Connecticut western news., 1910-12-08
UNDER MOUNTAIN ROAD
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cared for. The house was struck by lightning and burned few years ago.
 Then up the hill to Horace and Wealthy Ann Beckley's old homestead, now owned and occupied by MT. Shultis, who has made many improvements in build ings and lands. Next was Isaac and Sally Whites home known in later years as the Belden farm now owned by a city man or woman-a fine location i for & summer residence-whichw was the birthplace of MT. George B. BurralI, president of the Salisbury Savings Bank, aud his sister, the late Mrs. Wm. H. Barnum of Lime Rock. Nearby was the little red school house where @ made our last and first teach-nothiBg but bushes marks the site. E
 The next farm was the Chester Dem ing place. He was the choir master in the old church at South Canaan and his good wife could sing as we'll as he. The present owner is H. F. Morse, a Grand Army man and 8 good farmer who has made many improvements. .s
 A little below is the Colonel Burrall pIace-the old house is gone-a small farm house nearby and a large barn. Over the hill is the Colonel Holcomb farm i; the old-fashioned handle on the front door is in service yet. Both of these farms are owned by Lee P. Dean, 8 native of Canaan, retired lawyer who summers in Falls Village and winters in the vicinity of Boston. Colonel Hol- comb was one of the big men of the town in his day had the best span of horses and best carriage that cane to church and he always sat in the front l pew-front pews are not ill much de- mand at the present time.
 Down the hill the Kelloggs lived, in later years the home of the late W. S, Willard. -Ff
 Over the hill by the trout brook lived John R. Hurlburt and mother in the house now owned by Mrs. Merriman and family. ', Up the brook in the in mountain gorge was "Little York" Dan Root was the Lord Mayor of the city aad noun taineer of the old n time. Nothing left of Little York but memory.
 Now we come to Nj. o. Dean's Variety farm; here we saw the real New Eng! land farm at it's best Beautiful young naples line the 'roadsides fine young orchards great piles of red apples, corii and pumpkins to burn, great big and little pigs in the lot, turkeys and chickens without number and a great big new barn painted red. This place was the former residence of Chester Holcomb. He was jolly good fellow who enjoyed joke on the "other feller" and played the bass viol in the old church on Sunday. oa
 Down the hill again we come to Col. Holcomb's, the Oliver Hoskins place ; here we watered the horses, q forgot to mention we had Lveryman Briggs best rig), and saw the little waters tumble over the Rock of Ages" "Col' is 8 good farmer and has good farm. Up the hill again we come to Deacon Bos- worth's, the old Prindle place, small farm we'll kept Mir. Bosworth runs the school express to Falls Village. Nearby is the old burying ground sadly neglected. The town of Canaan (Falls Village) should do something financially for this old yard. It was not the fashion in old times. as at present, to leave funds to care for one's burial plot they did not realize how soon their memory would perish. 1..-:.
 From here we go down the hill to where Harris Deming and his son Lemuel lived and had little cider mill on the brook. The place is now owned by Mr. Miles, a good farmer. Next was the Darius Howe place and little beyond the Geo. Harris farm owned by Dwight Brinton of Falls Village, and occupied by MT. Bump, our former townsman MT. Harris was one of the rich men of the town in hls day and generation 1; they didn't have to have millions to be rich then. As remember him he was tall Abraham Lincoln looking kind of man and lived the simple life under the shadow of the great mountain. Just below is the Milo Holabird farm, fine old place occupied by the family of the late George Kellogg.
 And here we turned the corner and crossed over to Dogtown. J. R.