Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-09

Besides the return of the Twenty Sixth Regiment other events in this l week fifty years ago pale in insigniff- canoe. The incidents of life in small city, then as now, were mostly erdin- ary and commonplace, with some rnis~ haps, some successes. If q launching failed because the grease melted on the ways if the old prosaio appeal to the womenfolk of the community for cakes and pies for the coming guests was made, there were also other hap penings, some pleasant, others pro- gressive, few heroic. to chronicle> From the columns Of The Bulletin of '63 come these items
 Aug. 3-Adjutant $ B. Meech of the Twenty Sixth regiment arrived home on Saturday. He is in excellent health aside from his wound, which compels him to travel about on crutches-
 Daniel C. Gilman. librarian of ' ale College, was appointed Professor of Physical and Political Geography in the Philosophical department and in connection with the Sheffield Scientific School
 Bravery Cost Him A Leg.
 Among the wounded, writes a Charleston correspondent is Lieut. Col Leggett (New London) of the 10th Connecticut who had one of his feet shot off on Friday. His men were in the trenches and when the rebels
 
 too brave to take cover. His leg was amputated below the knee and he is now in a critical condition l hope we may not lose him, for he is too good and brave q man to perish from a Sumter shell.
 An Epidemic of "Dorgs."
 Aug A correspondent complains that his walks by day are haunted and his sleeping hours disturbed, by thous- ands of specimens of that domestic animal, the dorg- He calls for the en- forcefnent of the dog law.
 Charles Staples was overcome by sunstroke yesterday or perhaps from the effect of drinking excessively of ice water
 New Propeller Ready for Launching.
 The new propeller built at the Thamesyille Ship yard by Thomas T. Wetmore, for J. M. Huntington and Co. will be launched tomorrow after noon.
 A regular meeting of the Court of Common Council was held Monday night, His Honor, Mayor Greene, pre- siding, Present, Aldermen Johnson, Crowei1 and Osgood, eouncilmen, Jos eph A, Smith, Jedediah Huntington 3rd. Enoch F. Chapman, Daniel J. Woodward, Robert G. Colt. Enoch G. B1dwell, Charles J, Winter, Griswold W. Lo0nis.
 lie New LOIuDn S1NES all account of a mysterious band of men, who live in the caves and thickets near Jordan Cave. Waterford and subsist upon bread and butter pillaged from the neighbors- Perhaps a nest of SUD- stitutes has been starved out
 A dispatch received at the railroad office Tuesday evening announced that the Twenty Sixth regiment was at Chicago, about to start for New York where, it was expected to arrive on Thursday night or Friday morning.
 Steamship Line to Porto Rico.
 The following has been telegrapked all over the country on the strength of an Havana letter in the New York Times "A line of American steamers has been esfa ablished between Porto Rico and New London We presume it has reference to the line established by J. M Huntington of this city.
 Short Run, but Big Smash.
 A team belonging to Ebenezer Stod- dard of Poquetanuck was standing near the city market, on Water street on Tuesday afternoon. when the be- nign sprinkling institution of MT. Staples passed by. Frightened by the water squirting on his legs. the horse started off on moderate run, bring ing the wagon first in collision with the watering cart. and then with an~ other vehicle. by which it was upset, He continued his course as far as Winship's corner where he was stop- ped. The wagon was a perfect wreck,