Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-30

way Later the Hinckleys owned the mill where the Pitcher brothers are now: The quaint old red house now a part of the E. H. Mccall farm is said to be the oldest house now standing in Goshen. Josiah Bartlett from Massachusetts built it. Two ef his sons or grandsons were educated/for the ministry, Shabel and John. shabel entered Yale first. When he came home at Thanksgiving his coat was getting shabby. His mother decided he must have new one 30 they sheared their sheep and then eewed them up in old blankets They hurried the wool off to be carded into rolls. The neighbors turned out to help.E Mrs. Betsy Mccall spun the yarn. After it was woven other neighbers helped make the coat so he had 1t to take back with him. Afterwards Captain Ripley lived here. His adopted daughter, Mary Ann, had the first piano in Goshen. The Waterman farm has al- ways been in the same family though the buildings are modern. Capt Andrew
 Waterman, who served in the Revolution, lived here. James '. Thomas is the fifth
 generation on that farm. John Thomas
 the first owner. came from Duxbury
 Mass. He built the first log cabin just
 back of the present house His four sons,
 John, Peleg, Elihu and Malichi all served
 in the Revolutionary war. His son Peieg
 built the present house about TITO He
 drove the first wagon to church and was
 threatened with arrest for disturbing the
 Sabbath, Eliza and Fannie Thomas were
 born here but later lived in a house next
 the schoolhouse. This house was torn
 down in 1S36. They married two Guliek
 brothers and were early missionaries in
 Hawaii. Fannie Guiick was called the
 mother of missionaries The Lathrop
 house was built by Andrew Lathrop about
 1900, and an Andrew Lathrop still lives
 there. h. early days each home was a
 factory. Butter and cheese were made,
 sheep were kept and wool made into
 clothes; stockings were knit and shoes
 made; rye and corn were raised for the
 family, and stock and the grist mill was important indeed in those days.
 Besides the Hinekleys' mill there was
 one on the Yantic, the Barstow mill This
 mill is gone, but the house remains Woolen mills were early built one by Deacon Corey at Coreyville and one by Henry iGllett at what was latee the rub Der mill. Another early industry was 1 brick making. Good clay was found in the South district and brick kiln was
 built. Now the houses could have brick chimneys instead of stone The South district built a. brick schoolhouse in 1S16. It is said the bricks in the Lebanon church were made here. There was still an Indian family living here in later days. Peleg Judy Simpson lived in a
 picturesque little cabin with a riot of flowers in front of it. These stories Mrs | Jane Mccall tells. In the old days slaves were kept in several families in Goshen. even in the family of Rev. Jacob Elliott. Some fine music was rendered at the Community club meeting from the Vic trola, with accompanying music by a quartet of instruments. The next club meeting, to be held July 9th. Is to be in
 charge of MT. and Mrs. c. c. K1i4s = committee.
 MT. and Mrs. A. J. Randall and son, A. J. Randall, were in Newtown, Conn, on Thursday attending the wedding Of Mrs. RandalTs brother Frank Wooding.