The Newtown bee., 1892-02-19
HUNTINGTON.

Mrs Henry Curtis, who has been caring ed to her home in Huntington. She is a competent nurse and ready to go when called upon.
 Messrs Mcdonald are very successful of late in capturing runaway horses that, for some unknown reason, seem to run into the Center. Last Friday evening, they captured a horse near the churches attached to buggy. The horse was in a dripping sweat. They took it to their barn and kindly cared for it. The owner came for it, the next day, Thomas Dan- by,a saloon keeper on Golden Hill street, Bridgeport. The horse threw MT Danby and his companions out of the buggy while they were riding in the vicinity of Stratford and ran to this place.
 E. s. Hawley now saws wood by wa ter power at the old wheel shop.
 H. F. Glover has sold the Derby part of his milk route.
 Charles Beard and daughter were in Danbury, last week, MT Beard attending the G. A. R. encampment.
 Hiram Booth and H. D. Shelton are both on the gain.
 Our village blacksmith is having an OK frame erected aud will soon be prepared to shoe oxen, as we'll as horses.
 Leander J. Wheeler and wife attended the golden wedding of MT and Mrs Eben Wooster of Middlebury, Wednesday ,Jan- uary 20. MT Wooster's wife, Abby, was sister of Leander's father. She was daughter of Joseph Wheeler and Silena Bassett and spent the years of her early life at the house now occupied by Will liam H. Thompson. Joseph and Silena had children: Nathaniel, Agur (Lean- der's father, Mary and Abby. Mrs Wooster's grandfather, Nathaniel, mar ried Ellen, probably daughter of Caleb and granddaughter of Robert of Upper White Hills. Nathaniel died October 17, 1783, in his 37th year; Ellen, his widow, died August 20, 1S4l, in her 89th year. This Nathaniel was half brother to my grandfather, Capt David B. Wheeler, and their fathers name was David A., son of Nathan, the brother of Robert, mention ed, son of Moses 2d, son of Moses 1st, who came from England to this country, was in New Haven a short time, after ward in Stratford and died, January 15, 1898, aged 100 years; born in England in l59S. The mother of Nathaniel, father of Joseph and grandfather of Mrs Woos- ter, was Abigail, daughter of Joseph Blackleach and Ann Hawley. She died February 9, 175O, in her 27th year, the inscription on her gravestone being the oldest in the Huntington Center ceme- tery adjoining the Episcopal church. My grandfather's mothers name was Betty (maiden name to me unknown), who died November 2, 1902, aged 72. David A. Wheeler died in October, 1767, aged 50. January 20, 1S42-January 20, 1892. What a change in Walnut Tree Hill and vicinity Seven different houses then oc- cupied by Wheeler families in rotation, families of other name not intervening Joseph Wheeler; Agur, his son; Ellen, his mother; David B. and sons Eli, Abi- jah and Turner; now only two, James B., son of Abijah and Leander J., son of Agur. Where now are the people of Walnut Tree Hill and vicinity that Abby Wheeler knew when she lived in the place in early life previous to marriage. Very few left! No longer do I see Joseph Wheeler and sons making and burning brick, as in boyhood. The hum of the spinning wheel is not heard. The old fashioned fireplace is superseded by the stove, etc. The house where Mrs Woos- ter lived in early years still remains, is probably the oldest house on the main street of Walnut Tree hill and is report ed to have been built for Abby's grand father Nathaniel; if so, it is over 100 years old. Few live to spend 50 years of married life together. Written by dis tant relative of Mrs Wooster, residing one fourth of a mile distant from her old home.- James Beardsley Wheeler, Hunt ington, February 4, 1892.