The Newtown bee., 1878-12-05
Reccllcctions of Old rIewtcwn.----xts
 Former Schools.

About the year 1921, there were, exclu- sive of the district schools, three others of high reputation in the village proper; ; these were Judge Blackmans, Gov. Dut- tons and Judge Chapman's law school. The first two were established for the purpose of preparing young men for col lege, and the last to instruct them through a course Of lectures in the rules and prac- tice of the Bar.
 Gov. Duttor having been tutor in Yale, was eminently qualified for the office, and he had among his numerous pupils the brothers Rufus and Fred Prime, sons of the well known New York banker, of the house of Prime, Ward and King, Messrs. Win. E. Laight, Sawyer, Sempel, Pope and others, from the South, some of whom will probably be remembered by such of your readers as were living here at that period.
 Many of these young gentlemen became in after years distinguished for theiI abilities in their various professions, and probably none of them looked back other wise than with pleasure, to the days when they prosecuted their studies here. The presence of so many young men from different sections of the Union, many of them belonging to wealthy and distin- guished families, imparted life to the street, balls in their season were ire quent, and these being attended by rela- tives and friends from New Haven and other places, gave employBent to the various livery stables in that city, as well to one, the only one, of which our own village could boast.
 The street at the hour of recess on q pleasant summer day, was. lively with games of ball, quoits and while shooting and fishing parties were n{gd6 up from time to time for the entertainment of visitors who were temporarily sojOurning here. Game laws hardly existed then, so that these sports could be freely indulged in without restraint or fear of Sheriff s officer putting in an appearance with a writ for arrest.
 The boys (the younger ones mean) had no reason to complain of severity on the part of their teachers, Messrs. Blackman and Dutton, for both of them were re- markedly mild and induIgent men, their | kindness at all times towards their schol- ars won for them their respect and love which never changed.
 Tho law school, was of course, com posed of those who had reached the per iod of manhood, and among them were several who afterwards became promi- nent at the Bar, in the Legislature and in the Congress of the U. S., but nearly, il not all of them, have now passed away to
 "The undiscovered country, rum whosc bourn ] No traveller returns.
 Judge Blaekman's office was converted into a school room that looked out upon the Congregational Church. and here the brothers Peter and Thomas Morton, John and Edward Morris. Joseph Segar, Mills Judson, Duncan c. Pell. Edward Tall man, John ]. Osborn, and other New York boys received their instruction, of these Ithfnkthere arethreestilIiiving. one of them in the vicinity of New York city, after a long residence in Europe-of this gentleman it may not be cut of place tc say that having established himself iu business at Aix-La-Chapelle, (Prussia) hg married an English lady of culture, ana while living in handsome style in that city. the Empress Eugenis. not long pre- vious to her marriage with the Emperor Napoleon. was their frequent guest. ] l few years ago he returned to his nativ' Hand. bringing his accomplished wife witl him, and although half a century ha passed since he has seen NewtowH. h still retains a pleasing recollection of th
 place and oE it's people
 Of the minor schools nons-viIl he bei ' ter remembered than the oAs conducte