Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-10

Fifty years ago this week James Lloyd Greene was elected mayor of the city of Norwich. He was on both republican and democratic tickets as were the two aldermen and most of the other capdi- dates The same week a public reading room was opened in Norwich On We'd nesday, June 5, 1872. Moosup lodge, No. 113, F. and A. NJ. was instituted at Moosup and the officers of the lodge were who was deputized as grand master of the state,
 Interesting extracts from the files of The Bulletin of June. 1872, ars as fol- lows:
 Monday. June 3, 1S72-About 1O.so O clock Saturday morsiing the town was startled by the report that the dam of the large reservoir. known as Beach Pond, had given away and liberated an immense body of water that threatened to sweep away all obstructions on the Pachaug to Jewett City roadiand seriously damage the numerous manufacturing es- tablishments that line the banks of the stream. When 1t was kTsown that the principal dams on the stream had with stood the first shock and were delivering water without damage, everybody expe- rienced a grateful sense of relief. Beach 1 Pond is situated about three miles from i Voluntown and about IS miles from this l city and lies partly in the state and part | ly In Rhode Island. It covers about 500 or 700 square acres.
 l o. N Raymond, sheriff of New Lon don county, entered upon his term of office on Saturday. He has made the following appointments: E. H. Beck with deputy tailor. Norwich; Alden Hewitt, deputy tailor. New London deputy sheriffs, J. B. Fillmore, Norwich ] r r D yof1I fro ton; Gilbert Billings. North Stonington B. W. Chadwick, Old Lyme.
 The Athol & Enfield Railroad com pany Is to extend it's tracks-now rum ming to Athol and Belchertown to Palmer t-from Belchertown on the New London Northern road to Springfield, Mass. Il I will be under the control of the Gen. tra1 Vermont Company and will thus
 open new route for freight and pas
 sengers from tidewater..
 Thomas W. Kingston, of the firm O Kingston & Case, died Saturday O Bright's disease af the kidneys.
 Tuesday, June f. 1S72-The munIc:pa
 election. Monday. the first under the new
 charter, which elects the mayor for {
 term of three years, was entirely devoid
 of excitement, the city being universal.
 conceded to the republicans, and the
 democrats making no effort to elect thei
 counclimen, the only nominees Tn Wh1cl
 the two tickets were not identical.
 The following is the vote:
 1 Whole number .of.votes cast. +.... 62 Mayor
 James Lloyd Greene ,..............<6O Aldermen
 W. L. Brewer .5.......I. 62 J. $. Carew .p....... 62 7 Councilmen-
 Asa Nash ..,............ Al ] J. Hunt Smith .r..........,.... 40
 Lyman Gould .... .,. ,....,........... fl David A. Billings .-........-......... 39
 J. ". Stedman, q .............. 22 = E. F. Parker. ...............,... q : A. P. Willoughby, q ............. 21
 Albertus Peckha1n, q ............. 70 VI City Clerk
 y John L. Devotion ..,.............,. 61 | City Treasurer
 l Charles Webb ....f....."......... 61 l City Sheriffs-
 = Joab Rogers ,'..'.'... .-.-....-. g
 James Ritchie ..........r......... 61 T ]. Water Commissioners s Alba F. Smith .......... 8 Q Henry L. Parker, d ............ 2t | Henry L. Clark, q ............... 1C ;. The mill at GreenvilIe owned by u