Putnam patriot., 1928-04-12
w.od,toek--"A Stock Of Wood O
Forest"

Wsodstock--'A Stock Of Wood o.
Forest"
In 1864 missionary band led b.
John Eliot. the Indian TEACHER an'
preaeher. followed the Connection
path to pulpit Rock $50 named be
cause he preached therel IN the Wab
baquassct country He sang ans
preached part Of Psalm CAlA. TN
paalm contains prayers, praises ans
profession Of obedience. Mr. Eliot. O
Elliot. prayed and then preached Z
the Indians from the vi Of Mathew
verse 80, First seek the kingdom q
Heaven and the Righteousness thereof
and all these things shall be addee
unto you" The service ended VIII
prayer People representing the au
fhority Of Massachusetts Bay, iaid
down the civil law and departed.
The next year King Philips war
broke out and he was pursued through
shis country. Wapoaesbequash was .
village Of the Wabbaquasaetts or
WapnauaHaets. ~ well watered land,
productive In good corn and beans and
witywams. the like Of which had not
been seen. The Wabbaquassets or
ssMnt Makers found a way TO fash
gnp flags and ruahes which they found
showing In the low lands into mats
Sor covering their wigwams and ham
Knocks In which TO sleep. Hammock Is
an Indian world. After peace was
made Massachusetts, made prepare
lions 10 tnke possession Of the con-
ausred territory. Colonization Yves I'm
rsedlate as the mother towns were
unable 10 furnish homes for the new
eomers.
The Pioneer.
Thirty families vet out from Rox-
bury 10 find a suitable place 70 take up
land. With Indian guides they made
sheir way 10 Quinnatisset, tnow
Thompson) that being already APP
propriated they passed to the ada
cent lands of Senexet and Wapaquas-
sst and broke the land and called the
Indian village. New Roxbury They
kuiit saw mill on a small brook which
they called "MuddV Brook the name
Of their own muddy Brook IN koxs
bury. Surveyor Gore made formal
exploration and survey Of the grant
no that the first "Go-ork' might make
an intelligent choice On foot and
horseback. with cart and cattle, pans
and bedding. they travelled the Con
nectieut Path Of PLANE I'LL. A house
for general use was built known as
wabhaquasset Hall During the tron-
bIeaome times Of the narrow minded
James II Of Great Britain many men
Of prominence and prosperity came
from England and Massnchnsetts %
settle New Roxbury. which was settled
IN 1854. The Roxhury purchase by
Captain James Fitch. Jr. Of Norwich
through Ownneen or Oneeo. second
son Of uncas. was made in 1856.
Oneco or Ownneco Is an Indian word
IN some dialects meaning Cod
This period il interesting, for when
the villages became ovcrerowded the
people began 10 expand The repeti
ZION Of names of towns. rivers and par
irhes shows the second migration Of
the English people, the Scotch, the
Dutch and the French. Woodstock,
Vermont was named for the one in
Connecticut the oldest and most hon
orahle Of all.
Great Fortitude
The English peoples greatest abil.
ity was shown la their courage 10 meet
great emergencies as they arose. In
England there was little cutting Of
trees. The only ones who knew how 70
use muskets were the soldiers. while Ia
this country the lives Of the people de
pended upon their skill with the rifle
and missiles.
Sir Edmond Andres, royal governor
Of New England did not grant a pat
ent Of conformation Of these lands.
when King James II was deposed and
King William came % the throne new
inspiration came 10 the colony. The
town and colony received a contirma-
ton Of privileges and the names Of the
plantation granted 20 Roxhury became
Moodsiock- because of les nearness
90 Oxford, for the sake OF Queen Eliza.
beth. and The notable meetings al The
place bearing the name in England. p
"Woodstock. March 3D. 1890" Wood
stock. England Is about eight miles
from Oxford
industrial Revolution
Woodstock was part OF Massachu-
netta sixty wears ID was annexed so
Connecticut ia i119. Then came an
industrial revolution for the people
moved into the places along the rivers
and established mills. a saw min and
grist mill were built on the falls be.
low Muddy Brook pond lnow Harris.
vilIel for grinding the corn free Of
grit" for the towns use. Here house
lots were given the miller and the
lumber men 80 that they built houses
for their families. For pounding
maize the Indians and English gener-
ally used stone or wooden pestics
which we're about foot long and as
thick as mans arm. Their mortars
were made Of the stumps or butts Of
trees. the end being followed out by
means Of ere. The pounded corn wa.
common article of food with the In.
dams, who were astonished beyond
measure whom they hchold the mill.
erected by the Europeans for grinding
grain When they saw the first wind
mills they came long distances IN mum
beers 81 view the wonder and would So
for hours watching the mill work
They were slow th believe It WAS driv.
en- by The wind, but were ~ the opin
ion that the mill was made 60 grind hy
spirits who lived within H. The wa.
termiils amazed Them but they were
quicker 60 grasp their workings Some
English emigrants brought small
hand mills called querns, % grind their
corn and other grain. These consisted