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Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-26
EVENTS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO

The minds of the Norwich people 50 wears ago were taken up by the presi- dentiai campaign. Each party wrote scathingly of the other and disputes were a common occurrence. Rallies were held and there were parades. Republican banners and democratic flags were seen everywhere. There was an enthusiasm that is lacking in the present day campaigns. Extracts from The Bulletins files of '6S follow:
 Oct 19, 1868-The new schoolhouse at East Great Plain has been com pleted and last week the seats were put in. The building is 30x60 feet and
 one story high. It has two rooms, with accommodations for 50 scholars
 in each.
 As the schooner D. H. Baldwin of 1 New London, Captain Vail, which ar rived here Sunday from New York was making passage through the sound, one of the crew, a man named
 Chapman, from New London. rushed suddenly out of the cabin and jumped
 overheard and was drowned. Local sporting men were present al
 a prize fight for a $500 purse between George Roake of Providence and Tim
 Hussey, which came off at daylight al
 Hudson, N. Y. The fight lasted 1s 1 rounds.
 Oct. 20, 186S-The republicans held
 an enthusiastic rally at Breed hall or
 Monday evening and Hon. A. W. Ten
 ney spoke at length on the issues o1
 the presidential campaign. Preceding I the rally there was short parade. l As the schooner Chief was docking yesterday her jibboon was run over
 the wharf and across the railroad track
 and before she could be swung around
 freight train hit the boom, breaking
 it away. from the ship. l Oct. 21, 191S-Few bets have beer
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made on the result of the presidential
 election. There is plenty of Grant
 money, but no takers. The names on
 the democratic flag don't inspire as much enthusiasm as they did. Demo crats give them look, but they have no smiles for them now. There Is good supply of coal on l hand and it is selling for $10 a ton. Sugar sells for 26c a pound and S3c 1 is the highest price asked for any cut 1 of meat.
 Oct. g. 1SSs-The internal revenue returns made by the assessors for the
 month of September amounted to s1O,- 452:s3 for the town of Norwich. The foundation for new school on 1 the corner of Lincoln avenue and Un- cas street is completed and the lumber has arrived.
 | A pipe has been laid from Franklin square through Rose alley to carry the waste water into the Shetucket. l Oct. B, 1S6S-At Danielsonville last evening there was great republican 1 demonstration. All the companies ot Boys in Blue in this city attended and marched in the parade. l A woman named Margaret Bresna i han, residing on Boswell avenue, was severely burned about the face and body by the explosion of a coal oi lamp that she was carrying. I Oct. 24, 1S6s-The weather was cold
 enough last night to freeze the mud l in the streets.
 There are many democrats in this town who intend to vote Grant and Colfax. An intelligent Irish voter said 1 that he had always voted the demo-
 cratic ticket but he desired the election of Grant.
 ! On this date appeared letter from
 a Norwich boy then travelling in Ger
 many, and the letter gives a very clear
 description of the affairs of the Huns l in 1863.
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firing on certain town and we razed it to the ground. We have been on the move a good deal and though il always means hard work we are al- ways racing to go forward. A Nor wich boy ran across one of the Kent boys here. I don't know which one if was, but he is a motorcycle despatch rider. I have craned my neck at every motorcycle that has gone past me, 5ui to no avail. The Boch has another spell of running and I only hope that
 we will be able to catch up to them
 I am writing this letter during Hull
 of firing. We were back of the lines for about a week and a half rest. which we all appreciated very much Please take out another years mem
 bership in the Red Cross for me. ] only wish that I had the means to do more for that splendid organization, 1 but I will have to be satisfied with my l little widows mite. I received, ten of your most welcome letters within 1 day of each other. You write in one of them as though you thought that l was discouraged about not receiving more mail You certainly gained | wrong impression, as l receive my share, considering our many different | movements, and l haven't had much 1 time to write to all the people that l would like to, but please tell my 1 friends that I haven't forgotten them and 1 will answer all the letters that | can find time to. Receiving letters I are the most enjoyable moments in our lives. Our next happiest ones are 1 when we receive orders to fire bunch ! of live ones over to our friend Fritz ] Just before we came up to lines the Red Cross gave US all deck of cigar ettes and a cake of chocolate. We all 1 took a bath the other day at a cootie bath house and We all received brand new clothes from head to foot and the l Red Cross gave us more chocolate and cigarettes. So you now can see why 1 I am so set on taking out another
 years membership in the Red Cross. You say you are making different ar ticles for them. so I am happy to know that you are doing your bit but
 I knew that you would. Keep up the good work. Good bye, and don't worry about your loving son.
 FREDERICK.
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Town street.
 Ernest Freyer, vergason hill
 Charles P. Learned, 76 West Town street.
 George Fraser, 4s Town street.
 Theodore Marchand, Norwich Town.
 Thos. P. Sheehan. 100 West Town street. George A. Peck, otrobando Road. Roy s. Beebe. Norwich Town.
 Charles I. Kelly. Otrobando road. Myron F, Miner, Yantic. Omer Gilman. Norwich Town. Fifth District. Frank Gaudreau. Norwich avenue. Arthur Pickering. South Fifth ave- hue. Henry ". A. Thurlow, Norwich ave nue.
 Philiga Poirier, Merchants avenue. Rev. Henry F. Chasnon, Providence street. Wilfred A. Gauchier. Pratte avenue. | Peter Fletcher, 29 South A street. | Peter R. Deiisle, Occurn. 1 William G. Hassler, Norwich avenue l Matthias J. Paradis. Jr.. North A street. 1 Arthur A. Theroux, Merchants ave nue. Szymon Mis-, IS Norwich avenue.
 Irwin J. Gregory, Occunn. 1 Carl A. Swenson. Occun. 1 Alfred Ouin1et, A South A street. l Edward Adams. Merchants avenue Albert Airy. North A street Joseph o. RitcIer, 56 Norwich ave nue.
 Christian shoeffel. Merchants ave- l hue. Noise J. Durocher, North Slater avenue, | Ralph Gaske1l. South Slater avenue l George Morris, Taftvi1le. William J. Paradis. Merchants ave- nue. l Peter Trembley. Taftvil1e. l Joshua Heap. 1-2 North Slater avenue. Arthur c. Swain, School street. l Albert Davis, Merchants avenue. | Arthur Robitaille, Norwich avenue. | William Whitehead, Taftville.
 Sixth District. Ruth P. Conrad, 76s Main street. Christina c. Hiscox, 605 Main street
 Ida B. Richardson. 625 Main street Emil Pukallus, S1 Smith avenue. Lydia Sweetser, 76S Main street.
 Nellie J. Storms. 575 Main street.
 Emil Bausch, 52 Smith avenue. 1 Albert W. Tyler, 46 Smith avenue. {,
 Elmer D. Johnson, Carver avenue l Carl A. Johnson. Carver avenue. 1 Edgar P. Ladd, 3T Roosevelt avenue
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TAFTVILLE

Edward Murphy has returned to Newport after spending a few days in the village. where he attended the funeral of his brother.
 William Wohlleben and Archie Me rion were recent visitors in Williman- tic.
 David O'Rrien was a visitor in Bal ic Wednesday.
 Wilfred Gaucher has accepted a po- sition with the Marlin Rockwell cor poration.
 Miss Francis Coughlin of Fall River has returned after spending & few days in the village
 Miss Ida Raymond has accepted . position in the Ponemah Mills. Patrick Hanley has returned to Fan River after attending the funeral of his nephew. Michael Murohy. Friday evening one of the boarders in the Ponemah block was taken to the Backus hospital in the ambulance The man was taken sick few days ago with influenza.
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DIED

 NI'RRIDE- Taftviilc. Oct. 9, 1yIS. John McBride, aged A years. HALI-Jn Providence. R. L. Oct. 9, 1918. Burton NJ. Hall of Pawtucket, aged B years.
 CRAGIN-In New York city, Oct. 21. 1918. Edwin Bradford Cragih. NJ. D.. a native of Colchester. Conn. aged 5S years.
 HUMEs-In Windsor. Conn, Tuesday, Oct. 22 1918. Louisa A.. wife of Philo IT. Hutnes. formerly of Norwich. PURVIS-In Norwich. Oct g. 1918, Annie Jane Boyd, wife of Edward s. Purvis. aged 54 years Notice of funeral hereafter FANNTNG-Tn Providence, RI l., Oct 23. 1918 Walter l.. Tanning. PIKEL!In Wauregan. Oct 20. 1918 William Pike.
 CoTE-In Danielson, Oct. 22, 1918 Marie Cote aged 20 years. MURRAY-In Danielson, Oct 21. 1918 Mrs Leslie Murray, aged 21 years. BUSHNEsd-In this city, Oct 9, 1918 Capt Charles P. Bushnell, aged St years.
 Funeral from his late residence, g Spring: GaTdens avenue: Monday af- ternoon. Oct. 28. at ? o'clock aURNs-fn Yantic. Oct. 24 1918 Mi. chael J. son of John and Catherine
 X. afeManlis Burns, aged r years. Funeral from his late home SaturdaS morning at SIS, Rea1iien mass al Sacred Heart church. Norwich Town at g o'clock. IntArment in St. Mary's cemetery Automobile eortege. READ-In Jewett City. Oct. g. 1918 Horatio NJ Read. aged "A years. Funeral al his late home in Mathew sof court. Jewett City. this afternoon d 2 o'clock. Burial in Read -Herske e1 cemetery.
 HUTCHTNs-At the Day. Kimban hos pftal. Putnam. Oct. g, 1918, infan daughter of Mir. and Mrs Arehi, Hutchins of Moosup.
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Mrs. Elizabeth White of North Main street lost her valuable dog Friday morning by death caused by influenza.
 The Ladies' Charitable society of St. Mary's church met in their com munity rooms. A large wd was present and did a large mount of work. This is their first meeting a. ter being stopped on account of the epidemic.
 Many local young men will be ex- aDined for military service at the To- cal board headquarters Saturday.
 Maurice Coughlin, who lived in Greeneville for a number of years and is well known here, spent Thursday in sthe village.
 Fred and Camilla Bellavance of Eighth street received word from Can ada Wednesday that their brother, Jo- seph had been killed in an accident Both left Wednesday for Canada tc attend the funeral. Joseph attended the St. Mary's school in Greenevi1le and left about four months ago fol Canada with his father while the rest of the family remained in Greenevile Joseph had many friends in the viii lage and won them all by his good disposition.
 The Community Sewing society met Wednesday afternoon in the Commu nity rooms of the Congregations church for Red Cross work. A large number were present and did large amount of work
 Private Sam Kearns has returned to Fort Terry after spending a. few days with his parents.
 Wallace Larkin. who has been sick with influenza made his first appear ance outdoors Friday
 | Joseph Gates of the submarine base at New London spent Thursday at hi: parents home on Tenth street. Charles Shah'rnea'l has returned tt the Newport Training Station afte | spending a few days with his parents 1 Mir. and Mrs. Michael Charbinneau o Twelfth street.
 | Many people have received mai from the boys over seas on Thursda, afternoon. All seemed to Re enjoy | ing themselves and are in the bes of health.
 Bishop Milan has appointed Rev i James A. O'Meara, a former popula curate at St. Marys church here, pas tor of the Catholic church in Suffiel6 to succeed Rev. John F. Clarke. trans l ferred to St. Joseph's church, Willi mantle. This is Father O'Meara's frs l pdaN lOIdlGs dIu IS COIlStQSlSu ODG U the most desirable in the Hartfor diocese. The new pastor, who is native of New Haven, was educate at the famoGs Seminary of St. Sul pice, in Paris. and was ordained b | Rt. Rev. Joseph Emard in the Cathe drai of Saint James. Montreal. on Sat urday, December 20, 1902. He cele brated his first solemn. high mass i the Sacred Heart church, New Havei on Christmas day, of the following week. For the past five years he ha been assistant pastor at St lame church, South Manchester, was fc three years at St. Mary's churcl Greeneville. four years at S Augtlstine's church, at Bridgepor and about a year at Star of tn Sea church, New London. He begin his pastorate at Suffield on Wednes day next
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and one man wrote nome that he thought they never had any more gas We'll, I guess they sent some over to aus, but 1t didn't do us any harm at all. Maybe some of our boys were near me there, because we were not the only ones, believe me. looked till nearly got blind, but no Jewett City fellows to be seen at all. Some day luck might change and meet one or two. I don't know what I'd do if I should ever meet one. I'll bet I'd drop dead. Say. ma what do you thing about a week was under all kinds of shell fire and gas and never got a scratch. But on the way to the rest camp I saw a pump, and started to turn it for water and got the handle on the nose and thought I broke it. It was some sore. Believe me, my luck all the time. Do you know what one gunner said Well, he told one of the men that the Americans were fighting l for souvenirs, and guess the boys were flying around like bullets. lost every tlVng owned the night we went | over the top as they call it. Orders were to leave everything behind; so we did and went into it. And when we
 came back everything was gone, and now we are getting all new clothes, 1 and It dId feel great to be on hike without our packs. This was the first l one without it. and I have hiked near ! ly all over France, and. that night that we hiked I lost the company, 1 was sos tired. We stopped for a rest for ten minutes and I laid up against
 a shed and fell asleep and the com pary started off without Hector Sc next day, Hector had to go looking Esfor G Company and found its a half 6 day after. I never fell out on any oi
 the hikes but this one It wasn't my fault. Haven't much to say, only don
 worry about me at all. Regards to all | From your son,
 | PRIVATE H. LAFAVE,
 Co. G, 61st Infantry.
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and expects to receive a call at any time.
 Mrs. E. Allen Bidwell and .daugh- ter were guests Thursday of Mrs. Sa- rah Fredenberg of Town street.
 Mrs. Charles H. Lamb of Town street
 received word this week that her aunt, Mrs. Rebecca Morarty of Wor-
 ceSter, Mass, was slowly recovering
 from very severe burns received about
 four weeks ago. Mrs, Morarty had
 gone to spend the day with her niece, Mrs. Berdette Kelly, also of Worces- ter. Mrs. Kelly went out for brief
 time, and in her absence Mrs. Morar- tv lighted an oil stove to heat some water. The stove got on fire and in irving to extinguish the blaze, her clothing took fire and she was badly burned about the face and right hand She was taken to the Worcester nos- pital which was nearby and had her
 burns dressed. Mrs. Morarty, who is over eighty years old. had just recov cred from a. severe fall down stairs when this last afflietion came to her Private Henry Paradis, Go. H, 74th Infantry, Camp Devens. Mass. writes | his aunt, Mrs. William Shea of Town street that during the recent epider1iC one HuHuT0u dHu elSnLy men nOIn nus company were i'll which includes. two l hundred and fifty men. He also stated
 that the nights were cold then and 1 the boys were glad to get into their overcoats. An older brother Private 1 Charles Paradis, 32nd Infantry, has Teen in France since last June, but
 previously during the winter months
 Was stationed at North Carolina H5
 also served for some time on the Mex | ican border during the crisis witt l Mexico. A younger brother, Fslix Par, 2dis, has registered and is anxious tc | le called The Paradis boys are sons
 of MT. and Mrs. Charles Paradik o
 Crown Hill, N. H.. but for severa years were residents of Norwich Town l Mrs. Paradis is a sister of Mrs. Shea
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GOTTSCHALK FAMILY GETS NAME CHANGED TO WOor

Mrs. Anna S. Gottschalk of New
 London, mother of George Raymond Gottschalk, who is now soldier ip
 the U. s. army and who got his name | changed by law to Wood because of it's German flavor was a petitioner in the superior court at the short cal endar session in New London to have her name also changed to Wood. Her l husband is dead.
 Joining with the mother of the sol dier in the petition was his wife. Ma
 rion Patience Gottschalk and his four brothers and sisters. Harold R., Milton | w., Edith Marion and Virginia. The court granted the petition to change the family name to Wood for all of the petitioners.
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nreat snort chssinn earmans.

Mir. and Mrs. John Iafave of Jew cit City have received the following letter from their son in France:
 Am well and the same as ever. I received three of your letters, but never had a chance to answer any of them until today, so will try 10 give you a long one like you asked me.
 Just came out of that big hurricane drive and now am in a rest camp. l bet you all read about the drive in the papers. We'll, this boy was n it. You believe me, it was bell for a while. too. but after q while we never did mind the big shells or anything. It was like going hunting in the woods. why say woods is because they won t fight out in an open lot at all They run across one as fast as their legs can carry them and stop ill the woods;
 but it don't take long to get them out, either. They get into trees and holes to do their fighting. Looks more like squirrel hunting than fighting. I guess every other German has machine gun, but they don't stop the boys at
 all. One of our sergeants got eight prisoners and killed six alone, so you can tell what kind of men we have got over here with us It is more fun to hear the bunch talk about the fight to each other and that they are in a hurry to get into another to be run ming after the Germans. While they were chasing some of them they were singing and laughing to each other All the time we were near CT into il all, we could see prisoners coming in | from the big guns to dogs and even | the boys had goat to boot. They | got everything that we could think of
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Army Life is Grand.

Harry A. Pion of this city has writ ten the following letter from Camp Greenleaf, Ga, to his sister, Mrs. H. ". Larose of Fourth street:
 Dear Sister:-Just & few words to let you know how grand the army life is. If there are any slackers in town II hope they wake up.
 Time flies in the army. and after having passed another week in Camp Greenleaf. Ga, my friends and I had the pleasure of having a pass for the purpose of visiting Chattanooga, Tenn. It is some city, believe me. On the 21st of this month, fifty five years ago, this city was in war and General Grant fought a battle above the clouds on the Lookout Mountain. That mountain is worth seeing. It is the steepest in- cline in the world. Souvenirs from the Civil war are kept in the museum situated on the mountain
 After enjoying downtown my three friends, MT. William King from In diana, Paul Dumaine from Evansville, R L. and William Wright from Ok 1 laioma came back to camp. Few mo- lnents after our arrival we decided to 1 take walk. reviewing the white fields ] of cotton and those tall Georgia pines. ] On our way we also visited a farmers tomato patch and sure had one feast of tomatoes for they. only gave us an l Appetite. On our way back to camp we had to go through burg called l Lytle. There we bought provisions l to have a picnic supper As in the army we only sign the pay roll and don't get d. cent, we bought four ! cans of potted ham, four cans of sar- dimes, four packages of 'IookCut Bis l cults and four bottles of Special 1 Whistle called home Famous Mar ragansett" Those biscuits were sure l ly ''Lookout' at that and Special l Whistle was for the purpose of the little fishes swimming better. TSckled 1 to death we returned to our barracks, thinking of our last supper taken with
 our sweethearts but with the excep-
 ton here of them missing. Arrived i to our barracks we took our muskets and started the feast with our Look
 out, etc The supper was good. | bat we surely had to watch the Lookout on account of the admirers The Special Whistle worked out fine and we were all in good shape next morning except one who reported to the sick call having a stomachache He wondered if. the fishes were the cause of it. You can see, sis, that Tin getting along fine but before closing my letter I must tell you that ] would rather see that war over and have picnics home. As it can't be done now
 we all wish to be lover there" soor
 Ter we have better chance to gel the kaiser than come back, If we dc go there we won't forget the Lookout and the Special Whistle.
 Best regards to friends and expec'
 to see them all soon.
 Your brother,
 HARRY A. PION.
 Evacuation Hospital Group, CamI Grnenleaf Ga
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PLAYING IN BAND
 AT CAMP GREENLEAF

Word has been received by Mrs. May Houston that her son, George e. Houston, is certainly putting it all over the boys at Camp Greenleaf, Ga, with his clever boxing. Houston says when he comes home his first bout will be with Red Rankin. He says when he gets his mail he gets so many letters it seems like Old Home week. He has also written for one of his drums, as he is playing in their big band. MT Houston writes he is en- toying camp life but he says for the love of Mike send some more smokes. He has received many gifts from his aunt in New York and also his uncle, Louis Williams, his brother in New Haven, and from his father. brothers and friends in this city. He wishes to be remembered to all the boys of the Shore Line Co. and also MT. Craig and MT. Davenport of the Davis thea tre, J. A. George and A. Andrews.
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Had a cootie Bath.

Private Frederick eGeer of Battery B, 56th artillery, has sent the follow ing letter to his parents here:
 Somewhere on the Western Front. Dearest Mother and Father !
 I have been on the front for about six weeks now and am getting along fine. Our outfit certainly was formed under a lucky star, as there has been no deaths as yet, though we have been under all kinds of fire. We were
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NORWICH TOWN

The sacrament of confirmation will be administered by Bishop Nolan this Saturday. afternoon at Sacred Heart church.
 Rev William Crawford and choir of the First Methodist church will have charge of the Sunday afternoon ser vice at the Sheltering Arms.
 William Smith of Town street has physically qualified for service, having passed his examinations this week,
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BORN.

LANE-In Norwich, Oct. s. 1918. a daughter to Private and Mrs. Richard E. Lane of 31 'Sturtevant street. HARVfE-In Montpelier. Vt, Oct. g, 1918, a daughter. Shirley Marjorie. to MT and Mrs. G. A. Harvie formerly of Norwich.
 LATfMER Uneasville, Oct. 21. 1918 a daughter to MT. and Mrs Edward A. Latimer of Gales Ferry. HUTEHANS--At Day Kfmball hospital Putnam. Oct. 23. 1918. daughter to MT and Mrs. Archie Hutchins of Moosup
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back, believe me- This is the last call; they cannot make it, and they know it, but they do not like to give in. Dick is wounded and James is in the hos pital and Peter, you all know where he is. So you see there are only two out of six left from home.
 l am very sorry to say it, but I am writing this letter in a hospital where 1 have been for a week with trench fever, but going back today. T will now close my letter and wish you all the best Of love and luck.
 remain, your loving son,
 VICTOR PERREAULT.
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MARRIED

CHAPMAN-RUssELi.-In Brooklyn Conn, Oct. 19. 1918, by Rev. A. F. Kinmouth. Paul Wilson Chapman and Fife H. Russell
 ABEEN-sTEWA ART-In Baltic. Oct. g5, 1918, by Rev Charles Smith. Orville D. Allen of Gales Ferry and Miss Bernice Stewart of SpFague.