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houses. Some of the settlers may have obtained their lumber from Mir. Win throp's sawmill at New London. but most of the timber and plank of which the first houses were built was hewed and shaped entirely by hand, no saw mill being erected in Norwich before the year 1T0o. Many of the houses" Miss Caulkins says, were covered with short clapbeards, overlaoDed like shin gles, and these were split and cut with out the aid of the sawmill. The beams and rafters of old buildings still ex-
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Conduct ponas of the comers Land

garrison house, a watch tower. a fort Here too was the center of the town government, and here the citizens as-, sembled in town meeting. The affairs of the town and society. both civil and ecclesiastical, were recorded together until the year 1720. and the town clerk was als6 the clerk of the church. The earliest records arc in the handwriting of .Tohn Blrcifard, who probably acted as town cleri. before the removal from Saybrook. ., ..
 Tn 1e7s Christopher Huntington was chosen town clerk, and the oince re- rilained In this family for one hundred and se, cntnen years. The town clerks office stood on the corner Of Washing- ton and East Town streets, now known as Peclxs corner ln front of Cbrlstc- pher Hnntinstons house. MISS S1ul are confounded and subjeets iuter- mixed with strange degree Of nNgii- gence. Some or tho records seem 10
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have been made prcmiscuously. withe the book upside down. or upright as it happened. and forward or bIgk ward, wherever there was a blank space The earliest notices relate Co the granting Of land appointing fence-viewerH. erecting public pounds. gates ana fences. stating highwayg. felling trcer, and regulating the running at large ot swine. rams and other domestic ani- mais These were the first subjects . of legislation. and the first officers were a constable and two townsmen. one for each end Of the town The townsmen were afterwards called- overseers. and select men, and varied { in number, though seldom more than four were chosen. It was their busi- ness (according 10 a town vot7 in ieS3), to order the prudentials Of the town. and see to it that the wholesome town orders be attended to- They were empowered to call public meet lnss. to take coFnizance of all offenses against law, order. and morality: to settle differences, and try cases of small value"
 some, of the early records read as follows:
 In 1882 '9t is voted vt there shall os a book procured at town charge for ..v recording of lands. and ailso a ati cumpas and vt there shall be allow i'it to any of the inhabitants of this towne to make a new survey of their iand, previded they take their neibors with ym whose land lyeth adjoining to them"
 Dec. s1 1869. "ordered by the town concerning the outlands that there shall be only one allotment for the said lands and every man shall take his allotment in the plact where God by his Providence shall cast it, Mir. Fitch only excepted"
 Nov IS. 1879. "The ferry place over the Showtuciset shall be at the upper end of the Island against the land Of Levt. Leftinewell The adjoining lands granted Co Hugh Amos for keeping the ferry are Go extend as far as bis neighhor Rockwelfs land. None 10 set up a ferry between this place and the mouth of the Hver"
 When Providence shall SO order, that there are plenty Of acorns. wall ! nuts or the like i'm the woods then it may be considered and determined what liberty to grant in this respect that the swine may have the benefit and profit Of it."
 'gn the time Of acorns we fudge it may be profitable to euffer swine two months or thereabouts 10 go in the woods without rings"
 The courts both of creater and of lesser significance, were held in the house Of Richard Bushnell, which stood on the side or the hin opposite the Lowthorpe Meadows.
 The first death after the settlement of the town was that Of the wife Of Thomas Post. in March, 1881. she was buried on the home-lot of her hus- band. situated on the road to Bean Hill. This piece of land. with a por- ton Of the adjoining lot Of John
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Ia scrers wore knit caSs cfter o--a f~erted with a tasyel, and leather clothing. though tine latte Vas l4e- L1O---y ..OII y the better sort
 Under the pointed stomaeher and gown with elbow sleeves, the women wore petticoats of woolen. but some times of silk or brocade and fine stiffly starched aprons. The matrons wore caps, and silk and velvet hoods were much in vogue, as we'll as the riding hood--a short cape with hood attached.
 Although Norwich was within the jurisdiction of Connecticut, the Gen eral Court does not seem to have ex- ercised it's sovereignty to any great extent, and the townspeople were left to govern themselves like an independ- ent republic, all of the public busi- ness having been managed by the whole body polite. But Mir. Fitch and Major Mason. although in no sense rulers were most certainly leaders of the people.
 The Rev. James Fitch. the pastor of the church. was a man greatly beloved by his people, and 1t was a subject. of much discussion whether he should come to the new settlement, or should stay with the remnant of his people in Saybrook, After. long delih- cI dllOu llc utClQcu llldl HIS uuLy was to come with the majority to Nor wich. Shortly after his arrival he was invited to take charge of the church in Hartford but his only reply was this: With whom. then. shall leave these few poor sheep In the wilderness?" The home-lot of MT. Fitch was on the southeast side Of the green, near the spot where the first meeting house was erected.
 
 Captain, or Major, John Mason was deputy governor and acting governor |, of the colony, and It's leading mili- tary officer. His house was the first to be built in the town and stood on the southwest side of the green, sep arated from that of Mir. Fitch by the road running from the green to the river, and both houses facing the green. He was a born pioneer and is described as one who possessed "all the clements of greatness. His purposes were high and noble. his will was strong and determiued; he was possessed of remarkable hrmneEs and promptness, a courage which was absolutely fearless, united with a pru- dence and moderation the most con- siderate and reflectiRg. There was a sternness and almost terrible rigor in his character, and yet he was as mod est and simple as child. Never do you hear from him one word of boast ing or vanity"
 The second church building. known as the Fort Meeting house. was built upon the summit of tlie rocks, instead of on the green at their foot. At this time. between 1873 and 1875. Indian at tacks were continually looked for. It was just before King Philips war and the men, in their fear of Indian in- vasien, carried their muskets with them to the meeting house, stacking
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Later Settlers. Attracted by the success of the little colony, other settlers came to cast in the ir fortunes with them. Those hay ira original honelots and all the pi ivileges of first proprieters were: stephen Backus, Richard Bushnell, Thomas Carew, isaac Cleveland, John Elderkin, 4. John Fillmore, Stephen Clifford, Richard Hendy, John Hough. Samuel Lothrop or Lathrop, Increa SC Moseley, James Norman, Samuel Pitcher, Samuel Roberts, Theophilus Rogers, Thomas Sluman, Richard Wallis.
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For a long time the landing place was at Elderkin's mill. below the Falls frcm which place. Mil lane, the road to the ss ttlement, followed tie old h. dian trail across the sheep walk fol-
 lowin5 the general course. of the pres ent Ydntic and Lalayette streets, com ing into the present Washington street near the entrance to the Backus hos
 pital At this point. close by the house of Jcfn Reynoids. vas a gateway lead inS to the sheep walk. for the land below the Reynolds property was held in common hy the people, and used as q pasturage for sheep and cattle. East Town street then lett Washington street befcre reaching the spot where the present Ha.'ianG house stands, and ran over Sentry Hill. joining the main highway ia front of 1ir. William Palm cr'5. The four elm trees still standing lhere mark its course. two of them being on one sida of the road and two on the other. From this point the road ran down the hill into the present Washing ton street. The land below the old highway to the west was held as common land and probably eonsid-l cred too steep for building lots or for the laying out of highways. A foot way from the Leffingwell Inn at the present Harland's corner followed ap- proximately the lower road, or Town street. This path, only six feet wide, remained for almost one hundred years a pentway, with gate and turnstile at each end. Although beautiful and romantic way by daylight, and one fre- quented by the teamsters In the sum- mer on account of it's grateful shade, brave indeed must be he who would venture to pass through after nightfall Miss Caulkins, in her History of Nor 'ich, tells us that an adventurous
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NoRWlcFi-1e7o- 172o.

Landing Place at EIderkin's Mill- The Houses First 5uiIt-Eariy~ Cos tun1ee-NcrWich Government Un- to ltself--Early Churches-Nhere the courts Wore Held and the Orig inaI Proprietero Buried-offshoots of Old Norwich-Lisbon- Preston Leba- non Franklin.
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as a carpenter was engaged in repair ing and heightenins9 the first old meeting house during the year of his arrival Tn 1873, together with John Elderkin, he Built the new meeting house. The property was sold at a later date to Joshua Huntington. who in 1740 may have remodeled the house
 Colonel Joshua Huntington was a mo- table merchant, and was most active in starting the new settlement at the landing, for which service he received a grant of land, 20 feet square, on the west side of Rocky Point The two elm trees in front of the house are said to have been planted .b,- his son Zachariah, who died in 17s1. Judge
 Andrew. grandson of Col. Joshua an
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'rns Thirty five Original Proprietors.

The Thirty-five Original Proprietors Thomas Adgate, Robert Allyn, WiiiaIn- Baekus, Sen'r., 14ieut. William Backus, Jun'r., John Baldwin, Thomas Bingham, John BirclIard, Thomas Bliss. Morgan Bowers, John Bradford, IIazh Calkins, John Calkins, Richard Edgerton, Rev. James Fitch, John Gager, Lieut.. Francis Griswold. Thomas Howard, Christopher Huntington, Simon Huntington, Samuel Hyde, William Hyde, Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell, Major John Mason, John Olmstead, John Pease, John Pest, Thomas Post, Josiah Read, John Reynolds, Jonathan Royce, Nehemiah Smith, John Tracy, Q Lieut.. Thomas Tracy, Robert Wade, Thomas Waterman.
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The families consisting of four or more members were those of Mai. John Mason, Rev James Fitch. Thomas Leffingwell, Thomas Adgate. Simon Huntington, Thomas Tracy. John Rey- ll6lds, Thomas Bliss John Post. Johnl
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Reason why though in the first Deed it is sayde nine miles square and yeti it is layde seven miles from the head of Trading Coave: and two miles on the East side of the river not measure ing or Accounting the Coave and the Breadth of ye River which Reason was and is because the Benefit & Liberty of the waters and River for fishing and otherwise as occasion is was and is to ourselves Reserved and unto owr Heires and vnto owr Heires not hem dering the Inhabitants of Norwich their hejres and successors Know all that wee Oweneca and Josiah sachems of Mohegan and as that wee and some of the Chief men have been out with the English have seen and Renewed the severale Boundaries ard Corner Trees which Corner Trees and Boun- daries are above expressed. That the Inhabitants of the plantation of Nor wich iiI the Colony of Connecticut for New England-Iay and shall for Ever peaceably & vndisturbily Injoy hold and Improve all and every part of the Land within Those several Corner Trees and Bounds as is above Ex- pressed. And that shall be good and firm to all jntents 6 proposes to them the Inhabitants of Norwich theire heires successors Asignes Administra- tors Executors with all the privelledg-
  and jnlplyed In the Original Deed. And in Testimony and Confirmation of what IS above written and that it 1s our Act 6 Deed as witness our hands and seals. this the, fifth of October Anno 1885.
 o1ENECA X his mark (seaD
 JOSIAH (seaD Witnes
 JOHN ARNOLD
 STEPHEN C,TEFARD
 October tn Anno 1885
 CNeneea G sachem of Mohegan
 and Josiah his son appeared before
 me and Acknowledged signed and sealed this their Act and Deed.
 JAMES FITCH, Assistant.
 The Above written is A True Coppie of the originals being examined and compared herewith the 30th of No vember
 16S5. me JOHN ALLYN.
 Secretary.
 The township was surveyed, a hfoh- wsy laid out. and house lots assigned in the fall of 1859, but 1t is rrobable that the settlers did not bring their families and household goods until the following spring. So far as we know, cnly one house was standing in tue srring of 1860, rude shelter built for the men who are supposed to have passed the winter here, engaged prob shly in cutting timber to be used for iPilding houses. A document of the sereral court. under date of June 9, 1e60, has the following mention of the rcw settlements:
 Not many weeks now past, we are by sufficient information certified, that cDe night at ye New Plantation at Nonheage, some Indians, as will ap- peare, of the Narragansetts shot II lullets into house of our English Il ere, in hopes, as they boasted, to lave slain him whome we have cause to honor. whose safety we cannot but take ourselves bound to promote, our eputy Govr Major Mason"
 There is another account which speaks If bullets being fired into an English house, wherein Englishmen VI ere asleep"
 But in the spring of 1860, either in serarate parties or altogether, the set tlers reached their new home. A list of these first proprietors, thirty five in number, reads thus:
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Later Settlers.

November. 1860, was the first male C. i'd born in the plantation.
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This ohurch on the hIn, besidas be- ing the house of worship. sssrysd as a
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
rain and SNOW
HAD ND EFFECT ON
PYTRlAN DANCE
THANKSGIVING EVE AFFAIR
WAS ENJOYED BY A
LARGE CROWD

That it takes more than a rain
or snow storm to keep Tonopah
people from attending a Pythian
dance, was shown at the annual ball
given Thanksgiving evening at the
Miners Exchange hall. First it
started to rain, during the evening,
and then it turned to snow. But
the crowd kept arriving until at the
time the grand march started there
was hardly room enough in the hall
to stand.
The interior of the ball room
could not have presented a more
cozy appearance, for the committee
in, charge had utilized all the crepe
in town for decorations. The col
ors. blue yellow and red, shown out
everywhere.
The coolness of the evening made
dancing all the more enjoyable. and
with the excellent music furnished
by Voss and Tatro, nothing more
could be desired.
In the many past events it has
been the custom of half those in
attendance to return to their homes
at the supper intermission, but at
this affair hardly a dozen couples
failed to put in re-appearance when
dancing was resumed. 1t was not
until after 8 O'Clock that the strains
of "Home Sweet Home" announced
the conclusion of the affair and 1t
was with reluctance that the tired
but happy tripDers of the light IAN
tastic departed for their different
dOmiciles.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
DECORATION DAY HERO
WEEDS GIRL HE SAVED

CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-Policeman
William o. Freeman, while in a
parade last Decoration day, ran out
of the line and saved Miss Margaret
Smoot from being trampled under
the feet of a runaway horse.
Soon after, they became sweet
hearts, and yesterday were married
in the Office of Inspector Hunt at
Woodlawn police station by Munic-
ipal Judge Fry.
Il always disliked marching on
holidays said Freeman, after the
ceremony was performed, 'but
guess it is all right, for that parade
won me a wife
Il might have been run over,
said the bride, "but I am grateful
to that frightened horse.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
LARGE FORCE
SEARCH FOR MEN
Who ROB GRAVE
BY Associated Press

GREAT FALLS, NJ ont., Nov. 26.
No progress was m lde tonight in
tracing the ghouls W 10 robbed the
grave of the baby 81 of Harfeld
Conrad, although tLa police and
every available man from the sher-
III office are on the case. A bug
gy containing two men and a bun
die was seen early this morning and
traced to a lonely deserted cabin,
but no trace of the body was found.
The casket which contained the
body has been located. 1t is gem
orally believed that the ghouls plan
to hold the body for ransom, but no
demand has yet been received.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
SAVED FROM saw
in NICK OF time
BATTLES FOR LIFE WITH AN
ASSAILANT OF OVERFLOW
ING STRENGTH

George e. Newman owes his life
to his quiekness in slipping the belt
off the pulley of circular saw
which he was operating in the EN-
plre Lumber company yards on
Tuesday night. He had been at
tackled from behind and beaten into
a semi-unconscious condition by
Lutte Peters, better known as Joe ?
who developed maniacal strength.
He recovered his senses just at the
awful moment when his adversary
was dragging him to the guiding
table of the circular saw, which was
revolving at frightful speed. In
stantly he realized the intention of
the madman, and then it was that
Newman thrust out his foot and
threw off the belt in the nick of
time. A stranger passing came to
his rescue, and the interference
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
JURY IN THE
SHERIDAN CASE
NOT COMPLETE
special to the Bonanza

GOLDFIELD, Nov. 26.-One per-
emptory challenge each was exer-
cised by the state and defense today
in the work of securing a jury to
try Jack Sheridan, charged with
wife murder, which has been under
way in the district court here since
Monday. This leaves the state with
three and the defense with four
peremptory challenges unused On
adjournment of court for the day, the
jury box was full, and in all 40
veniremen have been examined.
1t is almost certain that alcoholic
insanity will be the plea, and if
such proves to be the case, the state
will find it rather difficult to secure
a conviction. One point in favor of
the defendant is that a motive for
the crime will have to be proven.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
ACQUIRED THE HABIT
Of SIGNING AFF|DAV|TS
Witness in Coal Lands Case, Says he
Signed Anything Cunningham and
Claws Asked Him to.

on him when he needed money. He
said that he was SO busy with his
own affairs that he had no time to
bother with the coal proposition,
and left it all to Cunningham. He
was shown affidavits saying that he
knew all the claimants and declared
that they We're not true, and said he
signed many without looking at the
contents. He stated that he had no
knowledge of any dealings with the
Guggenheims, but believed they
were "all right"
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
Insurgents ARE SCORED
BY SPEAKER JOE CANNON
In Address at Kansas City the Speaker
Passes Out Few Shots Aimed
at Bryan and Followers.

Fork club banquet here tonight. He
said the insurgents were seeking
to hinder the progress of prosper
ity.
The speaker devoted considerable
attention to the newspapers in re-
plying to a statement in a local pa
per saying that Cannon's S popularity
was on the wane. He said the sup
port of the press was not always
necessary to the success of public
men. He declared that the charge
that the Payne tariff was enacted to
benefit New England manufacturers
was absurd, and quoted figures in
support of the statement.
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is Arrested
FOR lMPERSONATING
AN OFFICER
BY Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26.- Sigel
E. Skinner, formerly a soldier in
the Philippines, and litigant in
the land office for two years, was
arrested today charged with imper-
sonating a government officer and
defrauding the government. 1t is
alleged that Skinner started contests
in Imperial valley lands on the
grounds that the entries were fraud
ulent, and then sold the lands.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
CONTEST AGAINST
PRIMARY ELECTION
NOT Be HELD
BY Associated Press

Los ANGELES, Nov 26.-The
contest of w. G. Mushett against
George A. Smith in an effort to se-
cure second place on the ballots in
the mayorality election next month
was dismissed by Superior Judge
Conroy today. The dismissal fol-
lows Conroy's decision that a con-
test of the primary election will not
be held. Mushett's attorneys stat
ed that there would be no further
move.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
FAMILY
NEARLY KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
BY Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 26.-Little
hope is entertained for the Jacobs
baby, whose father, two brothers
and two sisters were killed in an
automobile accident yesterday. The
mother, Mrs Jacobs, may possibly
survive, although her injuries are
severe. Mrs. Jacobs has been kept
in ignorance of the fate of her hus-
band and four children, and only
knows that the baby was injured.
The coroner will hold an investiga-
ton tomorrow.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-27
HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL TEAM
MEETS DEFEAT
GOLDFIELDERS VICTORIOUS IN
THANKSGIVING DAY
GAME
II


Tonopah 1890. 0
And it wasn't bad game at
that. The local high school players
were some 30 or 80 pounds lighter
to the man than the Goldfield team,
but what they lacked in avoirdupois
the boys made up in grit.
The Goldfield high school team
arrived shortly after noon and were
met by the local aggregation At
8 o'clock sharp time was sounded
at the California Heights grounds
and in an instant the field looked
like a conglomeration of legs, arms
and heads. 1t was a fierce battle
from the start and the first few
plays sufficed to show that the Wis
itors were there with the Drawn.
The score at the end of the first
half stood II to 0, with the Gold
field boys in the lead.
The Tonopah team took a brace
in the second half and a half dozen
times were in the close vicinity of
their opponents goal Only once
was the Tonopah goal in danger
and a score was averted by a punt
to safety.
With proper training the local
high school team would be able to
make the southerners sit up and
take notice. 1t is probable that the
third game wiz be arranged for, to
be played somewhere around Christ
mas.
The members OF the Goldfeld
team were the guests of the Tono-
pah boys after the game and re-
turned yesterday morning to their
homes in the south.
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caused his assailant, Lutte Peters,
to take flight.
Deputy Sheriff Pete Brecheisen in
stituted search and finally landed
the man in JAIL having captured
him in Columbia. Mr.. Newman was
wearing auto glasses at the time of
the attack, and particles of glass
entered one eye, which may jeopar-
diZe his eyesight.
No reason can be given for the
attack of Peters. He had some
trouble with Peters two weeks ago,
and a charge was preferred against
him and he was placed in jail for
short period. He was released
yeterday, having succeeded in paying
the fine of $45 and costs, which was
imposed at the time of his arrest
The charge this time is of grave
nature. The case will be tried Fri
day afternoon in Justice Barnes
court. The warrant sworn out
reads: Charged with felonious as
sault, with intent to murder
1t will probably result in the case
going to the grand jury.-Goldfield
Tribune.
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Los ANGELES
IS VISITED BY
SLEET storm
By Associated Press

Los ANGELES, Nov. 26.-Hail-
stones as large as walnuts fell in
this city today for a period of ten
minutes. A sleet storm followed,
with sudden drop in the temper
ature, and the falling sleet remain
ing on the ground for some time,
afforded an unusual sight for south
ern California. Clearing weather
has come, with lower temper
ature.