The Newtown bee., 1888-08-24
Old Academicians.


 Old Academicians.
 There has come into the possession ot the BEE number of copies of the Aca- demician, which are interesting, as re- calling something of the condition of Newtown generation ago. The Aca- demician, as old residents know, was the monthly publication issued by students of the Academy, which was founded by Rev George l.. Foote in 1886, but afterward fell into decline. At the time of the first issue of this paper, January, 1853, the school was officered by J. Homer French, assisted by hisswife and the mu- sic teacher, Miss Annie Smith. Messrs Henry Beers, Charles Clarke, Theophilus Nichols, Samuel B. Peck and Henry B. Glover were trustees. Among the schol- ars were George B. Blakslee, Daniel Camp, William K. Hawley, William R. sSkidmore, John F. Peck, Alfred P. Tyr till, Silas B. Wheeler, Jane Eliza Camp, Margaret Ann Dibble, Betsy Glover, Es- ther A. Hawley, Elizabeth $. Morgan, Mary B. Nichols, Elizabeth J. Peck. What list of those gone before or those now living whose glossy locks are sprink- led with the gray of advancing years! :! The school numbered 56 then. In a later list are such names as those of David B. Barnum, Julius A. Beers, Daniel C.. Beers, J ohn Huntington Brewster, George Bulkley, Hobart B. Camp, Frederick Chambers, David Curtis, Edson N. flaw ley, William c. Hard, Elmer B. Hawley, D. Jackson Lake, Albert w. Peck, Elias F. Sanford, Edwin NJ. Sherman, Philo B.. Sherman, Eugene R. Silliman, Augustus | Warner, John B. Wheeler. Sarah E.. Beecher,s Charlotte B. Beers, Alosia S.. l Botsford, Elizabeth Clarke, Martha Dikeman, Susan A. Fairchild, Mary J.. Sherman, Mary Caroline Skidmore The school had number of out-of-town pu- pills at this time and numbered 62 males. 30 females. MT French now had Rev William l.. Bostwick as teacher of clas- sics, Miss Cornelia l.. Hubbard precept- ress, Miss Fanny Eaton assistant, Mrs | , October, 1853, William Camp was assist ant and Daniel N. and Mary c. Morgan were among the 6l students. The initial number, edited by Silas B. Wheeler and Miss Mary B. Nichols, records the burn ing of the comb factory of J. s. < D. Curtis at Berkshire, December If, 1852. Among it's marriage notices is that of Daniel $. Hammond of New York and Stone, who was just called to Trinity. N. F. Keeler was postmaster and mail was sent from here to Woodbury, South bury and Southville by stage. The Hous- atomic road ran three trains each way, north at 15, II 15 a m, 16 p m; south at B a m, 12 8, 3 D m. The business cards also show great changes. David H. Belden, David B. Beers, A.. $. Treat [practiced law ill the Street, Drs c. H. Booth, E. Erwin, George and Monroe Judson medicine, Dr w. II. Ryder of Danbury dentistry. The merchants were Henry Sanford, David Johnson, Edward Starr. William Blakslee was our gold and silversmith. Bradley & Sherman were blacksmiths and Glover & Allen Ijoiners west of the Congregational church. Charles Fairman was boot and shoemaker over Johnson's store and had a livery stable in the rear. Pike X Brother had another boot and shoe shop opposite the one hotel of that day, then called Newtown hotel and kept by $. P. Barnum. Burr Hawley was tailor, The ophilus Nichols insurance agent. Isaac Frisco had meat market near the head of the Street. Isaac Beers made horn combs at the rear of Trinity church and George Lawrence first door south of tho hotel. At the Hook, William B. Glover Levi Morris were merchants, Charles Twitchell blacksmith, Miss M. E. Kin : dregon milliner. The Sandy Hook hote was kept B. Gregory, J. B. < c. F Blakslee were iron and brass founder and machinists, A. B. Beecher made sat inets at the Mantle mill, Henry l.. Wheel CT was tinsmith, David Sanford proprie tor of the saw and grist mill, J. Dick
 
 = tons, Parsons S Son hats and Dudle /. Squier kept an oyster and dining saloon T Grecian & Co. were making rubber pack ing at the lower Rubber shop and Martin Reed horn combs at the Dutch Rubber :. then called the old cotton factory. Ezr '' Morgan's store was then located at Mol Il gan's Four Corners and Asa N. Hawle 5 kept store at Hawleyville. H. & F. Sal 7' ford made wool hat bodies and l..
 Platt X Go. horn buttons near the depo ,s LeRoy Taylor made horn combs at ti
 outlet of Taunton lake, William Plat
 Jr, near Ezra Morgan's store and Blacl man & Skidmore four miles north of tl
 Street on the Brookfield road. Simeo
 Nichols had satinet factory three mil |, south of the Street, William Platt w
 making horn buttons at Cold Spring al
 Griffin's steam plaster mill was at Bot Ir ford. In the number for May, 1853, ' a. learn that Mrs N. B. Andrews was a m
 liner here. Glover Hawley dealt ill lul
 Der at Hawleyville. Abijah Bradl [a- made cabinet ware and churns and w nd liam A. Bradley kept store at Bradle re- vile, John Warner had store in 20 Se- near St. James church, while a half m at west was Alonzo Sherman's forge a
 carriage shop of Julius Roberts. Char
 B. Nichols made wooden stocking va ks four miles south of the Street on ter turnpike. David D. Loper and Peter co, Nash advertised as painters. A m
 south of the Street, Peck & Clark a
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