Norwich bulletin., 1915-07-03
BIC PARADEs FOR THE FOURTH
Norwich Had Great Celebration Planned Fifty Years Ago General Harand Retires After Notable War Career Flag Taken from Sumter by Captain Colt Small Boys Found Fnecrackers Expensive.

In Norwich fifty years ago, great plans were being made to celebrate school children and of soldiers and of civil organizations. It was more or less a Safe and Sane Fourth that was planned, with addresses. and the sig nificance of the day, especially in view of the war just ended, rather more too. the high price of firecrackers made for a safer and less turbulent holiday.
 Items taken from The Bulletin:
 June 26.-There will be Q horse rece on the Fair ground on the Fourth. be- tween Lady Sherman and Deacon, two city horses of fair speed. The trot will be for purse of $20.
 Eleven people were confirmed by Bishop Williams at Trinity church, Sunday afternoon. and forty-nine at Christ church in the evening.
 Oscar F. Hewitt delivers a lecture on Abraham Lincoln in Breed hall, Wednesday evening. MT. Hewitt, who is from New London is young man of ability.
 Big Celebration on Fourth.
 The various committees have nearly completed the arrangements for cele- bratfng the approaching Fourth of July. The principal features of the occasion will be somewhat as follows:
 At s.30 o'clock in the forenoon there will be procession of the children of the public schools, numbering probably from fifteen hundred to two thousand. To each of these there will be given. by the city authorities, an American flag and a badge, appropriate to the day. They will march to the Little Plain. where they will be addressed in five minute speeches by the various clergymen.
 At II o'clock the grand procession will be formed. The military escort will consist of the Norwich Light guards, Capt. Parlin;. the Hartford City guards. Capt. Williams. the Acad- emy Cadets. Capt Gilbert and Rus selPs Military school from New Haven. numbering 125 muskets and two field pieces. Colts band of Hartford will accompany this division
 The second division will include the entire fire department of Norwich. city and town, headed by Holbrooks celebrated drum corps.
 The third division, preceded by The Norwich band, will include the Masonic fraternity, the Fenian brotherhood, the Father Mathew Temperance society, the Catholic Benevolent association, the lodge of Good Templars. and the Sons of Temperance, together with other societies or organizations not named above, the town and city au- thorities and citizens generally. A feature of this division will be a mag nificent car containing thirty six young ladies, who will represent the sisterhood of the state One of the most interesting portions of the pro- cession will be a battalion or company composed of officers and men who have been honorably discharged from the army or navy, or who are now in service. One of the flags captured at Fort Sumter will be carried by the veterans.
 In the evening there will be the largest and finest display of fireworks ever seen in the state.
 Pastorate in Preston.
 June 27.-Rev. A. H. Wilvox is to be installed pastor of the Congregational church in Preston, on Thursday, June 29.
 Mastering Out Of 18th.
 A letter from Corporal Manning, of Company c, 18th regiment, dated at Martinsburg, M Va-,. June 22nd, says the discharge papers of the regiment are being made out and that they will soon go to Harper's Ferry to be mustered out. His impression was that they would be able to reach home before the Fourth.
 Mayor Greene presiding, an appropri- ation of $200 was made for saIutes and the ringing of bells on the Fourth of July.
 Rum in New London County.
 Orrin Knight, an ice peddier. having got pretty well warmed up in his bus mess, took MT. T. Winship's horse and market wagon from in front of his store and drove off without ask ing anyone's permission. Mr. Win ship procured another team and over hauled Mir. Knight on Boswell avenue and took him gently out of the wagon and laid him gently down. Knight on being brought before the court, said he did not remember anything about the transaction. In order to brighten up his memory somewhat, the court. ordered him to pay a fine of $10 and costs. He paid up, and ex-