Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1915-10-15
D. A. R. PILGRIMAGE
Taken Over We Ode Connecticut Path
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The u. \, r. pilgrimage took place
on Wednesday, Oct. 9th, members OF
+ the Elizabeth Porter Chapter and
their friends availing themselves Of
The opportunity TO visit some of
Woodstock 5 historic sites.
The procession of autos proceeded
| first 10 We Woodstock where the
! FIRST stop IVES made, To enable the
party TO visit the home OF Rev c. NJ.
Jones whose collection of stuffed birds
is one of the finest in the state, and
| the home of Mrs. II. IL. Hicks who
very kindly displayed her hand deco
rated china which was generally pro-
nounced the most beautiful work OF
the kind her guests had ever seen.
Mrs, Hicks Is member of the Arts
and Crafts societies OF Boston, Baltt-
more, New York, Philadelphia, Ghica.
10 and Detroit and has been awarded
by the Boston society the medal of
Master Craftsman, her speciality being
copper bowls and pottery. Mrs Hicks
told of the history of the Arts and
Crafts movement which was original.
Ell in England under the inspiration
of William Morris and introduced into
this country in the decade of 1850 80.
She told of the different hand indus
tries that had been revived by the Arts
and Crafts Guilds, such, for instance,
as the arts of .dyeing, rog-making,
| quilt.meking, wood carving, iron
work, making of homespuns and many
others. The financial success OF the
work is proved by the fact that the
Boston saesroom has cleared $4,000
in one year.
The next treat was stop at the
West Woodstock Four Corners where
| Mr. Oliver Hiscox gave talk upon
the history of West Woodstock, espec-
tally of the places within sight of the
corners, and indeed around the Cross
roads was centered In colonial days the
religious, social and business life of
the country community. West Wood.
stock WAS settled by the sons OF the
settlers of Woodstock Hill, and about
| thirty years later, that IL, during the
| irst quarter OF the eighteenth eentu-
ny, for in 1880 the thirtystiye families
of The vicinity established separate
school and in 1747, u church of their
own with Rev. stephen Williams AS
pastor until 1895 when he was follow
ed by the Rev. Alvin Underwood. A |
son of the former, Jared Williams, be- |
came governor Of New Hampshire.
Among other early settlers, Mr.. His
cox mentioned Capt Daniel Lyon and |
Mr.. Marcy who each led companies in |
response to the Lexington Alarm, the |
former leading out twenty-eight, the |
latter thirty-nine OF the 1858 Woodstock |
men who responded to that call
The hotel known as Clark House |
was built by Ebenezer Stoddard, Jr.,
who was for four years Lieutenant
Governor of Connecticut. Just across
diagonaliy from Clark House Is
house built about l7i0 by Joshua
Chandler. Not far away was his sons |
tannery where the hides were both |
tanned and made into shoes, which,
by the way, according to an old ac-
count book $500 1901 now in Mr..
Hiscox's possession, sold at consider
able less price then than do shoes now; !
six shillings a pair being the highest |
price quoted, while ten Is quoted nj |
~ alb I.4fa ifta
also is the mention in this book of the |
sale of shad, which were then caught |
below Cargil Falls.
Nearby was the birthplace OF Charles |
Morris who after service in the Revo-
lutionary war, entered the navy, rising |
from midshipman TO commodore.
had clustered so much OF interest aud |
of honor TO the town the party drove |
TO the site Of the birthplace of General |
William Eaton. Here the school chill
dren Of the vicinity met the party and
all shared the planting of an elm tree
in his memory. Mrs. Newton Ballard,
regent Of the chapter, spoke 10 the
children calling to their minds
that il Is because of General
Eaton's service to his country that all
delight to honor him and urging them
TO strive 10 render some service for
which they, too, should be remembered.
Mr.. Clarence Bowen was the next
speaker, giving most interesting ac-
count of the life OF General Eaton, who
was born on this site FEB. %, 1864. lie
enlisted in the Revolutionary war,
Later he was graduated from Dart
mouth, and after his removal 10 Yer
mont presumably TO Woodstock his
name appears as clerk Of the Vermont
legislature. In 1895 he was appointed
eounsui 10 Tunis where he rendered
great service In resisting the piracy Of
that region, and in reinstating the
ruler who had been dethroned and /
whose claim he believed just; for this !
latter service Eaton returned 10 the |
United States for authority and naval |
support, and then near Alexandria, |
Egypt, gathered some 600 men with
whom he crossed the Nubian desert.
pom his return the state OF Massachu-