The Newtown bee., 1901-08-30
The 'NewtOwn Bee,
COUNTY.
NEW PRESTON.

HISTORY OF THE FAMOUS LAKESIDE
 HOUSE.
 Your correspondent is informed on good authority that what has been known for many years as the Lake side house will soon be a thing of the past. E. o. Sperry of Marketable has bought the house of H. $. Mygatt of New Milford and intends to take it down and remove it where he deems best, within a month. Mir Mygatt will Obliterate all traces of the dwell ing and it is needless to say will i'm prove the site in manner most satis- factory to all interested. Although we are not empowered to state further concerning the premises, the public will not have to wait long years to know. Whatever MT Mygatt has done about Lake Waramaug has been done most eXpeditiOuSly and most sat- isfact6ry to all neighboring real estate owners. He will do the same now The old house to be removed has had varied record of success and failure on the part of the owners. Upwards of B years ago the main part was brought from Marketable, where it had stood years previous as a dwelling, and Isaac Smith was the proprietor of the same as small hotel for several years before a state license was neces- sary to sell intoxicating drinks. Charles Carter, then of Terryville, bought the property after Smiths lease had expired with George c. Hitchcock, and his sson-in-law, MT Per kins, now Terryville, conducted the hotel for two years but not with great success. Then MT Carter took it as landlord and with the tireless aid of his excellent wife, whose fish dinners were known and remembered far be- yOnd this county, he conducted suc- cesSful trade there for years but was finally influenced by advancing age to dispose of it with the good will for the round sum price of about slO,OO0 to Hurlbutt of Bethel and Seward of firm but few months and c. H. Hurlbutt became the sole proprietor. At this time MT Carter had two cot tages just above the hotel and so we'll were those fish dinners remembered by former patrons, that many found their way still. around Cheerie Point and it became necessary for MT Carter to enlarge his cottages and barn. This with other unfavOrable circumstances helped to draw trade from the Lake side and with failing health MT Hurl OuOO "do P1CNdICu uPou UO uloROcC OA the hotel to MT and Mrs A. E. Pixley, now of Brooktield. They lived there for several years, but the "Old Glory" of the place seemed to have departed and in 1899 they sold out and gave place to Lane & Buher, who continued together less than year and MT Buher assumed charge until the fall of 1900, when it was sold to MT My gait and others, finally ending it's ca reer as hotel under MT Buher's reign as landlord. There seems to be but few places about Lakeside with such a record, successful in the hands of one man (but his wife is by no means to be fOrgOtten) and scarcely satisfact- ory to any others whe have lived there. l MT and Mrs Carter were most up- right and conscientious couple, well fitted to assume the responsibilities of such position as they worthily filled there for years. They were strongly in favor of temperance and carried out those principles during their man. agement of the property. With near ly all the others there has been a shade, suspicion, a belief on the part of many, based in some instances by facts, that the hotel and barrOom was not conducted on legal or conscien- tious principles. Is there a lesson to Oc lcdl ueu oy C1l!S IeCoIu, Dy duy III favor of right and law and sobriety? Let all draw their own conclusions. It will for time to all acquainted about the lake seem strange to see this prominent landmark of Lake Wara- maug in the past, removed, but we re- joice to feel and belive by it's removal the landed property will be greatly i'm proved and adorned in the worthy hands of MT Mygatt, so that all will exclaim most heartily, i've are glad, some of it's record, that it l has finally passed away.'