The Newtown bee., 1896-06-12
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THE DELIGHTS OF lurNA,1 PARK.

HE DELIGHTS OF PUTNAM PARK. A wonderful transformation has been going on in that section of Bedding and Bethel called Putnam Park, which was inhabited hundred years ago and more by regiment or two of Continental sol diers. Since a forest of large trees have grown and been removed. A very large and very old looking apple tree is still | standing within the walls of one of the old camp fire places and still bears fruit. 1 The improvements of few short years have made s bowling wilderness a pleas ant resort for hundreds of quiet pleasure seekers. Through the summer. basket picnic parties are almost of a daily Oc- currence. Buildings have been and still are being erected to accommodate the public who visit the park. Fine roads have been built to all parts of the grounds. 4 fine monument has been erected to the memory of Revolutionary patriots. A large collection of old rel ics of those troubles ome times fill large room over the pavilion. The great solid rock in the northwest part of the park looks as though an earthquake long ago had shaken it's very foundation. Here is where Philips cave is located, reputed to be many years ago the home of a run away slave owned by ap old inhabitant Of Redding. Indian spring is not far dis ue@I1os 4lElC dIltl LuCEe IS d lOR nut IDdC reminds of Olden days. The Old Put club owns about 60 acres of land east of the park where they have made some inn prOVemcnts and erected a dam and flood |d number of acres for a fish and pleas ure pond The club house, which stands on q high knoll that OverIOOks the park and the surrounding grounds have been leased to Landlord David Cottrell for sumner resort and boarding house. It is surrounded with cool breezy yerandas, where view of the grounds and distant farms may be seen. It's a place of quiet rest where inValids, tired mothers or business men can enjoy week of re. t, Mrs Cottrel's nice meals airy bed rooms, clean tempting beds, are better nerve tonic than d world of medicine. The surroundings of woodland and fields of wild berries and the music of the feath- cred sODgSterS that nest in nearly every bush and tree, and rear their young, are Of interest to many. The evenings are made enjoyable if you listen to the wood thrush in the distant lonely wood as it tTiIs in notes which reminds us of the old echO0lmarm' bell of ulden days. The whip-pOOr-w grects you in a more friendly manner, sitting on a nearby rock or the veranda railing. rolling off with kluck his song of ''Whip -pO0r.will." " It's A@N- J 'N Ot1Ad C4CoC yCNl eyes III GlCE r with quieted nerves and dream sweet dreams of the tinkling school bell, whip poor-Wills, and half clad and fed soldiers of i've olden times" 4 carry-an con- meets with the electric cars at Bethel from Danbury. Fare to the park 25 cents trip.
 Sidney True of Plumtrees is cutting and lettering the corner stone for St Pe ter's new convent building in Danbury.
 Lockwood has russet shoes, for Emen ladies and children, which he is selling very cheap at his store, Fountain Place, Bethel, Conn.
 If you want shoes for your children we have them both black and russet. Selling very cheap,-LLockwood, the shoe man.
 Justice K. R. Barnum has spent day or two at Bell Island. The justice comes home just jolly over his feed down there. He is well rounded out with soft shell clans, black fish and chowder.
 Theodore Bougbt0n has moved his family from New Milford back to his old home on Maple street.
 "Silver and gold have I none. but such as l have give l unto yOu," but we have shoes of all kinds which we will exchange with you for silver or gold at Fountain Place, Bethel.