Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-13

would be divided between New York and
New Hampshire. This would suit New
Hampshire. for she claimed right 10 the
Vermont side of the Connecticut river
valley under the grants from the crown
Assisted by the advice OF Gen. Wash
ington, cooler heads controlled, and the
assembly accepted the conditions imposed
nv Congress. Admission was refused to
the representatives of the towns on the
eastern shore, at the next assembly.
Windsor and Cornish had taken the
leadership in this contention. and the
bitterness and luminosity generated in
the heated discussion lived long after
ward in the hearts of the people Of the
towns
Cornish village is situated in the town
ship of Cornish in Sullivan county. The
township was granted by the crown in
1868. 1t was first settled in 1855 and from
these first settlers came its present name.
they having originally come from Corn
wall. Eng, an English mining town.
Salmon p. Chase. the famous jurist
was born there The Chase family was
among the first to settle In the town. 1t
grew SO large in numbers that at the time
of the war of the rebellion nearly every
third man who volunteered from this
town was of that name.
4 story is told that one of the men of
the Chase family was talking one day
with a man from Walpole. n. H.. who
of a very large family of the
name of Bellows. Chase in speaking as
IL
lily in Cornish to chase every one from
Walpole.
But said the other. there are
enough Bellows in Walpole to blow you
out again.
Cornish is one Of the wealthiest towns
of New Hampshire. This is due. not en-
tirey to the fertility Of it's farms, nor to
the timber in it's forests, but principally
to the .'city folks who have settled
there.
The influx of "city folks first began
in 1885, with c. C. Beaman. New York
lawyer. who married a resident of
Windsor. VT. He built a home in
Cornish, to which he gradually added
and with his farm the estate now en-
braces about 1000 acres. The artist
colony first started with Augustus Saint
Gaudens. then George de Forest Brush
and Thomas w. Dewing and Homer St
Gaudens. all sculptors and painters of
note, followed in short order. Nearly
all Of these men bought old farm
houses, converting them into beaut1iul
and comfortable homes.
The artist colony seems, however, to
have later turned into literary one
Louis Evan Shipman and Herbert -.
CrOly came IN 1888. In 1888 w lnStOIl
Churchill made his home in Cornish.
and there he wrote nearly all of his
novels 'Coniston,'' one Of his best,
treats Of scenes and people in Cornish.
Norman !1apgood has magnffict ut
home in the mountains, and there are
many others. There is a kindred.
friendly feeling pervading the community,
between the Cornish folks and the 'city
folks" each for the other.
The township of Cornish erected SOL
d:ers' monument at Cornish Flat, few
miles away, perpetuating the memory of
the Cornish men who fought and died in
the civil war. Hardly one New Hamp-
shire township but can boast of this mark
of respect to the loyalty of her men.
In August. 1902. while President,
Theodore Roosevelt made a speech to the
people of Cornish in front of this monu-
ment. 1t is still a great day in the an
nails OF the town.
Beyond the Croydon mountains. en-
bracing over $4,000 acres, is famous
game preserve, called Blue Mountain
Park 1t lies away up among the hills
and woodlands of the townships OF Cor
nish and Croydon. 1t was formerly
known as Corbin Park. after Austin Cor
bin, who bought and stocked the pre-
serve. 1t was first started in 1888, and