Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-22
IN NORWICH FIFTY YEARS AGO

to turn out seventy-five men and will be accompanied by Miller's band of fifteen pieces. The Commandery is one of the finest and most exclusive bodies in the state and as the mem bers respect jovialty as well as gall lantry their excursion will probably be one to be remembered in history.
 Charlotte B. Pollock of this city has received patent for a skirt adjuster; and c. c. Brand and c. c. Moore one for propulsion of navigable vessels.
 The principal of the Free Academy has announced that the failure of the musicians to appear at the gradua- tion exercises was owing to a nlisun derstanding in regard to time. The money contributed for the music is to be used to add to chemical appa- ratus at the academy with the consent of the donors.
 Some, articles in the window of the store, No. Shetucl1et street, occu = | pied by c. Gebhardt & Co., took fire last evening from a gas burner. They were pulled down and when thrown to the floor, narrowly escaped setting fire to the clothing of a lady stand 1 ing at the counter.
 1 Wednesday, July 1T, 1872-At the annual meeting of the Mason Monu- i nent association, held Wednesday the following officers were elected for the ensuing year President, the Rev Hi ] ram P. Arms; secretary, John L. De- votion; treasurer, John T. Wait; di rectors, L. F. s. Foster, James M. Meech, Charles A. Converse, John Durham, William A. Buckingham, Will l liam L. Brewer, Amos W. Prentice James s. Carew, James L.. Greene, Lo- renzo Blackstone, James A. HcWey, and Jedediah Huntington.
 Tuesday noon man entered the office of the Hayward Rubber Com pany on Water street and represent ed himself as an employe of the com pany's mill at Colchester He endea- vored to borrow some money from Charles J. Carew who was alone in the | office. MT. Carew refused and short l ly afterwards locked the office and leaving the key in it's usual place | and went home. On his return he found that the office had been enter ed, and the safe opened, a check for | $200 payable to bearer, and S1O0 ir currency and small bills belonging tc the company and Senator Bucking ham, missing The police were noti- fled and the man was soon arrested as he was leaving the American House On being searched $30 was found on him, and Identified. The man was lock ed up.
 The Norwich Sailing Club has char tered the new schooner, Hastings, ot New Bedford and will sail July 30th for Martha's Vineyard, Falmouth, and Hyannis. The party will number about forty and will take band along with >I them.
 Thursday, July IS. 1SE2-The mar who entered the office of the Hay ward Rubber company Tuesday was committed for trial yesterday by Jus tice Merwin, and in default of $50( bonds was committed to Jail. The check for $200 was found in a barr near the place where he was arrest. ed.
 Many Norwich people are to aid tn, Second Rhode Island volunteers cele. brate the eleventh anniversary of tn,
 battle of Bull Run, at Rocky Poin next Monday. The American band vii furnish the music for the day.
 Tuesday and Wednesday took tn,
 credit of being the hottest days of tn,
 season, showers during the days fail
 ing to cool the atmosphere, instea,
 seeming to add to the heat. The ai
 was intolerably close and oppressive
 The lower end of Shetucket stree
 is being transformed by the remov
 al of the lofty ledge on the north side
 The stone is being used in the Wash