The Newtown bee., 1901-07-05
The NewtOwn Bee
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
 NEW MILFORD.

by Hon E. O. Sperry, visited the tract of land in Marketable where he is try ing the experiment of raising Sumatra tobacco. The scribe found the genial mayor of Marbledale enjoying life un- der shade tree, but he quickly pro- vided his guest with an umbrella and they started for the enclosure. It is located about quarter of mile from the road on sandy knoll and MT farm suitable for the raising of Suma- tra. MT Sperry was exceedingly an- noyed by the non-arrival of his cloth, which was ordered from a mill at Dal- ton, Ga. About June l, thinking the order would not be filled, he ordered second lot of cloth from mills at Oak dale, Mass. It came in a few days and when he went to get it he found the first lot had arrived so he is ready for cyclone. The tobacco was set out on June 10. When the writer stepped into the tent the thermometer regis tered 112, and after remaining for about 10 minutes was very glad to step into the open air again. A half acre is enclosed, the entire affair having the appearance of huge army tent. For supports common chestnut poles were used. Across the top and on the sides wire is stretched three feet apart and about three miles of common tele- phone were used. The tobacco on Friday last was looking we'll and was larger than tobacco of the same varie- ty set two weeks before outside the enclosure. By way of an experiment. toes around the edge of the enclosure, which appears to be doing finely. The cloth is put on over the wires and is held down by strips of lath nailed to the wooden supports. MT Sperry does not believe the wind will bother it se- riously, but he is prepared now for 1 such an emergency. MT Sperry has had a steady run of visitors, and cheerfully shows them all there is to see. Some of the people chaff him good-naturally and call it "Sperry's fOlly," ""the circus tent," and so on. But the genial mayor smiles and cares not straw. He is of. the opin- ion that the time may come when the cloth also. As to the price tobacco will bring this fall MT Sperry says it is hard matter to prophecy about. He is fearful the prices will rule low owing to the large quantities of Cuban tobacco which may get into this coun- try through Porto Rico. MT Sperry is a hustler, keeping 10 or l2 men busy the year round. Through THE BEE the public has been informed of his daring speculation in Bromica real es- tate, where he owns farm or two and building sites on the famous Spec tacle lake. He still retains his inter- est there and doubtless will make a handsome sum, as he has the happy faculty of making money, whichever way he turns.
 MERRITT W. HILL AGAIN DIsCOMFIT-
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 Since the recent escapades of Jew eler Hill, which have been fully chron- icled in THE BEE, he has not been fond of reporters, and has gwen them the cold shoulder. First he ran off with the minister's coat, then he walk ed away with a hat belonging to a Danbury man, and next he astonished his neighbors by travelling by freight. It seems Hill owns farm off up Aspe- tuck way, and he occasionally drives up to keep in touch with nature, and most. exemplary man, but he will smoke, and often an old T. D. He was coming home from Aspetuck the other day, and when near s. B. Rich mond's smelled fire. Something is burning," said Hill to his companion, a prominent local business man, as he looked up at the roofs of Richmond's $ residence to discover fire. He contin- ued on his way to the hat shop, when his friend exclaimed, Something is burning!" Hill happened to look down to his side and discovered the side of his overcoat on fire. "What shall l dol" shouted Hill excitedly. l '"Ihrow your coat into the brook" calmly responded his friend, and stop ping his team he threw his $15 over- coat into the brook. Mighty jinks!" Hill sadly as he pulled his into the buggy, "if that BEE man gets hold of this shall certainly | take vengeance upon him." And this is the reason why Hill has new oyer- coat and the tailor secured extra work. And this is why his daily mail brings him tracts about the evils of tobacco smoking, etc., etc.
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