Connecticut western news., 1911-03-30

have already sald was Caroline Fergu- son. Their children were Bertha, Mary, Josephine, Caroline, Catherine and Sam. rlel Granger. Samuel was a physician and died soon after commencing practice. Josephine is the wife of Dr. c. W. 1 Camp. The others still live on the old homestead.
 Going on from this place we pass house recently built by Maitland Osborn and now owned by Peter Nelson. A little farther on we will turn to the left. leaving house on the corner recently built and now occupied by Mir. Coons. Going easterly, crossing a brook and up the hill we pass an old house belonging to the Granger place. This house h.s had so many occupants that I cannot give its history. A little farther up the hill we come to the Andrew Bacon place. Bacon owned good farm aud also lime quarry and made lime in the old style kilns. I remember drawing wood there in the early fifties He had six children, namely, Charles. Francis, Jane, Charlotte, Mary and Amelia Ba- con. Jane was the wife of Wilbur Rood and Charlotte as I have already said, was the wife of Alonzo Cone. lost track of the other children. MT. Bacon sold his place to Asahel Kellogg and re- moved to the eastern part of the state, where he afuerward lived and died. Mir. Kellogg occupied the place for some time and then sold to Peiroe 6 Lawrence. It was afterward owned by Peirce & Freeman and now is owned by the New England Lime Go.
 Since writing the above have been told that the old house now belonging to the Granger place was the original Bacon house, Coming back to the main the old Watson house. I am told that this house was built by the Watsons several generations back and it is re. ported that at one time General Wash ington visited it and that the house was fired upon and still bears the marks made by the bullets. The first member of this family that will mention was William Watson, who was the father of John (Jack) Frederick, William, Nathan, Douglas, Charles, George. James, Marie and Della Watson. John (Jack) mar ried Mary Ann Lawrence their chil dren were John, Mary and Herbert Wat son. Frederick married Mary Ferris, who died leaving DO children. He after ward married Adelaide Knickerbocker, they had one daughter, Mary Watson. William Watson always lived in town but never married. Nathan married Jane Karner, their children were Ed ward, Josephine, Theodore, William, Della, Nathan and Charles Watson. Josephine was the wife of Lewis Moore. They had several children. do not know their names. Della was the wife of the late Colonel J. B. Hardenbergh. Their children were Watson and George Hardenbergh. Most News readers re. member the Colonel as editor and pro prietor of this paper for some time; a good lawyer and also as a good honest democrat as were all the Watsons, and they were all interested and prominent in town affairs. Maria Watson, as l have already said, was the wife of John Lawrence. Della was 8 successful school teacher for many years. I will speak in particular of only one other of William Watson's children. George Watson had his first experience as school teacher in the valley district and was one of his smaller scholars and he gave me the worst and in fact the only real f1oEging ever received, the marks of which carried for many days. He con- tinued the whipping until my brother. who was six years older than myself, told him to stop, which he did and sent for my father and after talking the mat ter over with him acknowledged that he had been too severe and was sorry and laid part of the blame on the committee who hired him who he said told him he wanted him to go in and knock down and drag out, which was poor advice for young teacher with no experience. The man who hired him ha,. no clil. 2 dren of his own, therefore he was not competent to advise ill the management of them. In justification of myself I will say my only offence was throwing handful of straw lying before the door into the entry of the school house when starting for home after school The next day he tried to make me tell why did , it but could not and cannot now, only , as it was boy caper. But ] never laid , it up against George for ho wss a good , fellow and we were the best of friends afterward Now MT. Editor I have re- lated this incident at your instance and if have told tales out of school will play boy and lay the blame on you.
 The News readers know better than I can tell them what has become of the Watson place. which has been cut up by