Putnam patriot. [volume], April 24, 1908, Image 2

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MAClJClN A LI- f* *ILLiAMi>
»»itnam wisihmm cn..conn
Latest New* Condented
“War* •ml rumor* of war- ►lill
nmllnttf The Krtwli irr dililisf III*
native* of Algeria. fierier ally warn af- i
ter a pears- ki eun<|uererl o', er one trail- ,
er another one npj*-ar* In tin- lallle- '
fir-hl anil another I'*tHe I* on. The
wllrf <ri'*»-oflb* hi-*'M are no mil li
agairoit traliM-il hurn|*ean troop*, hot
fight I ok i* Iheir tni'trie**, anil it null .
lliern nothing anil they pile up noih ht
a* do their cnenm - The Krern-h pay j
million* monthly In carry on Ihe war, j
l*er*la I* In a Mate of anarr-hy, invested
by hand* of robl*-r*, arime of these lat
ter Invaded Umwlan territory to »m
mll depredatl in- hot were driven i.»r-k
hy Kioniari troop', who followed Ihein
Into their town* and village*, which
were rulhle**ly de*troyed with their
inhabitant*. I taly ha* *ent a fleet to
TurkiMi water* to oom|iel the < it toman
IVirte to fullill treatyotillgation* which
he ha* arbitrarily refn*ei| to do. f on*
gre** ha* placed full |>ower in I’realdent
Koo*evell* hand* to eiiiu|*-l < astro,
the l’re*iihrnl-l»tr-tHUi; of Venezuela, U>
render justice to American eitl/eii* who
have been ayateinalically rolil«-il by
him iiiuier legal form* which he dicta
ted. Ill* lc**on that lie will gel will
cure hi* folly or dealroy hi* authority.
At a mon*ter inasa meeting of the
l.ayinen'* Missionary Movement, In
New York city, Monday night, rtccre
tary Taft wn« one of the *|*aker«, ami
roused hi* 4,<M*l auditor* to « high dc
tiree of enthusiasm In hi* laudation of
what the iiiiwbonary hn*l accomplished
tor the adv arieement of civ lli/atlon In
Jhe far Kii'l, l**ih • alholli- and I'rotc*
taut, ami Iio|mmI that (!»#*>
to eotillmn* th« k«"»4 *ork.
A «tm*i»11M*f of Um1 American Society
of V* VClltf'ftl |(< -4 Ill'll vfi » the f» - i i
of tlu* Investigation lni«* <i!- «jiiiIt i
u A11«11 c IitH*iHhnetia wi!nr«s«*(I at I,»l> I
DttM*, N. Y in Shot lf« ni(m «l» *I Man !
<•1* of | ♦ i f i I l*4! •■? If iij i
m-stiitM*, of *fute wiitd', and t , ,
irtcfiiiiin# iierfoftnfliM'r* of th tl • j*c j
«?t«Jly He • i - I lit* h riter inr'huinTie-r n« j
|(Ht*r} >in»| tn- fiitifnf o*;\ i-.u-, \ M**in ‘ -
<*{ Irami hi ail i
Hesernt Mi'hrwh-t < • *>ir«*tm•« thi* j
year haw r« -»■ 11 * * | * «I flu* l.aii a., i'ii-1
llu-;iil( i,'"Uu.' ••Ml 'I lUIll «!«..*
tug. One mint tier, in 4i|>po*trtv. ,,h M‘
nnnai of |lie* twin, -iiitl that "«lam;iug
I* hugging m*1 to mihii
A *■'|H1 tal <ailiiiiilltv« M |H»rta Iti tin
HrttUh thulunm it* that a ImiiUm fai»l
lilt* f * Miltllg "wittl H* \ t il li,* |»- Imh.U
4*i» mvtnim til till- lion *»f th. foM 't
lii tin1 I nll*M Mtriti -
Out1 of thr Japan hn*» umler
tukt'ii t*. the *re forethring «»f Korea
Till* wait t>he‘U tuu I It • it I a i ge 1 \ ilf
nmle»l of |heir Ih’islefofiMlit' ,Jajnine*e
|«H»k 111vI• I ami the !inhapp> * ( ountr>
uf the Morning Oilin' i pacing Ihe
p roiltv in th* - (hniergi in * of with
nmtinf farm hunt i > «h a*!nting rl«h**I^
I !«t* Jim ,IHM nlli' iiiim’!‘ in tin mill Mi
e«mipetitl vc thsltlef, iitrhnlitttf \\ « -*t
rrn IVnnsvt\gnia < >hto, uml Imliftmt.
Vteul b» wok tin MoimIun , a Miliifiu U**
rv a g rerun‘ill 11ftv I• iK been renchetl
I it achlremiiiig tin 1 nlon ex Tr boners
oi \N HI \>MH-iHtioil of 1 oniMTilfUl,
Uev. \ S. Hollow a> o( Uit? South Hap
Ibl Chuii'ti, llarthml, attacked ihc
|i I mi for n memorial at AmteraOiW ilU\
lo HenrV \\ If*, llic < onfmlenli* other i
in charge of lit* prison Hr *aitl
*'< l|» NtillllHIl of lilt* Soillhlttlltl, imiUI
youi inominirnt lo Jnckiioit, Uh'iuim' hr
Kail tt pure heart; t«» Ur, IrcAU'f whrn
hr Unt tlown his arm** hr s«i«t *\\r
have bill our country iiom lo Alexan
tlrr Hlrvetta for a self sacrificing life
bill Uml forhhl lhat a monument ol
shame la- Until lo |hr hutrhrr Wir/.
amt if it la* built, may Ihr lightnlng oi
Ih-h\ ni nirikv it into a t housamt piece*
■'secretary Knot, of I tit* stilts
1sti tit, has for malty created a <ii \ isiou
i»! I ar K**leiii aft air** Huntington
NS ll*on, third HmIhIiiiiI 'MM'relai V of
Slate, twin Utii designated i.rnetn Su
I* iinlrmlenl of the Ihviston William
Phillip*, ha* Uvtt ntH'li it** i ‘hit*!, ami
l\ irival Heit/leman, \s>Utanl Chief
Hie eminent philologist, Prof Skeal,
l* c- unlcd Hiiioiin the new convert* lo
» * prrailto. He took his llr*i lesson at
4 p. in , amt that evening was ahie to
appeal la*forr an K*|ieratih'society ami
Iranslnte into t- ngh*h a atory written
intfie new language \ universal lan
guage ns easily acquired as that ought
by law to l** the only language tolera
ted.
The up|»er tributaries ot the Cohnado
Utver are higher than tor thirty year*,
fmool l*y melting snows, amt an over
flow of that t rear he rous stream, fur mk
miles ol it» course, scciiim ineviiahle
The valley from \u*tin to the gulf is
ina high state of rultiv at ion ami the
overflow will coat many uilllkms of
dollar*. sweeping the trees from tlie
watershed at Uie north ruins tin' rich
land* in tlie aoulhern valleys
Kmil l IU wis, of tlie I (am burg Ame
rican Line, lias Just taken a look at the
coiim ruction woikof tlie Panama t'«.
nal He confesses lhat hr w »> tn t»o
way p re | mi ml lor the Imprest* ton he re
ceived “It w as simply overpowering,
he says; amt add* “The ivmicIunion is
itu-\il able, dial w lialcvrr the dtiltcot
tie», they wil! lie avertume amt till*
tlU|irtH|t>u> wt-rh brought to com | tie- i
lion.”
The new live ma*U-d -ailing ship
I’reu-vwii. from Hamburg. *anl U> U
l‘ie large-' ami faaUwt 'e«*l of her Mini
arrived at .New York la»l week It it
built entirely of «*leel, lie- ih»|dace
uiwt t' II, I'at twii, utdilw ha* a cargo
taiaetty of a.tOO ton-. The total ana
o: tier *ail» t> wt.u*' m/ikk feet — alauil
double that of the shtnMtduah, the
large*! American *hl|>. Her crew owo
*i*l» of > men A \r»*el l.taai hit ..»ng
—a filth ot a unte—1» now being built.
•A
Our New Millineiy Department Sailor Hats, $2 98
,*-!*•< lai for >nlur«hi\ thi* f,rin»f«***■! with Wini?*, Khucv
ItiMum mill -:)k In I#11***^I fx-|njlar s!i:ii|»;h hm»I ^Iihjh'h.
swell ohess hats
lu ii'iiif HI < * 111 Irf 11 HI l« in If it I n. I wns ;mil foiiflm . at }»ri<*«
• ■ i - • ■ '____
Tne Byron II. Iliijibee Corporation.
Windham County * Bargain Cent« r. Bu<;i*>t Corner, Putnam, Corn
-t* IMPORTANT +
Seasonable OffeiinfiSEv^ Department
Wash Dress Fabrics
irirh Percale, in light and daik colors, bent
ijiiaiity. Our price. 12 1 2c per yard
27 inch Diana organdies and xebrina
Imtiste in small and large figures, ail this sea
ton'll newest patt. ins. Our price. 10c j*r yard
Plaid organdies and (anev dimities, l»eauti
ful coloring*. Our price, 12 1 2c per yard]
Suit ‘Department
The Sew Butterfly Suit, this season's newest
suit, in the latest shades of taD, blue and
brown. Price* from 25.00 to 30.00.
Swell Tailored Suits, semi fitted with 2C
inch jackets, long sleeces. trimmed military
effect with silk braid, skirts made side plaited
and ripple flare, trimmed with folds of same
material. Prices, 25 00 to 36.IM)
Big display of tliih Heuon'N newest dr< ss ginghams, in
plaids, chucks, stripes and plain colors Our price, 12 l-2c,
lf>e mid 25c per yard.
Our Kitchen Furnishing Department
Bargain prices for Saturday tins week. 29c heavy glass
tumblers. Saturday only lor per doz.
Imitation cut glass, spoon holder. regular 15c quality
F< r Saturday i nly lttc each
Imported ware
Fancy cups arid -aurers with 6 inch and 7 inch plates to
matcl w "i th 1 c udi Oiir pi i' l1'* i' ll
Tin Ware Bargains for 10 cents
Wnali b e in', ii ' H 11) and I „■ quart mi k pan-. »i S 10
1 quart palls. .Hire pnns ,! with ban II • or bill**
Prince Chap aid lifted suits in the newest shades of brown
and blue Prices. 10 00 up to 20 .00.
Dress Skirts
fn Panama, colors black, br >wn. blue an 1 jfi ev. ma le fl »red
and plaited trimined with fold-, and buttons. Our special
dress skii t onlv "> 00.
Swell Dress Snirts
Of i le in P m tn i. -< i^e. voile a:, 1 silk, in black and colors.
Pliers t'i(>tu O.Ofl up t‘) 15.00.
The Byron D. Bugbee Corporation,
Windham County's Bargain Centre,
Putnam, Conn.
\ i Oldc Ba> Path,
V* • !!•!«' I-, t\ |*i(l h I • f»» »r fill*
..I f-.rW I* fit . .1 II I .
III v «• I Mil r‘ t mu '•*•«■-! I«*u» I’«ll»
* *• 1C l.olltf » illl'l', *• ‘ «• »•
I III lllll'llll illlll '!•>*
\ -ir k I Mtii|iifc« took
yp |»l**f«* >*f mII
Ws W 1* I Itrook i \ n, N \
| Aril, r |
»*Tn lht‘ \\a\*.hlc ta\rrn
( iinii *> (In* iimiv i11u ill«(»«ti* no more,
AimI flu linlfil *ijtn, t’omnitthting,
sv% jnk"i Mtinutimt at tin* *Joor
“ \\ fult* tin* ul«t «l< «*i«*|Ut tollman,
\\ ait lug for tin* !»•* to |» i^**,
tin* int*lHiM‘lio|\ "tots
In tin tlm*kl\ *|>rlnghig ui/»>*'
I Htn li.nnm Kemt
In I r? let•> k I»t-1 |i!« *Mim*»otrscharm
iiik tim v ol old Virginia and Mh.svi
fhn-*« U*« Ha\ , which living tutu km I
King VtHiiell, (minded upon hlsloj
leal fact* connected with Jami‘>lo\>ii
anti New I- ngland, we find a map ol
I he country v^hit'h t'liibrnctMi the region |
m which lien the »• torv of “lUiupfvltlt
jt 'arow, one of I lit* earth st settler* »>l j
the nppet ( diaries Klver. I* herein hn
the lir*l time printed." the map <*m
era the legion now known n't Ikivcr, ‘
lietlliehl anti licdhtim. w rein wt re it*
t'alcti the i ndian Missions in the valley
t»f the i harles.
We m*w ntvo the U*«d do-ciiption «»f ;
l he map p« ssihle I'm we are never likely
to see tme which eon lam* ntoie |Hiini>
til inteie*t relating to old In hail trail*,
when the Palehuvs came Into the rt
gion 11 it is of a modern date, it i* **>
w» ll found* l upon on! time facts that
wi titay t'i»H'iiier it jK’rfect l\ aeem it*
so lar a* it relate* tt» trails we are lute
restetl in.
Iht *lory i* sup|H»-K'tl t«» have U*eu
written hy t arew an I nglishman
w ho, w nti an I il*hman hy the name ol
Mi es ( ourtney. settled in the wilder
ness i<\ a spring.w hich a*'e their lm a
lhm the name of Springfield, Ivina in
t tie old tow n*hip of Metllieht long Is
tort* any w hiu* t'ompanion* joined them
in the region. Now fur this map w hich
sfietls m) much light U|khi our trails to j
tin* west t tie nnvsi prominent feature 1
ujhmi it is ilie tortuous course of the
i limits |<t\er which i* seen as only it
is known to tie in the towns of iVd
ham amt Medtkdd, a* they wen* when
the very lirst Palefaces entered "King
Noenett * domains l'he most eastern
trail upon this "M*m of ye l’\vi
I* uo\s against po\iii vm A Kivi. \«»
nkttk," as he indicate* it, is** Ye wave
to ye Prov idenee Plantations. as u
leaves Ho*ton arid crosses the < harles
when it enters I Hal ham, and then pa**
essouttiward through that town with
“\e W igwam Plaine," on the east, am!
"W Pergatmic Swainpc' southerly
frtmi it, as it passe* on to Providence
A large region is represented as “ \ «•
\\ lUfeme**, covered with tree*. lies to
the west This trail is i liter seeled sonic
miles to tin- south hy another trail that
»s miriusl as “Traile to Philip s t'oun
t'>, mdioaled .t- ummit' Plymouth.
I'tiiv i! followed to the northwe-l,
; reaolie* the t'liarle- Ktxer, where it
uni' north mul wuith. It , nj> |!u.
t . arle- on il- ea-t ante, Aii.n \ ctoa-i.i^
to the we»t -ole near " Ivin* Phtli|>s
Kort. H,h: i-i ■« Pit-iiiK out of this
i- a minor trail to MedheUt, running
north Trout an I mil an \ ill ace on “ )»
Hi i ' marked'"-afe Path
l 1 Mollu d. It oTOK-e- the t harie
toward llte north, ami i- marked, after
eren-tut! a- "tjustehelt ’» Iraile to l!o—
•on |>a-.-tng •• Piegau* Mill," ami !
“Mile- t ourtue>'« (arm and t hajiel,
where he hah settled NVaii.v i-' hi
hi« ,1k*.I • \c* <«i He ' .;i' ,’1* h
<>i this trail ami in* w* i w;»f »1 thi
* ’haftes, are • N * * *nt * l ‘s 1 astle and Nu
enett's Mill, ’ where he hah a sil\ei
mine. There are, on a wm ail I stream,
numerous ham* when* heeoulh
lltimes, IUmhI *miI. ami overflow eanoes
projHhleh by hi* enemies. This phiee
is iuhiealeh on the river in Ih-iiiit " oin
lit Boston.’
|{et timing t• > the east side of the map
again, we are at Irehhani, where the
liail to I in** t, m i, ' or from it, erodes !
Ilu lower water*, >f the i‘harles ami til* .
ni< ■., tme 11 ai l is inark ah a* t he *' I*at he
to \ • *v 11■ 11» e i oniitrv," after pa**
tug an Inhian tillage. I he southern
luaneli of t its ir.nl runs southward
thr .ugh n w 11 he me*.> of 1 ^ I lapu.irh
thee**, ami eontinut* on in the same
eoiirse t • Vf la*l Inoi . titih ehtireh,
with * Mount Nelm to the ea*t. It
i*tosses the t harles near “Ye Black
Marsh," mu! the arrow inhieates that
It piUses tm * l'o Vr N ipmue* This i*
••Ye" , famom* “//aW/«rr/i /'r<u/»
w here it leaves Mehhelh township ami
enteis Medway ami passes on to Bel
, lingham, Ixbridge, Iknights, (Kfurd,
I nollev, Wocnlstoek, and continuing on
it* western eouise through Northern
t onneelieut to Harlfortl.
Thl* map with it* old time trails to j
Providence ami < ‘onneelieul, confirms
that of Woodward ami Saftcry 's, v% litMi
we have **howu * ns the mule the Hook
or parly i«»ok to Hertford in li*'1*’ Hiere
wa* no incenliv c lor them to invent a
trail ttint had no existence. t oust* I
trails, although wo moat concede that
it out ot! inui'li distance in many plaits
whore trail-* were ilrvluih because ot i
native preference* e*|* dally whore
sw amp* m-rr tilled in, to avoid devia
lion tn its course, thu* decreasing *i*t
age
rhe history ot this famous high wav
is interesting and deserve* men lion :
liere 1*00*11*0 ot it* consequence.
In t7'*b a committee wasohoaen in
Mention “to priHVdo to Ashford til t on*
neetioul to thorn iihvi. a t 'omnbsMon of
that stale amt survey, and lav out, a
fvtit from Hartford to the linos of this
j t 'oniiuon wealth or the Male of Rhode*
Island I'his was the I nee pt ion of the
Itaitford and lUMom t urnpike in the
day* w hen road* wervibad and travel
was ureal from hauling much heav v
merchandise; amt the nets! of speed for
passenger* in the "good old since coach
day s."
Hence men of capital, especially
those who had a large amount of traftic
to handle by animal power, joined to
get tier in the construction ot good roads,
or the iniproveuiciil of old one*. In
tMtifC tht* many short cut* were matte
amt nunv bavl hilK wvw auticN
t im^iufutlv mvIiohs of viell worn
roatt* were ahamtoticil, including cuk|
ly hrhlue*. which monument* of
much severe laitor. like Unwt* in \\ t*H|
>Uvk, which were re|.mrlett in the l* \
rntoi two year* ago as teing found
w here a|»|uiicnll%v no ruid Ittd required
them.
Thu turnpike » oigmiMi! a- "th»
\ rH Manat’ '< U' 1 rnjuke < <>n*i
frtluMi U> built) a root! (mii rhum|»nn
to the ea>l tmo ul Hellingham, with a
lull ii«U* in Bellingham ami another In
I Vuiitla
Ttu- rtiail ita- t»n>tnictetl. but iit'l
|>rti\ mt! profitable « i> turne-l «\er to
the tMunti. Kftitn e vatmnallon t>f the
l.i|it<Kraphieal map-' ->! llie region vie
m»v ooneltiiie, fivni traemsi mov. prob
able route* of to la\ that -.his r.-atl left
HostUm iu ' I'lte Neva, eutviu. ‘ K *v
Iltll % . plls- lit' Oil lo
nil.I .1- may lone
Nik ih II null . I'i i
Mill -i.I Mi'inl.iii l
ylus w,i' Ba<l I. "k I
Hill, 11 Hills villi'
I hi nci' In 11 art fun!
<*r11 route letiiileil
ill till' I" * mini . w
Hull of 1 i-l Harp.
In I III' I'll \ I'f I 111
I', no lo Mill
i iii l!tf Kin.;
i imiliaui,
i .tii-i i>on
I nt Thotnp
1' \ihfonl.
ii.ii lit most Millth
n 111 \ rri'i'iil arl trie
hi n- is iToi.-i'il the
■ > * I ami tliu riu'r in
briilye. ii’fi'ni'il lo
In Mr i'iiirhon in his hilt , to Mm
Larneil
' Those ohl turnpike tlay* 11 isi of tin*
; lay stay I ..ii lir., mill Itimberiuy if'1 iv
yni HU ox limns lor tinntillg li' r x \
ireiyht ’''in: liofore railroads iirri'
I thouyht o', w fii'ii “taverns" were tin
memos t one the will—it slow limes,
i tiller •-lr.-irii.il it, rallier interestiiiy
‘ for passeniters e nrlit observe everytlnmr
in Nil H P. ii w Hx pieasjni;, ami p m
i many In in pleasant e»iii\ei-e with
pleas oil .1 in passenners «lm were
■ < > i ‘ 11 h h / tt1 > ioi/ir,(/i. The man
I rave ie ‘ w.i'.i wavs thirsty, whether it
n as eohl or warm; so tie was more
than w i 11i11it to lea\o the stayu eaeb on
am pretenee, but surely to yet a muy
of flip, a ylass of New K.nylaint rum,
old Meilforit, or liramly, as hi* fancy
ilielaleil. This explains why taverns
thrive*! far from any populous section.
We may notice that the old turnpike
! from Itoston to Worcester, passing
through Sudbury, was nearly a "Iw
! line" from easi to west; ami we may
nbserxe ilie noted “W ayside Inn, in
Sudbury, kept so long by the llowe fa
l only, made immortal—made a Mecca
tor thtisc wlmare hunting “landmarks
: of oltl limes"—by the |x>et lamgfellnw
who there w rote his matchless |x*>ms,
which In named “The Wayside Inn.
l;is “laxern" stood just at the
! rtithl distance from Itoslon to Is* the
stopping 111 ace for the tlrst time out of
the city , we can account for the Wear
and tear, show n us, U|m>ii the old har
, room »he re coiks were pul led by a
stout aw; audit Jabbed into the cup
Uiard door or the pint* plank thatxerx
cd as a •• counter," tiil it was fairly ho
ney coined. that lay between the bar
tender and tit* waiting customer.
Those of us who haxe sett the old
stage-coaches swing on their strong
leather thoronghhraees, «s they dashed
into commission in front of the old
time taxern*, to lei off and take up pas
sengers, can draw cm imagination a lit
tle and till in the details that made up
a journey in ihe good old limes, espe
cially after a x istt to the m>w decayed
• Wayside Inn, ’—as the writer tut*
able to do with friends iptite unexjHvi
lediy a few years ago on a dnxe lot on
oord l*attie-fields.
\\ 0 must not forget the rood prowess
i>! the Jehu who could manage his
four-ho me team, while in full gallop at
top spoed, to as to Mcer clear of Istih
tile hotel corner and the 'isn pst.
wheir there only two inches to spare,
ami not "bark a splinter from the cor
ner ot the Intel or *t*ii-|**l. ami not
oh' a speck of paint from one of lhe
four hulo of tiie coach," at a time » hen
lhe .Intel \t as m uch more nearly "full
than ins lumbering coach could iswcsi
biy tx‘.
-mee prvp-uiiii the aho'v the w filer
hi' received from Ilk'author of"l(«,lir<
of the Ksukiui* IM»lIWiiieiiicul I f*'
» letter niiittiiiini the article and a
drawing—map of the vicinity—show
in< the IiiiIim trail as It comes on its
s eilherly csk.rse out of it lH*4ley, into
Thoin^m and Woodstock, continuing
north of i 1 nrtney Hill on toward A»h
for.t The abamtoiwd stone bridges built
vv e re
so r6as»i\ ely by eariv sell.
mi taunt* .i by **n\ i u> >
n*t*n to aecontplish, a-* ?>ei»:g »icd in
I !u* present forest where the i hum I
was abandoned, l>et ;uise, w n , [los
tori ami Hartford Mirnpd. ^ • nit. i
parsed around the hill on a i
e: iy course, called ‘tile o 1 11 a road**
near Pulpit it >ek, leaving the bridge"
very much to the north and <piite use
less, thus absorbing the McLellan Hill
altogether. Today, had there been no
interest in the Old i 'onneetieut Path,
there would have ieen probably no in
terest in t he old bridges of changes from
the old trail to the newer “turnpike.
The writer of the article upon the old
bri ig«*s p irked as large an amount
hisioiy into as little space a> possi bio.
much of w lueii wt- wouM like tn .piolc
but spac.* forbids, for it has app. tred m
I lent \ is a pr »o: it v\a- an Indian
trail I>elore wiiite men came into that
region.
The old Boston and New York turn
pike is an Illustration of the fact that
w Idle men's highways followed 1 ndian
full in the IVvi Kh.i in the fall of
where the writer tirst saw it. The fol
lowing quotation is very interesting in
this connection: “After years,‘TheOld
Connecticut Trail' became the white
man's highway, and the path was no i
longer pressed by the tread of tr.ucca- :
allied feet. For many yearn tills famous
road was one of the prominent connec
ting link- I>elween Boston, Hartford
and New ^ork. It was the same road
that the tirst pioneer, John Oldham,
traveled, that the \\ atertown band and
Dorchester Company have followed,
and it soon became the chief thorough
fare for the w hite settlers in the south
ern section of the country. The aban
doned section of the older road, and the
bridges were known to few. In fael
the father of the writerof the article on
Ihe stone bridges, to the manor Ixirn—
where his ancestor wasone of the origi
nal settlers ol \\ oodstock. he ii\ inn m
the tow n for years, apparently never
knew of tile existence of these bridges,
which connected a I,ttie- island with
the main road. "The stones are at I very
large, and remain as massively in place
as they slid two bundled years ago. tin
each side of the hank of the stream are
walls of rock supporting large flat
stones a foot thick each, weighing sev
eral tons, making the roadw av Here
they remain unce men ted. but strong
enough to withstand the great annual
freshets of spring and fall. Over this
trail and through the trackless wilder- ;
ness, in loan, a score or more of the Pu- I
ritan fathers traveled with their tami- I
lies from Koxbury, leading their flocks
and Heards, seeking new homes in the
wilderness, the promised land,situated
on the summit of a high hill covered
by a large plain free from trees; a set
tlenient w as made and called New Uox
bury, which later was called Wood
stock " The writer might have said,
just fifty years before this event, over
this old "Woodstock Path "the most
eventful migration of an Kngiish popu
lation in America took its* aytothedis.
tant bank- of the Ureal Kiver through
a wilderness more dense and distant,
unknown, and unapproachable, than
the shorter journey of the Woodstock
pioneers who were using strati known
«iut IrtvrM by white men. more or
icss, for a haif eentury t ariou-u , too,
this \V»i'l>*|u*s>e| country, fertile le
yoml compare to the older R.isbury,
was overlooked by the while pioneers
who took the longer journey. Ami
equally true is it, that much of the ter
ritory lying between these wrttieineals
'•v i' lint occupied by the whites for n
century: and a centu t\ and half subst
I■■••ill to tiiv location upon ilie I.cmg
watcr.
The history of this old Woodstock
Path, in the region of w tie re those old
bridge- were fo ind, nia.v lie written
with appropriate truth, for we know
111 at 11 • j urn pi ke ( orpornt ion \\; •
formed I Itears ago. If the old roatls
were turned over to them, and their
changes were soon made, those bridges
were abandoned more than a century
aue. .~ti| 11 se that the stream they
spanned w.is lorded for half a century
II er tiie Hooker party settlement on
the Connecticut Uiver. then we may
eonelede that in the intervening time
these bridges, and the accompanying
roadway up the McClellan Hill, were
in use for I Id years
Heie we have liii- old trail—which
"may ha e been centuries old before
tiie vs lute* int rollers came into t he coun
try —accounted lor slightly less than
two centuries and tliree-i|uarlers. With
no records as to the date of theeonst ruc
tion of those bridges U is easy to apnre
ciate liow the names of the tough old
woodsmen might tie forgotten, who
constructed these monuments which,
today, commemorate the tfenius of I,a
tsir and llie "Commonwealth of Inter
ests which deni tinted such strenuous
sacrifices.
The old-time records of Dudley show
that HIT years ago the Huinehaug w ould
get --too full," goon the rampage, sweep
out the bridges. 1'heti Captain John
Kddy, a* chairman of the Coinmittee
—living near by—would ha'e to come
to the front and throw another span
across the stream. And later, fifty-five
years ago, even his son, Colonel John
l-.ddy. with his son. the w riter, had to
repeat the work, made necessary by ice
and water, that loro the bank from trees
twenty had above the ground.
The writer says that this article
brings to a conclusion the history of
the “Trails' of early days, which have
l**en w rapiied »-t much obscuritv. As
the articles describe so much of a local
character, they are the more valuable
on that account, especially as they are
reliable as well as lieing interestingly j
w ritten.
Bow to Get Trolley*
President Me lien of the New Haven
road, in a statement published last
week, in criticising the new Connecti
cut Public l ulities Commission, said 1
that if the public wished trolley lines, j
and could get them no other way, ii
Peculiar to Itse
In combination, proportion and process, Hood’s Sarsapif*
is therefore Peculiar to Itself in merit, sales and
. It is made from the best blood-purifying, alterative s
tonic ingredients by such original and peculiar methods®
retain the full medicinal value of each and all. l.
The severest forms of scrofula, salt rheum, catarrh, r
mati?m. dyspepsia, and debility are cured every day by
Hood’s Sarsaparilli
Send by druggists, iod doses $i. Begin to take it t,v
Blan^ Deeds at the Patriot Offi<
would authorize as much watered*
as would satisfy this* who had Hi
money with which to build the linjj**
He added satirically, in speakin,
the Connecticut Railway an,j
ing Co. and the movement to aDtw
a commission. After years of clan*!*
and w lien it was openly charged ’
not denied that unfair influence* tT1*
| been everted to secure favors fiornHl
'late and nothing w as done, nos 'WJ*
such charges have practically ctsH?
| when evtrv ellort to rehabilitate o'
property and make of it an eflicjlT
agent for your service is being sho k
w hen rate* have been reduced and
! vice and facilities Immea.urnl u.
| proved—now is the time to show
predation for the change and tj€ **"
hamper, restrict and constrain. teea,f
in grandpa’s time we have heard na Jf i
ty things were done, and they r-ji^ !
be done again—don't you know- " *
I
I
American Girls Have Beautiful
It is a known fact that there
more beautiful voices in America th
an.v other country in ithe world.
Kllen I teach Yaw in the Mav p *
i.inkatuk. There Is scarcely an .\,nf *
can Kiri who does not sing a |ilt.
Their voices are exceptionally eif|r
and strong. There is no girl in ltJ
world who lean learn to sing with
little trouble as the American
She is born with a voice. They a*
certain qualities in her voice which
resemble the clearness of the American
atmosphere. Our girls have not y«
come to the realization of what thcv
Itossess. They do not fully appreciai*
the great igift which (tod has gjvw
them. They have within themseh
expression that would surprise e\cn
themselves if they but paused to mu.
to their divine gift and ga\e itan Iml
|K>rtunity of development. 1
The SUite Qraofe and State Fair.
1.. H. Healey, of North Woods,oek
•Master of the State Grange, sends the'
following communication to the Hart
ford Coil rant, to show his ttitude to
wards the proposed State Fair:
To the Kditor of the Courant:_
"My attention has l>een caiied to M
article in the “Hartford Courant" of
March “(). Mating that Mr. Taylor <,f
the Connecticut State Fair, haii -tatei
that the Master of the State l.range
was in favor of holding a Scale Fairtt
Bridgeport. Such is not the fact, i
have not made such a statement to Mr.
Taylor or any one else. I hav ■ not ire
estigated the matter, and at tne tin-,
i nt writing am unable to say that! ait
in la "i1 <■: adding a State Fair at any
place. Wry respectfully,
1- H. Healey, t
North Woodstock, March ;tn.
W i ne sorry to learn from such high !
ant lenity as tlie bead Officer of suet, t
-“ at institution of the state rants,
who*- si purpose is in study oat and
advis.-tti. tanners of the Stale in re* i
gaid to all matters relating to their[er-1
sonal interests as a body, and tig
tile ini|Hirtant calling to which l!:,-y
are devoted, that there is any questi*
as to the adv isabilitv nlioiil holding a
slate Fair. It is not a new proposition
nor something that is in an e\jieruiuo*
till stage. State Fairs are well eslat
lislted institution of many years shunt
ing. M assaciiusetts lias one, so lias
Rhode I'hind, New York and many f
the Western states, and invariably arr
claimed to la* of much benefit toeai-h
State, and sources of pride to all clasxs
of jieople.
" t1 rewived recently a circular from
the Secretary of tile Stale l air line,
pmalion, asking us to lay the ma.ic
before our readers. We have delays!
doing so for lack of room needed icr
more urgent articles. We were f»\ra
ably impressed with this ( onnectii
organization because of the listofiu
officers and supporters, which include
the names of score.? of men engaged 11
callings connected with the Stale's*
ricultural interests. We can nienum
hut a few , among them Hufu« W.Slio
son. President of Agricultural t'ollee
Hon. James ■ F. Brown, Secretary^
State Board of Agriculture; Hon H.
O. Averill, Commissioner on I»omesW
Animals: Hon. John B. Noble, Sun
Hairy Commissioner. H. K. 1-ocibn
Secretary Connecticut State lirarst.
George V. Smith, Editor of ••TheOt*
nectieut Farmer”—and about eve?
liead of tlie Societies organized to !''•
mote the agricultural prosperity of w
Slate, and other prominent men dc'•
ing the State's genera! welfare
\\ e shall print in our next issue it
object and ipur|>uses of the stater
1 ncorporation, ns set forth by its m
ugers, so that our readers can judge
themselves whether it is worth}
their encouragement. If any cat
give any reason why a State r
should not have the support 11
people of our State, we are wi.lati
print that also. What all should tfcdi
to know is, ‘Hs it a movement for
general good?” We have to red
guidance on those who are entitled
their standing to speak on what
cerus the State’s agricultural inie
“Sutiered day and night the ton
of itching piles. Nothing heipe**
until I usedUoan'sOintmeiif 1:
me permanently.”—Hon. John k l
elt. Mayor, Girard, Ala.