Norwich bulletin., 1909-11-19

by Supreme Guide E. B. Worthington of Norwich and by Supreme Organizer Roderick McNeil of New Haven and Supreme Secretary Frank P Tyler of New Haven. John P. German presided as chairman of the evening, closing the exercises with brief speech
 The refreshments were served by Mrs. Peter Olsen, MT. and Mrs. Larry Olsen. Horace Myott, Misses Zilda Sul- loway and Mary Tinker. The commit tee in charge were Misses Ada Davis and Flossie Jackson and Mrs. Nelbert Myott, The guests from out of town were the supreme officers mentioned above. .
 D. A. R. Chapter Hears Historic Paper
 Anne Brewster Tanning chapter. D. A. R., met at Mrs. Charles D., Spicers on Wednesday afternoon. In the ab- sence of the regent, Miss Martha Brewster. who was i'll, the business meeting was postponed. Mrs. J. H. Tracy read an interesting paper on the famous Indian battle in Norwich. When the English first came to Connecticut they found the Indian tribes more or less duarrelsome. To understand the history of the settlement of Norwich one needs to bear in mind the rela- tionship of four tribes-the Pequots, living on the shores of Long Island sound, including the territory now oc- cupied by New London, Groton and Stonington: the Narragansetts. living to the east of the Pequot territory; the, Niantics. living to the west of the Pequots where Lyme and Saybrook are; the Mohegans, living where Nor wich now lies. Uncas, the chief of the Mohegans, married in 1926 the daugh- ter of the Pequot sachem. thus allying himself more closely with the tribe. He was restless and ambitious and continually in trouble, but always re- gained his lands.
 In April. 1887, the Pequots made an attack upon Wethersfield.which caused war to be declared against them. Through Major John Mason and Roger Williams the Mohegans and Narragan setts became united against the Pe- quots. In an attack made on the lat ters fort, out of seven hundred In- dians, only seven escaped and seven were taken prisoners. A treaty was later signed between the English and the Mohegans and Narragansetts at Hartford, but the jealousy of the two sachems-Uncas and Miantonomo- soon led to open war. Each tried to gain the sympathy of the white men, but Uncas was more successful.
 The land upon which the settlement of Norwich was afterward made, lying between the territory of the NarragaTf- setts on the east and the Mohegans on the west, became the battle-ground of those two tribes. War broke out in 1643. Uncas met the other tribe on what is now East Great Plain and suggested that he and Miantonomo fight 1t out in single combat. Mianto- homo suspected some crafty artifice and would not consent. Uncas gave the signal for battle so quickly that the Narragansetts were taken by sur prise and were worsted. Miantonomo in his flight reached the spot now known as Sachem's Plain and was cap tured.
 For a while he was kept prisoner. but the English decided that he should be put to death by his conqueror. Ira dition is that he met his fate on the spot where he was captured. In 1S41 a monument was erected. replacing the rude pile of stones thrown together by the Indians. But the journal of Gov ernor Winthrop of Massachusetts says that Uncas led his captive to the Mo- began lands between Hartford and Windsor.
 Mrs. Spicer entertained the ladies with refreshments and the afternoon and evening were spent in sociability and playing whist.
 Borough Notes.
 The Woman's Mission circle of the Baptist church held a meeting in the vestry on Wednesday afternoon. The subject was The Gospel in Italy, with readings by Mrs. H. T. Wilcox. Miss Ida Foster. Miss Martha Church, Mrs. e. F. Gardner, Miss May Rayner and