Eureka Reporter | 1904-10-21 | Page 6 | Three Oaks in One Tub

THREE OAKS IN ONE ituk descendants of the famous charter oak being carefully nurtured growing in a large tub at the real dence of james roland avenue are three thriving descend ants 0 the famous charter oak these sturdy little t al of such re downed lineage be transplant ed in separate seo arate tubs in the autumn and if they continue to flourish mr knowl den will present two of them to the W city one to be planted in hill and the other in patterson Pat ferson park when in hartford conn two years ago mr knowlden secured eight acorns from the tree grown from a sprig of the charter oak which stands on the spot where that most famous tre e in american spread its branches for hundreds of years he planted all b it alve tailed 0 o cerrat nate watched falth leader care the three oaks that ca manip bestow ing aa much attention upon them if they were delicate flow era they are now about a foot high and gave promise of becoming strong trees when the charter oak blew down the citizens ot hartford immediately planted a sprig from it on the spot here it had stood the new tree thrived from the first and now its branches shade a considerable area on every of july alie hartooni Hart foni people augmented by many patriotic citizens of nearby towns gather at the tree and decorate it with flags and bunting after which the declaration of independence Is read beneath its ever spreading boughs ohp charter oak itself was awed up into 1 imber from thag a frame for the colonial charter was made the frame with its historic document now hangs in the supreme court chamber in the capitol at hartford A chair was also made from the rom her and this Is occupied by the lieu tenant governor of connecticut in the senate chamber baltimore sun