Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-21
IN NORWICH FkTY YEARS AGO

The republicans and Democrats Of Nor
wdch he'd caucusses In Tresdway's hall
fifty years ago this week to nominate
and appoint delegates to the state, coun-
ty senatorial and probate conventions Of
their respective parties. At the annual
meeting of the New London County Mu-
tual Fire Insurance company E. z. Par
ker was elected president and the Nor
w4ch Fire Insurance comrany's annua,
meeting resulted In the election Of Eben-
ezer Learned rs president The Warre-
gan Steam Fire Engine Company held
their annual ball In Breed hail, the same
week the Philharmonic orchestra furnish
ing the music for the sets.
Extracts frsrp the files OF. the Bulletin
Of January 1872 are as follows:
Monday, January Is, 1s72-One o. two
Venerable horses standing on West Main
i street, Saturday evening, fen asleep and
fell into stairway leading to q base
ment nearby. The other fell with him
and greatly to the surprise of the inmates
of the basement their means Of esress 10
the cnter world vas closed. The animals
were lightly TANNED In the stairway. bot
! being too weak to kick. were finally ex-
| tracted without much injury
| Thomas Wilbur took i.325 pounds OF
perch at one haul in the Thames, Satur-
day, the largest single catch ever made
! in the river. -.- - RI
J The United States Inspector has made
4 his report upon the City OF New London
disaster 1t has not as ye. been made
| public but we hope 10 obtain COY for
4 publication We understand that 1t ac-
quits/the officers of the boat Of blame.
Tuesday. January 15, Is7s-At the
annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
New London County Mutual Fire Irsur-
ance company, he'd at the Shetucket bank,
last evening, the following directors were
elected:
Il E F. Parker, Charles osguod. L. F.
s. Foster. John L. Devotion, Henry B.
Tracy, John A. Morgan. Dennison p. Coin,
BenjarHin Durfey,. P st n. Andrews. VIM
L. Brewer, II. Hobart Roatf. E. F. Parker
was elected president and John L. Devo-
ton Secretary.
At the annual meeting OF the occnn
Water Power company the following di.
rectors were elected:
Leonard BaEcu F Slater. L. W. Car
roll, Moses Pierce, Henry B. Norton, E
W. Williams. James S. Carew. Leonard
Baalou was elected president and L. w
carroll secretary and treasurer.
III The democratic caucus TO elect dele
1 gates to the various conventions was HEX
in Treadway han last evening. Abou
20 persons met and chose the following
Il State--John W. Stedman. Austin Brew
4 ster James B. Colt, Ednund W. Dean.
Il Comfy. 3. Shannon, J. y. Bschel
4 der, Bernard Kenan- Henry McNelly.
II Senatoria1-John NJ. Brewer. A P. VII
louglaby, J. ]. 3fcCord, Edward Hunter.
Probte-WlIiam H Shields, Palmer
Bill, DTn Citing, Amos Cn2pman.
The town committee Of last year wa
! re-appoiuted a sfollows: James B. Co,s
W. L. Brewer, E. W. Dean, Daniel Lee
Wedne/y, January 81, 1sT2-Isaa
johnson, who has been fo- sirretime seri
q olsly in died at his residence on Broad
] way, Tuesday afternoon at the age {
So. He was a native of F!acnliIia, bu
1 has been erlaged in CONNER tal ant
manufacturing bushes sin this city sine
about the year 1S40.
The state encampTnent OF the Gran
Army CT the Republic takes place a
Hartford, today In the absence Of hiyhe
officers Major B p Learned Of this cit
viii be in command
The avproa ching political campaign j
this state Is already exciting considered.
attention both in Connecticut and else
where. Whoever may be put in nomina
ticn by the two conventions. which ar
soon to meet, We presume the great bod
of voters on both sides wifi ACCEPT tn
tickets with equaninity, and II they nav
! growing to do viii do it in their sleeves
j. Thursday January, 1S72-The, ball Q
the Wauregan Steam Fire Engine com
& rany was given in Breed hall last eve
8 ming, and proved highly successful an
agreeable entertainment. Beth floor an
4 galleries were filled at an early hour an
before the close Of the concert II wa
Il almost impossible to force passage j
the latter. The Philharmonic orchestr.
22 pieces, played remarkably we'll an
= lent every charm. to dancing that mus
i can give Commencing at g O'clock III
e sets were formed and to The stentorfa
j voice of the pron1pto- the intricate By
ID ways of the may were followed TN a
i early hour this morning The members
the company may congratulate themselvs
on giving one Of the few successful ball
Of the season.
conference under the auspices Of Ii
al