Connecticut western news., 1910-12-08
ROCKWELL REMEMBERS
Old Native Canaanite Writes of Men
 and Things ot Long Ago.

and Things ot Long Ago.
 Editor News: On Thanksgiving day picked up your paper of Nov. IT and noticed an article headed "Canaan 62 years ago" It brought fresh to my memory my boyhood days, as I was there then. was born in Canaan. Jan- uary 2S, 1889, and grew to manhood in that township.
 remember Patrick Britt and all the residents he speaks of and many others whom he doesn't mention. I also re- member Patrick Lynch and we'll re- membered of going with Dr. A. A. Wright one very cold stormy night in the winter to attend MT. Lynch when he was very sick man and I think at that time he lived nearly across the street from A. N. Beach.
 also remember the Gillettes, Peets and Daniel Spaulding in Pudding Lane when MT. Calkins kept store where the Union Depot now stands the hotel then kept by Major Ensign and by Major Peck and Fred Watson's store.
 attended the last General Framing" held there also attended town meetings held at the Lower Corners in William Douglas old store building, and when the township was divided into North and South Canaan can remember when Hiram Briggs, Henry Ives, my father l. P. Stevens andA. V. Beach were nearly the whole thing as town officers.
 In going east from the village Mr. Britt skips over Rose Hill and fails to mention MT. Rose and Howell Witherell, John Dabol, Wheeler Smith, Edmond Lawrence, Charles Franklin, Hawley Dunning, James Briggs, Lyman Law en @ Nathaniel and Seth Stevens, Walt War ner, Star Hawes and others, and right here let me say l saw the Isham WJolen factory go up in smoke when I was 8 boy.
 Mr. Britt mentions the names of Judges Granger and Roraback. When a boy I went to school to Judge Granger and his wife then Miss Caroline Ferguson. Judge Roraback knew when boy and at my house in the summer before he went to study law with Donald J. War ner he said to me after coming from a boarding Methodist school, "They can- not make Methodist minister of me I"
 Speaking of the growth of your little burg, was surprised and pleased to see what change had been made since I had left the town. In the winter of 1904 made short visit after being gone 37 years-a plenty of time to make great changes and surely they have been made. hardly could believe it was the same old Canaan Four Corners" that used to know-with its electric lighting plant, the best kind of water and all the modern improvements it, showed progress and up-to-date business men at the head of your burg.
 In looking around for my old school mates there were few left to remember me. found in the village Mrs. Bennett, nee Tobey, Horace Stevens, Sheriden Barnes, Edward Warner and William Warner, nee Sarah Sims and one teacher, Miles B. Tobey, who was then over 80 years old.
 To MT. Britt let me say through your paper that am glad to know that he is hale and hearty and his memory still good, and long may he live in good health and enjoy life.
 I could write small book of my memories of old Canaan, but will let the other fellows have a chance to say some thing if they will. Would be pleased to hear from any of those old Canaan boys.
 To any and all of your readers I wish Merry Christmas and Happy and prosperous New Year. Truly
 LYMAN. ROCKWELL
 1922 9th Ave, Grand Rapids, Mich.