The Newtown bee., 1903-05-15

Newtown, f1ourishing post town, is pleasantly situated in the northern section of the co unity, on the south western border of the Ousatonick river, 48 miles southwest from Hartford, and about 26 miles northwest from New Haven; bounded on the northwest by Brookiield, on the northeast and east by the Ousatonick river, which sepa- rates it from Southbury, in New Haven county, on the southeast by Huntington and Weston and on the southwest by Bedding and Danbury.
 The township lies in a triangular form. and comprises an area of about 50 square miles, having an average length from northwest to southeast of about eight miles, and mean breadth of six miles. The township has an ele- vated location. Its surface is hilly, and many of the eminences are extensive and continuous; but no part of it is mountainous. The soil, whichprincipal- ly is gravelly loam, with some sections of sandy loam, is, in general, fertile and productive. It is we'll adapted to grain culture; and rye, which is ex- tensively and successfully cultivated, forms the staple production. It is favourable for fruit, and abounds with many valuable orchards. The agri- cultural interests are respectable; and being an interior township, and having paid but little attention to manu- factures, they afford employment to the principal part of the industry of the place.
 The township is we'll watered, its northeastern boundary throughout its whole course being washed by the Oustonick, and it's area intersected by the Powtatuck and several small streams. In the northwestern section of the township, is pond of consider able extent. Upon the Ousatonick connecting this town with Southbury there is toll bridge, called Bennett'' bridge. This town is we'll accommo dated with roads; there being in ad
 
 bikes leading through it, one iron Hartford to Danbury, and one leading to Bridgeport.
 The manufactures of the town ar inconsderable. There are, however one woolen factory, 1Osmall distilleries four tanneries, five grain mills, fv carding machines and fourfulling mill and clothiers' works.
 The population of the town, in 181C was 2S34; and there are about 40 dwelling houses, 300 electors, and thre companies of militia. The town cor tains seven religious societies; one le cated Congregational, one Episcopa I which is the largest in the State, on Baptist, one small Society of Sar demanians, one of UniverSalists an two others. There are 15 schoe districts and primary schools and tw social libraries.
 In the central section of tl
 township there is considerable vi
 lage. It is pleasantly situated on
 height of land, rising gradually frol
 the south, and more abruptly on tf
 east and west, being the subsistence (
 gradual termination of cOnSiderab
 ridge, extending from the mountaino'
 district to the north and west. I'll
 village consists principally of or
 street, which is very broad, and f.
 nearly mile is we'll built; it contail
 50 or 60 dwelling houses, two houses f
 public worship, two schoolhouses, thr 1. mercantile stores and numero
 Mechanics shops and other building The two turnpike roads, alrea'
 noticed, lead through the village.
 From the elevated site of this villag .4 it affords an extensive and interestil '' prospect to the east, south and west
 distance of eight or nine miles, col
 prising fertile country, in a hi
 state of cultivation, and exhibiting,