Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-09

The people of an interested society
in Haverhiil, Mass, are negotiating
through q Norwich bank to have a
marker placed on the grave of Samuel
Leonardson, who has slept in the old
Leonard cemetery. three miles south of
the borough, a little ways out from
Griswold center, near the old Leon
ard homestead. Samuel Leonardson
local records), together with Hannah
Dustin and Mary Nen, all of Haver-
hill, played q prominent part In the
stirring events of colonial history
away back in 1897. Haverhill people
have recently become sufficiently in
terested in the last resting place of
their distinguished townsman, that
steps are being taken with the above
en- din view
Just why this man came to Griswold
to settle SO many years ago is not
known, neither can his grave be def
nitely picked out among the many old
brush grown mounds without mark
ers. The Leonard Genealogy, of which
the Rev Charles French of Griswold
has a copy, shows a direct line down
from the Samuel LeonardSon of 1897
to the Leonards of today.
An interesting story is told of how
one OF the women in question achieved
| er her confinement, the Indian prowl-
| ers raised their shouts near the home
| of Hannah Dustin. Her husband rode
home from the field. but too late to
provide for her rescue. He must fly,
/ III he would save one of his seven
children, who had hurried before him
| into the forest. With gun in hand he
| now repealed the assault. now cheered
on the innocent group of little ones as
| the rustled through the dried leaves
and bushes, till all reached shelter.
| The Indians burned his home. and
dashed his infant against a tree. After
days of weary marches. Hannah Dus-
| in and her nurse, with boy from
Worcester, find themselves on an is
land in the Merrimao in a wigwam
occupied by two Indian families. The
mother planned escape. Where would
! you strike said the boy, Samuel
Leonardson, to his master. TO kill
| Instantly" The Iadian told him weber
| and how TO scalp. That night, while
the household slumbered, the captives,
| two women, and young 1eonardson,
each with a tomahawk, struck Wig
| orously and fleetly and with wise di-
vision Of labor till of the twelve sleep
| ers, ten lay dead. OF one squaw the
wound was not fatal and one child
was spared from design. In a bark
canoe the three descended the Merri-
mack to the English settlements, as
sonishing their friends by their es-
| cape, and filling the land with Won
| der a THEIR daring deeds.
| Hanover Pastor to Preach.
Rev. Charles HI. Peck of Hanover
will preach at the Congregational
| church Sunday morning.
| Rev. w. H. Canes topic in the
| evening will be Four Incontrovertible
Facts. The following questions will
be answered, Did not Judas repent?
/ Should politics enter into the Dor
ough elections? Are you interested
in the borough elections
| At the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing, Rev. E. w. Potter viii preach
Topic, The -absorbtug Task.
In the evening the combined Chris
| tian Endeavor and regular evening
| meeting. =,
Pupils Social Evening.
The ninth grade of the Riverside
grammar school spent u social evening
In Assembly hall Thursday and invit-
ed a few friends to spend the eve
ming with thern
Extra Li,,t Tor Textile Company.
The Textile Novelty company is
connecting their plant with the Dor
eugh electric lighting system. They
have their own dynamo for this pur-
pose, but will have the other in case
CT emergency or when their own pow
err is still.
Postal Savings Bank January 4.
| Postmaster w. H. Brown received
at noon FriCay the order and sup
plies to start postal savings bani
on January 4.
T. G.. Haney OF Montville was il
town Friday.
| MISS Elizabeth hardwood = -
| Boston over Sunday.