Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-05-31
MEMORIAL DAY IN WESTERLY
Ceremonies in the Exercises Mon
day Evening-Adjutant Hillard Reads Neurology of
Budlonq Post-Dr. Edwin H. Knowles Dies at n orth
Stonington-New Haven Roads New Land Purchase

leans. January 8, and from that date
until muster out, October 2, 1865, did
honorable service on battlefieIds bor-
dering the gulf. Comrade John Frye
I enlisted as a recruit for that regiment
February 49, 1865, and remained with
them until muster out. He was ad-
mitted as a member of BudIong post,
May IL, 1906. and from that date until
he died did well his part.
Edward baltimore, another respect
ed member of Budlong post, died at
the home of his daughter on Mechanic
street, September 90 1909, and was
MichaePS new cemetery. Although born
in Vermont, he was of French descent.
He enlisted October Is, 1861. in Co.
r, Eleventh Conn. infantry and served
four years and two months with that
noble regiment which came home with
a record of a dozen hard fought bat
ties and nearly eight hundred casual
ties.
DR.. Edwin n. Knowles, among the
widest known physicians of Connect
cut and Rhode Island, died of Bright's
disease at his home in North Stoning-
born in Woodville, the son of pays
ician and has been a druggist and.
physician for forty-six years. He en-
listed August 81 1861, in Battery j,
First regiment. r. I. light artillery, and
on the 18th of December. 1852. was Sc
verely wounded at the battle of Fred
ericksburg. He was sent to the hos
pita1 at Portsmouth Grove, r. l., end
was carried on absent sick leave un-
til March, 1863, when he was discharg-
ed on surgeons certificate He was
commander of the old Vincent post,
c. A. R., and when this post suiren-
dered it's charter, ne affiliated wiih
Hancock Iost-
d.. Knowles was an ardent republi-
can a1i was for years a member of
the Connecticut republican state CEN
trail committee. He represented North
Stoningtt n in the state legislature ard
served in several town offices. and
was considered one of the foremost
citizens.
Soon after he was discharged f1oin
tie army he located in Westerly md
conducted a drug store in High street.
Thirty-five years ago he left the drug
business and soon thereafter became
North Stonington.
DR.. Knowles was member of Paw
catuck lodge. No: 80. F. and A NJ.
Palmer chapter, No. %, r. A. M, and
of Narragansett commandery. knights
Templar. He is survived by Mrs.
Knowles and one son.
The New York, New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad Co. has purchased from
James A. WEIGH and DIR. John Cham
plin strip of land from the property
generally known as the Circus lot,
which is one hundred feet in width,
from the rear of Liberty street in
Pawcatuck, to the Pawcatuck river in
the rear of the plant of the Westerly
Light & Power Co.
The railroad company purchased
about three years ago the property III
Liberty street which connects the re-
cent purchase with the railroad prop
erty on the south end at West Broad
street 1t is in this vicinity where
is located the Richmond, Stable Rose
and Celia properties, but to which the
company claims ownership. and action
for trespass and ejectment has been
brought by the railroad company
against the present possessors of the
property.
Al the north end Of the tract jus:
purchased the company has acquired
by condemnation or direct purchase to
point beyond the West street bridge
Tho entire stretch is about half a mile
and at no part is the width less tlxr
ore hundred feet. With this added
land there will be ample room for
four or more tracks and the straight
eninS of the. sharp curve at westcriy,
which is part of the plan OF railroad