Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-24
COmmsmoratiOn of Three Significant Eyants-.- BCentenniaI of Town. of First COngrega. tiOnaI Church and Formal Beginning of Erect ion of BOOth-DimOCk Memorial Library

Tomorrow Sunday the town of Coventry will commence a weeks cel7 ebration of three important events the bicentennial of the town, the bi- centennial of the First Congregational church and the formal commencement of the erection of the Booth Dimock Memorial library, each event in itself of great significance to the towns cit izenS-present and past, to say noth- ing of those who are to be citizens in fu.uIe years.
 For many months the loyal sons and daughters of the historic old town at the extreme eastern section of Holland county have been preparing for this three-fol6 event with an ever increaS- Ing ardcr that can possibly spell ,noth- ing but success Never in the history of the town sS it looked to better advantage lkan at present, spotless- ly ebean. wholesome and refreshing Lawns are as velvet, buildings of all kinds are freshly painted and the towns beauty is further enhanced by the art of skilled decorators as the myriad of flags of all sizes attest. Electricity has te en emp eyed to give tLe town an @ rT,, portion of light by the addition oI many temporary lights above the regular ones that the citi- Esns have el -4y ed for the past few years.
 4 All Ready for Old Home Week. The returning sons and daughters of Coventry families will find that nothing has been left undone to make the Old Home week celebration a memorable one and practically the only lament will be that the original inhab- itants of the town-the Ind1sns-will not be present to note the wonderful changes in the old town since the days of the happy Redman
 An Efficient Committee.
 At the annual town meeting last October the idea of commemorating 41s settlgu ent of the town had It's in- cepti0n sno the electors at that time voted to sppro priate $500 for the pur- pose. A. cC mmfttee, comprising Sena- tor William L. Higgins, president; [ Charles W. Lee, vice president; Cur tis Dean, secretary and historian, and Addison Kingsbury, treasurer, was ap pointed to arrange the necessary details. How well the intent of that last town meeting has been carried out by the committee will be appte 3iated py ev- eTyone who goes to Coy3Iiy within the Gezt seven days and Ootes per goa9lly. Credit is not al3as due tre , committee. but everyone living in Gov entry as well as many of her former citizens. All have united and worked with u7 tiring efforts with the result that an esahorate programme has been prepared which will prove that Coven- try is very much on the map.
 Land Received from Indians.
 The history of the town of Coventry < shows that the first owners of the country surrounding it were the Pe- quots, who occupied the land prior to the occupancy by the Moh4cans. The country around Holland, adjacent to Coventry was occupied by the Nip muci5s, who also hunted the north part ur what is now the town of Coventry. 1n the early days of the white set tlers many of the Indians were quite friendly, but none more so than the Mohican Sachem, Attsnwanhood, Joshua" son of Uncas. who thought a great deal of the whites. He even staved off war at different periods during his life, and in his will he de- creed that his children be educated by the whites. The 15 original legatees living in Hartford and vicinity receiv-