Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-01-13


A temperance SOciety has oeen OF
ganized in the 18th ana 18th regiments
1t is said it is harder to get the ofh-
GERS interested than the privates.
Levee at Wauregan House.
Jan 10. 1S62-It is stated that the
steamboat Golden Gate of this city is
to have new boiler and is soon to go
into the governm ant service.
The good people who board at the
Wauregan house with such of their
friends as they may invite, intend this
evening to show their appreciation Of
Tom Norris and his son George" by
taking possession CT the parlors anu
dining hall, and just enjoying them
selves as if they owned the whole
building. Mr. Thomas Norris has
agreed to lay aside his rheumatism"
for this night only" and George will
do just as he always does-go around
making everybody feel good natured
whether they want to or not
In accordance with the new arrange
ments by which the federal govern
ment takes charge of the recruiting
service Lieuts. Hatch and Peck of the
It'll and Lieut.. Lewis of the 9Th C. v,
have reported to Colgates at Fort
Trumbull with six non commissioned
men. They were placed in charoo OF
recruiting officers in Meriden, New
Haven and Bridgeport. the recruits to
report at Fort Trumbuil
Died at Age of 1904.
dan. II, 1862-Mrs Mary C. Bolles
who died in Montville on the 4th inst,
was born in Lyme in the year 1851
and at the time of her death was 104
years and months old. She was
al bl IF lY1fi he
maiden name being Gilbert. Her hus-
band served in the revolution. Sht
had children, &c grandchildren, p
greet grandchildren and great, greal
grandchildren.
The Wauregan leVee last night was
| a success. The boarders went and en-
ioyed themselves as though they had
a license to. and everyone else went
right in and took their share of the
fun, as if the fun was national af-
fair and paid for by federal tax.
For the fourth annual ball of tbs
| Wauregan Hook and Ladder company
J. e. Woodward is named as one of the
! floor managers. 1t is to be held the
18th in Breed hall, with Colts band
! and Gurdon Cady prompting.
Anchored at Ellis Island.
Jan. 10, 1S62-George W. Whitlesey
member Of Captain Harland's ThirC
C. v, has been appointed sergean
major of the 18th Connecticut, Colone
| Birge.
The gunboat Norwich now lies a
anchor at Ellis Island in New Yorl
| harbor. She will start south to joiI
the blockading fleet as soon as SHIT
takes her ammunition aboard.
| At the annual assembly of Colum
| hian encampment, No. 4. K. T., Ben
| jamm B, Whittemore was elected EN-
| inent commander and Wales W. Clap
| was made senior warden.
For nine months we have been occu
| pied with the great question, wha
| shall we do with the rebellion? w
| have tried to starve it out, to proclaim
| it out, to tire it out to talk it out
| and almost everything but fight it out
The question Of slavery will be settles
with the decisions of the battlefelds
| There seems no better recipe for Elk
| Treating ourselves from our perplexf
ties than military activities. Nos
for change; let's see what min
months preparation will do.
Skating on River.
Jan IA, 1862-The republican eau
Gus last night chose as delegates t
the state convention David Young
Henry Peale, Fl. FL. Starkweather AM
Isaac Johnson.
The skating on the river was splen
did last evening and large compan,
of ladies and gentlemen enjoyed it b.
moonlight.
Bishop Clark of Rhode Island lee
lures tonight in Breed hall on Tn
] Living Machine.