Putnam patriot., 1928-03-01
ORIGIN OF LOCAL NAMES
Scotchman Settles Scotland.--killing -lea.-Danel- sonville Bought By James Danelson In 1707Capt Day and Dayville.-Chaplin From Benj Chaplin of Pomfret
Daniel.onville Now DanisIson

James Danielson, of Block Island, in l707 purchased of Major Fitch "the neck of land between the Quinebaug and Assawaga rivers" He had served in the Narragansett war, and his name appears on the list of officers and sol diers who received the township in recompense for their services. Thirty years later he bought more land of Major Fitch and at once took posses siion, and built garrison house. Lat CT he laid out burial ground and was the first to be buried in it. His son Samuel came into possession of his homestead and lands with five negro servants of value.
 In 1763 there was project of deepening the channel of the Quine- baug from Danielson's falls to Nor wieh for the passage of large boats.
 Silk was woven on hand looms in this vicinity hundred years ago. There were mulberry trees in Daniel sonvilIe bearing purple and white fruit The leaves of these trees and the leaves of the oak provided food for the worms. The silk spun was not smooth as it Is in these days; how ever, every lady had shawl of local make. 4 few funeral scarves were made also.
 Dayville
 In the northwestern part of the town of kiilingly on the Assawaga river, was named for Captain John Day, who with Prosper and William Alexander built and equipped n cotton factory.
 Chaplin
 The town taken from Windham town was named for the first perma- ncnt settler and builder, Benjamin Chaplin of Pomfret. He cleared the wilderness along the Natchaug river. There he led lonely life for some time, making baskets and wooden trays. Our forefathers depended upon their own labor for the satisfaction of their needs. They sought first of all solidity and durability in their clothes ! Uncovered wooden buttons or thorns held them together), their furniture and all the objects with which they were commonly generally surrounded. But this frugality did not prevent them from taking heed to the needy or from dispensing a hearty hospitality. They received their friends not with the fatted calf but a copious repast of which a plump bullet or a sayory spare rib was ordinarily the piece de resistance. And if no other strong water" was available, plenty of cider was at hand.
 Town In 1882
 Later MT. Chaplin surveyed the land and built for himself and his thrifty wife a handsome mansion, where be reared a numerous family. Chaplin became town in 1922.
 In those days home remedies were common in every household The In- dians called these curatives or herbs histories" The bag in which the herbs were carried medicine bag. The French fur traders called doe tor or physician, "Medecin." As they were all magieians, and professed to be skilled in many mysteries, the word "medecin" has been applied to every thing mysterious or unaccOuutablc, and the English and Americans have adopted the same word with a slight alteration and have called these per- sonages medicine men," which means more than doctor or physician. They aAf AAFfHHRA @A 3HtAA tfNAE RA AE#a HAtit charms and mysteries, which are aids in the practice Each tribe had word of it's own for the medicine" and medicine bag" but when associated with the newcomers adopted the fur traders names.
 And Molasses
 Among the many connections in the 0lden time were lard and molasses, rum and molasses, sulphur and molas- sess. steoped barberry root, catnip. ! pennyroyal and sage tea, to say noth- ing of thoroughwort, figs and senna, camoEailc and others. Ii Sampson or Sarah had sore throat. it was bound