Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-20

just starting off on his long trip to i New Orleans; Surgeon Holbrook was back from the privations of Libby; other soldiers were arrived home, some living, others dead. More men were being enlisted to fill up the torn ranks of the eighteenth and Norwich was called upon to send her sons in to a new field, that of the cavalry From the Bulletin of '6S these items:
 Made Of With Turkey.
 Dec. 14-A turkey, weighing seven teen pounds was stolen from the store of E. Bill Saturday, but the police caught the thief, who claimed that excessive hunger prompted him to pur- loin the fowl. MT. Bill gave him the turkey and warned him in future to obtain food in a different manner. The residence of William M. Con- verse, which was burned on Saturday. took fire in consequence of the i'm perfect adjustment of a stove pipe. A portion of the furniture was saved The house was insured for $500 and the furniture for $1000.
 Christmas Messenger to New Orleans.
 Captain James J. McCord of ~the thirteenth regiment will leave town this afternoon for New York en-route desire to send small parcels in his care to friends in the regiment can do so by leaving them at his house.
 Douglass Bushnell. a native of this town was killed in the recent battle of Chattanooga. He was major of the thirteenth Michigan regiment
 A Summer Thunder Shower.
 Dec. 15.-We had a genuine summer thunder storm on Monday noon. Some of the flashes of lightning were quite vivid and the rain just sloshed right down by buckets full.
 Various citizens beg the attention of the street commissioner to the cross ings on East Main street. Two or three children are credibly reported as having disappeared within sight of their distracted friends on the side walks.
 The Allen woolen mills in Sprague, recently erected by Col. Ethan Allen, containing four sets of the latest i'm proved machinery for the manufact- ure of fiannels, employing forty hands, will commence work about the seventh of January, 1864.
 Support for New Navy Yard.
 The Star urges upon the people of New London the importance of offering to the navy department land sufficient for the proposed navy yard, as a free gift, to offset the celebrated donation of League Islands by the Philadelphia ans. This is a sensible idea, and the New Londoners should be equal to car rying it out
 Back from Libby Prison.
 Dec. Thursday, Surgeon Low ell HoIbroek of the eighteenth regi- ment recently from the Libby prison of Richmond, will be in town today.
 A Typographical Error?
 Andrew J. Currier, esq, has called at this office to contradict the report of his death which was published some days ago. It was anothef man of the same name and age who died.
 The six o'clock a. m. train from this city to New London ran off the track near the freight depot which accident caused an hours detention of the train.
 Prisoners Receive Good Things.
 A letter has been received from Henry Winship a member of company c, eighteenth regiment, dated at Bolle Island, Richmond, Nov. 23. He speaks of the arrival there of clothing and provisions for the prisoners and ac- knowledges the receipt of some choice supplies from the officers of the in the Libby, including a splendid large pork ham, from Colo nel Ely
 Dec. 17-Several articles of cloth ing were stolen from the clothes line of Mrs. Ewen, Thames street
 The body of Austin Whipple, com pany D, twenty sixth regiment, arriv- ] ed here from Port Hudson on Wednes- 1 day.
 The remains of Corporal Frank w. Gard, formerly of company H, Stoning- ton, twenty sixth regiment, arrived in New London on Tuesday night.
 POO Barrels of Whale Oil.
 The bark T. D. Thompson, of New London was reported at Goffs Island, Oct. 22nd, with 200 barrels of whale oil
 The success which attended the festival at the Sachem Street church last evening has induced the committee to repeat this evening. Capt Jededah RandaIPs Heroic Ca
 reer.
 Dec. 1S.-The remains of the late Jedediah Randall, company R. twen- ty-sixth regiment, arrived from New Orleans on Wednesday. His funeral will be attended from the residence of his father in Mystic on Saturday. Capt Randall enlisted in company K which was raised at Groton and was chosen it's commander and at the bloody as- sault on Port Hudson, May 27th, he was mortally wounded. He was esteemed by the regiment.
 Cavalry Company from Norwich.
 It has been decided to raise a cav airy company for the First Connecti- cut cavalry from this town, to be of fcered by men chosen by the company when it shall have recruited the requisite number of men. Those indi- viduals who have declined to enlist on the plea that they disliked to enter an old company, will now find an op- to enter a new company raised at home, while to all. the com pany, recruited as it will be, from towns in this vicinity, will be a very desirable one to enter To the work then, and let us see a cavalry company which will reflect honor on old Nor wich,, the home of Tyler Birge and | Harland.
 More Men for Eighteenth.
 Captain Morrison of company I 1 eighteenth regiment, with a squad of i ten men. one from each company of ] the regiment, arrived in town Thurs day, having been detailed home for re- | cruiting service. An opportunity Is | now offered for those who desire to do i sO to enter the eighteenth regiment. | as Captain Morrison will receive re- | cruits for that regiment
 Schooner Pioneer Burns.
 The schooner Pioneer. owned Inv l parties in this city and loaded with 1 lumber for Edward Chappel's Iumber'I yard, took fire in New London harbor | on Thursday afternoon and was 50 1 nearly destroyed as 10 render the yes- | sei and carge a total loss The ves- 1