The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-13


fine old town of East Haven, and It
VIII no doubt be long treasured IN
many homes. II Is original to a large
extent and gives evidence Of most
careful and painstaking work and Is a
labor OF love undertaken In the interest
and for the benefit Of the fund for per-
petual care and maintenance of Fast
Haven's beautiful cemetery where re-
pose so many of the locally historic
dead of the town as we'll as many
more who In some neglected spot are
laid, whose very names are almost
forgotten; and many others .whose
names are yet decipherabe on the old
brown or red stone little slabs that
mark the spot where their dust Is laid
or which formerly stood where they
were buried. Some of these old time
worn weather beaten tomb stones go
back to old Colonial days and many
are near to the hundred year old
mark.
The book is embellished by many
pictures, which include the old stone
church (CongregatlonaD the Episcopal
church, view of saltonstal Lake, the
old Gov Saltonstall house, the old Nor
ris house built in 1871 as those figures
In good size on the house proclaim to
the passersby whether on foot or in
the ancient or modern vehicle includ-
Ing hosts who pass In the trolley cars
nearby. Then too there are pictures
OF Gov. Saltonstalls chair, the house
-.
tanned In 1924, Fort Hale, a frontlspiece
portrait Of the author and the Cowles
! Memorial gateway at the cemetery and
various others And would that there
could have been inserted pictures of
Gov Saltonstall, Rev. DR. Dodd, the
early historian of the town, a sainted
man and of Rev. DR.. Haven both Of
whom were each for long period pas
tors of the Old Stone church. and
served the town most faithfully and
ably as mentors of its spiritual welfare
and Of all its best interests. The au-
thor pays we'll merited tribute to both
these locally famous divines and care
fully avoided trenching upon DR.. Ha-
ven's history Of the town, merely quot
ing from his Centennial sermon which
having been publicly delivered was
open to quotation therefrom DR..
Dodd's history of the town was brought
up to 1920 hence IS years have elapsed,
and the new publication was therefore
needed and fills a long felt want.
In opening, brief sketch is given Of
the founders of the town and necessari-
ly brief reference Is made to Daven-
port and Eaton founders of New Ha-
ven as East Haven was originally
and for long period a part Of New
Haven II was set off from New Ha-
ven at last as It was inconvenient for
the settlers to attend divine worship
in New Ravens center. the Journey
back and forth being a long one and
by a. scircultous route via Ferry path.
Neck bridge. there being no Tomlinson
bridge in those days. Moreover. in
times of danger from invading hostile
Indians only a portion of the men
could make the journey to church. the
rest being left at home to guard over
the women and children and the prop
erty. BY treaty the settlers extended
protection against hostile Indians to
the Indians at home who were friendly
Indians and feeble in number All
this Ia well set forth in Miss Hughes
history and in its web and woof she
gives all the leading essential facts in
a work of this kind These include y
glance at the industries-few In num-
ber--which were started and hourished
in the town. such as paper making
which after many years was trans
ferred to Westville, then under Mr..
Harper's management; mills and mill
ing, iron works. the manufacture of
wax figgers" Ito use Artemus Wards
spelling) and statues for the South
American trade, etc.
A sketch of Saltonstall Lakes owner
ship history is given and its final
transfer to the New Haven Water Co.
with the land surrounding it, the lat
f est transfer being that of our honored
townsman. George Fl. Townsend Of his
lands adjoining the beautiful sheet of
this honored family
Miss Hughes history while it EN-
braces all of the Dodd history of the
. town that is of general interest at this
Z day, omits only portions which are nc
longer interesting except to the anti
quarian such as division of Lands, u
"Town Boundaries and Public
Roads," while in their places much OF
live interest at the present day has
been substituted relating to events
since 1S24-the date of the Dodd pub
.lication The general historic events OF
the town previous to that date have
been faithfully and fully copied from
the Dodd work. More notice of the
first settlement Of the town is giver
together with a biographical sketch Of
each of the early settlers. Hence the
reader finds something of interest re.
garding the first ancestors of the town
this information brought down to LII
and in some-instances lightly traced
to the present da-y'!.sxal to the mem
ory of the good old Rev. DR. Havens
pastor of the Old stone Church for 81
wears, and to his earnest ana devoted
labor as pastor and citizen, Sthe au
thor says that her book is mot Intend
ed to compete with DR.. Ravens Vol
luminous and exhaustive history of thu
town nor In any way to retard its pub
lcation." But with this modest dis
claimer, it should be stated that q vas
deal of information In addition to wha
appears in the Dodd and Ravens his
tories is given by Miss Hughes, al
since the dates of thosex histories {
great deal of vital inYrest to thu
townspeople has occurred which Thu
author faithfully chronicles-such a
the part taken by East Haven pa
triots in the war for the Union anC
the names of these brave defenders o
the old flag and much of additional
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