Connecticut western news., 1883-07-25
MT J H Baker of Webetuck, Dutch

MT J H Baker of Webetuck, Dutch
 ess county, N Y, visited Canaan last
 week. He was born here and lived here
 until 13 years of age. It is 50 years
 since he has seen Canaan. A great
 change has taken place in our town in
 50 years, and the 13 year old boy who
 left Canaan 50 years ago, returns an old
 man in poor health. His father was
 Moves Baker and was iourneyman
 shoemaker when he worked for the late
 MT Fitch Ferris. His father afterward lived in the house now occupied by MT
 J A Underwood and he owned shoe shop which was located opposite the
 house now occupied by MT Nelson Ham.
 The grand old mountain presents the same appearance, but all else is chang
 ed. There were no railroads in Canaan
 50 years ago and not a building in exist
 ance at what is now the centre of our
 beautiful village. MT Baker never mar ried. He is the sole survivor of his fathers family and says he has not 8 relative living. MT Baker was pupil of Miss Susan Bennett at her celebrated and excellent school. We introduced him to MT William Watson and they talked over their boyhood days.
 MT Joseph l. Ives of the late firm of Clark, Ives & Goodwin, Norfolk, Conn, has gone into the mercantile bus mess in Iowa. We wish him success. He is an honest and enterprising busi- ness man and leaves a large circle of friends in this vicinity. He desired a more wide awake locality than Norfolk or East Canaan. We clip the following from the Manning News, Manning, Carr roll county, Iowa July Il, 1883 =
 Messrs Russell & Son have sold their interest in the firm of Russell, Son & Sharp to J l. Ives who will carry on the business as heretofore under the firm name of Ives & Sharp. MT Sharp is one of our leading and popular merchants, and MT Ives comes with large expert ence in the selection of fine goods from Boston and New-York markets and will devote his knowledge and experience of the same to the benefit of the trade. Their fall stock will be in early and will com mand the attention of all who wish fine goods at popular prices. The new firm is composed of two gentlemen who are in every sense thoroughly posted in the mercantile business and good business men who give sixteen ounces to the pound and thirty y-six inches to the yard. Call and see them.
 If anyone thinks Canaan never changes, just read the following "Busi- ness Directory" published by H D Humphrey, December, 1876. You will notice that in little over years there have been 19 changes out of list of only 35 names:-
 Adams, z T, coal dealer. Beckley, s c, merchant. B J, prop'r Warner house. Barnum, Richardson Go, manuf's pig
 iron.
 Camp, Charles W, MD. Conn Western News, l. Pease, editor
 and proprietor. Franklin, H W, Supt H R R. Fuller, R, & Peet merchants. Charles, carpenter. Granger, M T, Judge. G, druggist. Humphrey, w G, news dealer. B, attorney at law. Knickerbocker, M, lumber dealer Linsky, 0 J, barber and hair dresser. Marvin, c H, W. U Tel Go, operator. Mead, Moses B, book agent. Mcintyre, Warren, blacksmith. Norton, Miss s, milliner x dress maker Peirce, Lawrence x Go, manufs of lime. Pulver, John H, butcher. Parsons, George l., merchant. Runde, F, merchant tailor. Riker, D A, prop'r Stevens house. Roraback, A T, attorney at law. John, boot maker. Reed, B, agent H RR. Strong, G P, tin and stove dealer. Smith, Sylvester s, barber. A, doors, sash X blinds. Wright, A A, MD. White, c H, watchmaker. White, A N, wagonmaker. Watson, Theodore, agent c W R R. M s, fish dealer.