Connecticut western news., 1911-02-23
NUMBER 5 DISTRICT
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and also a great talker, and there are those that could relate many anecdotes regarding her. Nat Dean was shoe maker and also day laborer. He was was quite a genial man but like great many others had one bad habit that often caused him to move with very un. steady step, Nearly opposite tho Dean place was a house occupied by Prudcn Pease, whose wife was sister of the late George Williams. He was the fa, ther of Seth Pease, who was at one time my school teacher. He afterward studied medicine, became d doctor and practiced in Mill River until his death, which occurred only few years ago.
 The next house was owned by Riley French, who had two daughters, Sara and Martha French, of whom I knew very little. The place was later occupied by Phelps Day who had three children, namely, Ellen, Sarah and Miles Day. Sarah married William Twiss who ser ved his country during the Civil War and afterward worked as carpenter. E.. s. Roberts tells me he died at New Mil. ford. Miles Day also enlisted in the army aud after serving his time returned and died not long after. Ellen Day never married. While the O. N. E. R. R. was being built this house was oc- cupied by Watson Dean, who kept board CTS and later owned by Randall Riggs, who sold to Charles Johnson, who in turn sold to John Condon and think is now owned by an Italian. The next house was owned by Sherman Smith, who had one daughter, Marla Smith, After Smiths death his widow married Stephen Holt, father of Horace Holt of this village. They had one daughter, Wealthy Holt. Later this house was occupied by different persons. under stand it is now owned by Charles Sage. The next house was owned by Jesse Goodwin afterward by his daughter Olive Goodwin and later was occupied by James Keith, who had one son also named James; who enlisted in the army and never lived in Canaan after. ward. This place was afterward bought by Joseph ,(Uncle Joel Corbin who oo- cupied it until his death and after his death it was bought by Mrs. Thorne, afterward Mrs. Morgan, who owned it for several years. l do not know who is the present owner. Next is house at one time occupied by James Keith, at another by James Hyde, and is now oc- cupied by Everett Bottis.
 A short distance farther on are the ruins of house built by Hiram Roby and occupied by him a few years and then sold to James Hyde, who occupied it until it was burned. Since I have been writing this, in making some in. quiries of my brother he reminded me of one fact which I knew but did not re. call while writing, that after James Keith's death his widow married Riley French-and speaking to A. P. Briggs about it he says sure, and theirs was the sweetest honeymoon he eyer knew Coming back to the Peet place we take the Peet road up to the foot of the mountain. First we come to & house occupied by James (Jim) Hyde before he lived on the turnpike. He was the father of six children, namely, Jane, Albert, Hattie, Myron, Fred and Charles Hyde. Albert is>now living in this vii. lage. The others I have lost track of 4 little farther on, close to the foot of the mountain was house owned by PhilAnder Brewster, negro who oc- cnpisd it with hls aged mother as house keeper, known As Aunt Susan Brewster. They must have come to the mountains sometime in the ffties. When was young they lived on the college near my fathers and Susan often worked for mother. and 1 remember as 8 clever old lady and most excellent cook. Phil ander when boy lived with Uncle Alec Rorabatcher and attended school in the valley and was considered good steady boy bus when he became older he often indulged in one bad habit which too often produced good deal of un- steadiness. Many of The News readers remember him as he used to attend our October elections. We nave now come to the mountain, but will not as. cend. as there arc no houses father up. This ends No. district.
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