This Is the way the other third know when Sunday 1 comes.
 The second track of the Providence and Stonington road Is being rapidly laid and is expected to be completed between 1 Providence and Wickford by the first Of l June. The roadbed and bridges are ready | the entire distance.
 We are glad to learn that Sheriff Ray mond has decided to appoint as one of his deputies J. B. Fillmore, the present pop ular and efficient deputy in this city.
 Tuesday, April 23. 1872.-Edward A. 1 Sterry has been a member of the choir or 1 the First Congregational church at Nor wich Town since 1923. He completes his l half century next winter
 In the case of William Standish vs. the l Narragansett Steamship company a yer dict has been returned for the plaintiff 1 for 50. Standish lost his ticket on the | fare, which het did under protest, and 1 sued. This decision seems 10 establish ; 3. very proper precedent for similar cases on railroads as well as steamtOats. II The common council at it's meeting last evening appropriated about $17.oO0 for \ property taken 10 widen Washington street at it's lower end and to widen Main street al the junction. The necessity for this inprov vement has long been evident
 and we have no doubt that 1t can be made at the present time more cheaply than i'll the future
 "Wednesday. April 24. 1S72-A Frank. lin farmer while blowing Tuesday dis.
 covered a number of potato bugs at tht
 bottom of the furrow. They were appar.
 ently frozen stiff. but on being exposed
 
 inquired the way to the nearest potato
 patch.
 The schooner Mary Anna of Philadel
 pha, Stellman master with 1SO tons O.
 coal 10 E. ChapneH &' Co.,. grounded a
 low water some time Tuesday night whilr tying at Chappei's wharf Tuesday sh, lay in nine feet of water, with her deck!
 awash. Application was made to th,
 chief engineer for one of the steamer with which 10 pump her out today a
 low tide
 Officer Meech of the police. who ha
 been confined to his bed for some time
 Is improving. and hopes soon to be abl
 to exercise his little William on some
 one's head.
 Thursday April %, 1s79.-Tomorrov Is the 5Sd anniversary of the institution 1 of Odd Fellowship in the United States s Uncas lodge celebrates the occasion by banquet at the lodge rooms. A very handsomely framed and design
 ed collection of pictures of the member of the Blackstone Hose company an ; their carriage is on exhibition in Grid ley's window on Shetucket street. Rev. A. II. Wilcox of Preston. receive Z a farewell visit from his parishioner 5 Tuesday afternoon who spread the sumr < tuous tables in the parsonage, and o ! their departure in the evening left S comforting roll O. greenbacks behind Friday, April 26, 1S72-Rev. J. I S Fullerton lectures in the Broadwa church this evening on Fashionable diss ! pation'' and the wine drinking habits q society. The exercises will be introduce < by the rendering of a selection from Tn q Messiah by a combined choir
 J. M. Huntington & Co. have Sold tI propeiers Hunter and Whiriwind of tt # Keystone line of freight steamers whic 3 have run between Providence and Philz & deIphia the past six years. They wel
 bought by the Boston and Philadelphi