Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-13

l For the boys of the Norwich Free ] academy fifty years ago, the trustees hau passed vote that they should be 1 organized into military company so
 that they might have instruction in | military drill
 From the seat of war, the important news Of the week was the evacuation 1 by the rebels of Fort Wagner, one of lne 5 defenses of Charleston harbor, in dlcatlng the early capture of the city | ey the Union forces. 1t was believed. ihe following are extracts from the Duiletlh of September 1868: ScheeIs are Opening. Sept. ', 1963.-The schools in town commence their fall term this morning. { At the Norwich Free Academy. Miss Gleason, the accomplished and success Tul assistant has resigned and her place is to be filled by Asa Ware, a graduate of the Academy of the class of '59 and Yale'63.
 According to a law passed by the trustees at the close of last term the lnto a military company, thus giving them the advantages of instruction in military drill, which at the present tune is universally popular,
 The West Side school will be under the direction of Jabez Lathrop, for many years principal of the Norwich Town grammar school.
 B Whittemore will remain in charge of the Sachem street (Falls) school, his services being too well ap preciated by his patrons to permit him to resign.
 New York dispatch states that an officer who arrived in the Steamer Fulton from Port Royal via Charleston bar, Sept. 1st P. NJ. says that none or our ironClads have yet passed Fort Sumter nor can they until the i'm mense chains across the upper har- ENg D. take some time. He also says that after taking Fort Wagner the iron cladS have much to do, as the forti- tications on James Island are very strong.
 Sept 8. 1S63.-CharIes A Converse of this city has sold his auger manufact- Ory at the Falls to New York parties
 The new steamer Independent, built at Mystic by George CIreenman & Go. for Capt. Wm. w Colt of Norwich, was launched on Friday. Her dimen- sions are; length 200 ft. width 51ft. burthen 500 tons.
 Niagara Engine Go. Organized.
 At the meeting of the Norwich Com mon council on Monday evening, a pe- tition was presented in behalf of the Niagara Engine Go. praying the the council to accept them as a com pany duly organized under the fire regulations. Referred to the fire com mlttee-
 Experimenting With Macadam.
 A petition was presented to the common council from Franklin Nichols and others asking tha1 the council inquire into the expediency of macadamizing 300 feet more or less. in some thoroughfare in the city, as an experiment to test it's merits as the best means of making a permanent road.
 Big Express Business
 The pressure of freight on the company has been very heavy for the past few days. The City of New London arrived on Sat urday with the largest amount of mis- freight ever brought to this port on a singleboat
 The rebel steamer Florida has been allowed to enter the French port of Brest to repair damages sustaineds at sea.
 East Lyme Pays Drafted Men
 Sept 1S63-'The New London Chronicle says that the town of East Lyme has voted to pay $200 to each ] man drafted from that town
 Drafted Men Must Report.
 The time for the drafted men to re-