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‘ on Old Flax Hill
The following address was delivered by Miss Minerva H. Nash
at the meeting of the Norwalk Historical Society at. the residence of
Mr. and. Mrs. Thomas L Raymond at Hillside on April 21st, 1902.
So many requests having been received from Sentinel readers
that the same is being republished herewith:
In the long ago. when this fair land ledge of the early history of these bills
was young. in: history all unwritten its is all second class. taken literally from
moms yet unsung. the sun shone just. history. for I knew where to go to find
an brightly in the calm blue sky the source of information. and in this
above. and the silvery clouds as they
floated by cast no deeper shadows over I close as may be to the text books. It
hasty sketch I have tried to keep as
Raymond. an old sea captain. At the
second ascentwmx Hill—the fire
fire from the patriots became so sharp
and so rapid that they became panic
stricken.
Captain Richards had- ,intrenched
his men behind the stone wall on the
eastern slope of the summit stretching
from the main road to Boundliill—
that is. the sand hill near the Turn‘
pike. They had with them anold iron
four-pounder. which the Bfitinltalten-
ward spiked. On Flax Hill the enemy
lost three men; several wounded.
"The British officer in command.
evidently expecting another attack.
filed his men into the field near the
homestead—which was years after
owned by Captain D. K. Nadir—and
conceal. the place of. the buriahoff‘his
these fail: fields than they do today. cannot be mid too often that we as a; 'dead. At this- juncture of wiry a
In that peaceful time. the bright blue town are deeply indebted to Dr. Hall.
blossoms of the flax fields reflected the Rev. C. M. Selleck and to \‘V. 8. Bon-
celestial blue of the heavens above ton. To these historians. and. tofu":-
them. and as the gentle wind'ny traditions. we owe nearly all. we
wandered. by bending their slendor’ltnowledge we poaesa of Colonial and
stalks the y bowed their lovely Revolutionary times. I cannot hope to
head: as it in prayer. This humble throw any new light upon the past.
little flower. because of its usefulness
and perhaps for its beauty. was hon-‘
ored in thorbeotoyal of its name—Jor-
erery we how—upon this historic hill.
By supplying the spinning wheels of
the neighborhood it afforded clothing
to the men. women and children and
has tim- earned a. place in our mem-
ory. Oh! the. charm. the fascination.
which the dayleone by—"thc golden
glory of the days gone by." have for us
all. Imagimtion. runs far in advance
of facts. and‘ is not restricted. by tra-
dition. nor even by the stern reality of
life. We likeio think of pro-historic
3066. when the tall race of untamed
warriors stepped proudly down those
valley stones on their way from. north-
to you as to me. hit should perhaps
ask your patience while I rapidly res
tle which took place in this historic
hill one hundred and forty-three years
ago next July.
At the outbreak of the war this hill
owned by Hezekiah Raymond. father-
inJaw of Captain Daniel K. Nash.
his death Captain Nash bought the es;-
tate of the heirs. and built the lam
white house. since owned and moved
to the rear lot by Thomas 1. Raymond.
present owner. At the beginning of
the war the Raymond house stood
near the. road between the twin elm
ern hunting grounds to the Sound. trees. They were planted by Mr. Ray-
Think. ’oui w i mond and lived for more than 140
3 t as n pursuit of fish years. This house was bumed by the
and game only? Had they no percep-
tion of the. beautiful. or of the grand
in nature? When they looked across
the sparkling waters spread out. before
British. afterward rebuilt on same site.
and years after torn down. On the
west of the house was an old-fash-
ioned garden. with flower beds of
them. or stood on the rock bound .
coast and listened to the "ri-stlesannd grass ‘pinksz button roses. hollyhocks
, ,_ . ( .. and tour oclocks. tufts of ribbon
calling sea. and heard the. hiuul f 4 ‘l ‘ . h a
boom of the stormy surf dashing in grass and L us ers oi sout ernwoo
creamy loam at their feet. did no voice. fuld fennel. Twhf‘". was a ’long ‘fmpe
speak to them then. calling them up- !it nor. l'n‘t'hc .clntler d. “ell. . small
ward to higher things .’ All We know lul‘s gr!“ llhll‘ i). .1de in .in ad-
.‘5 that at his best the Indian is In-::::;:”:fnJ:l ,fgggg ,d0\|:‘_:grmb::: :lwth
(‘lim-d to the poetic. if not the. rell- ling roof. t’ b i J ‘ op-
gums, and has some ”Ude “(d m {ht Many years after the Revolution.
Great Father and tho- spirit world.
Tradition teaches us that trim- made
war against tribe until the \vhito- man
lllf'll‘ hutrctl
“lltll Captain Nash came into possum
Mon. and some 3931's after he had
built his house. while inning some ex—
came and C”“““”tr“t"d (amnion nlmiv. Iln' men digging un-
and their distrust upon llllllSi If, ,H‘led _. ”,1.“ skeletons of ”Hugh
(in our shore and also lnl‘iln'r lll-l Hm. lull ”“55“”1 “M”. “H.” '0
soldiers.
mu. ‘ he found Hit in solid rm‘kl -. .. . ~ -
land 5 . ‘ , .lnll «ll ad on the «My nt the light ()ll count handed down from fnther '0 son
deep indentations m (mucous \\ in re tl . g M . . .
lb lndrns boiled ”I! H. “‘1‘ M. l. ,H,...‘ ”5 ‘p ' {“\\ lien his lather heard of his son 5
Sign“. er not ilwl Humid-u"tho-in Ill “drum ””th ”r“ 0m“ m'slm‘m’g death he took his gun. and mounted
the “in”. m ”48;“ mle lim- such ‘ and unless: one tells all or iilv lilt'lS his horse in pursuit M- 1m. enemy. ”1..
is in l‘ in Hill ll‘llll \\'( :L ii or iron! “Ll“- busily th' d. lulse ”myrrh-“0"" ““1 ”‘5‘” ll‘l'llllrlng 0f “WWI" 0"“ h“ m"‘-
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F \l l l' \ ,. ' l I. . l ’“M . lhis may he the mason lIJl .\Ill]l¢ .“ here are they? \thre are the Bri‘
h“. - "I " 2" l“, "' H "H ‘ ”Vs-ruling: \\.mt ui .iw'urmw 0| detail. or tish‘"
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[in \m. m-i. in "row riw hum. n ‘ I'“ k "I ‘H‘m ”“ ”1 ”1“" “ l"””"”” "i "The patriots claim that the «nemy
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east to the south then turned to the .. , . H l ' “I m" ' r0” ‘5 9
Benin sun “3 if Lonuqum” «\Vh ~n "e am" down to .unln ion. “lllHH’l’T. HH‘ 1 tinw < m' \\'lll\'ll our historian writes. '.
he cagm; and whitlur m: “.1.“ ~u‘ulm lion‘mcdtzml unsung TUH‘IS “NJ I ““‘l‘ l" '-l “H" lllnuuh in NW lmml :m'il
-‘- ‘ ' l. ' l"ll or‘ '- ‘- , . > .
roulul tell “‘21 b t “if“ re. and to ”1”" "n" were rind) lit a momvnl s notices to
- - . i ‘ll‘ ru ‘ » v .. .
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- . . -- ~ ’ ' in ‘ \' . - c - -. . -. . . ,
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found in history. lllh thoughts no N... 1:. (m. ”.1“. 0" ”I, “m” Wm ., l" .
I ‘ ‘ ~ ‘ 1 MS spinning wheels or rocking the cradle.
man could tell. but mu m» not iumgmc long” the power to prolong the strug—
what might have been his nicliiialmnlgle and do much i'\ll. llut the lllilF-
and his lament? llt' turnvil IO illc;bun-l oi patriots never looked back.
limitless north. when- his \V'llil. {reel tie-\rl' thought 01 (Olllliillg the cost of
race had for uncountul aces roamed i‘iudom. or of gning up the conflict.
the vast.tracklcss forests. l~ut uomore The account of this i-u-ntful «luv I
should they hunt the Meet xli‘t-l‘ flhll.huvc taken from the liistorv written
the wild fierce lwusts of pro)! N0 ‘ li)’ .\lr. lloutou. usmg his words as far
mcrv- from their nlv'sertml \vig‘WJnlS‘as pofiililta I lune also rci'rrrcd 10'
should ascend blue will; of smokt'. T0 llollister's history. Mn lhe- ev: plug
it all he gave, .5. ions: farewvll! To the m July In. 1779. (ion. 'l‘ryon With 3.‘
(-ast he turned. the place of the rising .300 troops, landed at Cow Pasture.
sun—“somewhere in that direction lay The next morning. July 11th. the?
the bleak, rocky shore. where the first made u landing at l-‘itch's l‘oint- hm'e
white man trod and ruled the land the) were Joined l.) gm. Tories. Thu
\‘Nht re he, could no longer stay. To (am( to the {not or \Vushington street
the south. where shone the fair green
islands. floating on the placid waters
of the Sound. lit with a fairy radiance
by the last kiss of the setting sun. Yo
mor» should Indian canOe cut swiftly
through its blue waters and snowy bil-
low>fl To it all a long farewell—an
cvrrinsiing adieu! To the west he
turn- .l his sad face. when the sun was
fast going down; so hurl the sun gone
and rliscmbzirked. setting on fire the
ltuymunrl house. which was the lirst
house they ("unle to. There were less
than 400 patriots to resist them. 50 of
oral Parsons. llollister's historv
doubts the statement that these
troops reached Nonvulk. They did not
until July 12th. The town militia and
volunteers.were commanded by Cap-
down upon his trim .mrl rare. nevcr'tnin lie-its and Captain Richards
more to rise again. Their light and General Garth determined to dislodge
WW" “‘14 WWW! (“lumi- (i to tile the patriots intrenchcd upon Flax Hm
wu-st must he flee for refuge. tor somc- , before la..- J‘uined General Trvon at the
The historical facts are as familinti
view. the story of the skirmish or bat-w
of- more than one hundred» acres; was-
At.
whom were Continentals under ’Gen-r
British officer. mounted and in full
unilarm appeared.” thabrow-ot Riax
Hill. after. gamma the. situation a
few moments!» nourished his mrd
4 ‘as if giving-orders WWW to ad-
vance. This he repeated several times
’to the great-amusement ot the Spa-
trio-ts. who.vdtmm.m fled
their. mutate. summit: stretched
himselt' upon huv-stood’a MIM’w-
Jomd out of: sight. Lilli-W hat find
taJl plumes appearin’anitztraosteued
from the head of the Marta-that of
the horse.
‘Geml‘Gu-thmosumm march
through the 113163201: Roundlfln. Here
he plantain field‘gun: From limbo
went to Cedar. street. ranching West
svenuov- tin-93:3: Garner on the next
'ntteot’ beyond: probably. (added his
forces. but held them well in hqu.
But our littieoonpony of patriots nic-
ceodedé in- outfhnhlnt them and: in
reaching. thucenter or the. town. and
joininpvthe company under Captain
Betta. This little hand of men had
held their own for five hours against
Tryon's forces. but were at last oblig-
ed to retreat to the Rocks, near
France street. and here they inn-ench-
ed. and held the place until betrayed
by a Tory, who told Tryon ‘They were
but a. handful.‘ whereupon he made a
general attack and dislodged them."
One of the two men killed here was
Jacob Nash. grandfather of Captains
Daniel K. and Burr Nash. He was a
Continental soldier. home on furlough.
He lived in ltidgcficld. but hearinglof
the approach of the British came
down and joined Captain Detts's cum—
pnny. It IS said that after he was
shot he run like a deer for in advance
Iof his company. pierced by
shots.
repeated the. manoeuver. probably; to
won. as QUIT?
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i-an‘vfmmm
Mlmslkmtu neuron-on
active.» mink-1.1121.
comer of.the house. was horrified one
morning upon finding. the barrel un-
set and its valuable contents spilled.
She had meant to give some of this
soft-soap to her friends and neighbors.
butdnot exactly as we do today. in
homeopathic do'ses nor with quite the
same bbject in view. But now alas!
the soap was zone.
It is to be greatly regreted that no
record of the names of the patriots
Wh so valiantly distinguished them-
selves on this eventful 11th of July
has been preserved. At least I have
many l fight:
Captain Belts shouted. “There l Raymond. Nathaniel llouton. Thomas
been able, to find only the following
names of those who engaged in the
Thomas Benedict. Nathanial
lls a. wounded man. take care of M72)?" {\Valter and Daniel H0“- Joseph and
l in.
'1 :im :1 «lead man." This is the
could not forget the possibility of at
iunv linw lit-Airing the alarming sound
of the three- musket shots—41w herald
“of danger. Mind and ear on the
..xlert. listening for the i‘i‘port to come
.vchoing through the hills. bushing the
('lll-erlul and melodious song and full
chorus of tht' happy birds in the trees.
Or else startled hy the cry. “Call out
the guard."
It is said lliut a Continental soldier
hmnc- on furlough. exasperated by the
‘ tr: acho-ry and cowardice- of thc Tories.
.‘luut one of them near the mill pond
in l-Inst Norwulk. The Tory made
some insulting remark about his
l‘rir'nris. "\Vhosc friend are you ?" ask.
z-d the soldier. "King George's" lie
*lioustfully replied. whereupon the pa—
triot shot him dead on the spot. This
incident indicates the stern and un—
flinching spirit of the patriotism of
the. time.
In contrast to this. a very amusing
story is told of a half-witted young
lfellow. whose name we will suppress.
'liut call him Nathanial Jones. com-
lmonly called Natty.
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l n "Unit‘s“ .,- min t find a. and his left wing '15 a f-' ' - .' .. I —
homo. . ‘ “"FCh‘l'ged lenged him. "“7110 does there?" “AI
90 WW. I mw r, ,_ ”rough the “eldS- and the right llledlfriend." called out the frightened
.. .1 t. .l sunsLt land. into the shore road. to Marshall and ix-oung man in a trembling voice "A
' hele the crimson .inrl gold lulglitly
gleam.
Shadows walk ever by r‘ny side.
\.
'i s.“ frail bark rocks with the heav-
‘urn_ 'lg tide.
e Mneach the haven I see in my
>1 i l
".lmpun .ni some desert strand"?
6’ .4 Hurling“ said:
. m m- my. wouiknow a. subject. or
_ n find informa-
ie agree nlr8e my know-
t. to Fl
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“Knowledge l but the enemy gained the summit of
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section of Spring and “fest.
.1 iield gun with them."
Allow me to suggest that at this tri-
angle there- should he a commemora-l
friend to who?” sternly demanded the,
guard. A weak quavering‘voice out of
dragging the darkness was heard to say. "A,
friend to Natty Jones's- folks." Of
course that settled if and the country
was safe.
Not only did the people sufier from;
war abroad. but at home they were
subjected to petty annoygnces and to.
dcpredations innumerable. One good.
.thrifty housewife. who had made a
. barrel of soft soap. which stood at the
tive tablet.
“Here there was severe fighting.
the first hill. some of them coming up
the steep clifi.‘ now known as the Ter-
race. then owned by Captain John
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replied wpakp (‘arc of yourmlvfl lMaJor \Varren and Samuel Richards.
(GOOD FOR THAT “FLY" (‘OK‘GH
For quick relief from the wearing
coughs that "hang on" after 1hr
grippe or influenza. lake Foley's Hon-
P)‘ and Tar. Mrs. K. I). Draw. (‘hilds
Md.. writes: "After an attack of the
no that left me With a severe cough
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nothing seemed to relle\e me till I
tried IMlty's Honey and Tar. which I
can highly recommend." It is also
\essels .lt the wharf. capturing some SOOd for croup, whooping cough and
a soothing. healing
inl‘lnnn-d surfaces.
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cuts
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the phlegm.
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w. s. Bouton gives the following list!
as the roll- of the guard stationed on‘
Flax Hill: Walter. Thomas. Daniel
and John Hoyt. Eliakim. George.
Hezekiah. John and Nathaniel Ray-
mond. El‘iakim. Smith. Hopkins “and
Mose} Byxbee. Joseph Joshua and
William Bouton. Nathan Knapp and
Septcn Wood.
You may say that after all the Bri—
tish accomplished their object in des-
troying the town. True. but at what
a cost to themselves. The reception
they met upon entering the town was
‘one likely to be long remembered in
the great loss of life. The uninvited
guests did not care to 'tarry long. In-
deed “they stood not upon the order
oftheir going. but went." Not that they
so much fearedthe little band of pa—
triots. but there were rumors of rein-
forcements under General Parsons.
with his 160 Continentals. and General
Wolcott, with a large number oilmiiic.
tia, were on their way. with orders
.rrom Washington to protect Norwallt.
, These rumors hastened, no doubt. the
departure of the chewy. The patriots,
keenly appreciating: their- inferiority
.in. numbers. and. in- the. discipline of
war. wisely for the most part acted
aumn the defensive. These forefathers
"ounces. better than they knew.”
when they. enactedsa long line of solid
stone wall. which mock purposes
of protection as well as;
done. We shouldhe proudiofvthie fact
rm we are the descendants of these
Revolutionary heroes: Thi's'fnoble leg—
acy has come down to usall—to. every
dweller-in the land who appreciates
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 199.2
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To the most critical of
tastes. 'Phat’s why the
sale is 50th and ever
increasing.
The Flavor
Agpeals
' ' th ti ’ Be ' m
is e no on s . verage.
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plan of human development. and. of GERMANS TO 1311].!) .unarupq
progressive liberty. and are therefore FRIEDRICHSHAFEN. (is... I .
especially fitted for the position they March 4.—Germam engine-org '31:);
ort could.
occupy in life.
which they live.
“It is the character of her people
that makes any nation truly great.
and for the age in workmen who were forbidden h .-,,
armistice to continue the tummy-1.0.,
of airshimr are expected soon H.431)
work m: the dreadnought tin (.'
and is the foundation stone of all na— pelin for the American in.“ "p.
tional strength and stability." The new airship will be is l r»
MINERVA H. NASH. vin the world and will him”: Wt
months to build. The l‘mud *1le
L1-
n‘wt I“. of “Drudgery.” will supply a part of the raw that
The secret 0t soccesg still lies in ““3-
the sawed. word. “drudgery.“ For
drudgery is thedoing of one thing, one
. thing, one thing. long after it ceases to l
, American officers will than. the
construction and diuicnszons oi The
motors. which are (‘x‘pectrd :0 vrmme
“mt-(y, be amusing; and it is this "one thing" a 89:? .hnherto ““mmlm"! i. this
It must be. that the lives of all. how- I do that gathers me together from my ’ p9 anew”
ever loam“ 'nacant: in. themselves. are 911308. 318‘ concentrates me from ”0" For best results t - >~ (-
meant to fulfill their part; in the'great sibilities to powers—W. C. Gannett. Classified in} T} .. ~« ,.. my
All Women Should Wear Corsets, Says Dr. iLoreizz
frequently prose
sets modeled after casts made
of the patients under my ob-
servation,” declarai Dr. Adolf
Lorenz, the famous
Austrian
Surgeon in a New York Health
Department clinic.
"Every woman should wear a
corset,” said Dr. Lorenz.
braces vital
corset not only
“The
organs that need bracing. but
is a preventive»
troubles.
of
spinal
“I do not say that women
should squeeze their
once they did.
waists as
I am referrin
to corsets of today. designe
on common sense lines.
“A corset gives to
a woman
the sense of being completely
dressed.
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and thus contributes
to her peace of mind, which is
hen ' ,"
ular mental state known as
When the babylaug:
~ thousand other things ha
being advertised to.
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To advertise! It is hi‘ngode
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bloom, when dinner sends out. its inviting aroma—when any one of a
d. ’.
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The whole purposééofigfnyadvertisement is to excite your curi-
osity, gain. your interest'agotiseiyom' desire to tell you something you
don’t know; to remind yelled something you have forgotten; to con-
vince you of something over which you have been hesitating; to help
you' get the best at least cost. '
In short, the purpose of an advertisement is, in one way or an-
other. to make you happier. Think it over. Read the advertisements
in this paper and see if that isn’t so.
hiappin ess.
.n which attract your attention—you are
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of tellin‘g‘ the world of that partic-
the sun shines, when the flowers
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Norwalk Chronicler