The Newtown bee., 1893-06-02
MOnroe.
THE HURD STOCK FARM.
Fine Place-The Property of Perry L. Hurd of
 the firm of Hurd & Jones of Bridgeport.

Through the courtesy of Perry l.. Hurd, a BEE reporter recently had the pleasure of visiting his stock farm and viewing the layout of the land and the Improvements he has been making on his place in Monroe. MT Hurd is a na- tive of Monroe and has always taken a live interest in the affairs of the town. Leaving town when young lad he drift ed into the dry goods business and is now member of the we'll known dry goods house of Hurd & Jones of Bridge port. MT Hurd is personally very genial and pleasant man to meet and en- joys an occasional day off from business cares, which he delights to spend in go- ing about his Monroe farm, often accom- panied by friends, who enjoy his hospi- tality and day of sight seeing and rec reration. The farm which now bears the name of
 ''HURD's STOCK FARM''
 is situated nearly in the center of the town of Monroe, or to speak more. defi- nitely, it is on the Cutters Farm road, the main thoroughfare between Stepney Depot and Monroe Center, and is about one mile from the StepneY Depot station. It is what was formerly known as the Lamphear place and is one of the best farms in the town of Monroe, though it was somewhat tout of repair" when it came into MT Hurd's possession. The location is charming, situated as it is on high ground where pure air is always to be had in abundance and where malarial germs dare not make their presence known. The house is large, roomy and substantial, built some years ago. but is in good repair. The crowning glory of | the place is the large and spacious barn. It is the largest in the town and when the improvements upon it are completed it will be in first class shape. Immedi- ately surrounding the house and barn is the home lot, containing some 10 acres of good meadow land and fine orchard of several kinds of fruit. But the bulk of the farm is across the road from the house. Immediately
 ACROSS THE HIGHWAY
 lies large tract of meadow land, com prising some % acres, while to the north and west stretch out the large pasturage lands, containing over l25 acres, for which the farm is noted. When in condition this farm would easily support 50 head of cattle. Other attractions about the pas ture land is fine trout stream running through the center of it and the rock house, a former dwelling place of the Indians. This rock house is portion of a ledge and is peculiar in it's formation, overhanging as it does, some 20 feet in width by about 50 feet in length. It is about eight feet in height and would make most comfortable dwelling place in summer. There is also ample wood lands with the farm. MT Hurd Is unable to give as much attention to the care Of the place as he would like, so has placed the superintendency of the work in tln hands of his brother, Edwin A. Hur| Wilbur Bassett, with his family, occu; pies the house, and has for some GuS' faithfully carried on the work of IF Pio sSAAASAAk. @<oAAhS sAAC AaSt 48xx | spring the rocks were removed from IT. meadows. leaving them in very scnoo1I " condition and new fences were buIi about the pasture lands. Contracer also placed for the new stone walk & fences about the meadows. ! OTHER IMPROvEMENIS K are to be made and Mr HurG
 making this place, if he should keep it, second to none in fho
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 ductiye and when the cumlioeI i the pasture lards is reunS06 1 7 meadows put in first eloG1 Hurd's ideal of model 1111
 alizsA During tho sumr6
 viii te nlled with cat61o 1
 will nnd plenty Of eo6
 water.