Norwich bulletin., 1922-01-14

just n nan century taliS week L. |
W. Carroll was elected president OF the |
old First National bank, then doing |
fiourishing business. Several Norwich /
banks held their annual meetings that |
week, among them the shetucilet Ma
tional bank and the Second National |
bank. Charles Osgood was elected |
president of the Shetucket National and
David Smith was elected Presiden; CT
The Second National bank,
The Norwich and Worcester Railroad
company also held its annual meeting
the same week and A F Smith @: this
,city was the choice of the directors for
president OF the rod for the year 1872.
THE Wauregan St, ! Fire Engine Com
3any was making -4borate plans for
| Dig ball to be held the following week
in Breed hall.
The Thames river was frozen up al
most to Norwich and a number Of small
craft were unable TO move in the river.
The Norwich Sailing club held its first
/ ball In Breed hall that week. Interest
ing extracts from the files of The Bulie-
tin Of January, 1872. follow:
Monday. January s. 1S72-At the an
nual meeting CT the Waurosan Hook and
/ were elected: John Irish, foreman; John
H Morrison, first assistant: s. F. Gibson.
second assistant; 7. B. Corey. secretary
| John H. Morrison. treasurer.
The procellcr Ell Sid, after about two
| hours effort got away from her wharf
yesterday afternoon and after much back
ing and boring through the ice. succeeded
in getting stuck near Trading Cove.
The Waterbury American says: Sena-
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the finest establishments in Washington
The same may be said of his mansion in
Norwich.
Tuesday. January 3, 1S72-Ths Cen
trail Baptist church unanimously voted
last right to extend call to the Rev.
John Davies OF South NoTwalk, Conn, to
become their pastor
The members of Sedgwick Post. G. A.
R., pr pose to give a masquerade ball
about the middle OF February.
At the meeting of the stockholders Of
the First National bank held Monday at
their banking house the following d:rec-
tors We're chosen for the ensuing year:
L. w Carroll, S c. Morgan. Leonard Bal
lou, Amos W. Prentice, jeremiah Halsey.
John A. Morgan. Samuel B. Case. John
Bachelor, John Bradbury 1t was voted
to Increase the capital stock 500. 900. At
a subsequent meeting Of the directors L.
w Carroll was elected president and
Louis A. Hyde. cashier.
Wednesday, January 10, 1872-At the
annual convocation Of Franklin charter
No. 4. R A. NJ, held at Masonic hall,
Tuesday evening the following officers
were duly elected for the ensuing year:
l. w Brewster. C. OF H.: Jas. Ktrker, P.
s.; D. NJ. Lester, r. A. c.; Austin Brew
ster, treasurer; John Benson, secretary
Currie Gilnour c. NJ. OF Bird vail Edison
S. Bishop, G. NJ or I'd vail: John Irish
G. NJ Ct list vail; Luther Pellet. tyler
Daniel D. Lyman, Hiram D. Browning
stewards.
At the annual meeting Of the stociIhold-
ers Of the Shetucket National bank. Tues
day. the officers were elected as follows
4 directors, Charles Osgood. Thomas q
4 Kingsley, John l.. Devotion. c. H Osgcod
4 and +. L. Osgood At subsequent meet
ing Of the directors Charles Osgood wa,
j elected president and John L. Devotion
i ca shier
Second National bank: directors. Davit
4 Smith. Z. r. Thompson. William c. jill
z son f. Winslow Williams. Edw Chsrpell
Julius Webb. P. s. NJ Andrews. Aba F
] Smith, Horace Whitaker. At a subsa
4 quent meeting of the directors Davi,
Smith was elected president c. P Cogs
4 we'll cashier, and H. NJ McDougall as
sistant cashier.
i Thursday. January Il. 1s72--The enum
q Grafton OF the school children Of the cen
n trail district shows the number 10 be sos
4 an Increase OF IS since last year.
The annual meeting # the Norwich an
4 Worcester railroad company was held :
d Worcester. Wednesday The followin
q gentlemen were reelected directors: A. +
q Smith Norwich John F Slater. Nor
II wich; F. II. Dewey. Worcester: Gsorg
II W. GIL, Worcester Charles W Smith
q Worcester; Robert Bayard. New York
q William F. Wild. Boston: r. F. Steven.
Il Boston, At a subsequent meeting OF III
q directors A. F. Smith was reelected rres
q ident; P. st. ". Andrews. superintendent
q Col. G. L. Perkins. treasurer; Edward 7
81 Clapp. secretary; F. F. Parker. master q
q TRANSPORTATION. and George A. Harris. ger
N eral transportation agent
u The Norwich Sailing club coteria rav
q It's first ball in Breed hall last evening
u eclipsing everything OF the season. Tn
Il music was excellent and the floor wa
covered with the members and thei
ID friends. who trod the may until a la,
81 hour this morning
Friday. January IL. 1S7a-Chiet FIR
e gineer Delaney gave a pleasant enter
81 tsinment at his residence on Clif sire,
81 last evening to the ex-chief engineers q
81 the department and foremen Of the com
n panies.
n Col. Allen Tenney has gone 10 Wash
b ington to fill the, position Of secretar
r. of the committee of the District Of c.
~ lumbia Of which the Hon. II. H. starl
II weather Is chairman.
n James D. Higgins who enlisted fro,
e this city In Company A 18th c. V die
n at West Chelmsford, Mass. wednesda
E night Of diseases resulting from protract
& ed confinement in Libby prison.
u Saturday. January 10. 1s72-At n
d annual assembly Of Columbian Con
n mandery, No. 4. X. OF T, held in the
3 asylum last evening the following s
u Knights were elected officers for II
a ensuing year:
~ Henry L. Parker. p. c.: Jacob ]
II Mershon, G.: Joseph ]. Wait. c. G.; A
len Tennev, prelate; A. D. Smith. s. W