Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-11
SaurnaI artS Courier.
Saturday Morning, june II. 1881.
Local News.
n Hint for our Historical society.

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n Hint for our Historical Society.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
On the west side of Whitney avenue, where
Edwards street strikes it and terminates,
stands single dwelling. Therein we made
the acquaintance of Mr.. George W. Hicks
whose home is in that dwelling, and who be-
gan his life in our town on the first year of
this century. 1t, is astonishing how many
octogenarians and town born our healthy
town can furnish, and he is hale, harty
specimen. He gave us some interesting
items of the old Revolutionary war that came
within the experience of his father, Mr.. Sam
uel Hicks, who died in New Haven in 1910,
in his SD year, having been whilom a sailor,
and part of the time copper plate printer
for Simeon Jocelyn, father of the late Ma
thaniel w. Jocelyn.
Mr.. Hicks was soldier at West Point un-
der Benedict Arnold. On Arnold's discovery
of the arrest of Major Andre it is said he
made known his treason to his wife and es-
capped on board the Vulture. The parting
was very painful to them both. Mr.. Hicks
saw Arnold as he left "the Point" and won
dered what was the matter with him, for he
discovered from his face that he had been
weeping.
Some ten or twelve days later when Major
Andre was hung Mr.. Hicks ofhciated as one
of the guard He said there we're many wet
eyes and cheeks among the multitude who
witnessed the execution of that splendid
young man.. Not an officer nor a soldier
present but what regretted his fate, admired
his noble and heroic fortitude and calling
down vengeance upon the traitor, Arnolo
wished that it had been him instead OF Andre
that had met the appalling ordeal of the gal
lows.
MY father" said Mr.. Hicks, WAS also in
the battle at Trenton and broke his sword in
hand -to-hand fight with Hessian soldier,
and have the piece left in the house." just
then Ms. Hicks took down the relic from
some unknown indescribable, but handy
place and handed it to U.S. AsJo. Smith said
about the mysterious plates found in the
Palmyra hill on which were engraved the
Mormon Bible, we 'hefted it." 1t was a
light affair and including the handle about
the length of a sheet of fooiscap paper and
blunt at the end. We playfully asked
him ''What happened then? Did your
father tell you that the Hessian killed him ?"
''No." he replied with merry twinkle.
'cBut he did say he then clinched and they
had tussle and got the Hessian down and he
on top" 'Well, what happened them" we
inquired, "did your father tell you that he
he answered was that he punched him pretty
well with this broken sword"
We then told Mr.. Hicks that he should
give this sword to our Historical society.
''Oh, no! no!'' he replied, sit is of no value,
only an old piece of iron. and they will not
want it." F1You are in error" ''Well, if
| they want the rejoined-and will ask me
for it, they will be welcome to it." And this
| is our hint, "a hint to our august and to be,
| we trust, our more and more venerable His
torical society. q. e.
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