Connecticut western news., 1908-07-16
CANAAN, CONN. THURSDAY JULY 16, 1908.
PART IN
 THE REVOLUTION
AN ADDRESS BY |. N. BARTRAM

Nutmeg State are Prominently Men
 toned in the Memorable Struggle
 for Liberty.
 The NEWS has been requested to pub fish the following address which I. N. Bartram of Sharon delivered at the Sab. bath evening service held at the Congre- gational Church in Sharon, July 9th, which was an evening of addresses on "reminiscences of the early history of our country.
 "The name of Sharon stands prominent in history in the great struggle for liberty. The names of its patriots have been mentioned by many an orator. Those of Cotton Mather Smith, Adonijah Maxam, Capt. Hezekiah Goodwin, Alpheus Jew cit, Colonel Elmore and his son Lieuten- ant Elmore, whose remains lie in an unknown grave in the town of Ridge field, where he with fifteen others fell ill defense of the beautiful little village that graces Fairfield county.
 
 cuts honored sons, fought for liberty and suffered untold hardships and priva- tions for the great cause. Henry c. Roberson of Hartford, in his address at the banquet of the Sons of the American Revolution, on the subject of the Con- neoticut Farmers of the Revolution said: Connecticut men were all farm CTS. Men, who made the little colony of Wileys of Hartford, General Huntington of Norwich, General Peirce of New Lon don, General Israel Putnam of Brooklyn and Cotton Mather Smith of sharon. of Cotton Mather Smith and the Town of Sharon mention in his great address.
 Washington ill the hour of his dire distress, wrote from Newburg to Brother Jonathan Turnbun of the Connecticut colony: My army is suffering from lack of provisions T h e carrier rushing through Litchfield county to Lebanon, the home of Governor Trumbull, and returned promptly with the response to Washington. I will send you next week, Thursday, 300 barrels of pork, 300 barrels of beef. 900 barrels of four. Send troop of escort to Fishkill to meet them On receiving the reply, Wash. ington remarked to his staff. There is but one colony that could furnish thIs amount at this time and that colony is Connecticut, and but one governor and Trumbull.'
 Connecticut was one of the most prominent colonies, furnishing 39, 900 men to the Continental army and Navy, Massachusetts 65, 5,0OO, Virginia 0,000. Rhode Island 5000, New York 16,0o0, Pennsylvania, 15,000 Connecticut fur uishing more than New York and Penn sylvania combined.
 Lord Howe in TIT, who held the city of New York, concluded to give the troublesome Yankees decided blow by burning and destroying their military stores. Despatch General Tryon with a fleet and a brigade. landed at Fairfield, and after destroying that quiet village marched through the towns of Eaton, Newton and Bedding; arriving at Dan- bury destroyed large quantity of mili- tary stores, burning and ransaoking the whole village. The entire section was aroused. Men poured in from every quarter with all kinds of firearms and their march from there to RIdgefield- six miles distant-was but one continued ambush battle, for every thicket and woods seemed to be filled with Yankees.
 About one mile north of Ridgetield they met the gallant Wooster andArnold who had, by forced march with small body of troops, came across from New Haven to intercept them. At this point was fierce battle. Here Wooster fell mortally wounded, shot by a Tory in ambush.
 It was at Ridgefield that Lieut.. Elmore of Sharon was killed. His remains lie in the northern part of Ridgefeld.
 The following year, ITS, Washington wished to avoid repetition of such acts and decided to Isend a division of the Continental Army to Bedding and Dan bury to encamp during the fall, winter and spring of IT'S and 1779. Selecting as generals the New England men. Put i nam, Huntington. Parsons, Mcdowell and Poor, with brigade of about 10000 they went into winter quarters in Octo- Der, ITS. My birthplace is half mile from this historic place in the town of Bedding.
 Knowing these facts and as a repre- .o,+a+iva oF Sharon I Saourad a dad of