Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-30
KNITTED STOCKINGS IN THREE WARS
Mrs. Prudence Stoddard "a Was Busy With Other Wo-
Fifty Years Ago Getting Out Supplies For the Sol
diers-Year Closed With Officers Hustling For Re-
cruits and Confidence in the Outcome.

the United States navy. He is a broth
er oC Capt ]. B. Dennis of the Sew
enth.
Fifteen Carloads of Soldiers.
Dec. %, Is61-The Sixth New ElaEp-
shire regiment raised through here on
Christmas night in a train of i5 cars
ON their way to the seat of war. They
took the Connecticut at Allyns Point
for New York
New regulations for recruiting have
been instituted Thirty five men must
be enlisted to entitle a man to sec-
end lieutenant's commission.
In Stafford the wooden n1anufactor-
les are said to be busy running four
teen or fifteen hours a day.
Governor BCckir gtam has appointed
Horace j. Morse to assist him in MAX
ing up the accounts of the state
against the general government.
Skating on River.
Dec so, 13e1-The river is closed
with ice far Down as the rolling
mill, strong enough for skating. The
ponds in the vicinity are also in good
condition for occupation by the ska
erS.
The many friends in New London
and Norwich of Lieut.. William Dick
insen OF the Third regiment. U.S.A.,
who was taken prisoner at the battle
Cf Bull Run and mas since been con-
fined in the prison at Richmond, will
discharged and is probably on his
way home to New London.
Frank II. Arms, con of Rev. Hiram
p. Arms of this town, mas accepted a
pos ion in the quartermaster's depart
ment of General Sherman and sails en-
the next steamer for Port Royal.
Capt. James j. McCord's company
for the Thirteenth regiment though
not yet quite full, has filed much more
RAPIDLY than he expected and the pros
,. mil Esa MI M
ready TO report at the reno eZvouS in
New Haven before the end of the pres
ent week. About 60 men are enrolled
Patriotic Old Ladies.
Dec 81 1S61=Governer Buckingham
and Captain Almy, state agent from
Connecticut. ore now at Washington,
having paid q visit of INSPECTION to
the regiments from this state at An
napolis. Today IT is announced that
the governor will present a stand OF
co1nrs to the Fourth regiment, now at
Fort Richardson, and just formed into
an artillery corps.
Trouble is reported in the Eighth
regiment five Captains having resign
ed because of the promotion of Major
Terry 70 the lieutenant colonelcy, and
Captain ApEleman to the majorship,
both of whu m. Ii is claimed, are utter
ly incompetent.
We presume very few of our readers
have any idea of the amount and eX-
tent of the business done by the ladies
of the Soldiers Aid society, which mas
rooms in the Rockwell building. This
is a general depot for supplies Of all
societies from New London and Wind
ham counties y great many OF The
stockings and mittens sent in arc from
the humble knitting needles OF patrf-
otic old ladies who have taken hold of
the work with all the enthusiasm and
ardor of youth Mrs. Prudence Stod-
dard of Noank, aged "a. sends pair
of stockings of her own knitting, with
a note ATTACHED, stating that she has
had the pleasure IF knitting stockings
for our soldiers in three wars, begin
ming with the revolution, and request
ing the soldier to whom these shall
come to write to her. giving his name
end residence. Another lady in Lis
hon, n yed 81, sends one pair of stock
fnrs and one of nfttens. Mrs. Cady
Of Norwich Falls and Mrs. Thomas
Isathrop of Norwich Town, aged 80,
send each a pair Of stockings of their
own knitting May they all live to
see the rebellion end and the union
restored.