Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-27


 Saturday morning in the house where he was born in Liberty street, Wester- ly. seventy mine years ago. He was the son of the late Francis and Bet sey Sheffield. and was among the first to enlist in the Civil war, serving with distinction. He took pride in the fact that he was a daily reader of the Norwich Bulletin and Courier for near y seventy years, not emitting the , four years he served in the army. Colonel Sheffield was devoted to his mother and was her constant attend ant in her declining years. She died at the age of 92. About four years before her death, she fell and broke her hip, and for three years it was one off the patehtic scenes in Wester- ly, almost daily, to see Colonel Shelf field, then seventy five, wheeling his mother, who was only seventeen years his senior, in an invalid chair and al ways accompanied by 8 graduate nurse. For many years Colonel Shef- field conducted an insurance agency,
 but for fifteen years he has been en-
 gagged in no business.
 He was active in the affairs of the Grand Army of the Republic and was a member of Pawcatuck lodge of Ma sons He was one of the founders of i Hancock post, Grand Army of the Re- public, and served for years as adju- 1 tant, holding that office until his death. Colonel Sheffield enlisted April 17. 1Sb1, III SO1GpdHy d, ISL INIlOuS land infantry. This was in the main 8 Westerly company, but MT. Sheffield was a resident of Pawcatuck. He was i mustered out by reason of expiration l of service, August 2. 1861. On Sep tember II of the same year he re- enlisted in Company G. Eighth Con- necticut infantry. then forming and was commissioned first lieutenant, Hiram Appleman. of Groton, being the ! captain commanding. He was pro | noted to the captaincy of Company H, | same regiment, February 26, 1882, and | during his convalescence was assign
 ed to recruiting service at Fort Trum l bull, New London. He was transferred | as captain of E. and promoted to be | lieutenant colonel of the Eighth, No vember Is, 1885. Edward Harland of
 Norwich was a colonel of this regi- 1 ment, was promoted to be brigadier general and resigned June P, 1885. He 1 was succeeded by John Ward, also of Norwich. who was discharged May If, 1885. When Colonel Sheffield was
 mustered out December F, 1865, he
 was in command of the regiment. l He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. George W. Tapley. of Springfield, | Mass, and Miss Marie Sheffield of i Pawcatuck.
 l The rifle practice season opens next ] Friday for the Rhode Island National { Guard at Rumford, the Fifth company 1 of Westerly being permitted to hold 1 official practice shooting at the state range near Burdens pond, the state having appropriated $500 for getting
 the range into proper shape. Unless i the state troops are not ordered out before that time for duty in the Mex l lean affair the regular rifle practice | will be commenced. The orders call the rifle as last year including the preliminary indoor practice. the in struction practice and the range and 1 the record work. For the revolver
 practice only the new 45 calibre arm 1 will be used, and the course will be
 considerably different from last year. The usual trophies are offered for l competition, including the adjutant- ! generals trophy. the governors, the
 lieutenant governors, the military rifle championship, district, revolver cham pionship and company team trophies. 1 The usual regulations governing the 1 firing are named in the orders and
 the ranges will close September L 1 Majors Arthur N. Nash and Bour- ] den A. Babcock, of Westerly, will par ticipate in the parade of companies of 1 the First district, Coast artillery corps l in Providence this evening. Major | Nash says this parade has not been
 arranged because of the present sit <! uauon in Mexico, but a part of the i regular annual recruiting campaign 1 which has been in progress for the i past two weeks. Sunday morning the Providence companies of the district, l seven in number, attended the Church l of the Mediator in that city, where 1 John $. Lowe. chaplain of the district | delivered the sermon.
 1 Four young men, college students 1 in appearance, wearing uniform khaki trousers. leggins, maroon sweaters and tight fitting wooden knit caps. each carrying a haversack, attracted atten- tfon as they trudged into Pawca tuck
 and Westerly Saturday noon. They were of athletic build and good looking young fellows the eldest being twen- ty-one years of age. Their names are Italo A. Mantini Frank DeLuca Bruno J. Mannori and William Ferreri and they are off on a long pedestrian trip ] that they expect to accomplish in three years and six months. They started from the city hall in New | York, April 15 and propose to walk
 around the border of the United
 States. They came by way of Bridge port. New Haven and New London and
 started an hour after arrival in Wes- ! terly for Providence. From there they
 will go to Boston, Portland and then
 to San Francisco to New York, they will follow the Mexican border, thence
 up the coast line to New York. They are DIedged to refrain from mammal