Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-20

cashier ten bills of the denomination | of one hundred dollars each. depart | ing with his government notes in his l pocket. On Saturday the ten bills came | back to the Union from the Suffolk 1 bank st Boston-Teturned as counter | felt. They were excellent specimens | of the spurious issue of one hundred dollar bills on the Holland County bank which were put in circulation in this state last week.
 The annual city election at Hartford 1 resulted in the cnoice of w. J. Ham
 ersly democrat, fer mayor. by 46 ma iorlty.
 April 16-N. c. Breckenridge and
 Ed Fay made a. descent upon a trout brook yesterday and hauled out fine string of speckled beauties, 52 weigh | ing 21 12 pounds.
 Fortress Monroe correspondents
 state that the MerTimac appears the
 same as she did on her previous visit, l except that she is said to be about tive l feet deeper in the water.
 Oldest Man in Connecticut.
 There is living in Rocky Hill col oFed man known as "Old Murry," who
 was born on Long Island in May, 1T45, and is 1l7 years old in May Probably
 he is the oldest person in this state The rebel papers announce the cap ture of Fort Pulaski by our forces. on the 11th of April This is the third of the old forts which have fallen into our hands since President Lincoln an nounced his determination to occupy and possess the Notifications and oth- eer property of the United States" The fall of Pulaski ensures that of Savannah.
 Tennessee Regiment Grateful. April 17-Letters have been received from the captain of the Tennessee reg ipent acknowledging the receipt of the articles from the Norwich Soldiers Aid, which he had distributed to the
 men, who were very much pleased to
 be remembered from New England. The express freight train last even ing brought down about fifty recruits for Massachusetts regiments. At g, meeting of parties concerned in the several steamboat lines between Boston and New York it was decided
 to advance the fare to $4 for first class and $2.50 for second class.
 What the Women Did.
 The Soldiers Aid have forwarded from the ladies of New London and Windham counties as follows: To the hospital of the Thirteenth c. V, 61 bed
 hacks, 45 sheets, 50 qnilts, 12 pillow sacks, 24 pillow cases, IS shirts, 48 pair of drawers, Is wrappers 36 tow els, handkerchiefs, 100 pair of socks, 20 bean bags, 4 yards oiled silk, need l les, linen thread, saddlers silk, 20 mos quito nets, bandages, lint, old linen and cotton, "A combs, tin cases ginger
 snaps, 1ellies, dried fruit, farina, corn starch, wine, 2 checkerbeards, 1 large box of books,
 Fast Day in Churches. April 1s-Fast day services were held | in all the churches of the city today, with special prayer for the country. 1 New London and Windham boys of 1 the Thirteenth c. V. are reported to have stood the voyage bravely from
 New York to Key West. Captain Me l Cord, Lieut.. Abbott and the Norwich | boys in their company are all in first 1 class condition.
 The friends of Captain Charles l FarnsWorth of this city. who was seri- ously wounded a week or two since in western Virginia, will be glad to learn | tha his health is very much improved
 and he is considered cut of danger One Year of War Past. We have reached and passed the turning eff the year since actual hos | tilities commenced and the drama of | the rebellion opened Our arms have i been successful almost beyond our hopes and nowhere along our lines can we find cause for anything but | enceura cement and eongratulation. To- l day we are past the worst that we feared a year ago, and our future is l not doubtful or dim.