Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-03


cut National Guard, and who had prior |
military service in the Civil war, I'M |
der former enlistments, died Saturday |
afternoon at o'clock at his home, No. |
Newton avenue, Westerly, after |
long Illness Mr. Jewett was born in |
Norwich, Nov. 20, 1889, attended the |
schools of that city, enlisting at the |
age of %, and after the war engaged !
in varied employment, including work |
with the Henry Bill Publishing COM |
pany. From Norwich he went to |
Providence, and came from that city |
to Westerly twenty one years ago and |
entered the employ of George W. |
Timsbury, continuing until his death. |
He first enlisted April 20, 1864, in
Company D, of Norwich, Captain Hen |
ry Peale, Second Connecticut Volun- |
teers. By expiration of term of ser
vice, he was discharged Aug. Z, 1851.
He enlisted in the United States navy,
Sept. l, 1851, and was discharged Sept.
10, with entire crew of frigate SUIT
Ter.
September IS. 1852, lie enlisted in
Company K, Groton, Captain Jabez
Smith, Twenty sixth Connecticut Vol
unteers, and was mustered out with
the regiment, Aug. II, 1863.
He again enlisted Dec. 1, 1868, in
Company D, Norwich, Captain James
r. Moore, Eighth Connecticut Volun
Dec. u, 1865. He was appointed ser
geant of D. company July l, 1854, SER
geant-major, Jan. 1, 1865, and pro-
NOTED to be first lieutenant April S,
| 1865. He was detailed as assistant
provost marshal of Appomatox county,
Virginia, on August l, 1865. He was
detailed as assistant adjutant general
| on the staff of Brigadier General Bris-
coe, Aug. II, where he served until fl
nally mustered out of service at the
| end of the war.
Mr. Jewett participated in the First
| Battle Of Bull Run, July 81, 1861; first
| assault on Port Hudson, May 27, 1868;
| skirmish on Port Hudson front, June
IS, 1868: second assault on Port Hud-
| son, June IA, 1868; Bermuda Hundred,
May I; Petersburg, May 8; Cold Har-
Dor and Petersburg. He was at the
siege of Petersburg from June to Oc-
tober, 1868, at the attack and capture
of Fort Harrison and the siege of
Richmond until its capture. He re
| ceived a shell wound in the right
shoulder at Petersburg and was
| wounded in the left foot at Fort Har-
rison.
Mr.. Jewett was a member of Slocum
Post, No. 10, of Providence, Grand
Army of the Republican, Department
of Rhode Island, and Westerly Lodge
Crescent Order, United Workmen. He
is survived by Mrs. Jewett who was
Miss Jennie Cottren, of Norwich, and
Norwich. He also leaves three sis
tiers, Mrs. John C. Kellogg and Mrs
Horace E. Winship, of Norwich, and
Slrs. G. T. Petit, of IIlmira, n Y. Bur
ial is to be in Norwich.
While the measure to have alter
nately regular sessions of the superior
! court for Washington county at West
erly and Kingston, has the approval of
a majority of the judges of the SUPER
Tor court, all the lawyers of Westerly
and the state, barring a few located in
the vicinity of Kingston and Wake
: held, there is determined effort to de-
feat the proposition in the Rhode Is
land general assembly. Naturally the
Kingstonites are opposed.
4 State Secretary j. Fred Parker re-
! ceiVed letter from II. L. Piner, Den
; Ison, exas, asking if the pillory and
whipping post are still in use in Rhode
Island, stating that he had just read
in newspaper that such was the case
/ He was informed that such modes OF
, punishment ceased about 200 years age
but as a matter of fact, there was g
public whipping in Westerly less thar
!" hundred years ago.
The last public whipping in Wester-
Iy was administered to a sheen steal.
S er in 1880. He was tried and con.
}. Vlcted in an inn known as the Cav.
lit house, where town meetings were
n held and which was located a Httl,
= north of Red Brook. The thief wa:
L sentenced to receive nineteen stripe!
s on his bare back. He was tied to {
l. large buttonwood tree in front of tn,
e INN, and Sheriff Isaac GaVitt dealt tn,
d blows that drew the blood freely. Tn,
e whipping was witnessed by a Iarg
crowd.
d An instance of public whipping il
It this vicinity is recorded as having oc
1t CURED in 1920. The report Of that in
= cldent reads: "A black man residini
I, IN westerly, passed into Stoningtol
s ana stole a number of turkeys. Track
h ed in the light snow to his retreat, an,
T. arrested, he was brought before D1
h William Robinson, then serving as
l. justice, who sentenced him to be pub
llcly whipped. He was tied TO tn
tavern sign post at the west end of tn
e, bridge. No cowhide being available
st man was sent to Rowse Babcock'
y woods for hickory sapling. The 1
re lawful stripes were duly and faithful
y. administered by Clark Thompson TIL
er large crowd, and especially all owner
: OF poultry, Endorsed the operation c
lie the law. The culprit was never see
e in this region afterwards"
re Congressman OShaunnessy is uro
ing the establishment of fish hatch
cry at Block Island. The director {
the bureau has promised to make
preliminary investigation Of the sitna
uon there with view to complyin
with the request of the result of tn
investigation warrants. Secretar
ItdHSlnS mas INFORMED the COngreSSma
u that inquiries are being made by a
American consul general at London q
Il to the whereabouts of Hugh Higgin
son of Mrs. John Mccormick, of Paw
y tucket He is said to have enlisted
Ill the Eighth or Ninth Irish regiment.
Id The creditors of Leroy 3. Kenyon
n. a Rockville grocer, in the town {
i. Hopkinton, held a first meeting
>- bankruptcy, Saturday, at the office {
Nathan w. Littlefeld, referee in banE
L ruptcy. Attorney George R. McKenn
er of Westerly, was discharged as trus
s. tee upon the examination and approyi
Of his accounts. No dividends wei
n. paid, there being no assets with whic
- to meet the liabilities of $234O74 all c
~ unsecured claims.
a, -
u. Stephen Augustus Griffin died Thur,
OF day afternoon at his home on Tow,
S. Hill, South Kingstown, in his sevent,
. seventh year. He was born in Jane!
ia town, the son of Stephen Augustus ar
Eliza Card Griffin, both natives
Charlestown. For many years he WI
3 engaged in the fish business at Mario
". River. He married Elizabeth Abr
s. daughter of the late Samuel Abr
at who survives him. He also leaves