Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-26

and two pr1vates came out of the woods and one of them commanded and raised his gun to shoot the rebel, but the gun only snapped the cap and the rebel lieutenant shot him through the bowels with his carbine He was buried where he fell, by a citizen who owned the property.
 Not as Bad as in Dixie.
 It is fortunate for. the grumblers at the draft that they do not have the privilege of dwelling iii Dixie Jeff is evidently in trouble There is no lott cry in the happy land of the South None are exempt except those who have passed the Rubicon of 45 or are the owners of twenty or more slaves
 July 23.-General Grant is a victim to the president making mania We notice that many of the Western papers have been speaking of him as certain to be the next president We only hope that Grant will continue fighting just as he has done as if he did not think or care anything about the Presidential chair
 Portiality Toward Newspaper Men,
 The fortunes of Wednesday added Brother Adams of the Mystic Pioneer to the half a score of fellow quiIls to whom we shall shortly have to bid an affectionate forewelI It is our im- preSSion that the president means to suppress the present rebellion as he seems to be impressing nearly all the respectable members of the press into the service.
 July 24-The readers of this paper need not be told that we are in favor of enforcing the draft The country needs men for it's defense and salvation and if they will not volunteer there is no more impartial way of ascer- taining who must serve than drawing Int from tl1o T|oIa 1aA enrolled men.
 Mir. Geer Met an Amazon.
 Isaac S. Geer of Lisbon, while serv- ing notice of draft 3pon one of the drafted men of that town on Thurs day was met at the door by the con- scripts wife, who, after learning what his business was, very unceremoniousIy and severely applied a cowhide to the person of MT Geer We understand in regard to the matter and they will all doubtless he punished as the law provides.
 A Favorite Lodging.
 One of the best supported lodging houses in New London just now is the one kept under the town clerks office. Nearly all the accommodations were oc- We notice Zeziel Cooper's name among the arrivals, who had previously turned his wife and little child, two weeks old. out of doors
 independents Company Parades.
 July 25.-The independent company Captain C. H. Williams, connected with the Eagle armory at GreeneVille, num- bering nearly 90 men besides the off, cers marched down to the city Friday evening and paraded through our streets, escorted by the Norwich cor net band making a fine appearance, After refreshing themselves at the Wauregan through the generosity of their commander. they returned through Broad street to Greeneville, where they were splendidly entertained at the residence of Captain Williams. They have offered their services to the governor for the security of the community.
 Rev. Horace James formerly pastor of the old South church in Worcester and now superintendent of blacks for the department of South Carolina win preach in the Broadway church on the next Sabbath morning.
 The New London Star publishes 8 part of a letter received in this city dated Fort Royal. July 16. The writer left Charleston a few hours previous to the writing. It says; Charleston is a gone goose We are walking into her hot and heavy I can assure you. Before we left our troops were bonn barding the city all the time. We had taken all the batteries along the shore but Fort Wagner and dismounted all their guns but four. We had landed r 900 men.
 James l. Johnson of Jewett City was a graduate at the 18th annual ex- ercises at the Normal school at New Britain.
 Socrates Schofield of Norwich re- eeived a patent for improvements in teaching the art of swimming