Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-02
THANKSGIVING FIFTY YEARS AGO.
What Interested the People those Days Was Far Different from Last Thursday-Slater Bought Property for $5OOOO and Carshops be Auctioned Of-New Re cruits Being Enlisted for New Regiments.

The Ladies' Volunteer Aid society of Greeneville forwarded today to the Sanitary committee in New York box containing many needed articles.
 Three union services for Thanks giving will be held today, at Broad way, Trinity and Central, Baptist churches.
 Bishop Mcfarland will be at St. services at Norwich Town and GreenevilIe Congregational churches
 The Shetucket bank has declared a dividend of three per cent, payable oil and after Monday. December 2.
 Manufacturing Army Cloth
 !. November 30, 1s61-Messrs- Lucas & Co, are manufacturing i've hun dred yards of army cloth daily at Mystic and as much more at their mill at Poquetanuck
 William S. Hampstead had straw berry vines in full blossom at his earned corner of Boswell avenue Strawberry vines about here are get ting irregular in their habits.
 The valuable real estate between this city and Greeneville known as the Car Manufacturing property will be sold at auction on the premises, Dee 3G The opportunity offered to capl- talists, manufacturers or those W1sn- ing to engage in manufacturing will be readily observed:
 Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, vice presl- oent of the United States passed through here night before last on the boat train. enroute to Washington.
 Sword For Lieutenant Norris.
 December ?, 1S61-Company H, 11th regiment from this city have recent lS presented their first lieutenant, John II. Norris with an elegant sword sash and belt. Lieutenant Norris has proved himself an excellent officer and this testimonial Is slight expres- sion of the esteem in which he is held Dy his company.
 A recruiting office for the company being raised in this city for the 18th regiment by Lieuts- McCord and Ao- bot, will be opened at the hotel Tn Colchester on Wednesday of this week Henry Schleiter. first lieutenant ot the late city guard and Joseph Strick- land late an officer of Captain Chap mans company. End c. C., have open en a recruiting office for one of the regiments forming.
 The Harvey Birch recently destroy CT by the pirate Nashville while on the way from Harve to New York in ballast it is said was built at Mystic about three years ago. It was the handsomest ship sailing from New York.
 Money For Wives of Volunteers.
 December 3, 1s61-A small sum be- longing to the wives of the three this town, remains in the hands of First Selectman N. c. Breckenridge Those entitled thereto can have their share upon application to him.
 Forty men of Capt. Lambs Mystic company for the 18th regiment under charge of Lieut.. E. K. Abbot, who re- cruited a portion of the men passed through here for Hartford yesterday.
 The bounty due from the state to the wives of Ihe volunteers VII be raid by N. C. Breckenridge to all who are entitled thereto. The town pays each months allowance as it comes due the state turning over the amount at the end of three months.
 Another fleet of old whalers is be- ing prepared at New London for 2 southern naval expedition or in other words to be scattered and sunk in Southern harbors to prevent the es- cape of any future Nashville of The odora The first we shall know of their destination will be when we hear sumthin' drop" into the water down south.
 Married-In Voluntown. November 2s, by Rev. L. Williams Wheeler, Avery A. Stanton and Miss Laura C. GaIlun both of Voluntown, also in Voluntown by the same minister and on the same date. s. B. Gallup of VoIuntown and Miss Helena R. Gal lup of GriSWold.