Connecticut western news., 1911-02-09
THOSE OLD FELLOWS
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 sugar. After they were passed Dr. Eddy was the first one to attack one, which he did, very vigorously, and discovering the deception quietly laid it aside and watched the next fellow who did the same thing, and then another until the facts were discovered, and that was the end of the doughnut episode.
 The house occupied by the Walls was at one time occupied by Henry Abbott, who had large family. I do not re- member all the daughters names. There were Mary, Janette, Sarah. Elvira and one or more younger. The sons were Henry and Buel Abbott. Henry enlisted in the army and died there or soon after his return. Buel died when 8 young man. A few rods farther on was another factory house used by, employees. Next we come to the John Isham house. Isham, as have said. owned and con- ducted the factory until his death. He had one or more daughters, whose names do not recall, and three sons, Alfred. (Alf), Edward, (Ed.) and Wells Isham. They were all gay young men. I re- member one of them in particular, who, with two other young men whose names could mention had the reputation of frequently visiting Warmers hotel and also his barn where it was said tl eY spent much time in gambling and Warner used to call them his hay pressers. The Isham place was later owned by George Stephens, who was the father of Henry and Mary Ann Stephens. Henry married the daughter of Lockwood Spaulding who was sister of the late Jay Spaulding of Winsted. MT. and Mrs. Stephens reside in York state and came to Winsted to attend MT. Spaulding's funeral and also visited friends in Canaan.
 Going on still further we come to the house of Joseph (Uncle Joel Lawrence, the father of Benjamin and John Law renee, and of Mrs. Nathaniel Stevens. whom I may mention later. John Lawrence married Maria Watson and was the father of Edward Lawrence, who married Mary Ann Stephens, and of Annie Lawrence. Directly across the way was house occupied at different times by different families, at one time by Henry Abbott and later by Mir. and Mrs. Charles Morris, whom will men tion again little later. Next Henry Lawrence, brother of Captain William Lawrence. He had two children, per haps more; do not remember any others. They were James and Robert Lawrence. A little farther on we come to 8 house, part of which was occupied by Aunt Lucy Payne with her nephew George 1 Lawrence, son of Leonard Lawrence. George and were very intimate friends and often together when young. He married Laura Leavenworth and was the father of three children, namely, Chloe, Edward and Lucy Lawrence. The other part of this house was occupied by Richard Beebe whose wife was Thetus Briggs, sister of Hiram Briggs. Richard Beebe died when comparatively young, leaving three children. They were George, Charlotte and Araminta Beebe. George Besbs married Mrs. Mary Cook Roys, widow of Henry Roys. Charlotte was the wife of David Walters, and Arminta is the wife of William Hayes and mother of George and Walter Hayes and of Edna and Charlotte Hayes.
 We will now cross the street and alse the Blackberry river and we come to the house of Leonard Lawrence, who had two wives; his first wife was Chloe Cobb and was she mother of George Lawrence of whom I have spoken; his second wife was Mary DunnIng, daugh- ter of Deacon Rufus Cunning. She was the mother of seven children, namely Nathan, Wade, David, Jay and William Lawrence, also of Louise and Chloe Lawrence. Louise was the wife of the late William Smith and mother of Mrs. Arthur Freeman and George and Frank Smith Chloe was the wife Of William Waller and the mother of Harry Waller of this village. Nathan Lawrence died when young man.
 Coming back to the street we come next to John Beebe's. His children were Nathaniel, Newton, John, Richard, Polly and Clarinda Beebe. Nathaniel Beebe married Janette Abbott. dc not remember his children's names. John Beebe married Annie Lawrence and was the father of ten children, namely Julia, Fannie, Lawrence, Ef ward, Clara, George, Jessie, Joseph Grace and John Beebe. N wton Beebe married Mary Dings, and Was the father of five children, namely Julia, John, Hnam, William and Herbert Beebe John died when young man. William married Letha Kemp. They now live in this village.
 The next place was a house with 8 few acres of land, near the school house owned by old Squire Fillmore, who used