Connecticut western news., 1911-03-23
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next to the house of JuStus Hall, who had two daughters, one named Nancy. who married man named Ransford {; the other, Della Hall, lived for many years with the family of Almerin Gil, lette and at last with Mrs. Smith, of Smith Hill, Salisbury. where she died.
 Frederick Gillette tells me that there were two other children, son and a daughter but he does not remember their names. This house was also the home of MT. Halls sister, Mrs. Charity Booth. who had reputation for knowing all kind of herbs and their medicinal qual- ities, and used to recommend them for different complaints and gathered them for any one who wanted them. She had one son named Bethel Booth, who was a kind of quack doctor and lived for some years with Ezra Donalds and had a room there where he used to dispense medicine to any one who would patron 1ze him. He also made visits to anyoue who called for his services and he had some success as a doctor. I think he finally went west and lost track of him.
 The first occupant of the next house that remember was William Bull, who had two daughters, Jennie and Sarah Bull. It was later owned by Lyman King and occupied by him until his death. It is now owned by Abram Coons. The next house stands a little back from the road and was occupied by Mott Frazier with his wife Kate, who was familiarly known as Kate Frazier, Kate Benton or Kate.
 And here am reminded of an incl dent which happened in Canaan street soon after Dr. Eddy first came to this town, while he was living at Mrs. Fox's and had a piece of potatoes that needed hoeing at that time Mott was living at the foot of Canaan mountain, directly back of East Canaan church, and making frequent trips past Mrs. Fox's to the Charter Oak hotel. As Mott was passing one day Dr. Eddy I hailed him and asked him if he would hoe his potatoes. Not receiving a direct answer he continued interrogating him regarding his age, etc. After answer ing his questions in a gentlemanly man. ner he turned to the doctor saying: I And how old is your honor p r After being told he said,
 'fYou look like a strong. healthy man. |"
 "Yes," replied the doctor, II have always been very healthy; never was sick in my life.'
 After refecting a moment Mott re- piled:
 "D- you, hoe your own potatoes. doctor he thought it too good to keep and related it himself.
 Going on we leave the turnpike and come to Liberia where there were few houses occupied by colored people. First old Johnson-I never heard him called by any other name. He had several children. do not remember all their names. There was Ann, Dinah, Robert and others. A little farther back was widow Johnson, who had two sons, Graham and Egbert Johnson. Gray Johnson had several children. do not know their names. Egbert I lost track of. They both when boys lived with families in the Valley district and at- tended school there. I am told that Cooley and Benton had their homes here or near by! Next we come to Harry Doty's. who was born slave, but was given his freedom when slavery was abolished in New York. He was a bright. intelligent man with a limited education, who used to preach and was a very acceptable preacher and I think as gifted in prayer as any man 1 ever heard. In that respect he reminded me of Dr. Eddy, who thought considerable of him and sometimes asked him into his pulpit. He used to visit different places, preaching in school houses and sometimes ill the old church at Canaan Valley at one time he preached ill the school house on Canaan Mountain and organized a Sunday school there. l 1e- member attending a gathering on the church lawn at East Canaan where sew eraI Sunday schools united in having a picnic, where Harry came down from the mountain with his well organized school bearing a beautiful banner on which was inscribed this scripture: "L, t the inhabitants of the rocks sing let them shout from the tops of the noun tains," which everybody considered a very appropriate motto. D. L. Peirce can tell many interesting things about Harry.
 Liberia is no more. Its inhabitants and houses are all gone excepting the widow Johnson's. The Harry Doty place is now owned by Mrs Stewart, who has built neat new house near the site of the old one, where she now re sides.
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