Norwich bulletin., 1922-04-01

Fifty years ago this week the old
volunteer Gfeensvi1le Engine company
was re-organized under the name of
| the D. RHos11es' At a meeting of
/ the forty members Of the company
[ Samuel Wilson was elected foreman
and John Shelley first assistant The
same week the Norwich Horse Rail
iroad company held their annual meet
ing and elected George o, Brastow
president and George Pratt secretary
| Interesting extracts from the files
Of the Bulletin Of March, 1872, are
j as follows:
Monday, March %, 1S72-John Mar
shall, teamster, living on the Greene
Vile road, has fallen heir, by the death
OF an uncle, to an estate in County
Limerick, Ireland, valued at 10000
| pounds.
i The Beavfest snow storm Of the
/ winter occurred Saturday. Snow COM
menced falling at O'Clock and con-
tinued with slight interruption until
in the evening. There were several
inches on the ground, but under the
n influence Of Sundays sun it quickly
disappeared, and last night there was
but little remaining.
Seventy electors were admitted Sat
urday. The whole number made this
year Is $50 out Of 1896 applications.
Tuesday. March rs, 1S72-At meet
ing of the Norwich Horse RAILROAD
company last week, the following per
sons were elected directors: George o.
Brastow, E. A. Bill, Geo. Pratt, A. Nc
Kinney, A. K. P. joy, John 8. Dunlap,
G. FL. Dewirg. At subsequent meeting
OF the directors Geo. o. Brastow was
detected president and Geo. Pratt sec
rotary.
The Boston, Hartford and, Erie rail-
road has just receiyed new Ioccmo-
tive from the HincltleY & Williams
works, named the Tarquit, for freight
or passenger. cars. The cylinders are
1Qx24 with five feet drive wheels.
A vast Improvement has been made
i'll the appearance Of Main street, near
Franklin square, by the building erect
ed on the site of those destroyed by
fire last year, though 1t is unfoftu-
nate that a common style of archi-
4 lecture was not followed. As it is each
is built after a distinctive pattern of
its own, though it gives diversity to
the landscape had better been satisfied
to the erection of an ut1broken block
Wednesday. March 81, 1S72-Nbt-
Uit2standing the drought the water
lis is only thres
feet below high water mark. This
..4r "a Snsive Watei
81 SneG. which at the time the subject
q was under discussion an ex-city Off
& cial thought sit would take $4,000, OOt
& to build
DR.. F'arnsworth's horse Ievelled two
d stone posts on East Main street If
an exciting charge Tuesday. ahd tht
Il fiery steed attached to the WEEP Sew
II ing Machine cc11pany's wagon RAJ
n from Ledyard to PGquetanoc, Will,
Il the driver was selling a machine
q The friends of Mr.. aNd Mrs. George
4 Spafford warmed their new residenc,
II on the West Side Saturday night.
q Thursday, March %, 1&2-The viii
q Of the late Jedediah Huntington iia!
q been admitted to probate Mr.. Hunt
u ington was very liberal in hiS beduests
q Among the requests is the following
g For the establishment of the "Eliz;
81 Huntington Memorial Home for respec
q table and INDECENT and infirm females
q ne gives the house which he occupied
q at his death, valued at $4,000 and S35
& 0G0 as a fund to support it.
A Grove street family discovered
&. burglar in the. house the other eve
II ming. They sent for the neighbors an
b with the assistance of armed men fl