Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-07-08
A COMET WAS
GIVEN MUCH ATTENTION
Brilliant Display in Southeast Fifty
Years Aeo-Steamer City of Boston
Placed on Line.

In the week of July, 1851, correspon-
ding to the past week, the observance
of the Fourth was oyershadowed by a
brilliant comet n the southeastern sky
which attracted much attention each
evening. The fire works display was
nothing compared with it's brilliancy.
The steamer City of Boston was put
on the line running to New York and
a great time was made the day it
arrived here.
There was little CHI onieIed from: the
soldiers at the front and no letters
were received from the war CORE
pondents of the papers.
Items taken from The Bulletin of the
week of July 3 to 9, 1861. follow:
July 3. 1661-A comet in the south
eastern sky was the cause of grea
attention last evening.
Lieutenant Halsey of the New York
Seventh is seeking enlistment for the
Scott Rifles, picked company now
forming N New York city.
The Fourth Connecticut regiment
has been placed in a brigade with the
First Wisconsin and the Eleventh
Pennsylvania, out for some unexplain-
ed reason did not take part in the
fight opposite Willramsport
July 4, 1So1-Captain Sutton's COM
pa1y of New London has joined the
Fifth regiment at Hartford
Acting Master J. ". Bentley of the
..
rived home for a short visit. He was
detached from the vessel with a crew
of twelve men to bring home the ship
Amelia, which tried to run the block
ACE at Charleston, the home of the
captain.
commanded by Col. John c. Stark
weather, whose father was a former
resident of Preston. He is a lawyer by
profession and has been praticing i'll
Milwaukee.
The common council has appropri-
ated $50 for the ringing of the bells
and firing Of sunrise and sunset sa-
lutes.
July 6. 1Sf4-The academy cadets
paraded in the Fourth of July celebra-
ton, as did the Union and Tyler
Zouaves and the Irish Temperance So
ciety.
The message of President Lincoln
appeared in this issue
July 8, 1S61-Governor Bucking
ham starts this morning for Wash
ington. where he will remain for sew
eral days. We understand that a meet
ing of the executives of the northern
states will be held in Washington this
week and Governor buckingham will
represent Connecticut in it.
The City of Boston was placed on
the line running from Allyns Point to
New York. There were about 700 COM
l'liJnentary tickets issued here 10 Nor
witch friends and patrons of the line,
for trip out into the Sound. The
boat came here and took the party
aboard, with more at New London,
and there was a banquet served after
leaving that city
Rev. DIR. Bond has been given a
leave of absence to travel for his
health
One of he flags used by the Acad-
envy cadets OH the 4th inst. was a
brigade color used in the war of 1872.
loaned for the occasion by Charles
Johnson. The other was an American
flag presented by Frederic Farms
worth. The drummer major Manning 81
and the drum used saw service at
Lundy's Lane s'in the last war"
census of the town of Franklin
has been taken since the slice was cut
off for Spr2gue and shows 763, the
grand list being s456.0S5.
About ten o'clock last Wednesday
evening, Eliza Homes. cclored serv-
ant, was shot while closing the blinds
at the home> of a highly respectable
family, where she was working in
Westerly.