Milford chronicle., 1904-01-29
ROUTE
HOW CAPTURED.
NERAL GEORGE H.HALLLED FORCES
John B. Smith, Lieut.. Mustard,
ereesnt Reed. PriVateS WOOdaII
aaa Saekett Figured Largely in
ne Capturing Of Big Canal
Route.

'e USED Conference, composed of bankers.
ie puy ylrchants and farmers, assent bled in
e foas private Office of General Geo H.
,1tsist gSsIst plans were laid for an attack to
ing datafs the route for the Big Canal
atans to extend from Cedar Creek to
!, '9Se bS 0adkin Creek, and which is to be a
.. ananent outlet for the drainage of
000 acres of marsh and 2O0O acres of
- very best quality of upland in the
ste And as General Hall and
lionel John B Smith, cashier Of the
zt National Bank of Milford, are
D Of the largest land owners along
proposed canal it was wise that
~ should lead the forces for its
3iure On Monday, January 18th.
% Weather being anticipated, ov.r-
sls, WOOlen underclOthes. knitiackets. /
caps, mufiiers and all the woolen
Sc necessary to fill No, IL hip boots,
re in readiness, and before the crows
gan TO fly Monday morning the two
tineuished officers were headed for
old land mark of the Big Puplars,
miles distant Never could hearts
We beed happier than hen the Old
auaion House was reached and the
st steapture was the red-hut stove All
Is now in order for the canal, but for
Bfael that General Hall had beaten
loael Smith in securing one more {
IL ofsocks; but the quick wit aud i
pughtfulness Of the Mistre- S of Head 9
arleis, Mrs. Jones, soon brought down q
lapdfull Of stockings which made up q
E Efficiency. The whole comI any S
W packed and padded with all that e
As necessary for the conflict. Order
IS giyen for the march, without the b
iekstep, for he General was making f,
lr feet at every stride.
One mile was made in short order le
d the place of attack reached for the q
hiding cloud Of cat tails and the rat,
ug amOug the bull rushes was an P
idence that the two forces had come
gether. 'But, look" shouted Ser. st
ant Reed, 1.-THE General has gone so
lwnP but not for long, for up he ju
nae. He had only been sounding the th
pths of muskrat dive. That's a ts
shouts another, as our feet
re almost knocked from under us by be
stalking of mother earth, or rather
inches Office that covered her. Again
butts a Sergeant in the rear, "ColOnel
iiih's gone down." but the sight of He
q boots sticking above the flags Th
wed that he was measuring the Av
lance of six feet at jump to catch die
rea
need not give the details of that il i
niet further than to say the route Sh'
the big canal was captured several dul
es from the place of beginning. pee
y this time the day was fast dis tiol
caring, and faithful Lieut.. Mustard Eor
b several Others of his best men, had in l
sn by the way, but General Hall ful
bis small regiment of men, and said
Smith in the rear, were viewing in L
enemy in the distance, when the ing
T. came, "Break the ranks.n Col. of Il
tbs feelings caused such a quick zati
q the eye towards the spot where Por
sW towering trunks of the Old from
Iars stood, that those slippery boots OF a.
forgotten, for a great shock almost nun
yllzed the General, who was pacing VIII
ck, 100 yards in the lead, and the worl
is came back "What is the matter facts
Col. Smith ?' ''You know what peoT
e matter" After considerable as audi
pee on the part of Privates Sackett lhe
WoOdall he avowed to the General bran
ne would never sell him any more Mlli'
cry boots to capture a canal route NJ,
for he was better accustomed to
/ skates. A
e Old Homestead. 3 miles distant Secrt
loon greeted again and with the morn
on the outside, which was a re- War
oerance Of the good old days gone SINAI
. ceremony was needed to onen by G.
'ut the red-hOt kitchen stove had ture
scharms to the returning warriors, derer
lally Col. Smith, who by this time week
Jed in the advance on double at lar
time to the large dining room to
Re the many products from the
and upland of the old home The
that had been so thoughtfully office
prepared and piled on Geo.
"a long table by Mrs. Edward Abbo
l assure you that little grease tupt.
bottom Of those boe Is would not Davis
been Objectionable in getting them tor,
that table. Time was given for asst. {
S, and then words can never tell of Pri
great slaughter that followed in organ
'st battle among the chickens, Belts,