The Newtown bee., 1894-05-25
Talk of the Town.
EXCtT EMENT AT THE HOOK.
ALI ON ACCOUNT OF SPRING WATER.

ALI ON ACCOUNT OF SPRING WATER.
 A little scene, which promises to find It's culminatluu in an Intel Gstiug law utG, occurred on the side hill beside little living spring, located on the land of Charles NJ. Parsons, last Wednesday af- tcrnoon. As near as could be ascertained the difficulty arose over the question of the right tO this particular spring, which has furnished Taylor's hotel with pure, sweet water for several years past, and also the house recently bought and now being made over by Mrs Patrick Lillis, situated back of the Methodist church. On March 23, Mrs Lillis, who claims that she alone has the right to this particular spring, cut the pipe that passed through her land and supplied raylor's hotel, shutting oif the hotel supply entirely. For two mon'hs past all oVertures Tor Il peaceful settlement of the difficulty have been without avail and on Tuesday Of this week, Edward Taylor, believing he has a title and right to the water from the spring, set gang of men at work to dig and lay new pipe direct from the hotel to the fountain head, without pass ing through the land of Mrs lilltS. By Wednesday afternoon the work was near ly completed, except laying the pipe into the spring, and hearing vague rumors Of something exciting about to occur on the hillside, our reporter journcyed thither to ascertain the cause. Nearing the spring, Mir Taylor was found directing the men in laying and covering the new pipe, while seated close by the spring, determined to see that no pipe was put into the spring except her own. sat Mrs IilIis, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Agnes Liilis, To make long sto- ry short, soon the plumber was ready to put the pipe into the spring. Mrs lAllls became very much excited and after e&- pressing her mind freely as to what she thought of Mir Taylor, informed him in fnrcible language that she should cut the pipe as soon as it was put into the spring. Mi Taylcr said nothing, but directed the plumber to go ahead, and at last the pipe found it's way into the sl ring. The job was hardly completed before Mrs i.illis. true t0 her word, took hatchct and reaching into the spring hacked away at the pipe and then directed her young son who was with her, tn drag it out Of the spring, which he did This was what was expected, and now thc courts will be called upon to decide who has the right to use this pure spring water, which Ia unequallcd in quality by any spring on the hill, Mir Taylor bases his claim upon a lease given by Elias John son on January ,, 1855, to Parsons, where by said Parsons was to take water from said Johnson's spring for period of 999 years for the Sandy Hook hotel, said spring being situated about 20 rods wcs- terly from ,Iohusou- rcd house under the mountain, with privileges of repairing anmc, etc Mrs Inlis, uf course, claims he ia in thr wrong spring or must prove his title, and she also has lease for 09 years, made between Elias John son and Polly sharp and Sally Connolly, dated March 2l 1885, whereby tn" priv ilrgc of taking water from a spring 10 or l2 rods northwrstcrly from dwelling sold iby Johnson to Polly sharp and Sally Connolly Is granted, said flow not to cX- crcd one half inch pipe. The outcome of the caec will bc watched with interest and the case is likely to be tried at an early day.