The Newtown bee., 1898-06-10

filling already noted. The property
generally ia appearing at its best.
Things have never looked more attrac-
tive here and around the lake than since
the clearing up of the weather this week.
The season has been delayed consider
ably by the protracted storms which
will have tendency to bunch business
this season. There was large crowd
present at the opening Memorial day
and the Wallace house did a thriving
business. Mr. Wallace is catering now
to high class of trade and fiads par
ticular pleasure in dealing with small
parties which reach his place by car
rage and bicycle. He calls the atten
ton of "bike" riders this year particu-
larly to the good roads TO Quassapaug
by way of U MON City. There is some
thing particularly excellent now along
this route for ridere.
Mr. Wallace's venerable mother is still
fixture on the place and has pleas
Miss Hinman maintains the direction of
many impt rtant features In connection
with the entertainment of the guests.
Most of the employees of the house have
familiar faces. Mr. Wallace has this
year two men and two young women
from South Carolina, who exhibit all
the good traits of the southern negro at
their best.
The Wal ace point with some pride to
a connection, though distant, with Ad-
mirsl Dewey. MIS- Wallace, it will be
remembered, is a Dewey. The admiral
and Mrs Wallace's branch OF the family
trace their descent direct to Thomas
Dewey, who came to this country in
1886 t American.
MR. KELLY's FINE NEW RESIDENCE.
Mr. Kelly, who has done so much to
improve Quassapaug property since he
bought his farm next to the Wallace
place, is not likely to quit as long as he
Is able to superinteDd operations. He
contemplates filling in his shore line st
an early day, but all his attention at
present is concentrated on his handsome
new house now in process of erection.
The beautiful structure occupies slightly
eminence directly in back Of the cellar
which was under the old house and which
was said to have been built 200 years ago,
and which was removed years ago. The
new house has progressed as far as the
shiDglIDg and one can now get a very
good Idea of its proportions. 1t is of a
general colonial design, a frame dwell
ing with ornamental unSerpinning of
such stones as were found on the place,
with fine stone chimney on the outside.
The house faces the north, with broad
veranda on three sides. There are some
IA rooms, and those on the top floor have
one of the finest views in the state. |
From all sides, however, something de-
lightful in the scenery line Is at hand.
Mr. Kelly proposes to spend more months
in the year here in the future than in
Waterbury. Mr. Kelly's new barns are of
mammoth size. All barns have now been
removed from the north side of the street
and are concentrated on the south side.
The stock is the finest in the line. A late
acquisition is flock of sheep which for
picturesque purposes will soon Craze on
the pretty point of land which runs to
the lake from Mr. Kelly's place. In re-
moving the old dwelling a number of old
English imported brick were found,
which have been placed in the new resi-
6pnaa hnv 10 fn xAIon0l SE no
chimney containing an account Of Dew
ey's victory, an account of the part Lieut.
kellogg played in it and other matters of
local and national historical interest.
Nature is at its best now-when the
sun shines-and nothing can possibly be
more enjoyable than drive over the
hills into Middlebury to its most attract
i've corner at present. Foliage begins to
assume density and is unrivaled in all
its varying shades of verdure. The ear
lier spring flowers are blossoming, and
in the fields, woods and by roadside there
are thousand reminders of budding
spring. The babbling brook.is reality,
and not phrase merely on such trip,
and everything seems tuneful and In time.
Waterbury is not a large city, to be sure,
but it is large enough to furnish too
much dust and smoke and discord. One
can get rid of the first and last and of
much of the dust on such a pleasant
drive as ia to be had toward and into
old ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
John Steele of Newington has bought
the Stephen Stone place and will take
possession in October. W. B. Stone will
have charge of harvesting his hay crop,
this year.
George Wallace has recently bought q
fine COW of George B, Fairchild OF South
Britain.
W. D. Munson, one of the thrifty and
successful farmers of the town, is moY-
| ing the old Tuttle house from Mr. Whit
temore's land to site on his farm, and
will fix it up for rent. John Beach Of
Danbury Is assisting him. This house
| is 10Y years old.
SOUTHPORT.
PERSONAL CHAT.