Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-23
CERTIFICATE FOR NORWICH BANK
First National Authorized to Begin Business Fifty Years Age-Captal $1oo,ooo and A. H. Amy President Lieut. Manning of Putnam Died in This City-Draft Put In Force to Raise Quota of Men

l the first week of the siege of Port 1 Hudson. the 18th was placed within 500 yards of the works and afterwards moved up to 400 yards. It was while they were at this point, supporting a battery of the 21st Indiana heavy artillery, that the severe action of May 27th occurred in which Col Kings :. ley was wounded and the regiment lost over 100 men. About 10 o'clock on the morning of June 14th the regiment was moved off to the extreme left in front of the rebel citadel. Here they were moved close up to the rebel works in connection with the 10th New Hamp- shire The action lasted about twenty l minutes The regiment entered it with 235 officers and men, and lost 73 The first rebel shell took off 20 men and the second took off six from the color company, but the line remained steady. Nobody flinched. The regiment made the charge before sunrise and was obliged to remain under broiling sun till 2 D. m., within 200 yards of the rebel works, unable to withdraw on account of the exposure. They con- tinued within 250 yards of the works during the remainder of the siege and were selected among the ten most dis tinguished regiments to enter and took formal possession of the rebel fortess after the surrender.
 Bank Caahier Changed
 Aug. 20, 1S63,-James Johnson, hav- ing been compelled by failure of sight to resign his place as cashier of the Jewett City Bank, the board of direc- tors have filled the place by the elec- ton of John & Grant of Sprague.
 A Lively Substitute.
 A substitute, who went by. the name of Patrick Whalen, made his escape from the headquarters of the provost guard on Wednesday afternoon. When last seen he was making lively time up the track of the Norwich & Wor- cester railroad.
 The process of paying off and must ering out the 26th regiment began at the Fair Grounds yesterday. Only six companies of the regiment were paid and the ceremonies are to be concluded today.
 Night Watchmen's New Caps.
 The night watchmen all made their appearance on Wednesday evening surmounted by. new caps, of dark blue cloth fiat-topped, and hav- ing two narrow bands of gilt around the binding.
 Aug. 21.-The stone work on the front of the new bank building on Shetucket street was completed on Tuesday. The building will now be pushed rapidly to completion.
 Peter Mulligan, private in Go. A, 1oIn E[eSlInenIp Q10u at the dln1SnOuSe, Aug. 17th of fever contracted while at Port Hudson.
 First National Bank.
 A certificate of banking has been issued for the First National Bank of Norwich, A. H. Amy president, with, capital of s1o0,00O with the privilege of increasing 1t to half 8 million. The First National Bank will occupy one of the spacious rooms in the new banking building in Shetucket street after it's completion in Novem- Der. Previous to that time the busi- ness of the bank will be transacted in the Wauregan building. The books will be opened for subscription to the increased stock on the first of Septem- Der.
 Aug 22, 1Ses,-The draft was made Friday in the sixteenth sub-district comprising Hampton, Chaplin and Canterbury, in the seventeenth com prising Willimantic, Scotland, Wind ham and South Windham, and in the eighteenth comprising Ashford and Eastford.