Connecticut western news., 1911-04-20
LIBRARY HISTORY (Continued from First Pags.)

SItlAeS uleu WHeu 8 young man. JOnn o. Richmond married Elizabeth Rora-
 back, sister of Judge A. T. Roraback.
 He Was prominent in town affairs and
 was constable and deputy sheriff for many years: This place is now owned
 by Charles Lindell. A little farther on was house occupied by William Noonan this house was burned and also the barn a few years later. The place is now owned by A. T. Roraback. Next house owned by BeHjaman Comstock, who was quite character. He built
 some of the oldest sidewalks in town. This house was last occupied by August Bruey and was burned a few years ago. Next the house of Moses C'Mode'') Hall. a very clever old colored gentleman ] whom many still remember. He had three or more children. They were Mrs. Julia Johnson, mother of Joseph Johnson !; Mrs. Jerusha Peirce, mother of William Peirce who was killed by the cars several years ago, and Mos.
 Hall, who J.. E. Reed tells me, was
 brought here to be buried several years ago. This house is now occupied by } Joseph Johnson, The next was the
 house of George Rowlison. I do not remember that he had any children.
 The place was later owned by Cashmere Boinay, who had several children. They
 were Alec, Peter, Edward, George.
 August, and two daughters, Mrs. Wm. Cady and Mrs. Jame' Sheffield. I do
 not remember any others. This place
 now occupied by August Bruey.
 } Coming back to the Lower Corner aud going toward South Canaan we come first to the house of Julias (Jule) Dean, whose children were Frank, Theron, Albert, Abbie, Mary, Elizabeth aud Amanda Dean. Jule was u good worker } but little too fond of his cups, which
 sometimes made him very pugnacious and caused him no end of trouble, and
 he was considered a bad man Tn a scrap,
 4 little farther on, back from the road near the entrance of the Mosquito Path was the house of Samuel (Sam) Human, who was the father of William and Smith Henman. l do not remember } any other children. This house was long since obliterated. Still farther on was the home of Luther Beckley whose , children were Levi, Beebe, Amanda, Jane, Charlotte, Harriet and Lucy Beckley, Levi married Rosina Button. They had three children, Luther. Ferdi- nand and Mary Becsley. Luther mer- ried Emma Niver. Ferdinand married } Mary Bradford they have one daughter Charlotte Beckley. Mary became the
 wife of Roger Pease Mir. Beckley had } second wife who was Mrs Ruggie.. He was the late Deacon Leyi BeckIey. He occupied the old place and died there , not many years since. His son Ferdi- nand succeeded him on the farm but has
 lately sold ir and i5 is now owned by F. ederick w. Garvin, lawyer from
 New York. Harriett and Lucy werr
 the first and second wives of Asahel ! Kellogg. Jane, as I have already said
 was the wife of Simon Branch. They had one son, Beebe Branch. This BeUk ley place is the last one in this town, but
 
 the line as they frequently come to this village. The first was formerly owaed by Thomas Hawthorne, who had six children, Charlotte. Sarah, Ella, Richard,
 Georgeand Frederick Hawthorne. This place is now owned by Benson Brothers The next was house owned by Marvin } Haskins. He had three children they were Lester, Oliver and Sarah Haskins Sarah is the wife of Frederick Gillette } of Great Burlington. This place WIS later owned by Mrs. Whitford. mother of Rufus and George Whitford. The house was burned several years ago. think the place is still owned by the Whitfords.
 Next is the house of William c"Billy'D Fec llev, whose children were Horace Wealthy Ann. Amelia anl Sally Beck ley. Many of The News readers will remember Horace and Wealthy Ann land perhaps the others. The place was bought by Mir. Capron who very much improved the house, an1 Is now ownnd by Irving Shultis, who has made further } Improvements, making 1t very pleaSAdt home. This place is the last one will mention in particular, butI will mention the names of some of the oil inhabitants in the south part of tine town, as it was originally before divided. and little later, which may recall pleasant memories in the minds of some of the older readers of The News , may not b. able to give all their first names. They were Henry Belde {, Robert Will OK, Chester Demiug, Justin and H. P. Morse, MT. Herman. Mr :}oardman, Coland Holcomb, Sherwood ,tillard, iohu | tIrlbart. Chester HOl- crmh, Marsh Ill D4.H and a host of other Deans Mir. TalIerday. Harris and Lemuel Deming, William Gillett