Connecticut western news., 1910-12-29

time. In those days we had no lights but tallow candles and often have sat up evenings and snuffed tallow dips for them to see to sew by, which I used to enjoy very much, as they were very pleasant spinsters.
 A little farther east we come to Uncle Frank Benedict's who had large fam fly, two of the boys becoming Mormons and going west to join that sect. Next we come to Benjamin Tobey's and still farther on to Benjamin Hawley's, son of Salmon Hawley. Coming back to the school house we start east few rods and come to Uncle Ezra Donalds' who was croohety old fellow who could not tolerate children and had no end Of trouble with the school children who when they were young were afraid Of him, but when they became older took delight in making him trouble. His wife, Aunt Hannah, was just the op- posite and used to make the children happy by giving them flowers and fruit Going on across the Whiting river and up the hill we come to Uncle Jim Par tridge's aud on cross road running from this point to the Tobey hill road we find Francis Donalds, oldest son of Ezra Donalds. Going on east, little back from the road we see the old Donalds house with cider mill near. A little farther east we turn to the south and come to the Abel Stevens place which is and always has been the end of that road.
 Coming back to the school house we go south and southeast, First we come to Harmon Rockwell's, father of Lyman Rockwell, and east from here in the lot across the Whiting river to Aunt 'Tilda Rockwell's, mother of Harmon and Ed ward Rockwell. Edward occupying the place after Aunt 'Tilda's death, A little farther soath in the Alexander Rora- batcher (now Roraback) place, and an old house near by where Grandpa Rora- batcher lived with his son Jimmy. Go ing on up the College hill road we first come to Stephen Langdon's. who re- member was noted skunk hunter and always kept dog which he trained for that kind of hunting. Still going on we come to house occupied by Uncle Ed mond and Aunt Betsey Stevens, and next to nay Uncle Palmer Stevens then to an old house owned by him which he rented, and next the Elisha Lewis place at the end of the road.
 These are my earliest recollections of the inhabitants of the Woods District, but as grew older and came to man. hood. of course there were many changes. Most of these families had children, with whom I was associated in school and social life. who were scattered to differ ent parts of the country aud can recall scarcely half score of them who are still living. only three living in that dis and nay brother Abel. Aside from these I can think of only few who are de- acendants of these families. These are Hiram Bartlett, grandson of Comfort otO1M1 SOn6AASa AtanoSOh 0A Ezra Donalds. with his daughters who are great grand children; Frank Lang don, who is great-grandson, and Mary. Frank and Fred Emmons, who are great-grand children. and Don Emmons who is & great-great- grandson.
 AS think of these things can hardly realize that I have lived SO long and witnessed such great changes, but "Time and tide wait for no man." and we shall soon be numbered with those who have passed on" and it matters little how soon if our work has been we'll and faith fully done and we are found prepared.
 H. B. STEVENS.
 Canaan, Dec. 2s, 1910.
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