Arizona republican., 1895-03-23
A COLONIAL house.
It Is Over Two Hundred Years
Old and Etin Standing.
Ehe FIRST House Tulit III the Settlement
Of Milford. Conn. - Como OF the
CurIo Is and Historic Relics
That It Contains.

There stands on the road to Bridge
port, about q mile from the depot, IN
s,1c historic old town of Milford, an old
rcllow house TINT was built by Ensign
George Clark in 1854, and was the first
house built outside of the row of logs,
stood on end. that Cncirclcd the settle
tacnt OF Milford, soys the New Haven
Register. These logs or palisades, ,"
as they called them then, were to keep
Indians from their homes, and when
ENSIGN Clark started to build his home
ave rods away from the palisades he
was iccrcd at, and predictions were
many that his house would not stand
year. But there it stands as sound as
tlle day it was built, its big oak tim
bcrs surrounding chimney built of
stonc twenty-five by twenty-five feet at
It's base and taIorinG to ten feet square
at It's top In this chimney, as it pushes
It's massive self through the ground or
frst floor, arc two of the rarest fire
places in New Haven county.
In the south room is fireplace big
enough to hold dozen men, though
some years ago it was partly bricked
up. This room, with its long, low cell
ing of oak, has eight doors; running
along the ceiling is big oaken beam
called the husband" for it supports
the house. In the fireplace is a huge
bog, too heavy for two men to lift, and
hanging from hook is the iron flip
dog, used to heat the Zip at Gov.
Treats wedding in 1647. At one side
T. the old britl Dutch oven that is used
On large occasions at the present day.
Over the fireplace hang several his
torical tlintloc,is. One is seven feet in
iength and was used by one of Mr..
Ponds ancestors In the Queen Anne
war Under it hangs sword carried
h the war of 1919.
At one sido of this room hangs a little
frame inclosing a rare piece of news
paper lore 1t is an original copy OF
Che Boston Post Boy of Monday, Feb
xuary 6, 1744. On the first page is a
better dated London, October rs, 1743,
and among tho news items are: 1.-The
marriage of the Infanta Maria Theresa
with the dauphin will be declared on
the queens birthday" Thesame letter
asserts that ''his royal highness will
pass the winter at Pnris; ell the diff
cultics to the ceremony Icing adjusted,
particularly with regard to the duke
OF Orleans; on his account 1t has been
hitherto delayed" Among the lads
Is the following:
ANY tavernl1eepers, innholders OF
~
Y;sekcd cydcr the ensuing spring may
b. supplied by giving their names and
quantity they need at the post Office al
forty shillings per barrel they finding
Slsils
Ln the front room, the parlor, is a
mate to the fireplace in the south room
This, while not larger, is much more
elegant. The woodwork about it il
uancled in elaborate pattern and ha:
"a that the other lacks. @ cupboard, thC
only one III the house. In this cupboard
Is stored q rare and beautiful individual
tca set made from hr. Ponds design
Each piece has burned III its beautiful
surface picture of houses and memo
rails in which he was interested. On
IOe Dlg Tray Is tne MILFORD nelhoflil
Bridge, that he was instrumental il
producing. cncirclcd with ribbon de
sign on which is the motto of tn
bridge. On the teapot are likenesses o
Sir Charles Hobby. MIR. Pond ancestor
and of the Strong and Pond houses
The province house and the Peter Prud
Gen stone arc on either side of the suga
bowl; on the milk jar is the coat G
arms of the Hobby family, and on tn
two cups are the insignia Of the soc
CITES of Cincinnati and Colonial wars.
INDIAN AND kfNE1NSGOPE