The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-07-08
Newtown, Friday, July 8, 1898.
Litchfeld County.
NEW MILFORD,

HOME.
Stilman Lothrop Wilson of Merryall
passed his 10th birthday, last week FRI
day. 1t was informally celebrated by a
dinner party gotten up in his honor
which was greatly enjoyed by all whose
good fortune it was to be present. Mr.
Wilson has led an active life, and is now
passing his declining years comfortably
and happily on his farm in Merryall in
the north part of the town.
By nature Mr. Wilson Is a genial man,
the most agreeable of entertainers. He
is held in high esteem in the neighbor-
hood in which he resides, in face of the
fact that man often is without honor
in his own country
Stillman Lothrop Wilson was born
June "a, 1922, in Warner, N. Fl. His
father, Ezekiel Wilson, was of Scotch
Irish descent, born in Salem, N. H., a
few miles from Londonderry, where his
ancestors emigratirg from Londonderry
in Ireland, settled in 17l6, naming their
location for their old home. He was
born in 1910 and died in Methuen, Mass,
In 1897. Mr. Wilson's mother, Kezia Lo-
throp Wilson, was born in Bridgewater,
Mass, in 1867. Her mothers name was
Stillman. The Lothrops and the Still
mans were of the old Puritan stock, and
numerous preachers of both families
have been in sctive work since the earli-
eat settlements in Massachusetts.
Mr. Wilson frat married CorpeIia A.
Talbot, who died in 1853. Three chill.
dren were born to them, all dying in
youth. His second wife was Mrs Alzo-
ra Stone Hine, who died in 1891.
Mr. Wilson has had large experience
in mining, in the far West and in Penn
sylvania. In his personal biogra ply,
which appeared in the history of Litch-
field county, Mr. Wilson writes interest
ingly as follows:
In 1884, while on q short visit to New
Milford with a friend from Western
New York, visited for the first time a
feldspar mine, which had been worked
in small way twenty years, located
less than a mile from my residence.
From what l saw on the surface l at
once decided that l ought to own the
property, and the next day with my
friend had secured it. Later work con-
WINGED me that had secured the most
valuable mine had ever had anything
to do with, right in sight of home, what
had travelled thousands of miles to
find, and to which | had devoted the
best part of my lorg life. Most of the
work so far at the mine has been done
to prove what firmly believed, that l
had true assure vein, reaching down
to very great depth in the earth, the
bottom of which no one could expect to
find and in the history of mining no one
ever has found. l have uncovered the
foot wall of the vein for near three hun
dred feet in length and to a depth of
so feet. In drift across the vein l
have found the hanging wall, in perfect
order, near so feet from the foot wall.
They are both dipping at the same angle
and each one has q clayey coat from
about half an inch thick (slickensides)
These developments, that cost me much
money, are proof to experienced min
ing men that we have an eYerlastipg
vein. (See Dana's Mineralogy and Lirho.
lOgy, p. 4l3). In doing this work we
took out gems, mica and feIdspar that
have been sold on the market for more
money than L ever knew to be takeI
from any mine in America for the same
amount of surface work done. This wal
hand work without machinery. In Thu
statement L include the great Comstocl
vein of Virginia City, with which an
familiar.
That Mr. Wilson takes a philosophical
and Christian view of life is shown b!
} his own testimony. Again we quot
from his biography:
Since the death of my wife, March "a
1891, have been alone In the world
but cannot say have been lonely.
feel sure that my wife and children still
live, and that they are living a highe
and happier life than is ever known O
earth. have friends and neighbor
who are ready at any time to do every
thing possible for me, either in sickness
or in health. With my reading and m
living over in memory my rather &C
venturous life 1 cannot be lonesome.
like this world, and think my home
one Of the pleasantest places in it. NJ
friends enjoy visiting me and EMO
their visits. l am leading the kind {
life that think will be most likely I
lengthen out my days, but do not liy
in dread of being called away. realil
that kind Providence has watched owe
me these many years, and many sha
of destruction that threatened me hs
been gently turned away and am col
: fldent shall not be called away unit
my mission on earth is at an end"
WORTHWHILE.
Will Gregory spent the Fourth at
w. Gregory's.