The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-28

| ulHSu. AIleI ulnHeI, through IleQuenl
 light showers we proceed'd to the
 tavern of Mrs. Haviland at Rye
 Oct. Is, about o'clock we left the
 Widow Haviland's and after passing Horse Neck, six miles from Rye, we
 breakfasted at Stamford (Connecti- cut) which is six miles further. Al Norwalk, which is six miles further
 we made halt to feed our horses
 From thence to Fairfield
 where we dined and lodged is F
 miles Oct 17.-A little after sunrise
 we left Fairfield, and passing through East Fairfield, breakfasted at Strat- ford, which is ten miles from Fair field. .. At this place I waf received with an effort of military parade; and was attended to the fer ", which is near mile from the cen ter of the town, by several gentlemen on horseback. .. From the ferry is about three miles to Milford. ' The tavern in Milford now no long CT standing was kept by Andrew Clark and not very well kept either. Lanibert's history tells us that during his New England tour of 17S9 Wash ington twice put up here. The house had been opened very early in the towns history by one Tomlinson who in 1856 was sued. by the authorities because "he had broken the jurisdic- tion order by selling strong water, wine and beer at greater prices than was allowed, and kept a disorderly house in that he suffered young men and maids to come there and dance and play shuffle board" Washing tons criticism was that he did not find the food good--and that 1t had no silver spoons! Not much relishing his supper of boiled meat and pota- toes, he called for bowl of milk which was brought him, with pew ter spoon that lacked a handle He asked for silver spoon, but was told the house afforded none, whereupon he gave the servant maid a two-shill- ing piece and told her to go and bor- row one. She accordingly borrowed one for him at the ministers. From Milford, the diary continues, i've took the lower road through West Haven and arrived at New Haven before two o'clock; we had time to walk through several parts of the city before din- ner. The address (of the assembly, was presented at [ o'clock and at I received another address from the Congregational clergy of the place. Between the rect of the two addresses I received the compliment of a visit from the Gov. Mir Hunt ington-the Lieut.. Gov. Mr. Wolcott- and the Mayor Mir. Roger Sherman" Sunday finds the President enjoying the hospitality of the towns best tav- ern. Went in the forenoon to the Episcopal Church" the diary records, Tad in the afternoon to one of the Congregational meetinghouses. Att tended to the first by the Speaker of the Assembly, MT Edwards, and a MT. Ingersoll, and to the latter by the Governor, the Lieut. Governor the Mayor and the Speaker These gentle men all dined with me (by invitation as did Genl Huntington at the House of MT. Brown, where lodged, and who keeps a good tavern. Drank tea at the Mayors. At o'clock in the evening many officers of this State belonging to the late Continental army, called to pay their respects to me" The keeper of this good tav- ern" had not been very long in the business, it appears, fer in the col- umns of the Journal for April, 17S6, we find the following. Jacob Brown, one of the proprietors of the stages. informs the public that he has opened a house of entertainment in the city of New Haven" This house must have faced the Green, says MT. Henry T. Blake, secretary Of the New Ha- ven Colony Historical Society, for in May, 17S7, MT. Brown advertised that The has removed from the house late- ly occupied on the Green to Colonel Hubbard's elegant stone house near the old market, where those who wish to take passage in the stage and oth- CTS may be decently entertained" This second house it was to which Wash ington came and it is still standing at the junction of Church, George and Meadow streets. To-day, too, as in Washington's time, it dispenses liquid refreshments. Only now its wares are served without lodgings
 over the counter by the glass--and they are of Teutonic appeal. The house was built by Dr. Hubbard, who died in 1794 and was, in it's day one of the most elegant private residences of the town That Saturday evening thEonged with handsomely-dres gentlemen. A constant succession of civic, ecclesiastic and military digni- ties streamed through its spacious parlors. At seven the committee of the legislature appeared; at eight the Governor and the Mayor made their bows and at nine the Reverend Presi- dent of the College and the Congre- tional ministers arrived Later num- erous worthy citizens of the town paid their respects to the nations head. After the Sunday dinner to which the diary refers, the President heard the great Jonathan Edwards preach, HIS eHterCalnerS ndQ expect ed the distinguished theologlan would furnish sermon suitable to the ex- traordinary occasion, but Edwards with characteristic other--worldliness announced that his text was Train up child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." He added immediately that in speaking on these sacred words he would address himself principally to the children in the galleries! In this connection it is pleasant to find charming story of the Presidents en- counter, that afternoon With ono of those very children. He went as the dinrnr rnnnrdc IL dri,,I- 4.. -...a1. .I-