The Newtown bee., 1878-09-19
A Connecticut Town,
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htHtsti ltstAk " tHb 1sAeN Ht NHf'''"hF'N"'t aud lz, without doubt, the most beautiful and romantic ofa all, Tho centre eon5Ists of one main street on inc brow of q hlll, overlooking large extent ot couutry aud alforing ono of th1 richest rc0nos tho eye can rost upon. People who have lived hare nll their lives do not know how t0up- preclato the beauties, just ns thorawcpoo- plc who hay0 liyoi in sight of Mt. Blhnc or the White Mountains, and arc surprised Ut tbc raptmous strains Of visitors over what ia to tho natives m every day sight
 People who rid0 through the State Of Connecticut, on her railroads, especially over the Housalpnic, the Dunbury Ur tho shepuug can form but very imperfect idea of what tha country is away from the road. The hills around Newtown arc covered with the freshest green and from their louiost summiJs Il view Is obtained of towns twelve or fifteen miles distant including DNnbury on tho West, RoXbury and Bridgowuter on the North, Oxford on the Eas., and Monroe on tho South.
 The people hero arc mostly agricultur- allsts, and live plain and simple life; thoy take but little interest in the rise and full of stocks, and the other excite ments which prevail in commercial con tres. They are feeling very happy over a season the most productive of any which has ever occurred for Il number of years. The corn crop is very promising; tho hay and grain crops wore also large and the root crops and fruit promise to be aLun dant.
 In place blessed with such favorable surroundings, with air so pure, a people so intelligent, Eloral and religious, with such freedom from exciting cares, one would suppose that the average of human life would exceed that of ordinary conl- munities, and so it does; hali d score of people can be found who arc nearly d hundred years old; some over that; li' 0 every other community however, it cA- perienccs change and decay.
 Some of the German citizens of Eliza beth, who have been away from the father land quarter of d centuro or over, and become ill the meantime wealthy, have gone back within q year or two, with q determination to spend the remainder of their days in the home of their chilllood, but in every case they become homesirk and return. People don't find things as they left them after an absence of many years; some die; new faces appeari ill their places; the children have become adults, and the adults old men and women; whilst q new generation has been born; it is 90 in NewtoWn; the beautiful cemetery half d mile from the church on a knoll which declines to the south, tells where the people are whom we once knew. Among the new graves which we visited, were the brothers Beers drowned few weeks ago whilst ha.hing ill the Housatonc aged P and %. They were two as promising young men as could be found in all this community. Their graves are kept coy- cred with fresh flowers cultivated by their own hands; they little thought for what purpose.
 Sunday was an cventful day in New town. The Rev. Dr. Marble of Trinity Church preached his farewell sermon and retired from his work, after a pastoratc of nearly P years. It was his roth birth day. He has become 50 intirm as to be unable to move without help. On the oc- casion referred to, he was carried ill a chair to the church by the members of the FestIy and sat in it during the deliv- cry of his sermon. It was a touching sight to witness the affection which the people bear to him. Both the Methodist and Congregational Churches were closed on this occasion, and their pastors and 4 eople attended in q body. The beautiful church never had such crowd within it before, and many were the moist eyes in the audience. The pulpit, reading desk, 4ci4O SUIANa cSNNluI uttD1tS III lIIC lttSl NtlT elaborately adorned with flowers, present. ing a beautiful appearance. The Doctors text was: Il have finished: my course. He gave in opening passage from his first sermon preached there, which told what he hoped to do, and then followed by telling what he had done. He claimed no honor or credit, but gave all the glory to- God. He left the parish the largest in New England outside of the cities. All elegant stone church had been built and a new parsonage. There were nearly 35O .communicants he had attended over 400 funerals, the other statistics were equally large.
 There was one subject he touched upon which ought to open the eyes of the laity He had received salary never to exceed $1, 200 year, and instead of being able to save anything, he had drawn from other sources a supply to live on. It is a sad commentary on the way many of the clergy are supported.
 Dr. Marble has built small house | overlooking some of the beautiful hills l avove referred to, and where he will pass the rest of his days; the rich eongrega- tion, we trust, will see that he is provided | for.
 A place with such romantic surround | ings as this, draws a good many city | people to spend the summer. Dicks . Hotel and the Central House are full of | boarders, averaging nearly a hundred 1 each.
 Within year or two. local newspaper has been started, called the VIEWPOINT BEE, which is very cleverly and credit ably condueteI-F. ". W.-Elisabeth Daily Journal, " J
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