Connecticut western news., 1902-02-06
BLACK GEORGIA TURNS WHITE.

Last State to Teach temperance III
 the Schools.
 BOSTON, Jan. 27.--Nearly twenty years ago, largely through the instrumentality of one devoted woman aided by noble workers, especially the Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union, the first Tenn perance Education law in the world was enacted in Vermont. As State after State in rapid succession placed similar laws upon it's statute books, they were represented in white on the map of the United States as an object lesson, while the rest of the Union was drawn ln black.
 The Governor of Georgia has just sent Mrs Mary Fl. Hunt, Superintendent for Worlds and National Womsna Temper ance Union of Boston, the pen with which he signed the last of these laws now passed by the Legislatures of every one of the forty-five States of the United States and by the National Congress, all of which require temperance physiology to be taught all pupils in alt schools under State and Federal control.
 A company of distinguished people gathered informally in Mrs Hunts parlors Saturday evening, Jan. 25. to witness the removal of this last "blsck csp" from the national map, and to wei come Georgia to the white sisterhood thus made complete. Delightful re- miniscent speeches on all phases of the work were in order, and congratulatory letters were read from Mrs Stevens President of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs Livermore, Gov. Candler of Georgia who as a member of the House Com mittee on Education in 1886 gave valua- ble aid in securing the National Tenn perance Education law, and others.
 This study that gives with other laws of health the scientific reasons for total abstinence is now legally engrafted upon the educational system of this en- tire country, and is fast spreading to other lands. It's benefcent results, already manifest in the greater sobriety of the American workingmsn, and iD the increased length of human life, are destined to become more and more apparent Their thorough enforcement will mean a new generation of citizens too wise to stultify themselves with in toxicants, and thus the peaceful solu ton, through education, of the temper ance problem.-New York Sun.
 The foregoing article is of especial interest to the residents of the towns of Canaan and North Canaan inasmuch as Mrs Mary H. Hunt was born on the top of Canaan Mountain in the original town of Canaan which in the year 1858 was divided into the towns of Canaan and North Canaan.
 Mrs Hunt is daughter of the late Ephriam Hanchett and Nancy Swift Hancheft who were married at Lee. Mass, in 1926. MT Hanchett built and operated forge at the outlet of Lake Wangum on Canaan Mountain. Five children were born to MT and Mrs Hanchett on top of Canaan Mountain, one buried in childhood, and four who grew to maturity. The son, Thatcher 8. Hanchett, M. D., of Torrington, Conn is a Christian physician of em thence in his profession and in good works. Ephriam Hanchett died in East Douglass, Macs, in 1853 of typhoid fever. Mrs Nancy Swift Hanchett died at Leominster, Mass, March 8, 1897, in the 93d year of her age. A fitting obituary of this noble woman was pub lished in the CONNECTICUT WESTERN NEWS of March IS, 1897. At that time Mrs Hanchett was survived by two daughters, Mrs Hunt of Boston, and Mrs N. s. Chase of Leominster, and the son, Dr. T. s. Hanchett of Torring- ton. The writer of these lines cannot positively state whether Mrs Chase is living at the present time, but she is supposed to be living at Leominster.
 Mir and Mrs Ephriam Ranchett were both descendants of 8 long line of Christian ancestors, and all were useful God-fearing people. Mrs Hanchett was born December 20. 1904, in Barnstable, on Cape Cod. Her ninetieth birthday was celebrated December 20, 1894. at the home of her daughter, Mrs Mary R.. Hunt, at Dorchester. Mass. Refresh ments were served in the dinlng-room by the light of the ninety candles that glowed on the birthday cake. A num- Der of distinguished persons were present and made speeches and many papers and letters of history and con- graduation were read from absent friends. A phamphlet of 26 pages. entitled "Ninety Years of Noble Living records the speeches made, and letters and poems read on that occasion.
 During the forties Ephriam Hanchett and family lived here in Canaan, in g house still standing on High street, known as the Michael German house. All that time Mir Hanchett manufactur, ed axes in building which stood on the bank of the canal directly in front of the present residence of MT and Mrs A. H. Herriman. When Lyman Beecher preached his first sermon on Temperance" at Litchfeld, Conn :, where he started his first temperance society, Ephrism Hsnchett gladly accepted the position of his first vice. president. From that hour he became detirmined foe to strong drink. when it was very unpopular to be friend oi temperance. It was a saying among his employees that "Mr Hanchett could preach better than the parson and make good iron at the same time."
 How Ephriam Hanchett's heart would have leaped for joy could he have foreseen that his daughter, Mrs Mary Fl. Hunt, was to be instrumental in carrying forward the temperance work until laws were passed by the Legislatures of every one of the forty
 five States of the United States, and by she National Congress, requiring tenn
 perance physiology to be taught al