The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-06-23

AN IDEAL SUMMER RESORT-PURE AIR
ROMANTIC DRIVES AND MAGNIFICENT
SCENERY.
Newtown in this state has for years
been known and appreciated as a foe
ummer resort. La natural advantages
are many. Situated at an e.evation of
nearly a thousand feet above the sea
level, it commands superb view of the
surrounding country. Irs pure noun
tain ar has long been recognized as most
remedial and highly beneficial to inva-
lids and health-seekers. Physicians re-
commend the town as an ideal health re-
eort. People visit it from remote places
and always find themse yes benefited
thereby. The town itself is q most
charming one. The pictures que scenery
is enchanting. As far as one can look
are seen fruitful valleys and fertile
plains" while Nthe everlasting hills"
stand like giant sentinels, adding gran
deur and sublimity to the picture. The
discordant sounds aud ma -odorous at
mosphere which abound in the city are
very conspicuous here By their absence.
instead you inhaie deep draughts of pure
air scented with new mown hay" which
| rnvigorates at every breath, while the
quiet and composure which are chars cter-
| istic of the place, soothes the tired nerves
and supply all the conditions for serenity
OF mind and restfulness Of body. New
town is indeed lovely place, and no
wonder its inhabitants are proud of it.
One is reminded of the saying: "God
made the country, but man the city,"
and Newtown ut this season shows the
handiwork of the great Creator, its mag
niticent natural beauty exceeding any.
thing which man might hope to equal
with all the accessories of art. There
are two well-known and popular hotels
in the town, which are well conducted
and equipped with everything to ensure
the comfort and happiness of guests
The Grand Central Hotel is situated in
the center of the town. It is a substan-
tial building with fine large rooms well
furnished, and always kept scrupulously
neat and clean. Surrounding the house
are extensive grounds where hammocks,
swings and summer houses contribute to
| the comfort Of the guests. The dining
hall is large and pleasant. and polite anc
attentive walters are in attendance. The
bill of fare comprises everything in its
season of the best quality.
| A first-class livery connected with the
hotel affords facilities for enjoying drive
which reveals scenery unsurpassed "
the state.
The proprietor of the hotel, ex-Senato
III. J. Houlihsn, ia well and favorabl>
known throughout this state. Hi
friends are numbered by the hundreds in
New Haven. Always genial, he i'm
presses one favorably at first sight, and
son closer acquaintance" the finer quail
titles of the man are revealed: generous
and large-hearted, he is ALWAYS ready to
respond to anv case where help is needed.
and while diffident and unostentstiou
and DESTROYS of withholding from public
view this phase of his character, those
who know him best appreciate him for
his rare qualities of mind and heart, and
Newtown has honored itself by placing
him from time to time in positions of
public trust, where he has acquitted
himself to the entire satisfaction of his
constituents and to the benefit of the
town inswhich he lives. From present in
dications the Grand Central will have its
usual number CT summer guests.-CW
| e. Conklin in New Haven Journal and
Courier.