Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-07
LAID A TAX OF FOUR MILLS
Union Ticket was Elected by Overwhelming Majority Fifty Years Aeo-Appeal for Shirts in Addition to State Supply, for the Volunteers.

l the Eighth regiment IS now filled to l the maximum.
 A splendid stand of colors has just 1 been finished for the Eighth regiment, 1 Colonel Harland. They are similar in style to those of the other regiments, ] but trifle larger and superior ma ] terial and workmanship
 Captain Wichliffe of Company F. Eighth regiment Putnam guard of l Plaintield), has resigned A corre- l spondent i'll Plainneld states that i Capt. Charles Wiclkliffe as a victim of foul play on the part of his lieuten- ants. c. Wheatley, the new captain, ;, is said to have been former resident
 of this city.
 Union Caucus.
 l Oct. ,, 1861-The union caucus was l held last night with Jeremiah Ha1sey as chairman. John T. Wait presented l the nominations made by the commit | tee named to make up list of off ciais for nomination. The assessors
 were EGmund D. Roath, Oliver R 1 Wattles, William E. Clark; board of relief. Appleton Meech, Samuel B. l Case, Frary M. Hale; selectmen, New 1 eill c. Breckenridge, William H. Jen- nings, Henry E. Tracy town clerk and 1 treasurer, Othniel Gager; first consta- ble and collector. Joseph T. Thurston.
 Country Towns Not Responding. 1 Oct. [, 1861-One of the twenty three 1 new gunboats for the government was 1 successfully launched from the yard . of Greenman &o Co.,, at Mystic, Satur- 1 day.
 Joseph Perkins has been appointed 1 assistant adjutant. general for this 1 state and George M. Colt assistant 1 quarternaster general.
 1 The regiments now being enlisted under the last call of the governor are l filling up quite rapidly; yet it appears 1 that the young men from the country l towns upon whose service the country 1 is most dependable are not coming 1 forward with that alacrity that is de 1 sirable
 l Rev. Charles W Denison, who has spent the greater part of the past six months at Fortress Monroe anG was present at the taking of F'ort l Hatteras. addresses a, meeting in the Town hall tonight.
 Union Ticket Won. 1 Oct. s. 1961-The union ticket wor
 out with very little opposition in the l voting districts in the town and the l total vote was about 500. T. Y. Win l ship was one of the gaugers and z 1 sealer of weights and measures named 1 at the annual town meeting. A tax o- four mills was laid ana the selectmer i were instructed to confer with the county commissioners regarding a new l town house here. Resolutions in ap- l preciation of the service of the vol unteers were passed and the towr
 clerk was instructed to secure a com. plete roster of the companies of Cap l tains Peale, Chester, Harland, Dennis Ward, Mcguire, Sawyer and Daniels 1 and other companies hailing from i Norwich. Preston elected 9 straigh l democratic ticket by ss majority. l Messrs. E. Lucas & Co. of Poque 1 taunck have leased the mill at Green rpQnJj1le and will Hoop comm
 making a woelen flannel.
 l Captain Ward has organized ant carried into camp of the Eighth reg ] iment at Hartford, a company com posed entirely of men of Norwich ant vicinity. The state furnished the mel with two wooden shirts each. The, should be furnished with two checked cotton, a lighter cotton, and Woolel shirt. Our Norwich ladies, who ar 1 anxious to do for the Norwich boy 1 could not dc better than forward 10 such shirts to the company.