The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-10-10


day receive a share from the millions
of Jennings estate in England
Whenever he met any one he thought
had any knowledge of it, he would in
quire if they had heard anything from
that heir. Reuben Osborn and his
two sons, Stephen and John, were
honest tillers of the soil.
Among others in the Fourth school
district were Ira Leach, Richard
Brady, Martin Fits and Alvin Chase.
Daniel Wanzer, a prosperous farmer,
lived to good old age: his son, Daniel
E., dying before him. Hustled Wan
zer, the father of George, was consid-
cred passionate man. 1t is said that
while working on the highway he
could not succeed in removing a stone
and taking his AK he proceeded to
chop it. A neighbor said, "Husted,
thee will spoil thy AK" His reply
was cit is none of your business, it
costs you nothing" His fourth wife
being a Pepper, he often remarked
''Pepper is good for nothing without
being pounded" We can readily
imagine what their conjugal life mus t
have been. Seth Pepper, the father
of Oscar, and Olander, spent his life
building walls on land much of which
is forest to-day. Charles Reed, the
father of Willis, the inventor of the
Humming Bird water wheel, was con-
sidered an eccentric character. The
spiritual medium, as captured at his
house, proved to be flesh and blood, as
pronounced by Michael Briggs.
Jarvis Wanzer left family, among
whom was Hiram, farmer and school
teacher. Charles Dean had three sons,
two of whom were David and Harri-
son. He was succeeded by DimOn
Durgy, a thorough-going farmer and
cattle dealer. Joel Durgy had many
sons and daughters, among whom were
Dimon, Eliad, John, Lewis, Jay and
James l.. | was Informed by an old
resident that the hill took the name
Of Cuburn from an Indian, who resid-
ed there. Franklin Ingersoll, David
Garfield, Peter Seeley the cooper, Zal
mon BrOt horton the shoemaker, Gideon
Wakeman. and David BrothertOn the
carpenter, being the only one in the
town of Sherman who voted for Gen
Jackson for his first term as President.
Walter Fanton was succeeded by
Emera Northrop in the home of
Charles Jennings. Platt Disbrow and
Thomas Gardner had large families
who went forth seeking homes in diff
ferent parts of the country. Near by
are the Terry rocks of Revolutionary
fame and later the home of Crazy Joe.
1t was here that Bal Sherman, the
father of Hiram. who many of you
knew well, shot the notorious Tory
and counterteiter, Vaughn, whose
home was in the house of Edward
Treadwell at Vaughn's neck, New
Fairfield. In the cellar still remains
evidences of where the counterfeit
money WAS made. In order to elude
his pursuers he cut his boots open put
ting them on backward. Near by liv-
ed Mr. Morse, who when cuttinga hem
lock said he would like to have his COT
fin made of it, that he might go snap
ping and cracking through He'll. The
tree killed him in falling, my wifes
father bearing the message to his
widow. Isaac Squires, cabinet maker,
while making a coffin, was asked by
Mr. Woodin of West Mountain, what
he had for making them. 'Three
dollars he replied. Woodin said 81
have made many enc for IS cents and
pretty good ones they were. too
Hull Wakeman, who succeeded the
Tanner, Daniel Ingersoll, with his fine
farm and surroundings was raiser of
ia cattle. His sons were Levi, Miles,
Alonzo and William. S. Dimon Wake
man lived nearby who sometimes i'm
bibed quite freely of those things
which iutoxicate. David NorthrOp
considered it his duty to lecture him,
telling him he knew better than to do
so. His reply was that he knew of
but one that did as well as he knew
how. Mr. Northrop wished to know
who that was and he replied ''Durgy's
fooln Joel Joyce, through persever-
ing industry, became the owner OF the
Moses Wanzer farm in New Fairfield.
Michael and his son, George Briggs,
prided themselves on the fattening of
cattle. Willis Briggs, son of Abraham
and father of Abram, lived on the
Ackley farm, where the last wild bear
WAS killed in Sherman. 1t is related
that Mr. Ackley's wife sent him for an
armful of oven wood. He returned
after seven years bringing the oven
wood. 1t is presumed that her bread
must have soured by that time. Ed
ward Briggs, life long blacksmith,
was the father of our town clerk. San