Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
WAR TIME NEWS OF 50 YEARS AGO
James E. Fuller Made Captain U. s. VounteersRevival Meetings in Progress in Norwch--Hackdriyers Raising Their Fare--Body of Drowned Man Found in the She tucket River-Fire in Shoddy Mill at Trading Cove.

general thing honest and well mean ing fellows, but there is at least one among them who deserves public mo- tice for his in1positions upon the travellers. Perhaps ke will get 1t some day.
 Union lodge, No. :, of Good Tenn plars, which organized three months ago, has proved a complete success The expense of organizing has been over S2OO but the bills are all paid lodge has over 150 members and is now prepared to wage the war against fntemperance.
 Pay For Soldiers Wives.
 Thursday, February 23. 1Ss5-The wives of the soldiers from this town, whose husbands are now in the service may receive their quarterly state pay at the town clerks office today (Thurs- day) at 10 o'clock a. m.
 Among the combinations by the senate on the 14th inst, was Lieut.. James F. Fuller of this city, 11th Conn. Vol, to be captain and assistant quarternaster in the United States Volunteers. Captain Fuller served three years in the 11th c. ", holding various staff positions during his term Of service, the last part of the time as ordinance officer of the Ar tillery Brigade, 18th Army corps, in which position he acquired experience
 
 Col. Rockwell Out of the Service.
 Col. Alfred P. Rockwell, Sixth Conn. Vol, who returned home on Tuesday,
 has been honorabiy discharged after three years of service. Col. Rockwell served over two years as captain of the First Connecticut Battery, whence he was promoted to the coloneIcy of the Sixth regiment. In both positions he did honor to himself and his native town.
 Drowned Man Found. Friday, February 4. 1865-About 5 p. m. Thursday the body of a man, which had evidently been in the water a long time, was discovered in the Shetuchet river back of the gas works, stretched out on its face in about two feet Of water. The body it was thought might be that of Mich ael Malone who disappeared from his home in Greeneville on January q. James NJ. Rogers. late a corporal i7 the 10th C. ", who lost an arm at Kinston, N. C., is in town as agent for a book concerning Indian tribes. His past service entities him to patronage. Two soldiers deserted from Fort Trumbuu Tuesday morning, but were captured the same evening by Police men Mason and Chappell, while on l their way to New Haven.
 Fire in Trading Cove Mill. Saturday. February 25, 1865-About i II o'clock Friday forenoon the shoddy mill at Trading Cove owned by F. A Bill of this city, was discovered to be on fire. The fire originated in the picker room and was purely accidental. We are unable to estimate the loss on the building and machinery. They were insured for about two- thirds of their value.
 As the Worcester way freight train was passing around the curve yester- 1 day afternoon, two cars ran off the track iu the rear of Dr. kinne's of- fee The track was torn up some what, but not sufficiently to delay any passenger trains. No one was injured. The warm weather tho past week 1 has had it's effect on the ice on the river and 1t will need but a few more days of such weather to open the river to navigation.