Connecticut western news., 1896-06-18
VOLUME xxvI.

Io-uay the NEWS IS Q quarter century old. By an error in numbering last October IF, oar last issue appeared as No. 45 when it should have been 5a.
 To-day we start the first chapter of Volume XXVI and while we look back over the past twenty-five years we see many changes in Canaan.
 The NFws, as most of our readers know, was founded in Salisbury July 14, 1871 by the late J. L. Pesse. The printing press arrived in Salisbury just one hour ahead of the first locomotive. The press was transported from Canaan by wagons as the Connecticut Western Railroad lad not any scheduled trains running at that time and the first con- struction train of the Connecticut Western Railroad was an hour behind the plant of the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS. The paper moved to Canaan in October 1876. MT Pease died June 30, 1878 and on Dec. the editors chair was assumed by Col. J.. B. Harden bergh who represented syndicate of Canaan citizens who had bought the NEWS of the Pease estate. Col Harden bergh eventually became sole owner of the paper and placed in the editorial chair witty John Rodemeyer, Jr. In 1883 the present editor and proprietor bought the NEWS from Col. Harden. bergh and for over half the period of its quarter century existence has been at the helm piloting the paper along the troubled sea of newspaper life.
 Twenty-Five years ago Tn Canaan village most of the business was not conducted by the same people as today. Let us look back at the village at that period. George B. Marble ran the drug store, now Camps. G. Humph- rey conducted the corner drug store. J. R. Fuller and J. W. Peet were in business at the present stand of Fuller & Peet. P. 0. Cummings ran a small store for the sale of farm produce. D. A. Kicker was landlord of the Stevens House. E. W. Warner was landlord of the Warner House. The sash and blind business was conducted by J. A. Un- derwood. Charles Barnes & Sons con- ducted lime business as did also Peirce & Lawrence. George P. Strong was in the tin business. The lumber and grain merchant was Milo Knicker. booker. James Garrehan ran a lumber yard where Roraback's office now is. A. T. Roraback was in the insurance business, located in the office of J. B Hardenbergh, attorney at law. L. Foote was the harness maker, Johr Rodemeyer the shoemaker, W. E White the iewler, Freeman Rossmar the wagon maker, Warren Mcintyre the blacksmith. Dr Wright, Dr Wm Camp and Dr Ithamar Smith were th. physicians. s. 0. Beckley conducted [ general store where now the villag, watering trough stands. Miss Susar Norton was the village milliner.
 Canaan has grown in it's interio geography in twenty five years. Granit, avenue has been opened and splendid residences built thereon. The new streets opened and built up since '71 are Reed street, Barlow street, Brag, street. the street to the Pe1rce & Law renee lime kilns. Orchard avenue ani the little cross street called Gillette l Col. Hardenbergh, the editor of tn, NEWS in 1878. died April 2, 1892. Joh, Rodemeyer, Jr., is at present editor ant part owner of the South Norwall Daily News. The present editor hope to receive as substantial support as il the past and will endeavor to pleas
 the majority of the readers of his week ly chronicler of local and genera events "Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum." l Owing to the demands on our spac
 today we must omit many nanes an, facts we should be glad to mention
 but it is our intention to soon publisl an article entitled Canaan Twenty
 five Years Ago"