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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04
HOpKINTON

The report sent in last week that
Samuel i. Simpson Of Laurel street
AshaWay, had fallen from a ladder and
broken his right arm proved to be
false. Il seems to have been a case
of mistaken identity.
Edwin 4. Kenyon of Franklin, Conn.
was a guest Sunday of his mother,
Mrs. Harriet c. Kenyon.
Dwight Y. Merritt. who for many
years drove a meat cart in the south
part of the town, is seriously i'll at his
home on Laurel street, Ashaway.
The entertainment given in the
Seventh Day Baptist meeting house at
Hopkinton City last Tuesday evening
netted over $40 to be used in purchas-
ing VictroIa records for the school.
\ full house greeted Quonocontaug
grange in the Ashaway parish house
Thursday evening when they present
ed the drama Uncle Reuben. The va
rious parts were we'll impersonated
and the financial results very salts
! factory.
| Thomas \. Grieve and family OF
| Norwich spent Sunday at the home of
| Daniel E. Blake on High street, Ash
away.
| Muddy and rough roads make rid
| ing anything but pleasurable these fine
| days.
William P. Wells is suffering from a
| cut knee at his home on Broad street
! AShaway. He was at the Asilaway
/ Clay works on business more than q
| week ago and fell from tram car
| striking q steel rail of the track.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04
GALES FERRY

In the NJ. Z. church Sunday morning
Rev. O. E. Newton spoke from Ruth
i: p, | went out full and Jehovah
sent me home empty A special letter
was read by Rev. AIr. Newton asking
for an Offering for Rev. Z. w. Wesley
in his work among the Portuguese,
mostly in New Bedford. Envelopes
were given out for this special offer
ing. At the offertory D. r. Povey
sang The Lord is Ny Shepherd. At
the Sunday school session q, short
missionary program entitled Heroes in
China was given. Mrs. o f. Newton
being leader. Miss Mary Birch read
q selection on a mission school in
Mexico. Singing of Lead On, Oh!
King Eternal followed. Mrs. Newton
related the story Of the life of Arthur
Jackson, who gave his life in mission
work in China during the plague. This
Sunday school has pledged SIS for the
centenary. Mrs. r. Irving Hurlbutt's
class is in the lead in the journey to
Canaan. having travelled $50 miles.
Mrs. Harmon L. Perkins conducted
| the Epworth league Sunday evening
service with the topic High Hearts for
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04
JEWETT CITY

Thomas Fitzgerald, IT. was found
dead in bed Monday morning at the
home of his sister, Miss Mary Fitz
gerald, on Mechanic street. He re-
tired in his usual health, and the cause
OF his death was heart disease. He
was born in Ireland. the son of Ka
tie Thomas and John Fitzgerald. He
gerald and q sister Miss Mary Fitz-
gerald Of Jewett City.
''Tommie" Fitzgerald was one of
,Icwett Citys Unique and :emarkahli,
characters. Everybody knew Tommie,
he had no enemies and many friends.
He has lived here fifty years and has
seen the thousand and one develop
I:ients and improvements in the opera
ton OF the Slater Mills, in whose en-
ploy he was so long a faithful work
er. The distinction is his of having
| been the only man in Jewett City who
| thoroughly understood the nlanufac-
turing of illuminating gas. Back forty
years ago when the late T. H. flaming
was master mechanic. the Slater Co
| lighted the mill with gas. There was
| 4 large round gashouse and petroleum.
used to come in big tank cars and
was stored in two big boilers near tho
| track. "TomI1ie" made the gas. The
food of 1885 put gas Illuminating out
! CT business.
Michael Zybi;,aI<i, 90, died Monday,
at his home in Belvidere Park, after Q
| lingering Illness. The Young man was
| born in Russia. He leaves his wife
and several children.
Mrs. c. L, Spicer and son Harold
are visiting relatives in Hudson, Mass.
Mrs. Francis Campbell, Mrs, Nathan
| Babsocll, Mrs. Louise Woodwork, Miss
Agnes Franklin Miss Lulu Larkin and
Raymond GottchaIk were baptized at
| the Baptist church Sunday.
George 4. HSssTell is confined at his
home by a severe cold.
Monday Mrs. Curtiss Hull enter
tanned at her home the board of di-
rcctresses Of the Womau's Auxiliary
to the Norwich Y NJ. C. A. A lunch
was served at noon. ten being present
Afterwards an informal business
meeting was held and plans for work
discussed. Those present were Mrs
Allyn L. Brown, the president, Mrs
Edwin Hill. Mrs Edwin W Higgins
Mrs. Howard L. Stanton. Mrs. Johr
AcWilliams. Miss Mary porteous. Miss
Mary Z. Richards and Mrs. William
II, Fitch, all of Norwich
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04
treat Dars. Little En- Reth Bennett

Great Days. Little EN- Beth Bennett,
Marjorie Gates and Dorothy Birch
gave recitations and Miss Mary Birch
read a selection. A trio of girls, Ger
trude Allen and Mary ana Madeline
Birch, sang l Love Him. Miss Alice
Satterlee was at the piano. At the
offertory Mrs. Emma Bennett played
the piano sClo Nearer, Ny God, to
Thee. with variations Rev. 0. E.
Newton took his text for the evening
from from st. Matthew 81: Il.
Rev. Allen Shaw Bush will speak
Sunday morning. March 8, in the NJ.
f. church in the interest of co-opera-
tive Y. NJ. c. A work, the day being
observed as Young Mems Sunday.
The public road between the NJ. E.
parsonage and the village cemetery is
almost impossible. The ruts are so
deep with mud and water that many
automobiles have been stalled there.
On Sunday evening a party in large
car was obliged TO call on f. Irving
Huributt with his pair of horses and
the assistance of Mr.. Hurlbutts
brother Winthrop to pull their ear out
1t is said the continuous travel of au-
tomobileS, auto trucks and motor
buses is the cause of the trouble, as
this piece of road has not been pre-
pared in any way for the travel upon
it.
The quarantine was lifted last week
from the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c.. e
Colver of the navy yard, where theil
youngest daughter, little Margaret S
Colver, has been i'll with scarlet fever
and has now recovered.
Mrs. A C. Risdon and her daughter
Miss Katherine Risdon, who are at the
Marlborough. Atlantic City, for some
weeks, where Mrs. Risdon has beer
recuperatipg following illness, writes
friends in the village that they are
looking forward to the season which
| they will spend at Gales Ferry at then
summer home here.
! Miss Jennie G. Perkins is ill with
grip.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04

Mt. Caswell proved to be one of the
best held so far this year,
The postponed case Of Otto O'Sulli-
van VS.. Oliver 1. Willard, which arose
over a dispute on rent matters, was
tried before Justice of the Peace,
Curtis Dean in his office Monday
morning. Attorney r. j. sDanahey
appeared at the heariRg in behalf of
the plaintiff and Attorney Samuel r.
Harvey looked after the interests of
Mr.. willard. After hearing the ey-
idence, Justice Dean rendered a de-
cision in favor OF the plaintiff. The
defendant took an appeal to the su-
perior court.
Chief of Police killourey is on his
way TO Chicago with 0requisition pap
ers for the delivery of Mrs. Mary
Cannon Hedrick to the chief who will
bring the woman back to this city.
She is charged with the theft in this
city last February OF a sio0 Liberty
bond and a gold watch. She has been
under arrest and held in Chicago Tor
some time, at the request of the loo
al police.
Announcement was made Sunday
of two weeks mission to be held at
ST. Joseph's church, beginning next
Sunday. The mission is to be con-
Quoted by priests of the Vincentian
| Order The first week of the mis-
sion will be for the women of the
parish and the last week for the men
Ash Wednesday mass will be at
o'clock.
i The Home Service Department oil
| the Willimantic War Bureau was in
formed some time ago that instruc-
! tons would be received in regard tc
! the bonuses to be paid to returned
I sld!ers from over There" The in
/ structons have not yet ben received
! by the local Home Service Depart
ment
! Deputy Revenue Collector James J
MeCabe of Hartford is the man APP
/ pointed to help local people make out
, their income tax return and at tho
same time will receive payments OF
any incomes which may come under
( the law. He arrived in this city Mon
day morning and his office will be a
the Chamber Of Commerce rooms in
stead OF al the poStoffice as origian-
! ally planned, the former place being
more centrally located and affording
/, better. roomier accommodations fol-
/ the transaction of the business. Tn
deputy collector will be glad to OK
plain to anybody interested all tina
is required in regard to the income
! tax law.
] Skilled workers, soldiers and sail
ors or any others, who are unemplJy
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04
CHESTNUT HILL

Mrs. ". ". Palmer. who has been
in poor health for some time became
critically i'll Saturday and was taken
to st. Joseph's hospital in Whitman
tic. where serious operation was
performed that night. She is now do
ing as well us could be expected.
Mrs. G. T. Chappeu, WHO has been
suffering with ear trouble is much i'm
proved.
Mr.. and Mis-. John James were in
Hartford Sunday. visiting their son
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04
LOUIS {. KENNEDY.
DANIELSoM
Undertaken and E.mhs.a,er
3pecisi Abortion to Every cstaIi.
and his wife. Ne. and ME-. I-arl James.

and his wife. MI. and Mrs. Earl James.
Charles P. Curtis, WAC lately re-
turned from France George Munford,
q Boston bank. president. George E.
Morrison and Arthur Lym;sn, ali Bos
ton men. are spending a few days at
the Liberty club house 20 enjoy fox
hunting. They were met at the sta
ton here on Friday. evening by Ed
ward A. Stiles. efficient superintend
'ent Of the club for many years. His
son, E. W. stiles has captured seven
foxes during the past winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison 5t;happen Of
Lakes pond are staying for a time
with their son and his wife, MI and
Mrs. q. I. Cllappell., 49,
| Ernest Scoyille of Middletown was
| n visitor herr Monday.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04
WIILIMANTIC
Norwich Bulletin Wiilimantie Office,
q Church ST. Telephone 1906.
What Is Going On Tonight

What Is Going On 1onIght
March meeting of St Jean Baptiste
Society, at 81 Valley street.
Violet Rebekah Lodge, No. 81, |. ..
O. f., meets at So7 Main street.
An excellent musical program was
given in the Assembly hall at the
high school Monday morning, under
the auspices of the Lyceum. The
meeting opened with the singing of
Alma Mater and the Star Spangled
Banner by the whole school, accomp-
anied by the high school orchestra.
The orchestra under the direction of
Charles II. Caswell then gave d
pleasing selection, followed by the
Girls GIee club, which rendered two
beautiful numbers, (a) June Rhapsody
and (b) Boat Song. Mr. Casweli
sang when the Boys Come Home.
He was warmly applauded and re-
Spended to an encore. The High
school quartet, Marion Ide, pianist
Ralph Gibson, violin; Lois Caswell,
lutte and Lloyd Wilcox, cornet then
gave an entertaining selection entitled
Apple Blossoms" The Glee Club
was heard again in the songs A
Dreaming Rose and Knitting. The
programme which was in charge Of
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04
ROCKVILLE

No church services were held here
Saturday owing to the severe rain.
Private Clayton Kenyon was home
on a three days furlough from Fort
Totten last week. He attended the flu
neral of his uncle st Westerly Thurs
day.
Emory c. Kenyon and family at
tended the funeral Of Mrs. Kenyon's
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04

brother. Wilfred C. Barber. at Wester-
~ Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Stone and
daughter Stella were guests at Wood
crest Sunday.
Arthur Burdick of New London was
at home here Sunday
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04

South Marchester.-Men in the en-
ploy Of the town engineering depart
ment have neen making a survey of
the Center Springs WOODS. The sur
vey is of q landscape gardening nature
and will show walks, bridges, etc,
which will lie laid out later in the
park.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-04

Essex.-Large quantities of witch
hazel are being carted to the distillery
near the Essex station.
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The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-10

er when he took him into the church
"as you demean yourself so will reli-
giOn honOred or dishonored.n If
he ran he knew his mother would
hear Of it, and when he met her she
would say 81 am sorry that you have
dishonored me- They could have fill
ed him with bullets after that vision
and he would not have stirred. Their
next adventure was up the Arkan
sas River at Post Arkansas where the
rebels were entrenched and had one
fort with ten guns, two of them be
ing 128 Founders; / here were IA of
our gunboats and $4,000 of our men,
Here his regiment came under fire
for the first time. As they advanced
the boys threw their cards away, and
|commenced to pray. They never got to
the amen before q whitening fire of
canister called their minds from
heavenly things to the business Of
killing men. A piece Of shell just
missed his face and took off the arm
lof the soldier next to him at the
shoulder; they advanced three times
and were repulsed, the last time he
he fell near log, and while laying
there Capt. Lyman 116, H., came and
looked toward the enemy, he received
bullet IN his heart and fell 50 near
| him that he had to draw from running
SO as to keep his blood from running
on him. In a few moments his First
| Lieutenant came and received bull
| let in his breast and fell across the
Captain. In front of him was Evans
lof his company, q bullet hit his chin,
glanced and cut the jugular vein, pass
| ed down and came at the rectun1 To
one side Of Evans, laid q man with his
bowels scooped out and another with
brains scattered. Twice while the bat
| tie was on the enemy ran up the white
flag. to get the recruits to jump up
which they did and then received 3
lvolIey. After the battle they looked
In where the 128 pound guns were:
| they were blown TO pieces, the gun
ners lying dead all around. Six com
panies of the regiment were sent up
the river to guard 30 900 prisoners, al
on one boat and q freight boat 1T
/ that. Without sanitary accommoda
tions they were six weeks in going up
the river, where they should have
been only ten days, and on account
OF the filthy conditions the men died
off at the rate of five or six a day.
Following, this detachment was kept
busy all that SUNNI 1863, putting
down Copperhead Instructions in the
State Of Illinois,
"On the 18th Of June our eomrade
The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-10

was ordered to report to Col. Crowell-
ton, the Staff of Gov. Yates; by his
orders he was placed in command of
the guard at the Arsenal and remain
ed there for seven months; the Col.
Of his regiment secured an order from
Gen. Sherman ordering the detach
ment to return to the army, but Gov.
Yates got the Secretary of War, Stan
ton, to revoke the order on the
grounds that Sergeant Storms and
Brooks were absolutely indispensable
in the places where they were serv,
ing, both Of them being strictly tem
perate and kept the guard from Us
ing liquor. The Arsenal was only
three squares from the center of the
city, with tons, Of powder and carloads
Of shells. On the 4th of March, 1864,
they returned to the army at Mem
phis where our comrade remained till
mustered out. During that time our
comrade was in expedition under Gen.
Sturges to GuntoWn IN which after
the towards laving the command By
Gen. S.urges was turned into victory
by Col. Boughton who was in COM
nand Of the colored troops. 500 Of lis
regiment was captured in This en-
gagement and taken to Andersonvilie,
where Sergeant Webster of Co. D., was
buried alive. When Forest entered
Mmphis Angus. 25th, 1864, Gen. Buck
land put our comrade IN command Of
two pieces Of artillery. His regiment
the last year Of the war was used in
raids into Tennessee, Missouri and
Arkansas.
"Some time in January, 865, our
comrade was appointed to Captain n
the colored service without being -
signed TO any regiment. lie was rs
ed In organizing colored troops. IN
March 1866, an order was issued to
discontinue organizing colored troops
and the disbanding Of all unmustered
organization and revoking all com
missions granted after a certain date;
this order sent all enlisted men back
to their organizations and our com
rade never was mustered on his com
mission as Captain. He was dis
charged at the end Of the war.
Our comrade joined the Grand Ar
my at Washington, d G.; transferred
to Post at Redwood Falls, Mimi, then
to Long Prairie, Minn., then to James
Bryant Post, then to Rutland, Vt,
then to Albany, n. r, then back to
Rutland, and then back % James
Bryant, thus showing his active IN
terest ii the Grand Army; always as
sociating himself with the Post where
he was living.
"On the 9th Of November, 1865, at
Pittsburg, Pa, he was joined in mar
riage Co Miss Ellen Waters; q few
days more and they would have been
married 81 years. To this union six
children were born four boys and two
| girls, all Of whom are living and the
wife Of s. years now ii her 80th
year.
"Comrade Brooks received an Aca.
ldenic education ii preparation to en-.
tering Knox College; preparatory K
entering the ministry he contracted :
disease of The eyes while II the service
that precIuded the taking up 81 his
studies.
Our c0nrade early joined the Con.
gregati0nal Church, and wherever r.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-10

&ks 4#18> 8t TIE az e ~ seventy seven
and one half years.
's0n the sixth day Of August 1862,
our. comrade enlisted at Onarga, H.,
and was mustered into the IL 5. ser
vice at Kankakee, as Sergt. Of Co. d,
113 Illinois Vol Inf; about three
years previous he had been instruct
ed ii the school Of the soldier and
company and many of the evolutions
of the battalion By Col e. E. Els
worth, which made his services as =
drill master ii demand and secured
the position Of 1st Sergeant.
when his company was mustered
| IN, it had only 58 men and other com
panies being short OF men It was de-
cided to resort to mastering fictitious
names and account for them as ab-
sent with, and without leave. After
while they were dropped from the
roll as deserters, other regiments re-
sorted to the same practice, q bit Of
history that the writer had never
heard Of before and q most reprehen.
sible practice to use no stronger
terms. His regiment was sent out as
Chicago Board Of Trade regiment.
The Board Of Trade furnished them
with q barrel Of soft crackers and
barrel Of corn beef to each company
the beef was rotten. They took boat
for Memphis, the trip was long and
tiresome and our comrade relates that
for five meal ines he had been with
out anything to eat. On this boat
they were attacked by the eoramon
enemy Of al soldiers grey backs, in
the Worlds War they called them
cooties. On arrival Of the regiment
at Memphis they were brigaded with
the End Brig, End Div 18th Army
Corps, Maj. Gen. w. I. Sherman com
manding. Their first march was IN
Nov. 1862, to join General Grant at
Holly Springs, Miss, to drive Pap
Rice out who did not stand on his or
der Of going, but got out. Returning
from that raid they went aboard
transport and sailed for Vicksburg,
after destroying the Vicksburg and
Shreveport railway they went up the
Yazoo River to Hams Bluff. Sherman
almost captured the Bluff, had he
known this advantage he could have
captured Vicksburg then. That night
his company was ordered to picket
along Chickasaw Bayou it was SO light
that he could read print BY the light
Of the moon; it was a chain guard;
the orders were given in whisper;
being the right guide he was the far
thest out, all Of the company were
sheltered and he could have been, but
the First Lieut.. and some Of the men
|disliked him and he heard them saying
put Brooks out there, meaning on q
clear spot about fifty feet from the
rest. The Johnnies were supposed to
be across the Bayou hid in the laurel;
his post was where the Brig. Com
mander was shot with q lot Of the
men at the commencement Of the
action, and little pools Of blood were
all around him. He realized that he
was ordered out there to be shot. Fear
began to get control Of him, and he
was about to desert his post, when his
mothers face with her pleasant but
smile suddenly passed be-
fore him, and the words Of the preach
The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-10

L. F. Charter and his son, Irwin, of
Redwood Falls were guests of honor
at little party given by Mr. and
Mrs. Chester Charter at their home
Tuesday evening. About dozen
were present. Mr. Charter was one
Of the very early Minnesota pioneers,
having come to Redwood Falls fifty
seven years ago. Irwin is well known
here, having worked in the grocery
department of Sinons Bazaar about
two years before going into the army
In May, 1913. They left Wednesday
afternoon for Seattle and other west
ern points after a prolonged visit with
Dir. Charters sons, Percy and Chester
They expect to make the west their
home, possibly at Salem, Ore, where
Mr.. Charters sister resides Monte
video News.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-10

siding joined the church no matter
what denomination, so he has been an
active worker in the Presbyterian and
Methodist churches as we'll as the
Congregational; has organized and
superintended Sunday Schools; lectur-
ed to Bible classes and for seven
years was substitute for preacher in
Presbyterian mission work, almost
65 years Of active church work.
The Redwood gazette., 1919-12-10

The only consolation about the high
prices is that the profiteer is too
proud to wear your shirt.-Ex.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-06-12
BENNINGTON COUNTY COURT

After the usual week end adjourn
ment court convened on Monday morn
ing to take up several cases set fol
trial. Part of the time has been tax.
en- up with the selection of jury for
a land case and as soon as the jury
was drawn it was announced that the
case had been settled out of court.
Several liquor cases are on trial
now, cases brought from Bennington,
one of them being started Wednesday
morning.
The jury in the case Of S. B. Hawks
VS.. Harry Wall, a suit to recover dam
ages resulting from an automobile col
lision on the Bennington Woodford
road, brought in a verdict of $500 for
Mr.. Hawks Friday afternoon.
The grand jury which completed its
duties last Thursday reported II true
bills found and three not found.
Several Of the most important cases
are yet to come up for trial.