The Press., 1890-10-23
IN GOOD OLD COLONY TIMES.

'sThere is bit of unwrtien history to be told about almost every village and hamlet in America, if one only knows it, " said an old traveller in the Astor House>cafe the other night, ''or, at least, so my experience teaches me. came across one of these bits at the little town of Hebron, Conn.,, some years ago, when I was knocking around in the northern part of the nutmeg state, which shows that patriotism was just as noisy century and half or so ago as it is to-day.
 '"The simon pure Yankees,up there in Connecticut, have always been about as patriotic as they make 'em, and when the French and Indian war was successfully brought to close the good folks of He- bron determined to celebrate the victory of the mother country. They were slight ly handicapped by the fact that about the sary noise was the old meeting house out of the difficulty.
 ''After the old bell had been rung as never before bright genius suggested the possibility of digging up the old wooden town pump, converting it into cannon, and firing a salute in honor of the good King George. No sooner said than done
 ''The old pump, which was hewn out of log, and was perhaps twenty feet long, was dug ups and the village cooper and blacksmith took turns in transforming it into cannon. First the cooper covered 1t with wooden hoops, and then the black smith riveted iron hoops around it's vener- able body at short intervals. The spout was plugged up, as was one end of the pump, and an immense charge of gun powder-which had been procured at New London by messenger sent hither for the purpose-was rammed into it. The quasi cannon was lugged up to the top of the village hill, fuse was laid, 8 match was applied. and away fled the entire popula- ton of the village for their lives.
 "Well, that cannon did it's duty; it did even more. It not only discharged itself in due time with report that was heard for twenty miles, but it also blew itself in- to several thousand pieces, and, if report speaks truly, broke every window and most of the crockery in Hebron.
 ''The news of this expensive salute came to the ears of the good King George over on his British throne soon after, and that monarch was so pleased with the spirit of his Hebronite subjects that he sent over a brass cannon to them. The ship which bore the cannon was lost at sea, and the nSneS are now playing about the field piece at the bottom of the Atlantic, but af. fair is forever embalmed in the traditions of Hebron"
 The state committee of the Connecticut Sunday School Association are completing arrangements for the great gathering ol Sunday school workers at Danbury next month. All the speakers have been en. gagged. The topics to be considered are all practical i; temperance work in the Sun. day school, primary work, and the home department will receive special attention. President D. B. Raymond, D. D., of Wes. leyan University, will preside. "Hymne New and Old" by D. B. Tanner will be the book used in the service of song. Mr. Paul s. G. Kiyan, native Cilicia, Fur. key, will exhibit 8 splendid model of the tabernacle, A feet long, 10 feet wide and 10 feet high, with furniture in same pro portion. He will also exhibit other Bib lical and oriental curiosities. This will bt a great attraction. Delegates have beer appointed by many Sunday schools, ani have reported to the local committee.
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