New Britain herald., 1922-12-15

! grlEt mill or saw mill. Long Pond Ii
81 the head Of a deep gorge running
! through a denSe forest which Is called
"Fhc DEVILS Hop Yard" The name
Wilmington, n some eases, may signify
milling town, II the ing be con-
stFued as a meadow the name would
! signify ii town by the nlill meadow. II
the name Ia from a person named
Mills or Milling, 1t would signify the
town of the MiliRgs,
Ncwiugton Incorporated IN 1913.
Ncwlngton, our neighbor on the east
was incorporated aa "A society In t7ia,
By the name OF West Society In
Wethersfeid which nanno was changed
to Newington In 1881, The old aocie-
ty originally included a narrow strip
Of land which Ia now In the northeast
part of New Britain. Newington Is
an English name and signifies the
new town In the meadow.
Northington is the name Of aocle-
~ which was established In the north
part OF Pennington In 1850, that part
being now In the town Of Avon. The
name Is English but In this case II is
Of local origin, The manner OF nam.
ing Southihgton in. the south part of
Harrington in the year 1876, was fol-
lowed and by the same interpretation
Rorth!ngton signifies Il society In the
north part OF Pennington. II Is the
only name In our list which has fallen
into disuse.
Southington, our neighhor on the
southwest. was formerly known by the
name of panthorn. 1t is so referred
10 in deed Of land bedring the date
Of 1906. There Is q tFaditiotf that ii
man fro,l Cheshire who drove bis
oxen to this place said that the place
was SO hot his oxen painted to the tip
Of their horns" A society was incor-
pprated In May, 1924, at "a place
called Pantheon in the southwest part
Of Pennington" without giving 1t any
specific name. The said society was
named Southingtou In 1926. The name
ID said to have been construction OF
South Pennington" but 1t does not
appear of record that tl1fs place was
ever. so called. 1t is, however, fire.
quently mentioned as lin the south or
southwest part Of Pennington" and
the name no doubt is a construction
of that phrase. 1t signifies society
in the south part of Pennington. The
Century Atlas of the World gives only
one other Southington and that Is
Southington, Ohio. The latter was
probably named by one or. more per
sons from sout'iington, Conn, who
had settled in Ohio. '
Stonington In Massachusetts,.
Stonington was incorporated as a
town by Massachusetts in the year
1858, and was under the government
Of that colony until Connecticut OBJ |
tanned a Royal Charter. The name
signifies a stony town. A portion of |
the town was set off In 174O as "ston-
ington North Society,"" and is now q |
town called North Ston!ngton.
Torrington was Incorporated as a |
society in 1899, and made town by |
Its present name in 1740. There were I
two villages in the town, Torringford |
and Wollcottville after Oliver VOL
colt. The mage Wollcottville has fall
len into disuse but that place is now
The principal part of the town. The
name Torrington Is English and Isl
rom the Gaelic word TORY, which
signifes conical hill. mountain or
over, hence Torrington signifies
own by the hills and mountains.
Washington was established an a
'oeiety In October, 174o, BY the name
q Judea Society in Woodbury.. The
own was incorporated in 1879 by the
IA tame Of Washington after General
george Washington There are near
va hundred places in the United