Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-27
WAR TIME NEWS 50 YEARS AGO
Dphthera the Falls Bragg Drives Army of Rosecrans Back in Tennessee-Norwich Common Council Estab-
 fishes Hack Ordinance = Depot Master at MontvilIe
 Hurt.

The following are extracts from the Bulletin of 1S63:-
 Sept, 21. -Diphtheria in it's most malignant form has made it's appearance at the Falls. There are several cases of it, one of which has proved fatal.
 New MontviiIe Depot.
 Preparations are being made to build new depot and establish telegraph at Montville station to replace the depot destroyed by fire some time since.
 Edward McGee. a representative from Cork, and a sojourner in the city of riots, has been "skiWing' about town for week or more in {. half sizzled'' state making himself quite conspicuous and obnoxious. A night or two since we saw him, hat in hand. delivering an oration with a power and voice that Demosthenes might have enyied and gesticulating with greater yehemence than F. Wood Esq, Sunday he undertook to enhghten Captain. Sherman on a proper observ- ance of the Sabbath but his speech was interrupted with too frequent nick" to render him intelligible so the officer took him to room No. 1, City Hotel where he will remain un- til he can obtain a conference with Judge Young.
 Gfape crop Fine.
 The grape crop this year is un- usually large and the fruit is fine. The native grapes in the .swamps are in full bearing and we presume a large amount Of wine will be made.
 A Louisville report states that our army under Gen. Rosencrans- has been badly beaten and compelled to retreat to Chattanooga by Bragg, with heavy endorsements from Lee, Beauregard To patton of the telegraph prevents the transnission of further news.
 Norwich Hack Ordinance.
 Sept. 22, 1S63.-The Norwich com mon council meeting adopted hack ordinance in which the public stand was made in Union street square on the east side thereof. Daytime rates in the city for carriages were made 25c for 1 mile, 35c for 1-2 mile, and soc for anything over that distance in the city; double rates after 10 D. m., carriage to and from funeral $2, if to church $3 Carriage for wedding $2, to and from a party $2, by the hour S1, sleigh by the hour $2, carriage to or from steamboat train $2. Children half price, under six free.
 The Central school district elected the following officers at its meeting last night: members of board to serve till 1866: John w. Stedman Henry l.. Clark, John l.. Denison; treasurer, H. II. Osgood; clerk, Mason Kinney.
 Sept. 28, 1S63.-Lieut. H. L. Johnson of Jewett City, formerly of the Fifth Connecticut Volunteers, has been ap- pointed assistant adjutant general with the rank of Captain and ordered to report to Gen. Ferry on whose staff he has been heretofore acting as senior aid-de-Cam
 The track at the Fair Grounds has been graded, rolled and put in com plete order and is now open for trial
 Battle Of Chiokamaugua
 The battle at Chickamaugua on the 18th resulted well for us. We lost about GOO killed and 2,000 wounded and took three pieces of artillery,
 Tragedy at, Baltic.
 Sept, 24, 1863.-On Tuesday after noon while some little boys were playing around a platform car near Baltic depot, one of them named Den his Mccarthy was pushed upon the track and one W heel of the ear passed nearly over his body. It is thought he cannot recover, While this was hap