The Newtown bee., 1898-06-10

AND DONE AT MIDDLEBURY LAKE-THE
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS DEVELOPING
PROPERTY ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE
LAKE-GREAT CHANGES AT THE WAL
LACE REsORT-''TOM" KELLY's NEW
HOUSE.
A greater Quassapaug is the aim now.
George Wallace and tom" Kelly nd
all the others interested in the beautiful
Middlebury lake will tell you the same.
The property Is gradually getting into
the hands of those ambitious to make
the most OF this beauty spot. j. FL.
Whittemore, of course, set the pace, and
his charming villa will never be surpass-
ed 10 this Ice, l'ty. The Bristol place Is
mr re than slightly, and Thomas Kelly
has in construction a summer home here
which VII make the less fortunate quite
envious. 1t is left for Mr. Wallace to
care for the visitor, however, and as q
genisl caterer to the general public he
now has full control of the business of
the lake. The Ed Dews place is closed
this season, and Mr. Dews is in Califor-
MIA or Klondike, making his fortune in
other fields. There is a prospect, how
ever, that the house will be rented to a
private family later in the season, while
Mr. Kelley's house is likely to find ten
ant before long.
DR. Axtelle is TO occupy the cottage of
c. E. Turner the coming summer. L
M. Camp will again occupy Richardson
place on the hill for the summer with
his family in few days. There is pre-
mise of a fine seas on here.
In line with talk of greater Quassa-
paug is a discussion on the subject of q
road around the lake or along the shore
of the east side, at least. This may not
come Immediately, but it's desirability is
recognized for q pleasure drive and it Is
sure to be built at some later day. The
road building at the pre- sent time has
been confined to the highway between
here and the lake. When the latest i'm
provements in this direction are COM
pleted, it will be possible almost for one
to trot horse the entire distance be-
tween Waterbury and Quassapaug
Waterbury has done much in the line of
fine road building here within few
years, and the roads in this town are in
excellent condition. Surprising results
are being accomplished in the town of
Middlebury. Grading has removed hol-
lows, and cuts around hills have taken
off much OF the hill climbing. More
than attractive Ia the new road which
enters the village of MiddlebUry.
Beautifully curved is this highway and
as 1t winds into the center, with its aris-
tocratic town hall, pretty school house
and ancient church, the result is pleasing
in the extreme. Operations upon the
hi ghway continue just the other side of
Mlddlebury. Here, starting at the
place of DR. Schuyler at the foot of the
road which leads off toward Quassspaug
the new road is to wind around the base
of the hill on per cent grade and
come out at the road leading to Mr.
Whittemores place. This is to be one
of the greatest improvements in road
building Middlebury ever had. 1t is
understood that here, as on the other
contracts, Mr. WhittemOre contributes
literally. If the road is completed by
July 3, the contractor is to receive a
bonus. The new grade will be less than
that this side of Middlebury.
1t Is stated that as the roads now
stand an omnibus can make the trip
from Waterbury easily with good load
In some 20 minutes less time than for
merly, and that when the bit of new
road last mentioned is done the saving
in town time will be fully half an hour.
Ii trolley to the lake from Waterbury
is ever to come the roads are being put
in excellent shape for its advent.
In connection with the opening OF
these facilities for travel considerable
attention is be ing paid by Mr. Wallace to
the developing of the property on the
west side of the lake, the old Dews
estate, now owned by Mr. Stevens OF
| Naugatuck, but in the care of Mr. Wal
lace. The entire property has been sur
veyed and staked eff into 20 building
lots, having q varying water frontage
of from 80 to 1856 feet, and a depth vary
ing from 45O to $50 feet, and extending
from the lake to the old highway. They
are admirably located for summer real
dences, and it is the idea of the present
owners to sell them to persons who viii
put up handsome places and maintain
the present high character of the local
ity. 1t is not the idea to allow any O.
them to be made cheap picnic resorts of
Already a number OF persons of wealth
have looked at the places and have pur
chases under Amusement. The oil
Dews picnic resort is also on the marke
to be disp sed of in lump. One yount
man has purchased 81 acres of lam
north of this Stevens property, but hi
plans have not yet been announced.
Mr. Wallace has been EXCEPTIONAL
busy on his own grounds this sprlni
and Waterbury visitors will find man
interesting changes. For instance, Nj
Wallace has a new water front built in
: substantial way of stone and grave
some 20 feet into the lake. This he hs
filled in and turfed, adding considerabl
land to his pretty park. The broo
which separated the grove from til
main grounds has been run through
tile and more filling in and turing dor
until the general effect is Of one lare
ground now, instead of that of separt
ton which formerly existed. The in
provements are substantial and in lii
with more filling and grading which n
Wallace contemplates at an early day
A new and broader drive from the ma