Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-17

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 August 14, 1Se2-A fine body of men under command of Captain Reach, marched down Main street bound for Camp Aiken.
 F. H. Arms, son of Rev. II. P. Arms of Norwich Town has been appointed paymaster's assistant in the navy and will report on board U. s. Frigate Sabine for service.
 An EnIishtening Incident.
 One of the cripples who daily badges the examining surgeon in this city for exemption certificates, represented himself as the fortunate possessOr of stiff leg. After an examination Dr. F'arnsworth informed his that the only stiffness of his leg was the result of voluntary muscular action and that he was not a subject for a certificate. The individual informed the doctor | that he lied. The doctor thereupon very promptly and properly seized a horsewhip and applied it to the bacA ! of the applicant so vigorously that he i beat retreat in which his stiff leg did him good service, using cobble- stones as weapons of defense. The | individual hailed from Preston.
 Captain Mccord Sends Captured Flag. August 15. 1S62-Captain James A. ] MeCord of the Thirteenth regiment has | sent home captured flag from New l Orleans. It was five feet lond and two l feet and six inches wide Of white \ bunting with a red star in the cente' \ in which is painted ths Pelican feed ing its young.
 An able bodied exile from Italy pa- reied for about an hour in front Of the Bulletin office, ground out Dixie on a hand organ to the annoyance of everybody iH the block.
 Soldiers Held Public Attention.
 The active preparations to put the regiments assigned to New London and ] Windham counties in the field engroEs- ed nearly the whole of public atten- l tion. There is hardly anything heard l in our city but the drum and fife, tn l brass bands. the sturdy cheers, and
 the measured tread Of military com
 panies. Nearly all business except
 that of recruiting is suspended.
 The eighteenth regiment at Camp l Aiken is full to overf1OWinE. and there are three companies in barracks, il
 Mir. ConTerSe's building in Chestnut
 street for the Twenty Second A fins
 company from Groton, headed by tht 1 Mystic Cornet band. arrived anC
 marched to the governors resddenc,
 and afterwards to the office of tn,
 Bulletin to which they paid the com plinlenf of three rousing cheers. 4
 company fnom Stonington and on,
 from Wi1l3mantfe and Mansfield alst
 arrived All companies arriving +
 town are provided for by the Norwich
 War committee.
 B M- Ladd has opened a recruit
 ing office on Franklin square. 1 W. c. Sherman, for several years
 conductor on the Shore line railroad
 has resigned his position to accept 1 second heutenant's commission in tn
 Fourteenth regiment.
 The Thirty Fourth Massaeaasett 1 regiment passed through enFoBte fo
 the war in two detaehmehts of l3 an, 1 Is car loads.
 I Business was very dHdl in the DO
 lice eo1rt and Judge Young was in
 active for 2 days Considering tb large nHHbeF of troops iR the city thi was gratifying proof of their szaeeFio moral character.
 Ts Recruit Another Regiment. The War committee. Lloyd Green, ; Amos M. Converse, x. c. BraAen Fadgs and r. Nj. Hale, isued a cireuls containing Governor Buckiaghasa'
 order to recruit another regiment fro7
 New London and WindhaH9 coHntjes The naea were expected before A5 gust 25.
 : Sufficient barracks for the aeeo4R9s
 eation Of the troops for the Twenty Second, ROW about 409. In the cit 3 We're finished.