Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 28, 1912, Page 6

in All Parties—Address writes interestingly of an old Connec- . tiout hobenteall that s connected with history of its early settlemgnt— Stanton-Davis homestead. She ites: “The tract of land situated Pawoatuck, town of Stoningten, and a8 Osbrook farm. is on the west of the picturesque Pawcatuck er, and cxtlndaltnr a Txl:h or:: i in length terminating on the sout point, which juts into Little bay, opposite Watch Osbrook point, with the beau- its summit, was place of residence for a tribe men long before their ‘white intruded on tfeir domain. At north side of the grove a large space of ground, cleared of rocks, 48 known as the Indian dancing ground _and ‘e burlal spot near the shore es that many of their d a final resting place Neither the origin nor mean- the Indian name Osbrook is on thy river. Mr. Stan- from Ltndon, Fngland, to in 1636, The ‘ext year he of as interpreter for the York- of Quinnepliac, now New in their purchase from the In- Ohildren Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA 0 IN AND ABOUT WESTERLY rah M. Davis Describes Stanton-Davis Homestead Where Phebe M. Davis, of Norwich, Once Lived—Another' $7,500 Government Torpedo Found—Political Apathy M. Davis of Pawcatuck by Mrs. Deborah Knox Living- dians, November 24, 1638, of the land where that city now 'stands. “In 1649, Mr. Stanton received from the general court of Connecticut a grant of six acres of land on the Paw- catuck river where he estsblished & trading post and carried 'on an exten- sive trade in furs with the Indians. Later on he sent out vessels to trade in the West Indies. It was during his trips as interpreter among the Nar- ragansett Indians that he first saw the feitile Pawcatuck valley and ‘selected it for his future home. In 1652 he re- | ceived an additional grant of 300 acres, adjoining the first grant of six acres, He afterwards acquired by purchase of the chief, Cassawishett, the whole of Pawcituck neck and some small islands near it known as The Hom- ocks. “In 1657 he built a permanent home near his trading nost, where he was jolned by his family, who had re- sided in Pequot (New London) since 1651, * * s All of Mr. Stanton's six sona inherited their father's ability to spéak the Indian dialects and were in nwch demand as interpreters., “On the north part of Osbrook farm is a large two-story dwelling, which, in an’ old ‘manuscript pertaining to the Stanton family, is called ‘an elegant mansion house’ This is the houss built by Thomas Stanton, the pioneer, in which he removed his family from New London in 1§57. Tt is construct- ed throughout with , hand wrought nalls ang spikes. The interlor is finely finighed for the time in which it was built, with paneled watnscoting cor- nices and fluted work, The staircase is of mahogany, hand carved, and {m- ported from England, One of the panels in the walnscoting on the side of the stairway s six feet in length and thirty” inches at its widest part In one df the lower front rooms is a corner cupboard, or buffet, with carv- ed shelves and the arched top is carv- ed in the form of a fluted shell. Be- | “If it Footballs.... . . . 75¢ to $5.00 Shin Goards........25¢ up Jerseys.. . .$1.00 to $2.25 Basketballs .. $2.50 to $6.00 Special prices made 162 State St., New London FIT GUARANTEED 00d werk. painiess demtlats fu Norwich, made of Rubber we have it" The Foothall Season is now at hand and you should call at our SPORTING GOODS DEPARTMENT before you buy to School Teams and Clubs ordering complete outfits' Hling Rubber Co. 19 Stores e Running Pants ... ....50c Wristlets ............19¢ Bladders .50c Soccer Footballs . .. .$1.50 Pants ... ....75¢ to $3.50 191 Main St., Norwich 1) 3 FULL SET TEETH 5 #3.00 3 prices are within the reach of all who | NO HIGR Unhenitatingly PRICES iftficult work and the enmtire in & revelation to those whe done by the ordinary old style we t KING DENTAL PARLORS, 203 Mzoager, 9 a m. to 8 p. Our Office practically un fire. We have side the large fireplaces in most’ of the Tooms, there is one of unusual size in the long dining room, with the paclous brick oven on one side. The ms are plastered with oyster shell | lime, which is also used in the mortar, of the cellar wails and chimney. The| stona foundation of the chimney, nine | by ‘mearly sixteen feet, is bullt to the st floor; the remainder is of brick. | The ends’ of the house retain their, original coverings of shingles, three foet in length, still in a good state of | preservation.” “Thomas Stanton dled in 1667. The same year his son, Robert, married, Joanna Gardiner, of Roxbury, Mass, and inherited the homestead, which | as, who married Thankful Denison of | Westerly, R. 1, and his grandson, Robert, who married bfs cousin, Anna | Stanton of Pawcatuck, Conn. *'* *| Robert Stanton was the last of the| name to make his home here, as the | farm was leased in 1765 to John Davis | of East Hampton, L. L, who married Catherine Talmage of that place. Mr.| Davis put hig eldest son, Johm, in charge of the farm until he purchased it in 1772 and moved here with the remainder of hjs family, where he re- ! sided twelve years, and then returned to East Hampton with his wife and three youngest sons, leaving John tol improve the farm. This son married Abigail Baker of East Hampton, and eventually came into the possession of the farm. “The next to inherit the homestead was the grandfather of the writer,| John Davis, 'the fourth of the name in ! descent from his ancestor, john Da- | vis, who came from England and get- | tled in East Hampton and who mar- ried Sally Stanton. She was a de- | scendant of Thomas Stanton in the line of his son Thomas and wife, Sa- | rah Denison, daughter of Capt. George Denison of Stonington. The writer's | father, who was another John Davis, | foliowed in the line of succession to, the homestead estate. He married | Phebe M. Davis of Norwich, Conn,| great-granddaughter of Capt. Ezekiel | Mulford of Revolutionary fame, of East Hampton. Among those now re- siding at the old Stanton-Davis home- stead are two John Davises, of the sixth and seventhi generations, respec- tively, of that name. Sergt. Harvey R. Fish, ordnance de- partment, is the winner in the rifle championship competition of members | of the Rhode Island national guard, ! scoring 171 points in a possible 200, His score in detail: 200 yards, rapid re, 41; 600 yards, slow fire, 38; skij ish 93; total 171. His nearest com- petitor was Lieut. Roger S. Wolcott, Second company, C. A. C., with a total score of 158, Included in the entries were three former winnerz of state championship, Serst. H. R. Fish, Sergt. 0. W. Strom and Capt. . ordnance 4 ; Capt. | Trait, Seventh company; Capt. W. I | Sweet, headquarters, First artillery | district. | The finding of torpedoes lost during the recent naval maneuvers off the coast of Rhode Island is becoming an | | almost daily incident, and the finders |are waping the reward of $25 for | the didcovery of each of the lost $7,500 | mechanical projectiles. Two have been found at Charlestown beach, one at Weekapaug and one at Pleasant View. Thursday afternoon stil lanother was | found. Peter Goodey, a fisherman, who hooked it with his avchor, when | ghout two miles off the Point Judith eakwater. The torpedo was too heavy for Peter to handle, so he placed | a buoy on it and notified the New- | port torpedo station, Friday the tor- pedo was secured by a boat sent from the station. Not a ripplegas yet in politics in Westerly, the Sronghold of republ canism I the state, und which can al- ways be relied upon to roll up a ma- Jority to counterbalance any loss else- Where in the state. These has been no political meeting of any party_in the limits of the town, though Mr. Chafin, the “prohibition candidate for | president, did tarry for half an hour just over the border line in Pawca- tuck. There is, or was, a fully offi- | cereq Young Men's Republican club in Westerly, with a large membership, and these political club men generally take the initiative in movements to advance the interests of the party. Four years ago, and very soon aft- er the mominations were made, there was a Taft and Sherman banner in Dixon square, itretched from the Dix- on house to oge of the big elms on the opposite sile of the street. Soon after there was a democratic banner raising in West Broad street. Noth- ing doing n the banner line at pres- ent and there is no evidence of activ- ity in that direction yvet by republi- can, democrat, prohibitlon, progressive or soclalist, either in the villages of Westerly or Pawcatuck. o Sunday school workers of Westerly will attend the thirty-second, annual state convention to be held in_Provi- dence, which commences Sunday morning with a mass meeting in_the First Baptist church 4nd Union Con- gregational chapel, the latter being especially for children. MonM\y there will be a men’s parade and a mass meeting in Beneficent Congregational church,’ the music in the parade and meeting by the Coast Artillery band of the First district, Rhode Island na- tional guard. There will be a mass Main S m. Building, with its large storage capacity, is injured by the a full line’ of Shingles, Clapboards, va- rious Floori ngs, Doors, Windows and House Trim which we desire to move. Three large cargoes of COAL are now alongside our wharf. CHAPPELL COMPANY Telephones meeting - for women in the Central Baptist church, Tuesday the conven- tion opens in St. John's Episcopal church, with morning, afternoon and evening sessions. - | Wednesday morning thers will be a | business session in St. John's church, | followed with the annual banquet; and regular session will be held in the afternoon and evening. The speakers engaged are as fol- lows: _Rev. William F. Crafts, Ph.D, superintendent of International Re: form bureau, Washington, D. C.; Mrs, Mary Foster Brynes, elementary In- structor of International Sunday School association; Alfred Ray At- wood, adult Bible class superintendent for New York state; Rt. Rev. W. B, Burr, preeident of Rhode Island Sun- day School association; Rev. Charles 4. Fulton, D.D, of Boston; Willlam F. Chalmers, secretary of department of education, American Baptist Publi- cation society, Philadelphia; Rev. Charles 1, Goodsell, D.D, Calvary Methodist Episcopal church, New York. Mrs. George F. Sturtevant, the noted gospel singer, will sing at all the sessions. Local Laconics. Ethel A. Burnett has sold a tract of land at Watch Hill to Frances C. Griscom. Clarence Elwood Clark of Westerly and Cora Chapman Gray of Mystic were married September 12, in New Haven by Rev. John Maynard. The mill property in Beach street has been formally transferred by the George W. Parker company to the George C. Moore company of Worces- ter. Paul H. Reitzel of Providence and | Miss Lucy West will be married Octo- | ber 3 at the residence of the brige's | mother, Mrs. West, in Granite ‘\necu Westerly. Three sisters, eac hover $0 vears of | #ge, widows, Mrs. Sarah Lamgworthy, | Mrs. Charlotte Maxson and Sliss Care LA gates from the Pawcat Congrega- tional church to the state Sunday school convention in Providence. Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingstone was occupied in turn by his son Thom- | | | oline Stillman, all of Ashaway, were | visitory Priday in Wester] ! | Mrs. W. H. 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The owners of the Stillman prop- erty have agreed to give so much of the land as is required to improve conditions at_the corner of Railroad avenue and Canal street, to conform to the changes made in that section in connection with the railroad improve- ments. The walls to be reset at the expense of the town or railroad com- pany, or both. James Harrls, age ten, with ten cents In a pocket of his knee breeches, | left his home in Mystic and came by trolley to Westerly, Thursday eve- ning. He was in a quandary as to how to get home and wandered through the busy streets. He was questioned by Police Sergeant West, with the result that he was placed on a trolley car in the custody of a young Mystic lady and returned to his home, the big- hearted big policeman paying the fare. MYSTIC Death of Miss Frances M. Donohoe— Harry Feidler to Enter Partnership With His Father. | Miss Frances Mae Donohoe died at the home. of her mother, Mrs. Peter Donohoe, on High street, ‘after a long illness,— Mise WDonohoe ‘was born in Mystic 33 years ago and was_the daughter of Rose and the late Peter Donohoe, She was a graduate of the Mystic High school and a graduate of the New London Business college, and for some years was bookkeeper for a New Tondon newspaper until ili health a year ago compelled her to give up. She was a member of St. Patrick's parish. Besides her mother, she leaves two brothers, Peter Donohoe of Mystic and Joseph Donohos of Waterbury, and two sisters, Miss Annie Donohoe of Mystic and Mrs. John FitzPatrick of Noank. Brief Locals. . Harry Feldler has resigned wita | Conrad Kretzer and will enter into partnership with his father, Isadore Feidler. Mrs, Ada Brewster is visiting in Rockland, Me. Mrs. Conrad Kretzer and Mrs. Leon- ard Hermes spent Friday in Norwich. Misd Mae Ketchum has returned from a visit in South Windham. Norman Collins of Bridgeport is vis- iting Letter Carrier George Griswold. Mrs. John F. Dougherty is enter- taining her grandfather, Thomas Per- o Mrs, Dennison Davis is visiting rel- atives on Long Island. Edward Perkins Clarke of Bristol s the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Orlando Clarke. Brief State News| Middletown—Registration has been practically completed at Wesleyan uni- versity, and shows that there will be about 400 men in college this year. gave an Interesting address {0 an preciative audience in High sehool as well as reservoirs, are very low and | the town school committee some are having a hard time getting [ newly created place of school physical b PLAIN CAKE Jelly Doughnuts water for domestic use and for stock. | director. Meriden.—Ph Baer, was appointed ysical Instructor George recently to Hartford.—Admiral Uhachira Faen- Dby | da, inspector of ordpance in the Jap- the anese navy, was in Hartford recently and visited the factory of the Colt Patent Firearms Manufacturing com- pany. The life of a dollar bill is about 14 months. You speedy hour. smartly East Plymouth, -Wells and sprinzs, priced English roadsters. “Just Arrived ! - The Speedy “22” Maxwell Roadster Smart—Sturdy—Fully Equipped $7.85 can now inspect this striking and roadster—admittedly the excep- tional and very remarkable car value of the year. ’ It will speed you over 40 miles per It’s staunch in construction, and fashioned after the latest high- And its price YOU SHOULD BUY A MAXWELL BECAUSE—It holds the World's speed It is the national touring champion—winner of the record in its class. Glidden Tour. costs less to maintain—proven by pul cannot be equalled by any car offering all jts advantages. factory. 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DUNN, NOTICE To my cusiomers and the . M From now on | will run Macks and Cabs to all traine for publie. werke All orders will receive prompt attens ke & £ BRADY, Telophons 425. 1913 Overland DEMONSTRATING CAR will be here this week. Watch for it and get demonstration of the best car on the market for 1913 for the price. M. B. Ring Auto Co. Telephone. Chestnut St. PAY YOUR BILLS BY CHEQUE on the Uncas National Bank e ezact “In this way you will kn; cost of your living and & the best Xird of & receipt turned endorsed cheque. & Courteous and liberal treatment tended to every depositor whether the account be larze or small We solicit your patronage THE UNCAS NATIONAL BANK Telephone 65. 42 Shetucket Strest. FALL MILLINERY A fine sssortment of latest styles in Hats. Come in and see them. MRS. G. P. STANTON, 52 Shetucket St. Frederick W. Lester Teacher of PINO and VIOLIN Studio Room 42, Central Building TEY 1 want to P Wi