Norwich bulletin., 1922-07-29

Several accidents narred the week n Norwich and vicinity 50 years ago, two of which ended with fatalities.
 An unusual feature of the week came with the birth of triplets 70 families in towns nearby.
 The entire community was plunged in to sorrow when news was received of the death of William NJ. Converse of Franklin, who for years was a success full Norwich business man, and was far up in the democratic politics, state and national.
 Other events of 1872 are told in the columns of The Bulletin as follows:
 Monday, July PA laborer named Welch was badly injured on the wharf Saturday, when barrel of flour fell and struck him on the lower portion of his body He was taken to his home and given medical attention and is greatly improved in condition.
 The city clergymen are beginning to disappear on their annual vacations. The Rev. Mir Binney is abroad, Mir. Merri- man has commenced his respite. from work, MT. Sylvester goes soon, and Mir. Dana leaves for his period of rest next week.
 The weather yesterday was delightful bright and cool, and after the tropical heat of the last few weeks, appeared doubly so. The mercury did not get above 80 degrees during the day, a. point that has hardly been equalled since July 1st.
 A Hartford landscape gardener is en- gagged at Block Island laying out sites for cottages.
 The Rev. J. c. Bodwell, Jr., has ac- cepted 8 call to the pastorate of the Congregational church at Thompson.
 Tuesday, July 23. 1872-Among the subscribers to the general instruction fund of the Sheffield Scientific school are William G. Abbott, $500 and r. J. Leavens, $10O. The subscriptions are permanent investments and yield an an- nual income.
 A local young man endeavored to clean his trousers Monday by using ben zine, but neglected to remove them. He 1 held lighted lamp in his hand and the bezine soon took fire, the man suffer- ] ing painful burns on the legs. i Albert White, of Pomfret, a brakeman on the repair train on the new section ] of the Boston, Hartford and Erie rail- 1 road while braking near Putnam Mon- i day afternoon( was thrown under the cars, which passed over him, death being almost instantaneous. He was but IS 1 years of age.
 Wednesday July 24 1S72-A party of 1 railroad men recently passed over the Air Line route from Putnam to Willi- mantle in a passenger and it will not | be many weeks now before the road will l be thrown open to public travel. A New York newspaper carried the story recently that J. B. Underwood, ot :! the Atlantic Yacht club, is about to sai 1 in his yacht with a party of friends for New London, Norwich. Newport and other places along the line.
 Heavy showers during the past few i days has caused the water in the She tucket river to rise much above the us
 ual level.
 The Rev. J. Riley Johnson is in the city and will preach to his old parish
 toners in the Universalist church. ths 1 two coming Sundays. The Rev. j. M Paine has gone to New Hampshire tC
 spend 8 part Of his vacation and vii return in September.
 quick change in .he weather Tuesday night caused many people tt put on heavier clothing and resort tC light overcoats. Some change from th,
 hot nights of last week.
 The Niagara Hose company makes it
 annual excursion to Mystic island or Os
 brook on Thursday of next week.
 Thursday, July g, 1872-Willi
 O'Neil, the ten year old son of William
 O'Neil, the foreman of the Houstal dye works, was drowned in the canal a
 GreeneYille, yesterday afternoon He
 was playing with several other boys Cl the water guage of the water powe
 company, and making mistap fell ir The water was drawn of and the bod. recovered. about half hour afterwards
 A jury of R. H. Fillmore, Charles I Bigelow, A. IT. Stewart, Robert Stevens
 IT,, James Kirker and John Simpso were summoned by I. W. Carpenter, an
 verdict of accidental drowning wa , returned
 Henry E. Bowers. formerly of thi
 city has been elected one of the director of the Fairfield County. Fire Insuranc
 company of which Henry R. Turner, SO of our esteemed fellow citizens, Henr
 Turner, is secretary.
 The Mantle triplets have been su1 eeeded by triplets at Wauregap. Ther :. seems to be considerable competition ] l this business of late.
 The Central NJ. E. Sunday school hel , its annual picnic yesterday at Osbroo grove. The party stopped on the Ell at New London, the Pequot House, an ) i at Mystic Island. A fine clamoake wa held along with clam chowder. ifs ? chowder and ice cream. Through tI7 s courtesy of Captain Smith the picnicer
 enjoyed a delightful time on the trip. mu 7 sic being furnished on board by plan
 and melodeon The picnic crowd returr ed home late in the day happy with . days outing.
 Friday. July 26, 1s72-A excursio l party under, the auspices of St. John : Temperance society of Mtddlerown : reached this city about four o'clock ye: , terday afternoon on the barge Franc 3 | Risley. The party numbered nearly
 ! thousand, and was accompanied by tf e Middletown band which paraded tf n street with the society. For a coup
 of hours the streets were lined with @
 cursionists who returned 2bout si
 o'clock in good condition.
 The Norwich line of steamers and u Norwich and Worcester, and Nashu
 and Worcester railroads are at prese, . transporting large quantities of cotrc ! from New York to the mills of Lowe i, and Manchester.
 z, People who journey to Lantern Hill wi
 be pleased to learn that the snakes el il unusually numerous and of unusual si; l. this year.
 ii work has begun at Thanesi1le on Il V foundation for large brick building :- be occupied by Vogel and Hughes, org
 builders.
 q Saturday. July 27.-The Hon. Wi1lia n M. Converse of Franklin, died III tn . city Friday afternoon, after lingsri1
 illness. MT. Converse was formerly e Is gagged in mercantile pursuits in this cit is in which he amassed a competency. L
 on his retirement he moved to Frankli
 where he has since resided. He w IS prominent democratic poiitlela
 for twelve years a member of the n