Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-11
PLAINFIEL.D
Residents and Homes Of the Town a
 Generation or Two Ago.

All of the historic and interesting spots Of old time Plainheld are not in the village. and there still remain traces of many homes in the surround ing country that are almost forgotten. In the last generation the corner where the M0osup road, Academy street and Gallup street meet (and the latter be- comes the old Providence turnp!ke) was occupied bv Albert Cards wagon shop, and Tn the house now owned by Rev. $. B. Carter lived Dr. John Palm Rev. $. B. Carter lived Deacon John Palmer and his wife and son Harvey. The deason was always present at the neighboriood preaching services held at the country schoolhouse Sunday af- ternoons and always took a prominent part. There were no long pauSes where Deacon Palmer was Harvey Palmer was 8 prominent character around the village and many practical Jokes were played on him. He was a small man with a good sized temper and there was 6, good deal Of fun at his expense at the village stores, auc- tions, etc. Where Dufresne lives was Albert Phillips and the next house was owned by an O'Neil family. VII liam Hall bought the Cleveland home stead where Edw. Hall now lives. George Palmer is one of the old time farmers and the correspondents first definite remembrance of the Bradford farm, where Herbert Tarbox now lives, is of the Wilkinson family moving there. They were we'll known, as they had lived in the town for many years, and Mrs. Wilkinson was everyone's friend and helper in trouble and sick ness. Two of the daughters were well known teachers, Elizabeth (now Mrs Starlzweather of Griswold) teaching at Fiat Rock and Mary (now Mrs. Baton1 at Stone Hill schoolhouse near her home.
 Just above the scaoolhouse & ciunp of lilacs marks the site of the old Hail house, where Edw. Halls great-grand- father lived. Near the residence of John Davis is an4old building once the home of an old Revolutionarv soldier. Reuben Bryant Farther on was the Hopkins homestead, burned years ago. where William Hopkins, a soldier of 1872. lived. There,is is family cemetery near the ruins and on the nearby sand hill is the old Saganore Indian bury ing ground.
 In an old house near the brook lived the Brosell family. One of the sons was drowned in the swimming hole near the Norwich railroad. On the Gray house, now owned by the Hop kins family. where the Grinnell family lived: little house, long since in ruins, then occupied by Charles Weaver and his "~ed mother; and the Locke house, now torn down. then
 
 North road was the old Han house. then owned by Robert Knowles, who with his wife was the best of neigh bors. Their son Edgar died there just before the farnsIv moved to Rhode Isl and. After them Dennis Sullivan lived there for many years. Two of their children, Conductor Dennis Sullivan and a daughter died there. This house is now replaced by a new cottage occu- pied by James Muldoon.
 TIr< Ya se, that no one around here could ever tell the history of. On path leading east from this road is the ruins of the old Appiey house which, it Is reuem- bered, Mir. Knowles used for tene- ment house. The little Stone Hill schooihouse (now closed) was we'll filled with pupils in those days. Often on Sunday afternoons in summer and on winter evenings the pastors from Piain1ield, Moosun and Sterling Hill held services there, and the summer school usually ended with picnic in the old Bradford orchard.