Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-02-17

for many years a resident of this city,
died on the passage home from Port
Royal in the storeship Relief which ar
rived in New York Thursday
The steamer New London on the
2Sth of December captured the sch pom
er Gypsy inside Horn Island, near
PaseagonlGs where the crew set fire to
her and deserted her. The fire was
exiting uished. She had a cargo of cot
ton.
Cyrus R. Park and Josephine II.
Clifford OF South Edgcomb, Me, were
married here Feb. 10 by Rev. DR.. Bond.
Feb. IL. 1S62-James Williams, a
member of the Jackson Guards Gap
tain McGuire) of the Second New York
artillery died in camp of typhoid fever
at Alexandria last week. He was an
old resident of Norwich ana one of the
first who enlisted for the war under
Captain Mcclure.
The recruiting office opened by Bella
?. Learned is doing a good business
Mr.. Learned may be found at the office
during the day and evening.
The difficulties before reported in the
Thirteenth regiment have been quieted.
Nearly all the men have now been paid
off The regiment numbers 900 men,
rank ana file. 1t has secured marching
orders and will leave New Haven next
week
Glorious news comes to us from
along our lines. The capture of Roa-
noke Island is followed by the planting
of the Stars and Stripes on the old
North Coast; Burnside follows up his
victory with an energy that means
something more than the bare occu-
panoy of a single position; Lander has
occupied Hancock and opened the B.
and O. railroad to that point; Buell.
has crossed the river and occupied
Bowling Green, late stronghold of the
rebels: Curtis and Seigel are clearing
out Missouri of the last traces of the
rebellion, while Fort Donelson in Ten
nessee but just holds out in the last
struggle Of desperation against an
overwhelming federal force.
Feb. 1S, 1s62-A volunteer militia
company was organized in this city
last evening by the election of the fol-
lowing officers: Captain, S. R. Parlin;
first lieutenant Frank S. Chester; sec
ond lieutenant, John T. Tanning. The
nom commissioned officers were not
chosen, The company now numbers
rs men.
Norwich was not far behind her sis
ter cities Monday in patriotic jubila-
ton over the glorious news from Ten
nessee Kentucky, Missouri, North
Carolina and Georgia, which has
crowded in on US in the last few days
Flags were displayed throughout the
city, salute of 100 guns was fred or
the wharf, a spunky little piece thun-
dered its hurrahs in a small way or
Franklin square, and along towards
midnight number of patriotic young
men started a bonfire on the quare
which, helped along by reinforcements
of barrels and boxes, blazed away
through the night. Everybody, or al
most everybody, congratulated every
body else and but very few seemed
, unhappy at the turn affairs have
| taken.
At 1 p. m. we issued an extra con
| tanning brief announcements of the
victory in Tennessee and at half past
| a second edition with such particulars
| of the battle as had come to hand.
Sergeant Moulton of Willimantic, o.
Captain Harland's company, Third C
| v. captured at Bull Run and recently
released from Richmond, Is a hero O.
! a story going the rounds Of the state
| papers to the effect that while il
| prison he made a conquest" of E
| beautiful and wealthy young lady o.
| that city The story relates how she
sent him money, clothing and luxurie;
| without stint.