The Newtown bee., 1894-11-30
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MRS sHovE's oRENAUG PARK.

WOODBURY.
 MRS sHoyE's ORENAUG PARK.
 We have thought that bit of descrip- tion and history of the beautiful moun- tain park, which Mrs Susan B. Shove is preparing for the use and pleasure of the people of this town and visitors to our beautiful valley, might not prove uninter- esting to readers. Several years ago Mrs Shove purchased the eastern range or the cliffs east of our village, and com menced improving it for the purposes of a park. Last year she purchased of William Cothren his park, which occu- pied the western range of these cliffs. They rise to the height of about 200 feet above Main street, presenting through the greater part of their extent perpen- dicular trap rock faces, being of the same geological formation as that of the east and west rocks near New Haven. These cliffs, bearing the beautiful h. dian name of Orenaug, will make quite as wild, grand and romantic mountain park as that of East Rock, in proportion to it's size. Of course it is very much smaller, but more lovely succession of ''beetling crag" and secluded dell can- not be found in Connecticut. It may easily be extended so as to include Ba- cons lake, a beautiful little water-lily lakelet, east of F. F. Strong's. It in- cludes on the east side the top of Bethel rock, that lovely dell so sacred to the fathers of Woodbury, and the ever living spring near the south front. The brook that flows from this spring might be 1 easily conducted to natural basin in the rear of the residence of the late Dr Webbe and make another lakelet. No more interesting and pleasing public im- provement could have engaged the gen. erous thought of Mrs Shove. It will be most substantial and abiding monu- ment to her memory.
 l She has already constructed an orna- mental gateway and walk around the southern cad of the park, and drive | way thence north to the driveway on the | Cothren park, about 15 rods west of the Bethel rock, and many other improve ments. She will cut a path to the rock for the convenience of visitors. These mountains have been used for wood lots | for more than two centuries, and wood paths abound all over them.
 | In 1859, William Cothren purchased the northwest front cliff, made it into park and built tower upon it, from | which parts of seven towns can be seen. A like tower on east cliff would enable the beholder to look into Waterbury, Naugatuck, Wolcott, Prospect and other towns.
 There is an interesting historical fact connected with the cliffs. The entire town of ancient Woodbury was granted, May 9, 1872, to Samuel Sherman, Lieut. | William Curtis, Ems Joseph Judson, Capt John Minor and their associates by the General Assembly. In the division of lands among the proprietors, these cliffs were assigned to Capt John Minor. From that hour to the date of Mrs l Shove's deed, the title never had passed by deed, brt had descended from father to son till inherited by Horace H. Minor.
 The new proprietor of the bakery is D. l.. Wheeler, who bought out Mrs ". c. Wheeler. MT Wheeler came from Middlebury. In his trips about he covers southbury, Southford, South Britain and Washington. MT Wheeler will sup ply his customers with first class goods. His friends wish him success.