The Newtown bee., 1889-11-29
MONROE.
THE STEVENSON STATION co.

or cltiZens Of Monroe, Oxford and Newtown, q station will be bnilt at Stevenson which will be q credit to the { locality and the owners, as well as a great convenience to those who wish to patronize the road. The need of such a station has been shown almost from the day the road was opened and Zoar Bridge. or Stevenson, as it came to be called in honor of the president of the road, became flag station. It was soon elevated to the dignity of a regular stop ping place, the number of passengers daily varying from half a dozen to two score or more. Of these a large propor- tion came from Oxford and among the most regular was +. s. Hinman, whose constant ambition was to secure a suit-i able station. Although plans had long since been prepared, the actual work of construction was not commenced, for there was difficulty in settling the ques- tion of highway crossing at Stevenson. Town meeting after town meeting was held, conferences with Col Stevenson en- sued and, as last resort, the railroad
 
 definite action was reached and the road remained as the company had placed it at first, under the trestle. Until this was settled, the company declared, the sta tion could not be located. A compromise was finally effected and ratified by town meeting, by which the town agreed to accept the under grade crossing, provid- ed it was moved two bents or about p feet nearer the old highway, on condition that the road establish flag station, to be called Monroe, near Hammertown. A 600-foot siding had already been laid at Stevenson, followed by one at Monroe 250 feet long. In the meantime, k. 5. Iiinman and Charles T. Sherwood of Ok ford, W. s. Bradley, Samuel Stephens, Eliza J. Stephens of Monroe, Charles E. Gilbert, Charles E. Bradley of Newtown formed a joint stock corporation, with 5000 capital, under the name of the Stevenson Station Co.,, to erect build ing for that purpose. Samuel Stephens is president; W. $. Bradley, secretary and treasurer; Samuel Stephens, W. $. Bradley, k. $. Hinman, Charles T. Sher- wood, Charles Gilbert directors. Steph- , ens,' Bradley and Hinman, with Select , men, HawIey, Ferris and Hurd, were at Stevenson, Saturday, to receive Col Stev- enson, Superintendent Hopson and 1 Freight Agent Hopson. In d short time. preliminaries were arranged and work changing the highway and building the station was to be commenced at once John H. Hawkins has charge of the rail roads part of the work and says that i e will be pushed forward with the utmos t rapidity. It will probably be completed
 by January l, possibly sooner. It is tt
 be 24x30, two stories high and will stan' Il on the east side of the road, in front o '' Mr Stephens's house. The upper par
 will be finished as a tenement and tn l. lower story will be divided into a wait ga ing room, store and post office. plat ,- form 10 feet wide and 100 feet long wi Ia be built, paid for jointly by the railroa 10 and the Station Go. You will find tha F large amount of freight will be recei, H. ed there," says one of the prime movers f mot only coal, but other freight will b x- brought in large quantities. An expres I, office will also prove great convenience if I tell you, Stevenson's going to boom. ;s One very commendable thing about th " Stevenson Station Co. is that it's charte r. absolutely forbids the sale of intoxica d. ing liquor in or about the buildings ( r land owned by the company. .d Harry Clark, who for the past mir lie years has been with his grandparent .s. MT and Mrs Austin Gannan, has returne
 to his home in Bridgeport.
 Town Clerk D. A. Nichols has sold m pair of cattle to E. L. Smith,
 Edward Patterson of New Milford h.
 spent few days at his old home.
 James Lord and family of Reddii
 have moved into Miss Della B. Curtis oi house in Jocky Hollow.
 els4 ,e James Burr is building an ice hous ty 14x14. with capacity of 90 tons; Phi
 J. Burr does the work.
 Philo J. Burr has shingled for Jam
 c. Johnson.
 ast Mrs N. J. Sterling's place is closed jn- the Winter.
 A new roof has been put on William md Hawley's house.
 b. A.W. Hinman shot 12-pound f. oi last week.
 .as Mrs E. P. Fisher of Cutters Fal hv who is sick with nervous prostration, ane been a little better, but relapse follt the ed, we are sorry to say.
 U. Mr Parker and family of Bridgep his are with Arthur Banks.
 ,am Samuel Arnold of Brooklyn has SD
 week with A. Purdy, hunting dur
 the few pleasant hours.
 the A headstone of Quincy granite has D placed in the Elm street cemetery by t1,a P. Bates of Norwalk. It was erected
 the memory of Charles Lane by MT
 Mrs A. W. Hinman.
 l in
 Mrs Betsy Lane, who has suffered
 paralysis for some timcs has been "itn deaths door for days. Her stomach
 paralyzed and it was impossible to tage ceiye or retainnourishment,e exeept,al "trip tervals, a little beet tea.
 John H. Hawkins and wife spent i I c. day with friends in Naugatuck and argef where.
 Cars are alrerdy on the 250-foot
 track at Monroe station and good aut