The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-09-21
Town TOPICS.
HATTERTOWN.

HATTERTOWN.
PERSONAL JoTTINas.
Charles Congo has moved from th
Northrop place and with Luther sti)lsol
is living in a small house on o. E. MOI
gan's land.
J. w. Penny goes to Danbury the 24tl
to serve as watchman at the Fai
grounds.
The teacher, Miss Field, boards q
Eugene Northrop's.
John Summers took a business trip tt
Middletowp, last Monday, and s1Ae visit
ed Wethers field and Hartford before hil
return.
Thomas Perkins expects to move into
the Sylvia Northrop place, this week. II
is reported the property has been pur-
chased by B. Hawley.
Charles Carlson spent Sunday With
friends in Washington.
George Stillson has left Pratt's shop
and John Roberts has taken bis place.
G. Burr Tucker of Easton has been il
this!villsge buying ancient furniture.
| Henry Morgan and son are expected
home from Long Island in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs John Loucks and Mr. and
Mrs Charles Spencer of Danbury visited
at Charles Benedict's, last Sunday.
Miss Edna Booth is visiting with
friends in Bridgeport.
Ernest Northrop is in Goshen for
few weeks visit.
THE OLD FARMERS SOLILOQUY ON
THE GOOD ROADS QUESTION.
There was town within this state
Which by it's electors told
That the selectman should assess the
roads,
And by that assessment be sold.
The first sele ctman in about the right
place,
whose duty to act az director,
And other mea had we in town
As good to act as inspector.
But to get an inspector they went out OF
town,
Some said he was very wise,
Not toady heels on good time,
Who had such wondrous eyes.
Some favored ones he passed their roads,
he wouldn't see this nor that,
No matte r how coarse or rough the work,
His honor was blind as bat.
Some sections of roads ran very steep,
Some three feet to the rod,
ae ordered the swells to be leveled down,
To the wink of his lordly nod.
Aud furthermore we do ordain
All waters within reach
To never run upon these roads,
Or we will pray and preach.
Experiment for one year,
With such idle, eilly twaddls;
One man thought to fit the road
As suited best his noddle.
In years Of long experience versed,
he thought to stop the water
From running in the middle of the road,
But was slain with terrible slaughter.
Unless these swells are leveled away,
ae was plainly heard to say,
For labor done and we'll performed
Shall not rece i've anY pav.
dis choler wsxed wroth, it gave him
the grip,
In collie he took nectar,
Away he went splurging over the roads,
This moonahine road inspector.
To suit his worthy honors, mind,
The road must be flat az rule.
Determined to carry this purpose out,
This agent was set as mule.
The purpe SO being we'll carried out,
The roads such channels for water,
That almost all the roads in town
Were slain with terrible slaughter.
Many sections of road in town
| Heretofore worked with care,
This toady heels ideas will cost
Hundreds OF dollars to repair.
One other phase we don't quite like,
1t does ill feeling arouse,
But orders explicit and must be obeyed,
Go plow, scrape front of neighbor's
house.
I'm man straight up and down,
My friends my favor will give;
If any one ventures to differ with me
I'll punish as sure as I live.
This system for making repairs ie good,
It should work we'll the roads Of the
town,
II an assessor and inspector we both
could get
That is neither an ass nor a clown.
Through stern, rugged fore sts some
roads were forged,
The xe man was in the fray,
The stumps and powders were rolled
aside,
In time to build the highway.