The Newtown bee., 1905-01-20

ON JULY 25 IN Bt NOR OF THE TWO
 HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
 FIRST PURCHASE OF LAND FROM THE
 INDIANS.
 The meeting it. cs,rs sic!rr i1e subjec. of holding a Gel, bra ion iii NeWLnWn ln honor of the 2GOth ail,lNerSary O) the first purchase of land in NeWtOWl from the Indian, Whfrh cuu,cs or July D of this year, tn' place at the Isigh school bullClrE, Monday, ard was aI teHdt d by 'isht me1!. F. l.. Johnson vas ci:usen chairn ;,n aud fXSenatO' iloulihan c|tlk. It ~as VO1.d to hNIC I celebration rn July D. Ky rcques1 Mr Jnhn>nn spoke concerning the his .orical aSpec ct ot the case. Hi, ahGrcs vas so inlertS'ing that vote was passed iO have 1t printed iii HE BEE
 his week. A m adjournment w%s made tD next Mrnday night at s U'ci0rk. shen it is hoped there will be gen
 raj turnout of both men and ladies Mr Johnson $ address follows:
 As we mark time, we are drawing near to the 2OOth anIivcr>arY of the first purchase fro m the Indians Ot VI at now cOmpris-,% the greater part If our tOA nShip, aud also to the 20Otl anniverSal Of the Incorporation Ot
 his town of NewtOan by act of the ' neral AS embly of the Cunnecticu' Colony convened in October, I'll. To me it seems exceedingly tJting thaI the first ne of these occasions ShOulO be marked by an observance, that, ir it's simplicity of preparario ion should nOt be burdensome, vet at the sam tin impressive enough to he of last
 ing bene it as an historical epoch in 1, ,f i,3St <.r,f< ite'S active stage, aS well as the younger ones who are fast p, essing in 10 the ranks from the rear.
 It should be an OcCa>inn where all will lend helping hand as best they can to make it red etter day, when we will pace the first two century mark, for our town, upon the face of "Time."
 As preparation for such an event, it is not too early to initiate some plan If operation by which such historical knowledge as can be acquired shall be carefully sought out and terSely con- piled, for in this late day in our towns life, the historian must rely almost en- tirely upon searching records. A few are living, who, from their own OhSer- vatiOn and knowledge early acquired can go back three or four score years and from memory can recall facts a> told them by ancestors who could re- member events that occurred in the early part of the century just passed But "Time and tide wait for no man. and it seems to me that voice is speaking to us now from the almost forgotten past, What thou doest, do quickly' When Charles Henry Pe ok D Ssed out of life not very long az, we lost the one who was best equipped from per sonal knowledge, from obSer- vation, fr m recollection and careful research of town records, of any then living to prepare for us history of NewtOwn from it's incorporation as a town down to the present time. It was the subjects of many cOnverSa- tiOnS between him and myself and l more than once wished of him, that he would set himself to the work. Could he be with us now hlS services along that line would be almost invaluab e. His position for many years as Town Clerk gave him opportunities rare and frequent, to gather information along such lines. He enjoyed the opportun- ity and availed himself of it to such a degree, that it was astonishing how large fund of information he gath cred. If I have trespassed on your time in this personal reminiscense
  opportunity to give my tribute of gratitude to one whom l ever found ready and pleased to give of his knowl- edge of town history to another.
 Coming back to the main question In my mind it resolves itself into this, which of the two occasions drawing near will it be best to take for our 2OOth anniversary. To some it would >eem that the incorporation of the town is the most important event to commemorate. To be sure it would put off the day little, but it wOu d not be case when. necessarily, "HOpe deferred maketh the heart slck.' For the present purp' Sc let us take the first Tn o;der, and in giving thought to the way in which the land that comprises our goodly township came nto the white mans possession, be thankful that it was not stolen, though bought with price that seems to Us insigni tcantly small and mean.
 Six years hence, when the 2OOth. an- blveISary of the incorporation of our t, wn occurs, let there be demonstra- ton of patriotic observance, and another historic mark placed on the face of Time. In order to remove all doubt that may have arisen in the minds of some that the first purchase of land from the Puhtatuck Indians in what is now the town>hip of New town bears date of July 25, 17O5, we give below from our Town Records a copy of deed to that effect. The names of the r Indians who signed the instrument, tOsether with their marks, are so indiStinct that no at tempt was made to copy them for this occasion, and as they have no ac- quaintances living in Newtown at the present Cime, that seems good ex- cuSe for the omission. The deed was given in the reign of her Majesty, Queen Ann.
 COPY OF DEED.
 Know all men by these presents, vt we Manquash, Massumpas. Nunna- wauk, all belonging to pootatuck in ye Colony of Connecticut for and in consideration of four guns, four broad cloth Coats, four blankettS, four ruff telly Goats, four Collars, ten shir \, ten pair of stockings, forty pound of lead, ten of - ten pounds of powder and forty knives, to us promised to be paid as by these bills underhand and one may more fully approve. we say we have Given, Granted, Bargained & sold, allenated, Conveyed and Con- trmed and by these presents do freely, fully and absolutely Give, Grant, Bar gain sell, alienate, convey and confirm unto William Junos, Justus Bush, and Samuel Hawley all now resident in StratfOrd in ye Colony aforesaid, a Certain Tract of land, sit. uate, lying aud being in the Colony of Connecticut, Butted and Bounded as follOweth, viz. Bounded South upon